LEGAL NOTICE

REGULAR MEETING – May 14, 2026

The Grant County Board of Commissioners will convene in a Regular Meeting on Thursday, May 14, 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

May 14, 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 the County Manager's Office.

V. Proclamation

a. National Nurses Week - May 6th through May 12th, 2026

b. National Hospital Week - May 10th through May 16th, 2026

c. Emergency Medical Services Week — May 17th through 23rd, 2026

d. Motorcycle Awareness Month

e. Wild, Wild West Rodeo Days - June 5th and June 6th

VI. Presentations

f. AARP — Joseph Roybal-Sanchez, State Executive Director

g. Service Award Recognitions:

 - 5 Years of Service — John Reese, Detention Center

 - 10 Years of Service — Bartram Olsen, Sheriff's Office

 - 20 Years of Service — Evangeline Gonzales, Treasurer's Office

h. Medical Transport Services - Lia Castagna-Munoz, Air Methods

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

i. May Report

VIII. Elected Officials' Reports

IX. Consent Agenda

j. Grant County Board of Commissioners Minutes for:

- 4/7 Work Session

- 4/9 Regular Meeting

-4/23 2nd Regular Meeting

k. Expenditure Report

l. Indigent & County Health Care Claims

m. NM Health Care Authority Safety Net Care Pool FY 2026 Quarter 4 Payment

X. New Business

n. FY 2026 State of New Mexico Audit Contract Authorization

o. Lodgers Tax Advisory Board Appointments

p. TLC Proposal: Complete Lift Station Replacement with new Control Panel

XI. Resolutions

q. R-26-19 FY 2027 Preliminary Budget

r. R-26-20 Budget Adjustment Request (BAR)

s. R-26-22 NM Department of Transportation - Transportation Project Fund application

XII. Commissioners' Reports

XIII. Adjournment

Chris M. Ponce, Commission Chairman

By: Mary Rae McDonald, Executive Assistant