Trustee Maynard:
When we take a guy like JJ, and he's right here, we're talking to these men, it's about their lives.
He can go make more money tomorrow in Alamogordo. Are you gonna say no to him?
JJ Carrizal, Maintenance Supervisor:
Well, I wanna ask a question to Mayor and Gail. Put yourself in my shoes, just like you asked him. You promised us raises, you promised them in minutes that they were gonna be in last week's check or pay period. No offense to Rolo. I think he's great for this community.
But I'm going to fight for my guys in my department.
Is Alamogordo or Ruidoso going to come up? If all my guys leave, are they going to come up, fix your streets, sewer, and water?
Trustee Maynard:
No way.
JJ Carrizal, Maintenance Supervisor:
So why? I mean, fight for us. Be fair. And I understand you're saying what you guys promised in a meeting. And you guys told us it was going to be next pay period. You shouldn't have said that. The guys were, they went home, they talked to their family, they were happy, they were excited.
Hear me out, but tell me, you two: What do we do? What are you guys going to do? What is the Village of Cloudcroft going to do when they don't come fix your sewers and Alamogordo is not going to come up here like the sheriffs do?
Trustee McCoy:
Well, I didn't say that we weren't going to pay you. He (pointing to the mayor) is the one controlling that. But what I said was, you know, I would have, you know, in the last meeting, when you came to us for a 30% raise, I was like, oh…
JJ Carrizal, Maintenance Supervisor:
So why didn't you say it there? Like you did tonight, I'm not comfortable with that. I'm going to table it. That's my vote. You've got to understand, we have lives too.
I was raised that your words, your word as good as you are. So I'm just saying, be fair across the board.
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