Colfax County Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at 9:00 A.M.

REGULAR MEETING
AUGUST 26, 2024
AGENDA
Dist. 3: Todd Tatum
Chairman
505-652-0039
ttatum@co.colfax.nm.us
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Colfax County Board of Commissioners will
meet in Regular Session on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 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, Budget Meeting Minutes from Last Meeting and
Special meeting Minutes.
6. Recognize Visitors
7. Public Comment
8. Discussion/Action – Approve Expenditures
9. Discussion/Action – Lodger’s Tax, Promotional Fund Request; Billboards Through
Lamar Advertising.
10. Discussion/Action – Lodger’s Tax, Promotion Application; Supercross 2025.
11. Discussion/Action – Lodger’s Tax, Non–Promotional Application; Supercross 2025.
12. Discussion/Action – Claim of Exemption No.13; Nelson Ranch LLC.
13. Discussion/Action – Claim of Exemption No. 6; Terence D. Unruh & Tamara Jo. Unruh.
14. Discussion/Action – Approval to Post Public Hearing Notice for Ordinance No. 2025-01;
An Ordinance Establishing Affordable Housing Program Pursuant to The Colfax County
Affordable Housing Plan.
15. Discussion/Action – Approval to Post Public Hearing Notice for Ordinance No. 2025-02;
An Ordinance Prohibiting Engine Braking (Jake Braking) in Colfax County.
16. Discussion/Action – Approval to Post Public Hearing Notice for Ordinance No. 2025-03;
An Ordinance Adopting a County Gross Receipt Tax.
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
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
17. Discussion/Action – Approval to Post Public Hearing Notice for Ordinance No. 2025-04;
An Ordinance Amending Colfax County Ordinance No. 2014-02; An Ordinance
Providing for The Safety Net Care Pool Fund. To Repeal Colfax County Personnel Policy
and Procedures Ordinance No. 2017-01.
18. Discussion/Action – August 2025, Indigent Care Claims.
19. Discussion/Action – The Health Care Authority/Behavioral Health Services Division
Fiscal Year 2026 Scope of work.
20. Discussion/Action – Detainee Confinement Agreement Between The County of Taos and
The County of Colfax.
21. Discussion/Action – Task No. 4; Maxwell Bridge Repair and Maintenance.
22. Discussion/Action – Colfax County Blosser Gap Bridge Replacement.
23. Discussion – Colfax County Policy Section 5-8 Update.
24. Discussion/Action – Department-To-Department Vehicle Transfer’s from the Sheriff’s
Office to the Colfax County Fire Department.
25. Discussion/Action – Approval to Hire A Frozen Position for the Colfax County Sheriff’s
Department.
26. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2025-65; Budget Adjustments
27. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2025-66; Transfers.
28. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2025-67; Supporting The Future Interstate
Designation for Heartland Expressway, Theodore Roosevelt Express, and A Portion of
Ports-To-Plains High Priority Corridors and Numbering Future Interstate Segments.
29. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2025-68; Supporting The Future Interstate
Designation for Heartland Expressway, Theodore Roosevelt Express, and A Portion of
Ports-To-Plains High Priority Corridors.
30. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2025-69; Colfax County Per Diem and Mileage
Travel Policy Update.
31. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2025-70; I.R.S. Mileages Rates for Colfax County.
32. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2025-71; Authorizing The Donation of A Surplus
Vehicle from The Colfax County Sherriff’s Office to Maxwel Public Schools.
33. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2025-72; A Resolution Authorizing The Auction of
Disposal of Colfax County Vehicles Deemed Surplus by Colfax County.
34. Discussion/Action – Colfax County YES Program Home Visitor / Health Council
Coordinator, Candida Griego, FY 26 Service Agreement.
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
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
35. Discussion/Action – Colfax County YES Program Home Visitor, Sierra Encinias, FY 26
Service Agreement.
36. Discussion/Action – Approval of MOU Between Colfax County Clerk and Secretary of
State for 2025 Regular Local Election.
37. Discussion/Action – NM Capital Outlay Grant Agreement, Capital Appropriation Project
No.25-J2909; $160,000.00 to Replace Outdated Firearms, Body Armor and Carriers for
Public Safety Agencies in Colfax County.
38. Discussion/Action – NM Capital Outlay Grant Agreement, Capital Appropriation Project
No. 25-J2910; $240,000.00 to Purchase and Equip Vehicles for the Sheriff’s Department
in Colfax County.
39. Discussion/Action – NM Capital Outlay Grant Agreement, Capital Appropriation Project
No. 25-J4107; $150,000.00, to Purchase and Equip A Tractor Trailer for Colfax County
Road Department.
40. Discussion/Action – NM Capital Outlay Grant Agreement, Capital Appropriation Project
No. 25-J4101; $100,000.00 to Purchase and Equip A Maintenance Truck for Colfax
County Road Department.
41. Discussion/Action – Memorandum of Agreement Between The County of Taos and The
County of Colfax; Regarding Emergency Services and Emergency Management Mutual
Aid.
42. Discussion/Action – The Cost of Care Agreement Between The County of Bernalillo and
The County of Colfax.
43. Discussion – Adoption of Colfax County Agenda Request Form Requirements for Staff
and County Residents.
44. Discussion/Action – Approval to Submit Required Documents for Participation in the
New National Opioid Settlement Program (Deadline: September 30, 2025).
45. Closed Session Pursuant to NMSA 1978 10-15-1H (2), Limited Personnel Matter,
Related to Hiring, Promoting, Assignment of County Personnel.
46. Discussion/Action – Open Session Pursuant to NMSA 1978 10-15-1H (2), Limited
Personnel Matter, Related to Hiring, Promotion, Assignment of County Personnel.
47. Closed Session Pursuant to NMSA 1978 10-15-1H (7), Pending Litigations, Road Runner
Health Services.
48. Discussion/Action – Open Session Pursuant to NMSA 1978 10-15-1H (7), Pending
Litigations, Roadrunner Health Services.
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
Board of
Commissioners
Dist. 1: Si Trujillo
Member
505-617-6893
strujillo@co.colfax.nm.us
49. Manager’s Docket
50. Commissioner’s Docket
51. Adjourn
Accessibility Notice:
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
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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