Boards of county commissioners serve as both administrative and policy-making bodies for their counties. While, generally, boards have only those powers specifically conferred by the state General Assembly, courts have held that they have such implied powers as may be necessary to carry out their specified powers. Constitutionally, the board also sits as the county board of equalization. The board also fills all vacancies in county offices other than those for county commissioner and for public trustee. All powers of the county, as a legal entity, are exercised by the board of county commissioners and not by its individual members.
Public hearings for the Board of County Commissioners are held every Monday at 1:30 p.m in room 107. Work sessions are held every Monday upon adjournment of the public hearing in commissioner's room 212.
All public hearings, work sessions and commissioner meetings are open to the public unless the Board of County Commissioners is in executive session.
Please click here to access the Board of Commissioner's Meetings Calendar.
You may access PDF files of the weekly Agendas for the Commissioners public hearings on this page, updated weekly.
Rob Oquist
First Elected: November 2020
Current Term Expires: January 2024
Otero County Commissioner
District 1 Rob Oquist
Otero County Courthouse
13 W. 3rd Street, Room 212
La Junta CO 81050
Phone: (719) 383-3000
Fax: (719) 383-3090
Cell: (719)
John V. Hostetler
First Elected: November 2018
Current Term Expires: January 2022
Otero County Commissioner
District 2 John V. Hostetler
Otero County Courthouse
13 W. 3rd Street, Room 212
La Junta CO 81050
Phone: (719) 383-3000
Fax: (719) 383-3090
Jim Baldwin
First Elected: November 2012
Current Term Expires: January 2024
Otero County Commissioner
District 3 Jim Baldwin
Otero County Courthouse
13 W. 3rd Street, Room 212
La Junta CO 81050
Phone: (719) 383-3000
Fax: (719) 383-3090
Cell: (719) 468-1629
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