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TAOS COUNTY
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2005-01
A JOINT RESOLUTION BETWEEN TAOS COUNTY AND THE
TOWN OF TAOS TO SEEK STATE GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE
TO PREVENT SUICIDES AND ACCIDENTS FROM THE RIO
GRANDE GORGE BRIDGE.
WHEREAS, the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge in Taos County has been the site of
numerous suicide jumpers and victims of accidents over the years; and
WHEREAS, emergency responders' lives are endangered each time that they
are called upon to rescue and retrieve suicide jumpers or accident victims.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED in consideration of the above, that the
Taos County Board of Commissioners and the Town Council do hereby formally request.
any and all assistance that the State of New Mexico can provide to prevent future
suicide attempts and accidents from the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge.
PASSED, ADOPTED, an.APPROVED by the Taos County Board of Commissioners
and the Town Council this ZS'` day of , 2005.
TOWN OF TAOS 4AOS OUN
Mayor Bobl5y Dura Ga ne o airma
Councilmember Meliton Struck Don ra isco T ajt , Vic -C ma —�
Councilmember Erlinda Gonzal 4 Nicklos Jaramil o, Co issioner
'4�L� oa4�� �_Wzw '&p"eco
Coun 'm ber an E a el Paic%co, Commissioner
cimeniper Frank Cru �vr a °° Commissio
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Tamara`TIEM o. ow er _ aD r rft�no, Taos County Clerk
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Joint Resolution Town of Taos&Taos County
2005-01
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Approved as to Form: Approved as to Form:
Town Attorney T Blankenhorn, Taos unty Attorney
Vote Record: Vote Record:
B.Duran yes no abstain absent G.Romero yes no abstain absent
M.Struck yes no abstain absent D.F.Trujillo II yes no abstain absent
E.Gonzales yes no abstain absent N.Jaramillo yes no abstain- absent
G.Sanchez yes no abstain absent E.Pacheco yes no abstain absent
F.Cruz yes no abstain absent V.Martinez yes no abstain absent
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Joint Resolution Town of Taos&Taos County
2005-01
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Resolution No. 05-01
OPEN MEETINGS ACT
WHEREAS,the Town of Taos Town Council,met in regular session on this 18th
day of January,2005,at 6:30 p.m.; and
WHEREAS, Section 10-15-1(B) of the New Mexico Open Meetings Act(Section 10-15-1
et seq., NMSA 1978 as amended) states that, except as may be otherwise provided in the
Constitution or the provisions of the Open Meetings Act, all meetings of a quorum of members
of any board, council, commission or other policymaking body of any state or local public
agency, held for the purpose of taking any action within the authority of, or the delegated
authority of, such body, are declared to be public meetings open to the public at all times,and
WHEREAS, any meetings subject to the Open Meetings Act at which the discussion or
adoption of any proposed resolution, rule, regulation or formal action occurs shall be held only
after reasonable notice to the public; and
WHEREAS, Subsection D of Section 10-15-1 NMSA 1978, a provision of the Open
Meetings Act requires the Town of Taos Town Council to determine annually what constitutes
reasonable notice of its public meetings:
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that:
I. The Regular Meetings of the Town Council are scheduled to be held as follows:
On each third Tuesday of each month.
At 6:30 p.m. at Council Chambers, Coronado Hall, 120 Civic Plaza,Taos,New
Mexico. (Except for the January Meeting - "Mayor's State of the Town"—held at the
Convention Center 121 Civic Plaza,Taos,New Mexico)
2. In addition to the Regular Meetings of the Town Council there are scheduled Briefings and
Workshop Meetings at which no council action will be taken, and are held principally as
informational and study sessions. These meetings are scheduled to be held as follows:
On the second Tuesday of each month;
At 10:00 a.m. at Coronado Hall, 120 Civic Plaza,Taos,New
Mexico.
3. Special meetings of the Town Council may be called by the Mayor or by request of a
majority of the Council upon three (3) days notice to the members of the Council. Special
meetings shall be held at the date, time and place set-forth in the notice of special meeting.
4. Emergency meetings of the Town Council will be called, by the Mayor or by request of
majority of the Council, only under circumstances, which require immediate action to
protect the health, safety and/or property of the Town or its citizens. Emergency meetings
may be called upon twenty-four (24) hours notice to the members of the Council, unless
threat of personal injury or property damage requires less notice. Said meetings shall be
held at the date,time and place set-forth in the call of said emergency meeting.
5. Meetings of boards, committees, commissions, agencies or other policy-making bodies of
the Town of Taos shall establish their own individual meeting schedule and publish notice
in accordance with this resolution.
6. Reasonable notice of meetings is hereby declared to exist when:
A. Notice of the Annual Schedule of meetings, as set forth in this Resolution shall be
published in the Taos News or Albuquerque Journal, a newspaper of general
circulation for the Town and County, during the month of January 2005. Copies of
the 2005 Annual Calendar were provided to the news media on January 7,2005.
is B. Notices of Special or Emergency meetings shall be provided by delivery or telephone
or faxing or e-mail to local newspaper, radio or television media that has made a
written request for notice of public meetings; by 5:00 p.m. the day before the
scheduled or called for meeting, or with as much time as practical in advance of the
scheduled meeting.
C. In addition to the provisions of subparagraph B, above, notice requirement of Special
or Emergency Meetings are met by posting notice of the meeting at Town hall by
5:00 p.m. the day before the scheduled or called for meeting, or with as much time as
practical in advance of the scheduled meeting.
D. In addition to the local media, notice shall also be provided to any licensed media
(newspaper, radio or television), that has made a written request for notice of public
meetings; and
E. The proposed agenda of a meeting shall be available, at Town Hall, on Friday
afternoon of the week prior to the scheduled, or called for, meeting, where time
permits; otherwise, the proposed agenda shall be available by 4:00 p.m. the day
before the scheduled, or called meeting.
7. Individuals with a disability who are in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language
interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the
hearing or meeting, must contact the Town Clerk at least one week prior to the meeting or
as soon as possible. Public document, including the agenda and minutes, can be provided
� in various accessible formats. Please contact the Town Clerk at 751-2006 if a summary of
other type of accessible format is needed.
8. A meeting may be closed to the public only if the subject matter of such discussion or
action is exempted from the open meeting requirements under Subsection H of Section 10-
15-1 NMSA 1978, a provision of the Open Meetings Act or other applicable law.
A. If any meeting is closed during an open meeting, such closure shall be approved
by a majority vote of a quorum of the Council, or other body, taken during the
open meeting. The authority for the closure and the subject(s) to be discussed
shall be stated in the motion for closure and the vote on closure of each individual
member shall be recorded in the minutes. Only those subjects specified in the
motion may be discussed in a closed meeting.
B. If the decision to hold a closed meeting is made when the Council, or other body,
is not in an open meeting, the closed meeting shall not be held until reasonable
public notice, appropriate under the circumstances and stating the specific
provision of law authorizing the closed meeting and the subject(s)to be discussed,
is given to the members and the general public.
C. Following completion of any closed meeting, the minutes of the open meeting that
® was closed, or the minutes of the next open meeting if the closed meeting was
separately scheduled, shall state whether the matters discussed in the closed
meeting were limited only to those specified in the motion or notice for closure.
D. Except as provided in Subsection H of Section 10-15-1 NMSA 1978, any action
taken as a result of discussion in a closed meeting shall be made by vote in an
open public meeting.
ADOPTED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL on this 18th day of January 2005.
TOWN OF TAOS
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Bobby F. uran,Mayor
ATTEST:
Tamara Trujillo,T wn Clerk
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a VOTE:FOR: / AGAINST: ABSTAIN
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Legal No:9130
,,,,Resolution' No.No.05-01
t OPEN MEETINGS ACT'.
!WHEREAS, the Town. _
;.of,Taos,Town Coun-'- - A. Notice of B. If -the deci;
cil, met in regular 1.The Regular Meet 4 Emergency- tithe Annual Schedule 'Sion to hold a closed
session on this 18th ings of the Town meetings of the-
i day of January,2005,' Council are sched-:'Town Council will be 4fo meetings, as set meeting is made
I at 6:30 p.m.;and uled to be held as forth in this e, pub-- when the Council, n'
called, by the Mayor ,tion shall be, pub- `other body,-is not in'
WHEREAS, , section follows: - - 'or by request-of mal_;fished -in- the Taos n open meeting,
10-15-1(B). of the On each third Tues- News or Albu uer- he closed meeting
day of each month lority of the Council,
New Mexico Open only under" circum- ue Journal,-a news-
Meetings � ' hall not be held un;
Act (Sec- , At 6:30 p.m.at Coun- stances, which, re- papegiof general cir til reasonable public
tion 10-15-1 et.seq., ; Cil Chambers, Co- quire immediate ac- culatIon for the 'notice, appropriate
NMSA- ° 1978 as ronado Hall,. 120 tion to protect the Town and County. under he circum-
amended) 'states' Civic Plaza, � Taos, health, safety and during the month of tances and stating
that, except as may New Mexico. (Ex- for property of the January 2005.- Cop- he specific Provi-
be othj-rwise pro- cept for the January Town or its citizens:
ies of the'' 2005 An- sion of law authoriz
vided in the Consti- Meeting - Mayors Emergency meet- nual Calendar were ing the closed'meet-
tution or the, provi State of -the ings- may be called provided to the ing • and the
sions of the Open. Town"—held at the upon twenty-four news .media • on subject(s) to be dis-
Meetings, Act, all Convention Center upo hours notice to January 7,2005- cussed, •is given to
meetings,of a quo- 121 Civic Plaza, the members of,_the- B. Notices. of j the members and
rum of members of Taos,New Mexico), Co uncil,- ' -unless Special--or-,-- :Emer- the general public.
any oard, council, 2. In.,addition,to the gency meetings C. Following
Regular•Meetings of threat° of.: personal
commission or other injury or property shall be provided by completion of any
policymaking body the Town Council' damage` requires delivery or tele. closed meeting, the
of any.state or local there are scheduled less, notice. Said phone or faxing•or minutes of the open
Public agency, held Briefings and Work- meetings Shall-- be e-mail to local news-• meeting that: was
for the purpose of shop Meetings at held at' the date,
taking any action which no council ac- time and ,place paper, radio or t that closed, ' the next
within the authority tion will' be taken, set-forth in the call vision,.media that utes of the next
of, or the delegated and are held princi of said emergency.'has made a written• open meeting if the
of, such Pally as informa- request for notice of closed meeting was
l meeting. . public meetings; by separately sched-
body, are declared tional . and study 5• Meetings of uled; shall state
to be public meet- sessions., These boards, committees, for p.m.the day be-
ings, -open to the meetings'are,sched- commissions, agen- fore the scheduled discussed -tthe
uled to be,held as ,cfes- or other i or called for meet- discussed n the
Public at alLtimes,. ing, or with as much closed meeting were
and ti follows: policy-making- bod- time as practical in limited only to those
WHEREAS, any i On the second Tues- !ies of the Town•of
advance - of the specified in the mo-
meetings subject to day of each month; lrTaos shall establish `scheduled meeting. tion or notice for.
the Open- Meetings At,10:00 a.m. at EI .their own individual . C. In addition to the closure.
Act at which the dis- Taoseno .Room, meeting schedule D. Except as
ronado Hall, 120'CO-,,d provisions of sub-
or adoption ;and publish notice provided in Subsec-
of, any , _proposed Civic Plaza, Taos, in accordance with ' paragraph u 'above,
New Mexico. ,• ,this resolution. _ notice. requirement lo- 1 of Section
resolution, >,'rule, f � of Special or Emer- 10-15-1-_NMSA 1978,
regulation or. formal '3. Special 6. - Reasonable
action occurs shall meetings of the gency Meetings are 1,�a n action to is as
Town Council may notice of meetings is met by posting no- result, A,discus-
be held .only, after hereby declared to sion in a closed
be' called by ,the at of the meeting
,reasonable.notice to_ exist ___ - at Town hall by 5:00 ,meeting„ shall• be
the`public;and ; Mayor or by request p.m. the day before made.by vote in an,
WHEREAS, Subst?c- [of a majority of the the scheduled or. open public meet-
tion) °D -of,;Section Council upon three• called-.for meeting, ing.
30-15-1 NMSA 1978,a SOY days notice to., or with as- much 'ADOPTED BY THE
provision,—of- the i'the members-of the time, .practical.in TOWN COUNCIL day= o
Open, Meetings' Act Council: ) ' Special advance of the January 18th
requires the Town of meetings shall be scheduled meeting.. TOWN OF TAGS
Taos Town Council held at the date, ache addition ti the
to determine annu- f time and place z local media, notice Bobby F.Duran
-ally . what consti- set-forth-in-the_no- Mayor -
shall also be pro-
- no- 'tice of„special meet- vided to 'any' li- ATTEST:
tice -of its public' ing censed media Tamara Trujillo.
meetings: (newspaper,_,--radio Town Clerk
NOW, THEREFORE, or television), that (Legal No.9130; Pub.
BE IT RESOLVED has made a written Jan.•20,2005)
that: request for notice'of
publics meetings;. .
!and
E-
The propose d'.
hl ial
shall be a albe,a
'
Town Hall,,on"Friday
afternoon., of the
LI week prior to the
scheduled,-or called
C dor, meeting, where
time other-
wise,permits;�tproposed
shall,- ..'be
agenda
available by 4:00
P.M. the day before
the scheduled, or
called meeting.
7. Individuals
with a disability who , -
are in need- of a
reader, amplifier,
qualified sign Ian=
guage interpreter,or
any other form of
auxiliary aid or serv-
ice to attend or par-
ticipate in the hear-,
ing or meeting,must j
contact the Town.
Clerk at least one
week prior to the
meeting or as soon
;as possible: Public
document, including
the agenda and min-
utes, can -be pro-
vided in various ac-
cessible formats.
4Please contact the
Town Clerk at
751-2006 if a sum-
mary of other type
of accessible format
is needed.
8. A meeting may be
closed to the public
only if the subject
matter of such dis-
cussion or action is
t exempted from the
open meeting- re-
quirements, under
Subsection H of Sec-
tion 10-15-1 NMSA
1978, a provision of
the Open Meetings
Actor other applica-
ble law.
iA. - If any meet-�
ing is closed during
an open meeting,
such closure shall
be• approved by a'
majority vote `of a i
quorum of the Coun-
cil, or other body,
taken during. the
open meeting. The
authority for the clo-
sure and the sub-;
lect(s) to be dis-
cussed shall be
stated in the motion
Ifor closure and the
vote- on closure of
each . individual
member shall be re-
corded in the min-
utes. Only those
subjects specified in
the motion may be
discussed in a
closed meeting.
05103115
00023911
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF NEW MEXICO } SS.
-+t js; County of Taos J
.Iqd ►
I Kathleen Weinzetl bein first
� g,�
t duly sworn, declare and say that I am the Comptroller of
the TAOS NEWS, a weekly newspaper, published in the English language, and
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having a general circulation in the City and County of Taos, State of New Mexico, and
1 being a newspaper duly qualified to publish legal notices and advertisements under the
provisions of Chapter 167 of the Session Laws of 1987; that the publication, a copy of
which is hereby attached, was published in said paper for 1 insertions
°.,. and on 1-. Thurs_day of each week in the regular issue of
the paper during the time of publication, and that the notice was published in the
newspaper proper and not in any supplement, for 1 insertions the first
publication being on the 9orh day of January 2005
and the last publication being on the 20th day of January 2005 ;
that payment for said advertisement has been (duly made) or (assesed as court costs);
e
• cite that the undersigned has personal knowledge of the matters and things set forth in this
affidavit.
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PUBLISHER'S BILL
1 lines 1 times at$ 177.04 C mptrolier
Sub-Total$ 177.04 SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 20th
Tax$ 13.28 day of January , A. D. 2005
Total $ 190.32
Received Payment 0-
tart' Public
My Commission expires
y October 26, 2006 __