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BELENÂ â Belen Fire Chief Bret Ruff resigned from his position on Friday, May 21, saying he wished things had turned out differently.
Ruff had been placed on paid administrative leave on March 29 when city officials became aware that he didnât have a current New Mexico EMT license. Ruff, who was appointed to the position in February 2019, said he had been working with the state of Nevada to transfer his license but the process had never been completed.
Bret Ruff
âPart of my contract when I got hired (with the city of Belen) was that I was going to have six months to get EMT licensure transferred,â Ruff said in a telephone interview with the News-Bulletin on Friday. âIt was taking longer to get it transferred from Nevada. While trying to rebuild the (Belen Fire) department, I put it on the back burner and it got overlooked.â
City of Belen
Sewer Lines for W. Aragon Road Improvements: Baca ($230,000), Armstrong ($200,000), Lujan Grisham ($430,000)
Eagle Park Improvements: Lujan Grisham ($566,000), Baca ($180,000)
Don Luis Trujillo Blvd. Improvements: Baldonado ($100,000, Baca ($200,000) Fajardo ($150,000)
Eagle Park Fence Install: Armstrong ($108,000)
Eagle Park Trail and Maintenance Construction: Baldonado ($105,000)
Eagle Park Veterans Memorial Construction: Baca ($100,000)
Gazebo and Arch Gateway Renovation: Armstrong ($30,000)
Total for Belen: $2,399,000
Village of Bosque Farms
Police Department Vehicles: Baldonado ($106,500), Sanchez ($100,000)
Fire and Police Department Improvements: Sanchez ($200,000)
Total for Bosque Farms: $1,266,000
Village of Los Lunas
River Park Improvements: Baldonado ($125,000), Baca ($100,000)
Indoor Aquatic Center: Sanchez ($150,000)
Total for Los Lunas: $775,000
Town of Peralta
Road Improvements: Lujan Grisham ($500,000)
Wastewater Collection System: Luj