BERNALILLO BCC v. CHAVEZ

No. 26,800.

178 P.3d 828 (2007)

2008-NMCA-028

BOARD of COUNTY COMMISSIONERS of the County of BERNALILLO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Martin J. CHAVEZ, in his capacity as Mayor of the City of Albuquerque, and Albuquerque City Council, as the Governing Body of the City of Albuquerque, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied February 19, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey S. Landers, Bernalillo County Attorney, Peter S. Auh, Assistant County Attorney, Patrick F. Trujillo, Deputy County Attorney, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellant.

Robert M. White, City Attorney, Paula I. Forney, Assistant City Attorney, Mark Shoesmith, Assistant City, Attorney Albuquerque, NM, for Appellees.

New Mexico Municipal League, Inc., Randall D. Van Vleck, Santa Fe, NM, for Amicus Curiae.

New Mexico Association of Counties, Noeding & Jarrett, Danny W. Jarrett, James L. Cook, Albuquerque, NM, for Amicus Curiae.


Certiorari Denied, No., 30,888, February 19, 2008.

OPINION

VIGIL, Judge.

{1} This case requires us to decide whether a Joint Powers Agreement (the JPA) between the County of Bernalillo (the County) and the City of Albuquerque (the City) for the operation of the Metropolitan Detention Center (the MDC) was properly terminated by the City. The district court determined that it was, granting the City's motion for summary judgment. The County...

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