Colfax County Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting on Tuesday, October 13th , 2026, at 9:00 A.M.

REGULAR MEETING
OCTOBER 13, 2026
AGENDA
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Colfax County Board of Commissioners will
meet in Regular Session on Tuesday, October 13th , 2026, at 9:00 A.M. in the Commission
Chambers, 3 rd Floor at the Colfax County Building, Raton, NM for the following:
This agenda can be viewed on the Colfax County Website at:
www.co.colfax.nm.us
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Salute to the New Mexico Flag
4. Approve Agenda
5. Approve Regular Meeting Minutes from September 21, 2026.
6. Recognize Visitors
7. Public Comment
8. Discussion/Action – Approve September 2026 Expenditures.
9. Discussion – Grant Update.
10. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2026-76; Budget Adjustments.
11. Discussion – PHI Health, LLC d/b/a PHI Air Medical Emergency Air Ambulance
Services Presentation.
12. Discussion/Action – Agreement for Emergency Air Ambulance Services between Colfax
County and PHI Health, LLC d/b/a PHI Air Medical.
A. Option A: Colfax County Inmate Plan.
B. Option B: Colfax County Households.
13. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2026-77; A Resolution Authorizing Designated
County Officials to Access, Execute, and Administer Documents through the New
Mexico Department of Finance and Administration, Local Government Division.
14. Discussion/Action – Approve New Mexico Capital Outlay Grant Agreement Capital
Appropriation Projects:
A. 26-K2852; to Purchase and Equip a Backhoe for Colfax County Road
B. 26-K2853; to Purchase and Equip Vehicles for Colfax County Road Department.
C. 26-K2857; to Plan, Design, Construct, Furnish and Equip Building for Colfax
County Road Department.
15. Discussion/Action – Membership Renewal between Colfax County and National
Association of Counties.
16. Discussion/Action – Agreement for Inmate Confinement between Colfax County and
Guadalupe County.
17. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2026-78; A Resolution Supporting Colfax County’s
Application to the New Mexico Public Safety Workforce Capacity Building Program and
Authorizing the Submission of the Grant Application for Vigil-Maldonado Detention
Center.
18. Discussion/Action – Vigil-Maldonado Detention Center Video Surveillance and Door
Controls Systems.
19. Discussion/Action – Behavioral Health Region 8 Intergovernmental Agreement between
Colfax County and Taos County.
20. Discussion/Action – Ratify Submission of FY 2027 FAA 5 Year Capital Improvements.
21. Discussion/Action – Memorandum of Understanding between Colfax County and the
Village of Angel Fire; Rural Air Service Enhancement.
22. Discussion/Action – Professional Service Agreement between Colfax County and
Advance Air, LLC; Two-Year Extension.
23. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2026-81; A Resolution Approving the Conveyance
of the Angel Fire Airport Property to the Village of Angel Fire by Special Warranty
Deed.
24. Discussion/Action – Acceptance of Equipment Transfers from the Eight Judicial District
Court; Authorizing the County Manager to Execute Intergovernmental Transfer
Documents.
25. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2026-79; A Resolution Supporting the New Mexico
Counties 2027 Legislative Priorities.
26. Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 2026-80; Authorizing Non-Substantive Changes to
the County Personnel Policy
27. Discussion/Action – Approval to Hire Accounts Payable/Chief Procurement Officer in
the Manager’s Office.
Board of
Commissioners
Dist. 1: Si Trujillo
Member
505-617-6893
strujillo@co.colfax.nm.us
Dist. 2: Mary Lou Kern
Vice Chair
505-617-6895
kern@co.colfax.nm.us
Dist. 3: Todd Tatum
Chairman
505-652-0039
ttatum@co.colfax.nm.us
County Manager – Cheryl Navarette
manager@co.colfax.nm.us
P.O. Box 1498
Raton, New Mexico 87740
Office. 575-445-9661
Fax. 575-445-2902
www.co.colfax.nm.us
28. Discussion/Action – Select November and December Meeting Schedule.
29. Discussion – Quarterly Reports; Department Heads / Elected Officials.
30. Manager’s Docket
31. Commissioner’s Docket
32. Closed Session Pursuant to NMSA 1978 10-15-1H (7), Meetings Subject to the Attorney-
Client Privilege Pertaining to Threatened or Pending Litigation in Which the Public Body
Is or May Become a Participant: Board of County Commissioners of Colfax County vs.
Roadrunner Health Services, LLC, et al., D-809-CV-2022-00173.
33. Discussion/Action – Open Session Pursuant to NMSA 1978 10-15-1H (7), Meetings
Subject to the Attorney-Client Privilege Pertaining to Threatened or Pending Litigation in
Which the Public Body Is or May Become a Participant: Board of County
Commissioners of Colfax County vs. Roadrunner Health Services, LLC, et al., D-809-
CV-2022-00173.
34. Adjourn
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