LEGAL NOTICE
REGULAR MEETING – MARCH 12, 2026
The Grant County Board of Commissioners will convene in a Regular Meeting on Thursday, March 12, 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
MARCH 12, 2026
9:00 AM
I. Call to Order
II. Pledge of Allegiance and Salute to 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 online at the Grant County website and the County Manager's Office.
V. Presentations
a. 2026 Legislative Session Overview by Senator Gabriel Ramos, State of New Mexico
b. 2026 Legislative Session Overview by Representative Luis Terrazas, State of New Mexico
VI. Gila Regional Medical Center Reports (GRMC)- Robert Whitaker, CEO
c. March Report
VII. Elected Officials' Reports
VIII. Consent Agenda
d. Grant County Board of Commissioners Minutes
i. 2/10 Work Session
ii. 2/12 Regular Meeting
iii. 2/26 2nd Regular Meeting
e. Expenditure Report for the period ending March 3, 2026
f. Indigent & County Health Care Claims
g. Indigent Burial
IX. New Business
h. 2026 Memorandum of Understanding - Statewide Primary Election
i. Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) Annual Service Credit Reports for Volunteer Fire Departments: Cliff/Gila, Ft Bayard, Lower Mimbres, Pinos Altos, Sapillo Creek, Tyrone, Upper Mimbres, and Whiskey Creek
j. Dissolution of the Grant County Shooting Range Advisory Board
k. Western New Mexico Communications (WNMC) Telecommunications Tower Application Job #13040, 150-foot monopole telecommunications facility located on State Highway 211 in Cliff, Grant County, New Mexico
l. Approve Fire Chief and/or County Manager the authority to issue flame, fire, and burn restrictions to any extent necessary for the protection of the public and property of the inhabitants of Grant County pursuant to Grant County Fire Code Ordinance No 14-02 Section 3.D
X. Resolutions
m. Resolution R-26-12 Budget Adjustment Request (BAR)
n. Resolution R-26-13 Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of Colonias Infrastructure Project: Arenas Valley Improvements Phase III - Engineering
XI. Commissioners' Reports
XII. Executive Session in Accordance with NMSA 1978 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)
XIII. Any Action Necessary as a Result of Closed Executive Session
XIV. Adjournment
Chris M. Ponce, Commission Chairman
By: Mary Rae McDonald, Executive Assistant




