TWO MAJOR LEADERSHIP CHANGES COMING TO RIO RANCHO. MAYOR TOM SWISSTACK SAYS HE WILL NOT RUN FOR RE-ELECTION IN MARCH. HE'S SERVED IN RIO RANCHO FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES. BUT HE WON'T BE STEPPING DOWN FROM HIS DEPUTY MANAGER'S JOB IN BERNALILLO COUNTY. SWISSTACK SAYS WANTS TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH HIS FAMILY.
RIO RANCHO POLICE CHIEF ROBERT BOONE, MEANWHILE, WILL RETIRE SOONER. HE'S LEAVING HIS JOB ON NOVEMBER 30TH AND WILL MOVE TO FLORIDA WITH HIS FAMILY. BOONE HAS MORE THAN 41 YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT … NEARLY NINE OF WHICH WERE SPENT IN RIO RANCHO.
CITY MANAGER KEITH RIESBERG WILL BE ACTING CHIEF UNTIL A PERMANENT REPLACEMENT IS FOUND.
