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Commission approves revenue reports, PERA pickup resolutions and interim 2025–26 budget adjustments
Summary
The commission approved March revenue and budget reports, three PERA pickup resolutions for detention, police and fire plans, a third‑quarter lodgers tax report and an interim fiscal‑year 2025–26 budget resolution; staff also cleared a HIDTA grant reprogramming amendment.
The Eddy County Commissioner's Court approved a series of fiscal items including the March revenue report, third‑quarter lodgers tax report, three resolutions to pick up 75% of employee contributions to PERA coverage plans, and interim budget approval for fiscal year 2025–26.
Roberta Gonzales, presenting the March revenue report, told the court the county received $5,900,000 in general fund gross receipts tax for March and roughly $53,600,000 year‑to‑date, compared with a budgeted $37,900,000 for the period. Gonzales also reported oil and gas distributions totaling approximately $7,900,000 for the month (December activity), and year‑to‑date oil and gas revenue near $83,000,000 against a budgeted $70,600,000.
Gonzales presented budget‑vs‑actual figures showing countywide collections at about 20% of budget with $230,000,000 collected and expenses of about $102,900,000; she noted capital transfers skew the percentage and general fund collections were roughly 18% with general fund expenses below the 75% benchmark when transfers are excluded. Commissioners voted to accept the revenue report.
On personnel benefits, County staff presented three resolutions (R‑25‑50, R‑25‑51 and R‑25‑52) to authorize a 75% pickup of PERA member contributions for the county’s detention coverage plan, municipal police plan and municipal fire plan, respectively. Staff said the pickups had been discussed at prior meetings and that PERA approval is required following the board’s action. The court voted to approve each resolution.
The court also considered Resolution R‑25‑53, the interim budget for fiscal year 2025–26. Roberta Gonzales said total county revenues and expenses increased by about $262,500 due to condensed grant receipts for corrections recruitment ($187,500) and fire recruitment ($75,000); the county moved a $200,000 fire board allocation between years, increased the Carlsbad Department of Development line based on an RFP award (from $93,000 to $125,000) and placed remaining available funds in the new public information officer budget. The commission approved the interim budget resolution.
Other finance items approved included the 2024–25 third quarter lodgers tax report, and a reprogramming amendment (G23SN27A) for the New Mexico High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) grant, which moved grant funds from travel to services and supplies (no new funds requested). The court voted to approve the HIDTA reprogramming.
All votes on the above fiscal items were recorded by the clerk as affirmative; no motions failed. The court did not attach additional conditions to the resolutions at the meeting.
