Commissioner District 6· 2024-01-01–2027-12-01 (month-level start: January 2024 (current-term start; seat on the November 2023 cycle, sitting at the Nov. 28, 2023 special meeting per city agenda; first-office day unsourced); month-level end: December 2027 per hobbsnm.gov/commission.html 'Term of Office Expires: 12-31-2027')
Don R. Gerth
Hobbs
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 8
- Total speaking time
- 12:51
- Avg per meeting
- 1:36
- Segments
- 229
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Top issues during term (20)
Gross Receipts Tax Increase
About $0.61 per $100 taxable transaction — roughly $61 a year for a household spending $10,000 on taxable purchases; the increase could generate about $14.7 million by June 2028.
Proposed Gross Receipts Tax Increase
A gross receipts tax increase would raise city revenue but could increase the cost of goods and services for residents and businesses.
New Fee Proposed for Non-Concert Events at Industrial Air Park
Generates new fee revenue from private events on city property.
Affordable Housing Grant from State
Financial terms of the agreement were not stated in the published agenda.
Traffic Signal Contract and Data Governance Questions
A ten-year contract was discussed as saving roughly $110,000 versus paying year to year; exact pricing wasn't stated on the record.
Condemnation and Removal of Dilapidated Properties
Removal costs fall to the city initially, potentially recoverable through liens.
2028-2032 Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan
Positions city projects for state capital funding, though ranking does not guarantee funding.
Animal Welfare Services and State Grant Funding
Supported by a state Animal Welfare Fund grant and a competitively bid veterinary services contract; specific amounts are not stated in the agenda materials.
Trunk Line F Sanitary Sewer Replacement Project Phase 9
Nearly $50 million in water and sewer growth infrastructure needs over the next five years, plus emergency repairs drawing on reserves.
Hobbs Health Walk Phase One
No city cost — covered by the Maddox Foundation grant.
Walgreens liquor license transfers
The license transfer could shift a local liquor permit to a new brewing business.
Federal Fire Grants (AFG and SAFER)
Up to $200,000 local match on the truck grant if awarded; the SAFER positions are 100% federally funded for three years.
Lodgers' Tax Funding for Community Events, FY 2027
Lodgers' tax revenue collected from hotel stays would be committed to event funding.
Hobbs Express transit funding and bus purchase
$732,000 city match against roughly $938,000 in federal funds.
Higher Education Bond 3 — NMJC Funding
Transaction value not stated in the published agenda.
Water System Investments
The final meter purchase costs $572,780.
Flock license plate reader cameras
HB 6 revenue losses
An estimated $15-20 million in annual revenue losses, with boom-year losses exceeding $50 million.
Construction Observation and Inspection Services Contract
Contract cost under the existing RFP 557-26 agreement; the task order amount is not stated in the agenda materials.
Healthy Communities Health Screening Program
Program services are free to participants; no city cost identified.
Decisions during term (122)
Recorded while Gerth was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.