Can you vote and win bids on the same property? →

No! The short answer is NO!

There is an ethics ruling on this very topic.

Can you make a motion on a property, then bid to repair the property?

NO.

You can vote or you can bid. You must notify the public of the possible conflict of interest. You can not prepare the bid.

This is very clear! You can read the advisory opinion here complete with state laws.

Too bad Councilor Bruhn didn't read this.

https://nmonesource.com/nmos/secap/en/item/19340/index.do

Do you doubt it happened? Go do what everyone else does - ask for the documents.

You can ask for the minutes from Bosque Farms where he VOTED to let the property go to Peralta with no mention of a possible conflict of interest.

You can go ask Peralta for the bid request that was posted and

You can ask Peralta for the final winning bid. It might be that the bid was prepared by someone different but 3B Builders won the bid. 3B Builders, Inc. is a general contracting company located in Bosque Farms, New Mexico, owned and operated by James D. Bruhn (Jim Bruhn)

How can someone spend time defending that. What a mess.