LEGAL NOTICE
REGULAR MEETING – May 11, 2023
The Grant County Board of Commissioners will convene in a Regular Meeting on Thursday, May 11, 2023, 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 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 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 meeting will be livestreamed on the County 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:
I. Call to Order
II. Pledge of Allegiance & Salute to State Flag
III. Approval of Regular Meeting Agenda

IV. Public Hearing –Ordinance No. O-23-04
a. Open Public Hearing and Discussion Regarding Ordinance No. O-23-04 An Ordinance Entitled, entitled, Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of a Loan Agreement and Intercept Agreement By and Between Grant County, New Mexico (The "Governmental Unit") and the New Mexico Finance Authority (The "Finance Authority"), Evidencing a Special, Limited Obligation of the
Governmental Unit to Pay a Principal Amount of $1,084,911 Together with Interest thereon, for the Purpose of Constructing a Pre-Engineered Metal Building to Serve as a New Fire Station in the Dos Griegos Subdivision for the Pinos Altos Volunteer Fire Department; Providing for the Pledge and Payment of the Principal and Interest Due Under the Loan Agreement Solely from the State Fire Protection Fund Revenues Distributed by the State Treasurer to the Governmental Unit Pursuant to Section 59A53-7, NMSA 1978; Providing for the Distribution of State Fire Protection Fund Revenues to be Redirected by the State Treasurer to the Finance Authority or its Assigns for the Payment of Principal and Interest Due on the Loan Agreement Pursuant to an Intercept Agreement; Approving the Form and Terms of, and Other Details Concerning the Loan Agreement and Intercept Agreement; Setting the Maximum Interest Rate of the Loan; Ratifying Actions heretofore Taken: Repealing all Action Inconsistent with this Ordinance; and Authorizing the Taking of other Actions in Connection with the Execution and Delivery of the Loan Agreement and Intercept Agreement
b. Close Public Hearing
c. Consideration of Grant County Ordinance No. O-23-04; Entitled Above
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. Proclamations
d. Consideration of National Hospital Week Proclamation
e. Consideration of Grant County Nurses Recognition Month
f. Consideration of National EMS Day Proclamation
VII. Presentations
g. FY 22 Audit Report Presentation - Debbie Gray - Kriegel/Gray/Shaw & Co., P.C.
VIII. Gila Regional Medical Center Reports – Margie Molitar, Interim CEO
IX. Elected Officials Reports
X. Approval of Minutes
h. April 11, 2023, Work Session Minutes
i. April 13, 2023, Regular Meeting Minutes
j. April 25, 2023, Special Meeting Minutes
XI. Financial Reports
k. Consideration of May 05, 2023, Expenditure Report
l. FY 22-23 Quarterly Financial Report Ending March 31, 2023
m. FY 2023 Lodgers' Tax Quarterly Report Ending March 31, 2023
XII. New Business
n. FY 2024 Preliminary Budget Discussion
o. Consideration of Asset/Deletion Transfer Request No. 7
XIII. Agreements
p. Consideration of Agreement No. A-23-11; Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between the County of Grant and the Sixth Judicial District Court for Pretrial Services Program
q. Consideration of Agreement No. A-23-12: Loan Agreement by and between New Mexico Finance Authority and Grant County, New Mexico for the Benefit of Pinos Altos VFD, Dos Griegos Substation in the amount of $1,084,911
r. Consideration of Agreement No. A-23-13; Renewal to Commercial Lease between County of Grant and Mountain Ridge Hardware, LLC
XIV. Resolutions
s. Consideration of Resolution No. R-23-27; A Resolution Adopting Travel Policy and Procedures Relating to the Reimbursement and Travel for Per Diem and Mileage Expenses for Public Officers and Employees of the County While on Official County Business
t. Consideration of Resolution No. R-23-28; NMDOT Fiscal Year 2024 Transportation Project Fund Application Authorization for the Hamilton Bridge Project
u. Consideration of Resolution No. R-23-29; NMDOT Fiscal Year 2024 Transportation Project Fund Application Authorization for the Ridge Road Phase II Construction Project

v. Consideration of Resolution No. R-23-30; A Resolution Appointing Members to the Gila Regional Medical Center Governing Board
w. Consideration of Resolution No. R-23-31; Resolution and Proclamation of Special Election concerning an Amendment to Ordinance No. 12-03- Repealing Sunset Clause from Countywide Emergency communications and Emergency Medical and Behavioral Health Services Tax Increment
x. Consideration of Resolution No. R-23-32; Acceptance and Approval of the Fiscal Year 2022 Audit
y. Consideration of Resolution No. R-23-33; Notice of Intent to Adopt Ordinance No. O-23-05; An Ordinance Amending Ordinance 12-03- Repealing Sunset Clause from Countywide Emergency Communications and Emergency Medical and Behavioral Health Services Tax Increment
XV. Recess as the Grant County Board of Commissioners and Convene as the Grant County Health Care Claims Board
z. Consideration of April 2023 Indigent Medical Claims
aa. Consideration of April 2023 Indigent Burial Claims for the Recommended Approval in the Amount of $600.00
XVI. Adjourn as the Grant County Health Care Claims Board and Reconvene as the Grant County Board of Commissioners
XVII. Commissioners Reports
I. Executive Session in Accordance with NMSA 1978 10-15-1 (H)(2), (H)(9), and (H)(8)
bb. Limited Personnel Matters Pursuant to NMSA 1978 10-15-1 (H)(2)
cc. Strategic and Long Range Business Planning for Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC) Pursuant to NMSA 10-15-1 (H)(9)
dd. Real Property Exemption Pursuant to NMSA 1978 10-15-1 (H)(8)
XVIII. Any Action Necessary as a Result of Closed Executive Session
XIX. Adjournment
Chris M. Ponce, Commission Chairman
By: (s) Crystal Norero-Arellano, Executive Assistant

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