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Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Bosque Farms honored for its support of employees in National Guard and Reserve

Clara Garcia News-Bulletin Staff Writer; cgarcia@news-bulletin.com

Bosque Farms The Village of Bosque Farms was presented with a statement of support from the Department of Defense's Employer Support of National Guard and Reserve for their ongoing efforts in the cause.

Brigadier General (Ret.) Velton "Steve" Stevens, chairman of the Employer Support of National Guard and Reserve, presented the village council and mayor with the recognition at last week's regular council meeting.

Mayor Wayne Ake said he received a letter last August from the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, who challenged the village to demonstrate its support of the National Guard and Reserve. Ake said the village has, and will continue, to do so — especially when it comes to village employees.

Ake recognized Bosque Farms Police Officer Vanessa Galindo, a member of the New Mexico Army National Guard, for her service to the village and to the country. Galindo will be leaving the department temporarily next year when she will be deployed to Iraq.

Stevens, who has worked for the organization for more than 30 years, said his job is to gain support of employers as well as educate them about the law regarding the men and women who serve in these positions. He said more than 100,000 Guardsmen and women and Reservists have been deployed overseas since Sept. 11, 2001, to fight the war on terror.

In other action, the council:

Voted to approve the publication of an amendment to the village's business registration ordinance. Donna Baker, the village's planning and zoning officer, explained that the current ordinance does not have a penalty clause when business owners fail to renew their business licenses each year. The present ordinance only requires a business owner to pay a $10 late fee if he or she is late in renewing their license.

The amendment, which will be considered by the council at its next meeting, would allow the business to be charged and subpoenaed into court. If convicted, the business could receive a $500 fine or be ordered to spend up to 90 days in jail.

Agreed to change the description for the community center director's position. The council agreed to add wording to the director's duties and responsibilities. One of the changes includes "coordinates the use of the facility, as needed, to support the summer youth program, and all other activities as deemed necessary."

During a special meeting last Tuesday morning, the village council hired Shereen Snare as its new community center director. Snare, who started working on Monday, will take over the position after longtime director Gloria Stanley retires at the end of the year. Snare and Stanley will share the center's responsibilities until Dec. 31.

Hired Steve Roberts and John Valdez as police officers.

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