Grant County Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting February 12, 2026

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LEGAL NOTICE

REGULAR MEETING – FEBRUARY 12, 2026

The Grant County Board of Commissioners will convene in a Regular Meeting on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. The meeting 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 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 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 live-streamed 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

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - REGULAR MEETING

FEBRUARY 12, 2026

9:00 AM

I. Call to Order

II. Pledge of Allegiance and Salute to Flag

III. Approval of Regular Meeting 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 at the County Manager's Office.

V. Proclamations

a. Proclamation Recognizing the Service and Leadership of Mary Cowan

b. Territorial Charter Day - 146th Anniversary for the Town of Silver City

VI. Presentations

c. 15-Year Service Award Recognition — Joseph Andazola, Detention Administrator

d. Staff Introduction — Ray Pierce, USDA Wildlife Services

e. Mining in the Gila National Forest - Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery

f. Desert Southwest Pipeline project by Energy Transfer — Michael Futch, Vice President of Interstate Engineering

VII. Gila Regional Medical Center Reports (GRMC)- Robert Whitaker, CEO

VIII. Elected Officials' Reports

IX. Consent Agenda

g. Grant County Board of Commissioners Minutes for:

i. 1/6 Work Session

ii. 1/8 Regular Meeting

h. Expenditure Report for period ending February 4, 2026

i. Indigent & County Health Care Claims

i. February Claims

ii. Appealed Claim (originally received October 2025)

j. Indigent Burials

X. New Business

k. Appointment to the Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC) Board of Trustees

l. Airport Parking Lot and Drainage Improvements - Grant Amendment, Recommendation of Award

m. Commitment of Local Funds for Senior Services

XI. Agreements

n. A-26-02 U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service Notice of Award Agreement ID: 6000037157. EWPP - Grant Co, NM. DSR 35-02-25-5048-001. Flood protection in the Mimbres Valley - Trout Fire and Flood

XII. Bids and Requests for Proposals (RFP)

XIII. Resolutions

o. R-26-05 Resolution Recognizing Public Safety Telecommunicators as First Responders and as critical infrastructure within the public safety framework

p. R-26-06 Resolution Authorizing the County to Submit an Application to the Department of Finance and Administration, local government division, to participate in the local DWI Grant and Distribution Program

q. R-26-07 Budget Adjustment Request (BAR)

XIV. Commissioners' Reports

XV. Executive Session in Accordance with NMSA 1978 10-15-1 (H-8) Real Property and Water Rights for the purpose of the discussion of the purchase, acquisition or disposal of real property or water rights (potential property purchase)

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

XVII. Adjournment

Chris M. Ponce, Commission Chairman

By: Mary Rae McDonald, Executive Assistant

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