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Rio Communities schedules special meeting for year‑end budget adjustments; staff to brief on state water technical assistance
Summary
City staff requested a special meeting (preferred July 20) to adopt year‑end budget adjustments after state deadline changes and said Bohannon Houston engineers will brief the council on a New Mexico technical assistance program for water and wastewater planning.
City staff told the Rio Communities City Council that year‑end budget adjustments are nearly complete and requested a special meeting so the council can formally adopt them before a state deadline. The preferred date offered by staff was Monday, July 20, though staff said the state will provide a short window of flexibility if that date does not work for all members.
The request emerged during public comment and staff updates about park projects and a state technical assistance program. A councilor or public commenter said documents on park projects dating to 2022 are “quite elaborate” and invited council members to review them; staff said they are assembling those materials for council review.
Staff also described a water and wastewater technical assistance program administered through the New Mexico Finance Authority and the State Water Trust Board. Two engineering firms retained by the state, including Bohannon Houston, will be available to brief the council; representatives were scheduled to appear before the council on June 27 to explain the program and the firms’ roles.
Why it matters: the special meeting is intended to ensure the city meets the state’s revised submission schedule so quarter‑end and fiscal records can be reconciled. Staff emphasized the adjustments must reconcile with the budget, bank records and the city’s financial software to be accepted by the state.
