Council Regular Business Meeting Monday, June 27, 2022 06:00 PM City Council Chambers - 360 Rio Communities Blvd Please silence all electronic devices.

Mayor - Joshua Ramsell
Mayor Pro Tem - Margaret R. Gutjahr
Council - Arthur Apodaca, Lawrence R. Gordon, Jimmie Winters

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Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Approval of Agenda

Approval of Minutes

• 1.City Council Budget Hearing Minutes (04/18/2022) 

• Budget Hearing Minutes 04.18.22.pdf (0.06 MB)

• 2.Minutes for the City Council Workshop & Regular Business Meeting (6/13/2022)

• Workshop Minutes 06.13.22.pdf (0.07 MB)
• CC Minutes 06.13.22.pdf (0.07 MB)

Public Hearing  

* Motion and roll call vote to recess Regular Business Meeting session and to go into Public Hearing

* Consideration of For the purpose of Ordinance 2022 - Personnel Policy Manual 

* Motion and roll call vote to go back into Regular Business Meeting session

Action Items

• 3.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Ordinance 2022 - XX Personnel Policy Manual 

• Ordinance 2022-xx Personnel Policy Manual.pdf (1.56 MB)

Public Comment: The Council will take public comments in written format. These should be emailed to admin@riocommunities.net through 4:45 PM on Monday, June 27 2022. These comments will be distributed to all Councilors for review. If you wish to speak during the public comment session please signup before the meeting begins.  

The Council will not take action or engage in discussion regarding the comments made or received, but when appropriate the matters raised may be referred to staff or others for further review. Both the public and Council will follow rules of decorum. Derogatory Comments or matters under litigation will not be allowed and any person or persons addressing the Council are liable for their own statements, not the Council. Statements are limited to a maximum of 3 minutes duration. Please give your name and where you live for the record.

a)  Event Updates (Summer Youth programs, Grand Opening Library/Maker Space July 30th, Grand Opening of VCBI August 20th, Health Fair October 21st)
b)  NMML Policy Committee reports

Action Items

• 4.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Approval of Accounts Payable

• Accounts Payable Approval Report 6.27.2022.pdf (0.14 MB)

• 5.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – ICIP Set Public Hearing Date

• 6.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Economic Development Consultant contract renewal

• Independent Contractor Agreement - Palmetto LLC 2022-2023.pdf (0.03 MB)

• 7.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Legal Service Contract

• Legal Service Agreement 07.01.22 - 12.31.22.pdf (0.03 MB)

Council Discussion

Executive Session - For the purpose of the purchase, addition or disposal of real property or water rights by the public body pursuant to NMSA 10-15-1(H)(8)

* Motion and roll call vote to go into close session

* Motion and roll call vote to go back into the regular business meeting session

* Welcome everyone back and statement by the Mayor: The Governing Body of the City of Rio Communities, New Mexico, hereby states that on June 27, 2022 a Closed Executive Session was held and the matters discussed were for the discussion of the purchase, addition or disposal of real property or water rights by the public body pursuant to NMSA 10-15-1(H)(8)

Action Items - Consideration & Decision – Mayor recommendation regarding the purchase, addition or disposal of real property or water rights by the public body

Adjourn

Council may be attending the Economic Development Priorities Meeting held virtual in Rio Communities NM on June 29 starting 6:00 pm and the Public Taskforce meeting held virtual in Rio Communities NM on July 5 starting 6:00 pm, a possible quorum may be in attendance.