Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Portales City Manager Chris Moyer on Tuesday outlined his hopes for the city in the upcoming year.
The presentation came in a routine regular session of the Council, the last session of 2024.
Moyer said he hopes to see Portales increase training and personnel budgets.
“Taking care of our people and making sure we have a highly qualified workforce,” Moyer said to council members.
Moyer’s second point is working the continuing process of finding new water sources and the funding to secure them.
Moyer wants to put artificial intelligence to work for Portales in street improvements.
He described how a device with AI could be attached to a vehicle and the AI could spot the repairs that would be needed.
Moyer’s fourth point is to improve Portales’ water service with smart meters.
He wrapped up his presentation by pointing out the need to work to enhance Portales’ parks, fields and recreation areas.
In other business:
• Council members approved the pursuit of improvements to the city’s water well fields.
• Council members accepted a donation of $1,801.16 from resident Mike Davidson aimed at purchasing drought-resistant trees for the city cemetery.
• Constance Williams from U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Lujan’s office made a presentation regarding the services available to citizens through her office.
• An executive session was held at the end of the meeting to discuss personnel matters. After the executive session no action was taken.
