Posted on 04/28/2020 11:58:26 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The mayor of Grants "dismissed" his city manager for reportedly not ordering city employees to reopen the golf course.
"I am the interim manager until I can find another one," said Mayor Martin "Modey" Hicks.
The city council will need to vote to make the termination of City Manager Laura Jaramillo final.
Hicks is allowing small businesses in Grants to reopen, challenging the governor's public health orders.
Grants mayor has 'dismissed' city manager for not reopening golf course New Mexico State Police issued a first notice of violation along with a cease and desist order to the manager of the golf course Monday.
However, the mayor said he planned to keep operating the city-owned golf course despite the cease and desist order.
KOB 4 reached out to Jaramillo, but did not receive a response. Instead, a person who said he's known Jaramillo for years spoke about her character.
"More than anything, she loves her home. She loves her community," said Jesse James, who was born and raise in Grants, but has since moved out of state.
James said Jaramillo was a life-long resident of Grants, and also an educator.
"She has been invested in the community essentially her entire life," he said.
Mayor Hicks said a special meeting to discuss Jaramillo's employment could take place as early as Friday.
UPDATE: A Grants City Councilor confirms Mayor Hicks has "dismissed" the city manager for not ordering city employees to re-open the golf course. City council will need to vote make the termination final. Full story at 5 on @KOB4 https://t.co/AM9IyFahtX
— Ryan Laughlin (@RyanLaughlinKOB) April 28, 2020
Backbone against Wuhan Lujan...
Mayor YOUR ARE THE ONE THAT NEEDS A FIREing squad.
Over not opening up a FREAKING Cow Pasture Pool Hall ?!?!
Lord have Mercy on America because it’s rolling down hill gathering speed and gathering no moss.
FLOG— the Worlds most useless “Game” !!!
I’d rather be watching paint dry with toothpicks holding My Eyelids open.
See what not getting laid does to one?
You'd better pick a different hill to die on. Saying that being 100 yards from anyone else, in the open air, is a health risk, just staggers the imagination.
This "freedom" thing has you puzzled, doesn't it?
You were OK with allowing a NASCAR race in Charlotte with thousands of people there but against opening a golf course. Your logic is flawed.
mabarker1 is just anti-golf, period. I wouldn’t know the business end of a putter. Only played mini golf once in a blue moon but then again I’ve always had two full time jobs since the 80s
Good for this Mayor to stand up against the DemPanic
Glad he fired the moron.
BarackObama must be miserable not being able to play golf. The first course that opens to the public. In the DC area gets Barack.
“Besides your Leftist class hatred, are you one of those idiots that wears your mandated mask when you are alone in the car, and suffer from hypoxia, an oxygen starved brain, per Democrat orders? “
I was taking a walk up in the Rockies yesterday and passed several women wearing masks. Mind you, we were the only people on the trail for a mile in either direction. One woman saw me coming and pulled her mask on quickly 50 yards away. The two women behind me would stop whenever I would stop to keep away from me. None of the men I saw at the trailhead were wearing masks.
Edward Bernays was right about women.
It’s all about you, Huh?
Speak for yourself now. Maybe you don’t like the game but for us that do I don’t see why a golf course should be locked down while all the big chain grocery stores are open if they are concerned about the virus. The golf course is a source of income for the city too.
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