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New city manager praises staff, highlights Bonito Lake runoff protections
Summary
City Manager Stockwell, 14 days on the job, reported staff responsiveness, praised retention ponds around Bonito Lake for preventing mud and ash during recent runoff, and urged broad sharing of nonconfidential staff correspondence with the commission.
City Manager Stockwell reported to the Alamogordo City Commission on July 14 about early findings in his first weeks on the job and a recent infrastructure success.
Stockwell said he has been on the job 14 days and described meeting with department directors and staff. He highlighted several retention ponds built near Bonito Lake that performed well during recent heavy runoff, noting there was "no mud into the lake, no debris from the fires, no ash that made it into the lake." He congratulated public utilities and public works staff for that work and said it demonstrated the city's reliable water-supply safeguards during monsoon season.
Stockwell also clarified the city's approach to correspondence: he said that most documents and emails the commission receives from staff are open and may be shared publicly, with only a "small number of things" handled as confidential by counsel when appropriate. "If we have to on the side of releasing too much or too little, we should always ... on the side of releasing too much," he said, urging openness and use of city Facebook pages for public information.
Stockwell invited questions and indicated staff will assist commissioners with constituent issues, such as checking the weeds complaint at 918 Post.
The commission approved routine business and adjourned after the meeting.
