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Alamogordo commission moves to executive session after dispute over city manager search

2768809 · March 26, 2025
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Commissioners debated whether outside offers to fund a search firm and reported contacts between a foundation representative and an applicant had tainted the hiring process; the commission adjourned into closed session under NMSA 10‑15‑1 to discuss limited personnel matters.

The Alamogordo City Commission on March 25 debated the process for hiring a permanent city manager after HR and the mayor raised concerns that outside contacts and select commissioner statements had compromised fairness in the search. The commission voted to adjourn into executive session under New Mexico law to discuss limited personnel matters.

Michelle Osborne, the city’s human-resources director, briefed the commission on the advertised recruitment…

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