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Votes at a glance: Council tentatively approves departmental budgets in FY26 continuation meeting

3096475 ยท April 22, 2025

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Summary

At a continuation of Los Alamos County's FY26 budget hearings the council tentatively approved multiple departmental budgets after presentations and public comments. Key votes included assessor, clerk (without optional indexing), sheriff, municipal court, probate, fire, police (with options parked), public works and non-departmental items.

Los Alamos County Council held a continuation of the FY26 budget hearings on April 22 and took tentative votes on multiple departmental budgets. The following is a concise "votes at a glance" summary of motions taken during the meeting, with motion text, mover/second, roll-call tallies and immediate outcomes as recorded on the meeting transcript.

Votes at a glance

1) County Assessor - Motion: "I move that council tentatively approve the proposed budget for the county assessor in the amount of $1,041,212." - Mover/Second: Motion recorded as moved by Councilor Neil Clinton and seconded by Councilor Habman (per the roll-call statement in the record). - Vote: 7 yes, 0 no. Motion passes.

2) County Clerk - Motion: "I move that council tentatively approve the proposed budget for the county clerk in the amount of $1,333,520." - Mover/Second: Councilor Reedy moved; Councilor Neil Clinton seconded. - Vote: 6 yes, 1 no (Councilor Hand opposed). Motion passes; the one-time indexing budget option was excluded and placed in the parking lot for later discussion.

3) County Sheriff - Motion: "I move that council tentatively approve the proposed budget for the county sheriff in the amount of $17,762." - Mover/Second: Councilor Herman moved; second by Councilor Ham. - Vote: 7 yes, 0 no. Motion passes.

4) Municipal Court - Motion: "I move the council tentatively approve the proposed budget for the County Municipal Court in the amount of $909,443." - Mover/Second: Councilor Hand moved; second by Councilor Herrmann. - Vote: 7 yes, 0 no. Motion passes.

5) Probate Court - Motion: "I move the council tentatively approve the proposed budget for the county probate court in the amount of $8,496." - Mover/Second: Councilor Hannon moved; second by Councilor Veil Clinton. - Vote: 7 yes, 0 no. Motion passes.

6) Fire Department - Motion: "I move that council [tentatively] approve the proposed budget for the fire department in the amount of $56,472,166." - Mover/Second: Councilor Nell Clinton moved; Councilor Wright seconded. - Vote: 7 yes, 0 no. Motion passes.

7) Police Department - Motion: "I move that council tentatively approve the proposed budget for the police department in the amount of $17,226,071 and budget option items 8, 9 and 10." - Mover/Second: Councilor Reiting moved; second recorded. - Vote: 7 yes, 0 no. Motion passes. Council also agreed to move the specific budget options (cameras and staffing) to the parking lot for further discussion and planning.

8) Public Works - Motion: "I move that council tentatively approve the proposed budget for the public works department in the amount of $69,297,959 and budget option number 12." - Mover/Second: Councilor Haberman moved; Councilor Veil Clinton seconded. - Vote: 7 yes, 0 no. Motion passes.

9) Non-Departmental (including debt service and ARPA allocations) - Motion: "I move that council tentatively approve the proposed budget for the non departmental in the amount of $10,363,787." - Mover/Second: Councilor Hammond moved; Councilor Neil Clinton seconded. - Vote: 6 yes, 1 no (Councilor Reagor opposed). Motion passes.

Notes on procedure and next steps

All approvals above are recorded as tentative in the transcript of the budget continuation meeting; council indicated some items (notably police camera/staff options and the clerk indexing option) would be revisited in the parking lot and before final budget adoption. Council also requested follow-up data and planning from departments on staffing, grant status and vendor terms before authorizing recurring expenses or contracts.

Provenance: Each motion, roll call and final tally is recorded in the meeting transcript during the department presentations and ensuing votes.