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Bosque Farms is run using the Mayor-Council form of government.

That means something.

This was decided back in the day when the Village was incorporated.

What does it mean?

It follows the Federal rules using separation of powers. This includes a system of checks and balances.

The Mayor is elected. The Council is elected. The Council is separate from the Mayor. (Separation of powers!)

The Mayor prepares the budget and the Council approves it. (Obviously, the Council gets their say)

The Mayor has administrative control. The Mayor hires and fires. The Council has a say in this as a budgetary concern. (Checks and Balances).

The Council passes ordinances. (Judicial system provides checks and balances on this obviously.)

This means the Council should NOT be putting people on executive session as a threat to fire them unless there is budgetary concerns (Such as we will be sued if they stay hired, they cost us too much etc).

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.

https://www.nmmainstreet.org/

November 16 there is a New Mexico Infrastructure Conference for local officials. Interesting - wonder if there is any of the Councilors going to have their voices heard about the infrastructure this Village needs in order to continue to attract businesses.

There are a lot of links here including Main Street programs for communities. Lots of communities listed here that have been helped or awarded funds. Do you see Bosque Farms on it? (Hint: no!)

October 23 there was a deadline for funds to be provided in 2028. Yup, gotta think ahead and be willing to work towards the best interest of others, not your political asperations.