At the June 26 meeting the Grant County Board of Commissioners voted to enter executive session for a limited personnel matter, citing the New Mexico statute governing closed meetings.

The motion to enter executive session was made by Commissioner Medina and seconded by Commissioner Shelley. The chair called for a roll call; those recorded as answering in the affirmative included Chairman Ponce, Commissioner Medina, Commissioner Shalley (or Shelley as recorded), Commissioner Stevens and Commissioner Flores. The presiding officer stated the commission did not anticipate taking action after the executive session.

Why it matters: the meeting record documents the commission’s invocation of the closed-session statutory exemption for limited personnel matters. The statute cited in the meeting was recorded as "NMSE 19 78 10 dash 15 dash 1, h 2"; the appropriate statutory citation is NMSA 1978, Section 10-15-1(H)(2) for limited personnel discussion.