La Junta boards scheduled 2027 budget, utility rate and mill levy votes; minutes not yet published
Three La Junta public bodies scheduled votes on 2027 spending plans, utility pricing and the mill levy in meetings held over the past two weeks, according to the agendas summarized. Minutes for all three meetings have not been published, so the record available does not show what was adopted, amended or rejected, and no vote tallies or dollar amounts are included.
City Council: 2027 budget, mill levy and appropriation ordinance
The City Council met Oct. 19 with the 2027 proposed budget listed for approval, along with an ordinance fixing the mill levy for the 2027 fiscal year and the Annual Appropriation Ordinance for the 2027 fiscal year. The agenda also listed a second reading of supplemental appropriations to the General and Property Management Funds for 2026.
Separately, the agenda included a Special Events Permit for the Otero College Foundation International Food Night at 2001 San Juan Avenue.
The mill levy ordinance and the appropriation ordinance are the measures that set how the city raises and spends money for the coming fiscal year. The agenda does not state proposed rates, totals or fund balances.
Board of Utilities: 2027 electric, water, wastewater and sanitation pricing
The Board of Utilities met Oct. 13 with four resolutions listed to change 2027 pricing for electric, water, wastewater and sanitation services. The board also was scheduled to review a resolution recommending the 2027 proposed budgets for the same four funds to the City Council.
That recommendation step places the utility fund budgets before the council, which handles final budget adoption. The agenda does not include proposed rate levels or the size of the four fund budgets.
Urban Renewal Authority: 2027 budget and a funding application
The Urban Renewal Authority met Oct. 22 with approval of its 2027 budget listed, along with a funding application from La Junta Associated Charities described on the agenda as concerning blight, life safety and accessibility. The agenda also listed reports on Chestnut Apartments and Arkansas Valley CASA.
The agenda does not describe the amount requested, the source of funds, or what the reports contain.
What the record does and does not show
All three meetings are documented here by agenda only. An agenda item shows that a matter was scheduled for consideration; it does not establish that the body acted, or what the outcome was. No minutes, resolutions, ordinances or vote counts from these meetings were available, and no dollar figures appear in the material summarized. Readers seeking the adopted figures should consult the official minutes and adopted documents once posted.
Coming up
No upcoming meetings were listed in the data provided for the next 14 days, so this roundup cannot point to specific dates or agendas. Residents who want to follow the 2027 budget, the mill levy and the utility rate changes should watch for posted minutes from the Oct. 13, Oct. 19 and Oct. 22 meetings, and for the City Council's subsequent budget and appropriation actions, which the agendas summarized here do not schedule.