Colfax County Board of Commissioners Regular Amended Meeting on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 9:00 A.M

AMENDED
REGULAR MEETING
OCTOBER 14, 2025
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, October 14, 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 and Public Hearing Minutes from Last Meeting.
6. Recognize Visitors
7. Public Comment
8. Discussion/Action – Approve Expenditures
9. Discussion/Action – Approval to Hire Correctional Officer for Vigil Maldonado
Detention Center.
10. Discussion/Action – Approval to Hire an Appraiser for County Assessor’s Office.
11. Discussion/Action – County Assessor Salary Adjustment for Employee.
12. Discussion/Action – County Manager Salary Adjustment for Maintenance Department
Employee.
13. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2025-83; A Resolution Participating in
Transportation Project Fund Program Administered by New Mexico Department of
Transportation for Grant Agreement Number LP40087.
14. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2025-84; A Resolution Authorizing the Auction or
Disposal of Surplus Vehicles and Designating Funds from the Sale.
15. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2025-85; A Resolution Authorizing the County
Manager and the County Sheriff to Recruit and Hire Vacancies for Safety Sensitive
Positions.
16. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2025-86; A Resolution Authorizing Overtime
Compensation for the Lieutenant and the Undersheriff for Certain Extra Duty
Assignments, for State or Federal Reimbursed Disaster Operations, and On Call.
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 – Resolution No. 2025-87; A Resolution Supporting the New Mexico
Counties 2026 Legislative Priorities.
18. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2025-88; Budget Adjustment
19. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2025-89; Transfers.
20. Discussion/Action – Information Technology Service Master Services Agreement
Between Amadeo Tech Services and Misc and Colfax County.
21. Discussion/Action – Colfax County YES Program Director, Patricia Guereca, Fiscal Year
2026 Service Agreement.
22. Discussion/Action – Award RFB 2025-01 Blosser Gap Bridge Replacement to Siete, Inc.
23. Discussion/Action – Work & Financial Plan Between Colfax County and USDA Animal
& Plant Health Inspection Service -Wildlife Services (APHIS-WS).
24. Discussion/Action – Set November 2025 and December 2025 Regular Commission
Dates.
25. Closed Session Pursuant to NMSA 1978 10-15-1H (2), Limited Personnel Matter, Related to
Hiring, Promoting, Assignment of County Personnel.
26. Discussion/Action – Open Session Pursuant to NMSA 1978 10-15-1H (2), Limited Personnel
Matter, Related to Hiring, Promoting, Assignment of County Personnel.
27. Manager’s Docket
28. Commissioner’s Docket
29. Adjourn
Following adjournment, the Commission will be doing a walk through of Vigil Maldonado
Detention Center.
Accessibility Notice:
If you are an individual with a disability in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other
form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting, please contact the County Manager’s
Office at least one (1) week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible. Public documents, including the agenda and
minutes, are available in various accessible formats. If you require a summary or another type of accessible format,
please contact the County Manager’s Office for assistance.
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.usounty Manager’s Office for assistance