Sandoval County Ethics Board approves, then amends Open Meetings Act resolution to match 72-hour notice requirement

The Sandoval County Ethics Board on April 14, 2025, approved Resolution 4-14-25-1 adopting procedures under the Open Meetings Act and later voted to amend that same resolution by striking a paragraph that had required 10 days' public notice.

The amendment followed a motion to reconsider and remove paragraph 1(a)(4), which stated meetings required 10 days of advance notice. John Buttrick, deputy county attorney, explained that "the open meetings act requires 72 hours notice," and recommended removing the 10-day language to avoid confusion. The board then renumbered the remaining subsections to reflect the deletion.

Board members Robert Wilkins, Cindy Adelsberg and Nancy Jinx voted in favor of both the original resolution and the subsequent motion to reconsider and amend. The roll-call recorded each as voting yes on both actions.

The initial motion approved the resolution as presented on the agenda as item 6, labeled Resolution 4-14-25-1. After discussion about the discrepancy between the resolution text and statutory notice requirements, a member moved to reconsider the passed resolution and to delete paragraph 1(a)(4). The board approved that reconsideration and the deletion by roll call, and staff indicated they would renumber the remaining paragraphs and adjust cross-references in paragraph (b)(2) to correspond with the new numbering.

No substantive changes to other provisions of the resolution were recorded during the meeting.

The resolution now omits the 10-day notice language to align the board's internal resolution with the statutory 72-hour public-notice requirement for meetings under the Open Meetings Act.