Alamogordo NM
5-31-2026 12:34pm

City of Alamogordo Commission Special Thursday Meeting Set for Golf Course Contract, City Manager on the Agenda

The Alamogordo City Commission has called a special meeting for this Thursday, June 4, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., where commissioners are expected to vote on a new operating contract for Desert Lakes Golf Course before moving behind closed doors to take up the ongoing city manager search.

The commission's regular meetings fall on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, placing the Thursday session outside its normal schedule. It will be held in the Donald E. Carroll Commission Chambers at City Hall, 1376 E. Ninth Street, and is open to the public.

According to the posted agenda, the commission's single item of new business is to "consider, and act upon, the Golf Course RFP," presented by Acting City Manager Stephanie Hernandez. The vote would come in open session — not in the executive session that follows.

The item concerns RFP No. 2026-002, the city's solicitation for golf course operations, management and maintenance at Desert Lakes. Issued April 4 through the Parks and Recreation Department, the RFP bundles the pro shop, restaurant, and course maintenance into a single contract — a broader package than the earlier RFP 2026-001, which had left maintenance out. The contract carries a baseline four-year term with an option for a four-year extension, and the agenda does not name a recommended firm ahead of the vote.

After the golf course item, the commission is set to recess into executive closed session under two exemptions to the New Mexico Open Meetings Act: NMSA 1978 § 10-15-1(H)(2), for limited personnel matters tied to the city manager recruitment, and § 10-15-1(H)(7), for attorney-client discussions of threatened or pending litigation. The agenda calls for commissioners to return to open session afterward, and take "action, if any" before adjourning — the same structure used in a string of recent closed sessions on the leadership search.

Mayor Sharon McDonald is set to preside, with Mayor Pro-Tem Joshua Rardin (District 4) and Commissioners Baxter Pattillo (District 1), Stephen Burnett (District 2), Warren Robinson (District 3), Al Hernandez (District 5), and Mark Tapley (District 6). City Attorney Darrell Mori and City Clerk Rachel Hughs are also listed.

Residents who wish to address the commission must sign up with the city clerk and are generally allotted three minutes each. The chambers are wheelchair accessible; the clerk's office can be reached at 575-439-4100 for other accommodations.

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