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Dolores County adopts 2026 budget and sets property tax levies
Summary
The Dolores County Board of County Commissioners adopted the 2026 budget, approved appropriation and levy-setting resolutions and authorized several year-end fund transfers at its Dec. 8 budget hearing; votes were taken by voice and passed. The board cited an assessed valuation reported during the hearing.
The Dolores County Board of County Commissioners on Dec. 8 adopted its 2026 budget and approved related resolutions to appropriate sums and set property tax levies.
At the public budget hearing the board approved the 2026 budget resolution (12-25-02), a resolution to appropriate sums of money (12-25-03), and a resolution to set the levies for property tax collection (12-25-04). The board also approved a separate resolution to set levies for tax abatement (12-25-05). Commissioners conducted the votes by roll-call-style voice procedure; the motioners and seconders were recorded in the meeting but individual roll-call names were not specified in the transcript.
Budget staff reported an assessed valuation figure during the hearing of 99,324,609; commissioners noted the number while discussing the levy totals and the draft budget message. Board members also discussed the timing and certification process for school mill levies and county levies, and budget staff explained that the county certifies only levies that affect the county budget while school certifications are handled separately with the assessor.
The board approved several year-end transfers of grant balances into the general fund, including transfers authorized in resolutions 12-25-06 and 12-25-07 and smaller transfers under 12-25-08 and 12-25-09. One transfer noted in the meeting was from an EMPG-related fund to the general fund in the amount discussed on the record; staff said other year-end transfers would be processed next week as clerical steps were completed.
Budget officer (speaker 1) and Chair (speaker 2) led the presentation and procedural motions. The board concluded the public portion of the budget hearing and directed staff to finalize the posted budget message and subsequent signature pages.
The board scheduled follow-up work to confirm any clerical changes before final submittal to the state assessor and to place an item on the next meeting agenda to formally certify remaining mill levies that must come through the assessor.
