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Votes at a glance: Lovington commission approves grants, microseal funding, interim finance director; tables two demolitions
Summary
At the July 6 meeting commissioners approved multiple resolutions including microseal streets funding, a senior-center grant and an interim finance director appointment, and they postponed two demolition items after asbestos was discovered; most measures were approved by roll call.
The Lovington City Commission approved a slate of resolutions at its July 6 meeting, ranging from grant awards and streetwork funding to personnel appointments; two demolition actions were postponed after staff reported asbestos issues.
Key outcomes
- Resolution 2026-085 — Participation in the Local Government Road Fund program (microseal): Approved. Staff said the award covers roughly 2.37 miles of microseal work and produced an extra ~$50,000 allowing treatment of additional streets.
- Resolution 2026-089 — New Mexico Clean & Beautiful grant for a mural at the Bill McKibben Senior Center: Approved. Staff described coordinating the mural with ongoing ADA and interior remodeling funded by other grants.
- Resolution 2026-090 — FY27 Title III subaward for the Bill McKibben Senior Center: Approved. Staff said the subaward allows acceptance of up to $256,383 in pass-through funding for operations and services (line items for supportive services, congregate meals and home-delivered meals were described in staff remarks).
- Resolution 2026-092 — Appointment of interim finance director (Michael Bettencourt): Approved by roll call.
- Resolution 2026-086 — Approve RFQ 2026-005 (temporary accounting services): Approved to retain up to three on-call vendors; staff recommended three finalists to provide accounting and audit-readiness support.
- Demolition resolutions 2026-082 and 2026-083 (city participation in demolition of properties at 313 West Avenue E and 615 S 4th Street): Staff reported asbestos was discovered in material samples; commissioners moved to table/postpone these items to obtain cost estimates prior to approval.
Votes and roll call
Most motions were moved and seconded and carried on roll call. Where commissioners answered individually during roll call, the record shows affirmative votes from the mayor and the named commissioners present (the meeting transcript records "yes" responses from the commission for each approved item). For the demolition items, commissioners supported postponement to allow staff to provide asbestos-abatement cost estimates and propose funding/placement on a future agenda.
Next steps: Staff will return with cost estimates for asbestos abatement and demolition and will provide full RFQ award letters and scopes for the temporary accounting services selections.
