LEGAL NOTICE

WORK SESSION/REGULAR MEETING – NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The Grant County Board of Commissioners will convene in a Work Session/Regular Meeting on Tuesday, November 13, 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.Updates Regarding Tu Casa and HMS Senior Programs - Dan Otero  

VI. Presentation Regarding Value of Agriculture Economics in Grant County –

Dr. Nick Ashcroft – New Mexico State University

Dusty Hunt - Grant Soil & Water Conversation District

Marshal Wilson - USDA

VII. 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.

VIII. Minutes

a. Approve/Disapprove October 16, 2018, Work Session Meeting Minutes

b. Approve/Disapprove October 18, 2018, Regular Meeting Minutes

IX. Financial Reports

c. Approve/Disapprove November 9, 2018, Expenditure Report

d. Approve/Disapprove Financial Report Ending September 30, 2018

X. New Business

e. Consideration of Process/Selection of an Individual to Submit to the Governor’s Office for Senator Howie Morales Vacant Position

f. Approve/Disapprove Out of State Travel for Randy Villa to obtain his Annual Fuel Spill Burn Certification at the DFW Fire Training in Dallas, Texas, December 13-15, 2018

g. Approve/Disapprove November 6, 2018, Election Canvas

h. Approve/Disapprove 2016 PERA Adjusted Qualification Records for Cliff-Gila Volunteer Fire Department

XI. Agreements

i. Approve/Disapprove Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. A-18-08; State of New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration Local Government Division DWI Program Grant No. 19-D-G-10

j. Approve/Disapprove Agreement No. A-18-36; State of New Mexico Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management for the 2018 State Homeland Security  Program Grant No. EMW-2018-SS-00056-SO1

XII. Resolutions

k. Approve/Disapprove Resolution No. R-18-44; Allocation of Funding for the 2019 Colonias Application for Tyrone ADA Compliance Project

l. Approve/Disapprove Resolution No. R-18-45; Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Adjustment  

m. Approve/Disapprove Resolution No. R-18-46; A Resolution Authorizing Submission of an Application for Airport Aid to the New Mexico Department of Transportation – Aviation Division, Obligation of Sponsor Matching Funds, and Authorization to Accept the Resulting Grant Offers and the Execution of Contract Documents for the Following Project:  Phase 1 Design of the Commercial Service Terminal and GA Aprons Rehabilitation and Repairs at the Grant County-Silver City Airport

n. Approve/Disapprove Resolution No. R-18-47; Specifying the Salaries of Elected Officials in Grant County, New Mexico

o. Approve/Disapprove Resolution No. R-18-48; A Resolution Declaring the Eligibility and Intent of the County of Grant to Submit an Application to the New Mexico Department of Transportation for Federal Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Funds

XIII. Recess as the Grant County Board of Commissioners and Convene as the Grant County Health Care Claims Board

p. Approve/Disapprove October 2018, Health Plan Claims in the amount of $24,630.67

q. Approve/Disapprove Indigent Burial from Bright Funeral Home

XIV. Adjourn as the Grant County Health Care Claims Board and Reconvene as the Grant County Board of Commissioners

XV. County Reports

XVI. Elected Officials’ Reports

XVII. Commissioners’ Reports

XVIII. Executive Session in Accordance with NMSA 1978 10-15-1 H    

r. Pending/Threatened Litigation NMSA 1978 10-15-1 H (7) – Consideration of Joining Lawsuit Against New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department for Violation of 7-1-6.15 NMSA 1978

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

XX. Adjournment  

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