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Cibola County commissioners approve budget adjustment, policies and staffing changes; deny Chamber funding
Summary
At its Aug. 25 meeting the Cibola County Board approved multiple FY23 budget and policy items, accepted election‑related agreements, approved several staffing changes, approved two requisitions over $20,000, and voted not to fund the Chamber of Commerce request (3‑2). Individual roll‑call votes were not provided in the transcript.
The Cibola County Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 25 approved a string of budget and policy items, debated two outside‑agency funding requests and approved several staffing actions and procurement items.
The board approved Resolution 2022‑45 (FY23 Budget Adjustment Number 1), Resolution 2022‑46 (Credit Card and Electronic Transfers Policy) and Resolution 2022‑47 (Outside Agency Reporting Requirements) — the latter was approved with the explicit omission of Section 5 Number 2. The board also approved Resolution 2022‑48 to stagger terms for appointed members of the Electric Generating Facility Economic District. All four resolutions are recorded in the transcript as passing by 5‑0 votes when the motion and second are noted.
In a contested funding decision, the board voted not to fund the Chamber of Commerce request; the transcript records the result as "3‑2 Not Funded." The transcript does not list which commissioners voted for or against the motion, only the final tally. By contrast, funding for Grants Mainstreet was approved with a condition: Commissioner Ralph Lucero moved approval of funding provided the agency reports correctly, with a two‑year funding loss if it fails to comply; Chairman Daniel Torrez seconded and the motion passed 3‑2, according to the transcript.
Personnel actions: a proposed new Service Specialist/Senior position in the Treasurer's Office was not approved (4‑1 not approved as recorded); the board approved a Finance Analyst position in the Manager's Office and created a Voting Rights Liaison position in the County Clerk's Bureau of Elections (title changed from "Voting Rights Coordinator" to "Voting Rights Liaison"). The board also approved an MOU with the Office of the Secretary of State for 2022 general election funding.
Procurement: the board approved two requisitions over $20,000 — Wood Environmental & Infrastructure Solutions for geo‑technical studies on County Road 5 ($32,362.50) and CDEC for a transformer for the Public Safety Building ($34,901.77) — on a motion that the transcript records as passing 5‑0.
What the transcript records and what it does not: motions, seconds and final tallies for each listed item are recorded in the public transcript text. The transcript does not provide individual roll‑call votes that would show how each commissioner voted on the 3‑2 or 4‑1 outcomes; where the transcript lists only a tally, the article reports the tally and notes that individual member votes were not specified.
The board also noted an executive‑session motion citing New Mexico Statute §10‑15‑1 for potential closed topics (litigation, real property, personnel) and later returned to open session stating no final action was taken in closed session. The meeting adjourned at 7:11 p.m.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the transcript): • Resolution 2022‑45 (FY23 budget adjustment): moved by Commissioner Robert Windhorst, second by Commissioner Martha Garcia — recorded 5‑0 affirmative. • Resolution 2022‑46 (Credit Card and Electronic Transfers Policy): moved by Commissioner Robert Windhorst, second by Commissioner Ralph Lucero — recorded 5‑0 affirmative. • Resolution 2022‑47 (Outside Agency Reporting Requirements, omission of Section 5.2): moved by Commissioner Ralph Lucero, second by Commissioner Robert Windhorst — recorded 5‑0 affirmative. • Resolution 2022‑48 (staggering terms): moved by Commissioner Martha Garcia, second by Commissioner Christine Lowery — recorded 5‑0 affirmative. • Chamber of Commerce funding request: motion to not approve by Commissioner Robert Windhorst, second by Commissioner Christine Lowery — recorded outcome 3‑2 Not Funded (individual votes not specified). • Grants Mainstreet funding (conditional): moved by Commissioner Ralph Lucero, second by Chairman Daniel Torrez — recorded 3‑2 affirmative (individual votes not specified). • Treasurer's Office Service Specialist/Senior position: moved to not approve by Commissioner Robert Windhorst, second by Commissioner Christine Lowery — recorded 4‑1 Not Approved (individual votes not specified). • Finance Analyst (Manager's Office): moved by Commissioner Ralph Lucero, second by Commissioner Christine Lowery — recorded 5‑0 affirmative. • Voting Rights Liaison (Clerk's Office): moved by Commissioner Robert Windhorst, second by Commissioner Christine Lowery — recorded 5‑0 affirmative. • MOU with Secretary of State for 2022 election funding: moved by Commissioner Martha Garcia, second by Commissioner Ralph Lucero — recorded 5‑0 affirmative. • Requisitions (Wood Environmental & CDEC): moved by Commissioner Ralph Lucero, second by Commissioner Robert Windhorst — recorded 5‑0 affirmative.
The transcript does not report individual commissioner votes for the items recorded as 3‑2 or 4‑1; this article reports the tallies exactly as the public transcript provides.
