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JUNE 2011

062811-meeting comments   
062811-agenda   
061411-Ortiz assault arraignment   

MAY 2011

052411 - meeting comments  
052411-meeting agenda   

May 20, 2011 - Charlene Wagner Comments hearing results and Ortiz assault charges  

Related to above:
Xavier Ortiz (left) buttonholes a reporter outside the courthouse

Audio of that conversation here

May 19, 2011 -  051911-Decision on Merits   
Results of the hearing on 5/18/11 in Socorro before Judge Mitchell

APRIL 2011

April 2 2011 commentary

April 27, 2011 - The following series of e-mails (start at the bottom) concerns the SEC rate increase. Several members have contacted Trustee Charlie Wagner since the bills with the new rates have been issued and this information might be of use to members.

031811-042411-Email Exchange re: rate increase
 

April 27, 2011 Meeting Agenda    
April 27, 2011 Board Meeting Comments   

April 10, 2011 - Annual meeting commentary:

Videos:
General manager speech (66KB 9min)
No quorum announced (34KB 2.5min)
041011-annual meeting comments  
040911 proposed amendment to ARTICLE III  
April 4 thru April 8 comments  

Related Documents:
April 9, 2011   - Annual Meeting Minutes
030111-Proposed District Map   
0310111-Proposed District Map Description   

Pre-redistricting District Map   

031811-042411-Email Exchange re: rate increase 

042711-Board Meeting  
042711-board agenda  

041011-annual meeting comments

040911 proposed amendment to ARTICLE III  

April 4 thru April 8 comments  
Related Documents:
030111-Proposed District Map  
030111-Proposed District Map Description  

Pre-redistricting District Map   

District Current Count Proposed Count
  1 l,676 2,196
  2 897 2,100
  3 4,344 2,141
  4 888 2,641
  5 3,488 2,215


MARCH 2011

032311-vote by mail update  

March 11 thru March 16 2011 commentary   

March 23, 2011 - Board meeting -
March 23 2011 Agenda  
Videos:
Annual meeting notice discussion  (30K 3min)
Attorney comments on who he works for   (27K 2min)
Mayor Conference Center presentation  (81k 10min)

3/23/11 Press Release 
Related documents:
030111-Proposed District Map  
030111-Proposed District Map Description  

Pre-redistricting District Map  

March 17, 2011 -
Paul Bustamante recall results:
82 to retain as board president
61 to remove as board president

Recall Agenda  

Part 1: Quorum established. (10KB 1min)
Part 2: Mr Epstein's reasons for the recall (77KB 9min)
Part 3: Mr. Bustamant's rebuttal (39KB 6min)
Part 4: final vote (12KB 1min)

FEBRUARY 2011

February 25-27 2011 commentary  
February 23 2011 Meeting Agenda  

rate protest forms .pdf format     
rate protest forms MS word format  
Comments on protest forms   

February 15, 2011 HB 42 update  

2-15-11- letter to editor (re: rate protest)

February 10, 2011 update  

February 8, 2011 - HVEC vote report 2/8/11
                           
HB0042 Official committee document 

List of Voter and Elections committee members  

HB0042 - Vote by mail  

HB0042-1 Fiscal impact report of vote by mail  

HB0042CP-1 Committee report (Passes)  

JANUARY 2011

1/26 - January 26, 2011 - Commentary

January 11 - 1/11/11 - Re-organization meeting comments

1/19 - Jan 19 2011 press release
Related Documents:
Letter from SEC general manager re: 1/21/11 rate meeting  
Letter from city attorney re: rate meeting 1/21/11    

1/18 - NMPRC Rule 540 - How to protest a rate increase.
         Available in MS Word or PDF
 
         Rate Increase Protest Form (MS Word or PDF)

         New Mexico Public Regulation Commission website   

         PRC Orders Rate Hearing for Co-op   (Albuquerque Journal)
        
            
What are "Smart Meters". (Wiki)
            
Quemado letter to the cynic

1/13 - Comments on 1/11/11 board & rate increase meetings

 

 

DECEMBER 2011

December 28, 2011 - regular board meeting
122811 Agenda  


December 14, 2011 -
Alvin Hickox commentary revised 12/14/11
  

NOVEMBER 2011

112611 Commentary   - re: hiring of new attorney

11/25/11- comments on by-law committee report to the board  

11/22/11 By Law Committee Report  
November 22, 2011 - Agenda   

Downloadable copies of the By-Law Report videos:
112211-bylawreport-1of3  (7min)
112211-bylawreport-2of3  (5min)
112211-bylawreport-3of3  (4.5min)

11/11/11- comments on by-law committee report to the board  

11/21/11 - XAVIER ORTIZ TRIAL POSTPONED AGAIN.
No new date set.

November 8, 2011 - Order awarding attorney's fees  

November 2, 2011 - Ortiz Trial Postponed again to Jan. 26, 2012

There is a new date for the trial. Instead of Tuesday, Nov. 8th, we have a new date of Thursday, Nov. 10th at 1 p.m. Be sure to check with them next week as there was some talk that the trial may be postponed yet again!   No subpoena delivered or mailed to the Wagners so it is a good thing that the people at the Court can give us this information. Their phone number is 575-835-2500, ext 108.

OCTOBER 2011

October 19, 2011 - 101911-press release Re: Lawsuit Status
Related Document: Co-op lawsuit put on pause  (D Chieftain)
10/6/11 press release  

SEPTEMBER 2011

093011- press release  
092811- Agenda  
1 Person - 1 Vote
 
Why 1 member 1 vote?  
092411 press release  
982011-press release  

AUGUST 2011

August 22, 2011 Agenda  
August 22 2011 Commentary  

(No video available for this meeting)

JULY 2011

July 27, 2011 -
072711-video part 1  (12min 70KB)
072711-video part 2  (16min 60KB)
072711-video part 3   (8min  75KB)
073011-Wagner Letter to Chieftain  
072711- Agenda   
072711 comments  
Related article in the Chieftain: Long drawn out feud continues


July 18, 2011 -
Agenda: July 18, 2011 agenda.pdf  
July 18, 2011 press release  

July 14, 2011 -
Apparently SEC Board Trustee Milton Ulibarri is running around Magdalena trying to get people to sign a Charlie Wagner recall petition. Good luck with that, Milton. July 14 -
Apparently SEC Board Trustee Milton Ulibarri is running around Magdalena trying to get people to sign a Charlie Wagner recall petition. Good luck with that, Milton.

See Milton have one of his philippic fits HERE

He is the one to the left of Charlie - back to camera.

July 13, 2011 - 071311-press-release      
(First hearing of Ortiz trial)

July 10, 2011 -
The Xavier Ortiz trial will be Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @1:00 P.M. before the Honorable Jim Naranjo at the Socorro Magistrate Court located at 102 Winkler, Socorro, NM
. Expect security at the trial.

July 2, 2011 -
A quorum of the board held a meeting after the regular meeting was canceled on June 28th and called a special meeting for July 5, 2011.
Related documents:
Co-op board meeting canceled (D Chieftain)
070211-july5-special-meeting  
July 18, 2011 agenda.pdf  
July 5th Meeting Agenda   

 

 

 

 

Don Wolberg, Donald Wolberg, Miton Uliberri, Paul Bustamante,