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Alamogordo commissioners unanimously recess to executive session on city manager hire and litigation; report no decisions
Summary
The Alamogordo City Commission voted 7-0 to enter an executive session to discuss hiring a city manager under NMSA 1978 10-15-1(H)(2) and threatened or pending litigation under NMSA 1978 10-15-1(H)(7); the commission reported no decisions were made in closed session and later adjourned.
The Alamogordo City Commission voted unanimously to recess into an executive (closed) session to discuss the hiring of a city manager and attorney‑client matters related to threatened or pending litigation.
Commissioner Burnett moved to recess into executive session under NMSA 1978 10‑15‑1(H)(2) to consider limited personnel matters, specifically the hiring of a city manager, and under NMSA 1978 10‑15‑1(H)(7) for discussion subject to the attorney‑client privilege about threatened or pending litigation. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hernandez and passed 7‑0.
Before the closed session the commission had approved the meeting agenda after a motion identified in the record as moved by Commissioner Tapley and seconded by Commissioner Hernandez; that agenda approval also carried 7‑0.
After returning to open session, the commission reported that no decisions were made during the executive session and that no action would be taken that night regarding the special session. The meeting concluded when Commissioner Hernandez moved to adjourn; the motion was seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Reardon and carried 7‑0.
The transcript records the statutory citations invoked for the closed session as NMSA 1978 10‑15‑1(H)(2) (limited personnel matters) and NMSA 1978 10‑15‑1(H)(7) (attorney‑client privileged discussion regarding threatened or pending litigation). The record does not specify any hires, personnel decisions, settlement terms, or other outcomes from the executive session. The minute entry states explicitly that no decisions were made during the closed session and that no action was taken that evening.
