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Jal council approves senior-center capital-outlay grants, employee agreements and contracts; delays Roosevelt Street ROW resolution
Summary
On Dec. 22 the City of Jal council approved multiple capital-outlay resolutions for the senior center, authorized administrative employee agreements and professional services contracts (including one where a contractor recused), and postponed action on a Roosevelt Street partial right-of-way resolution until January.
The City of Jal council on Dec. 22 approved several resolutions and ordinances affecting city administration, senior-center renovations and professional services while postponing final action on a partial right-of-way vacation on Roosevelt Street.
Councilors voted 4-0 to approve Resolution #2026-22 (participation in a New Mexico Capital Outlay Grant administered by the New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department to renovate and install equipment at the senior center, with amendments) and Resolution #2026-23 (participation in a capital outlay grant to construct and equip the senior center). The council also approved Resolution #2026-24 to accept donated property, 4-0.
Resolutions and contracts drawing debate included Res. #2026-26, authorizing execution of administrative employee agreements, which passed 3-1 (Councilor Ward opposed). A professional services contract with Nick Moody, NSS Safety (Res. #2026-27) passed unanimously. The council approved Res. #2026-28, a professional services contract with Stephen Aldridge, on a 3-1 vote; Stephen Aldridge recused from that item and the record notes the recusal during the vote.
Planning & Zoning voted to recommend a partial ROW vacation on Roosevelt Street, but at the council meeting Res. #2026-25 (authorizing that partial ROW vacation) was moved and carried as postponed to the January meeting, 4-0. The postponement leaves final council action on the Roosevelt Street ROW to a future meeting.
On ordinances, the council approved final readings of Ordinance #2026-01, #2026-02 and #2026-03 (administrative code updates related to the mayor and city manager) on 3-1 votes, and approved first readings of Ordinance #2026-04, #2026-05 and #2026-06 (publication rules, land-use/master plan amendment language, and garbage collection fee amendments) also on 3-1 votes.
Votes were conducted by roll call. Where recorded, vote tallies are: Res. #2026-26 — Smith: Yes; Seifts: Yes; Chacon: Yes; Ward: No (carried 3-1). Res. #2026-28 — Smith: Yes; Seifts: Yes; Chacon: Yes; Ward: No; Aldridge recused in that specific context (carried 3-1). Several other items passed unanimously or by recorded 4-0 and 3-1 margins as noted in meeting minutes.
The council entered a closed executive session at 6:59 p.m. to consider legal matters, reconvened at 7:29 p.m., and adjourned at 7:30 p.m. Several items approved will require follow-up steps — grant administration, contract execution and ordinance publication — and the postponed Roosevelt Street resolution is scheduled for the next regular meeting in January.
