LEGAL NOTICE
Work Session/Regular Meeting – September 18, 2018

The Grant County Board of Commissioners will convene in a Work Session/Regular Meeting on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, 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, NM 88061. The agenda for this meeting may be altered up to thirty-six (36) hours prior to the meeting; copies 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 hearing or meeting, please contact the Grant County Manager at 1400 Highway 180 East, Silver City, New Mexico at least one (1) week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible. The tentative agenda is as follows:
I. Call to Order
II. Pledge of Allegiance & Salute to State Flag
III. Approval of Work Session/Regular Meeting Agenda
IV. Gila Regional Medical Center Reports – Taffy Arias
V. 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.

VI. Minutes
a. Approve/Disapprove August 14, 2018, Work Session Meeting Minutes
b. Approve/Disapprove August 16, 2018, Regular Meeting Minutes
c. Approve/Disapprove August 20, 2018, Special Meeting Minutes
VII. Financial Reports
d. Approve/Disapprove September 7, 2018, Expenditure Report

VIII. New Business
e. Approve/Disapprove Proclamation declaring the month of October 2018 as “Dyslexia Awareness Month”
f. Approve/Disapprove Proclamation declaring September 19th -23rd 2018 as “Grant County Fair Days” – Richard Lawyer
g. Approve/Disapprove Proclamation declaring the month of October 2018 as “Domestic Violence Awareness Month” – Rachel Sierra
h. Approve/Disapprove Proclamation Declaring the Month of October 2018 as “Farm to School Month” and the week of October 1-5 2018 as “New Mexico Grown Week in Honor of the Partnership between New Mexico Ranchers, Farmers and Public Schools.” – Ben Rasmussen
i. Certificate Presentation for three (3) Newly Certified Pinos Altos Volunteer Fire Department Firefighters
j. Approve/Disapprove Out of State Travel for Mischa Larisch to Attend Trails and Economic Development Forum in Boulder Colorado October 22-24 2018
k. Approve/Disapprove Appointment of Shooting Range Advisory Board Member
l. Approve/Disapprove Special Management Inmates Policy and Procedure to Process Inmate Correspondence, Publications and Packages
m. Approve/Disapprove Corre Caminos Final Budget for Fiscal Year 2019
IX. Agreements
n. Approve/Disapprove Agreement No. A-18-26; between the Department of Finance and Administration acting through the Local Government Division, to Plan, Design, Construct, Furnish and Equip Improvements and Upgrades at the Grant County Detention Center
o. Approve/Disapprove Agreement No. A-18-27; between the Department of Finance and Administration acting through the Local Government Division, to Purchase and Equip Vehicles for the Grant County Sheriff’s Department
X. Resolutions
p. Approve/Disapprove Amended and Restated Resolution No. R-18-26; Authorizing The Execution and Delivery of a Colonias Infrastructure Project Fund Loan/Grant Agreement By and Among The New Mexico Colonias Infrastructure Board, The New Mexico Finance Authority and Grant County, New Mexico for the Purpose of Financing The Costs of Rosedale Road Phase II Reconstruction and Safety Improvements in the total amount of $1,100,000
q. Approve/Disapprove Resolution No. R-18-31; A Resolution to Apply for Funding From the New Mexico Water Trust Board for The North Hurley Drainage Project
r. Approve/Disapprove Resolution No. R-18-33; Amending the Grant County Purchasing Policy
s. Approve/Disapprove Resolution No. R-18-34; A Resolution of Support and Financial Commitment for the Corre Caminos Transportation System
t. Approve/Disapprove Resolution No. R-18-35; A Resolution Adopting Infrastructure Capital Improvement for Mimbres Valley and Gila Senior Centers
u. Approve/Disapprove Resolution No. R-18-36; Relating to the United States' Administration's Executive Order 13767: Declaring the Grant County Commission's opposition to the proposed construction of a border wall along the U.S.- Mexico Border - Mary Lynne Newell (Commissioner Alicia Edwards)
v. Approve/Disapprove Resolution No. R-18-37; Authorizing and Approving Submission of a Completed Application for Financial Assistance and Project Approval to the New Mexico Finance Authority
w. Approve/Disapprove Resolution No. R-18-38; Certificate of Property Tax Rates in Mills for Tax Year 2018

XI. Bids and Requests for Proposals (RFP)
x. Award/Reject Request for Proposals for Professional Services, RFP 18-05 and Contract Regarding Engineering
y. Award/Reject Request for Proposals for Professional Services, RFP 19-01 and Contract Regarding Banking Services
z. Award/Reject Request for Proposals for Professional Services, RFP 19-02 and Contracts Regarding Surveying
XII. Recess as the Grant County Board of Commissioners and Convene as the Grant County Health Care Claims Board
aa. Approve/Disapprove August 2018, Health Plan Claims in the amount of $14,181.95
ab. Approve/Disapprove Indigent Burial from Baca’s Funeral Chapel
XIII. Adjourn as the Grant County Health Care Claims Board and Reconvene as the Grant County Board of Commissioners
XIV. County Reports
XV. Elected Officials’ Reports
XVI. Commissioners’ Reports
XVII. Executive Session in Accordance with NMSA 1978 10-15-1 H
ac. Discussion of County Manager, Charlene Webb, Performance Evaluation –
NMSA 1978 10-15-1 H (2)
ad. Any Action Necessary as a Result of Closed Executive Session
XVIII. Adjournment
Gerald W. Billings Jr., Commission Chairman
By: (s) Bernadette L. Coleman, Executive Assistant

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