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The Santa Clara Board of Trustees approved a new speed bump and the use of village equipment, passed two status changes and scheduled Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan public hearings during their regular meeting Thursday. The board scheduled the two meetings to review the village’s ICIP — a state-mandated wish list that sets funding priorities for major projects over the next five years — for July 26, with one at 11 …
During their Thursday evening regular meeting, District 39 state Rep. Luis Terrazas updated Santa Clara trustees on several bills he advocated for in Santa Fe at the Legislature’s 30-day session this year. While several Mining District leaders were hoping for changes to a N.M. Public Employees Retirement Association policy which restricts retired law enforcement employees from returning to public work without losing their retirement, Terrazas reported that a proposed bill …
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 …
Before the Santa Clara Board of Trustees meeting got rolling last Thursday, resident Thomas Caddel interrupted the typical flow with an urgent concern: The board had posted notice of the meeting too late, he said, which violated the state’s Open Meetings Act. Santa Clara Clerk-Treasurer Sheila Hudman responded to Caddel’s concern, stating she posted the meeting Tuesday morning, which, in her opinion, allowed for sufficient notice. While she usually posts …
After Santa Clara Clerk-Treasurer Sheila Hudman finished taking roll at the beginning of the village’s Board of Trustees meeting Thursday evening, a disgruntled resident abruptly addressed the board, accusing them of being out of compliance with the state’s Open Meetings Act, which mandates meetings be posted 72 hours prior to their scheduled time. Hudman responded that while notices for Thursday meetings are usually posted on Monday, notices were not posted …