10-08-2026 | City Council Meeting | City of Roswell, NM

The October 8, 2026, Roswell City Council meeting included updates on municipal utility and airport projects and several spending-related actions. Council approved, by a 6–1 vote, reallocating $563,617.19 originally budgeted for a new side-loader refuse truck, whose delivery was uncertain because of manufacturing issues, to other solid-waste fleet and landfill needs. The presentation described purchases including a fleet truck and a container-service truck, as well as landfill improvements; the transcript does not clearly preserve the full allocation by item. Council also authorized public hearings on proposed solid-waste rate indexing tied to the Consumer Price Index and on the proposed sale of airport Hangar 91. The rate-indexing proposal would establish annual adjustments if the Council does not otherwise change rates; it was not adopted at this meeting. A fiscal-year budget adjustment reflecting $18,243,869.24 in revenues was approved, with the stated transfer netting to zero.

Utilities staff reported that a waterline replacement project will replace about 7,500 feet of pipe, with material costs already exceeding $300,000, though the total project cost was not yet available. Airport staff reported that FAA and state grant funding for an airfield lighting and electrical vault project was in place, and described other taxiway work and equipment updates. An air-races presentation cited $3 million in state support for airport improvements, including drainage, electrical-grid work, and equipment. The Council also approved a collective bargaining agreement with the police officers association. No vendor award or contract amount for the airport projects was specified in the transcript.