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Staff: Lydia M. Garcia Kathy M.
Trujillo Office Hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00AM to 5:00PM Office Location:
County Courthouse
230 North 3rd Street
Raton, NM 87740 Mailing Address:
County Treasurer
P.O. Box 98
Raton, NM 87740 Contact Info:
Phone: 445-3171
Fax: 445-0595
email...
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Mission
Statement
 The Colfax
County Treasurer Office's mission
is to to collect, record,
distribute and invest revenues in
an accurate and prompt manner, in
accord with New Mexico State
Statutes and provide accurate,
efficient, fair and courteous
service to the constituents of
Colfax County.
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 Lydia M. Garcia
County Treasurer
Lydia
M. Garcia was elected as
county treasurer in 2004 and took
office on January 2005. She was elected for a second term in November, 2008. She is a
lifelong resident of Colfax
County, a mother of 2 children,
Brittni age 15, Blaze age 10.
Lydia began working in the county
manager's office on January 25,
1990. Her duties included working
as accounts payable clerk, county
payroll clerk, insurances,
budgets and indigent care
coordinator. |
 Kathy M. Trujillo
First Deputy Treasurer
Kathy
M. Trujillo is a
lifelong resident of Colfax
County and has worked for the
county for 19 years. She started
in a part-time position in the
county assessor’s office and
was then moved to a full-time
position in the county
manager’s office.
Prior to her appointment to
county manager in 1997, Kathy
worked as an accounts payable
clerk, payroll clerk,
administrative assistant and
assistant county manager.
She served as county manager
until February 28, 2005. She was
then appointed as the first
deputy treasurer where she
performs a variety of managerial,
administrative and supervisory
duties as needed. |
Duties &
Responsibilities
The
County Treasurer is an elected
official and the ex-officio for
all taxing authorities in the
County, taxing authorities
include taxing agencies such as
Municipalities, School Districts,
the State of New Mexico, and
other taxing agencies within
Colfax County.
The County Treasurer's Office
keeps records of all receipts,
disbursements, monthly
distribution of taxes to other
governmental agencies, and
reconciles the county's bank
accounts. They are furthermore
responsible for preparing the
monthly, quarterly, semi-annual,
and annual financial reports for
the county.
The Treasurer's Office also
receives, processes and deposits
all cash and checks from county
departments such as fees for
services, licenses, revenues from
bond issues and special
assessments, as well as from
state and federal agencies, and
property tax bills. The
treasurer's office prepares,
prints and mails all property tax
bills and delinquency notices as
needed.
The duties of their office
extends to issuing overpayments
on amended tax bills, processing
bankruptcy claims and issuing tax
releases on mobile homes that are
sold or moved as well. It is
their responsibility to invest
surplus monies for the county
until they are needed for county
operations. |
Further Information
Thank you
for visiting the Colfax County
Treasurer's Office. Please visit
our FAQ page for more
information. |
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