Trinidad City Council Sets March 9 Work Session for Board Interviews, River Vision Presentation

Trinidad's City Council gathered Monday afternoon for a work session scheduled at 3:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 135 N. Animas Street, taking up board interviews and a River Vision presentation in a format distinct from the body's regular evening meetings.

The March 9 session was convened as a work session rather than a regular meeting, a designation the city uses for agenda items that benefit from extended discussion outside the standard meeting format. The council had last met in regular session just six days earlier, on Tuesday, March 3, when members Cole Peters, Rosetti, Shu, Trill, Manor, Williamson, and Michaels were all present and on the record.

That March 3 regular meeting included public remarks touching on an ambitious calendar of upcoming community events. A speaker addressed the council about plans involving Independence Day fireworks the city is funding, a 1976-themed fashion show and skate party at the Soo Clubhouse with Jamie Johnson, and collaboration with Santa Fe Trails Days and Cinco de Mayo. The speaker also flagged Open Doors Trinidad as an event that would require direct engagement with the council.

The work session format, set earlier in the day than the council's typical 6:00 p.m. start, signals that the board interview process and the River Vision presentation were expected to require substantive time. Work sessions allow council members and staff to work through complex planning material or conduct structured candidate reviews without the procedural constraints of a regular meeting. The Trinidad City Council's regular meetings are recorded and posted to YouTube by TrinidadTimesTV71, which carries the council's proceedings for residents who cannot attend in person.