Regular Board of County Commissioners Meeting - Oct 27 2026

The Santa Fe County Board of County Commissioners’ regular meeting was held October 27, 2026. The board ratified submission of two public safety workforce capacity grant applications to the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration totaling $1,266,663.84. The grants would support nine positions—six firefighter/EMTs and three sheriff’s deputies—to address staffing shortages and improve emergency response and coverage; the applications were described as covering 100% of eligible personnel costs in the first year. No contract awards, vendor selections, or purchasing approvals were identified. The board also adopted Resolution 2026140, prohibiting first- and second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides around county-owned buildings; because state law preempts a broader county sales ban, commissioners discussed possible follow-up with state legislators. The board extended the Arts, Culture and Creative Economy Council through October 27, 2027, by adopting Resolution 2026142, allowing it to support its implementation plan and develop a longer-term governance proposal; grant applications were among the council’s planned activities, but no grant award or budget allocation was decided.

Other actions included approval of an ordinance aligning the county’s affordable-housing rules with current New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority rules, and appointment of two members to the Water Policy Advisory Committee. Commissioners considered subdivision and zoning matters, including a proposed land-use change connected to preservation and transfer-of-development-rights plans; the transcript does not record a final vote on that zoning item. The meeting also included an executive session on threatened or pending litigation and scheduling of a special meeting for presentations. No additional procurement activity was identified.