Colfax County Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at 9:00 A.M.

REGULAR MEETING
AUGUST 25, 2026
AGENDA
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Colfax County Board of Commissioners will
meet in Regular Session on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at 9:00 A.M., in the Commission
Chambers, 3rd Floor at the Colfax County Building, Raton, NM for the following:
This agenda can be viewed at the Colfax County Website at:
www.co.colfax.nm.us
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Salute to the New Mexico Flag
4. Approve Agenda
5. Approve Regular Meeting Minutes from August 11, 2026, and Public Hearing Meeting
Minutes from August 11, 2026.
6. Recognize Visitors
7. Public Comment
8. Discussion/Action – Change Order No. 1; Colfax County Angel Fire Hangar
Improvements.
9. Discussion/Action – Indigent Care Claim.
10. Discussion/Action – Lodgers’ Tax Promotional; Lamar Billboards Contract Renewal.
11. Discussion/Action – Adopt Colfax County Personnel Policies and Procedures (as Policy).
12. Discussion/Action – Repeal Ordinance No. 2017-01; Personnel Policies and Procedures.
13. Discussion/Action – Ordinance No. 2026-01; Animal Control (Repeals and Replaces
Ordinance No. 1989-06).
14. Discussion/Action – Ordinance No. 2026-02; Data Center Moratorium.
15. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2026-63; Amended Local Government Road Fund
(LGRF) Cooperative Agreement between Colfax County and New Mexico Department of
Transportation Project Funding L400742.
Board of
Commissioners
Dist. 1: Si Trujillo
Member
505-617-6893
strujillo@co.colfax.nm.us
Dist. 2: Mary Lou Kern
Vice Chair
505-617-6895
kern@co.colfax.nm.us
Dist. 3: Todd Tatum
Chairman
505-652-0039
ttatum@co.colfax.nm.us
County Manager – Cheryl Navarette
manager@co.colfax.nm.us
P.O. Box 1498
Raton, New Mexico 87740
Office. 575-445-9661
Fax. 575-445-2902
www.co.colfax.nm.us
16. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2026-64; Authorizing the Disposal of Colfax County
Property from the Assessor’s Office.
17. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2026-65; Authorizing the Disposal of Unusable
Prisoner Cages from Patrol Cars from the Sheriff’s Office.
18. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2026-66; Authorizing the Disposal and Trade-in of
Handguns from the Sheriff’s Office.
19. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2026-67; Authorizing the Disposal of County
Property from the Youth Empowerment Services Program.
20. Discussion/Action – Approval to Hire Home Visitor in the Youth Empowerment Services
Program.
21. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2026-68; Declaring September as Suicide Prevention
Awareness Month and Encouraging Community Participation in the State of New
Mexico Free ABC Suicide Intervention Training Program.
22. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2026-69; a Resolution Supporting the Colfax County
Assessor and Requesting Suspension and Reconsideration of Certain Amendments to
3.6.50 NMAC.
23. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2026-70; Renewal of Resolution 2025-85; A
Resolution Authorizing the County Manager and the County Sheriff to Recruit and Hire
Vacancies for Safety Sensitive Positions.
24. Discussion/Action – Dispatch Agreement between Colfax County and the City of Raton.
25. Discussion/Action – Memorandum of Understanding between Colfax County Clerk’s
Office and the Office of the Secretary of State.
26. Discussion/Action – New Mexico Alcoholic Beverage Control Division Application No.
PAR-444204 Floor Expansion Change; Comanche Creek Brewing Company.
27. Closed Session Pursuant to NMSA 1978 10-15-1H (7), Meetings Subject to the Attorney-
Client Privilege Pertaining to Threatened or Pending Litigation in Which the Public Body
Is or May Become a Participant: County Road A-25, Yankee Canyon Road.
Board of
Commissioners
Dist. 1: Si Trujillo
Member
505-617-6893
strujillo@co.colfax.nm.us
Dist. 2: Mary Lou Kern
Vice Chair
505-617-6895
kern@co.colfax.nm.us
Dist. 3: Todd Tatum
Chairman
505-652-0039
ttatum@co.colfax.nm.us
County Manager – Cheryl Navarette
manager@co.colfax.nm.us
P.O. Box 1498
Raton, New Mexico 87740
Office. 575-445-9661
Fax. 575-445-2902
www.co.colfax.nm.us
28. Closed Session Pursuant to NMSA 1978 10-15-1H (7), Meetings Subject to the Attorney-
Client Privilege Pertaining to Threatened or Pending Litigation in Which the Public Body
Is or May Become a Participant: Board of County Commissioners of Colfax County vs.
Roadrunner Health Services, LLC, et al., D-809-CV-2022-00173.
29. Discussion/Action – Open Session Pursuant to NMSA 1978 10-15-1H (7), Meetings
Subject to the Attorney-Client Privilege Pertaining to Threatened or Pending Litigation in
Which the Public Body Is or May Become a Participant: County Road A-25, Yankee
Canyon Road.
30. Discussion/Action – Open Session Pursuant to NMSA 1978 10-15-1H (7), Meetings
Subject to the Attorney-Client Privilege Pertaining to Threatened or Pending Litigation in
Which the Public Body Is or May Become a Participant: Board of County
Commissioners of Colfax County vs. Roadrunner Health Services, LLC, et al., D-809-
CV-2022-00173.
31. Manager’s Docket
32. Commissioner’s Docket
33. Adjourn
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