LEGAL NOTICE

2ND REGULAR MEETING – October 22, 2026

The Grant County Board of Commissioners will convene in a 2nd Regular Meeting on Thursday, October 22, 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

October 22, 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

VI. Presentations 

a. Retirement Service Award for County Manager Webb

b. Property Tax Bill for Tax Year 2026—Patrick Cohn, Grant County Treasurer

VII. Public Hearing 

c. Open Public Hearing and Discussion Regarding Ordinance No. O-26-03, An ordinance establishing a temporary one-year moratorium prohibiting data centers and direct supporting infrastructure within the unincorporated areas of Grant County.

d. Close Public Hearing 

e. Consideration of Grant County Ordinance No. O-26-03, An ordinance establishing a temporary one-year moratorium prohibiting data centers and direct supporting infrastructure within the unincorporated areas of Grant County

f. Open Public Hearing and Discussion Regarding Resolution R-26-60, A Resolution for Solid Waste Fee-FY 27

g. Close Public Hearing

VIII. Elected Officials' Reports 

IX. New Business

h. Asset Deletion-Vehicle Auction Listing-Jason Lockett

X. Agreements 

i. Agreement for Locality Media, LLC dba First Due, County Fire, EMS, and Law Enforcement software platform, Purchase amount of $66,800.00 from Grant County Fire Administration State Fire Funds —Roger Groves

XI. Resolutions 

XII. Recess as the Grant County Board of Commissioners and Convene as the Grant County Board of Finance

j. County Investments Presentation-Patrick Cohn, Grant County Treasurer

XIII. Adjourn as the Grant County Board of Finance and Reconvene as the Grant County Board of Commissioners

XIV. Commissioners' Reports

XV. Executive Session in Accordance with NMSA 1978, Section 10-15 

k. Limited Personnel Matters in accordance with NMSA 1978 Section 10-15-1(H)(2)-County Manager

l. Collective Bargaining Pursuant to NMSA 1978 10-15-1 (H)(5)-Collective Bargaining Strategy

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

XVII. Adjournment

Chris M. Ponce, Commission Chairman                     by: Lisa Lucero, Administrative Assistant