Clovis officials to begin service charge review process

CLOVIS — The Clovis city commission plans to take the first step Thursday to beginning its biannual process to review what it charges for various services with appointment of the Revenue Review Committee.

The 5:15 p.m. meeting at the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Public Library will have limited public seating due to social distancing measures. Anybody wishing to watch the meeting can view Suddenlink Channel 10, cityofclovis.org or the city’s Facebook page. Questions may be called in to 575-763-9200 during the meeting.

City code requires in every even-numbered year that the mayor, with the advice and consent of the commission, appoint one commissioner and one citizen from each district. Also serving on the committee are the city manager and the city finance director, plus non-voting positions for department heads.

The board looks at fees for various non-utility services, ranging from zoo admission to facility rental, and makes recommendations to the city commission.

Other items on the Thursday agenda include:

n A request for proposal from the Clovis Industrial Development Corp. for industrial and economic development services. The award would be the greater of $50,000 or 10% of revenue collected from the city’s economic development gross receipts tax. Last year, the latter amount was approximately $80,000.

n Introduction of an ordinance that would temporarily waive penalties and interest on overdue lodgers tax collections between March 25 and July 25. The ordinance, allowed through the recently signed House Bill 6, waives penalties and interest provided the failure to pay the tax was made without intent to evade or defeat the tax and that the payments can be made in full before April 25.

The tax is a 5% addition on hotel and motel rooms, with the money going to the city’s general fund (30%), civic center (30%) and assistance in promotion of area events (40%).

• A memorandum of understanding to take over Curry County’s 240 acre-foot reservation of water at the Ute Reservoir. The city would take on the annual $31,500 in debt obligations.

• A pair of contract extensions with Clovis MainStreet. One is a $35,000 contract to cover the 2020-21 fiscal year, and the other is a 60-day extension to the current contract should more negotiation be needed.

• Reports from the recent legislative session, emergency management and Plains Regional Medical Center.