Grant County Board of Commissioners Work Session November 17, 2026

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LEGAL NOTICE

WORK SESSION MEETING – November 17, 2026

The Grant County Board of Commissioners will convene in a Work Session on Tuesday, November 17, at 9:00 a.m. The Work Session will take place of the Commission Chambers 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

November 17, 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. Presentations

a. Advanced Air-Operations Update Presentation

VI. County Reports

b. Monthly Update from the following areas:

-Airport-Rebekah Wenger, Manager

-Detention Center-Joseph Andazola, Administrator

-Emergency Management-Scot Fuller, Manager

-Finance-Gabriella Orosco, Assistant Finance Director

-Information Technology-Adam Baca, Director

-Planning & Capital Projects-Joseph Holguin, Director

-Public Works-Jason Lockett, Director

-Road Department-Michael "Mike" Rocko, Director

-Healthcare Program-Daniel Graves, Manager

-DWI & Prevention Program-Linda Tollefson, Manager

VII. Review Regular Meeting Agenda

VIII. Commissioners' Reports

IX. Executive Session in Accordance with NMSA 1978, Section 10-15

c. Limited Personnel Matters in accordance with NMSA 1978, Section 10-15-1(H)(2)-County Manager

d. Pending/Threatened Litigation-In accordance with NMSA 1978, 10-15-1(H)(7), Marcus Salas v. Board of County Commissioners of the County of Grant, Raul Villanueva, John Doe, and Alejandro Gomez,

No. D-608-CV-2026-00192

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

XI. Adjournment

Chris M. Ponce, Commission Chair

by: Brooke Brown, Administrative Assistant

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