Government

Town of Pagosa Springs Web Site
551 Hot Springs Blvd
PO Box 1859 Pagosa Springs Colorado 81147
(970) 264-4151 | Fax: (970) 264-4634

The Town of Pagosa Springs was incorporated in 1891 and became a home rule municipality in 2003. The Town is a Council-Manager form of government served by a six member Town Council and an elected Mayor. A full-time Town Manager administers the affairs of the Town for the Council. The Town Council provides policy direction to Town staff, enacts laws, adopts a budget and has the power of appointment over the Town Manager, Town Attorney, and Municipal Court Judge.  The Town Council Budget is used to account for all of the direct expenses of the Mayor and the Council and to fund special projects originating from the Council.
The municipal leaders are elected on a non-partisan basis and consist of three Council Members elected at-large, three Council Members elected one from each of the three districts and the Mayor whom is elected at-large. All municipal leaders are accountable to the voting of public town-wide. All Council Members are elected to terms of four years, there are no term limits and all members are unpaid.

Current members are:
Ross Aragon, Mayor , Term expires April 2014  archie2@centurytel.net 
Kathie Lattin, District 1, Term Expires 2014   kathie.lattin@fswb.com
Don Volger, District 2,  Term Expires 2014   ddvolger@gmail.com
Darrel Cotton, District 3,  Term Expires 2014    noki@pagosa.net
Shari Pierce, Council Member at Large, Term Expires 2012  sharipierce@pagosasprings.co.gov
Stan Holt, Council Member at Large, Term Expires 2012  pagosaholt@centurytel.net
Jerry Jackson, Council Member at Larger, Term Expires 2012  pagosasprings@hotmail.com