County budgets 22 new jobs, 2% raises Sandoval County Commissioner Michael Meek, front left, presented a proclamation designating May as Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Rio Ranchoan Kristelle Siarza, front right, read the proclamation at county commission meeting Thursday. She is CEO of Siarza Digital, volunteer executive director of the Asian Business Collaborative and a member of the local Filipino-American community. Photo by Stephen Montoya. BERNALILLO — Sandoval County Commissioners have approved a $232 million preliminary budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year. At their meeting Thursday night at the Sandoval County Administration Building, commissioners voted unanimously to approve the budget. It’s due to the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration by May 31.