Do You Know What Your Torrance County Commission Is Doing?

I attend as many Commission meetings as my schedule will allow and hope that everyone will take advantage of the new evening meeting schedule during its testing period of six months.

County Commission meetings are rarely attended by citizens without a request for some individual action or attendance is based on receipt of a notice of violation from one of the county entities.  For the most part  the only people attending Commission meetings are members of county staff and other governmental agency representatives.

Our lack of attendance and participation grants to our elected officials and county staffers 100% trust, faith, and confidence that our best interests are their primary concern.  In your daily life, is there any one that you would allow to manage your interests without any over site?

It is a shame that we the public do not attend these meetings, I know that the business of government is not the most exciting way to spend your time, but please consider this, our elected officials have no idea of what we the public want or need without input; our elected officials need the citizens help to govern openly, wisely, and fairly. 

Please take advantage of these evening meetings.  Below is the first evening meeting agenda for the Torrance County Commission - hope to see you there.

(The following is not the official agenda - please contact the Torrance County Manager's office to confirm accuracy of this agenda.  Agenda's are supposed to be available on the Torrance County Web Site at:  http://www.TorranceCountyNM.org  look for the links on the calendar).

Torrance County Commission Final Agenda 08/26/09

Torrance County Commission

Final Agenda

August 26th, 2009

9:00 A.M.

Regular Meeting to be Held at:

 

     Administrative Offices of Torrance County Commission Chambers

     205 9th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

      (Please Silence All Electronic Devices)

Call Meeting to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation


Approval of Minutes: August 12th, 2009
Approval of Meeting Agenda
Approval of Consent Agenda:

1. Approval of Warrants
2. Approval of Indigent Claims

Public Requests: At the Discretion of the Commission Chair. For Information Only (No Action Can Be Taken). Comments are limited to two minutes per person on subjects not on this published agenda.

ACTION ITEMS*
*Department Requests/Reports:

1. Application to Apply for DOH Grant in the Amount of $5,000 – Patricia Lincoln, TCPO
2.  Partnership For A Health Torrance County Membership Roster – Patricia Lincoln, TCPO
3. Professional Services Agreement with NMPCA for 2010, MOSAA/PE Enrollment – Patricia Lincoln
4. Department Updates

* Manager’s Report/Requests:

     5.  Findings of Fact/Conclusions of Law Sunwest Alternative Fuels

     6.  Findings of Fact/Conclusions of Law Williams Holding LLC 

     7.  Resolution 2009-38 Annual Adoption of CDBG Required Policies

EXECUTIVE SESSION

As Per Motion and Roll Call Vote, Pursuant to New Mexico State Statute Section 10-15-1, the Following Matters Will Be Discussed In Closed Session:

1. Personnel Matters: 10-15-1 (h)(2)

2. Threatening and Pending Litigation: 10-15-1 (h)(7)

  a. Threatened Litigation

3. Purchase, Acquisition or Disposal of Real Property: 10-15-1(h)(8)

*Reconvene from Executive Session
*Adjourn

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 Torrance County Manager’s Office at 205 9th Street Room 12 Estancia, NM 87016 (505) 246-4752 at least one week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible. Public documents, including the agendas and minutes, can be provided in various accessible formats. Please contact the Torrance County Clerk’s Office at 205 9th Street Room 1 Estancia, NM 87016 (505) 246-4735 if a summary or other type of accessible format is needed.

Click Here For A PDF of the meeting Agenda (PDF is being supplied as a courtesy - check with the County Mangers Office for corrected versions prior to the meeting)