Personnel Board
County of Los Alamos
Agenda - Final
1000 Central Avenue
Los Alamos, NM 87544
David Hampton, Chair; James Wernicke, Vice-Chair; Jennifer
Best; Stephanie Haaser; Sarah Hoover Members
1000 Central Avenue, Suite 110
11:30 AM
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
NOTE: This meeting is in person and open to the public. However, for convenience,
the following Zoom meeting link and/or telephone call in numbers may be used for
public viewing and participation:
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1.
CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL
2.
PUBLIC COMMENT
This section of the agenda is reserved for comments from the public
on items that are not otherwise included in this agenda; please limit
your comments to 4 minutes.
3.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
4.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes from the Personnel Board Meetings on February 11, 2026
and March 18, 2026
Presenters:
Personnel Board
A - Draft Minutes for February 11, 2026
B - Draft Minutes for March 18, 2026
Attachments:
6.
INTRODUCTION OF NEW PERSONNEL BOARD MEMBER
Personnel Board Appointment of Martha Katko
21617-26
Presenters:
Personnel Board
A - Martha Katko Appointment
Attachments:
A.
Chair's Report - David Hampton
B.
HR Manager's Report -Bernadette Martinez
County of Los Alamos
Printed on 4/24/2026
April 28, 2026
Personnel Board
Agenda - Final
HR Manager's Report and Commute Statistics
21618-26
Presenters:
Bernadette Martinez, Human Resources Manager
A- Commute Statistics
B - HR Managers Report - March 2026
Attachments:
C.
County Council Liaison - Beverly Neal-Clinton
Beverly Neal-Clinton
7.
PREVIEW OF UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS
8.
ADJOURNMENT
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County of Los Alamos
Printed on 4/24/2026
County of Los Alamos
Staff Report
April 28, 2026
Los Alamos, NM 87544
www.losalamosnm.us
Agenda No.:
Index (Council Goals):
Quality Governance - Communication and Engagement
Presenters:
Personnel Board
Legislative File:
21613-26
Title
Minutes from the Personnel Board Meetings on February 11, 2026 and March 18, 2026
Recommended Action
I move that the Board approve the Minutes for February 11, 2026 and March 18, 2026.
Attachments
A - Draft Minutes for February 11, 2026
B - Draft Minutes for March 18, 2026
County of Los Alamos
Printed on 4/24/2026
County of Los Alamos
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NOTE: This meeting is in person and open to the public. However, for
convenience, the following Zoom meeting link and/or telephone call
in numbers may be used for public viewing and participation:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3170454910?
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Meeting ID: 317 045 4910
Passcode: 7Qqt0K
1.
CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL
Chair Hampton called the meeting to order at 9.30 AM on February 11,
2026. The following members were in attendance in person. David
Hampton, Chair, James Wernicke, Vice Chair, Jennifer Best; Stephanie
Haaser; members, Beverly Neil Clinton, Council Liaison, Bernadette
Martinez, HR Manager, Matthew Martinez, HR Victoria Benefit & Pension
Manager, Katie Thwaits, Deputy County Attorney
2.
PUBLIC COMMENT
No Public Comment.
3.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
James Wernicke made motion to amend the removal of item 5. Board
Training from the Personnel Board Agenda. Motion was made and
amendment passed unanimously.
4.
BOARD BUSINESS
A.
21223-26
Personnel Board 2026 Work Plan Approval with Revision
Attachments:
A - 2026 Work Plan Attachment A
1000 Central Avenue
Los Alamos, NM 87544
County of Los Alamos
BCC Meeting Minutes
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Draft
Personnel Board
David Hampton, Chair; James Wernicke, Vice-Chair; Jennifer
Best; Stephanie Haaser; Sarah Hoover Members
1000 Central Avenue, Suite 110
9:30 AM
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
ATTACHMENT A
County of Los Alamos
Page 1
James Wernicke made comment; Deputy County Attorney, Katie Thwaits
then addressed James Wenicke's comment by referencing Chapter 8 in
the muni code.
James Wernicke made a motion to approve the work plan attachment A.
to include intergovernmental tribal regional relations and partnerships. A
second from Jennifer Best.
Under discuussion Stephanie Haaser brought up concern that did not
need to be addressed.
Motion passed 3-1 with Stephanie Haaser opposing.
5.
BOARD TRAINING
A.
21265-26
Personnel Board Training for Employment Appeal Hearings
James Wernicke made motion to amend the removal of item 5. Board
Training from the Personnel Board Agenda. Motion was made and
amendment passed unanimously.
6.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 10:08 am
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interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting, please
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ATTACHMENT A
1000 Central Avenue
Los Alamos, NM 87544
County of Los Alamos
BCC
Meeting Minutes
- DRAFT
Personnel Board
David Hampton, Chair; James Wernicke, Vice-Chair; Jennifer Best; Stephanie Haaser; Sarah
Hoover Members
9:30 AM
1000 Central Avenue, Suite 110
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Special Meeting
1.
CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL
Call to order: 1030 a.m.
2.
PUBLIC COMMENT
No Public Comment.
3.
BOARD TRAINING
A.
Personnel Board Training for Employment Appeal Hearings
Personnel Board Training conducted by Tony Zamora from Ortiz &
Zamora, Attorneys at Law, LLC.
The meeting was recessed from 9:50 am until 10:30 am.
4.
CONSIDERATION OF MOTION TO CLOSE MEETING PURSUANT TO §10-15-1(H)
(2), NMSA 1978, FOR LIMITED PERSONNEL MATTERS.
Member Wernicke moved to close meeting pursuant to Section
10-15-11(H)(2), NMSA 1978 for limited personnel matters. Member Haaser
seconded the motion. Motion was approved by a unanimous roll call vote.
Meeting was closed at 10:31 am.
5.
APPEAL HEARING ON DISCIPLINE OF COUNTY EMPLOYEE
CONSIDERATION OF MOTION FOR CLOSED DELIBERATION PURSUANT TO
§ 10-15-1(H)(3), NMSA 1978.
6.
Motion to close session to deliberate. Motion by member Wernicke and a
second from Member Haaser. Motion passed unanimously.
DELIBERATION BY THE PERSONNEL BOARD
7.
IF DELIBERATION WAS CLOSED, A MOTION TO APPROVE CLOSED
SESSION STATEMENT AS PROVIDED IN § 10-15-1(J) NMSA 1978.
8.
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County of Los Alamos
ATTACHMENT B
March 18, 2026
Personnel Board
BCC Meeting Minutes
9.
POSSIBLE ACTION ANNOUNCING DECISION OF THE BOARD
Ms. Haaser: I move that the Los Alamos County Personnel Board find that
there is good cause for discipline for Vicente Martinez, but also find that
the proposed termination be modified to lesser discipline as outlined in
the written decision issued today.
Motion from Member Haaser and second from member Hoover.
Roll call vote took place and passed with a 4-1 vote.
10.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Hampton adjourned the meeting at 5:24 p.m.
If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language
interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting, please
contact the County Human Resources Division at 505-662-8040 at least one week prior to the meeting or as
soon as possible.
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contact the personnel in the Human Resources Division at 505-662-8040 if a summary or other type of
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County of Los Alamos
ATTACHMENT B
County of Los Alamos
Staff Report
April 28, 2026
Los Alamos, NM 87544
www.losalamosnm.us
Agenda No.:
Index (Council Goals):
Quality Governance - Communication and Engagement
Presenters:
Personnel Board
Legislative File:
21617-26
Title
Personnel Board Appointment of Martha Katko
Attachments
A - Martha Katko Appointment
County of Los Alamos
Printed on 4/24/2026
ATTACHMENT A
ATTACHMENT A
ATTACHMENT A
ATTACHMENT A
ATTACHMENT A
ATTACHMENT A
County of Los Alamos
Staff Report
April 28, 2026
Los Alamos, NM 87544
www.losalamosnm.us
Agenda No.:
Index (Council Goals):
Quality Governance - Communication and Engagement
Presenters:
Bernadette Martinez, Human Resources Manager
Legislative File:
21618-26
Title
HR Manager's Report and Commute Statistics
Attachments
A - Commute Statistics
B - HR Managers Report - March 2026
County of Los Alamos
Printed on 4/24/2026
Row Labels
Sum of Count Los Alamos County Total
Outside County Total
ABIQUIU
5
404
522
ALAMEDA
3
ALAMOSA
1
ALBUQUERQUE
49
ALCALDE
14
AMALIA
1
ARROYO HONDO
1
BERNALILLO
4
CANJILON
4
CANOVA
1
CEBOLLA
1
CERRO
1
CHAMA
1
CHAMISAL
1
CHAMITA
2
CHIMAYO
13
COLUMBINE
1
CORDOVA
3
CORRALES
1
COYOTE
1
CUNDIYO
1
DIXON
2
DOMINGO
1
EDGEWOOD
3
EL DUENDE
1
EL RANCHO
1
EL RITO
15
EL VADO
1
ESPANOLA
112
FAIRVIEW
3
GAINESVILLE
1
HERNANDEZ
14
JEMEZ SPRINGS
9
LAS VEGAS
3
LOS ALAMOS
359
LOS LUNAS
3
MEDANALES
5
MORA
1
MORIARTY
1
OHKAY OWINGEH
7
OJO CALIENTE
14
OJO SARCO
1
PALM COAST
1
ATTACHMENT A
PECOS
3
PENASCO
3
PETACA
1
PONDEROSA
2
QUESTA
1
RANCHOS DE TAOS
8
RIO RANCHO
40
ROWE
1
SAN JOSE
1
SAN LUIS
1
SANDIA PARK
2
SANTA CRUZ
12
SANTA FE
110
SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO
1
SERVILLETA
1
STANLEY
2
TAOS
4
TIJERAS
2
TRUCHAS
5
VADITO
1
VALLECITOS
1
VELARDE
10
WHITE ROCK
45
WHITES CITY
1
YOUNGSVILLE
1
Grand Total
926
ATTACHMENT A
Human Resources Division
March 2026
Administration
The new Deputy HR Manager, Tania Echeverría de Lemus, started on March 16, 2026.
Human Resources is still recruiting for the Senior Office Specialist.
HR is preparing for the upcoming FY27 Budget hearings.
The Personnel Board has two members whose terms will end on March 31st. Council
approved Martha Katko to fill one of the vacancies and we are still recruiting for the other.
Safety & Risk Management
Training Stats:
Overall safety training is at 97% compliance. (
Please note that this does not include
specialty safety training).
Compensation & HRIS/Munis
Continued collaboration with the Training Manager and ERP Manager on the implementation
of the new PPA System in Munis / ESS.
Council approved five (5) new job descriptions in the Salary Plan Job Class Order. These
positions will meet organizational needs within Community Services Department, Police/
Detention, Human Resources, Department of Public utilities, and Community Development
Department.
HR Training/Staff Development
HR has redeveloped the Performance Planning Appraisal (PPA) system and process, and the
new system will be effective April 1, 2026. PPAs are due Friday May 8
th
.
A new Customer Service Course through SFCCC is now offered to all County employees.
HR will be rolling out the new Manager “Need to know” training in late April or early May.
County employees are currently 95% complaint with required trainings, with 5% of
assignments currently overdue.
Recruitment
YTD 42 Job Postings created (10 in month of March)
YTD 642 Applications received (193 in month of March)
Average applications per job posting=19.3 (10 in month of March)
YTD 29 Promotions (10 in month of March)
YTD 3 Employee Transfer (2 in month of March)
YTD 2 Employee Status Change from Regular >Casual (1 in month of March LT>R)
YTD 23 New Hires (13 in month of March)
Recruitment continued to assist all County departments with hiring and promotional needs.
The Recruitment team is in the solicitation process for RFP for a new applicant tracking system.
ATTACHMENT
B
Benefits
The Benefits team executed the roll out of the Heart Healthy LAC Walking Challenge of 2026
promoting personal growth in health and wellbeing for county employees. We had 43 active
participants who were dedicated to making healthy changes 1 step at a time!
Congratulations to the Winners
David Levings- who was the top stepper with a total of 454,320 steps- Earning himself 1 Day of
Administrative Leave.
Stephanie Conrad –
who was the most improved participant
who had an 86.09% improvement
rate from start to finish. -Earning herself 1 Day of Administrative Leave.
Participant Raffle Winners -
Darby Martinez-$25.00 Tickets at Work Gift Card
Marie Pruitt-$25.00 Tickets at Work Gift Card
McKenzie Vaupel – BCBS Swag Lunch Bag and Water Bottle
Ellyn Felton- BCBS Swag Bag and Tumbler
Benefits conducted 5 retirement planning meetings in March.
Service Awards:
Congratulations to the following individuals on their service anniversaries with Los Alamos
County:
5 years
Sobia Sayeda
10 years
Victoria Martinez
Tyler Randolph
25 years
Rebecca Kalavaza
Congratulations to the following team members
who earned Recognition Coins this month!
Victor Line - Cooperation
Joseph Trujillo- Cooperation
Aaron Park - Cooperation
Your hard work directly demonstrates the County's values, and we congratulate you on striving to
meet the mission and vision of the County. Thank you for your exceptional efforts and for being
an inspiring part of our team.
For the month of March, we would like to congratulate the following individuals on their
retirement from the County:
Jesse Ortega- PD/Detention
Victoria Martinez- Clerks Office
Daniel Archuleta- Fire
Employee & Labor Relations:
Labor Relations is preparing for upcoming negotiations with the United Association of
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No. 412 whose contract expires on June 30, 2026.
ATTACHMENT
B