San Juan County presents balanced FY27 interim budget, highlights $27M Pinion Hills award and $3M local match
May 06, 2026 | San Juan County, New Mexico
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San Juan County staff presented the FY27 interim budget at a workshop, describing the package as balanced and focused on public safety, personnel retention and a multi‑year capital plan.
Stark opened the workshop and said the interim budget will be revised, returned for a May 19 presentation and submitted to the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) by June 1. He told commissioners the county uses baseline and priority‑based budgeting and is preparing a five‑year capital plan.
CFO Miss Martin summarized reserves and revenues: "The overall budget for the county is $221,800,000," she said, and confirmed the county meets reserve requirements (3/12 general fund and 1/12 road fund). She noted a 12% increase in FY26–FY27 overall budget figures driven by ARPA spending and a $27,000,000 award for the Pinion Hills project. Martin said capital purchases are on hold until DFA approves the interim budget.
Staff detailed personnel and operating items that went into the draft: total San Juan County payroll is reported at $62,800,000; the FY27 package includes 8 new positions (4 charged to fire excise tax, 3 firefighters paid by the Town of Kirtland, and 1 general‑fund Deputy Public Works Director), two reclassifications with no budget impact and 19 frozen positions yielding about $1,400,000 in savings. Departmental operating increases were described as modest after absorbing a 1% COLA and typical merit steps.
On revenues Martin emphasized GRT as the main revenue source and $60,000,000 in total grant awards tied to projects; she said the county budgeted $2,500,000 in PILT receipts and treated oil and gas receipts as one‑time/volatile revenues. Commissioners discussed outside agency funding requests and asked staff to finalize allocations for the May 19 meeting.
Commissioners did not take final votes on the interim budget at the workshop; staff will submit a finalized interim document to DFA and return to the commission for a formal presentation on May 19.
Stark opened the workshop and said the interim budget will be revised, returned for a May 19 presentation and submitted to the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) by June 1. He told commissioners the county uses baseline and priority‑based budgeting and is preparing a five‑year capital plan.
CFO Miss Martin summarized reserves and revenues: "The overall budget for the county is $221,800,000," she said, and confirmed the county meets reserve requirements (3/12 general fund and 1/12 road fund). She noted a 12% increase in FY26–FY27 overall budget figures driven by ARPA spending and a $27,000,000 award for the Pinion Hills project. Martin said capital purchases are on hold until DFA approves the interim budget.
Staff detailed personnel and operating items that went into the draft: total San Juan County payroll is reported at $62,800,000; the FY27 package includes 8 new positions (4 charged to fire excise tax, 3 firefighters paid by the Town of Kirtland, and 1 general‑fund Deputy Public Works Director), two reclassifications with no budget impact and 19 frozen positions yielding about $1,400,000 in savings. Departmental operating increases were described as modest after absorbing a 1% COLA and typical merit steps.
On revenues Martin emphasized GRT as the main revenue source and $60,000,000 in total grant awards tied to projects; she said the county budgeted $2,500,000 in PILT receipts and treated oil and gas receipts as one‑time/volatile revenues. Commissioners discussed outside agency funding requests and asked staff to finalize allocations for the May 19 meeting.
Commissioners did not take final votes on the interim budget at the workshop; staff will submit a finalized interim document to DFA and return to the commission for a formal presentation on May 19.
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