Proposal to establish fees for boarded up and vacant buildings
September 16, 2011
Introducing an outdoor sales amendment
February 17, 2011
Introducing a city manager duties amendment
January 17, 2011
Council gives judge the power to appoint
October 12, 2010
The Belen City Council last week restored the municipal judge’s power to appoint the court’s alternate judge. By a 3-1 vote, with Councilor Mary T. Aragon voting against the measure, the city’s elected municipal judge was given the power to appoint a temporary municipal judge, who will serve during absences of the elected municipal judge. [...]
Introducing a mayoral veto power amendment and reintroducing a city council meetings addition
October 04, 2010
Land purchase vote was a tie-breaker
September 26, 2010
The vote by the current Belen City Council to correct an Open Meetings Act (OMA) violation by approving the former mayor’s efforts to purchase approximately 14 acres of land was split 2-2, despite a report in the Valencia County News-Bulletin suggesting all of the councilors supported it. In the final months of 2009, the previous [...]
State auditor offers assistance with city audit
August 22, 2010
New Mexico’s state auditor Hector Balderas sent a letter earlier this month offering to help the City of Belen take a closer look at its books during its annual audit. Despite an effort by Councilor Jerah R. Cordova to get a more comprehensive look at the city’s finances to assess the legality of specific transactions [...]
Medina votes against flood map changes
August 19, 2010
Valencia County Commissioner David Medina took a stand last night against flood map changes that mean more homeowners throughout the county will be required to buy flood insurance. The issue has been contentious over the past couple of months, as the Valencia County Commission demanded answers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) about why [...]
City records all city hall phone calls
August 19, 2010
All telephone calls made to Belen City Hall and several other city buildings are recorded and stored for 90 days, a fact disclosed only to those who call into the city’s general telephone line. On Monday night, the city council voted to approve a more than 80-page information technology policy to better manage the city’s [...]