December 8, 2025 Otero County Board of Commissioners Agenda

Rob Oquist - Commissioner Dist. 1 
Tim Knabenshue - Commissioner Dist. 2 
Jim Baldwin - Commissioner Dist. 3
Kaysie Schmidt - County Administrator
Rose Pugliese – Interim County Attorney

December 8, 2025 Otero County Board of Commissioners Agenda

1. Opening Prayer
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Call to Order
4. Public Comment (limit of 3 minutes)
5. Presentations
   1. Jacob Topping, Southeastern Colorado Regional Representative, U.S. Senator Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)
6. Consent Agenda. The Chair will remove any Consent Agenda item upon request by any Commissioner or assigned staff. Items removed upon request will be considered separately by the Board immediately following the action on the remaining Consent Agenda, to be continued to another meeting date, or handled in a manner otherwise determined at the discretion of the Board.
   1. Approval of Minutes
   2. Approval of Bills & Payroll
7. Old Business
8. New Business
   1. Resolution 2025-19 – Resolution Authorizing Otero County to Enter into 2026 Memorandum of Understanding for 16th Judicial District Attorney Cost-Sharing
   2. Tobacco License Renewal – Loaf N Jug, Lyn Scott
9. Departmental Reports
   1. Public Trustee Report, Sharon Jones
10. Commissioners’ Report
11. Discussion
12. Announcements
    1. County-Wide Food Drive Results: 713 pounds of food and $320 donated to Otero County food pantries.
    2. Request for Proposal (RFP) – Otero County Legal Services released December 8, 2025. RFP documents are posted on the County website and available at the County Commissioners’ Office. The submission deadline is January 9, 2026.
    3. Final Budget Hearing and Adoption will not be held on Monday, December 8, 2025, as originally scheduled. Instead, a Special Public Hearing will be convened on Monday, December 15, 2025, at 1:30 pm, at the Otero County Courthouse, Room 107.
    4. Otero County offices and Landfill will be closed December 24th and Thursday, December 25, 2025, in observance of Christmas Eve and Christmas and closed on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, and Thursday, January 1, 2026, in observance of New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.