March 29, 2010
The City of Belen will this week begin publishing a job posting for city manager, the position now held by an interim city manager. On March 8, former City Manager Sally Garley resigned, leaving the position filled by Acting City Manager Mary Lucy Baca. According to the posting, getting hired to the position will require [...]
March 27, 2010
City of Belen employees will no longer be allowed to take home city vehicles, after the city’s acting manager yesterday sent a policy directive to all employees banning the practice. “City vehicles will be picked up when the employee comes in to work and returned at the end of the work shift or when emergency [...]
March 22, 2010
Belen Mayor Rudy Jaramillo today nominated and won the confirmation for his appointees to the positions of police chief, fire chief and airport manager. Police Chief Mike Chavez, Fire Chief Manny Garcia and Airport Manager Robert Uecker retained their positions. Taking up each name one at a time, the city councilors voted unanimously to confirm [...]
March 21, 2010
Belen’s mayor and the city’s three new councilors attended a New Mexico Municipal League training yesterday to learn what state law says about how a municipal government must operate. The training covered issues like how to organize a government, manage finances, conduct meetings and stay ethical. The conference room at the Marriott Pyramid in Albuquerque [...]
March 18, 2010
During tonight’s Valencia County Commission meeting, Commissioner David Medina called on his fellow commissioners to consider holding at least one meeting a year in Belen to make the commission more accessible to the residents of southern Valencia County. Belen City Councilor Jerah R. Cordova approached Medina with the idea two weeks ago after attending meetings [...]
March 17, 2010
An amendment to state law that halts double dipping for retirees hired for public jobs after July 1 will benefit Belen by saving the city money. Double dipping occurs when a government employee retires and later returns to work, receiving both a salary and pension. During to 2009 fiscal year, the City of Belen had [...]
March 16, 2010
The Belen City Council last night confirmed Mary Lucy Baca as the city’s acting manager until a permanent city manager can be appointed. The city council took the action because state law required Baca be confirmed by the council, even though she’s only an interim appointment. Baca received the full support of the city council, [...]
March 12, 2010
A memo from Belen’s city attorney to Mayor Rudy Jaramillo says the city government is so far complying with state law during its reorganization. Legal concerns related to Jaramillo’s decision-making and the transition have been discussed internally at city hall throughout the week, with Jaramillo and councilors attempting to ensure the city is complying with [...]
March 10, 2010
Belen City Councilor Jerah R. Cordova will propose a New Mexico Open Meetings Act (OMA) resolution for approval at Monday night’s regular city council meeting in order to bring the city back into compliance with the act. The City of Belen might be in violation of the state law because it didn’t approve a new [...]
March 09, 2010
Belen Mayor Rudy Jaramillo has given the city’s human resources manager additional management responsibilities while the city government transitions to a new city manager. Mary Lucy Baca took on the additional responsibilities today at Jaramillo’s direction, as Jaramillo continues to consider an appointment to the city manager vacancy. “I have accepted only on the basis [...]