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Huerfano County adopts 2026 budget, approves hazard plan and multiple administrative measures
Summary
The Huerfano County Board on Dec. 16 adopted the official 2026 budget and passed several administrative resolutions, approved vendor payments and contracts, and adopted a FEMA‑approved 2025 hazard mitigation plan to preserve eligibility for mitigation funding.
The Huerfano County Board of County Commissioners adopted the county’s official 2026 budget and approved a package of administrative resolutions and contracts at its Dec. 16 meeting.
The board approved resolution 25‑47, which the clerk described as “summarizing expenditures for each fund” and adopting the county budget for the 2026 calendar year. Commissioners then approved related actions setting the 2026 mill levy (resolution 25‑48), appropriating sums for county funds and spending agencies (resolution 25‑49), and adopting an organizational chart for 2026 (resolution 25‑50).
Commissioners also approved resolution 25‑51 establishing annual salaries for non‑elected county employees for budget year 2026 and renewed a one‑time employee bonus program the board described in the meeting as costing about $44,000 in total for payouts to current full‑time and part‑time staff.
In a separate vote, the board adopted the county’s 2025 multi‑hazard mitigation plan as approved by FEMA, an action the county said will preserve eligibility for multiple hazard mitigation grant streams and set mitigation priorities for the next five years.
Other approvals included a scope change request from emergency management to redirect a previously awarded state grant’s funds toward Motorola radios and related equipment for the county Emergency Operations Center; the meeting transcript contains inconsistent dollar formatting for that line item, and the board described the purchase authorization as an amount not to exceed the figure stated during the meeting.
The board also approved routine financial actions: the December vendor run (recorded in the transcript as $434,944.74), a DHS vendor payment of $22,224.95, and a no‑cost extension for the Redfern River Bridge grant so paperwork can be completed. Contracts approved included a short‑term return of Nancy Bustos to assist county finance and an extension of custodial services with LG Enterprises LLC (owner Leon Gutierrez) to add the sheriff’s office at an additional $500 per month (bringing the custodial contract to $3,750 monthly as stated in the meeting).
Votes at a glance - Resolution 25‑47 (2026 budget): adopted (motion moved and passed) - Resolution 25‑48 (2026 mill levy): adopted - Resolution 25‑49 (appropriations for 2026): adopted - Resolution 25‑50 (organizational chart): adopted - Resolution 25‑51 (non‑elected employee salaries): adopted - Resolution 25‑52 (2025 multi‑hazard mitigation plan, FEMA): adopted - Resolution 25‑53 (expedited affordable‑housing review policies): adopted - Other: emergency management grant scope change and radio equipment purchase: approved; vendor runs and contracts: approved
The board’s clerk said some items (for example, the mitigation plan appendix) are available in the meeting packet. Several motions passed with brief discussion and unanimous voice or roll‑call confirmation; the meeting record shows multiple commissioners answering “yes” during roll‑call votes. The county clerk indicated follow‑up items will appear on the Dec. 30 agenda, including a public hearing on a Brownfields grant and a supplemental budget item.
