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Doña Ana County presents FY26 budget framework, 58 new positions and $23.6M in capital projects
Summary
Budget staff presented a FY26 draft that uses the economist’s top‑20 GRT forecast, increases general fund revenue assumptions and includes 58 new positions (mostly for fire rescue), major capital projects and a plan to align spending with the county strategic plan.
Lucio Lutrell, Doña Ana County’s budget and research officer, presented the county’s FY26 draft budget to commissioners on April 15, outlining revenue assumptions, expenditure changes, 58 proposed new positions and capital requests totaling tens of millions of dollars.
Lutrell said the budget team used the economist’s ‘‘top‑20’’ average ARIMA forecast for GRT in developing revenue assumptions for FY26, though Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) rules limit how property‑tax revenue can be budgeted. The draft budget projects general‑fund revenues rising about 27% (an increase Lutrell quantified as roughly $30 million) as some previously restricted GRT now post to the general fund. Staff told the board they would submit a preliminary budget to DFA by May 31 and a final budget by July 31.
Key revenue and expenditure highlights Lutrell presented include: operating revenue increases totaling about $18.5 million (roughly 9%); a large unentered grant balance pending review (not included in current totals); anticipated…
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