Roosevelt to finalize budget

PORTALES — The Roosevelt County Commission will give final consideration to its 2019-20 budget and cover fourth-quarter financials from the just-concluded 2018-19 fiscal year at its Tuesday meeting.

The commissioners will also consider two road closure requests at difference stages and a look at long-term utilization of another county road.

The commission will consider road view committee recommendations regarding the closure of a 1-mile stretch of South Roosevelt Road 9 east of South Roosevelt Road N, and appoint a road viewer committee for a request to close two miles of South Roosevelt Road AL north of South Roosevelt Road 21.

Lt. Col. Russell Gheesling of Cannon Air Force Base is also slated to attend the meeting for discussion of enhancing North Roosevelt Road AV.

Other items on the agenda for the 9 a.m. meeting at the Roosevelt County Courthouse include:

• Consideration of retaining Doerr and Knudson for county legal services.

• An executive session to discuss six litigation cases and limited personnel matters.