GC Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting January 9, 2025,

: Category: Legal Notices; 01 January 2025

REGULAR MEETING – January 9, 2025
The Grant County Board of Commissioners will convene in a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, January 9, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will take place in the Commission Meeting Room at the Grant County Administration Center, 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. (575) 574-0000. At least one (1) week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible. The meeting will be livestreamed 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:

AGENDA
I. Call to Order
II. Pledge of Allegiance and Salute to Flag
III. Approval of Regular Meeting Agenda
IV. Election of Chairperson for 2025
V. Election of Vice Chair 2025
VI. 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.
VII. Presentations
a. Presentation-Property Tax Division, County Assessor, Misty Trujillo
b. Recognition of Grant County Employee- Years of Service. Presented by Jason Lockett, Public Works Director
• 30 Years- Toby Rascon
VIII. Gila Regional Medical Center Reports (GRMC)- Robert Whitaker, CEO
IX. Consideration of Consent Agenda
c. 1. Work Session December 17, 2024 Minutes
2. Regular Meeting December 19, 2024 Minutes
3. Expenditure Report Ending
4. Health Care Claims
X. New Business
d. Appointment of (4) Members to the Tu Casa Advisory Board- 3-year terms- Charlene Webb, County Manager
• 1- HMS Provider
• 1- Advocate
• 2- Community Members
e. Consideration of 2025 Commission Meeting Dates
f. Consideration of the 2025 Volunteer Fire and Rescue Annual Election of Officers
1. Pinos Altos Volunteer Fire and Rescue (PAVD)
2. Sapillo Creek Volunteer Fire (SCVFD)
3. Tyrone Volunteer Fire and Rescue (TVFD)
4. Upper Mimbres Fire and Rescue (UMVFD)
5. Lower Mimbres Volunteer Fire and Rescue (LMVFD)
6. Ft. Bayard Volunteer Fire (FBVFD)
7. Whiskey Creek Volunteer Fire (WCVFD)
8. Cliff/ Gila Volunteer Fire (C/GVFD)
g. Consideration of 2025 Holidays
h. Consideration of the purchase of one (1) 2024 4x4 Water Tender with Grant Funds for $550,000.00. Pinos Altos VFD. Roger Groves, Grant County Fire Chief
i. Consideration of the purchase of one (1) Alexis Wildland Interface Engine Apparatus for $714,140.00. Upper Mimbres VFD. Roger Groves, Grant County Fire Chief
j. Consideration of the purchase of one (1) 1153 Freightliner 114SD Pumper, 2nd Gen. for $764,384.00. Ft. Bayard VFD. Roger Groves, Grant County Fire Chief
XI. Resolutions
k. Consideration of Resolution R-25-01, Open Meetings Act (OMA)
l. Consideration of Resolution R-25-02, Grant County Regional Dispatch Authority Member Appointments (GCRDA)
m. Consideration of Resolution R-25-03, Grant County Water Commission Member Appointments (GCWC)
n. Consideration of Resolution R-25-04, Southwest Solid Waste Authority Member Appointments (SWSWA)
o. Consideration of R-25-05, New Mexico County Insurance Authority Pool Board Member Appointments (NMCIA)
p. Consideration of Resolution R-25-06, Southwestern Commission Alliance Member Appointments (SWCA)
q. Consideration of Resolution R-25-07, Low-Income Property Tax Rebate
r. Consideration of Resolution R-25-08, DWI FY 2026 Grant Application. Daniel Graves, DWI Coordinator
s. Consideration of Resolution R-25-09, GPS Policy. Michelle Munoz, Human Resources Director
XII. Bids and Requests for Proposals (RFP's)
t. Consideration of Award of RFP 25-06 Disaster Recovery Coordinator to High Water Mark, LLC
XIII. Commissioners' Reports
XIV. Adjournment
Chris M. Ponce, Commission Chairman
By: (s) Amy Lockett, Executive Assistant

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