LEGAL NOTICE
REGULAR MEETING – August 13, 2026
The Grant County Board of Commissioners will convene in a Regular Meeting on Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will take place in the Commission Chambers of 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
August 13, 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 in the County Manager's Office.
V. Proclamation
a. National Health Centers Week
VI. Presentations
b. Years of Service Recognition - Don Temple, 15 Years of Service
c. Introduction of Grant County Wildlife Specialist Mr. Trey Daniels- David Carrasco, USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services
d. Grant County Comprehensive Plan - Denise Aten, Bohannan Huston
e. Grant County Gila Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees Quarterly Report – Seth Traeger, Chair
VII. Public Hearing regarding Ordinance No. O-26-01, entitled "An Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance and Sale of the Grant County, New Mexico General Obligation Bonds, Series 2026"
f. Open Public Hearing and Discussion Regarding Ordinance No. O-26-01 2026 General Obligation Bond Ordinance
g. Close Public Hearing
h. Consideration of Grant County Ordinance No. O-26-01 2026 General Obligation Bond Ordinance
VIII. Elected Officials' Reports
IX. Consent Agenda
i. Grant County Board of Commissioners draft minutes for:
- 7/7 Work Session
- 7/9 Regular Meeting
- 7/23 2nd Regular Meeting
j. Expenditure Report
k. Indigent & County Health Care Claims
l. Indigent Burial
X. New Business
m. Land Exchange Agreement with Freeport McMoRan
XI. Agreements
n. A-26-11 Tidal Basin Government Consulting, LLC in the amount of $78,121.80 for Emergency Operations Plan consulting services
XII. Resolutions
o. Resolution R-26-38 Designation of a Portion of U.S. Highway 180 as the "Lieutenant Governor Howie C. Morales Highway"
p. R-26-39 Budget Adjustment Request (BAR)
q. R-26-40 A Resolution Directing Publication of Notice of Meeting and Intent to Adopt Ordinance No. O-26-02 Solid Waste Collection, Disposal and Fees Ordinance of the County of Grant, New Mexico.
r. R-26-41 Grant County Airport Water Infrastructure Engineering – Unit Fund Grant Application
s. R-26-42 Pavement Preservation and Infrastructure Improvements Project; Turkey Creek, Iron Bridge, Airport Road, Mesa Road, South Bear Creek Road, Cemetery Road, Santa Rita Road, & Truck Bypass Road
t. R-26-43 Santa Rita Bridge Rehabilitation and Safety Improvements Project
u. R-26-44 Santa Rita Bridge Rehabilitation and Safety Improvements Project
XIII. Commissioners' Reports
XIV. Executive Session in Accordance with NMSA 1978, Section 10-15-1 (H)(2), Limited Personnel Matters- County Manager and (H)(8) Meetings for the discussion of the purchase, acquisition or disposal of real property or water rights by the public body.
v. Limited Personnel Matters – County Manager
w. Discussion of the purchase, acquisition or disposal of real property: 1.459 Acre Vacant Developable Commercial Land Parcel located at 1400 Block Highway 180 East. Silver City, NM 8806
XV. Any Action Necessary as a Result of Closed Executive Session
XVI. Adjournment
Chris M. Ponce, Commission Chairman by: Lisa Lucero, Administrative Assistant




