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Santa Fe city and county launch four‑year joint collaboration, set October follow‑up
Summary
City and county leaders opened a joint organizational meeting to launch a four‑year program of coordinated work on housing, land use and senior services, agreeing to form action working groups and reconvene in October with interim reports and a December progress review.
City and county elected officials convened a joint organizational meeting in Santa Fe chambers and agreed to begin a four‑year program of coordinated work on shared priorities, including housing, land use and senior services. Mayor Garcia said the meeting ‘‘is nearly a decade in the making’’ and framed it as the start of a sustained collaboration with scheduled return dates and targeted deliverables.
Chair Justin Green and several commissioners and councilors stressed the need for concrete next steps rather than a one‑off meeting. County manager and city manager staff advised selecting initial topics that can yield ‘‘quick wins’’ to maintain momentum, rather than immediately taking on contentious resource re‑allocation issues. The governing bodies voted to form action working groups and to reconvene in October 2026; city staff will circulate a doodle poll to settle the date.
The joint meeting will operate as two legal bodies sitting together, with staff directed to support smaller, action‑oriented working groups that include both city and county representation. Elected members agreed to prioritize timely results: an early October convening for working groups and a December 2026 report back to the full governing bodies.
