5.A. Proclamation- Sandoval County Commission Observance of November 11, 2023, as Veterans Day (Sponsored by District 5 Commissioner Joshua A. Jones)

[5.A. Proclamation- Sandoval County Commission Observance of November 11, 2023, as Veterans Day (Sponsored by District 5 Commissioner Joshua A. Jones)]

COMMISSIONER JONES HAS TWO AND COMMISSIONER BRUCH IS GOING TO BE STANDING IN FOR HIM TODAY ON BOTH OF THOSE.

COMMISSIONER JONES IS OUT ILL.

COMMISSIONER BRUCH. >> K. BRUCH: THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN.

WHAT I LIKE TO DO IS WE DO HAVE A GUEST THAT WE'LL BE INTRODUCING SHORTLY TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ON VETERANS DAY AND OUR CELEBRATION, BUT COMMISSIONER JONES DOES HAVE A PROCLAMATION.

I'D LIKE TO READ THAT PROCLAMATION FOR YOU ALL THIS EVENING AS PART OF OUR RECORD.

SANDOVAL COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OBSERVANCE OF VETERANS DAY SPONSORED BY DISTRICT 5 COMMISSIONER JOSHUA A JONES WHEREAS THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND SACRIFICES OF TENS OF MILLIONS OF BRAVE AND SELFLESS AMERICANS, THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE AND HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES HAVE BEEN VITAL IN MAINTAINING OUR FREEDOMS AND WAY OF LIFE AND THAT OVER 1 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES WHILE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES OVER THE PAST 250 YEARS AND WHEREAS FOR LOVE OF COUNTRY AND DEDICATION TO DUTY AMERICA'S VETERANS HAVE ENDURED ADVERSITY, LONELINESS, FATIGUE, AND LOSS AND MADE OTHER INCREDIBLE SACRIFICES.

MANY SUSTAINING LIFE ALTERING PHYSICAL INJURIES AND DISABILITIES WHILE OTHERS BEAR THE BURDENS OF EMOTIONAL SCARS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THEIR LIVES.

THESE VETERANS UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANT TASK BEFORE THE AMERICAN SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE NOW KEEPING WATCH AND WHEREAS WE NOW OWE A GREAT DEBT TO THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED IN DEFENSE OF THIS NATION BECAUSE THE FREEDOM WE ENJOY AS AMERICANS HAS BEEN PURCHASED AND MAINTAINED AT A HIGH PRICE THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY.

AND WHEREAS IN OWNER OF THESE DEDICATED MEN AND WOMEN WE PLEDGE CONTINUED DEFENSE OF OUR NATION SO THAT THEIR SACRIFICE WILL STAND BEFORE THE ENTIRE WORLD AS A TRIBUTE TO THE SPIRITS AND DETERMINATION OF PEOPLE DEDICATED TO THE PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY.

THAT HAVE PRESERVED OUR UNIQUE FORM OF GOVERNMENT DEDICATED TO HUMAN RIGHTS AND SPEC FOR THE INDIVIDUAL.

NOW THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED THE SANDOVAL COUNTY COMMISSION HEREBY OBSERVES NOVEMBER 11, 2023 AS VETERANS DAY IN HONOR OF THESE MEN AND WOMEN WHO REPRESENT THE BEST OF AMERICA AND DESERVE THE BEST THAT AMERICA CAN PROVIDE THEM.

WE HONOR AND RESPECT THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AND CONTINUED TO BE MADE IN DEFENSE OF AMERICA AND TO ADVANCE THE CAUSE OF PEACE DONE THIS EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2023 IN BERNALILLO, NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANDOVAL AND SIGNED BY OUR COMMISSION. I'D LIKE TO INVITE FRANK SMITH UP, FORMER MARINE CORPS, TO TALK WITH US JUST VERY BRIEFLY ABOUT HIS ROLE IN NEW MEXICO VETS COALITION.

THANK YOU, SIR. >> F.

SMITH: THANK YOU. VETERANS DAY IS OBSERVED ON NOVEMBER 11.

IT HONORS MILITARY VETERANS WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE U.S.

ARMED FORCES. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STAY DATES BACK TO THE END OF WORLD WAR I.

ON NOVEMBER 11, 1918, AND ARM ASSIST WAS SIGNED BETWEEN THE ALLIES IN GERMANY, MARKING THE END OF HOSTILITIES IN THE WESTERN FRONT AND EFFECTIVELY ENDING WORLD WAR I.

IN 1919, PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON PROCLAIMED NOVEMBER 11 AS ARMISTICE DAY TO HONOR THE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I.

LATER IN 1954 AFTER WORLD WAR II AND THE KOREAN WAR THE HOLIDAY WAS OFFICIALLY RENAMED VETERANS DAY TO HONOR AMERICAN VETERANS OF ALL WARS. VETERANS DAY PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE BRAVERY, SACRIFICE, AND PATRIOTISM TO ALL MILITARY VETERANS, ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COUNTRIES SECURITY AND WELL-BEING.

IT SERVES AS A DAY TO HONOR AND EXPRESS ATTITUDE TO THOSE THAT HAVE SERVED AND CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THE U.S.

ARMED FORCES, RECOGNIZING THEIR DEDICATION AND SELFLESS COMMITMENT TO THE NATION.

ON BEHALF OF VETERANS EVERYWHERE, ESPECIALLY HERE IN SANDOVAL COUNTY, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE SANDOVAL COUNTY COMMISSION FOR THIS PROCLAMATION.

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[APPLAUSE] >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: WE WANT YOU TO COME UP HERE.

>> F. SMITH: OKAY.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: AND WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT THIS PLAQUE. NEXT IS ITEM 5 A.

[5.B. Proclamation-Designating the month of November as Native American Heritage Month (Sponsored by District 5 Commissioner Joshua A. Jones)]

COMMISSIONER BRUCH IS GOING TO PRESENT THAT AGAIN FOR COMMISSIONER JONES.

>> K. BRUCH: THANK YOU GUYS.

COMMISSIONER JONES ALSO WANTED US TO DESIGNATE THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER IN RECOGNITION OF NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. AND SO WE ARE GOING TO ALSO BE PRESENTING THIS THIS EVENING TO OUR NATIVE AMERICAN LIAISONS WHO WORK UNDER OUR ATTORNEYS AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR BRIEFLY FROM THEM AS WELL.

SO WITH THAT, THE PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH IS A TIME FOR US TO CELEBRATE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE PAST, PRESENT, AND REDEDICATE OURSELVES TO HONORING TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY AND WHEREAS AMERICA HAS NOT ALWAYS DELIVERED ON ITS PROMISE OF EQUAL DIGNITY AND RESPECT FOR NATIVE AMERICANS AND WHEREAS DESPITE OUR SHORTCOMINGS, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, THEIR GOVERNMENTS, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES HAVE PERSEVERED AND FLORIST PRODUCING TEACHERS, SCHOLARS, SCIENTISTS, AND DOCTORS. WRITERS AND ARTISTS, BUSINESS LEADERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS, HERE IS IN UNIFORM, AND SO MUCH MORE.

AND WHEREAS WE MUST DO SO MUCH MORE TO ENSURE NATIVE AMERICANS HAVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED AND WHEREAS WE APPLAUD ACTIONS SUCH AS THE APPOINTING OF SECRETARY DEB HOLLAND TO THE FIRST EVER NATIVE AMERICAN CABINET SECRETARY.

AND WHEREAS SANDOVAL COUNTY CONTAINS 10 PUEBLOS, THREE CHAPTER HOUSES OF THE NAVAJO NATION AND THE HICKORY APACHE NATION.

AND WHEREAS WE ALWAYS HONOR THE PROFOUND IMPACT NATIVE AMERICANS CONTINUE TO HAVE IN SHAPING OUR COUNTRY, STATE, AND NATION, NOW THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED THAT THE SANDOVAL COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER AS NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH DONE THIS EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2023 IN BERNALILLO, NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANDOVAL COMMISSIONERS OF SANDOVAL SIGNED CHAIRMAN HEIL, CATHERINE BRUCH, DISTRICT 1, AND JC BLOCKS, STRICT TWO.

OTHERS ARE NOT HERE, BUT THEIR SUPPORT IS SHARED.

AND AS COMMISSIONER JONES WAS THE ONE SPONSORING THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.

SO WITH THAT, COME ON UP.

[APPLAUSE] I WANT YOU TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND TELL US WHAT YOU DO SO EVERYONE HERE CAN UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT.

THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.

>> MR. CHAIR, COMMISSIONERS, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO RESERVE EVELYN SANDOVAL'S COMMENTS TO, YOU KNOW, OUR PRESENTATION ON THE TRIBAL LIAISON, BUT IF YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW OTHER WORDS RIGHT NOW IN ADDITION TO WHAT YOU ALREADY PLANNED, BUT WE'LL RESERVE THOSE COMMENTS FOR OUR PRESENTATION.

>> K. BRUCH: JUST TELL US WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU DO.

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS EVELYN SANDOVAL.

I AM FROM -- CHAPTER 36 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CUBA AND I COVER -- COUNSELOR AND I ALSO WORK WITH THE HICKORY APACHES.

>> K.

BRUCH: THANK YOU, EVELYN.

AND FOR ANYONE WHO MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT EVELYN WAS TALKING ABOUT, THOSE ARE SECTIONS OF THE NAVAJO NATION AND HICKORY

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APACHE NATION. THANK YOU, EVELYN.

THEN YOU GET TO COME BACK. [LAUGHTER]

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: RIGHT HERE.

[APPLAUSE]

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: NOW DON'T SIT DOWN.

COUNTY MANAGER, DON'T SIT DOWN.

[6. PRESENTATIONS]

THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION TO UPDATE THE PUBLIC ON THE WORKS OF SANDOVAL COUNTY TRIBAL LIAISON PROGRAM.

>> MR. CHAIR, COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US THIS EVENING.

AS YOU KNOW NOW, NOVEMBER IS NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH, ALSO KNOWN AS NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN MONTH.

IN 1990, CONGRESS PASSED AND GEORGE H TO BE BEST SIGNED A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING NOVEMBER AS THE FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, ALSO KNOWN AS AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY MONTH.

I KNOW THAT WAS A PROCLAMATION, BUT SOMETHING I FOUND ON THE UNITED STATES WEBSITE TODAY, SO I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE APROPOS FOR THIS PRESENTATION.

THIS EVENING WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE YOU INFORMATION ABOUT OUR TRIBAL LIAISON PROGRAM GIVEN THAT IT IS EIGHT OF AMERICAN MONTH.

WE JUST HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION, BUT BEFORE WE START THE PRESENTATION, I DID WANT TO THANK SEAN TURNEY IN PARTICULAR.

THIS PRESENTATION AND THE BROCHURE YOU HAVE IN YOUR HANDS IS IN LARGE PART BECAUSE OF HER.

SHE PUT IT TOGETHER AND SHE AND I WORKED TOGETHER AND MADE IT IS WHAT IT IS TONIGHT.

WITH THAT, LET'S JUST START THE PRESENTATION.

SANDOVAL COUNTY TRIBAL LIAISON PROGRAM PROMOTES HEALTH, WELL-BEING, AND PROSPERITY OF NATIVE AMERICAN RESIDENTS AND ALL RESIDENTS OF SANDOVAL COUNTY.

SO THIS WILL GIVE YOU AN IDEA WHO THE TRIBAL LIAISON PROGRAM CONSISTS OF.

EVELYN SANDOVAL, WHO YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN THIS EVENING.

SHE PROVIDES SERVICES TO THREE NAVAJO CHAPTERS, COUNSELOR, OJI ENCINE, AND TORREON/STARLIGHT.

SHE ALSO PROVIDES TRANSLATION SERVICES.

LET'S SAY A PERSON IN THE NAVAJO WHO DOESN'T UNDERSTAND ENGLISH WANTS TO KNOW WHAT HIS OR HER -- SAYS.

EVELYN WILL GO TO THAT PERSON'S PLACE OF HOME AND HELP HER TRANSLATE THAT VALID.

SHE WON'T TELL THE PERSON HOW TO VOTE, BUT SHE'LL TELL HER WHAT THAT BALLOT ACTUALLY SAYS.

THAT'S PART OF THE TRANSLATION SERVICES.

SHEILA HERRERA, WHO WOULD'VE LIKED TO WITHIN HERE THIS EVENING, BUT SHE IS WORKING ON TRIBAL OBLIGATIONS TODAY.

SHE WANTED TO BE HERE, BUT IT'S JUST A CONFLICT SHE COULDN'T BE HERE.

SHE'S THE KERES TRIBAL LIAISON.

I DID HAVE SOME WORDS I WANTED OVER ON HER BEHALF LATER ON.

SHE PROVIDES SERVICES TO THE SIX PUEBLOS.

COCHITI, LAGUNA, AND OFFERS TRANSLATION SERVICES IN THE KERES LANGUAGE, AND OF COURSE, ME.

SO WHO DO WE SERVE? SANDOVAL COUNTY IS HOME TO ALL OR PORTIONS OF 12 NATIVE AMERICAN PUEBLOS AND TRIBAL NATIONS AND, YOU ALREADY HEARD THIS.

IT HAS THE SECOND LARGEST NUMBER OF TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AND LANDHOLDINGS IN THE COUNTRY.

WHAT WE DO. THE PROGRAM WAS INITIALLY ESTABLISHED AS A VOTING RIGHTS PROGRAM.

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WAS INITIALLY ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE VOTING IN ELECTION SERVICES TO THE COUNTIES NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES.

TODAY OUR TRAVEL LIAISONS MEET AND COLLABORATE WITH TRIBAL LEADERS, COMMUNITY NUMBERS, AND RESIDENTS TO ADDRESS MANY IMPORTANT ISSUES.

THE PROGRAM IS NOW PART OF OUR APARTMENT, THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT IN SANDOVAL COUNTY.

FINALLY, WHAT WE DISCUSSED WITH OUR TRIBAL COMMUNITIES.

THIS MIGHT NOT BE AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST, BUT THIS IS A GOOD PORTION OF WHAT OUR TRIBAL LIAISONS TALK TO MEMBERS IN THEIR VARIOUS -- EDUCATION, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, FIRE AND RESCUE, HORSE RACING, MISSING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, PUBLIC SAFETY, TOURISM, RENEWABLE ENERGY, AND VOTER SERVICES.

WITH THAT BEFORE WE STAND FOR QUESTIONS, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOME WORDS FROM SHEILA HERRERA, NO OTHER TRIBAL LIAISON I WANTED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING BUT COULDN'T, AND AFTER THAT I'M GOING TO INVITE MISS EVELYN SANDOVAL UP PROVIDE SOME THOUGHTS ON THE PROGRAM AS WELL.

SHEILA SAYS HELLO, MY NAME IS SHEILA HERRERA.

I AM THE KERES LAYS ON.

I WORK WITH THE -- I APOLOGIZE I AM NOT HERE IN PERSON.

I WAS CALLED TO FULFILL TRIBAL OBLIGATIONS IN MY PUEBLO.

WE PROVIDE VOTER AWARENESS BY FLYERS, VISITING THE PUEBLOS, AND JOINING IN ON EVENTS.

SINCE THE PUEBLOS HAVE SLOWLY OPENED UP, WE PLAN ON MORE IN PERSON AWARENESS.

IT IS BEEN A CHALLENGE IN THE PAST YEARS DUE TO COPING.

WE JOIN ON THE LC 16 MEETINGS AND ASSIST IN DISSEMINATING HEALTH AND INFORMATION TO THE PUEBLOS.

I ALSO -- FIVE SANDOVAL PUEBLOS PRESERVATION TEAM TO PROMOTE VOTER AWARENESS.

IT WAS GREAT TO JOIN IN ON THE PROJECT VENTURE ACTIVITY AT THE SCHOOL TO PROMOTE VOTER AWARENESS AND MOCK ELECTION TO THE STUDENTS. I LOOK FORWARD TO JOIN IN ON EVENTS AND OTHER COMMUNITIES AS WELL NOW THAT THE PUEBLOS ARE OPEN TO VISIT.

I'VE MET WITH THE KERES GOVERNORS AND MY GOAL IS TO -- I ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO MORE IN PERSON VISITS TO THE PUEBLOS TO SHARE COUNTY INFORMATION AND ALSO TO SEE HOW WE COULD BE OF ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMUNITIES.

THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

MANY BLESSINGS TO YOU ALL. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO INVITE MISS EVELYN SANDOVAL UP TO SHARE HER THOUGHTS ON THE TRIBAL LIAISON PROGRAM.

>> AGAIN, GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE THAT IS HERE.

MY NAME IS EVELYN SANDOVAL AND I WORK WITH THE TRIBAL LIAISON FOR SANDOVAL COUNTY NOW FOR SIX YEARS.

IT IS A SERVICE PROVIDER TO THE NAVAJO NATION HICKORY APACHE NATION AND PUEBLO TRIBES IN SANDOVAL COUNTY.

WE GET INVOLVED BY BEING PROACTIVE IN EDUCATION AND VOTER REGISTRATION.

WE COLLABORATE WITH TRIBAL PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT TO CREATE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ACHIEVE AND MEET BASIC NEEDS OF WATER, ELECTRICITY, ADEQUATE HOUSING, AND IMPROVING CONDITIONS.

WE COMEDIC IT OPENLY WITH THE TRIBES FROM EXECUTIVE LEVEL DOWN TO THE GRASSROOTS ADVOCATE FOR COMMUNITIES AND OUR PEOPLE.

BUT MOST IMPORTANT, WE ALWAYS PROVIDE NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION TO OUR PEOPLE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE]

>> EVELYN, IF YOU WANT TO STAY UP HERE.

MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVELYN.

WILL NOT STAND FOR QUESTIONS. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: COMMISSIONERS, QUESTIONS?

COMMISSIONER BRUCH. >> K.

BRUCH: JUST ONE.

PREVIOUSLY I KNOW WE HAD THREE PEOPLE IN POSITION.

ARE WE SEARCHING TO FILL ANOTHER POSITION? WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE?

>> YES. STRATTERA, COMMISSIONER BRUCH, RIGHT NOW PETER IS THE GOVERNOR OF THE JEMEZ PUEBLO, AND HE'S ON SABBATICAL.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PLAN IS FOR FUTURE ELECTIONS ARE, BUT ASSUMING THAT HE'S NOT ELECTED AS GOVERNOR AGAIN OR ANY OTHER POSITION WITHIN THE JEMEZ PUEBLO, I UNDERSTANDING AT THIS POINT IS HE WILL BE BACK AS POSITION IN -- ABSOLUTELY.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: COMMISSIONER BLOCK.

>> J.

BLOCK: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

EVELYN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

APPRECIATE YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COUNTY AND OUR PARTNERS.

I'LL ASK ONE OF YOU IF YOU KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS.

THIS WAS ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE VOTING ELECTION EDUCATION, CORRECT?

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HOW ARE WE DOING? DO WE HAVE ANY HISTORICALLY DO YOU SEE IF WE ARE GETTING THE VOTER TURNOUT GOING IN THE RIGHT TREND FOR THE TRIBES AND PUEBLOS? DO WE KEEP TRACK OF THAT?

>> KEEP TRACK OF THAT AND WE WORK ALSO WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE TRIBAL VOTERS INFORMATION TECH FROM THERE AND HE UPDATES US ON AFTER THE ELECTIONS ON HOW MANY VOTER REGISTRATION HAS INCREASED AND THE AMOUNT OF VOTES THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN THAT WERE CAST.

SO WE ALWAYS HAVE THAT INFORMATION.

>> J.

BLOCK: OKAY. ARE YOU SEEING ANY ISSUES OF PEOPLE NOT VOTING OR THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO VOTING?

>> THIS WAS THE VERY FIRST TIME EVER THAT IN MY AREA THAT HAVE 13 DAYS AND 10 DAYS BEFORE EARLY VOTING.

A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE CONFUSED.

THEY DIDN'T KNOW, SO WE HAD TO DO A LOT OF EDUCATION WHEN THEY CAME IN TO THE POLLING SITES.

SO THAT WAS THE VERY FIRST TIME THAT HAVE BEEN.

WE HAD PEOPLE, MORE PEOPLE VOTE FOR EARLY ELECTION THAN JUST ON ELECTION DAY.

>> J. BLOCK: OKAY. >> BECAUSE A LOT OF THE MISSING INFORMATION THAT PEOPLE RECEIVE OUT THERE IS THAT THE VOTES THAT ARE CAST DURING EARLY VOTING ARE NOT COUNTED, SO THEY BELIEVE THAT ELECTION DAY IS THE ONLY DAY THEY CAN VOTE.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO CHANGE THAT AND TELL THEM THAT EVERYTHING IS COUNTED.

>> J. BLOCK: JUST REAL QUICK.

THIS IS MY FAVORITE SLIDE IN THE ENTIRE BRIEF.

YOU KNOW, THE MISSING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, THE GOVERNOR JUST RECENTLY ELIMINATED THAT TASK FORCE, SO I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF WE ARE DOING THAT IN SANDOVAL COUNTY.

I'D LIKE TO KNOW THAT.

I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE HAVE SOME TYPE OF -- BECAUSE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT OFFICE IN THE COUNTY AND I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE HAVE SOME TYPE OF MISSION VISION OF WHAT WE ARE DOING IN THE OFFICE.

WHEN I LOOK AT ALL THESE TOPICS HERE, HOW DO I KNOW THAT WE'RE DOING GOOD? HOW DO WE KNOW THAT FOR ALCOHOL DRUG ABUSE THAT WE'RE MAKING AN IMPACT ON THE TRIBES OR PUBLIC SAFETY OR MISSING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE? VETERAN AND SENIOR SERVICES.

HOW DO WE KNOW WE ARE DOING WELL? BECAUSE THIS IS THE SECOND MOST IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY BEHIND SAN DIEGO COUNTY I THINK IN CALIFORNIA MAY HAVE MORE PUEBLO COUNTIES AND WE DO.

HOW DO WE KNOW WE ARE DOING WELL WITH THE MONEY WE ARE SPENDING?

>> MY PART WITH THE NAVAJO NATION, SINCE THE NEW NAVAJO NATION PRESIDENT WAS ELECTED IN JANUARY HE HAS MADE A LOT OF CHANGES.

HE HAS LET A LOT OF PEOPLE GO AND BRING IN NEW PEOPLE.

WHAT I'M DOING NOW IS TRYING TO INTRODUCE MYSELF, INTRODUCE PROGRAM TO THEM AND TRY TO COOPERATE WITH THEM AND INCREASING THE AWARENESS.

AND THEN A LOT OF THE THREE CHAPTERS THAT I WORK WITH IS KIND OF LIKE, IT'S NOT REALLY CONSIDERED NAVAJO NATION BECAUSE IT'S SO FAR OUT FROM WINDOW ROCK.

SO WE HAVE TO BE THE ONES TO GO OUT THERE AND ADVOCATE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.

SO RIGHT NOW AFTER COVID, SOME OF THE CHAPTER HOUSES ARE BARELY REOPENING.

SO A LOT OF THE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN WORKING, EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN WORKING FROM HOME.

RIGHT NOW THEY ARE FINALLY REOPENING SO THAT THE PROGRAMS ARE GOING TO COME BACK IN AND START SERVING THE COMMUNITIES AGAIN.

SO RIGHT NOW EVERYTHING IS PROGRESS.

>> J. BLOCK: YEAH, I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE KIND OF RE-BASELINING AFTER COVID.

I GET THAT. BUT THERE SHOULD BE SOME HISTORICAL EMPIRICAL DATA THAT LETS US KNOW WHAT THESE METRICS ARE, WHERE WE NEED TO FOCUS TO HELP THE MOST PEOPLE WITH THE BIGGEST BANG.

I WOULD RECOMMEND TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT OR MAYBE START KEEPING TRACK OF THAT SO WE CAN REALLY UNDERSTAND WHERE THE NUMBERS ARE.

I'M A NUMBERS METRICS GUY AND I DON'T WANT TO JUST KEEP THROWING MONEY AT THE PROBLEM WHEN WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BECAUSE WE ARE NOT GETTING THE METRICS BACK AND WE ARE NOT EVEN SURE WE ARE HELPING THE RIGHT PEOPLE WITH THE RIGHT ISSUES IS WHAT I WOULD SAY.

I WOULD RECOMMEND A MISSION VISION AND START KEEPING TRACK OF SOME OF THESE TRENDS.

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IF THEY ARE DOING THE RIGHT WAY, GREAT.

IF THEY ARE NOT GOING THE RIGHT WAY, WHY? AND THEN FOCUS OUR RESOURCES THERE.

I WANT TO SAY AGAIN THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESOURCES.

I APPRECIATE IT AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE YEARS TO COME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR.

CHAIR. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, JOHN AND EVELYN.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION THIS EVENING.

SO THERE ARE NO BOARD AND COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS, SO WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

[8. PUBLIC COMMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS]

I WILL READ OFF NAMES IN THREES SO THAT WE KEEP THIS FLOWING THIS EVENING.

BETH DOLLY. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS BETH DOWLING.

AND A RESIDENT OF SANDOVAL COUNTY.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE SANDOVAL COUNTY CLERK, WAYNE BRADY, AND THE ENTIRE STAFF OF THE BUREAU OF ELECTIONS. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO WORKED AS SYSTEM CLERKS, ELECTION JUDGES, AND PRESIDING JUDGES DURING EARLY VOTING AND ELECTION DAY. LAST YEAR I VOLUNTEERED AS A POLE CHALLENGER.

I SAW FIRSTHAND THIS YEAR THAT THE TEAM OF SANDOVAL COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE HAVE PUT INTO PLACE SEVERAL IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS, SOME WHICH CAME FROM FEEDBACK BY OUR GROUP.

FOR THE PAST WEEK I'VE BEEN VOLUNTEERING AS A POLL WATER IN FOLLOWING THE ABSENTEE PROCESS WITH THE SANDOVAL COUNTY WAREHOUSE WITH SEVERAL OTHER VOLUNTEER POLL WATCHERS. THE EXPERIENCE WAS EXTERNALLY POSITIVE.

THE ABSENTEE BOARD SHOULD BE COMMENDED ON THE PRODUCTIVE AND EFFICIENT MANNER FROM START TO FINISH.

I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO PRESIDING JUDGES JEFF RINALDI AND BEVERLY MEYEZ FOR THEIR STRONG LEADERSHIP.

YESTERDAY I HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO VISIT SEVERAL VOTING CONVENIENCE CENTERS AND PROVIDED FEEDBACK THIS AFTERNOON.

I KNOW THAT IN THIS PROCESS NOTHING IS PERFECT, BUT I AM CONFIDENT THAT HE LISTENED TO MY CONCERNS.

THERE'S SO MANY FACETS TO THE ELECTION PROCESS AND I JUST WANT TO STRESS HOW IMPERATIVE IT IS THAT WE ALL WORK TOGETHER.

THANK YOU, GUYS. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: THANK YOU, BETH.

RAMONA GOLDSBY FOLLOWED BY MARY JO STREET'S FOLLOWED BY DR.

GERALDO CIONELLA.

HOPE I GOT THAT RIGHT.

>> THAT EVENING, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.

RAMONA GOLDSBY. I WANT MY COMMENTS ON THE RECORD.

I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCE IS.

I'D LIKE -- I ONLY HAVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES, SO BRIEFLY, THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED AND COME TO COUNTY COMMISSION MEETINGS TWICE A MONTH ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR SECURE AND TRANSPARENT ELECTIONS. WE HAD A COMMISSIONER THAT SAID WE ARE THE LOUD OR VOCAL MINORITY.

WELL, I'M HERE TO TELL YOU I WORKED THE ELECTIONS YESTERDAY AND WE ARE NOT THE MINORITY.

PEOPLE WERE COMING IN AND HANDING ME THEIR ID.

I DID NOT ASK FOR IT.

THEY WANTED ME TO HAVE IT.

I STILL HAD TO VERBALLY VERIFY THEIR NAME, YEAR OF BIRTH, AND ADDRESS, BUT THEY FELT CONFIDENT WHEN THEY HANDED IT TO ME AND I DIDN'T REJECT IT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE TO REJECT IT.

THE PEOPLE TAKING THE INITIATIVE TO HENRY THEIR ID HELPED BECAUSE THERE WERE TIMES WHERE WE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND SOME OF THEM OR WE COULDN'T SPELL THEIR NAME.

IT LIMITED MISCOMMUNICATION AND INCREASED EFFICIENCY.

PEOPLE ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE PROCESS.

WE HAD PEOPLE COME IN FROM ANOTHER CENTER BECAUSE THE PRINTERS WERE DOWN.

THEY TOLD US THERE WERE AT LEAST 50 PEOPLE THAT HAD TO LEAVE THAT CENTER.

THINGS HAPPEN, RIGHT? WE HAD A CENTER THEY COULD COME TO.

BUT THERE WERE ITEMS I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT HERE.

I RECOMMEND MS. BRADY, RAMIRO, JODI DO A BRIEFING EITHER IN PERSON OR SURVEY OF EVERY PERSON THAT WORKED AND WATCHED. I RECOMMEND THAT THE RAW DATA AND REPORT BE PROVIDED TO THE COMMISSIONERS ONCE IT'S COMPLETED AND I RECOMMEND THAT AN ACTION PLAN BE WRITTEN AND PROVIDED WITH THE REPORT OF THE DEBRIEFING OF THE 2023 ELECTIONS BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME GOOD THINGS, BUT THERE CAN BE SOME IMPROVEMENT.

THANK YOU. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: THANK YOU, RAMONA.

MARY JO STREET'S FOLLOWED BY DR.

GERALDO FOLLOWED BY RHONDA ORCHARD.

>> MARY JO STREETS, SANDOVAL COUNTY.

DURING THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, COMMISSIONER BLOCK HAS DIRECTED OUR ATTENTION TO THE BIDEN ADMIN ATTRITION BORDER CRISIS.

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LET'S DEFINE CRISIS.

AND UNSTABLE SITUATION INVOLVING AN IMPEDING CHANGE.

OPERATIVE WORD, CHANGE.

ARE YOU AWARE THAT BERNALILLO COUNTY IS IN A CRISIS? HOMELESS, ILLEGALS, CRIME, AND FENTANYL HAVE LEFT THE COUNTY COMMISSION OVERWHELMED AND PERPLEXED.

UPON REVIEWING TONIGHT'S AGENDA I NOTICE SOMETHING TERRIFYING.

UNDER THE HEADING OF PRIORITIES OF 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THE FIRST FOUR SUPPORTED CHANGES WERE ITEMS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FROM THE STATE ARE AS FOLLOWS.

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES/CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAMS, ASSISTANCE WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE, EMPLOYEE TRAINING IN DEALING WITH PERSONS IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS, PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL TRAINING FOR CRISIS INTERVENTION.

OBVIOUSLY, THESE PRIORITIES SPEAK TO A RESOURCE AND PERSONNEL TRAINING DEFICIT, AND SINCE SANDOVAL COUNTY COMMISSION IS ADMITTING TO SAID DEFICIT, HOW ARE YOU PLANNING TO DEAL WITH -- FIRST RESPONDERS AND CITIZENS SAFE? HERE IS WHERE IT BECOMES TERRIFYING.

FIRST, WHILE IT REMAINS A GALLANT EFFORT TO ASK FOR SUPPORT DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, IS CLEAR IT WILL BE TOO LITTLE TOO LATE.

SECOND, SINCE BERNALILLO COUNTY IS ALREADY IN A PERPLEXING CRISIS, HAVE ANY OF YOU THOUGHT TO ALLOCATE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CRISIS SEEMED TO BE ON OUR DOORSTEP? THREE. WHILE THESE PRIORITIES ARE VALID, CONSIDERING THE IMPENDING DOOM, WOULDN'T THE OBVIOUS SUPPORTED PRIORITY BE TO INSIST ON CLOSING THE NEW MEXICO BORDER? COMMISSIONERS BRUCH AND JONES, YOU ARE PARTY ALONG WITH OUR GOVERNOR SEEMS TO SUPPORT THE OPEN BORDER.

WHAT IS YOUR PLAN? INSTEAD OF ROLLING YOUR EYES AND SHUFFLING PAPERWORK DURING COMMISSIONER BLOCK'S COMMISSION DISCUSSION, MAYBE YOU MIGHT LISTEN TO DEVELOP AN ACTION PLAN.

THANK YOU. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: THANK YOU, MARY JO.

FOLLOWED BY DR.

GERALDO, RHONDA, THEN BARBARA HALL.

>> GOOD EVENING.

MR. CHAIR AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE.

IN 2018, THE COMMISSIONERS CERTIFY THAT ACROSS 18 PRECINCTS COMPRISING DISTRICT 1 OF SANDOVAL COUNTY, 11,024 VOTES WERE CAST WHERE THE COMMISSION RAISED.

BRUCH HAD HER SEAT IN 2022 POST RESULT FOR COMMISSIONERS RACE ACROSS NOW 37 PRECINCTS SHOWED 10,925 VOTES COUNTED AT 10:30 P.M.

AND ELECTION NIGHT. IN A 99 TOTAL VOTE DIFFERENCE.

-- AFTER THE 10:30 P.M.

ELECTION NIGHT DROP OFF AT THE SANDOVAL COUNTY WAREHOUSE, THE MISSING 3892 VOTES WILL BE ADDED TO DISTRICT 1, WHICH ENDED UP BEING 26% OF THE TOTAL VOTE FOR THE RACE.

IN ADDITION, THE POST 10:30 P.M.

MISSING VOTE FOR DISTRICT 3 AMOUNTED TO 3825.

SO THE JUMBLED DUMP DISTRICT 1 ADDS 3892 VOTES AND DISTRICT 3 ADS 3825 VOTES IN 2022 TO THE COMMISSIONERS RACE IS.

A DIFFERENCE OF 67 VOTES.

GIVEN ALL THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE GIVEN, SINCE YOU EMPLOY THE FORMER STATE AUDITOR, YOUR CONSTITUENTS ARE LEFT CONSIDERING YOU HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED.

ANY AUDITOR CAN SEEK TO OUR SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS WITH THE 2021 GENERAL ELECTION, 2021 PRIMARY ELECTION, AND 2022 GENERAL ELECTION.

IT OBVIOUSLY MEANS NOTHING TO YOU, WHICH SHOWS YOU FEEL YOU ONLY WORK FOR YOURSELVES.

HAVING SAID THAT, 10:30 P.M.

ELECTION NIGHT, 2022 DISTRICT 3 CANDIDATE MEEK REPORTED THE PERCENTAGE WAS AT 51%.

DISTRICT 2 BLOCK FINAL RACE RESULT CAME IN AT 51%-49%.

AT 10:30 P.M.

ELECTION NIGHT 2022 TOTAL REPORTED VOTES WERE 10,975.

THAT ULTIMATELY REPRESENTS 73% OF WHAT WE ARE TOLD WITH THE TOTAL VOTES CAST IN THE RACE.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: DR., YOU MUST WRAP.

>> THANK YOU. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: THANK YOU.

RHONDA FOLLOWED BY BARBARA FOLLOWED BY MARY BURGESS.

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GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS.

I'M RHONDA ORCHARD. PLEASE RECORD MY COMMENTS.

IN JUST TWO DAYS, THE GOVERNOR WILL RENEW HER EXECUTIVE ORDER TO DECLARE GUN VIOLENCE A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.

SHE WILL CLAIM SUCCESS IS HAPPENING BECAUSE NO GUNS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN APS CAMPUSES SINCE OCTOBER 5.

MAKE NO MISTAKE THIS IS ABOUT MAKING HER CONSTITUENTS DEFENSELESS AGAINST MARTIAL LAW INVOKED IN ANY FORTHCOMING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES. NOW LAST SATURDAY, THREE GUN BUYBACK PROGRAMS NETTED 439 GUNS ACCORDING TO STATE POLICE SPOKESMAN WILSON SILVER. AT NEARLY $200 PER GUN, GIFT CARDS WORTH UP TO $80,700 WERE USED.

WITH LITTLE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT GUN BUYBACKS REDUCE SHOOTINGS, HOMICIDES, OR SUICIDES BY ANY SIGNIFICANT DEGREE, THE GOVERNOR CHAMPIONS THE WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER OF CHILDREN AND THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT BECOMES A BEACON OF SACRIFICE AND EVERY PARENTHOOD CENTER.

SO WHAT IS BEING REPORTED? GUN SALES ARE THROUGH THE ROOF AND WHO CAN BLAME THE BUYERS? AS MTV AND BLM LOOT FREELY DESTROYING PRIVATE PROPERTY.

WHEN ANY GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO PROTECT ITS CITIZENS, THEN IT BECOMES A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY.

SIMPLY PUT, THE CRIMINAL OR TERRORIST YOU HAVE TO SHOOT TO PROTECT YOURSELF TODAY MAY WELL VARY HAVE BEEN -- MAY VERY WELL HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM JAIL BY A SOFT ON CRIME POLITICIAN JUST YESTERDAY OR SIMPLY ALLOWED TO ENTER THE COUNTRY THROUGH OPEN BORDERS.

EVERY CITIZEN WITH A GUN IS A DETERRENT.

A CITIZEN WITHOUT A GUN IS A POTENTIAL TARGET.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: THANK YOU, RHONDA.

BARB, MARY BURGESS, AND CHRIS CUPPER.

>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HEIL, AND HELLO, EVERYONE.

I PERSONALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE ELECTION.

I WORKED THE ELECTIONS THIS YEAR EVERY SINGLE DAY.

IT WAS WONDERFUL.

IT WAS WONDERFUL. IT WAS ORGANIZED AND I WANT TO THANK ANNE BRADY RAMIRO FOR SUCH A KNOWLEDGEABLE EXPERTISE, PATIENT, ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP.

I WANT TO THANK TINA BECAUSE YOU HAVE AN ANGEL IN TINA.

SHE WAS THERE FOR US WHEN WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WE WERE DOING AT A COUPLE OF POINTS JUST A COUPLE OF TIMES.

AND THEN I WOULD LIKE TO THANK JOEY.

JOEY, YOU ARE SO KNOWLEDGEABLE AND SO APPROACHABLE.

MY NEVER ENDING QUESTIONS, I KNOW I ANNOYED YOU.

I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS FOR A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THERE WERE ALSO PEOPLE I WORK WITH WHO NEVER PARTICIPATED IN THE VOTING PROCESS AT ALL, AND I WAS ON A PUEBLO, WHICH WAS A VERY SMALL PLACE AND PEOPLE WERE NOT SURE WHERE TO GO AND HOW TO GET IN, BUT WE HANDLED EVERYTHING SO WELL BECAUSE OF OUR EDUCATION.

WE HAD ONE OF THE PRESIDING JUDGES, DENISE ROSE.

SHE WAS FANTASTIC.

SHE WAS NERVOUS, BUT WITH HER TRAINING SHE ALSO MANAGED TO PULL IT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH.

THERE WERE SOME GLITCHES WITH ELECTION DAY BECAUSE WE HAD A NEW TEAM AND WE HAD TO BUILD UP ALL THAT REPORT AND IT WAS A LITTLE CUMBERSOME, BUT WE WORKED IT OUT.

I DO WANT TO SAY I AGREE WITH RAMONA.

WE DO NEED TO HAVE A DEBRIEFING BECAUSE WE ALL LEARNED SO MANY THINGS AND I KNOW WE CAN MAKE IT BETTER BECAUSE WE'RE IN IT.

WE'RE IN IT TO WIN IT. WE'RE PART OF YOUR TEAM AND I JUST REALLY LIKED THE EXPERIENCE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HEIL.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: THANK YOU, BARBARA.

I'M VERY BURGESS.

I'M FROM SANDOVAL COUNTY AND I ASK THAT YOU RECORD MY COMMENTS, PLEASE.

SO GOOD EVENING.

ANOTHER ELECTION BITES THE DUST.

AS THIS MONKEY BUSINESS CONTINUES.

THE REQUIRED VOTER ID DROP BOXES, SAME-DAY VOTER REGISTRATION, MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION, MAILING UNSOLICITED BALLOTS, DIRTY FOLDER ROLES, DIRTY TABULATOR'S WITH WIRELESS MODEMS, BATTERY BACKUP, REMOTE ACCESS FOR PROGRAMMING, CHANGES THAT CAN BE DONE FROM THIRD WORLD ISLANDS WHILE SITTING IN

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UNPLUGGED IN A DARK WAREHOUSE.

SO NEXT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DISCUSS AGAIN ABOUT CERTIFYING THE SELECTED VOTES.

I STILL DREAM PREDILECTIONS WITH INTEGRITY.

DON'T YOU? ON A SECOND TOPIC, DO YOU KNOW THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF NEW INVENTIONS READY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ONCE THE GO-AHEAD IS GIVEN? MANY ARE REGARDING SAFE, FREE ENERGY.

THESE WILL NULLIFY THIRTY-YEAR INVESTMENTS FOR FOSSIL FUELS.

I THINK IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO RETHINK THESE INVESTMENTS.

THANK YOU. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: THANK YOU, MARY.

CHRIS FOLLOWED BY CAROL DOOLEY FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL CRYSTAL.

>> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS.

CHRIS CUPPER, PLACITAS.

I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE SCORE REFERENDUM ON OUR NOVEMBER 7 BALLOT.

AND PROPOSED TO RAISE OUR PROPERTY TAXES TWO DOLLARS PER THOUSAND.

THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER STRUGGLING WITH JOE BIDEN'S CRIPPLING INFLATION.

MY GUESS IS THE REFERENDUM WILL PASS.

NOT BECAUSE OF A MAJORITY VOTE.

WHAT PERCENT OF OUR SANDOVAL COUNTY RESIDENTS WANT TO FURTHER IMPOVERISH THEMSELVES FOR A SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT RANKS AS ONE OF THE LOWEST PERFORMERS IN THE UNITED STATES? THE REFERENDUM WILL PASS BECAUSE OF UNCERTIFIED DOMINION MACHINES BEING MANIPULATED BY DISHONEST STATE POLITICIANS, SAME-DAY VOTING, NO VOTER ID.

I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THAT BEING FROM TEXAS.

THE LAUNDRY LIST GOES ON IN NEW MEXICO.

SO, COMMISSIONERS, ON NOVEMBER 17 WHEN YOU CALLED TO CERTIFY THE CAST VOTE, I URGE YOU NOT TO DO SO.

YOU NEED TO START THE REFORM RIGHT HERE AT THE COUNTY.

COMMISSION LEVEL. SPEAK WITH COMMISSIONER BLOCK.

HE HAS NO FEAR OF RETRIBUTION.

IN THE LAST ELECTION HE DID NOT CERTIFY IT AND HE STILL STANDING AMONG HIS PEERS.

THANKS. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: THANK YOU, CHRIS.

CAROL FOLLOWED BY MICAH CRYSTAL AND FOLLOWED BY VICTORIA MARTIN.

>> GOOD EVENING, COUNTY COMMISSION.

MY NAME IS CAROL DOOLEY.

I'M A SANDOVAL COUNTY RESIDENT.

IN 2018, COMMISSIONERS CERTIFIED CROSS 18 PRECINCTS COMPRISING DISTRICT 1 SANDOVAL COUNTY 11,024 VOTES WERE CAST FOR THE COMMISSIONERS RACE.

BRUCH HAD HER SEAT IN 2022 POSTED RESULTS FOR DISTRICT 1 COMMISSIONER RACE ACROSS NOW 37 PRECINCTS SHOWED 10,995 VOTES COUNTED AT 10:00 P.M.

ON ELECTION NIGHT. 99 VOTE TOTAL DIFFERENCE FROM FOUR YEARS BEFORE.

PRETTY AMAZING 10:30 PM TRICK AFTER 10:30 P.M.

ELECTION I DROP OFF THE SANDOVAL COUNTY WAREHOUSE THE MISSING 3892 VOTES WHILE BEING ADDED TO DISTRICT ONE.

THAT WOULD END UP BEING 26% OF THE TOTAL VOTE FOR THE RACE.

BUT ADDED TO THAT POST AT 10:30 P.M.

MISSING CAREER DELIVERED VOTES FOR DISTRICT 3 AMOUNTED TO 3825.

SO THE JUMBLED CAREER JUMP DISTRICT 1 ADDED 3892 VOTES AND DISTRICT 3 ADDED 3825 VOTES.

IN THE 22 COMMISSIONERS RACE.

A DIFFERENCE OF 67 VOTES.

WITH ALL THE INFORMATION YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN SINCE YOU EMPLOY THE FORMER STATE AUDITOR, YOUR CONSTITUENTS ARE LEFT WITH CONSIDERING THAT YOU HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED. ANY AUDITOR THAT CAN SEE THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM IN THE 2020 ELECTION AND 2022 PRIMARY AND 2022 GENERAL ELECTION.

IT'S OBVIOUS AT THIS POINT THAT CERTIFY MEANS NOTHING TO YOU, WHICH ALSO MEANS THAT YOU FEEL YOU WORK FOR YOURSELVES.

THANK YOU. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: THANK YOU, CAROL.

MICAH FOLLOWED BY VICTORIA MARTIN FOLLOWED BY JEAN MONTOYA.

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>> HI, COMMISSIONERS.

MICAH, SANDOVAL.

NOVEMBER 8, 2023.

PART TWO OF THREE.

GOING BACK TO THE AMAZING CAREER INDUCED 10:30 PM TRICKS, HERE IS ANOTHER.

AT 10:30 P.M.

ON ELECTION NIGHT 2022 DISTRICT 3'S CANDIDATE MEEKS PURPORTED PERCENTAGE WAS 51%.

DISTRICT 2 2020 CANDIDATE BOOK'S FINAL RACE RESULTS CAME IN AT 51%-49%.

AT 10:30 P.M.

ELECTION NIGHT 2022 MAKES RACE TOTAL REPORTED RESULTS WERE 10,175.

THAT ULTIMATELY REPRESENTS 73% OF WHAT WE WERE TOLD THE TOTAL VOTES CAST IN THE RACE.

CANDIDATE MEEKS RACE WOULD SURGE TO 14,000 TOTAL VOTES CAST WITH THE CAREERS 10:30 P.M.

DUMP IN 2022.

THE RESULTING BREAKDOWN WOULD BE CANDIDATE MEEK 54% AND CANDIDATE BENNETT 46%.

27% OF THE RESULTS FOR DISTRICT 3.

DISCONCERTINGLY, IT ALSO SHOWS THAT CANDIDATE MEEK RECEIVED 62% OF THE VOTES IN THE CAREERS NUMBER.

THAT DOES NOT LOOK REASONABLE WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE APPROXIMATELY THREE QUARTERS OF THE RACE COMPLETE SHOWING AT 51%-49 RACE HAPPENING AT 10:30 P.M.

ON ELECTION NIGHT BETWEEN MEEK AND BENNETT.

THE CAREERS DATA DUMP FOR THE DISTRICT RACE WERE THE SAME PERCENTAGE FOR BRUCH'S 2018 RACE.

62%-38.

WE CONTINUE TO WAIT FOR YOU TO SERIOUSLY ADDRESS PROBLEMS WITH THE RECENT PAST ELECTIONS 2020 AND 2022 AND YOUR PROBLEMATIC CERTIFICATION. THANK YOU.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: THANK YOU, DORIA FOLLOWED BY JEAN MONTOYA AND CARL HITCHENS.

>> VICTORIA MARTIN, SANDOVAL COUNTY -- I MEAN BERNALILLO COUNTY.

A STATE STATUTE REQUIRES ALL BALANCE TO BE NUMBERED -- THERE IS A REASON FOR THAT.

IT IS ABOUT DOCUMENT CONTROLS LIKE NUMBER CHECKS.

YOU NEED TO KNOW IF ANY DOCUMENTS ARE MISSING OR COUNTERFEIT.

THEY HAVE TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR, COUNTED ONLY ONCE, AND INVENTORIED.

THE UNUSED DESTROYED.

THEY ARE VALUABLE. SO VALUABLE APPARENTLY THAT WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO TOUCH THE 2020 BALLOTS.

INSTEAD THEY WERE KEPT LOCKED IN A CAGE.

UNNUMBERED BALLOTS ALONG WITH THE ELECTRONIC DATA MAKE THE 2020 ELECTION ON CERTIFIABLE.

THERE IS SUCH A THING AS DE-CERTIFYING OR WITHDRAWING ONE CERTIFICATION.

THE COMMISSIONERS KNOW THAT.

CHAIN OF CUSTODY STATUTES, SOFTWARE CERTIFICATIONS ON AND ON WITH STATUTES, RULES, AND PROCESSES.

IT IS ALL THROWN TO THE WIND FOR CONVENIENCE.

WHAT IS THE CONVENIENCE GAINED? ALGORITHMS SUCKING TO REACH PERCENTAGES THAT DON'T ALLOW FOR THE PROCESS OF SEQUENTIALLY NUMBERED DOCUMENTS.

THINK OF WHAT'S HER NAME SMOKING UP A HIGH-SPEED SCANNER OR COPIER ON ELECTION NIGHT 2020 IN THIS BUILDING TILL 1:00 A.M.

COURIERS STRIPPING ALONG WITH FLASH DRIVES TO PROVIDE QUICKER RESULTS.

THINK ELECTION NIGHT 2022 AT THE WAREHOUSE.

PRECINCT NUMBERS MULTIPLYING LIKE RABBITS WHILE THE VOTER REGISTRATION DATABASE SUCKS IN AND SPITS OUT AUTOMATICALLY OVER TIME.

AND THE SICK LIGHT THAT IT IS DONE IN THE NAME OF ALLOWING THE CONSTITUENTS A MORE CONVENIENT WAY TO VOTE.

YOU COMMISSIONERS ARE AN INTEGRAL VOTE OF SUPPORTING THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S WHOLE ELECTION'S LIFE.

WE ARE WATCHING AND TAKING NOTES.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: THANK YOU, VICTORIA.

JEAN MONTOYA FOLLOWED BY CARL HITCHENS FOLLOWED BY JAN PAR.

>> GOOD EVENING.

JEAN MONTOYA, SANDOVAL COUNTY.

GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS.

I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT ELECTION TRANSPARENCY.

ELECTIONS WITH INTEGRITY MUST BE CONDUCTED WITH THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY.

WE THE PEOPLE MUST BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND OBSERVE EVERY STEP IN THE PROCESS IN ORDER TO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN OUR ELECTION.

WE MUST ELIMINATE EVERY CONCEIVABLE MEANS BY WHICH ELECTION FRAUD AND VOTER FRAUD CAN BE COMMITTED BY NEFARIOUS ACTORS THAT WILL DO SO IF THEY ARE ABLE. WE MUST BE SUFFICIENT -- WE MUST PUT SUFFICIENT BARRIERS IN PLACE THAT WE KEEP HONEST PEOPLE HONEST AND WE MUST HAVE SEVERE PENALTIES FOR THOSE

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WHO VIOLATE THE MOST SACRED CIVIL INSTITUTION THAT A SOCIETY CAN HAVE.

LEADING UP TO AN ELECTION, VOTER ROLES ARE MIRACULOUSLY UPDATED.

THE ELECTION OF VOTER ROLLS IS REPORTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE POLLS CLOSE.

REAL-TIME REPORTING OF THOSE HAS ACTUALLY VOTED MORE, NOT MUCH MORE HAPPENS, SO THE VOTERS INTIMIDATION AND HARASSMENT WILL NOT TAKE PLACE WHILE POLLS ARE OPEN. EVERY POLLING LOCATION SHOULD BE SET UP WITH A PREMIER AREA THAT GENERAL PUBLIC TO OBSERVE THE PROCESS IN AN ORDERLY MANNER.

INTIMIDATION OR HARASSMENT OF VOTERS MUST NOT BE TOLERATED.

THE ENTIRE PROCESS SHOULD BE LIVE STREAMED AND OBSERVERS SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO ALSO LIVE STREAM THE PROCESS FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE.

AFTER POLLS CLOSED, SORTING OF BALANCE SHOULD BE LIVE STREAMED AND OBSERVABLE.

ONE BENEFIT OF MAXIMUM TRANSPARENCY THAT WE THE PEOPLE BE ABLE TO SEE BAD ACTORS IN ACTION.

BAD ACTORS CAN BE THEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE BY THEIR OPPONENTS AND ALSO BY FAIR HONEST MINDED PEOPLE WITHIN THEIR OWN PARTY.

WE THE PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO EASILY IDENTIFY BAD ACTORS AS WELL AS THEY WILL FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL TO STOP OR WATER DOWN THERE PLAN TO RESTORE ELECTION INTEGRITY. YOU CAN AND WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE TOGETHER.

DUTY IS ALL OF OURS.

RESULTS IS UP TO GOD.

I THINK MY COUNTY ASSESSOR AND HER PEOPLE.

THANK YOU -- I'M SORRY, ELECTION.

YOU GUYS ARE GREAT. THANK YOU.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: THANK YOU, JANE.

CARL HITCHENS FOLLOWED BY JAN PAR FOLLOWED BY DAN LEOHAWK?

>> SO I'M NEW AT THIS.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: JUST LEAN INTO THAT MICROPHONE THEN, CARL, SO THAT WE CAN HEAR YOU.

>> WELL, I LIVE UP IN PLACITAS WHAT IS CALLED MUSTANG NATION.

THERE'S A PARTICULAR ROAD CALLED CAMINO DE LA CASTA.

I THINK I GOT THAT RIGHT.

APPARENTLY, THERE IS GOING TO BE A PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT OF PARTICULAR HOUSEHOLDS OR EIGHT LOTS.

WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF ORDER ON THIS PARTICULAR ROAD FROM THE BEGINNING OF CAMINO DE LA SUERTES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO -- WE THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS ON A, WHAT WOULD YOU CALL IT? WHILE WE ARE A DRY CLIMATE AND A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS HERE. ME A CHANCE HERE.

OKAY. SO WE ARE RUNNING LOW.

MANY WELLS HAVE ALREADY GONE DRY.

WE HAVE ABOUT FIVE WELLS THAT HAVE GONE DRY ON THIS PARTICULAR ROAD AND WE'RE STILL BUILDING.

THERE'S A PARTICULAR DEVELOPER THAT IS CALLED VISTAS SANDIAS.

IN THE MEANTIME WE HAVE ONE PARTICULAR WELL THAT HAD TO DIG DEEPLY TO 600 FEET.

AND IT STILL HAS A SUBSTANTIAL LACK OF WATER.

IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE COUNTY ZONING SHOULD AT LEAST CALL FOR A MORATORIUM WHILE WE ARE IN THIS PARTICULAR DRY SPELL WITH EL NIÑO SUGGESTING IT'S UNLIKELY THAT WE ARE GOING TO GET MUCH MOISTURE THIS WINTER.

IT SEEMS TO ME AT THE VERY LEAST MORATORIUM AND PROBABLY A REVOCATION OF THE ORIGINAL WHATEVER YOU WOULD CALL IT WHEN YOU ARE GIVEN THE APPROVAL BY PLANNING AND ZONING.

SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SITUATION.

I PERSONALLY, WE'VE WORKED FOR EIGHT YEARS TO MAKE OUR PROPERTY IDEAL.

WE HAVE VISTAS THAT WE LIKE TO CONTINUE TO ENJOY.

BUT WATER IS EVERYTHING.

IF WE RUN OUT OF WATER, THEN WE HAVE TO MOVE.

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WE'VE INCREASED OUR EQUITY SO FORTH.

I SEE MY TIME IS UP, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS A REVOCATION OF THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT.

AT LEAST WHILE WE GET THROUGH THE DRY SEASON AND SEE HOW THE EL NIÑO AFFECTS US OR NOT.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: CARL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

COULD SOMEONE SPEAK WITH CARL OFF-LINE HERE? JOHN, IF YOU WOULD GET WITH CARL.

HE'S GOING TO GET MORE DETAIL FROM YOU.

THANKS, CARL. JAN PAR FOLLOWED BY DAN LEOHAWK FOLLOWED BY FAWN GORDON.

>> JAN PAR, SANDOVAL COUNTY.

GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS.

TONIGHT I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT LIMITING ABSENTEE VOTING.

THE OPPORTUNITY FOR VOTER FRAUD AND ELECTION FRAUD ARE TOO GREAT FOR WE THE PEOPLE TO TOLERATE EARLY VOTING IN ANY FORM.

OF ALL THE MESSES THAT NEFARIOUS ACTORS HAVE USED TO DETERMINE ELECTION INTEGRITY EXPANDING THE TIME FROM WHICH THE PEOPLE CAN VOTE FROM A SINGLE DAY TO NUMEROUS DAYS AND SOMETIMES WEEKS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE.

WE MUST RETURN TO HOLDING FEDERAL ELECTIONS ON A SINGLE DAY.

ABSENTEE VOTING SHOULD BE LIMITED TO VERY FEW EXCEPTIONS, AND EVEN WITH THOSE EXCEPTIONS ALL ABSENTEE BALLOTS SHOULD BE CAST ON ELECTION DAY AT AUTHORIZED POLLING LOCATIONS THAT WILL FORWARD THE BALLOTS CAST TO THE STATE ELECTION OFFICE BY A SECURE CARRIER.

IN THE TERRY PERSONNEL AND THOSE IN THE UNITED STATES EMBASSIES AND SIMILAR SHALL BE PERMITTED TO VOTE ABSENTEE ON ELECTION DAY AT POLLING LOCATIONS ESTABLISHED ON THOSE INSTALLATIONS.

EACH ABSENTEE VOTER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PROPERLY REGISTER AT THEIR LOCAL ELECTION JURISDICTION AND WOULD USE BALLOTS SENT TO THEM BY THEIR ELECTION JURISDICTION. ELECTION RESULTS WOULD BE KNOWN WITHIN HOURS OF POLLS CLOSING.

THE NAME OF EACH ABSENTEE VOTER WOULD BE KNOWN BY AND DULY NOTED BY EACH ELECTION JURISDICTION.

THERE SHOULD BE NO SURPRISES AND SHIFTING OF TOTALS OF VOTES HELPING TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF A FAIR AND TRANSPARENT ELECTION.

REMEMBER WE TOGETHER CAN MAKE AND WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

THANK YOU. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: THANK YOU, JAN.

DAN FOLLOWED BY FAWN GORDON FOLLOWED BY TERRY MERKLEY.

HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME?

>> LICHOCH. I'M DAN LICHOCH A RESIDENT OF SANDOVAL COUNTY AND THIRD ROCK FROM THE SUN.

I'D LIKE TO COMMENT REPORTED NO MY RECORDED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT BALLOT HARVESTING AND CENTRALIZED COUNTING CENTERS.

FIRST, BALLOT HARVESTING WAS FIRST INTRODUCED AS A METHOD TO STUFF BALLOT BOXES DURING THE 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RACES IN CALIFORNIA WHERE DEMOCRATS FLIPPED SEVERAL HISTORIC REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL SEATS.

THE PRACTICE OF THIRD PARTIES GOING AROUND GATHERING UP BALLOTS FROM VOTERS CREATED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR COERCION, INTIMIDATION, BRIBERY, AND THE SWITCHING OR DISCARDING OF BALLOTS.

THERE ARE SERIOUS CHAIN OF CUSTODY ISSUES WITH THIS PRACTICE AND IT SHOULD NEVER BE TOLERATED IN AN ELECTION.

IN NO WAY DOES THIS ASSIST OR IMPROVE ELECTION INTEGRITY THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.

SECOND, AS TO CENTRALIZED COUNTING CENTERS WHETHER BY MISTAKE OR INTENTIONAL FRAUD, COUNTING CENTERS HAVE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR POTENTIAL ELECTION FRAUD TO OCCUR.

THE STORAGE AND HANDLING OF BALLOTS AND THE USE OF ELECTRONIC TABULATION MACHINES CREATES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR NEFARIOUS ACTORS TO STEAL ELECTIONS.

USING COMPLEX BALLOTS IS JUST ONE WAY THEY HAVE USED TO CREATE THIS PROBLEM.

THEY TELL US COMBINING NUMEROUS DECISIONS ON A BALLOT CREATES THE NEED TO USE ELECTRONIC TABULATION MACHINES AND CENTRALIZED COUNTING CENTERS.

ONE OF THE BEST ILLUSTRATIONS OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED, ACTUALLY OCCURRED IN A 2018 MIDTERM ELECTION IN BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.

BRENDA SNIPES, MAY SHE REST IN PEACE, BECAME WELL-KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATOR COUNTY CENTER IN BROWARD THEY SEEMED TO MISPLACE APPROXIMATELY 2500 BALLOTS.

AT THAT TIME SHE SAID THEY ARE SOMEWHERE.

AFTER MORE THAN ONE RECAP THAT CAME UP SHORT.

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USING CENTRALIZED COUNTING CENTERS CREATES HUGE PROBLEMS FOR MAINTAINING CUSTODY OF CONTROL OF THE BALLOTS.

THANK YOU. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: THANK YOU, DAN.

FAWN FOLLOWED BY TERRY MERKLEY AND JOHN VELTRY.

>> FAWN GORDON, SANDOVAL COUNTY.

I HAD SOMETHING ELSE TO SAY, BUT THIS LADY SAID IT, SO I'M GOING TO GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.

THE OTHER DAY I TOOK MY SON DOWNTOWN TO GET ON THE BUS.

AND I WITNESSED SOMETHING THAT BROKE MY HEART.

I WITNESSED A YOUNG MAN DEAD ON THE STREET.

OBVIOUSLY PROBABLY FROM AN OVERDOSE.

THAT WAS MY FELLOW HUMAN BEING.

THAT WAS SOMEBODY'S SON.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.

I DON'T HAVE ANY ANSWERS, BUT IT BOTHERED ME FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

HE HAD BEAUTIFUL BLUE EYES AND HE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN ANY OLDER THAN 25, THE YOUNG MAN THAT I TOOK TO THE BUS.

THIS IS COMING ACROSS OUR BORDERS AND NO ONE IN NEW MEXICO SEEMS MOTIVATED OR INTERESTED IN STOPPING IT. SO I'M SHARING THIS FROM MY HEART AND I WISH SOMETHING WOULD BE DONE. AND JUST TO TAKE ANOTHER DIRECTION.

HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE GONE TO A PUEBLO AND SEEN THEIR DANCES? THIS SUNDAY AT JEMEZ PUEBLO THEY WILL HAVE A FEAST.

I INVITE YOU TO GO.

THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL AND TO HELP CELEBRATE THIS BEAUTIFUL MONTH OF HONORING THEM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: THANK YOU, FAWN.

TERRY FOLLOWED BY JOHN FOLLOWED BY ROBERT JUASNI.

>> COMMISSIONERS, ANOTHER ELECTION HAS COME AND GONE.

-- TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, I WENT TO THE NEAREST VOTING CENTER 7.5 MILES FROM MY HOME AND VOTED.

WHEN ASKED FOR IDENTIFICATION.

I WAS GIVEN MY BALLOT, FILLED IT OUT, FED IT INTO THE MACHINE, AND CONDITIONED LIKE PAVLOV'S DOG -- AFTER POLITELY DECLINING THE EYE VOTED STICKER, I LEFT FEELING EMPTY INSIDE.

7.5% OF THE 1.2 MILLION REGISTERED VOTERS IN OUR STATE VOTED YESTERDAY.

CLEARLY, THE MOTIVATIONAL STICKERS AREN'T WORKING.

WHY SO FEW? CITIZENS NOW HAVE MORE DAYS TO VOTE THAN EVER BEFORE.

LOADER CONVENIENCE CENTERS WERE DESIGNED TO MAKE VOTING EASIER.

IT'S TRUE IN NEW MEXICO WHERE RESIDENTS DON'T SUBSCRIBE TO THEIR LOCAL NEWSPAPER THEY PROBABLY DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA AND ELECTION IS BEING HELD LET ALONE KNOW ABOUT ISSUES OR CANDIDATES.

COULD BE VOTING APATHY GIVEN ALL THE REGULUS AND FROM THAT OF BEEN HAPPENING OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS? IT'S POSSIBLE. FOR EXAMPLE, YESTERDAY IN PENNSYLVANIA – NOT TO WORRY BECAUSE THE VOTES WILL BE RE-FLIPPED BY THE MACHINES BACK END SYSTEM.

THAT'S WHERE THE ACTUAL VOTES ARE KEPT.

THINK ABOUT THAT. THE ERROR AFFECTED 300 VOTING MACHINES.

18 STATES REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH MACHINES, BUT THE BEST ONE BY FAR IS KENTUCKY.

COUNTY CIRCUIT GEORGE ORDERED THE ENTIRE LOUISVILLE PRECINCT TO BE SHUT DOWN BECAUSE SOMEONE REPORTED A PIPE LEAK AT A CHURCH.

THAN THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR ONE EVEN THOUGH EVERY OTHER RACE WAS ONE BY REPUBLICANS.

IT REMINDS ME OF 2020.

WHEN TRUMP ONE 2497 COUNTIES TO BIDEN'S 947.

IT'S ALREADY DONE? DRATS.

CONGRESS, COMMISSIONERS, SORRY.

TIME IS RUNNING OUT.

WE NEED A FAIR AND TRANSPARENT ELECTION PROCESS.

I PRAY THIS PARTY WILL HAVE COURAGE TO WORK WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

MANY IN THIS CHAMBER TO GET IT RIGHT AND GET BACK TO ELECTION DAY.

THANK YOU. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: THANK YOU, TERRY.

JOHN FOLLOWED BY ROBERT FOLLOWED BY IS THAT SHALANI ETHERIDGE?

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>> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS.

I'M GOING TO HIT THE SEND BUTTON ON THIS EMAIL.

YOU'RE GOING TO RECEIVE WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT NOW.

THERE'S NATIONAL HEADLINES.

BREAKING NEWS THIS WEEK HIT MY RADAR.

I HAD SO MANY I HAD TO HIT THE TOP FIVE.

I HOPE YOU'LL TAKE TIME TO REVIEW THE LINKS I PUT FORWARD TO SEE THIS STORY.

DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT.

LOOK AT IT YOURSELF. THE FIRST STORY TALKS ABOUT A DEMOCRATIC JUDGE IN CONNECTICUT THAT OVERTURNED THE RESULTS IN AN ELECTION IN BRIDGEPORT AND WANTED A NEW ELECTION TO BE HELD AFTER A BOMBSHELL VIDEO WAS RELEASED SHOWING EVIDENCE OF FRAUD.

EXCUSE ME. MY ALLERGIES ARE ACTING UP.

SECOND-STORY IS NEW SHOCKING FOOTAGE WAS RELEASED OF A DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IN SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS COMMITTING ELECTION FRAUD IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.

CITY OFFICIALS WROTE SWORN AFFIDAVIT SAYING THAT THE CANDIDATE, JUSTIN HURST, PAID PEOPLE $10 TO VOTE FOR HIM.

HE WENT TO THE HOMELESS. HE PAID THEM.

HE DROVE THEM. THEY HAVE FOOTAGE OF ALL OF THIS.

THE NEXT STORY SHOWS FOOTAGE OF WANDA, CAN'T PRONOUNCE HER LAST NAME, BUT SHE WENT VIRAL.

VICE CHAIR OF THE DEMOCRATIC -- COMMITTEE AND MISSED MARTINEZ, CAN'T PRONOUNCE HER FIRST NAME, A FORMER CITY COUNCILMEMBER STUFFING BALLOT BOXES.

THE VIDEOS ARE CRYSTAL CLEAR.

THE EVIDENCE IS RIGHT THERE.

WATCH IT AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF.

WISCONSIN HOUSE SPEAKER IMPEACHMENT FILED AGAINST ADMINISTRATOR MEGAN WOLF.

THE STORY WENT VIRAL ALSO.

THE ARTICLE CITES MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS OF ELECTION LAWS AND NOW ADMINISTRATION DURING THE 2020 ELECTION.

THE LAST STORY IS A NEW JERSEY DEMOCRAT INCLUDING PATTERSON CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ALEX MARTINEZ AND DR.

HENDRICK LYNN. CAN'T PRONOUNCE THE LAST NAME ON THIS ONE AS WELL.

ARE FACING CHARGES OF FRAUD FOR VOTER REGISTRATION AND MAIL IN BALLOTS.

REMEMBER WE CAN AND WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF WE JUST WORK TOGETHER.

THANK YOU. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: THANK YOU, JOHN.

ROBERT FOLLOWED BY SHALANI FOLLOWED BY VICTORIA ALVAREZ.

>> HELLO.

I AM ROBERT, FEC REGISTERED CANDIDATE FOR U.S.

SENATE IT. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: EXCUSE ME, IS THIS A POLITICAL SPEECH?

>> KNOW. WELL, IF YOU LOVE AMERICA IT IS.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: WELL, WE ARE RESTRICTED FROM POLITICAL CAMPAIGNING ON THIS.

>> IT'S NOT CAMPAIGNING.

I'M REGISTERED AND I'M VYING FOR MARTIN HEINRICHS SEAT.

OKAY? SHALL WE START THE CLOCK AGAIN?

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: THIS IS ALREADY A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.

>> OKAY. WE LET'S START THE CLOCK AGAIN.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: NO, LET'S NOT START THE CLOCK AGAIN.

>> THANK YOU FOR CORRECTING ME.

THE NEW MEXICO CONSTITUTION WERE DESIGNED TO RESTRICT THE ACTIONS OF GOVERNMENT, BUT THE LEVEL OF CRIMINALITY IN NEW MEXICO IS SO EGREGIOUS THAT EVEN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND STATE POLICE REFUSE TO ENFORCE OUR GOVERNOR'S DECREE.

THIS 103 PAGE REPORT RELEASED ON THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE DETAILS HOW DHS COLLUDED WITH STANFORD UNIVERSITY THINK TANK SOCIAL MEDIA, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, YOUTUBE, TO STIR EVERYTHING FROM FACTUAL REPORTING TO SATIRE ONLINE.

THEY INCLUDED INTENTIONALLY SUPPRESSING CITIZENS AND CANDIDATES.

PEOPLE SIMPLY PICKING THE TRUTH UNAPPRECIATED BY OFFICIALS GOT FLAGGED FOR SUPPOSEDLY PUSHING MISINFORMATION.

THAT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN IN A FREE SOCIETY.

NOBODY GOT BOTH SIDES OF THE DISCUSSION, OFTEN DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS TRUE UNTIL IT WAS OVER.

YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS CALLED? PROPAGANDA. DEMOCRAT -- SUPPORTED THAT PROPAGANDA SIMPLY BECAUSE ALMOST UNIVERSALLY BENEFITED THEM.

THE CONSTITUTION AND ITS AMENDMENT BE DAMNED.

THIS SHOULDN'T BE CONTROVERSIAL BECAUSE IT SHOULDN'T BE TOLERATED WHATSOEVER.

IF GOVERNMENT GETS TO DECIDE WHAT VOICES CAN BE HEARD PURE AND SIMPLE, IT'S COMMUNISM.

THE BILL OF RIGHTS WAS CREATED IN PART TO PREVENT THIS KIND OF THING FROM EVER HAPPENING.

OUR FOUNDING FATHERS KNEW THAT PEOPLE NEED TO BE FREE TO CHALLENGE GOVERNMENT OR ELSE WE WOULD NEVER CONSIDER OURSELVES A FREE NATION.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: ROBERT, ARE YOU ABOUT TO WRAP?

>> I HAVE TWO PARAGRAPHS.

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>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: YOU HAVE TWO WHAT? >> PARAGRAPHS.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: NO, SIR. YOUR TIME IS UP.

>> SEE, THAT IS THE VERY ESSENCE OF WHAT I HAD TO SAY HERE.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: WELL --

>> YOU, SIR, ARE PART OF THE CRIMINALITY.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: THANK YOU. AND I UNDERSTAND THE LAST FOUR NAMES ON HERE DON'T WANT TO SPEAK.

SO MOVING ON TO APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[9. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA]

CAN I HAVE A MOTION? >> J.

BLOCK: SO MOVED. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: AND A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: MADAME CLERK.

>> CHAIR HEIL?

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: YES.

>> VICE CHAIR MEEK? >> VICE CHAIRMAN MEEK: YES.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: OKAY.

MOVING ON TO ITEM 10 A.

[10.A. Request for a Motion to Adopt Ordinance No. 11-8-23.10A amending and extending a previously approved county local option Gross Receipts Tax.]

>> GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN, COMMISSIONERS. ROB BURPO -- ADVISORS.

WE HAVE FIVE TO GO THROUGH.

BEFORE I START LET YOU KNOW THAT BOND COUNCIL IS ATTENDING VIRTUALLY AND THAT IS BECAUSE YOUR LOCAL BOND COUNCIL, JILL SWEENEY CAME CAME DOWN WITH THE CRUD TONIGHT.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: IS THAT AN OFFICIAL DISEASE?

>> I'M NOT THE DOCTOR IN THE CROWD, SO I'M NOT GOING THERE.

MR. CHAIRMAN, COMMISSIONERS, ITEM 10 A'S APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 11-8-23.10 A.

THIS IS AMENDING AN EXISTING 1/16 GROSS RECEIPTS TAX THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE BACK IN 2017 GO IN JUST EXTENDS THE MATURITY OF THIS OUT TO 2048.

DOES NOT INCREASE IN A NEW -- ANY NEW TAX INCREASES AT ALL.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: CAN I HAVE A MOTION?

>> J. BLOCK: SO MOVED. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: AND SECOND?

>> K. BRUCH: SECOND. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: DID I HEAR A SECOND?

>> K. BRUCH: SECOND. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?

>> J. BLOCK: MR.

CHAIR? >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: COMMISSIONER BLOCK.

>> J. BLOCK: MR. BURPO, TO REFRESH THE PUBLIC'S EVERY ON THIS ISSUE, THIS IS RELATED BACK TO THE 2017 FOR THE GRT INCREASE OF ABOUT 5.5, $5.4 MILLION?

>> MR. CHAIRMAN, COMMISSIONER BLOCK, BACK THEN THE COUNTY IMPOSED TWO 1/16 GRT'S FOR THE 1/16 WAS FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL OPERATING EXPENSES AT THE DETENTION CENTER AND THE OTHER ONE 16TH WAS TO PAY FOR THE $5.7 MILLION DETENTION RENOVATIONS.

THAT LOAN WAS ORIGINALLY A 10 YEAR LOAN, DUE TO THE RECEIPTS THE COUNTY WAS ABLE TO RETIRE THAT LOAN IN ABOUT FIVE YEARS.

>> J. BLOCK: SO HALF THE TIME? >> R.

BURPO: ABOUT HALF THE TIME. AS A RESULT, THIS GROSS RECEIPTS TAX IS UNENCUMBERED.

IN 2019 THE LEGISLATOR ALSO WHAT WE CALL UNBUNDLED FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, SO YOU ARE NOT NOW RESTRICTED USING THIS ONLY FOR THE DETENTION CENTER AS YOU WERE BACK IN 2017.

YOU CAN USE IT FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA WILL DISCUSS HOW YOU WILL BE USING THAT.

>> J. BLOCK: MALE GET TO THAT ONE IN A MINUTE.

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU.

THE CHAIRMAN AND I WERE THE ONLY ONES UP HERE WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND IS WE HAD A DETENTION CENTER THAT WAS REALLY DID NOT, THE COMMISSION DID NOT PROVIDE ANY OVERSIGHT FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS AND FACILITY WAS IN HORRID CONDITIONS AND WE HAD THREE PRISONERS ESCAPE AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO TAKE ACTION RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A SAFE COUNTY JAIL FOR EITHER THE INMATES, THE OFFICERS, OR THE PUBLIC.

I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE.

WHEN A COMMISSION DOESN'T DO ITS DUE DILIGENCE AND MAKE SURE ITS FACILITIES, ESPECIALLY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, OUR MEETING, I'LL SAY CURRENT REQUIREMENTS, THINGS HAPPEN.

SO THIS IS WHY WE HAD TO PAY FOR THIS.

MR. BURPO, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE TO CUT OUR DEBT BASICALLY ENOUGH WHEN IT COMES TO REPAYING THAT.

FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW THE STORY BEHIND THAT, THAT'S A QUICK SUMMARY.

THANK YOU, MR. BURPO, AND APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THIS ONE.

>> R. BURPO: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: ANY OTHER COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, MADAME CLERK.

>> CHAIR HEIL? >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: YES.

[01:20:04]

>> VICE CHAIR MEEK?

[10.B. Request for a Motion to Adopt Ordinance No. 11-8-23.10B authorizing the issuance and sale of a Gross Receipts Tax revenue note or other obligation in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $18,000,000 and the execution of a related loan agreement to finance the cost of designing, constructing and equipping a new district court facility for Sandoval County.]

>> R. BURPO: ITEM 10 B IS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 11-8-23.10 B.

THIS AUTHORIZES AN $18 MILLION GROSS RECEIPTS TAX BACK BOND ISSUE FOR THE NEW DISTRICT COURT PORTION OF THE RENOVATIONS ACROSS THE WAY.

THE ORDINANCE YOU JUST PREVIOUSLY PASSED EXTENDING THE GROSS RECEIPTS TAX, THAT TAX WILL NOW BE USED AS A PLEDGE TO RETIRE THIS STEP.

THIS DEBT IS A 23 YEAR MATURITY.

THE FIRST THREE YEARS OR AS A CONSTRUCTION LOAN WHERE YOU ONLY PAY INTEREST ON THE AMOUNT THAT YOU DRAW DOWN.

IT CONVERTS TO A 20 YEAR AMORTIZATION AFTER THAT.

THE LENDER IS SENSORY BANK.

THE DOCUMENTS BEFORE YOU ARE ABOUT 98% DONE.

ABOUT THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO DO NOW IS WHEN WE FIX THE INTEREST RATE AND THE PAYMENT, A FEW PAYMENT SCHEDULE ISSUES.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: OKAY. CAN I HAVE A MOTION?

>> K. BRUCH: SO MOVED.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: AND A SECOND. >> J. BLOCK: SECOND.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?

>> J. BLOCK: STRATTERA?

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: COMMISSIONER BLOCK.

>> J. BLOCK: I WOULD APPRECIATE IF MAYBE YOU KIND OF EXPLAIN THIS A LITTLE BIT TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THIS IS RELATED TO THE COURTHOUSE, WHICH THE VOTERS TURNED DOWN AND I HAVE MY OWN THOUGHTS ON THIS.

I WANT TO THANK AGAIN, MR. BURPO, FOR REALLY THIS IS JUST SOME FINANCIAL BRILLIANCE TO GET THIS THING PAID FOR.

AND I KNOW THE COUNTY ATTORNEY MIGHT HAVE SOME -- COUNTY ATTORNEY, IF YOU CAN ENLIGHTEN US A LITTLE BIT THEY QUICK SUMMARY ON THIS ONE.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: YEAH.

THAT'S SIMPLE. [LAUGHTER] OF COURSE, THE USE OF THE FUNDS IN SUCH A WAY TO FULFILL THE COUNTY'S OBLIGATION UNDER STATE LAW THE COUNTY IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE DISTRICT COURT ADEQUATE DISTRICT COURT SPACE. YES, THERE WAS AN ELECTION AND THE VOTERS CHOSE NOT TO BE TAXED FOR THE, FOR THIS COURTHOUSE.

UNFORTUNATELY, THAT WAS AN EFFORT TO HOPEFULLY GET THE RESIDENCE ON BOARD WITH WHAT HAD TO BE DONE.

IF WE FAIL TO DO IT, THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN AS IN OTERO COUNTY, WHICH THE AOC, THAT'S ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS, SUED THEM AND FORCED THEM TO PROVIDE DISTRICT COURT SPACE.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING HERE.

>> J. BLOCK: THANK YOU, STRATTERA.

AGAIN, MR. BURPO, I WANT TO THANK YOU AND THE STAFF FOR A LOT OF HARD WORK TRYING TO GET THIS DONE.

I'LL GET TO SOME OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT YOU PERSONALLY AFTER 10 D, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY I SUPPORTED THIS COURTHOUSE IN VOTING TO GET IT ON THE BALLOT.

WE HAD A THREE-TO VOTE.

2D'S, 1R, AND 1R AGAINST IT.

WHILE I VOTED ACCORDINGLY.

WHILE I AGREE OR NOT, SUPPORT THE VOTERS THAT VOTED NO.

I KNOW I'M GOING TO GET OUTVOTED HERE, AND THAT'S OKAY.

I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW I FEEL OBLIGATED TO SUPPORT THE PUBLIC AND WHAT THEY VOTED FOR, BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU AND THE COUNTY STAFF FOR PUTTING TOGETHER A REALLY GREAT DEAL HERE TO GET THIS DONE, SO THANK YOU, MR.

CHAIR. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BLOCK.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, MADAME CLERK.

>> CHAIR HEIL.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: YES. >> VICE CHAIR MEEK.

>> VICE CHAIRMAN MEEK: YES.

>> COMMISSIONER BRUCH.

>> K. BRUCH: YES.

[10.C. Request for a Motion to Adopt Ordinance No. 11-8-23.10C authorizing the issuance and sale of a lease revenue note or other obligation in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $19,000,000 and the execution of a related loan agreement to finance the cost of designing, constructing and equipping a new magistrate court facility for Sandoval County.]

>> COMMISSIONER BLOCK. >> J. BLOCK: NO.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: ITEM C.

>> R. BURPO: ITEM C IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 11-8-23.10 C.

THIS IS FOR A LEASE REVENUE FINANCING FOR THE MAGISTRATE COURT, WHICH IS A STATE COURT OBLIGATION.

THE LEASE REVENUE YOU ARE PLEDGING IS A LEASE REVENUE THAT YOU RECEIVE FROM THE EXISTING MAGISTRATE COURT BUILDING ATTACHED TO THE

[01:25:05]

DETENTION CENTER. THIS IS THE TRANSACTION.

IT IS STRUCTURED AS, THE MAGISTRATE COURT WILL BE ON THE FIRST FLOOR.

THE NEW DISTRICT COURT YOU APPROVED WILL BE ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

BECAUSE MAGISTRATE COURT IS A STATE OBLIGATION, THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THIS DEBT.

THIS IS NOT AN ENCUMBRANCE UPON THE TAXPAYER.

OF THE COUNTY.

THIS IS SET UP, AGAIN, AS A 23 YEAR LOAN, BUT IT HAS A FIVE YEAR MATURITY.

THE REASON FOR THAT IS ONCE YOUR NEW MAGISTRATE COURT IS IN PLACE, YOU WILL HAVE TO WRITE, AND WE'VE ALREADY WRITTEN THE DRAFT OF IT, A NEW LEASE BASED ON THE 21 22,000 FT.² AS OPPOSED TO THE 10,000 YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW.

THEREFORE, THE MAGISTRATE COURT WILL BE MAKING THE PAYMENTS ON THE NEW LOAN.

THIS PARTICULAR LOAN ALSO HAS A PROVISION.

THE COUNTY HAS RECENTLY GONE BEFORE THE CAPITAL COMMITTEE IN SANTA FE AND REQUESTED $17 MILLION AND WE HAVE HAD SOME SUPPORT VERBALLY FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURT.

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THAT CAPITAL OUTLAY WENT THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND WAS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR, THOSE FUNDS WOULD BE AVAILABLE ABOUT THIS TIME NEXT YEAR ABOUT THE TIME ALL THE PAPERWORK GETS CAUGHT UP.

IN ESSENCE, THE COUNTY WOULD ONLY BE BORROWING $2 MILLION INSTEAD OF 19.

THAT IS BASICALLY THE SUMMARY OF THIS TRANSACTION.

IT'S A TWO PART DEAL.

YOU MAY BE BORROWING $19 MILLION.

IF THE LEGISLATOR DOESN'T GIVE YOU CAPITAL OUTLAY AND THE LOAN WILL THEN BE RE-AMORTIZED.

YOU TAKE OUT A NEW LOAN AND BASICALLY REFINANCE THE OTHER BASED ON A 20 YEAR AMORTIZATION OF A COMPLETED BUILDING AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF THE COURT WILL MAKE THE ENTIRE LOAN PAYMENTS IN THAT SITUATION.

IF YOU GET THE CAPITAL OUTLAY, $17 MILLION, THEN YOU WOULD ONLY END UP BORROWING $2 MILLION.

THE ADMINISTERING OF OFFICES OF THE COURT WILL BE PAYING MUCH LOWER RENT BECAUSE YOU WOULD ONLY BE BORROWING 2 MILLION AS OPPOSED TO 19 MILLION.

THAT IS WHAT THEY PREFER.

THIS IS A VERY HIGH PRIORITY FOR THEM AND THAT'S BASICALLY A SUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTION.

THE LENDER HAS BEEN UNBELIEVABLY HELPFUL IN WORKING WITH US ON THIS.

THEY UNDERSTAND THEY MAY ONLY BE MAKING A $2 MILLION LOAN, YET THEY ARE GOING TO BE LOCKING UP THEIR CAPITAL AT $19 MILLION.

THIS IS A VERY UNDERSTANDING LENDER.

THEY'VE BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH BEFORE AND THEY UNDERSTAND THAT WE MAY GET THIS CAPITAL OUTLAY, BUT WE WON'T KNOW THAT UNTIL SOMETIME IN THE MIDDLE OF MARCH.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: THANK YOU.

THAT I HAVE A MOTION? >> J. BLOCK: SO MOVED.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: AND SECOND. >> K. BRUCH: SECOND.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?

>> J. BLOCK: MR.

CHAIR? >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: YES, COMMISSIONER BLOCK.

>> J. BLOCK: THANK YOU.

IS NOT PART OF THE BOND?

>> R. BURPO: TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

>> J. BLOCK: WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT.

YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS, BUT MAYBE THE COUNTY MANAGER.

TALK ABOUT THE $17 MILLION IN CAPITAL OUTLAY.

HAVE WE TALKED TO OUR LOBBYIST TO GREASE THE SKIDS ON THIS? HOW ARE WE FEELING ABOUT GETTING THE 17 MILLION?

>> R. BURPO: MR. CHAIR, COMMISSIONER BLOCK, WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THE ADMINISTERING OF OFFICE OF THE COURTS.

THEY HAVE A DIVISION THAT LOOKS INTO COURTS THEMSELVES AND THIS IS PART OF THEIR CAPITAL OUTLAY REQUEST.

THIS HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE STATE SUPREME COURT.

IS GONE BEFORE THE CAPITAL OUTLAY COMMITTEE.

WE WERE PROVIDED, IN FACT, MR. GARCIA WAS ABLE TO GET US A FEW MINUTES IN FRONT OF THE CAPITAL OUTLAY COMMITTEE TO EXPLAIN THE PROJECT AND HOW CRUCIAL THE 17 BILLING IS TO THE FINISHED PRODUCT OVERALL.

>> J. BLOCK: IS THERE A PRIOR LIST FOR THE COURTS?

>> R. BURPO: I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LIST IS AS FAR AS PRIORITIES GO.

>> J. BLOCK: LOOKS LIKE HE MIGHT HAVE AN ANSWER.

I'M JUST CURIOUS WHEN DISPOSAL THE PRIORITY BECAUSE IT IS A RISK, THE $17 BILLION.

>> MR. CHAIRMAN, IT COMES AS A PRIORITY LIST MOSTLY FROM THE AOC, NOT CAPITAL OUTLAY COMMITTEE.

CAPITAL OUTLAY COMMITTEE HEARS THE NEED.

THEY HAVE A LIST OF ALL THE REQUESTS.

>> J. BLOCK: I GOT THAT. ON THE COURT LIST HOW DO WE RACK AND STACK?

>> STRATTERA, COMMISSIONER, I THINK WE ARE AT THE TOP OF THE LIST.

>> R. BURPO: MR. CHAIR, COMMISSIONER BLOCK, REMEMBER THIS ISN'T OUR STANDARD EVERYDAY CAPITAL OUTLAY.

[01:30:03]

THIS IS AN AGENCY REQUEST.

>> J. BLOCK: UNDERSTAND.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BURPO. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: I HAVE A QUESTION.

YOU SAY THEY WILL BE TYING UP THE CAPITAL, BUT -- IF WE GET THE CAPITAL OUTLAY.

>> R. BURPO: MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS PARTICULAR APPROPRIATION WOULD BECOME A LINE ITEM IN THE BUDGET UNDER THE SUPREME COURT IN THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURT.

IT IS NOT CAPITAL OUTLAY THE INDIVIDUAL LEGISLATOR'S GET.

IT'S A DIFFERENT THING. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: I UNDERSTAND THAT.

>> R. BURPO: WE'LL SEE THAT PROBABLY BY THE 15TH DAY BECAUSE IT'S ONLY A 30 DAY SESSION.

THE BUDGET COMES OVER FROM THE HOUSE TO THE SENATE ON THE 15TH DAY, THAT'S WHEN WE'LL SEE WHETHER THAT 17 MILLION IS IN THERE.

THAT'S GOING TO BE ON OR ABOUT FEBRUARY 5, SIXTH.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS WHEN WE'LL KNOW.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: MY POINT IS WE APPRECIATE CENTURY BANK HELPING US WITH THIS LOAN AS THEY DONE WITH OTHERS UNATTRACTIVE RATES, BUT THEY ARE ONLY TYING M UNTIL THEY KNOW WE ARE GOING TO GET THE 17 MILLION, CORRECT?

>> R. BURPO: UNTIL ACTUALLY UNTIL JULY 1 IS WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN THE LEGISLATION FORMALLY TAKES PLACE. SO FIGURE THAT.

YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.

THEY WILL BE ABLE TO UNTIE THEIR CAPITAL WHEN THE LEGISLATION GOES INTO EFFECT.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> MR. CHAIR, THE QUICKLY I WANT TO POINT OUT EVEN IF WE AREN'T TO RECEIVE THIS, WE KNOW IS A HIGH PRIORITY.

THE WAY WE STRUCTURE THIS DEAL IS THEY WILL PAY FOR IT ANYWAY.

HE WILL EITHER BE AN OPERATING EXPENSE THEY PAY TO US AS RENT ON THE 17TH --

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: IT'S GOING TO BE A LEASE PAYMENT OR CAPITAL OUTLAY.

THEY ARE GOING TO PAY LESS RENT IF THEY DO THE CAPITAL OUTLAY.

>> ABSOLUTELY. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: TAKE IT OUT OF ONE POCKET AND PUT IT IN THE OTHER.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? >> K.

BRUCH: I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS ON THIS.

I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS AND WE ARE JUST VERY GRATEFUL WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PUT A PACKAGE TOGETHER THAT'S GOING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR COURTS WORKING AND FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, AND THAT INCLUDES MANY OF YOUR CONCERNS AROUND CRIME BECAUSE IF WE DON'T HAVE SUFFICIENT SECURITY IN A WELL-DESIGNED FACILITY WITH APPROPRIATE SPACE FOR JUDGES AND JURIES, THEN WE ARE GOING TO HAVE DELAYS AND THIS AFFECTS NOT ONLY THE CRIMINAL SIDE, BUT CIVIL SIDE OF OUR COURTS.

THANK YOU. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: I GUESS I'D LIKE TO COMMENT ON THAT ALSO.

IN BOTH OF THESE COURT SITUATIONS, THE POPULATION IN THIS AREA HAS GROWN BY ALMOST 20,000 PEOPLE IN TERMS OF THE DEMAND ON THE PROCESSING OF CASES AND MANY OF THOSE ARE CRIMINAL CASES, WHICH WE DON'T WANT DELAYED.

WOULD LIKE OUR CRIMINALS PROSECUTED AND PUT AWAY FOR A LONG TIME.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THE BUILDINGS TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

SO ANYHOW. ANY OTHER COMMENTS?

MADAME CLERK. >> CHAIR HEIL.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: YES.

>> VICE CHAIR MEEK.

>> VICE CHAIRMAN MEEK: YES.

>> COMMISSIONER BRUCH. >> K. BRUCH: YES.

>> AND COMMISSIONER BLOCK.

[10.D. Request for a motion to Adopt Ordinance No. 11-8-23.10D authorizing the issuance of a revenue bond and a loan from the New Mexico Finance Authority payable from net system revenues from the County’s landfill and revenues attributable to the existing County Environmental Services Gross Receipts Tax for the financing of equipment for the County's landfill in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $3,200,000 and the execution of a loan agreement, an intercept agreement, and other related documents to be approved at a later date by the Board via a supplemental resolution.]

>> J. BLOCK: AYE. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: MOVING ON TO D.

>> R. BURPO: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. 10 D IS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 11-8-23.10 D.

-- FOR LANDFILL EQUIPMENT AND RELATED THINGS.

THIS LOAN WILL ONLY BE CLOSED SOMETIME ACTUALLY IN EITHER LATE JANUARY EARLY FEBRUARY.

IT'S JUST THE CYCLE THAT THE FINANCE AUTHORITY IS ON.

THIS WILL BE SECURED BY YOUR ENVIRONMENT OF GROSS RECEIPTS TAX ONLY APPLIES TO THE LANDFILL AND YOUR NET SYSTEM REVENUES, WHICH IS BASICALLY YOUR PROFITS

AT THE LANDFILL. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: CAN I HAVE A MOTION?

>> J. BLOCK: SO MOVED.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: AND A SECOND. >> K. BRUCH: SECOND.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE, METAL CLERK.

>> CHAIR HEIL.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: YES.

>> VICE CHAIR MEEK. >> VICE CHAIRMAN MEEK: YES.

>> COMMISSIONER BRUCH. >> K.

BRUCH: YES.

[10.E. Request for a Motion to Adopt Ordinance No. 11-8-23.10E authorizing the issuance of a revenue bond and a loan from the New Mexico Finance Authority payable from revenues attributable to an existing County Gross Receipts Tax for various County Projects in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,600,000 and the execution of a loan agreement, an intercept agreement, and other related documents to be approved at a later date by the Board via a supplemental resolution.]

>> AND COMMISSIONER BLOCK.

>> J. BLOCK: AYE. >> R. BURPO: ITEM 10 E IS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 11-8-23.10 E.

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THIS IS A LOAN WITH NEW MEXICO FINANCE AUTHORITY WITH A PLEDGE OF GROSS RECEIPTS TAX IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $5.6 MILLION.

THIS PROJECT INCLUDES ABOUT $1,425,000 FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, $885,000 FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, SOME PROJECTS, AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OF $2,587,000.

IT ALSO INCLUDES A DEBT SERVICE RESERVE FUND OF $49,500 AND THIS WILL BE A FIVE YEAR LOAN.

BUT IT WILL ACTUALLY ONLY HAVE A SHELF LIFE OF FOUR YEARS BECAUSE THE DEBT SERVICE RESERVE FUND WILL BE ABLE TO USE TO MAKE THE LAST PAYMENT.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: CAN I HAVE A MOTION?

>> J. BLOCK: SO MOVED.

>> K. BRUCH: SECOND. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: THANK YOU.

COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? >> J.

BLOCK: MR. CHAIR? >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: COMMISSIONER BLOCK.

>> J. BLOCK: IS THIS LAST ITEM YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE UP HERE TODAY?

>> R. BURPO: THIS ITEM, YES.

>> J. BLOCK: THIS IS IT FOR TODAY?

>> R. BURPO: THIS SET FOR TODAY.

>> J. BLOCK: I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE RETIRING.

IS NOT CORRECT, MR. BURPO?

>> R. BURPO: 48 YEARS AS A FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND -- YEARS HERE.

IT'S TIME. >> J.

BLOCK: MR. CHAIR, IF WE COULD HAVE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF LEEWAY HERE, MR. BURPO. HOPE WE CAN DO SOMETHING IN A DIFFERENT COMMISSION MEETING, BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU.

YOU HAVE DONE MORE FOR THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF THE FINANCIAL SITUATION IN SANDOVAL THAN ANYBODY HAS IN THE PAST 25 YEARS, MR. BURPO. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, MR. BURPO DECIDES BEING A FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND HELPING PEOPLE WAS ALSO A STATE REP FOR TWO TERMS UP IN SANTA FE.

WE BOTH RAN FOR GOVERNOR AND LOST, SO WE HAVE THAT BOND.

HE HAS DONE SO MUCH FOR THE PEOPLE OF SANDOVAL COUNTY TO INCLUDE NEGOTIATING THE FIRST IRB WITH INTEL BACK IN 2004. BABY YOU'VE DONE ONE BEFORE THAT.

YOU'VE ALSO DONE NUMEROUS IRB'S WITH INTEL TO HELP THEM THRIVE AND GIVE NUMEROUS BUSINESS INCENTIVES.

HELPED US WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOP AND FUND AS WELL AND JUST DOING THE BONDS AND HELPING OUT NUMEROUS COUNTY TREASURERS.

I KNOW JENNY TAYLOR, OUR COUNTY TREASURER HERE HAS ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU SO MUCH.

>> R. BURPO: SHE IS A PLEASURE.

>> J. BLOCK: YOU BEEN WILLING TO WORK WITH COUNTY TREASURERS AND COMMISSIONERS ON BOTH SIDES AND NAVIGATE SO WELL AND GET SO MANY THINGS DONE.

MR. BURPO, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

AND IT'S NOT JUST FROM SANDOVAL COUNTY.

ALSO WORK WITH OTHER COUNTIES AS WELL.

YOU WILL BE MISSED IMMENSELY.

I KNOW THAT YOU WILL STILL HAVE SOME CONNECTIONS BASED ON LEGALITIES OF WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

I THINK YOU HAVE ABOUT A THREE YEAR WINDOW BEFORE THINGS CAN TAPER OFF AND YOU CAN RIDE OUT TO THE SUNSET AND REGULAR -- DRINKING MARGARITAS THAT YOU LOVE.

JOB WELL DONE. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] >> J.

BLOCK: NOW I CAN VOTE NO JUST FOR THE HECK OF IT.

>> R. BURPO: OKAY.

[LAUGHTER] >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY DITTO BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN DOWN SOME ROADS TOGETHER.

>> R. BURPO: YEAH, WE HAVE.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: YOU'VE BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN SOME CREATIVE FINANCING AND STRUCTURING OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT ALLOWED US TO PROCEED ON THINGS WE MAY NOT OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO.

>> R. BURPO: THANK YOU.

IT'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: I KNOW YOU BE HAPPY IN RETIREMENT.

I RETIRED SEVERAL TIMES AND IT GETS BORING AFTER A WHILE.

>> R. BURPO: I CAN'T WAIT TO BE BORED.

>> MR. CHAIRMAN? THE POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.

I SIGN THE INVOICES FOR MR. BURPO. HE GETS PAID HANDSOMELY FOR WHAT HE DOES.

I WAS SECRETARY OF A COUPLE OF DEPARTMENTS AND HE WAS A PLEASURE TO WORK FOR.

HE WAS A SENSE OF REASON ON FINANCE AND MONEY.

I THINK HE SERVED ON THE HOUSE TAX COMMITTEE, BUT HE WAS KIND OF AN ADVISOR FOR A LOT OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES AND IT'S A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU, ROB, AND APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE TO THE STATE.

>> R. BURPO: THANK YOU, APPRECIATED.

>> J. BLOCK: COMMISSIONER? I KNOW TWO, BUT I CAN'T SAY PUBLICLY.

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ONE IS HIS FATHER WAS A FORMER MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYER.

A PITCHER. >> R. BURPO: PITCHED WITH THE CINCINNATI REDS.

>> J. BLOCK: YEAH.

THANK YOU. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BLOCK.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, MADAME CLERK.

>> CHAIR HEIL. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: YES.

>> VICE CHAIR MEEK. >> VICE CHAIRMAN MEEK: YES.

>> COMMISSIONER BRUCH.

>> K. BRUCH: YES. >> AND COMMISSIONER BLOCK.

>> J. BLOCK: AYE.

>> R. BURPO: THANK YOU, MR.

CHAIRMAN. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: WE ARE STILL GOING TO SEE HIM AROUND.

HE'S JUST REDUCING HIS WORKLOAD.

>> R. BURPO: YES. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: OKAY.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ADOPTING RESOLUTIONS.

[11.A. Request for Motion to Adopt Resolution 11-8-23.11A amending the Sandoval County Personnel Rules and Regulations.]

11 A.

>> NATIVELY, CHAIRMAN, COMMISSIONERS.

ANGELA RODDEN. OF THE DIRECTOR OF HR FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW ME.

ENTERED ITEM 11 A'S REQUEST FOR MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 8-21-11 A AMENDING THE SANDOVAL COUNTY PERSONNEL RULES AND REGULATIONS.

THE NEW PERSONAL RULES AND RELATIONS WERE APPROVED IN MARCH 2023 AND IMPLEMENT IT ON APRIL 1 FOLLOWING A MULTIYEAR PROCESS OF REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT.

NOW AFTER UTILIZING THE DOCUMENT THE PAST SEVEN MONTHS, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED A FEW SECTIONS THAT NEED TO BE REVISED DUE TO CONFLICTS, OMISSIONS, OR JUST THE NEED FOR CLARIFICATION.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: CAN I HAVE A MOTION?

>> K. BRUCH: SO MOVED.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: AND A SECOND. >> J.

BLOCK: SECOND. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: SO ANGELA, AREN'T YOU GOING TO BREAK DOWN ALL THE LIST OF ALL THE TEXT YOU MADE THE CHANGES?

>> IF YOU'D LIKE --

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: YOU HAVE SENT THE DOCUMENT TO US, BUT A FEW HIGHLIGHTS HERE.

>> CHAIRMAN, I CAN DO THAT.

THE FIRST ONE, AS I STATED, IS ADDITION OF DEFINITION FOR RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION.

THAT WAS NOT ADDED IN THE FIRST ONE, SO WE DID AND IT.

AN ADDITIONAL STATEMENT THAT WAS ADDED WAS THERE WAS SOME CLARIFICATION THAT IF AN EMPLOYEE WAS PROMOTED WITHIN THEIR PROBATIONARY PERIOD, THEY DON'T HAVE TO RESTART THAT PROBATIONARY PERIOD, WHICH IS WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.

WE DID ADD A SECTION WHERE AN APPLICANT WAS INELIGIBLE FOR REHIRE, SO THEY WERE EMPLOYED BY THE COUNTY BEFORE.

THE COUNTY MANAGER DOES HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THOSE AND IN EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES HE CAN CHANGE THAT TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR REHIRE.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES THAT ARE PROBABLY NOT BEST FOR THIS AUDIENCE.

THE CLARIFICATION OF WHEN TO USE SICK TIME, ANNUAL LEAVE FOR TAKING UNPAID TIME.

THAT'S ACTUALLY TWO SECTIONS THAT'S IN THIS.

AND I THINK THE LAST ONE WAS WE SEPARATED UNTRUTHFULNESS AND THEN UNTRUTHFULNESS DURING INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS, SO THAT'S TWO SEPARATE SECTIONS NOW.

FINALLY, WE DID SEPARATE THAT.

IT WASN'T JUST DESIGNATED COUNTY HOLIDAYS THAT SOMEONE COULD RECEIVE HOLIDAY PAY.

IT'S ACTUALLY LEGAL HOLIDAY OR DESIGNATED HOLIDAY.

FINALLY, THERE WAS A CLARIFICATION THAT PREVIOUS EMPLOYEE THAT WORKED FOR THE COUNTY FOR 10 YEARS IF THEY HAD ACCUMULATED OVER 80 HOURS OF ANNUAL LEAVE THEY COULD GET 40 HOURS PAID OUT.

THAT WAS CHANGED IN ERROR TO 160 AND WE REVERTED BACK TO 80.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: OKAY. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?

>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: THE COMMISSIONER, WHERE DID HE GO?

>> I WILL JUST SAY THAT DO YOU THINK DURING THIS TIME PERIOD YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE THINGS YOU ARE MOST CONCERNED ABOUT? ARE WE ANTICIPATING THAT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS WE WILL HAVE REVISIONS TO THIS POLICY?

>> CHAIRMAN, COMMISSIONER BRUCH, I DON'T ANTICIPATE ANNUAL REVISIONS.

OBVIOUSLY, IT IS A LIVING DOCUMENT, SO IF LAWS COME UP WE NEED TO ADDRESS IN SOME WAY, SOME STUFF WE TOOK IT OUT AND ARE REFERENCING IT AS A LINK, SO THAT IS HELPING US NOT TO DO THAT.

OBVIOUSLY, IF SOMETHING COMES UP WE HAVE TO BRING IT BACK, BUT I DON'T ANTICIPATE IT BEING A REGULAR OCCURRENCE.

>> J. BLOCK: NO, SIR.

WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'VE DONE ON THIS.

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IT'S A HUGE DOCUMENT AND EVERY YEAR YOU GO THROUGH IT IT'S A LOT OF STAFF WORK AND SAUSAGE GO INTO IT.

WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I THINK WE ARE TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION IN SOME OF THE HUMAN RESOURCE HR DECISIONS HERE.

GETTING THE POLICY STRAIGHT AND TWEAKING IT A LITTLE BIT.

IT'S GREAT WORK. THANK YOU.

>> APPRECIATED. >> MR. CHAIR, TO COMMISSIONER BRUCH! ABOUT REVISIONS, YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW IN A POLICY THIS BIG HOW WELL IT'S GOING TO FUNCTION UNTIL YOU ARE SITTING DOWN AND INTERPRETING EACH SITUATION THAT COMES YOUR WAY AND DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS EMPLOYEES CAN HAVE.

WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IN THIS REVISION IS CORRECT ISSUES WE'VE IDENTIFIED BY USING THE POLICY.

THAT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT WE'VE DONE OUR VERY LEVEL BEST TO GET THIS AS CLOSE TO PERFECT AS WE COULD BEFORE WE PLUGGED IT IN.

BACK IN THE DAY WHEN I WAS AN ATARI TECHNICIAN, THAT TELLS YOU HOW OLD I AM.

AT SOME POINT YOU GOTTA PLUG IT IN.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: COUNTY MANAGER, THAT'S LIFE.

>> INDEED. >> CHAIRMAN HEIL: NO OTHER COMMENTS, MADAME CLERK.

>> CHAIR HEIL.

>> YES. >> VICE CHAIR MEEK. >> VICE CHAIRMAN MEEK: YES.

>> COMMISSIONER BRUCH. >> K. BRUCH: YES.

>> COMMISSIONER BLOCK. >> J. BLOCK: AYE.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: ITEM 11 B.

[11.B. Request for a Motion to Adopt Resolution No. 11-8-23.11B Establishing the Legislative Priorities of Sandoval County for the 2024 Legislative Session.]

>> MR. CHAIR, COMMISSIONERS, WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN JANUARY. IT IS A 30 DAY SESSION.

A LOT OF THESE PRIORITIES ARE CARRIED OVER FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

THAT'S KIND OF BEEN OUR POLICY.

WE CARRY OVER ANY ITEMS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED ON THIS DOCUMENT.

AND I BELIEVE I SENT THIS TO YOU, COMMISSIONER.

THERE IS ONE CHANGE THAT I DID NOT CAPTURE THAT YOU WANTED TO HAVE ON AMENDMENT ON IRB'S.

AND TRYING TO SEE WHICH ONE THAT IS.

IT'S ON ITEM 9, WHICH IS LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS CLASS A COUNTIES ACCESS TO INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS DEVELOP IT WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES WHETHER INCORPORATED OR UNINCORPORATED.

I BELIEVE THE AMENDMENT LAST YEAR AND IN PAST VERSION IT WAS SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT WITH A APPROVAL OF THE INCORPORATED BODY.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: BASICALLY, IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS IT'S AN INCORPORATED AREA THEY NEED TO BUY INTO THE

PROCESS. >> MR. CHAIR, COMMISSIONERS, THAT IS WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN, YES.

>> CHAIRMAN HEIL: RIGHT. >> THERE'S ONLY ONE COUNTY RIGHT NOW THAT CAN ACTUALLY DO INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS WITHIN THE CITY AND THAT'S BERNALILLO.