LEGAL NOTICE

WORK SESSION MEETING – June 9, 2026

The Grant County Board of Commissioners will convene in a Work Session on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. The Work Session 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 Work Session may be altered up to seventy-two (72) hours prior to the work session; 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 livestreamed 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

WORK SESSION

June 9, 2026

9:00 AM

AGENDA

I. Call to Order

II. Pledge of Allegiance and Salute to Flag

III. Approval of Work Session 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 in the County Manager's Office.

V. Discussion regarding R-26-30 A Resolution Directing Publication of Notice of Meeting and Intent to Adopt Bond Ordinance No. O-26-01 in Connection with Grant County, New Mexico General Obligation Bonds, Series 2026 - Luis Carrasco of Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A and Mark Valenzuela of Bosque Advisors

VI. Presentations

a. County Road Program for Existing Roads, James Bordegaray of the New Mexico State Land Office

b. Candidates for the Grant County Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC) Board of Trustees

- Christine de Bolt

- Dr. Fred Fox

- William D. Hawkins

- Dr. Kimberly Petrovic

- Betty Vega

c. Grant County 2028-2032 Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan (ICIP) 

VII. Other Discussion Items

d. Tu Casa Operations - Chris Ponce, Chair

e. Increasing the Salaries of Elected Officials and Chief Deputies in Grant County, New Mexico

VIII. County Reports

f. Monthly Update from the following areas: Airport - Rebekah Wenger, Manager; Code Enforcement - Brawn Aguirre, Officer; Detention Center - Joseph Andazola, Administrator; Emergency Management - Scot Fuller, Manager; Finance - Andrea Montoya, Deputy County Manager; Fire Management - Roger Groves, Fire Chief; Information Technology - Adam Baca, Director; Planning & Capital Projects - Joseph Holguin, Director; Public Works - Jason Lockett, Director & Road Department - Michael "Mike" Rocko, Director

IX. Review Regular Meeting Agenda

X. Commissioners' Reports

XI. Executive Session in Accordance with NMSA 1978 10-15-1 (H)(9) Strategic and Long Range Business Planning for Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC) Pursuant to NMSA 10-15-1 (H)(9)

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

XIII. Adjournment

Chris M. Ponce, Commission Chair by: Mary Rae McDonald, Executive Assistant