Commission discusses ARPA projects and burn ordinance revisions, reviews FY25 draft budget and holds executive session on personnel

County Manager Brandy Thompson briefed commissioners on potential uses of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds during the April 9 meeting, including replacing sidewalks around the County Administration Building and buying a personnel-management software program.

Emergency Services Coordinator Kris Lawrence raised problems with the current Burn Ordinance and suggested the county begin the formal process to make changes; the board agreed to review the ordinance and start the revision process.

Thompson then provided copies of the draft FY25 budget and led a review of the general fund and departmental budgets; commissioners and department heads discussed details and scheduled further review at the May meeting.

In the afternoon the Board entered executive session under NMSA 1978, Section 10-15-1(H)(2) for limited personnel matters. The board left executive session at 2:19 p.m., affirmed discussions were limited to the stated purpose, and recorded that no action was taken while in closed session.

Next steps: staff will continue ARPA project planning and bring budget revisions to the May meeting; the county will begin the ordinance review process for burn regulations.