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Montezuma County adopts 2025 budget, levies 14.254 mills and approves appropriations
Summary
The Montezuma County Board of County Commissioners adopted the 2025 budget, approved appropriations and set mill levies for county, social services and roads; the sheriff's office remains the largest single general fund component.
Montezuma County commissioners on Dec. 17 adopted the county's 2025 budget, approved appropriations across departments and set property tax mill levies for the coming year.
The board voted to adopt Resolution No. 15-2024 (the 2025 budget) and Resolution No. 16-2024 (appropriations). County finance staff said the budget anticipates drawing roughly $1.7 million from reserves and showed revenues lower than expenditures. "Revenues are anticipated at $14,000,000,587, 580. Expenditures are 16,000,000,319 230," said Travis (finance staff) during the presentation. Commissioners approved the budget and appropriations by unanimous voice vote.
The board then set the county's mill levies with Resolution No. 17-2024: the county general at 10.588 mills, social services at 1.05 mills and the road and bridge levy at 2.616 mills for a combined 14.254 mills. Separately, the law enforcement authority levy was set at…
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