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Montezuma County workshop reviews three 2025 budget transfers including public health per-capita payment
Summary
County staff outlined three transfers budgeted in the 2025 budget: a transfer from the Law Enforcement Authority fund to the general fund for sheriff expenses, an e-911 transfer to support GIS and mapping, and the required per-capita payment from the general fund to public health based on the Department of Local Affairs population estimate.
Montezuma County commissioners at a workshop reviewed three budget transfer orders staff said are already budgeted in the county’s 2025 budget.
County staff member Rob said the transfers include money from the Law Enforcement Authority (LEA) fund into the general fund to pay sheriff’s office expenses, a $46,619 transfer from the E‑9‑1‑1 fund to the general fund to support GIS and mapping for E‑9‑1‑1 operations, and a required per-capita transfer of $39,844.50 from the general fund to the public health fund. Rob said the per-capita amount is based on the Department of Local Affairs estimated population of 26,563 and the statute’s $1.50-per-person calculation.
The workshop discussion clarified that the LEA charge applies only to the unincorporated parts of Montezuma County and not to the county’s municipalities. Commissioners asked about the per-capita arithmetic; staff confirmed the $39,844.50 figure and said the amount is slightly higher than last year.
No formal vote or adoption of the transfers took place at the workshop; staff indicated they would present the transfer orders for action at the next regular meeting. The amounts discussed were provided by county staff during the workshop.
The transfers as presented were: - LEA fund to general fund: amount transcribed in the workshop as "778,000 778 to 64" (not specified in clearer form in the transcript). Staff said the transfer funds sheriff’s office expenses budgeted to those LEA funds. - E‑9‑1‑1 (ETA) fund to general fund: $46,619 to support GIS and mapping related to E‑9‑1‑1 operations. - General fund to public health: $39,844.50, described as the required per-capita payment using DOLA’s population estimate of 26,563 at $1.50 per person.
Staff said these transfers are routine and “pretty straightforward,” and commissioners raised no substantive objections during the workshop.
The workshop record shows discussion and clarification only; staff indicated formal approval would be sought at a subsequent meeting.
