The Doña Ana County Planning and Zoning Commission approved a series of routine procedural items at its Jan. 9 meeting, including elections of officers and adoption of administrative documents.

The commission voted to approve the meeting agenda and the minutes from the Dec. 12, 2024, regular meeting. Commissioners then elected officers: a member identified only as “Bill” was nominated and elected chair; Commissioner Cerniak was nominated and elected vice chair; Commissioner Dan Leer was elected secretary. The commission approved the 2025 annual notice requirements and meeting schedule and adopted the commission bylaws.

The votes were recorded verbally as ‘‘the ayes have it’’ in each case; the transcript does not include numerical tallies or a roll-call vote. The motions and seconding speakers are recorded in the public transcript: the motion to approve the agenda and the motion to approve the Dec. 12 minutes were passed by voice vote. The nomination and seconding for vice chair were recorded as moved by Commissioner Loehr and seconded by Commissioner Acosta; the nomination and seconding for secretary were recorded as moved by Commissioner Zurniak and seconded by Commissioner Acosta. The motion to approve the bylaws was moved by Commissioner Fisher and seconded by Commissioner Leer.

No formal public hearing items or contested votes were recorded for policy changes at this meeting; the commission moved from procedural business into several staff-led discussions on development code topics and floodplain/drainage issues.

Ending: The commission scheduled follow-up staff briefings and a business meeting roughly two weeks after the Jan. 9 meeting, and adjourned to regular business.