LEGAL NOTICE - The Grant County Board of Commissioners has cancelled the Regular Meeting that would have normally been held for Thursday, October 9, 2014.

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Published: 02 October 2014 02 October 2014

The Regular Meeting has now been rescheduled for Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will take place in the Commission Meeting Room at the Grant County Administration Center located at 1400 Highway 180 East, Silver City, New Mexico. The tentative agenda is as follows:
AGENDA
I. Call to Order
II. Pledge of Allegiance and Salute to State Flag
III. Approval of Regular Meeting Agenda
IV. Public Input
" During this portion of our meeting we welcome your suggestions and want to hear your concerns. This is not a question and answer period; speakers will be limited to five (5) minutes. Any individual who would like to discuss an item in more depth may request to be placed on a future agenda. Request forms are available in the County Manager's Office.
V. Minutes
a. Approve/Disapprove September 11, 2014, Regular Meeting Minutes.
VI. Financial Reports
b. Approve/Disapprove October 6, 2014, Expenditure Report.
c. Approve/Disapprove Cash Flow Analysis for period ending 8/31/2014.
VII. New Business
d. Approve/Disapprove Proclamation declaring October 2014 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
e. Approve/Disapprove letter of Recommendation for Essential Air Services for Silver City, New Mexico area.
f. Approve/Disapprove letter regarding Corre Caminos and Dissolution of 2007 Joint Powers Agreement.
g. Approve/Disapprove Award of IFB: Bid B-14-01 Aviation Gasoline, Jet Fuel and Refueler for the Grant County Airport.
h. Approve/Disapprove Ratification of Submission of FY 2015 Fire Protection Grant Application for the Upper Mimbres Volunteer Fire Department.
VIII. Contract and Agreements
i. Approve/Disapprove Agreement #A-14-28; Joint Road Maintenance Agreement between Grant County and The Lordsburg Mining Company.
j. Approve/Disapprove Agreement #A-14-29; Project Agreement between Grant County and the State of New Mexico, Department of Transportation, Aviation Division for Runway Maintenance at the Grant County Airport.
k. Approve/Disapprove Agreement #A-14-30; Memorandum of Understanding between The New Mexico Correction Department and The County of Grant.
l. Approve/Disapprove Amendment to Agreement #A-13-28; Sub-Grant Agreement No. EMW-2013-SS-00152-S01 for New Mexico Department of Homeland Security for $5,000.00 for Grant County-Per Diem.
IX. Resolutions
m. Approve/Disapprove Resolution #R-14-50: Supporting the 2015 legislative Priorities of the New Mexico Association of Counties.
n. Approve/Disapprove Resolution #R-14-51: A Resolution Opposing Expansion of Federal Control Under the Clean Water Act.
o. Approve/Disapprove Resolution #R-14-52: A Resolution Amending the Approved and Adopted Budget for the Fiscal Year Commencing July 1, 2014 and for County Purpose in the County of Grant, Silver City, New Mexico, Transferring and Appropriating Funds.
p. Approve/Disapprove Resolution #R-14-53: A Resolution for the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program.
q. Approve/Disapprove Resolution #R-14-54: Authorizing the Issuance and Sale of Grant County, New Mexico General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2014, the Aggregate Principal Amount not to Exceed $4,200,00 (The "Bonds") for the Purpose of Refunding all of the County's Outstanding General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005; Providing for Payment of the Bonds from the Property Taxes Pledged Therefor; Providing for the Form, Execution and other Details Concerning the Bonds, the Funds Appertaining Thereto; Providing for the Payment of the Costs of Issuance of the Bonds; Approving Disclosure and Other Documents Relating to the Bonds; and Ratifying Action Previously Taken in Connection Therewith.
r. Approve/Disapprove Resolution #R-14-55: Authorizing and Approving Submission of a completed Application for Financial Assistance and Project Approval to the New Mexico Finance Authority.
s. Approve/Disapprove Resolution #R-14-56: Resolution in Support of the Allocation Water Connected to the AWSA, plus Identifying the Gila/San Francisco as the CAP entity to actually contract for the water.
X. Recess as the Grant County Board of Commissioners and Convene as the Grant County indigent and Health Plan Claims Board
t. Approve/Disapprove September 18, 2014, Indigent Burial Certificate for Bright Funeral Chapels.
XI. Adjourn as the Grant County Indigent and Health Plan Claims Board and Reconvene as the Grant County Board of Commissioners
XII. County Reports
XIII. Executive Session in Accordance with NMSA 1978 Section 10-15-1 (H)(7)
" Pending Litigation: Discussion Regarding Incident at Southwest Solid Waste in 2012.
XIV. Adjournment

The agenda for this meeting can be obtained from the County Manager's Office or viewed online at www.grantcountynm.com. If you are an individual with a disability in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter or any other form of auxiliary aide or service to attend or participate in the meetings or hearings, please contact the Grant County Manager at 1400 Highway 180 East, Silver City, New Mexico or Denisha Lucero at 575-574-0006, one (1) week prior to the meetings or as soon as possible.

Brett Kasten, Chairman By(s) Denisha Lucero, Administrative Assistant

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