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Roosevelt County accepts manager resignation, appoints interim and narrows job description
Summary
Roosevelt County commissioners voted to accept County Manager Annette Kirk’s resignation, agreed to release her from duties while paying her through July 31, appointed Drew Patterson as interim manager effective June 14, and approved a revised county manager job description removing oversight of elected officials.
Roosevelt County commissioners on [date not specified] voted to accept County Manager Annette Kirk’s resignation and to appoint Drew Patterson as interim county manager, and approved an amended county manager job description that removes language giving the manager direct oversight of elected officials.
The action followed an executive session held under 10-15-1 NMSA 1978(H)(2) to discuss attorney-client privileged matters, contracts and limited personnel issues related to the resignation. After the session, the commission voted to release Kirk from her job obligations while continuing to pay her through July 31 as her resignation stipulated. “We will continue to pay her through July 31 as her resignation stated,” the chair said during the motion to release the manager.
The vote to appoint Drew Patterson as interim manager passed by voice vote; commissioners stated the interim assignment would begin June 14. Commissioners also debated and then approved an amended job description for the county manager. One commissioner had asked to strike a bullet that would have required the manager to “oversee all county departments, including the personnel within the sheriff’s office, clerk’s office, treasurer’s office, and assessor’s office,” saying those offices are elected positions. The commission adopted the job description as amended.
County Manager Annette Kirk had delivered the routine county manager report earlier in the meeting, outlining projects and administrative tasks including preparation of preliminary budgets, EOC construction progress and coordination with architects on pavilion and courthouse projects. Kirk also noted changes to a mapping grant award, saying the county had been approved for $250,000—about $100,000 less than the original grant request.
The commission’s personnel actions followed standard procedure after the executive session. The statute cited for the closed-session authority was 10-15-1 NMSA 1978(H)(2). No further timeline for hiring a permanent manager was announced; commissioners did not state specific candidate names beyond the interim appointment.
The meeting ended after the votes and the commission adjourned.
