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Cibola County declares water-shortage emergency for Moquino, approves emergency water purchase
Summary
At an emergency meeting July 11, 2022, the Cibola County Board of County Commissioners declared a water-shortage emergency for the community of Moquino and approved an emergency request to purchase water; the motion passed 4-0. The record includes a later signature page dated July 28, 2022.
At an emergency meeting on July 11, 2022, the Cibola County Board of County Commissioners declared a water-shortage emergency for the Moquino community and approved an emergency request to purchase water, with Commissioner Ralph Lucero moving the combined action and Commissioner Christine Lowery seconding. The motion passed 4-0; Commissioner Martha Garcia was recorded absent.
The declaration and the emergency procurement item were listed together on the agenda presented at 6:00 p.m. Chairman Daniel Torrez called the meeting to order and conducted a roll call; the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Commissioner Christine Lowery and a prayer was offered by Commissioner Robert Windhorst. Earlier in the meeting Commissioner Robert Windhorst moved to approve the agenda and Commissioner Ralph Lucero seconded; that motion also carried 4-0.
The board took the formal action to approve both the Declaration of Emergency Water Shortage for the community of Moquino and the Community of Moquino—9s emergency request to purchase water. The meeting record does not include details in the motion text about vendor selection, quantities, cost, or an implementation timeline. The minutes record the vote as 4-0 in favor but do not identify a required follow-up or staff assignment in the discussion text.
A signature page included with the meeting record (separate segment) bears a stamped line reading, "PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 28th of July 2022" and is attested by Michelle E. Dominguez, Cibola County Clerk. That signature page in the transcript contains typographical errors and appears to be a record of final adoption or attestation dated July 28; the July 11 meeting minutes themselves record the board's 4-0 approval at the emergency meeting.
The board announced its next regular meeting for July 28, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. in the commission chambers and adjourned at 6:05 p.m. The meeting record contains no public comments, no vendor or cost information for the emergency water purchase, and no listing of any ordinance or statute cited as the legal basis for the declaration.
