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Council holds executive session on appointed personnel contracts, returns with no action

Belen City Council · January 20, 2026
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Summary

The council convened an executive session under the Open Meetings Act to discuss contracts for the City Manager, Fire Chief and City Clerk/Treasurer; after returning to open session the mayor said no action was taken.

Mayor Robert Noblin asked the council to enter executive session at 8:15 p.m. under Open Meetings Act Section 10-15-1(H-2) to discuss personnel matters regarding the city's appointed positions: City Manager Roseann Peralta, Fire Chief Charles Cox and City Clerk/Treasurer Dorothy Flores. The council voted to enter executive session by roll call and reconvened at 9:45 p.m.

Upon returning to open session Mayor Noblin stated that "there was no action taken from the Executive Session." No personnel appointments, contract approvals or votes were announced in open session following the meeting's executive session.

The executive session was recorded in the minutes; any formal decisions on personnel would be expected to appear as agenda action items in a subsequent open meeting if required.

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