Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
PORTALES — The Portales City Council must approve modified language in a document at tonight’s meeting if it hopes to begin conducting building inspections.
In February, a committee made up of council members developed a memorandum of understanding between the city of Portales and the city of Clovis as a temporary solution to restrictions on Portales’ ability to inspect buildings.
The action came about after the council learned that House Bill 219, which requires cities to hire four building inspectors with separate certifications, was preventing Portales from performing inspections.
While the MOU — which allows Portales to use Clovis’ inspectors — was approved by both communities, City Manager Sammy Standefer said the New Mexico Construction Industries Division requested the council change some language in the document.
Also at tonight’s meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Memorial Building:
• The council will hear a presentation about the Optum program, which helps communities promote opioid prevention, according to Standefer.
“They’re just letting the city council and the public know what it’s about, what they’re doing, and trying to get some people to participate,” he said.
• Councilors will consider awarding a $452,880 bid for rehabilitation work on the city’s sewer lift stations to general contractor J29 Enterprises.
• The council will consider approval of the Portales Fire Department’s application for the 2019 Municipal Fire Protection Fund.
• Finance Director Marilyn Rapp will request ratification of the city’s bills for March of 2018.
• The council will hold public hearings for the annexation and zone change of a subdivision in the northeast quarter of Roosevelt County.
