NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF PORTALES, NEW MEXICO
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND THE PORTALES CITY COUNCIL’S MEETING TO BE
HELD at 5:30 p.m., MAY 9, 2023, in the Council Chambers in the Memorial Building, at 200 E. 7th Street, Portales, New Mexico. The following item(s) is/are scheduled for consideration and action by the City Council:

CONSENT AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – MAYOR/MAYOR PRO-TEM/COUNCILOR-AS-CHAIR.
II. ROLL CALL – CITY CLERK.
III. INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
IV. Official Salute to the New Mexico Flag: “I salute the flag of the State of New Mexico the Zia symbol
of perfect friendship among united cultures.”
V. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING(S):
1. Regular Meeting held April 25, 2023.
VI. PRESENTATIONS
1. EMS Week – T.J. Cathey, Fire Chief
2. Proclamation – EMS Week May 21st – 27th, 2023 – Mayor R. Jackson
3. Presentation of FY2021-2022 Audit – by Dahlia Garcia, Beasley, Mitchell & Company

VII. CONSENT AGENDA
The items listed below are recommended by the City Manager for placement on the consent agenda. These items are placed on the agenda so that the Council, by unanimous consent, can designate those routine agenda items that they wish to be approved or acknowledged by one motion. If any proposal does not meet with the approval of all Council members, that item will be heard
when reached under the regular agenda.

Motion to place indicated items on the consent agenda by unanimous roll call vote.
Motion to approve all items on the consent agenda by unanimous roll call vote.
1. Award of Engineer Contracts – C. Weems, Deputy Clerk
2. Approval of Change Order 3 – Blackwater Wellfield Well Equipping Contract – S.
Baysinger, Public Utility Department

VIII. ACTION ITEMS
1. Option to Opt-in to the Regular Local Election – C. Weems, Deputy Clerk & Mandi
Park, Roosevelt County Clerk
2. Resolution #22-23-42, Acknowledging and Accepting Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Audit.
– M. Rapp, Finance Director
3. Discussion/Possible Action Item to Ban the Sale of Fire Works – D. Boan Councilor
Ward B
4. Appoint Roosevelt County Development Corporation Board Member, Councilor
Chad Heflin – Mayor R. Jackson
IX. PUBLIC INPUT for Which no Action will be taken – Any matter not known about, or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of posting of the agenda. This agenda item is for informational purposes only.
1. Public comments will be limited to three minutes per speaker; limited to one
presentation per meeting, and no more than six (6) speakers on each subject.
2. Councilors will not respond to comments or answer questions to avoid any
violation of the Open Meetings Act.
3. Direct any questions or requests for information to the City Manager in writing
during regular business hours.
X. ADJOURNMENT
This is to certify that a copy of this Agenda was posted on the City’s website and the bulletin board in the front lobby of City Hall by 5:00 p.m., Friday, May 5, 2023.
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Joan Martinez-Terry, City Clerk; Carla Weems, Deputy City Clerk
If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in a hearing or meeting, please contact the Portales City Manager or City Clerk at 575-356-6662, Option #0 at least one (1) week prior to the meeting or as soon as practical. Public documents, including the agenda and minutes, can be provided in various accessible formats.
Please contact the Portales City Manager or City Clerk at 575-356-6662 if a summary or other type of accessible format is needed.
Questions, requests, or comments from citizens should be submitted in writing to the City Clerk or City Manager by 4:00 p.m. a day prior to the meeting. Contact information for both officers is on the City’s website: https://www.portalesnm.gov/departments/.