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Carrizozo trustees adopt short-term rental ordinance, hire uncertified officer and approve vehicle purchase
Summary
At its Dec. 9 meeting, the Carrizozo Board of Trustees adopted Ordinance O2025-03 regulating short-term rentals, voted to hire Tommy Townsend as an uncertified police officer on Chief Hill’s recommendation, and authorized up to $25,000 from the Law Enforcement Protection Fund for a Public Safety vehicle.
The Carrizozo Board of Trustees on Dec. 9 adopted a short-term rental ordinance, hired a new uncertified police officer and approved spending up to $25,000 from the Law Enforcement Protection Fund for a public-safety vehicle.
The board voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance No. O2025-03, titled the Short Term Rental Ordinance. Trustee Simon Beltran moved the ordinance and Trustee Mital Bhakta seconded; the roll-call vote was Beltran: aye, Bhakta: aye, Luna: aye. The ordinance number and title were entered into the record; the transcript does not include the ordinance text itself.
The board also approved the hiring of Tommy Townsend as an uncertified police officer on the recommendation of Chief of Police Diron Hill. Trustee Simon Beltran moved the hiring and Trustee Damian Luna seconded; the vote was Bellan (aye), Luna (aye) and Bhakta (aye), and the motion carried.
Separately, trustees approved using up to $25,000 from the Law Enforcement Protection Fund to purchase a vehicle for the Public Safety Officer. Trustee Damian Luna moved the expenditure, Trustee Mital Bhakta seconded, and the motion passed on a unanimous roll-call vote.
Other routine fiscal actions at the meeting included approval of the Financial Report and the town's monthly expenditures. Trustee Mital Bhakta moved to approve the Financial Report, seconded by Trustee Damian Luna; approval of monthly expenditures was moved by Trustee Damian Luna and seconded by Trustee Simon Beltran; both measures passed by unanimous roll-call votes.
The meeting record shows roll-call tallies for each motion but does not include additional conditions, bid details, procurement timelines, or the ordinance text. No public testimony opposing these measures is recorded in the transcript. The Board signed official documents and adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
