[PAGE 1] MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF GRANT COUNTY COMMISSION Board of Commissioners - Regular Meeting June 12,2025 9:00 AM MEMBERS PRESENT Chris M. Ponce, Chairman Eloy H. Medina, Vice-Chair Nancy Stephens, Member Eddie Flores, Member Thomas L. Shelley, Member OTHERS PRESENT Charlene Webb, County Manager Ben Young, County Attorney Connie Holguin, County Clerk Mary Rae McDonald, Executive Assistant Andrea Montoya, Deputy County Manager Raul Villanueva, County Sheriff Patrick Cohn, County Treasurer Scott Fuller, Emergency Manager Roger Groves, County Fire Chief Gabriella Orosco, Assistant Finance Director Robert Whitaker, GRMC CEO Mary Alice Murphy, Grant County Beat Carlos Martinez Valerie Dobrich Christine A Hess Rebecca Semler Chris Salcido Glenn Griffin Barbara Bush Marcus Grunell Call to Order Meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. Pledge of Aiicgiance and Salute to Flag [PAGE 2] Approval of Regnlar Meeting Agenda Commissioner Ponce MOVED to Approve, SECONDED by Commissioner Medina. MOTION PASSED. 5 Ayes: Ponce, Medina, Stephens, Flores, Shelley 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. Carlos Martinez Valerie Dobrich Terry Higgins Glenn Griffin Christine Hess Barbara Bush Public Hearing Open Public Hearing and Discussion to Determine if Fireworks Restrictions Should be Imposed Within the Un-lncorporated Portions of the County Due to Extreme or Severe Drought Conditions Commissioner Medina MOVED to Approve, SECONDED by Commissioner Shelley. MOTION PASSED. 5 Ayes: Ponce, Medina, Stephens, Flores, Shelley Public Hearing was opened at 9:47 a.m. No one spoke during the Public Hearing. Close Public Hearing Commissioner Medina MOVED to Approve, SECONDED by Commissioner Stephens. MOTION PASSED. 5 Ayes: Ponce, Medina, Stephens, Flores, Shelley Public Hearing closed at 9:48 a.m. [PAGE 3] Proclamation Proclamation declaring Extreme or Severe Drought Conditions in Grant County: Imposition of Fireworks Restrictions - Charlene Webb, County Manager Commissioner Medina MOVED to Approve, SECONDED by Commissioner SheUey. MOTION PASSED. 5 Ayes: Ponce, Medina, Stephens, Flores, Shelley Presentations Recognition of2025 Cobre High School Lady Indians Softball team - Commissioner Medina Commissioner Medina Recognition of the 2025 Silver High School Lady Colts Softball team - Commissioner Medina Commissioner Medina SherifPs Department Budget Review - Sheriff Raul Villanueva Raul Villanueva, County Sheriff Gila Regional Medical Center Report (GRMCl- Robert Whitaker. CEO June Report Robert Whitaker, GRMC CEO Elected OfHcials, Reports Patrick Cohn, County Treasurer Consent Agenda May 8,2025, Regular Meeting Minutes May 22,2025, Regular Meeting Minutes June Indigent Healthcare Claims Safety Net Care Pool Payment Program of the New Mexico Human Services Department Commissioner Medina MOVED to Approve, SECONDED by Commissioner Shelley. MOTION PASSED. 5 Ayes: Ponce, Medina, Stephens, Flores, Shelley [PAGE 4] New Business Appointment of an ex-o£Dcio member to the County Livestock Loss Authority Commissioner Ponce MOVED to Appoint Commissioner Flores as the ex-ofiBcio member to the County Livestock Loss Authority and Commissioner Shelley as the Alternate by proxy per County Livestock Loss Authority, SECONDED by Commissioner Medina. MOTION PASSED. 5 Ayes: Ponce, Medina, Stephens, Flores, Shelley Appointment to the Gila Regionai Medical Center (GRMC) Board of Trustees: Name & Name, Term Commissioner Medina MOVED to Appoint Pat Mclntire and Gail Stamler as the Gila Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees, SECONDED by Commissioner Flores. MOTION PASSED. 5 Ayes: Ponce, Medina, Stephens, Flores, Shelley 2025 Grant County Board of Commissioners Work Sessions & Meetings Schedule Commissioner Stephens MOVED to Approve Combining the November Work Session and Regular Meeting, SECONDED by Commissioner Ponce. MOTION PASSED. 5 Ayes: Ponce, Medina, Stephens, Flores, Shelley Southwest Contracting Proposal for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Post-Fire Flooding Repair & Mitigation Services through NM General Services Department (GSD) Commissioner Medina MOVED to Approve, SECONDED by Commissioner Shelley. MOTION PASSED. 5 Ayes: Ponce, Medina, Stephens, Flores, Shelley Inventory Deletion - Andrea Montoya, Deputy Manager Commissioner Shelley MOVED to Approve, SECONDED by Commissioner Medina. MOTION PASSED. 5 Ayes: Ponce, Medina, Stephens, Flores, Shelley Award RFP 25-08, Development of a Community WUdfire Protection Plan to H20 Partners, Inc. Commissioner Medina MOVED to Approve, SECONDED by Commissioner Shelley. MOTION PASSED. 5 Ayes: Ponce, Medina, Stephens, Flores, Shelley [PAGE 5] Agreements A-25-08 United States Dept of Agriculture Work and Financial Plan (APHIS-WS) - Charlene Webb, County Manager Commissioner SheUey MOVED to Approve, SECONDED by Commissioner Flores. MOTION PASSED. 5 Ayes: Ponce, Medina, Stephens, Flores, Shelley A-25-09 FY26 R.I.S.E. Scope of Work - Joseph Andazola, Detention Administrator Commissioner Medina MOVED to Approve, SECONDED by Commissioner Ponce. MOTION PASSED. 5 Ayes: Ponce, Medina, Stephens, Flores, Shelley Amendment 2 to Inmate Medical & Behavioral Health Services at Grant County Detention Center Agreement - Joseph Andazola, Detention Administrator Commissioner Medina MOVED to Approve, SECONDED by Commissioner Stephens. MOTION PASSED. 5 Ayes: Ponce, Medina, Stephens, Flores, Shelley Resolutions Members for the County Commissioner Medina MOVED to Approve, SECONDED by Commissioner Shelley. MOTION PASSED. 5 Ayes: Ponce, Medina, Stephens, Flores, Shelley R-25-39 Budget Adjustment Request (BAR) - Audrea Montoya, Deputy Manager r-„mn,i..iooRT Medina MOVED to Approve, SECONDED by Commissioner Shelley. MOTION PASSED. 5 Ayes: Ponce, Medina, Stephens, Flores, Shelley ...... .. the Croat County Boar-r of Commissioners and Convene as the Grant Cquai Ttnard of Finance Commissioner Stephens MOVED to Approve, SECONDED by Commissioner Medina. MOTION PASSED. [PAGE 6] 5 Ayes: Ponce, Medina, Stephens, Flores, Shelley Commissioners recessed as the Grant County Board of Commissioners and convened as the Grant County Board of Finance at 10:20 a.m. County Investments Presentation - Patrick Cohn, Grant County Treasurer Patrick Cohn, County Treasurer Adioum as the Grant County Board of Finance and Reconvene as the Grant County Board of Commissioners Commissioner Medina MOVED to Approve, SECONDED by Commissioner SheUey. MOTION PASSED. 5 Ayes: Ponce, Medina, Stephens, Flores, Shelley adjourned as the Grant County Board of Finance and reconvened as the Grant County Board of Commissioners at 10:28 a.m. Commissioners* Renorts Vice-Chair Medina Commissioner Stephens Commissioner Flores Commissioner Shelley Chairman Ponce Adjournment No other items were discussed, no other action was taken. Chairman Ponce adjourned at 10:44 a.m. [PAGE 7] lC5^ SIGNED AND APPROVED IBIS DAY OF 7\jlU y 2025 BOARD OF GRANT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CHRIS M. PONCE, CHAIRMAN ELOY HpMEDINA, VICE CHAIR STEPHENS, j®:MBERr EDDIE FLORES, MEMBER THOMAS L. SHELLEY, MEMBER ^Xp;SfT: CONNIE HOLGUIN,GRANT COUNTY CLERK :h : : ^ •