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Santa Fe Charter Review Commission opens with legal briefings on open meetings and home rule
Summary
The newly seated Santa Fe Charter Review Commission heard legal briefings on the Open Meetings Act and home-rule authority, reviewed a yearlong timeline for delivering recommendations ahead of the November 2027 ballot and postponed election of chair and vice chair until April 30.
The Santa Fe Charter Review Commission convened its first meeting and received legal briefings on the Open Meetings Act and home-rule authority as it prepares a yearlong review of the city charter.
City attorney Marcos Martinez told commissioners that the Open Meetings Act requires that “the public business be conducted in full public view,” and warned that decisions reached by a quorum outside an open meeting can be voided. Martinez recited notice, minutes and remote-participation rules and cited Article 10, Section 6 of the New Mexico constitution in explaining the limits and powers of…
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