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Votes at a glance: Nogales council approves event support, travel, intergovernmental agreements and appointments
Summary
At its Oct. 1 meeting the Nogales City Council approved several routine administrative items including in-kind support for a parish event, two special-event liquor licenses, two intergovernmental agreements for police training and information sharing, an early holiday office closure, and ratified two department head appointments.
The Nogales City Council took a series of administrative actions on Oct. 1. Below are the items the council voted to approve and the key details recorded during the meeting.
- In-kind support for San Felipe de Jesús Parish Quermas festival (Oct. 25–26, 2025). Motion to approve in-kind support was moved and seconded and the council voted in favor.
- Mayor Jorge Maldonado authorized to attend a binational mayors meeting in Polanco, Mexico (Oct. 6, 2025). The council debated the packet's limited supporting information and asked the mayor to provide a post-trip report; the motion to authorize the trip passed.
- Two special-event liquor licenses approved: one submitted by Constantine Panosopoulos for the Santa Cruz Children's Museum event (Nov. 22, 2025) and one submitted by Father Jorge Ricardo Barrias Salcedo for a Sacred Heart parish event (Oct. 25, 2025). Both license recommendations were approved.
- Intergovernmental agreement renewed with the City of Tucson to send Nogales police recruits to Tucson's Southern Arizona Law Enforcement Training Center (SILETC); staff said the agreement avoids per-recruit fees when certain conditions are met. Motion approved.
- Intergovernmental agreement approved with the Arizona Department of Public Safety for AZ-Wins membership (information-sharing platform). Motion approved.
- City offices authorized to close early at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, and remain closed Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, for the Christmas holiday; essential services such as refuse collection will operate on Dec. 26. Council approved the closure and discussed employee appreciation measures.
- Liquor-license and in-kind support motions, as well as the two IGAs, were passed by voice vote; specific roll-call tallies were not provided in the packet for most items.
- Ratification of appointments: the council ratified the mayoral appointment of Jose Noe Garcia as Public Works Director and Jacqueline Andrade as Finance Director. Both appointments were moved, seconded and approved.
Council members did not attach detailed cost estimates for the mayoral travel authorization to the packet, and several members requested additional documentation or post-trip reporting where appropriate. The approved motions were routine administrative matters or renewals of existing agreements and included standard procurement and staffing approvals.
