During a short village of Santa Clara Board of Trustees regular meeting June 23, trustees discussed progress in the donation of water rights by mining company Freeport-McMoRan. During his mayor’s report, Richard Bauch explained that Freeport had offered certain water rights to Santa Clara and Hurley that would restart work on the regional water plan. Thanks to this offer, the Grant County Water Commission reconvened July 5 to discuss the …
The majority of the Santa Clara trustees meeting Tuesday was spent in a lengthy closed session pertaining to maintenance department personnel matters, which resulted in the promotion of foreman Robby Ramirez to maintenance supervisor and the hiring of a maintenance laborer. Effective immediately, Ramirez will fill the position formerly held by Bill Hudman. Hudman abruptly resigned during a Jan. 11 meeting, after Ramirez addressed the trustees in closed session regarding …
After two hours behind closed doors, the Santa Clara Board of Trustees accepted the resignation of three city employees during their regular meeting Tuesday. According to the meeting’s agenda, the closed session discussion addressed maintenance department staffer Robby Ramirez’s “questions and concerns for trustees.” While the resignation of one maintenance laborer, Alfred Pas, was listed on the agenda prior to the closed session, Mayor Pro Tem Albert Esparza stopped a …