Council Tentatively Oks LAPD’s $14 Million FY24 Budget
Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone presents LAPD’s proposed budget for FY2024 to County Council during Tuesday night’s budget hearing. Council voted unanimously to tentatively approve the department’s $13,838,898 budget along with several budget options. These options are $100,000 for design plans for an emergency operations center at Fire Station #3, $31,050 for a crash data retrieval system and $35,000 for a canine program. Screenshot/LADP Read More
Council Tentatively Oks CDD’s $20 Million FY24 Budget
Los Alamos Community Development Department (CDD) Director Paul Andrus presents CDD’s proposed FY2024 budget to County Council during Tuesday’s second night of budget hearings in Council Chambers. Council voted 7-0 to tentatively approve CDD’s $20,480,213 budget. Screenshot/LADP Read More
Council Tentatively Oks Clerk’s Office $985 FY2024 Budget
County Clerk Naomi Maestas
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Clerk Naomi Maestas presented her department’s 2024 budget remotely Tuesday evening to County Council.
Following her presentation, Council tentatively approved the $985,04 budget as well as a budget option for a deputy clerk position, which total $106,741. Read More
Council Tentatively Oks Its (Councils) FY-24 $421K Budget
Los Alamos County Council voted unanimously to tentatively approve its own $421,189 budget for FY2024 during the budget hearing Tuesday night. Councilors from left, Vice Chair Theresa Cull, Chair Denise Derkacs, Keith Lepsch, Melanee Hand, Randall Ryti, Suzie Havemann and David Reagor. Courtesy/LAC Read More
Council Tentatively Oks Assessor’s Office $94K FY24 Budget
Los Alamos County Assessor George Chandler, left, and Chief Deputy Assessor Lucas Fresquez present the County Assessor’s Office FY2024 budget Tuesday night to the County Council. Council voted 6-1, with Councilor David Reagor opposed, to tentatively approve the $94,863 budget, which includes a budget option to hire a fulltime office specialist. Screenshot/LADP’ Read More
Council Tentatively Oks Sheriff’s Office $17K FY24 Budget
Sheriff Jason Wardlow Herrera
County News:
Los Alamos County Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to tentatively approve the Los Alamos County Sheriff’s Office $17K FY2024 budget. Read More
Council Tentatively Oks Probate Court $6.4K FY-24 Budget
Probate Judge Michael Redondo
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Council voted unanimously to tentatively approved the Probate Judge’s FY2024 budget, which totals $6,436.
The vote was taken during Tuesday night’s budget hearing. Read More
Los Alamos County Council Tentatively Approves $875K FY2024 Budget For Municipal Court
Los Alamos County Municipal Judge Elizabeth Allen makes her presentation for the FY2024 budget to County Council during its budget hearing Tuesday night. Council unanimously voted to tentatively approved the $875,927 FY2024 budget. Screenshot/ladailypost.com Read More
Atomic City Transit Route 2M Suspended Starting April 21
COUNTY News:
Atomic City Transit Route 2M will be suspended starting Friday, April 21 until further notice due to staffing shortage. Passengers can use Route 2T.
The County apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.
For any additional information, call 505.661.RIDE (7433) or use the ACTracker to locate bus routes in real time.
For specific route service schedules, visit the Atomic City Transit website. Read More
Council Tentatively Approves County Manager’s Office $53.4 Million FY2024 Budget
Los Alamos County Manager Steven Lynne presents the County Manager’s Office FY2024 budget during Tuesday night’s budget hearing. Council unanimously approved to tentatively approve the $53,430,881 budget. Additionally, Council tentatively approved the following budget options: $250,000 for a regional workforce development initiative utilizing the communities of excellence framework, $50,000 for contractual services for grant writing and $100,000 for funding set aside for potential grant match requirements. Finally, Council moved to the ‘parking lot’ for later discussion Read More
Council Tentatively Oks Attorney’s Ofc. $1.3M FY-24 Budget
Los Alamos County Attorney Alvin Leaphart presents the $1,389,677 FY2024 budget for the County Attorney’s Office to Council Tuesday night. Council unanimously tentatively approved the budget. Screenshot/LADP
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Council Tentatively Approves $13.6 Million Budget For Administrative Services Department For FY-2024
Los Alamos County Deputy Manager Anne Laurent presents the FY2024 budget for the County Administrative Services Department to County Council during the first night of budget hearings Tuesday in Council Chambers. Council voted 6-1 with Councilor David Reagor opposed, to tentatively approve the department’s $13,695,491 budget. Council also voted to move a proposed fulltime position of Administrative Services Director to the ‘parking lot’ for future discussion. Screenshot/LADP
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Lynne: FY 2024 Budget Hearings
By STEVEN LYNNE
Los Alamos County Manager
Welcome to the FY 2024 budget hearing season. I wanted to let everyone know that budget hearings start tonight at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers and you can also stream the hearings using the following zoom link.
I want to remind the community that this is your budget, and that budgeting is a communal event. The overall goal is to move the County in a direction that the community wants to go. Of course, there is not a single direction and sometimes specific goals can conflict, but that is all part of the process. County staff propose a budget, the community provides Read More
Scenes From Tribute To Former Firefighter Mark Sandoval
Scene of a special tribute held this morning at the golf course for former Los Alamos Firefighter Mark Secundino Sandoval, who passed away unexpectedly Sunday, March 19, 2023. Following the tribute, more than 90 golfers participated in a tournament honoring Sandoval. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Scene of tribute this morning at the golf course for former LAFD Firefighter Mark Sandoval. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Scene of tribute this morning at the golf course for former LAFD Firefighter Mark Sandoval. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
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Los Alamos Kite Festival Returns May 19-21, 2023
Courtesy/LAAC
LAAC News:
The Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) is hard at work planning for its annual Kite Festival in 2023.
After a multi-year hiatus due to pandemic restrictions and last year’s fire emergencies, LAAC is bringing this multi-day event back to Los Alamos County at Overlook Park in White Rock.
Several community organizations will be hosting kite decorating and building workshops with children in the community and April 19, LAAC will host the Paseo Project, from Taos, as they introduce their artist in residence, Jemila McEwan to the after-school programs at Fuller Lodge Art Center. Read More
County Board Of Public Utilities To Meet April 19
COUNTY News:
The Board of Public Utilities will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 19 in Council Chambers.
The meeting is open to the public.
Members of the public may view proceedings online or attend and provide public comment in person or via Zoom.
The complete packet, Zoom link, Webinar ID and call-in mobile/phone numbers are available here. Read More
(Video) Councilor Randall Ryti Recaps Meeting Highlights
Los Alamos County Councilor Randall Ryti gives an update on actions taken at Tuesday’s council meeting. Video by Clara Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Derkacs: County Budget Hearings
By DENISE DERKACS
Chair
Los Alamos County Council
The County’s annual budget hearings are scheduled for April 17, 18, 24, and 25, at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers, to review and approve the budget for July 1, 2023, through June 30,2024, the second fiscal year of the biennial budget cycle.
The proposed FY2024 budget is guided by the goals and priorities established in the 2023 Strategic Leadership Plan adopted by County Council earlier this year and the subsequent Management Action Plans developed by County staff.
This column will provide a brief overview of the proposed budget developed by County Read More
Los Alamos County Seeks Assistance Contacting Families Of Those Killed In 1972 Plane Crash
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County will dedicate a memorial May 19 at the Los Alamos County Airport to commemorate the tragic crash of Ross Aviation Flight 7 that took the lives of the pilot and eight Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory employees 51 years ago.
County officials seek the public’s assistance in contacting the family members of those who perished in that crash.
Chartered by the Atomic Energy Commission to transport employees from Albuquerque to Los Alamos, the twin-engine light aircraft crashed May 19, 1972, shortly after takeoff. There were no survivors.
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Six Overdose Calls In One Week Result In Four Deaths In Los Alamos County
Courtesy/LAPD
LAPD News:
Los Alamos Police and Fire have responded to six unrelated calls at separate Los Alamos residences over the last week related to unresponsive patients due to potential overdoses.
Of those six cases, four Los Alamos residents have died. They ranged in age from 27 to 56 (two male and two female).
The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) suspects the deaths are overdoses related to either pain medication or illicit drugs. LAPD also has confirmed Fentanyl was recovered at the scene of one of these deaths.
“While we cannot confirm the cause of death in these cases until the Office Read More
