Personnel Board
County of Los Alamos
Agenda - Final
1000 Central Avenue
Los Alamos, NM 87544
David Hampton, Chair; Vacant, Vice-Chair; Jennifer Best; Sarah
Hoover; Martha Katko Members
1000 Central Avenue, Suite 110
11:30 AM
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
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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 April 28, 2026
Presenters:
Personnel Board
A - Draft Minutes for April 28, 2026
Attachments:
5.
VOTING FOR CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR
County of Los Alamos
Printed on 6/18/2026
June 23, 2026
Personnel Board
Agenda - Final
Election of Personnel Board Chair and Vice Chair
Presenters:
David Hampton, Chair-Personnel Board
6.
REPORTS
A.
HR Manager's Report - Bernadette Martinez
HR Manager's Report
Presenters:
Bernadette Martinez
A - County Manager's Report for HR - May 2026
Attachments:
B.
Chair's Report - David Hampton
C.
County Council Liaison - Beverly Neal - Clinton
7.
PREVIEW OF UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS
8.
ADJOURNMENT
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.
Public documents, including the agenda and minutes can be provided in various accessible formats. Please contact the
personnel in the Human Resources Division at 505-662-8040 if a summary or other type of accessible format is needed.
County of Los Alamos
Printed on 6/18/2026
County of Los Alamos
Staff Report
June 23, 2026
Los Alamos, NM 87544
www.losalamosnm.us
Agenda No.:
Index (Council Goals):
Presenters:
Personnel Board
Legislative File:
21816-26
Title
Minutes from the Personnel Board Meetings on April 28, 2026
Recommended Action
I move that the Board approve the Minutes for April 28, 2026
Attachments
A - Draft Minutes for April 28, 2026
County of Los Alamos
Printed on 6/18/2026
1000 Central Avenue
Los Alamos, NM 87544
County of Los Alamos
Minutes
Personnel Board
David Hampton, Chair; Vacant, Vice-Chair; Jennifer Best; Sarah Hoover; Martha Katko
Members
11:30 AM
1000 Central Avenue, Suite 110
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:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88220663509?
pwd=W427wFpWVluvaSPiSbzfIIaXsyuFkK.1
1.
CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL
Chair David Hampton called the meeting to order at 11:30 a.m
This session of the Incorporated County of Los Alamos Personnel Board was held
on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Chair Hampton called the meeting to order at 11:30
a.m. Members of the public were notified of the ability to attend and provide
public comment either in person or over Zoom.
**********
The following board members were in attendance:
Present: 3 - Members Best, Hoover, Katko,
**********
Others present in Room 110:
Beverly Neal-Clinton, County Council Liaison
Ms.Kaitie Thwaits, Deputy County Attorney
Bernadette Martinez, Human Resources Manager
Victoria Pacheco, Benefits and Compensation Manager
Mia Casados, Human Resources Sr. Office Specialist
2.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment was received. No action was taken.
3.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Chair Hampton called for a motion to approve the agenda. The motion passed
unanimously, 5-0.
4.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Chair Hampton called for a motion to approve the minutes. The motion passed
unanimously, 5-0.
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County of Los Alamos
April 28, 2026
Personnel Board
Minutes
Minutes from the Personnel Board Meetings on February 11, 2026 and
March 18, 2026
I move that the Board approve the Minutes for February 11, 2026 and March 18,
2026.
6.
INTRODUCTION OF NEW PERSONNEL BOARD MEMBER
Chair Hampton introduced newly appointed Personnel Board Member Martha
Katko.
Personnel Board Appointment of Martha Katko
Martha Spoke after her welcome.
Chair's Report - David Hampton
A.
Chair Hampton didn't have an update at this time.
HR Manager's Report -Bernadette Martinez
B.
Bernadette Martinez presented the HR Manager's Report and commute statistics.
Board members discussed employee recruitment efforts, staffing levels, and
commute trends. Questions were asked regarding recruitment timelines and
workforce data. Ms. Martinez provided clarification and responded to Board
questions.
HR Manager's Report and Commute Statistics
In conjunction to Ms. Martinez Manager Report, she introduced Mia Casados. Who is the
new Sr. Office Specialist in Human Resources.
Member Katko asked to remove Election Workers from the Commuter statistics to see if
there was a way to obtain a clearer statistic for commuters, given that election workers
live in the surrounding County.
Accolades where given to Helen for the work that was done for Budget Hearings.
County Council Liaison - Beverly Neal-Clinton
Beverly Neal-Clinton
C.
Beverly-Neal-Clinton didn't have an update at this time.
7.
PREVIEW OF UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS
Upcoming items is voting on new Vice Chair of the Personnel Board.
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County of Los Alamos
April 28, 2026
Personnel Board
Minutes
8.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 11:55 a.m.
ATTACHMENTS:
(in agenda order)
4.a.Minutes for February 11, 2026
b. Draft Minutes for March 18, 2026
6.A-Martha Katko Appointment
B.a. Commute statistics
B.b. HR Managers Report - March 2026
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.
Public documents, including the agenda and minutes can be provided in various accessible formats. Please
contact the personnel in the Human Resources Division at 505-662-8040 if a summary or other type of
accessible format is needed.
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County of Los Alamos
County of Los Alamos
Staff Report
June 23, 2026
Los Alamos, NM 87544
www.losalamosnm.us
Agenda No.:
Index (Council Goals):
Presenters:
David Hampton, Chair-Personnel Board
Legislative File:
21817-26
Title
Election of Personnel Board Chair and Vice Chair
Recommended Action
I move that [insert name] be appointed Personnel Board Chair, with a term date
beginning June 2026 and ending April 2027.
I move that [insert name] be appointed Personnel Board Vice-Chair, with a term date
beginning June 2026 and ending April 2027.
Body
Personnel Board will discuss and vote on vacant Board positions. In the event of a tie, a
motion can only be passed upon the affirmative vote of the majority of the total number of
appointed voting members of a board or commission. Therefore, for a board of 5 members, 3
members must vote in the affirmative for it to pass. The newly elected Board positions will be
effective June 23, 2026 until April 2027.
County of Los Alamos
Printed on 6/18/2026
County of Los Alamos
Staff Report
June 23, 2026
Los Alamos, NM 87544
www.losalamosnm.us
Agenda No.:
Index (Council Goals):
Presenters:
Bernadette Martinez
Legislative File:
21849-26
Title
HR Manager's Report
Attachments
A - County Manager's Report for HR - May 2026
County of Los Alamos
Printed on 6/18/2026
Personnel Board
2026
Human Resources Division
May 2026
Administration
The Personnel Board has one (1) vacant position that we are currently recruiting for.
HR / Risk attended a team building retreat in Glorieta.
Recognized six members of the HR staff for their individual accomplishments in
professional development, leadership,
and collaboration and cooperation.
HR is working on updating policies to be more consistent with County Code and
Personnel Rules.
HR plans on updating the Personnel Rules in 2026, which will involve the Personnel
Board and Council Approval.
Safety & Risk Management
Training Stats:
•
Safety training is at 94% compliance.
•
Risk Management
held 2 Heavy Equipment Academy trainings.
•
The NM Self Insurer’s Fund Loss Control Department was on site to conduct
facility safety walk throughs.
•
The NM Self Insurer’s Fund, Aon Insurance, and Starr Insurance conducted a
safety inspection of the Abiquiu and El Vado Hydro Plants.
Compensation & HRIS/Munis
The
Compensation
team
continues to partner with the Training division to ensure
t
imely completion of all employee
e
valuations.
Preparations
are under
w
ay for annual pay increases which include a 1% structure
along with applicable merit increases for General County employees.
The s
ingle
– rate
salary tables
for
Casual and Temporary employees, introduced
in
the
updated Compensation Policy,
have
been
implemented within Munis
in
advance
of the scheduled pay increase effective the first full pay period of June.
Personnel Board
2026
HR Training/Staff Development
The Training and Compensation teams are wrapping up the annual PPA cycle,
ensuring timely completion of all outstanding PPAs.
Training has been working on rolling out two new trainings, which will be available in
June: Manager Need to Know and Antiharassment Training. Employees required to
take these trainings will see the assignments in LAC University.
We are wrapping up tuition reimbursements for FY26 and are currently accepting
applications for tuition reimbursement for the fall 2026 semester.
Recruitment
13 Jobs posted
in May, 70 YTD (Calendar Year)
192 Applications received in May, 993 YTD (Calendar Year)
Average applications per posting for May is 15 and 14 YTD
19 new hires in May and 64 YTD
6 promotions in May and 63 YTD
Vacancy Rate is 5.98% (Excluding Temps, Casuals and Limited Terms)
Benefits
Benefits is currently soliciting responses to four RFPs for Dental, Vision, and Long-Term
Disability Insurance, as well as an Employee Benefits Consultant. These items expire at
the end of 2026.
Benefits conducted 5 retirement planning meetings in May.
The Benefits Team conducted 7 exit interviews in May.
Congratulations to the following individuals on their service anniversaries with Los Alamos
County:
Personnel Board
2026
10 years
Carlos Martinez
15 years
Timoteo Martinez
20 years
Catherine D’Anna
Congratulations to the following team
members
who earned
Recognition
Coins this
month
:
Matthew Martinez –
Leadership
and Personal Development
Victoria DeVargas
–
Personal Development
Mia Casados
–
Personal Development
Jennifer Ro
dgers -
Cooperation
Jason Trujillo
-
Leadership
Sonya
Ortiz -
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.
Retirements:
We
would like to congratulate the following individuals on their
retirement from the
County
in May and thank them for their service:
•
Gilbert L. Padilla: Police
after
3 Years
•
John Fesser: DPU Water Production after 27 Years
•
Mary Tapia: CM Human Resources
after
7 Years
Personnel Board
2026
Employee & Labor Relations:
Negotiation with UAPP is complete. The contract has been ratified. It will go to BPU
on June 3
rd
.