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Votes at a glance: budget adjustment, DWI program contract and personnel actions approved
Summary
At the meeting commissioners approved Resolution 2025-22 (fourth-quarter budget adjustment), a $12,000 DWI compliance contract with Mental Health Resources, Inc., an amended county manager job description, the release of County Manager Annette Kirk with pay through July 31, and the appointment of Drew Patterson as interim manager.
The commission recorded several formal actions during the meeting:
• Resolution 2025-22 (fourth-quarter budget adjustment): Finance staff asked commissioners to approve adjustments to close out FY25 and avoid audit complications. The commission moved, seconded and approved the resolution by voice vote.
• Professional services agreement — Mental Health Resources, Inc.: Commissioners approved a professional services agreement totaling $12,000 for a DWI compliance program covering the contract year 07/01/2025–06/30/2026. Procurement staff said the vendor submitted paperwork late and the contract needed to be finalized.
• Amended county manager job description: Commissioners adopted the manager job description with an amendment removing a bullet that would have given the manager direct supervisory authority over personnel in elected offices such as the sheriff, clerk, treasurer and assessor.
• Release and pay-through for county manager: Following executive session under 10-15-1 NMSA 1978(H)(2), the commission voted to release Annette Kirk from her job obligations and continue her pay through July 31 as noted in her resignation.
• Interim manager appointment: The commission appointed Drew Patterson as interim county manager with the interim assignment scheduled to begin June 14; commissioners instructed staff to begin onboarding.
Most votes were recorded by voice with commissioners individually signaling assent; staff reported a tally of five affirmative votes on the personnel motions. No roll-call vote records listing individual commissioner votes were provided in the transcript.
Next steps assigned during the meeting include finance finalizing fourth-quarter closeout procedures, procurement processing the MHR contract, the architect issuing a contractor punch list for fairgrounds corrections, and county administration onboarding the interim manager.
