Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Municipal Government Meeting topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Mesilla trustees approve SOP for zoning permits, pass budget adjustments and Paisano Road funding application
Summary
The Town of Mesilla Board of Trustees on March 10 approved Resolution 2025-20 establishing an SOP for zoning permits and business license approvals (3–1), passed budget adjustments (Resolution 2025-21) unanimously, and authorized a Transportation (TPF) application for Paisano Road (Resolution 2025-23) unanimously. A closed session on threatened litigation related to the Marshal Department produced no action.
The Town of Mesilla Board of Trustees voted March 10 to adopt a new standard operating procedure for processing zoning permits and business licenses and to approve separate budget adjustments and a transportation funding application.
Mayor Russell Hernandez introduced Resolution 2025-20, described by staff as a standard operating procedure recommended by the Planning, Zoning, Historic and Architectural Commission (PZHAC). The motion to adopt Resolution 2025-20 was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Adrianna Merrick and seconded by Trustee Biviana Cadena; the resolution passed on a roll call vote, Yes–3, No–1, with Trustee Stephanie Johnson-Burick recording the lone dissent.
The new SOP sets a uniform process for reviewing zoning-permit and business-license requests as recommended by the commission; the meeting record contains the overview presented at the meeting but does not include ordinance text or detailed operational steps in the minutes provided.
Also on the agenda the board approved Resolution 2025-21 to enact budget adjustments. That motion, moved by Mayor Pro Tem Merrick and seconded by Trustee Cadena, passed unanimously on roll call (Yes–4).
Separately, the trustees approved Resolution 2025-23, authorizing the town to submit a Transportation Project Fund (TPF) application for Paisano Road. The motion was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Merrick and seconded by Trustee Stephanie Johnson-Burick; the roll call vote was unanimous (Yes–4).
Resolution 2025-22, a proposed sponsorship for a Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) application for the Calle del Norte multi-use trail, was removed from the agenda at the start of the meeting and thus was not considered.
The board then entered a closed executive session at 6:46 p.m. to discuss threatened or pending litigation involving the Marshal Department pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 10-15-1(H)(7). The record shows the board returned to open session at 7:10 p.m. and that no action was taken as a result of the closed-session discussion.
The meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m. The minutes and roll-call records list the specific votes for each resolution.
