LEGAL NOTICE

REGULAR MEETING – JANUARY 8, 2026

The Grant County Board of Commissioners will convene in a Regular Meeting on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.  The meeting will take place in the Commission Meeting Room at the Grant County Administration Complex, 1400 Highway 180 East, Silver City, NM 88061.  The agenda for the Regular Meeting may be altered up to seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting; copies can be obtained from the County Manager's Office or viewed online at www.grantcountynm.gov. 

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 Grant County Manager at 1400 Highway 180 E., Silver City, New Mexico or (575) 574-0000 at least one week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible.

The meeting will be live-streamed on the County's Facebook Page ( https://www.facebook.com/GrantCountyNM ) and available later as a recording on the County's website at www.grantcountynm.gov.  

 The tentative agenda is as follows:

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - REGULAR MEETING

JANUARY 8, 2026

9:00 AM

I. Call to Order

II. Pledge of Allegiance and Salute to Flag

III. Approval of Regular Meeting Agenda

IV. 2026 Election of Chairperson

V. 2026 Election of Vice Chairperson

VI. 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 online at the Grant County website and in the County Manager's Office.

VII. Presentations

a. Years of Service Recognition: Shawn Carrasco, 10 Years & Doris Sierra-Terrazas, 5 Years

VIII. Gila Regional Medical Center Reports (GRMC)- Robert Whitaker, CEO 

b. January Report

IX. Elected Officials' Reports

X. Consent Agenda

c. Grant County Board of Commissioners Minutes for:

i. December 9, 2025, Work Session

ii. December 11, 2025, Regular Meeting

d. Expenditure Report for period ending 12/28/2025

e. Indigent & County Health Care Claims

f. NM Health Care Authority Safety Net Care Pool FY 2026 Quarter 2 Payment

g. Asset Transfer: Gila Regional Medical Center

XI. New Business

h. 2026 Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) Council Member Appointments

i. Application of Financial Assistance from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program for sites damaged from post-Trout Fire flooding

j. Tyrone Volunteer Fire & Rescue Dept. purchase of 3000 Gallon VM8 Pumper Tender with all the NFPA 1900 Compliant Equipment, electric hydraulic dump

chute and a 1600 FoamPro system for a total of $600,000.00

XII. Agreements

k. Agreement A-26-01 between Mule Creek Community, LLC. & Grant County, NM — temporary fire suppression water storage tank placement

XIII. Bids and Requests for Proposal (RFP)

l. RFP 26-02; Conference Center Management Services

m. RFP 26-03, Detainee Medical Services

XIV. Resolutions

n. R-26-01 Open Meetings Act (OMA)

o. R-26-02 Grant County Regional Dispatch Authority Member Appointment

p. R-26-03 Appointment to the NM County Insurance Authority Pool Board

q. R-26-04 Budget Adjustment Request (BAR)

XV. Commissioners' Reports

XVI. Executive Session in Accordance with NMSA 1978 10-15-1, 10-15-1 (H)(9) Public Hospital Board Meetings for the purpose of the Strategic and Long-Range Business Planning of Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC).

XVII. Any Action Necessary as a Result of Closed Executive Session

XVIII. Adjournment

Chris M. Ponce, Commission Chairman

By: Mary Rae McDonald, Executive Assistant