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Alamogordo City Commission Regular Meeting - October 27, 2026
City Commission — Tuesday, October 27, 2026
BodyAlamogordo, New Mexico
SessionCity Commission
DateTuesday, October 27, 2026
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Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural31%
Engineering And Infrastructure17%
Personnel Matters15%
Pending Litigation11%
Public Engagement7%
Budget Equity Analysis7%
Economic Development5%
Public Safety4%
Community Engagement3%
Summary of Proceedings
Alamogordo City Commission Regular Meeting - October 27, 2026
The Alamogordo City Commission held a regular meeting on October 27, 2026, at 6:30 PM in the Donald E. Carroll City Commission Chambers. The meeting included a proclamation, public comments, consent agenda items, discussion on a contract change order for Fire Station 2, an executive session, and subsequent action. All votes were unanimous except where noted. Mayor Sharon McDonald presided, with six commissioners present (Commissioner Baxter Pattillo joined later via remote).
Presentations
- Extra Mile Day Proclamation: Mayor McDonald proclaimed November 1, 2026, as Extra Mile Day in Alamogordo, encouraging volunteerism and recognition of those who go the extra mile.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Justin Boyle: Former Senior Project Manager and ADA coordinator. He stated his termination was retaliation for raising ADA compliance and city ordinance concerns. He described his grievance process and alleged policy violations, including being sent home without pay for three weeks.
- Kim Great White Owl Marillo: Citizen. She criticized the commission and Mayor Pro Tem Rardin, alleging harassment, failure to address neighborhood safety issues (standoffs, sinkholes), and financial improprieties such as writing off debts and expired vehicle tags. Her comments were interrupted by the mayor for decorum.
- Ryan Flyers: Resident. He supported the city's beautification and vacant property enforcement plans but urged a comprehensive, equitable strategy that includes neighborhoods beyond White Sands Boulevard, combining enforcement with voluntary assistance.
- Beth Crab: Former resident. She accused City Manager Stockwell and Mayor Pro Tem Rardin of providing inaccurate information about LEDA fund projects at a prior meeting, and criticized the process that led to Stephanie Hernandez's removal as city manager.
City Manager's Report
- City Manager Stockwell reported nothing.
Remarks and Inquiries by the City Commission
- Mayor Pro Tem Joshua Rardin: He disclosed that on two LEDA projects on New York Avenue, the city issued $1 million checks to each business with no clear accounting of how funds were spent. He requested that the upcoming audit for fiscal year 2025-2026 closely examine that spending.
Consent Calendar
- Items 2 (approve minutes from October 13, 2026) and 4 (Resolution 2026-37 for revised budget numbers) were approved 6-0.
- Item 3 (approve minutes from a special meeting on May 5, 2026, inadvertently omitted) was removed from consent for separate discussion.
Unfinished Business
- Contract Change Order No. 4 – Fire Station 2 Pavement Improvements: Director Shelley Dowhanik-Baron presented two options: Option A ($173,159.84) with concrete apparatus pad and asphalt driveways and parking, and Option B ($254,816.81) with full concrete. Staff recommended Option A, noting that asphalt meets design requirements and is less expensive. Discussion included pavement longevity, maintenance costs, utility access (gas line), and experience with other fire stations. Fire Chief confirmed that other stations use concrete only at the apparatus pad with asphalt driveways. The motion to approve Option A passed 7-0 (including Commissioner Pattillo who joined during this item).
Executive Session
- The commission voted 7-0 to recess into closed session pursuant to NMSA 1978 § 10-15-1(H)(7) for pending litigation (eight cases) and § 10-15-1(H)(2) for limited personnel matters regarding the Senior Project Manager. Clinton Nicely (Risk Services Director) and Michelle Osborne (HR Director) participated.
Reconvene into Open Session
- The commission reconvened and stated the closed session was limited to the listed litigation and personnel matters.
- Action: The commission directed HR Director Michelle Osborne to hire an independent reviewer for the personnel matter concerning the Senior Project Manager, with a deadline of November 17, 2026 (the second meeting in November). The directive passed 7-0.
Key Outcomes
- Consent agenda items 2 and 4 approved unanimously.
- Item 3 (May 5, 2026 minutes) approved unanimously after staff clarification.
- Contract Change Order No. 4 for Fire Station 2 approved at $173,159.84 (asphalt option), 7-0.
- Executive session held; commission authorized hiring an independent reviewer for the Senior Project Manager grievance by November 17, 2026.
- Meeting adjourned at approximately 7:30 PM.
Meeting Transcript
I call this meeting on October the twenty-seventh, twenty twenty six at six thirty to order. Will the clerk please call the roll? Mayor Sharon McDonald? Here. Mayor Pro Tem Josh Ridden? Here. Commissioner Baxter Petillo is absent today. Commissioner Stephen Burnett. Here. Commissioner Warren Robinson. Here. Commissioner Hernandez. Here. Commissioner Mark Tapley. Here. Madam Mayor, we have a quorum. Okay, on tonight, the invocation is going to be done by Commissioner Robinson and the pledge is going to be done by Commissioner Hernandez. Would you join me in a moment of prayer? Eternal Heavenly Father, we invoke your presence and your grace. All power stems from you, all knowledge, all wisdom. Let us tap that knowledge and wisdom, Lord, as we work with one another to solve problems, to make our city a better place. Bless us to be a little bit more patient, a little bit more forgiving, and a little bit kinder. Those are the things that you would ask us to do in our daily living. Bless us to be the people that would make you proud. Bless all those who take time and energy to make Almogordo a better place. Bless them with your power and with your love. Amen. Move to approve. Second. And I will read it. It is for the extra mile day. And it's from the City of Elmogordo executive offices. Whereas Elmogordo is a community which acknowledges that a special vibrancy exists when its citizens collectively go the extra mile and personal effort, volunteerism, and service. And whereas Almo Gordo encourages its citizens to contribute fully to the community through commitment, effort, and conviction in service to family, friends, neighbors, and civic life. And whereas Almogordo chooses to recognize and celebrate individuals and organizations within the community who go the extra mile to make a positive difference in the lives of others. And whereas the City of Almogordo acknowledges the mission of Extra Mile America to inspire communities across the nation to recognize those who go the extra mile in volunteerism and service. Now, therefore, I, Sharon McDonald, mayor of the city of Alamogordo, New Mexico, do hereby proclaim November 1st, 2026 as extra mile day in Almogordo and encourage all residents to take time on this day to go the extra mile in their own lives and to recognize those who inspire others through commitment to making their uh community, nation, and world a better place. And I um gonna leave the proclamation here for um the city clerk, and she will take it. Um next on the agenda is public comment. We have uh uh four people on the um agenda here, and the first one is Justin Boyle. Um, executive session number six, asking for two extra minutes. Okay.
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