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Votes at a glance: Curry County Commission approves grants, procurements and personnel incentives
Summary
The commission voted unanimously on a slate of action items: acceptance of a $50,000 NACo subgrant for community engagement, behavioral health planning grant submission, Trails Plus grant authorization, relocation incentives for public-safety hires, purchase of eForce RMS/CAD (to be reimbursed by Grady), and the 2026 holiday schedule.
At its September session the Curry County Commission approved multiple action items by unanimous vote. Key approved items include:
- Community Solar Subscription Agreement with Solstice Power Technologies LLC (authorizes subscription enrollments for county-owned buildings; Year-1 admin fee disclosed $6,501.39).
- Acceptance of a $50,000 Rural Leaders for Economic Mobility subgrant through the National Association of Counties to pilot a countywide mass-communication platform and consulting support.
- Approval to submit a Behavioral Health Regional Infrastructure Act planning grant application (Resolution 2025-80) to the Administrative Office of the Courts for the 9th Judicial District (Curry and Roosevelt counties); award is $45,000 with a 25% match.
- Authorization to apply for a Trails Plus grant (Resolution 2025-81) for a new fair office and visitor center with a requested grant cap of $3,350,000 and a required county cash match (2:1 match structure described in the packet).
- Resolution 2025-82 establishing relocation incentives for newly hired full-time detention and sheriff's office certified positions (5% to 7% pay incentive, moving reimbursement, up to 30 days temporary lodging at government rate and up to $300 utility reimbursement; payments issued in three installments at 3, 6 and 9 months contingent on continued employment).
- Purchase of an eForce records management and CAD software system for the Curry County Sheriff's Office (Cooperative contract 692-23) in the amount of $144,539.98; the village of Grady agreed to reimburse the county for its share. The commission also approved a budgetary adjustment to add the expenditure to Fund 7.65.
- Authorization to proceed with installation of colored stamped concrete at the adult detention center (capital outlay) not to exceed $52,000, pending final bids.
- Acceptance of indigent medical and dental claims for May-July 2025 as presented by staff.
All votes on the listed action items were carried by unanimous voice or roll-call votes with the five-member commission recorded in favor.
