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Commissioners add Board of Finance meeting; motions to approve agenda and adjourn recorded
Summary
At the Feb. 3 special meeting commissioners approved the agenda, voted to meet in executive session on litigation, agreed to add a Board of Finance meeting on Feb. 12, 2026, and adjourned. Vote tallies and meeting times are recorded in the minutes.
The Lincoln County Board of County Commissioners approved the Feb. 3 special meeting agenda at the start of the session. Commissioner Kendal Wilson moved to approve the agenda and Commissioner MP Chavez seconded; the motion carried by roll call vote with three yes votes (Commissioners Chavez and Wilson and Chair Mark G. Fischer) while two commissioners were absent.
Commissioner MP Chavez later moved to close the meeting for an executive session under the New Mexico Open Meetings Act to discuss threatened and/or pending litigation (Section 10-15-1(H)(7)); Commissioner Kendal Wilson seconded and the motion carried by roll call (Yes = 3). Chair Fischer recessed the meeting for the closed session at 9:03 AM and reconvened at 9:32 AM. The minutes record that no action was taken on the litigation item.
Manager Jason Burns explained the need to add a Board of Finance meeting; the commissioners agreed to meet on February 12, 2026, at 8:30 AM in the Commission Chambers. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn moved by Commissioner MP Chavez and seconded by Commissioner Samantha J. Serna; the adjournment motion carried by unanimous roll-call vote (Yes = 4).
