Board tables permanent appointment for Community Development coordinator, keeps acting appointment in place

The Anthony Board of Trustees on June 27 tabled a motion to appoint Julio Alcantar permanently as Community Development Coordinator and Chief Procurement Officer while approving the continuation of his temporary appointment.

Trustee Genaro Soriano moved to appoint Alcantar permanently; Trustee Fernando G. Herrera seconded. After discussion and an executive session under the New Mexico Open Meetings Act, the board voted to table the permanent appointment. The minutes record the agenda item as tabled by unanimous vote; the roll call for later actions was recorded as 3–0 with MPT Jose G. Garcia, Jr. absent after leaving the meeting at 1:34 PM.

The board then approved, by roll-call vote 3–0, the continuation of Alcantar's temporary appointment as Acting Community Development Coordinator and Acting Chief Procurement Officer pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 3-11-6(B). The continuation approval included authority to set usual, ordinary, and reasonable compensation and related employment terms in the event a permanent appointment is not approved. Mayor Gabriel I. Holguin presented the item and the board discussed duties and compensation in executive session before taking the open vote.

The action preserves Alcantar's current acting responsibilities while postponing a permanent personnel decision. The minutes note the board asked staff to provide further financial and administrative information before the next meeting; specific compensation figures were not specified in the public record.

Next steps: No date was set in the minutes for reconsideration of a permanent appointment; the board will receive an updated financial summary before the next meeting as requested by the Mayor.