City Council

The City of Bayard is a Mayor-Council form of government which consists of one Mayor and four city councilors elected at large.  Each elected official serves a term of four years with elections held on odd numbered years.

Email contact information for the Bayard City Council

John L. Ojinaga          Mayor                   mayor@cityofbayardnm.com   575-590-1250                     

Eloy Medina                Mayor Pro-tem     emedina@cityofbayardnm.com    575-956-3238                

Gilbert Ortiz                 Councilor             gilberto@cityofbayardnm.com    575-342-2122                      

Frances Gonzales       Councilor             fgonzales@cityofbayardnm.com   575-956-8942             

Eloy Gonzales              Councilor            egonzales@cityofbayardnm.gov 575-313-0412

Meetings                        

The Bayard City Council meets regularly at 4:30 p.m. at the Bayard City Hall, 800 Central Avenue, Bayard, NM 88023

  • Items on the agenda relate to old and new business matters.
  • A copy of the Agenda in its entirety may be obtained at the City Hall Administrative Office during regular business hours by the Friday before the scheduled meeting date.
  • Closed Executive Session will be held pursuant to State Statutes 10-15-1 (H-2 and H-8) NMSA 1978 for limited personnel matters and pending or threatened litigation.
  • Any special meetings will be posted as a separate legal notice.
  • The public is invited to attend.

If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting, please contact the city clerk at 800 Central Avenue (537-3327) at least one week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible.