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Finance committee adopts ordinance removing 60‑day deadline to hire deputy city manager
Summary
The Santa Fe Finance Committee voted to adopt an ordinance amending Section 2‑4.6 to remove a 60‑day hiring deadline for a deputy city manager and to align minimum qualifications with the city manager post. Councilor Lee Garcia voted no and explained his reasons on process and timing.
The Santa Fe Finance Committee on June 23 adopted Ordinance (bill 2025‑16) to amend Section 2‑4.6 of the city code by removing a 60‑day deadline for the city manager to appoint a deputy city manager and by aligning the deputy’s minimum qualifications with those required for the city manager.
The change, sponsored by the mayor and taken up by the finance committee, was described by City Attorney Erin McChery as doing “a couple of things. The first is remove the 60 day timeline from the powers and duties of the city manager. It also removes a section that was…
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