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Cibola County commissioners approve emergency fireworks restriction for unincorporated areas
Summary
At a June 12 special meeting the Cibola County Board of County Commissioners approved Emergency Ordinance 01-2025 and a proclamation restricting fireworks in the county's unincorporated areas. The motion passed 3-0; two commissioners were absent. Meeting materials show an adoption record dated July 24, 2025.
The Cibola County Board of County Commissioners approved Emergency Ordinance 01-2025 and an accompanying proclamation restricting the use of fireworks in the county's unincorporated areas during a special meeting Thursday, June 12, 2025.
The motion to approve the ordinance was made by Commissioner Joseph Tanner Windhorst and seconded by Commissioner Georgia Routzen Sanchez. Commissioners Ralph Lucero, Georgia Routzen Sanchez and Joseph T. Windhorst voted yes; Chair Christine Lowery and Commissioner Ray Carpenter were absent. The meeting record shows the motion passed 3-0.
The transcript of the meeting does not include on-the-record debate or a detailed explanation of the ordinance's provisions. A document included with the meeting materials contains a signature block and states the ordinance was "PA S S E D, APPROVED, and ADOPTED" on July 24, 2025, with County Clerk Natalie Grine listed as attesting official; the June 12 transcript does not record the July 24 action taking place during the special meeting.
The commission also approved the meeting agenda at the start of the session and made two public announcements: Cibola County offices will be closed Thursday, June 19, 2025, in observance of Juneteenth, and the next regular commission meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 26, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. The special meeting was adjourned at 5:35 p.m.
The transcript and meeting materials provided did not include the full text of the ordinance or details on enforcement, duration of the restriction or penalties; those items were not specified in the record.
