Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
New Clovis city commissioners, from left, George Jones, Gene Porter and David Bryant.
More officers are on duty on the streets of Clovis due to changes made by the city's new police chief.
Chief Roy Rice reported to members of the Clovis city commission at a regular meeting Thursday evening that four new officers are patrolling city streets.
"We have room for 18 more officers," Rice said.
"We promoted three new sergeants," Rice continued. "We need dispatchers."
Rice has found places in the Clovis police department where civilian workers may be put in positions replacing trained police officers to free those officers up for actual police work.
Thursday evening's commission meeting was a first for the city's three new commissioners: District one's George Jones, district two's Gene Porter and district three's David Bryant.
Commissioner Chris Bryant was unanimously voted another term as mayor pro tem.
In other business Mayor Mike Morris presented out-going commissioners James Burns, Gary Elliott and Fidel Madrid with keys to the city for their service to Clovis.
Morris issued proclamations declaring April as Autism Awareness Month, Month of the Military Child and Water Conservation Month.
Constance Williams, field representative for U. S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan introduced herself to the commission and presented a slide show of what her office may offer the city and its residents.
A presentation was made to the commissioners from Farley Vener, CPA, president and managing partner of the firm Hinkle & Landers PC, the Albuquerque company that performed this year's annual audit of the city's finances.
Vener reported to commissioners that the city received an "unmodified or clean opinion."
"That's the highest rating in an audit," Vener said.
The Clovis city commission meets for their second regular monthly meeting Thursday, April 21 at 5:15 p.m. in the North Annex of the Clovis Carver Library.
