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Votes at a glance: Alamosa council approves budget, pay plan, moratorium and several zoning items
Summary
On Oct. 16 the council unanimously approved the FY2025 appropriations, a pay-plan update, a temporary moratorium on medical and retail marijuana stores, adoption of St. Benedict encampment rules, and advanced several zoning ordinances to Nov. 6 for second readings.
At its Oct. 16 meeting the Alamosa City Council recorded the following formal actions (all votes recorded in the transcript as unanimous):
- Ordinance 24-2024 (annual appropriations for fiscal year 2025): Approved on second reading. Staff presentation summarized nearly $47 million in anticipated revenue, approximately $53 million in planned expenditures (largely capital projects), and about $15 million planned in 2025 capital work.
- Ordinance 25-2024 (pay plan): Approved on second reading to implement a 4.2% cost-of-living adjustment tied to a five-year CPI average and to adjust positions affected by an anticipated 2.7% state minimum-wage increase.
- Ordinance 26-2024 (temporary moratorium on medical and retail marijuana stores): Approved on second reading; moratorium effective through June 30, 2025, to allow staff to develop zoning and licensing rules if voters approve retail/medical outlets.
- Ordinance 27-2024 (lighting code amendment): Council voted to advance the less-strict local version (version A) to a Nov. 6 public hearing and second reading.
- Ordinance 29-2024 and Ordinance 30-2024 (downtown school allowance and liquor-distance amendment): Both advanced on first reading to Nov. 6 for further consideration and Planning Commission input on project specifics.
- St. Benedict rules (administrative policy): Council adopted the Homeless Coalition’s proposed rules for the St. Benedict encampment (trespass protocol, cleanliness, pets, service engagement and time limits) and directed staff to coordinate rollout with service providers.
All motions carried by unanimous voice vote per the transcript. For ordinance specifics and implementation steps, see the related articles on the dark-sky draft, downtown schools code change, and St. Benedict rules.
