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The Chaffee County government is led by three elected commissioners:
- There are three districts, each with one commissioner:
- District One, Keith Baker
- District Two, Greg Felt
- District Three, Rusty Granzella
- The overall responsibility of these commissioners is to act as the over-arching governing body of the county as a whole. Their authority is determined by state law, however they have to power to ´´make all contracts which are essential to the management of the county affairs.´´ This includes a wide range of tasks, from approving budgets and hiring county employees to overseeing county legislation and public works (roads, bridges, parks, etc.)
Services Provided:

Accounting and Administration

Adult Protection

Child Protective Services (CPS)

Child Support Enforcement

Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCCAP)

Kinship Care, Foster Care, and Adoption

Public Assistance

Chaffee County Boys and Girls Club

Development Services

Budget (2018) :

The county, after taxes and funds, has a usable budget of about  $43,626,000

65% of this budget goes towards the general fund, which is the county's "primary operating fund". It is used maintain the services such as county administration, public health, and public safety.

18% is used for the social services fund,  which are government services provided for the benefit of the community, such as education, medical care, and housing.

7%  is used for the retirement fund, which is the county's contributions to the retirement fund for county employees.

5% is used for the animal shelter fund, which is directly remitted to the Ark-Valley Humane Society.

3% is used for the capital expenditure fund, which is used for the acquisition and/or construction of capital facilities for specific departments of the county.

2% is used for the road and bridge fund, which builds roads and bridges.

Key Issues Facing the County:

Affordable Housing

Forest Health

Reduction of public lands

Recycling

Public transportation

The effects of the marijuana industry of the county

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The City Government Consists of an Elected Mayor and 6 City Council Members:
- The current Mayor is P.T. Wood
- The six current city council members are as follows:

Dan Shore

Harald Kasper

Cheryl Brown

Justin Critelli

Mike Bowers

Jane Templeton

Services Provided:

Airport

Animal Control

Aquatic Center

Audit

Building Permits

Chamber of Commerce

Community Center

Demolition

Dog Park

Hazardous Waste Disposal

Housing Authority

Landfill

Motor Vehicle Registration

Museum

Police

Public Transportation

Recycling

School

Streets and Roads

And many more...

Budget (2018):

The Total usable budget for the city of Salida is somewhere around $18,825,298:

General Fund $7,944,156

Water Fund $2,174,307

Wastewater Fund $2,772,012

Steam Plant Events Center Fund $755,824

Conservation Trust Fund $210,000

Streets Fund $2,543,005

Capital Improvement Fund $2,334,471

Economic Development Fund $91,523

Lodging Tax Fund $0

Key Issues Facing Salida Today:

Affordable Housing

Homeless population

Reworking of Highway 50

Management and usage of city property

Road and bridge maintenance

Overpopulation in the School District

Maintenance of trails, parks and open spaces

River Usage

Water

Deer population

New skate park

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Leaders:

David Blackburn ( Superintendent)

School Board:

Jennifer Visitacion (Leader)

Penny Wilken

Joel McBride

Cheri Post

Joe Smith

Jeff Post

Jeannie Peters

Salida High School

Tami Thompson (Principal)

Cory Scheffel (Something)

Horizons Exploratory Academy

Talmage Trujillo (Principal)

Middle School

William Woodell (Principal)

Elementary School

Chuck McKenna (Principal)

Services Provided:

Free, public education K-12 to children within the district range

Access to various educational tools

Libraries

Computers

Teachers

Lunch and breakfast

A place to send your kids for 12 years

Key Issues:

Teen Vaping

Drug Use

Making sure every child has the opportunity to fulfill their right to a basic education

Making sure every child is fed

Hall Pass

Underclassmen Leaving the campus

Budget (2019-2020) :

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