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San Juan County reorganizes leadership, adopts meeting schedule and other routine resolutions
Summary
Commissioners elected Sam Gonzales chair and Commissioner Lanier pro tem, approved agenda changes, consent items, an Open Meetings resolution setting regular meeting times, and a calendar-of-meetings resolution to cancel or reschedule certain 2026 meetings.
The San Juan County Commission reorganized its leadership and approved several routine governance resolutions during its Jan. 6 meeting.
Commissioners nominated and elected Sam Gonzales as chair after a motion to elect him was made on the floor. The commission also elected Commissioner Lanier as Pro Tem following nominations for that post. Commissioners presented outgoing chair Terry Fortner with a ceremonial gavel and expressed appreciation for her service.
The commission approved a change to the meeting agenda after staff relayed a request from water project stakeholders to defer an old-business item concerning the county serving as fiscal agent for San Juan River Denae water users. The consent agenda, including minutes for Dec. 2 and Dec. 16, 2025, FY26 budget adjustment No. 8 (Resolution 25-26-48) and an application for a New Mexico NMED Wells Walton Environmental Mitigation Trust Grant, was approved.
The commission also adopted Resolution 25-26-47 to set its regular meetings on the first and third Tuesdays at 4:00 p.m. and passed Resolution 25-26-49 to cancel or reschedule certain 2026 meetings to avoid conflicts with conferences, primaries and canvassing deadlines.
All routine items were approved by motion and carried.
