City Council rejects full time mayor plan in Rio Rancho
Rio Rancho City Council rejected the Charter Commission proposal to place a full time mayor on the March 1996 ballot. Some members urged creating the position by ordinance, noting constitutional limits on outside employment and arguing the issue belongs in council action rather than the charter. The current mayor earns 12,000 dollars yearly. several councilors urged raising the salary to 30,000 if voters approve, but changes cannot take effect until 1998 due to term protections.
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Jay P. Tharinger
Rio Rancho
Charter Commission
Tom Swisstack
Swisstack
Randy van Vleck
Arturo Boniello
Tony Popper
Gary Hill
Hill
Bonielio
City Charter Commission Dismissed In Rio Rancho
The Rio Rancho City Charter Commission, formed November 9 1994 to review the city charter approved by voters in March 1992, was dissolved on November 9 with its work largely complete. Key ballot issues, including a full time mayor, will be decided by the governing body without commission input.
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Jay P. Tharinger
Rio Rancho Charter Commission
Rio Rancho
Charter Commission
One for the road DPS cautions on impairment levels
Mary Beth King reports Rio Rancho DPS details how many drinks cause impairment and the BALs tied to body weight. Officers say BALs rise with each drink, with a 100-pound person legally drunk after two drinks and a 150-pound person after three to four drinks, highlighting alcohol's impact on driving safety.
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Mary Beth King
Rio Rancho Department of Public Safety
DPS
Ernie Wilson
New Mexico
Chuck Weaver
Rio Rancho creates protocol for council and Utilities Commission
Rio Rancho leaders formalized a policy to route councilor related matters through the Utilities Commission before council debate. The commission, empaneled in August with five residents, will advise on water and sewer policy, budgets, capital plans, and related contracts while city council retains final say on major operations. Mayor Swisstack praised the panel and urged protocol to protect district interests, noting guidance may have been overlooked in the past.
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Utilities Commission
Water and Sewer
Utility Commission
Peo
Ple
Tom Swisstack
Plan outlines reforms for juvenile justice
New Mexico's juvenile justice system is described as troubled in the Children, Youth and Families Department report Restoring Justice Juvenile Corrections Reform. It notes overcrowded facilities, high probation caseloads, limited judicial options, frustrated law enforcement, and rising juvenile referrals from about 35,000 in 1995 to nearly 60,000 by 2000, with a call for overhaul.
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Mary Beth King
Observer
New Mexico
Children, Youth and Families Department
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