At its Aug. 28 meeting, the Grant County Board of County Commissioners approved several funding and agreement items on the consent agenda, including a FEMA mitigation agreement for a senior-center generator, an FAA-backed airport-parking improvement grant, a Secretary of State memorandum of understanding to support local election administration, and a bundle of budget adjustments tied to new grant awards.

The commission approved agreement A-25-21, a FEMA mitigation agreement for the Grant County Senior Center generator project. Commissioners moved and passed the item by voice vote.

The board also approved resolution R-25-54 authorizing submission of an application to the Federal Aviation Administration for terminal parking-lot improvements at the county airport. County staff told the commission the project funding split would be 95% FAA, 4% state, and 1% county. Rebecca, the airport manager, had provided schematic photos and project details in a prior report.

Separately, commissioners approved a memorandum of understanding with the New Mexico Secretary of State's office to provide $38,324.05 in election-assistance funding to the county clerk's office. County staff explained the MOU provides state funding to help administer regular local elections.

The commission also approved resolution R-25-56, a budget-adjustment package that county staff said reflects new grant awards and revenue changes since the final budget was adopted. County finance staff reported receipt of an enhanced 9-1-1 grant in the amount of $570,007.88 and said other awards and insurance recoveries required line-item adjustments. The county manager and finance director summarized those changes and answered questions; the motion to adopt the budget adjustments passed on a recorded voice vote.

What this means

County officials said the airport parking project would require a 1% local match if the FAA grant is approved. The FEMA generator grant will provide mitigation funding for the senior-center backup power project. The Secretary of State MOU will provide a one-time election administration payment to the county clerk of $38,324.05. The budget adjustments bring authorized expenditures and revenues into alignment with recently received grants. The commission approved all items by motion with no separate, substantive amendment.