Duties & Responsibilities of the Treasurer/Public Trustee
- The County Treasurer is responsible for the receipt, custody, and disbursement of county funds.
- The Treasurer is the Public Trustee, except in first and second-class counties.
- The Treasurer collects some state taxes and all property taxes – including those for other units of local government.
- The Treasurer collects and disburses school funds belonging to school districts located within the county.
- The Treasurer sends notices of and collects all property taxes for all local governments and disburses receipts for each after charging a statutory collection fee.
- The Treasurer conducts sales of property for delinquent taxes.
Otero County Treasurer Sharon Jones
Otero County Courthouse
13 W 3rd St., Room 213
La Junta, CO 81050
Phone: (719) 383-3030
Fax: (719) 3830109
First Elected: November 2023
Current Term Expires: January 2028
Treasurer's Office Staff
| Name | Title | Phone | |
| Gayleen Springer | Deputy Treasurer/Cashier | 383-3030 | gspringer@oterogov.org |
| Christine Hastings | Clerk | 383-3031 | chastings@oterogov.org |
Notification of Increased Fees
June 13, 2024
Pursuant to HB24-1443 signed by the Governor on June 7, 2024, the Public Trustee fees have been doubled. The effective date for this increase is July 1, 2024.
The fee for a new foreclosure is now $300, where such amounts exceed $500,000 (previously $480,000) a fee of 1/16 (previously 1/32) of 1% of such original principal amount or the outstanding balance, whichever is less, but in no case less than $300.00
Due to the increase for our county will increase as of July 1, 2024, to $1000.00 to cover estimated fees and costs for our foreclosure files.
It should be noted that the fee to process a request for a release has also changed from $15.00 to $30.00.
Please feel free to reach out to our office with any questions regarding this matter.
Sincerely,
Office of the Public Trustee
Sharon Jones