Cibola County commissioners adopt 2023 property tax rates in unanimous vote

The Cibola County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously during a Sept. 11, 2023, special meeting to adopt Resolution 2023-44, "An Order Setting Property Tax Rates for 2023 Property Tax Year." The meeting began at 2:00 p.m. in the Cibola County Commission Chambers and adjourned at 2:09 p.m.

Under the motion that passed, the board approved the resolution pursuant to the cited state statutes. The resolution text in the meeting record references NMSA 1978, Sections 7-37-7(A), 7-37-7.1(A) and 7-38-33(A) as the legal authority for setting the county's property tax rates for the 2023 tax year.

Commissioner Ralph Lucero moved to approve Resolution 2023-44; Commissioner Christine Lowery seconded the motion. The vote was recorded as 5-0 in favor. Chairman Daniel Torrez and Commissioners Martha Garcia and Robert Windhorst were present; Windhorst is recorded as arriving at about 2:01 p.m. The meeting minutes record the agenda's approval earlier in the session (motion by Commissioner Lowery, second by Commissioner Garcia) and show routine opening items such as the pledge and an opening prayer.

The meeting record includes a clerks'attestation line dated Sept. 28, 2023, indicating the resolution was "PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 28th day of September 2023" and signed by the county clerk. The record also notes the board's next regular meeting is scheduled for Sept. 28, 2023, at 5:00 p.m.

No dollar figures, levy rates, or line-item allocations were included in the meeting text provided. Those details are not specified in the record and would be available in the published resolution or the county assessor's or finance office's notices if released separately.