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Board approves a slate of hires and promotions after closed session, including marshals and public‑works positions
Summary
After an executive session on personnel, trustees approved multiple hires and promotions: Chris Naranjo rejoined as water technician (conditional pay), Jose Hernandez joined grounds and maintenance, Paolo Rocha was appointed community development coordinator (3–2 vote), and several marshals promotions and deputy hires were approved.
The board convened an executive closed session under NMSA authority to discuss limited personnel matters in public works, marshals, and economic/community development. After returning to open session, trustees moved forward with several personnel actions. The rehire of Chris Naranjo as a water technician carried with a roll‑call vote noted as four yeses. Trustees also approved Jose Hernandez for grounds and maintenance and recommended Paolo Rocha to community development coordinator; the Rocha motion passed on a 3‑yes, 2‑no roll call.
Later decisions included internal promotions within the marshals department (a sergeant promoted to lieutenant and a deputy promoted to sergeant) and several deputy hires (including Matthew Alvarez and Eric Lopez); roll call votes on those personnel items were recorded by the clerk and the motions carried with recorded yes votes. The chair and trustees discussed pay scales and start pay during the approvals and asked staff to provide the specific pay rates and conditions in follow-up documentation.
