Doña Ana County has fired its human resources director after he was arrested Friday for drunken driving.
The termination of Robert “Rick” McRoy, who has served in the job since January, is effective at 5 p.m. today.
Assistant County Manager Sue Padilla made the decision after reviewing arrest and booking reports, according to a county news release. McRoy was in a county vehicle with an open container and subsequently failed to pass field sobriety tests.
He’ll receive 37 hours of unused vacation pay and eight weeks severance pay, as his contract requires. His county cell phone and other equipment have been turned over to the county.