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Votes at a glance: Santa Fe County commission approves proclamations, leases, road grants and budget lines
Summary
At its Sept. 30 meeting the Board of County Commissioners approved proclamations recognizing Espanola’s centennial and the county assessor’s recertification, multiple leases and cooperative agreements, local road grants, budget roll‑forwards and other routine actions. Key formal actions and resolution numbers (where announced) are listed below.
The Santa Fe County Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 30 took a series of formal actions, including proclamations, lease approvals, road grants and budget adjustments. Most items passed on voice votes or by unanimous consent. Below is a concise list of actions recorded in the meeting and the information provided on the record.
Proclamations and recognitions - Proclamation: Declaring Sept. 30, 2025, Espanola Centennial Day. (Motion by Commissioner Justin Green; second by Councilor Benavides; approved.) - Proclamation: Declaring a day to recognize the Office of the Santa Fe County Assessor for recertification and awards. (Approved.)
Leases, agreements and contracts (selected) - Entera consultant agreement: Amendment to incorporate additional PFAS sampling and acceptance of Amigos Bravos funds for additional tests. (Approved.) - Lease: Long‑term land lease renewal (Pueblo of Pojoaque) for Pojoaque Fire Station 50 to meet state fire funding requirements; new lease term includes option to renew. (Approved.) - Lease: Agreement with Santa Fe Recovery Center for premises at 2052 S. Calle Salazar; term through Aug. 30, 2029 with renewal options; in‑kind services used to offset market rent. (Approved.) - Easement and quitclaim deed: County to act as fiscal agent to construct potable water holding tanks at the Santa Fe Opera (documents approved). (Approved.)
Budget and finance - Resolution: Budget increase and carry‑forwards to roll forward approximately $17,983,073 in encumbrances from prior fiscal years (includes capital and ARPA POs). (Approved; resolution number announced as 2025‑107.) - Resolution: Budget increase for costs associated with administering the 2025 regular local election (includes $719,000 in MOU funding from the Secretary of State plus county general‑fund items). (Approved; resolution number announced as 2025‑112.)
Road and infrastructure grants (LGRF) - Resolution 2025‑109: LGRF grant for Santa Cruz Lake Road and Encantado Loop (county match required; approved). - Resolution 2025‑110: LGRF grant for White Lakes Road (approved). - Resolution 2025‑111: LGRF grant for Apache Plume and Calle Debra (approved).
Public works, procurement and other items - Approval to use the design‑build delivery method for expansion of the Santa Fe County Water Reclamation Facility (to expand treatment capacity; approved). - Approval of a fire department non‑audible alerting system agreement (vendor selected; approved). - Resolution delegating signature authority for Public Works director to sign certain stormwater notices (approved; resolution number 2025‑108 announced).
Consent agenda and miscellaneous - Consent agenda items 6A–6M were approved (the county clerk’s record cited those items as resolutions 2025‑101 through 2025‑106; details are in agenda packet). The board approved the consent agenda by voice vote.
Elections and administrative items - Memorandum of Understanding with the New Mexico Secretary of State for reimbursement of local election administration costs approved; county adopted associated budget adjustments and noted the county clerk’s staff will execute required agreements.
How to find details The clerk’s office posts signed resolutions and the full packet of supporting documents to the county’s public records system. For items with contracts, lease exhibits and specific budget figures, the agenda packet and signed documents provide line‑item details and exact contract numbers.
Ending: The meeting record includes roll calls and the clerk’s minutes for any item listed above; members of the public may request copies of contracts and agreements through the county clerk’s office.
