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Roosevelt County commissioners hold executive session to interview county manager candidate
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Summary
The Roosevelt County Commission met Oct. 10 in Portales and conducted a closed executive-session interview of an unnamed county manager candidate; commissioners later certified that only agenda items were discussed and adjourned at 5:21 p.m.
The Roosevelt County Commission met in a special session Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in the County Commission Room in Portales and moved into an executive session to conduct a second interview with an applicant for the county manager position.
Commissioner Roy Lee Criswell moved at 4:01 p.m. to go into executive session “stating only those items on the agenda will be discussed in the closed session,” and Commissioner Fabian Munoz seconded. A roll-call vote followed: Paul Grider, Roy Lee Criswell, Tina Dixon, Malin Parker and Fabian Munoz all voted yes. Human Resources Coordinator Mary Orozco and the candidate joined the closed session and the interview began at 4:01 p.m.
At 4:53 p.m. the transcript records that Commissioners asked Ms. Orozco and the candidate to leave the chambers so the five commissioners could have a brief private discussion. The two were asked to return at about 5:15 p.m.
After Ms. Orozco and the candidate returned, Commissioner Malin Parker moved to come out of executive session; Commissioner Paul Grider seconded. Commissioner Tina Dixon then stated that “only those items on the agenda were discussed in executive session.” The roll-call vote to reconvene recorded affirmative votes from Grider, Criswell, Dixon, Parker and Munoz.
The special meeting was adjourned at 5:21 p.m. The transcript does not record any public vote or final appointment of the county manager during this session, nor does it record any further public discussion of the candidate’s qualifications.