Remarks by Rudy Cruz Jr
237 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 10
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“Good evening, everyone. Muy buenas tardes. I want to welcome you all to the October 15, 2026 Socorro Regular City Council meeting. It's 6.08 PM, and I call this meeting to order. As we do in every single meeting, we begin our meetings with the Pledge of Allegiance. And we have a very special group with us here today. And before we stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, I want to let everybody know about this very special group that we have here today. This is the Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy. And I wanna tell you all a little bit about who they are and what they represent, not only for the…”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“Michelle. Only you can call her Michelle. Her students have to call her.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“At this time, we'll go ahead and establish quorum.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“Thank you. Do we have any speakers signed up for public comment?”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“Okay. We're gonna go ahead and move in to agenda item number five. This is also a presentation. This is a recognition honoring Giselle Gandara and Jenna Gandara for the outstanding achievements in volleyball and recognition of their athletic accomplishments. And I know that there's some more details that we also want to share with our community and the public this evening.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“Thank you. We have something very special that we also want to provide you all with here today. And I know that you all attend Eastlake, and there's a bunch of Bulldogs in here, but you all are still members of this community, and we're very proud to say that, and we're very proud of your achievements this evening. And on behalf of the city of Socorro, we'd like to recognize you all with some beautiful plaques here, and we have our two city representatives that are going to give them to you.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“I see Eastlake's poaching our residents here in Socorro, and that's okay. We'll move into agenda item number six. This is also a recognition of partner agencies in 2026 emergency preparedness response collaboration. American Red Cross, Socorro Independent School District, and Socorro Volunteer Fire Department.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“Thank you, Chief. I got to ride around with our public works director that night. We didn't get home till 11. And we pulled up to a neighborhood. And that water was almost getting into those homes. And I see Chief out in the distance. Let me place the scene for you. He's escorting an elderly woman, and he's walking, and I see the water up to his ankles, and he keeps walking, and then the water's up to his knees, and he keeps walking. And I said, man, if Chief keeps walking, it's going to be up to his waist. But that just goes to show that we really truly have people that work for the city…”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“Okay, moving on. We're gonna go ahead and move into the consent agenda.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“All right, motion carries. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Okay, we're gonna move into our regular agenda now with agenda item number 13. This is a discussion and action to ratify the reclassification of the accreditation manager position from grant funded to general fund with the police department.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“No. I believe there was a motion and a second. All those in favor, say aye.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“Any opposed or abstain? And that motion carries. We move into agenda item 14 with the discussion and action to ratify and approve the job description for the field operations director in the parks and public works department.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“Do any members of council have any questions for discussion? Does our city manager have any details that she'd like to provide at this time?”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“Yes, ma'am. There was a motion and second on this item. All those in favor, say aye.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“Any opposed or abstain? And that motion carries as well. We move into agenda item number 15. This is also a discussion and action item on approving the job description for the field operations foreman position in the Parks and Public Works Department.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“Any further discussion on this item? There was a motion and second. All those in favor, say aye.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“Any opposed or abstain? And that motion carries as well. We move into agenda item number 16. This is the discussion and action to ratify and approve the job description for planning technician positions in the planning and zoning department.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“It's for one? Yes, sir. Okay. Any further discussion or questions on this item?”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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City Council · Oct 15, 2026