Government Sunland Park is led by a mayor and a city council.Nasya Mancini, Sunland Park mayor returns to office after 49-day absence, KFOX-TV (December 8, 2022). In the mayor's absence, the powers of the mayor are exercised by a mayor pro tem. In the event of a vacancy in the mayor's seat between elections, the council selects a mayor by appointment.New Mayor Selected For New Mexico's Sunland Park, KRWG (April 19, 2012). There is also a city manager. City politics are often fractious,Kent Paterson, Meet Sunland Park’s new mayor-elect, NMPolitics.net (April 20, 2012).Troubled N.M. border city gets temp city manager, Associated Press (February 8, 2016). and in the 2010s, local politics were marred by a series of scandals.
Government Sunland Par.k is led by a mayor and a city council.Nasya Mancini, Sunland Park mayor returns to office after 49-day absence, KFOX-TV (December 8, 2022). In the mayor's absence, the powers of the mayor are exercised by a mayor pro tem. In the event of a vacancy in the mayor's seat between elections, the council selects a mayor by appointment.New Mayor Selected For New Mexico's Sunland Park, KRWG (April 19, 2012). There is also a city manager. City politics are often fractious,Kent Paterson, Meet Sunland Park’s new mayor-elect, NMPolitics.net (April 20, 2012).Troubled N.M. border city gets temp city manager, Associated Press (February 8, 2016) and in the 2010s, local politics were marred by a series of scandals.