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Rio Rancho board moves into closed session to discuss potential property or water-rights transactions

RIO RANCHO PUBLIC SCHOOLS Board of Education · January 27, 2026

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Summary

Trustees voted unanimously to enter an executive session under Section 10-15-1(H)(8) of the New Mexico Open Meetings Act to allow the superintendent to brief the board on possible acquisition, disposal or purchase of real property or water rights; the board did not reconvene the public meeting that night.

The Rio Rancho Public Schools Board voted Jan. 26 to enter a closed executive session to discuss potential real property or water-rights transactions, as allowed by section 10-15-1(H)(8) of the New Mexico Open Meetings Act.

President Galbraith read the statutory justification for closing the meeting and requested a motion; a motion to move into executive session was made and seconded. The board conducted a roll-call vote and recorded five affirmative votes. The board announced it would not reconvene the public meeting that night.

No substantive details about the potential properties or water rights were discussed in public; the board cited the Open Meetings Act provision authorizing a closed session for such matters and followed the act’s roll-call procedure to record the vote.