During a long work session Tuesday, Grant County commissioners discussed a proposal from County Manager Tim Zamora that requests millions of dollars in new spending and unprecedented support for renovations and expanded programs at the Grant County Detention Center. Commissioners were set to tour the decade-old jail facility on Ridge Road this morning. Zamora emphasized to the Daily Press that the goals outlined in a document circulated among commissioners during …
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Parade of county officials submit budget requests Written by Geoffrey Plant on April 28, 2021
Grant County officials held a hearing Tuesday afternoon in preparation for formulating their 2022 fiscal year budget, and while solid revenue projections aren’t available yet, the exercise gave some insight into expenditure priorities for the various county departments.
Payroll is the largest overall expense for the county, accounting for around 70 percent of its expenditures; but at the departmental level, costs associated with the Grant County Detention Center eat up about one-third of the annual budget, according to County Manager Charlene Webb.
“That’s the reality of counties in New Mexico right now,” said Webb, who has long been a member of the chorus of county managers who argue that the state unfairly mandates county corrections services a large portion of which are ultimately for detainees with behavioral health challen