A MAN WHO IS NO STRANGER TO ALBUQUERQUE CITY HALL WILL ONCE AGAIN HAVE AN OFFICE IN THAT BUILDING. MAYOR-ELECT TIM KELLER HAS APPOINTED LAWRENCE RAEL AS THE CITY’S NEXT CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. RAEL’S EXPERIENCE INCLUDES STINTS AS ASSISTANT TO THE C-A-O AND THEN LATER, AS THE C-A-O, FOR THREE DIFFERENT MAYORS.HE HAS ALSO SPENT TIME RUNNING THE MID-REGION COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.
KELLER HAS ALSO APPOINTED ORIANA SANDOVAL AS A DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY OVERSEEING THINGS SUCH AS CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS.