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Grants-Cibola County Schools board approves one-year superintendent contract at $153,000 after closed-session discussion
Summary
After an executive session to discuss contract terms, the Grants-Cibola County Schools board approved a one-year contract for the superintendent with an annual salary of $153,000; the board said no action was taken during the closed session and approved the contract in open session by roll call.
The Grants-Cibola County Schools board approved a one-year contract for the superintendent with an annual salary of $153,000 after reconvening from an executive session, board leaders announced.
Board members began the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance and completed roll call before approving the meeting agenda. The chair moved the meeting into an executive session described under the New Mexico Open Meetings Act (NMSA 1978, Section 10-15-1(H)(2)) to discuss limited personnel matters related to the superintendent's contract extension process and timeline; board members stated that no action would be taken during the closed session.
After returning to open session at 9:22 p.m., the board considered an action item to approve the superintendent's contract "for a period of 1 year in the amount of $153,000 and according to the other terms discussed in the executive session," as read into the record. The motion was announced in the meeting as moved by Mr. Jaramillo and seconded by Mr. Ortiz. The chair called for a roll-call vote and subsequently announced that the motion carried.
Quorum and procedural steps were confirmed at several points by the meeting chair, who opened and guided the session. A board member stated during the meeting, "I recommend that we approve the agenda," which preceded the vote to adopt the agenda earlier in the evening. The board then approved the superintendent's contract in open session; meeting minutes and the formal contract document were not read aloud in full during the open session, and the board did not specify all individual vote tallies in the portions of the transcript provided.
The meeting concluded after a motion to adjourn, which the chair said carried; the board adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
The board cited the executive-session authority under the New Mexico Open Meetings Act when discussing personnel matters; the meeting record indicates the board discussed contract terms in closed session and took formal action in open session to approve the contract.
