Roosevelt County Commission elects Dixon chair, Parker vice chair; adopts routine resolutions and shifts meeting times

The Roosevelt County Commission selected Commissioner Tina Dixon as chair for 2026 and Commissioner Malin Parker as vice chair during its Jan. 6 meeting in Portales.

Commissioners first voted on Commissioner Roy Lee Criswell’s nomination; that nomination failed on a 2–2–1 roll call with Commissioner Dixon abstaining. On a subsequent vote, Dixon was elected chair, receiving three votes to two. Parker was later nominated and confirmed as vice chair with four votes in favor and one abstention.

The board also approved a set of routine governance items. On motions that passed unanimously, commissioners authorized the chairman and vice-chair to serve as signatories on JP Stone Community Bank accounts and approved the 2026 committee assignments, with County Manager Meadow Forget to follow up with contact information for appointees. Commissioners voted 3–2 to move commission meetings back to daytime hours after a brief debate weighing accessibility for working residents against participation by people who work daytime hours.

The commission adopted four annual resolutions: Resolution 2026-01 (Compliance with the New Mexico Open Meetings Act), amended to remove livestream language and to reflect the newly adopted daytime meeting schedule; Resolution 2026-02 (Public Participation at Roosevelt County Commission Meetings); Resolution 2026-03 (Delegation of Authority to the County Manager for Disbursement of Vendor Checks); and Resolution 2026-04 (Delegation of Authority to the County Manager to Enter into Certain Contracts and Settlement Agreements). Each resolution passed on a motion and second recorded at the meeting.

Clerk Mandi Park attested to the actions. The meeting was called to order at 9:07 a.m. and adjourned at 10:46 a.m.