1. Valencia County Safety Award

    Sheriff's Department Recognized for Improvements & Safety Award

    The Valencia County Sheriff’s Department-VCSO- was officially granted  accreditation status under our state Accreditation Program by the NM Law Enforcement Professional Standards Council. Achieving this goal takes a great deal of commitment and focused effort.

    VCSO is currently the only county in the state of New Mexico to achieve the award.

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  1. Valencia County Audit Award

    Audit Accountability Award


    Most Improved County - Valencia County

    Valencia County was one of four counties awarded an Audit Accountability Award by the New Mexico Association of Counties and State Auditor Tim Keller for most improved audit.

    The award is given in recognition of a large, mid-size, small and most-improved county that have done outstanding work on their audits, submitted their audits in a timely manner and have sustained excellence with the highest audit opinions for the past 3 years.

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