[2. Board of Supervisors - Approve a contribution of $1.5 million towards the purchase of the Del Rio Springs property for the development of a State Park using interest income from Federal Grant funds, and authorize the County Manager/Assistant County Manager to sign all related documents upon confirmation of an agreement for the transfer of such funds, and availability of State appropriated funds for such purpose. ]

MR. OBERG. YES.

THANK YOU. I'VE HAD A NUMBER OF CONSTITUENTS LOOK AT THIS AND QUESTION ME ON INTEREST INCOME FROM FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS.

MAYBE YOU CAN JUST GIVE US A QUICK UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE GOT HERE TODAY AND WHERE THIS FUNDING IS COMING FROM TO SUPPORT THIS.

I GUESS IT'S BASICALLY A STATE PARK.

GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MAURY THOMPSON, COUNTY MANAGER.

THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, SUPERVISOR OBERG AND THE REQUEST FOR SOME CLARIFICATION.

WHEN THE AGENDA ITEM INDICATES INTEREST INCOME FROM FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS WERE SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT OUR ARPA FUNDS.

ONCE THOSE TWO TRANCHES OF FUNDS WERE RECEIVED, THAT BEGAN TO ACCRUE INTEREST IN OUR ACCOUNTS, ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL REGULATION AROUND THAT, THAT IS INCOME THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS ALLOWED TO USE AT THEIR DISCRETION.

WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS ITEM, THE DESIRE ON THE PART OF THE BOARD TO CONTRIBUTE A MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS TOWARD THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THAT FUTURE STATE PARK, WITH THE INTENT ALWAYS TO USE ARPA FUNDS IN SOME FASHION.

WE ORIGINALLY LOOKED AT BEING ABLE TO USE THEM DIRECTLY.

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WE RAN INTO SOME COMPLICATIONS THERE.

WE LOOKED AT USING LOST INCOME AND OTHER MECHANISM, SOME COMPLICATIONS THERE SO WE WERE VERY PLEASED WHEN WE DID OUR REGULAR REVIEW AND DISCOVERED THAT OUR INTEREST INCOME NOW EXCEEDED THIS $1.5 MILLION DOLLARS.

SO SEEMED A VERY LOGICAL, USE OF THESE FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO USE THOSE WITHOUT ANY STRINGS, AS THEY SAY, ATTACHED.

SO THAT'S THE PROPOSAL THAT WE'D USE THE INTEREST INCOME TO FUND THIS CONTRIBUTION.

WELL, THANK YOU, MR. THOMPSON, FOR THAT CLARIFICATION, AND, CHAIR, I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT ITEM TWO, AND I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.

ALL IN FAVOR. AYE.

ITEM NUMBER TWO IS UNANIMOUS.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

[5. Community Health Services - Approve an agreement to use Jobot as a recruiting service for the Medical Director position for the Health Clinic and agree to pay a contingent fee of $40,000.00 when Jobot locates a qualified candidate who is hired as Medical Director. Authorize Leslie Horton, Director of Yavapai County Community Health Services, to sign the contract.]

YES, MR. CHAIRMAN. REALLY? FIVE AND SIX ARE RELATED SOMEWHAT, BECAUSE WE'RE SPENDING MONEY THAT PROBABLY WOULD BE GOOD FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS TO UNDERSTAND MORE FULLY, AND SO WITH THAT IN MIND LESLIE, COULD YOU GIVE US JUST A LITTLE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND WHY WITH THIS MONEY? GOOD MORNING. GREEN BUTTON.

OH, THERE WE GO. GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

I'M LESLIE HORTON, THE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTOR.

THIS MORNING, I'M ASKING FOR THE APPROVAL OF $40,000 TO BE USED TOWARDS A RECRUITMENT AGENCY, JOBOT, THAT COMES HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO US FROM OTHER FQHC'S WHO HAVE RUN INTO THE SAME ISSUES THAT WE HAVE IN RECRUITING PHYSICIANS.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE SITTING IN A PLACE WHERE WE HAVE HAD HIGH TURNOVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.

MOST OF OUR ACTIVE WORKING PHYSICIANS HAVE LEFT AND EVEN LEFT THE AREA.

SOME OF THEM, AND MANY OF THE OTHER HEALTH CARE AGENCIES IN OUR AREA ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME SHORTAGES.

AND SO AS OUR CURRENT MEDICAL DIRECTOR IS RETIRING OR GOING ON TO ANOTHER, SCALED DOWN CAREER PATH IN ABOUT A MONTH.

WE'VE GOTTEN TO A PLACE WHERE WE JUST HAVE NOT HAD ANY VIABLE APPLICANTS FOR OUR MEDICAL DIRECTOR POSITION.

WE NEED A PHYSICIAN FOR THIS POSITION, AND THEY'RE SIMPLY VERY HARD TO COME BY, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ONE THAT HAS REALLY GOOD PHYSICIAN EXPERIENCE, AS WELL AS SOME ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE TO FILL OUR MEDICAL DIRECTOR POSITION.

SO HISTORICALLY, THESE REQUESTS DID NOT COME BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

WE COULD MAKE THOSE DECISIONS, BUT I WANTED YOU TO BE A PART OF THIS DECISION, AS I AM NEW TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF YAVAPAI, AND I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE USING OUR FINANCES IN A VERY FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WAY, BUT UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE KIND OF IN A CRUNCH HERE AND REALLY DO NEED TO FIND A REALLY GOOD QUALITY PHYSICIAN.

SO WE'RE SEEKING OUT THAT HELP.

NORMALLY THE RECRUITMENT FEE IS 20% OF THEIR SALARY.

THIS IS ACTUALLY A DISCOUNT ON WHAT WE WILL END UP HAVING TO PAY THIS PERSON, BUT WE ARE HOPING TO FIND SOMEONE A VERY GOOD QUALITY WHO CAN LEAD OUR TEAM, TO BEING MORE PRODUCTIVE AND SUCCESSFUL IN SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.

WELL, YOU JUST READ MY MIND BECAUSE 40,000.

THAT'S TOUGH TO FIND SOMEBODY WITH THESE KINDS OF SKILLS, TO COME ON BOARD.

SO, I WISH YOU LUCK, AND THERE'S NO QUESTION WE NEED IT, AND I THINK OUR RESIDENTS SHOULD KNOW THE EFFORT IT TAKES TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN FOR ON THEIR BEHALF. SO THANK YOU, LESLIE, AND WITH THAT, MR. CHAIRMAN, I WOULD MOVE THAT WE, ACCEPT THIS APPROVE IT, ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

SECOND. SECONDED BY MR. GREGORY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

MISS MALLORY, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO SAY? WELL, MY QUESTION IS ABOUT ITEM SIX.

OKAY. SO I'M GOOD RIGHT NOW.

YEAH. I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO THAT.

ANY MORE COMMENTS IN REGARDS TO ITEM FIVE THOUGH, JUST AS A QUICK FOR THE PUBLIC.

OKAY. THIS IS MEDICAL DIRECTOR IS USUALLY A DOCTOR ASSIGNED TO OUR CLINIC PROGRAM.

RIGHT? YES IT IS.

OKAY. SO EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND IF YOU KNOW A GOOD DOCTOR THAT WANTS A JOB, WE'RE LOOKING TO HIRE.

[LAUGHTER] YES. PLEASE SEND THEM MY WAY.

YEAH. ALSO, ANY LUCK ON THE MEDICAL EXAMINER? NO. THAT'S OUR SAME.

WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN LOOKING FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF NOW, AND I MAY BE APPROACHING YOU FOR A SIMILAR ASK IN THE NEAR FUTURE BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE NOT HAD ANY REALLY VIABLE APPLICANTS YET.

WE DO HAVE A COUPLE PEOPLE INTERESTED, BUT IT'S DOWN THE ROAD THAT THEY COULD START ALMOST A YEAR DOWN THE ROAD.

SO WE ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR OUR PIMA COUNTY DOCS THAT HAVE BEEN COMING UP AND HELPING FILL THE NEEDS OF THE MEDICAL EXAMINER POSITION, BUT WE DO HOPE TO FIND A FULL TIME MEDICAL EXAMINER OF OUR OWN VERY SOON.

SO IF YOU KNOW ONE OF THOSE, WE WILL HAPPILY ACCEPT THEIR APPLICATION.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

THANK YOU LESLIE. ALL RIGHT.

MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX, MS. MICHAELS. YES.

MR. CHAIRMAN, JUST AN EXPLANATION, IF YOU WILL.

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I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT $160,000 THAT OUR CONSTITUENTS AND OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR TAXPAYERS HAVE A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF WHY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT. OF COURSE, AND, GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN BROWN, VICE CHAIR MICHAELS AND BOARD MEMBERS, JEREMY DYE, DIRECTOR FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, AND TO YOUR POINT, THESE ITEMS, SIX AND SEVEN, ARE CONTRACTS THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR TO BE APPROVED ALSO TO ACCOMMODATE A SHORTAGE IN OUR DEPARTMENT WHERE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL UNIT HAS NINE POSITIONS TOTAL AVAILABLE.

AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE FIVE POSITIONS THAT ARE ACTUALLY OCCUPIED BY STAFF MEMBERS.

SO WE'RE RUNNING AT JUST ABOUT HALF OF OUR CAPACITY, AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL UNIT, OUR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER, SUZANNE EHRLICH JUST RETIRED AFTER 28 YEARS OF SERVICE.

AS OF THIS WEEK.

ALSO, THE SENIOR POSITION, THE SENIOR REGISTERED SANITARIAN RESIGNED YESTERDAY AS WELL TO RELOCATE OUT OF STATE, AND SO WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF POSITIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS POINT, AND SO THESE CONTRACTS ARE TO OFFSET AND TO ACCOMMODATE THAT WORKLOAD THAT CONTINUES TO COME IN.

IN THE LAST FEW YEARS IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, WE'VE SEEN REALLY UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS OF GROWTH AS AS I'VE MENTIONED TO YOU MANY TIMES OVER IN THE CALENDAR YEAR OF 2023, WE ISSUED 1050 SEPTIC PERMITS ALONE, AND SO WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH STAFF AT THIS POINT TO PROVIDE REVIEWS FOR THOSE PERMIT APPLICATIONS THAT COME THROUGH AND TO PERFORM THOSE INSPECTIONS.

SO THESE CONTRACTS ARE SIMILAR TO OUR BUILDING SAFETY CONTRACTS.

ALSO WE WHERE WE SHIP OUT OVERFLOW WORKLOAD FROM OUR BUILDING SAFETY UNIT AS WELL TO THIRD PARTY CONTRACTS, AND SO IN COMING UP WITH THOSE FIGURES, THE 160,000 FOR ITEM NUMBER SIX, THE 80,000 FOR ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, THOSE ARE OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD.

I DREW THOSE FIGURES BASED ON OUR BUILDING SAFETY CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE AS WELL.

SO THOSE ARE FAIRLY CONSERVATIVE NUMBERS.

I DON'T EXPECT TO SPEND THAT MONEY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS IN TOTAL, I DON'T EXPECT TO SPEND THAT TOTAL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.

THESE CONTRACTS ARE TEMPORARILY IN PLACE UNTIL WE CAN HAVE UNTIL WE CAN FIND FULL TIME STAFF.

I APPRECIATE THAT MR. DYE, BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT WE'RE OUTSOURCING TO GAIN THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EFFICIENCIES AND COST SAVINGS THAT WE CAN WHILST MEETING OUR REQUIREMENTS TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE.

SO THANK YOU FOR LOOKING CLOSELY AT THE NUMBERS AND FOR MAKING IT CLEAR THAT IT'S TWO YEARS AND IT'S NOT A ONE YEAR CONTRACT.

I APPRECIATE IT AND WISH YOU GOOD LUCK IN GETTING SOMEBODY TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS.

THANK YOU.

YEAH. WITH THAT IN MIND, I WOULD, MOVE, MR. CHAIRMAN, THAT WE APPROVE THIS ITEM NUMBER UH, SEVEN, AND I'LL SECOND THAT, AND I.

WELL, LET'S JUST WAIT JUST A SECOND HERE.

IT'S ITEM NUMBER SIX AND SEVEN, CORRECT?

[6. Development Services - Approve contract for professional services with Elizabeth Capotosti, Registered Sanitarian, for third-party plan review for a period of twenty-four (24) months in an amount not to exceed $160,000.00. YC Contract No. 2024-020 (All Districts)]

[7. Development Services - Approve contract for professional services with Derek Sommers, Registered Sanitarian, for third-party plan review for a period of twenty-four (24) months in an amount not to exceed $80,000.00. YC Contract No. 2024-022 (All Districts)]

YEAH, ACTUALLY SIX, AND SEVEN I STAND CORRECTED.

I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GO.

OKAY. GOOD MORNING JEREMY.

GOOD MORNING. SO, I NOTICED ON HERE, IT LOOKS LIKE ON ONE OF THESE THERE IS AN EXTENSIVE INSURANCE C ONTRACT AND THE OTHER ONE DOESN'T HAVE THAT.

CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THAT? THAT'S CORRECT.

BASED ON BASED ON THE LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE THAT MISS CAPOTOSTI HAS, OUR RISK MANAGER.

I'VE WORKED THROUGH OUR BOTH OF THESE CONTRACTS WITH OUR RISK MANAGER.

SHE HAD NO CONCERNS ABOUT ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

CONTRACT NUMBER SEVEN.

CONTRACT NUMBER SIX.

BASED ON THE LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE THAT MISS CAPOTOSTI, HAS SHE HAD ASKED FOR THAT ADDITIONAL INSURANCE.

I SEE. OKAY, AND THEN IS THERE A REQUIRED TURNAROUND TIME FOR THE REVIEW ON THIS? I DIDN'T SEE WHERE IT WAS STATED ON THE.

CONTRACT. PLAN REVIEW TYPE.

YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY THE CONTRACT, REQUIRES A 15 DAY TURNAROUND, I BELIEVE.

OKAY, I DON'T HAVE IT RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I THINK IT'S 15 DAYS.

OKAY. NO WORRIES.

YOU CLARIFY THAT FOR HER.

YES, I WILL, SIR.

OKAY. SO THEY'RE BOTH BILLING AT ABOUT $75 PER HOUR, IS WHAT I UNDERSTAND.

THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY.

YES. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT INFORMATION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR OF ITEM NUMBER SIX AND SEVEN BEING APPROVED.

AYE, AND IT'S UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, MR.

[8. Information Technology Services - Approve agreement with CDW, under City of Mesa Contract No. 2018011-01, to purchase three high-volume scanners for Records Management for the amount of $14,647.49. YC Contract No. 2024-017 ]

OBERG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES APPROVE AGREEMENT WITH CDW UNDER THE CITY OF MESA CONTRACT NUMBER [INAUDIBLE] ETC.

TO PURCHASE THREE HIGH VOLUME SCANNERS FOR RECORDS MANAGEMENT FOR THE AMOUNT OF $14,647.49.

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YES. YAVAPAI COUNTY CONTRACT 2024-017.

YES. MR. GALASSI JUST WANTED TO GET SOME CLARIFICATION ON THIS.

ARE THESE SCANNERS GOING TO BE UTILIZED, OVER ON PROSSER TO SCAN A LOT OF THE DOCUMENTS WE HAVE OVER THERE AND PUT THEM ON THE CLOUD? YES. GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN BROWN, VICE CHAIR MICHAELS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I'M PAT GALASSI YOUR ITS DIRECTOR.

YES. WE'RE GOING TO BE USING THESE SCANNERS.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONE WE'RE GOING TO ACQUIRE.

WE'RE ASKING TO ACQUIRE THREE MORE SO THAT WE CAN REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PHYSICAL BOXES IN THE PROSSER LOCATION.

WELL, I THINK THE LAST TIME I WAS OVER THERE, ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF THE DOCUMENTS OVER THERE ARE RELATED TO THE COURT SYSTEM, AND I FULLY AGREE THAT WE NEED TO SCAN THESE, GET THEM ON THE CLOUD AND REDUCE YOU KNOW, ALL THE PAPER COPIES WE HAVE.

I THINK ONCE THEY ARE ON THE CLOUD, THEN OF COURSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE EASIER TO ACCESS BY THE COURT WHICH I THINK WOULD SAVE US A LOT OF TIME AND NOT HAVING TO HAVE YOU PULL VARIOUS BOXES WITH FILES ON IT TO GET IT OVER TO THE COURT SYSTEM.

SO I GUESS MY CONCERN IS I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE 14,000.

I'M JUST WONDERING WHY THE COURT SYSTEM IS NOT PAYING FOR A PORTION OF THIS, BECAUSE MAJORITY OF THE WORK IS THEIRS RIGHT NOW WE HAVE AT LEAST THREE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE AUTHORIZED BY THE STATE FOR DIGITIZATION.

SO THAT'S THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, THE APO, AND I BELIEVE THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED.

SO WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE OUR RECORDS MANAGER, SUSAN MURPHY, WORK WITH THE STATE TO ONBOARD AND THE CLERK OF THE COURT TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

OKAY. SO RIGHT NOW, THIS 14,000 IS COMING FROM WHAT SOURCE? IT'S COMING OUT OF THE RECORDS MANAGEMENT BUDGET.

OKAY. WELL, AGAIN, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS, BUT YOU KNOW, THE PROBLEM WE'VE HAD WITH THE COURT SYSTEM IN THE PAST IS THAT THEY HAD THE OBLIGATION TO OR THE ABILITY TO HAVE THESE PUT ON, SCAN AND PUT ON THE CLOUD, AND I THINK EVEN STORED TO SOME EXTENT DOWN IN PHOENIX.

THEY DECIDED NOT TO DO THAT.

THEY WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE RECORDS HERE, AND I'VE BEEN IN THAT BUILDING.

IT'S A HUGE BUILDING AND IT'S FULL OF FILES, AND LIKE I SAID, THE VAST MAJORITY OF IT IS THE COURTS, AND I THINK, THEY OUGHT TO BE PAYING FOR A PORTION OF THESE COST OF THE SCANNERS.

CHAIR I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO GO AHEAD AND ACCEPT ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU.

OKAY. MOVING ON TO NUMBER.

[18. Recorder - Approve contract for equipment acquisition of an Incoming Mail Ballot Envelope Sorter from Quadient for $284,368.00, pursuant to bid specifications in RFP #REC2023001. YC Contract No. 2024-028.]

LOOKS LIKE NUMBER 18.

MISS BURCHILL.

WELCOME. HI.

WELCOME OR THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME CHAIRMAN BROWN AND VICE CHAIR MICHAELS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

SO TODAY I AM COMING TO ASK YOU TO AWARD A RESPONSE FOR OUR RFP THAT WE HAD PUT OUT.

EARLIER THIS YEAR WE HAD DISCUSSED DURING THE BUDGET, THE NEED FOR THIS INCOMING MAIL SORTER.

SO IN 2022 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THERE WAS SB 1411 WAS PASSED, AND WHAT THAT DID IS IT IS GIVING THE VOTERS AN ADDITIONAL STATUS FOR TRACKING THEIR BALLOTS.

SO IT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY GREAT, BILL, BUT WE HAD TO BE THE ONES TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BE COMPATIBLE AND COMPLY WITH THIS.

SO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS NORMALLY RIGHT NOW, IF A VOTER WANTS TO TRACK THEIR BALLOT, THEY CAN GO ON MY.ARIZONA.VOTE AND YOU CAN SEE WHEN IT'S BEEN ACCEPTED AND SIGNATURE VERIFIED, BUT SOMETIMES WHEN WE GET, SAY, 10,000 PLUS BALLOTS IN A DAY, WE ARE SITTING ON THOSE BALLOTS FOR 24 OR 48, EVEN 36 HOURS, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MANPOWER TO GET THROUGH THE PROCESS TO GET OUR PHYSICAL HANDS ON THEM. AND WHAT THAT DOES IS WE HAVE VOTERS THAT WILL CALL AND SAY, HEY I DROPPED MY BALLOT OFF ON FAIR STREET THREE DAYS AGO.

IT'S NOT SHOWING YET, AND IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T GOT TO THE POINT OF PROCESSING IT.

SO WHAT THIS BILL IS GOING TO DO IS IT'S REQUIRING US TO ACTUALLY SHOW WHEN WE RECEIVE THE PHYSICAL BALLOT INTO OUR POSSESSION. SO IT'S ADDING AN ADDITIONAL STEP IN THE ENTIRE PROCESS.

SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE PUT OUT AN RFP SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR AN INCOMING MAIL SORTER THAT IS GOING TO DIGITIZE THAT PART OF THE PROCESS.

SO WE WILL ACTUALLY SORT EVERYTHING THAT COMES IN, AND WE WILL HAVE A BARCODE THAT TELLS US THE DAY THAT WE RECEIVED IT.

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WE WILL UPLOAD THAT TO AVID, THE ARIZONA VOTER INFORMATION DATABASE, AND IT'S GOING TO ALLOW VOTERS TO KNOW IN PRETTY MUCH REAL TIME THAT IT'S IN OUR POSSESSION, IT'S IN OUR HANDS, AND THEN IT WILL GO THROUGH ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL STEPS THAT IT TAKES.

WE RECEIVED TWO BIDS, TWO RESPONSES, ONE FROM RUNBECK ELECTION SERVICES AND ONE FROM QUADIENT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, AFTER SOME CONSIDERATION, WE DID NOT ACCEPT THE RUNBACK CONTRACT.

THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS NEEDED TO CONSIDER THEM RESPONSIVE.

WE'VE DONE A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS WITH QUADIENT.

THE TYPE OF MAIL SORTER WOULD BE IS CALLED TRI-TECH.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS WITH OUR ELECTION INTEGRITY GROUP.

MADE SURE THAT EVERYBODY WAS AWARE OF IT, ALLOWED THEM TIME TO VET THE COMPANY TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NOTHING CONTROVERSIAL GOING ON THERE.

IT'S GOING TO HELP US TREMENDOUSLY WITH THE PROCESS.

IT'S GOING TO MAKE IT QUICKER, WITH THE REMODEL, WHICH WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT.

PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO COME IN AND ACTUALLY VISUALLY SEE US USING THIS.

IT'S GOING TO BE RIGHT THERE, RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE WINDOWS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SEE IT, AND WHEN WE ORIGINALLY REQUESTED THIS DURING THE BUDGET, WE KIND OF GUESSTIMATED WE WEREN'T REALLY SURE WHAT THE COST WAS GOING TO BE BECAUSE WE'VE NEVER HAD ONE.

WE ORIGINALLY ASKED FOR $243,000, WHICH WAS INCLUDING THE LICENSING FOR THE ACTUAL MACHINERY FOR US TO USE ITS SOFTWARE.

OVER THE LAST YEAR, YAVAPAI COUNTY, MY TEAM SPECIFICALLY HAS WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE, IN THE ARIZONA VOTER INFORMATION DATABASE TO CREATE AN ENHANCEMENT.

SO NOW WE DON'T HAVE TO USE THEIR SOFTWARE FOR SIGNATURE VERIFICATION.

I'M A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE USING THE STATE DATABASE.

THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.

SO WE WILL ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO TAKE THE INFORMATION WE RECEIVE FROM THAT BALLOT SORTER AND STILL DO OUR SIGNATURE VERIFICATION IN EVERY INDIVIDUAL VOTER'S RECORD, AS WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST.

SO, IT IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN WE ORIGINALLY BUDGETED BY ABOUT $50,000.

WE JUST RECENTLY WERE TOLD BY JLBC THAT WE WILL BE GETTING ALLOCATED MONEY FOR OUR HAVA FUNDS FOR THIS NEXT YEAR, AND WE EXPECT TO ABSORB THIS.

SO I'M NOT ASKING FOR YOU TO GIVE US ANY MORE OUT OF OUR GENERAL FUND.

WE WILL ACTUALLY BE USING OUR GRANT FUNDS TO DO THIS.

ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. SO JUST JUST ONE, QUESTION, MISS BURCHILL.

THIS IS CONTINUING, THE CLOSED SYSTEM, THOUGH, ADDING THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT SO THAT THERE IS NO CONCERN BY THE PUBLIC THAT IT CAN BE ALTERED OR HIJACKED OR ANY OF THE THINGS THAT I KNOW MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HAPPENING IN ELECTION PROCESSES.

YES. THE EMS SYSTEM IS WHAT WE USUALLY TALK ABOUT AS FAR AS BEING A CLOSED SYSTEM, THIS WILL NOT TOUCH THAT SYSTEM IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER.

THE INFORMATION THAT WE GET FROM THIS SPECIFIC MACHINE WILL BE TRANSPORTED AND UPLOADED INTO MY VOTER INFORMATION DATABASE, NOT THE EMS SYSTEM.

SO THERE SHOULD BE NO CONCERNS THERE.

IT'S LITERALLY GOING TO SNAP A PICTURE OF EACH BALLOT AFFIDAVIT ENVELOPE FOR OUR RECORDS, AND IT'S GOING TO SCAN THAT BARCODE SO THAT WE CAN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT'S IN OUR POSSESSION TO LET THE VOTERS KNOW.

GO AHEAD, MARY. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING MICHELLE OUT THERE AND THE INVOLVEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY IS JUST WONDERFUL BECAUSE THEY'RE RIGHT THERE THEY ARE AT THE TABLE AND THEY'RE PARTICIPATING, AND IT JUST HELPS SO MUCH BECAUSE IT REALLY FEELS LIKE A UNITED FORCE.

WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO SOLVE A LOT OF ISSUES THAT MAY BE THERE AND MAYBE AREN'T THERE, BUT IT WORKS AND SO APPRECIATE IT.

THE REMODEL LOOKS GREAT.

LOOK FORWARD TO YOU GUYS GETTING INTO THAT.

SO THANK EVERYONE.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THIS WAS BROUGHT UP AS AN ISSUE TWO ELECTIONS BEFORE, AND THE REGISTRAR IS TAKING ACTION TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS THAT WE'VE SEEN THAT POSSIBLY EXISTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING RUNS SMOOTHLY IN THIS UPCOMING ELECTION.

THAT IS GOING TO BE EXTENSIVE.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. THAT ALL IN FAVOR ITEM NUMBER 18.

AYE.

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THANK YOU. UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 21.

[21. Sheriff - Approve an agreement with LZ Delta, LLC., under the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Cooperative Procurement Contract #CTR066077, for the purchase and up-fit of two (2) side-by-side off-highway vehicles (OHV's) for law enforcement use. YC Contract No. 2024-018]

SHERIFF APPROVED AGREEMENT WITH LZ DELTA, LLC UNDER ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE AND UPFIT OF TWO SIDE BY SIDE HIGHWAY VEHICLE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE.

MORNING. MORNING, MR. CHAIR. GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR. MY NAME IS JEFF NEWNUM.

I'M THE CHIEF DEPUTY FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT.

GOOD MORNING CHIEF DEPUTY NEWNUM, I'VE GOT A COUPLE QUESTIONS ON THIS.

SO WHAT'S--YOUR MIC'S NOT ON.

SO WHAT'S THE COST ON FOR THESE TWO VEHICLES? THE TWO VEHICLES, I BELIEVE, WITH THE VEHICLES AND THE UPFITTING THAT COMES ALONG WITH THEM, THE ADDITIONAL LIGHTS, RADIOS, THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT.

I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT AROUND 112,000.

OKAY AND THESE ARE GOING TO BE USED BY YOUR FOREST DEPUTIES.

THAT'S CORRECT, AND IT ALSO INCLUDES THE TRAILERS AND WHATNOT TO TAKE THEM ALL.

WE NEED THEM. YES. OKAY.

I GUESS ONE OF MY CONCERNS IS I KNOW IN TALKING TO THE SHERIFF SOME TIME BACK, HE SAID THAT YOU KNOW, 9-1-1 CALLS TAKE PRIORITY OVER SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE FOREST.

THAT'S ABSOLUTELY TRUE SUPERVISOR OBERG CALLS FOR SERVICE.

WHATEVER THEY ARE PRIORITIZED ACCORDINGLY THESE A LOT OF THE DETAILS THAT WE WILL USE THESE FOR ARE GRANT FUNDED DETAILS.

FOR INSTANCE, WE JUST HAD ONE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO IN THE SEDONA AREA WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO USE SOME SPECIAL FUNDING TO DO SOME MORE ENFORCEMENT FOR THOSE AREAS. SO WE'D BE LOOKING AT THAT.

WE GET A LOT OF CONCERNS FROM A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS AROUND, PREDOMINANTLY THE SEDONA AREA, BUT ALSO IN CROWN KING WALKER, CONGRESS WAGNER. SO THIS THIS BECOMES A LARGE ENFORCEMENT AREA AS WELL, AND ONE OF THE MAIN COMPLAINTS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE PUBLIC, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, AT EVERY COMMUNITY MEETING REVOLVES AROUND TRAFFIC AND SO THESE SIDE BY SIDES WILL NOT ONLY HELP US DO SOME MORE TARGETED OHV ENFORCEMENT, THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO BE A RESOURCE THAT WE CAN USE FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE THAT ALLOWS SOME OF OUR VOLUNTEERS AND OUR FOREST PATROL DEPUTIES TO GET TO SOME OF THE REMOTE AREAS AND WITHOUT USING A LARGER VEHICLE SUCH AS OUR TAHOES, AND BECAUSE THEY'RE SIDE BY SIDES AND WE CAN ENCLOSE THEM WITH SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT'S COMING ALONG WITH THEM THEY'RE GOING TO BE HEATED. SO THEY HAVE MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE BENEFITS, AND THESE ARE TWO WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO COME BACK AND TRY TO GET A THIRD THROUGH SPECIAL FUNDING SO WE CAN STRATEGICALLY LOCATE THEM AROUND THE COUNTY.

WELL, I THINK THAT PROBABLY MAKES SOME GOOD SENSE.

I GUESS MY CONCERN IS IF YOU HAVE SOMEBODY OUT ON ONE OF THESE VEHICLES AND THEY GET A 9-1-1 CALL THAT THEY HAVE TO RESPOND, LET'S SAY OUT ON 89 FOR AN ACCIDENT. WOULD THEY RESPOND IN THIS VEHICLE OR WOULD THEY NORMALLY RESPOND IN THEIR TAHOE? AND HOW WOULD THEY GET TO THEIR TAHOE? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

SO THE PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE UTILIZING THESE VEHICLES ARE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IN OUR FOREST PATROL UNIT THAT ARE NOT COVERING CALLS FOR SERVICE IN OUR IN OUR NORMAL PATROL OPERATIONS.

SO WE HAVE A FOREST PATROL UNIT RIGHT NOW THAT STRICTLY FOCUSES ON THE REMOTE AREAS OF THE COUNTY.

THEY'LL BE UTILIZING THESE THE MOST BUT THEN IF WE HAVE A SPECIAL DETAIL WHERE WE'RE USING SPECIAL FUNDS, THOSE DEPUTIES ARE COMING ON AND IT'S AN ADDITIONAL RESOURCE, IT'S KIND OF A FORCE MULTIPLIER, IF YOU WILL, BUT THE DEPUTIES THAT ARE NORMALLY SCHEDULED TO HANDLE ALL THE CALLS FOR SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, THAT DOES NOT IMPACT THEM, THAT THE NUMBER OF RESOURCES WILL NOT DIMINISH THERE.

OKAY. WELL, THAT'S A GOOD CLARIFICATION FOR ME, AND CHAIR, I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION TO ACCEPT ITEM 21.

SECOND.

MOTION'S BEEN SECONDED.

SO ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE.

UNANIMOUS, I BELIEVE.

OKAY, AND WITH THAT, WE'RE DONE WITH CONSENT.

WE'LL MOVE ON.

WELL, LET'S SEE, IT'S 10:09.

SO WHY DON'T WE TAKE A TEN MINUTE BREAK AND WE'LL BE BACK HERE RIGHT ABOUT 10:20? OKAY. THANK YOU, AND TIME IS 10:20.

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[1. Board of Supervisors - Appoint Jayme Rush, Acting Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, to the office of Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.]

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ACTION ITEMS. ACTION ITEM.

CHAIRMAN, YOUR MICROPHONE, IT'S OFF.

THANK YOU. APPOINT JAYME RUSH, ACTING CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO THE OFFICE OF CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

MR. THOMPSON. GOOD MORNING AGAIN.

CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I'M HERE THIS MORNING WITH WHAT I ANTICIPATE IS A IS AN ACTION THAT YOU'RE ALL PLEASED TO HAVE ME BRINGING FORWARD, AND I KNOW THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS ONCE I POSTED THIS POSITION, I HEARD FROM NUMBERS OF MEMBERS OF OUR ORGANIZATION ADVOCATING THAT WE HAD THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THIS JOB ON OUR CURRENT STAFF, AND THAT WAS JAMIE RUSH, OUR DEPUTY COUNTY CLERK.

I WANTED TO SHARE THIS MORNING THAT I DID NOT DOUBT THAT AS WELL.

I'VE BEEN EXTREMELY IMPRESSED FROM DAY ONE WITH JAYME, HER ABILITIES, HER PROFESSIONALISM, AND HER WILLINGNESS TO LOOK AT SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES AND ALWAYS WITH AN EYE TOWARDS IMPROVEMENT.

HOWEVER, I ALSO BELIEVE THAT IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND THIS COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THAT WE'VE GOT THE BEST PERSON POSSIBLE.

SO I POSTED, WE HAD A RESPONSE, ENDED UP MR. BRENNAN AND I INTERVIEWING TWO OTHER QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS FOR THIS JOB, BUT I'M PLEASED TO BE HERE THIS MORNING WITH THIS ACTION.

TO SAY IT ALL EVENTUALLY WORKED OUT.

WE WENT OUT. WE TESTED THE MARKET, IF YOU WILL, ABOUT WHO WAS AVAILABLE, WHO HAD THE SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION, AND I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT WE DO INDEED HAVE THE BEST PERSON FOR THIS JOB HERE ON OUR CURRENT STAFF.

SO I AM VERY PLEASED TO BRING FORWARD TO YOU THIS ACTION AND ASK THAT YOU MAKE THE APPOINTMENT THIS MORNING.

WELL, MR. THOMPSON, I THINK I'LL GO ALONG WITH THAT AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT JAYME RUSH AS THE CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

SECOND, SECONDED BY MISS MICHAEL.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. JAYME, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY? WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD AND THE COUNTY MANAGER.

I AM HONORED TO BE APPOINTED TO THE POSITION OF THE CLERK OF THE BOARD, AND I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU, THE STAFF AND THE CITIZENS OF YAVAPAI COUNTY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, AND IF I MENTION IT'S VERY WELL DESERVED.

THANK YOU. OKAY, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

[2. Board of Supervisors - Discussion and possible action regarding Board of Supervisors representation on organizations or entities required by statute or agreement for calendar year 2024.]

REPRESENTATION OF AN ORGANIZATION OR ENTITIES REQUIRED BY STATUTE OR AGREEMENT FOR THIS CALENDAR YEAR.

NOW I HAD THIS JUST THIS LIST, DISTRIBUTED ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS SO WE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT, RECALL WHAT IT IS WE SIGNED UP FOR, AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES ANYBODY WANTS TO MAKE.

OR BASICALLY I'M OKAY WITH LEAVING IT THE WAY IT IS, BUT UP TO YOU GUYS.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I THINK YOU KNOW, WE'VE GONE TO THE COUNTY MANAGER.

I GUESS BOTTLE NOW, AND SO I THINK WE'RE IN THE PAST, WE WERE THE ONES THAT DID THE HIRING AND FIRING SO SOME OF THESE I'M NOT SURE THAT WE SHOULD BE THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO THE VARIOUS BOARD MEETINGS THEY HAVE SUCH AS COUNTY HEALTH AND FREE CLINIC I KNOW RIGHT NOW THAT THOSE ARE BEING HANDLED VERY WELL BY THE COUNTY MANAGER AND THE ASSISTANT MANAGER, BUT I THINK IT'S ESSENTIAL TO ROTATE ASSIGNMENTS AND BOARD POSITIONS.

SO WE HAVE A MORE COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF OUR DUTIES AND THAT WE RELATE TO AND HOW WE RELATE TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT IMPACT OUR CONSTITUENTS.

I WOULD APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH NACOG SO THAT I'M MORE FAMILIAR WITH THEIR MISSION AND PROGRAMS AND HOW THEY CAN BENEFIT MY CONSTITUENTS AND SINCE I WAS THE LPC LAST YEAR, IT NEEDS TO ROTATE TO ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE BOARD FOR 2024.

SO WHICH ONE SPECIFICALLY IS THAT HEARING THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? I WOULD LIKE TO BE PUT ON THE NACOG AND TAKEN OFF THE LPC AS FAR AS THE CORRECTION OFFICER, PUBLIC SAFETY AND COUNTY I KNOW WE HAD THE CHAIR AND THE VICE CHAIR LAST YEAR.

SO I WOULD ASSUME THAT THE NEW CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR WOULD BE TAKING OVER THOSE AND NOW I'D LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR SIMPLE THAT POSITION HAS BEEN HELD BY SUPERVISOR BROWN FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.

JUST LIKE SUPERVISOR OBERG SAID TO ROTATE THESE POSITIONS.

SO WE ALL GET FAMILIAR WITH WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COUNTY AND BE A PART OF IT AND I THINK IT MAKES US A LOT MORE WELL-ROUNDED SUPERVISORS IF WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK THOSE POSITIONS.

MAKES A GREAT DEAL OF SENSE WITH RESPECT TO THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING THROUGH TPO AND THE EFFORT TO LOOK AT A MORE REGIONALIZED

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COUNTYWIDE APPROACH TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION THAT SUPERVISOR GREGORY DO MOVE INTO THAT POSITION, AND I'M ALWAYS AVAILABLE FOR TPO AND TO ADVOCATE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE 30,000 FOOT LEVEL ON INFRASTRUCTURE, MEANING THE COUNTY RATHER THAN SOMETIMES JUST--LET'S NOT DROP THE BALL HERE.

WE'RE GOING AROUND IN CIRCLES.

OKAY. LET'S GO BACK TO THE FIRST ONE LPC.

OKAY, HARRY, SO YOU WANT TO MOVE OFF OF LPC, AM I CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT, AND IS ANYBODY WILLING TO TAKE THAT POSITION.

IF NOBODY ELSE WANTS IT I'LL TAKE IT, BUT IF SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS IT I'M WILLING TO.

OKAY. YOU'RE THE ALTERNATE ANYWAY, CORRECT? YES, AND I WOULD SIGN UP FOR THE ALTERNATE POSITION.

OKAY.

OKAY, AND AS FAR AS, LIKE NACOG, IS THAT WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NEXT? WELL, LET ME MOVE ON TO LET'S MOVE ON TO NACOG, BUT NACOG IS PRIMARILY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL THAT IN THE VERDE VALLEY.

SO THAT'S USUALLY HELD BY SOMEBODY FROM THAT PARTICULAR AREA, AND MR. CHAIRMAN, I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE--WAIT A MINUTE, LET ME FINISH.

NACOG IS HAS BEEN DONNA HAS BEEN THE ALTERNATE AND MARY HAS BEEN THE PRIMARY.

SO DO WE WANT TO CHANGE THERE, MARY, OR DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE OR DO YOU WANT DONNA TO TAKE OVER OR SWITCH OR WHAT? I'M FINE IF PEOPLE NEED TO ROTATE AND WANT TO DO DIFFERENT THINGS, THAT'S FINE.

MAY I SPEAK? DO YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD? YES. I THINK IT'S JUST FINE, MR. CHAIRMAN, FOR ME TO BE CONTINUING WITH MARY, WE'RE JUST NOT GETTING A LITTLE TRACTION, AND I REALLY DO HOPE TO SEE SOME WORK DEVELOP WITH NACOG EXACTLY ON OUR SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN, AND I'M WORKING HARD TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

OKAY, THE OTHER THING NOW MOVING ON TO TALK ABOUT CYMPO.

OKAY. I AM THE CHAIR OF CYMPO, AND WILL BE FOR THE REST OF THIS YEAR.

OKAY, THEN, IF WE WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE, I THINK THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE, BUT I THINK IF YOU WANT TO MOVE, THE QUESTION IS WHERE IS THE SERVICE AREA FOR CYMPO.

IT IS THIS SIDE OF THE HILL, RIGHT.

THE OTHER SIDE. YOU REPRESENT THE OTHER SIDE.

I ABSOLUTELY DO NOT.

I REPRESENT PRESCOTT VALLEY, AND DEWEY-HUMBOLDT.

SO I JUST THINK THAT YOU CAN'T JUST TAKE A POSITION AND HOLD THAT POSITION THE ENTIRE TIME YOU'RE ON AS A SUPERVISOR FOR FOUR YEARS.

I THINK IT'S WELL, I DISAGREE WITH THAT.

APPARENTLY THE BOARD OF CYMPO SAYS THAT WE CAN, BUT I THINK WE'RE MAKING A DISCUSSION TO WHO WE CHOOSE TODAY AS A BOARD HERE.

OKAY. WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO RESIGN.

SO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM.

I THINK THAT THERE IS A MEETING OF THE MINDS ON THIS IN LIGHT OF THE OPPORTUNITY, WITH THIS REGIONALIZED STUDY THAT'S UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, AND I HAVE SUPPORTED THAT SINCE MY FIRST DAY IN OFFICE, AND I ACTUALLY UNDERSTOOD WHAT TPO STOOD FOR THAT WE LOOK AT THE ENTIRE COUNTY AND WHOEVER CAN DO THAT, AND PERHAPS AS AN ALTERNATE, THAT MIGHT BE A CONSIDERATION IF IT'S A POSSIBILITY, BUT FOR SURE.

SUPERVISOR GREGORY HAS BEEN A STRONG ADVOCATE, AND I FRANKLY THINK MAYBE AMONG THE VOICE AMONG MANY OF US WHO HAVE BEEN SAYING, PLEASE, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN'T RAISE THE CENSUS SO WE CAN BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR MORE DOLLARS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO I JUST WONDER IF WE CAN'T REPAIR TO EACH OTHER'S DISCUSSION CORNERS AND MAYBE TAKE IT BACK UP, BUT I JUST THINK PEOPLE NEED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE, JUST LIKE SUPERVISOR OBERG SAID, WE ALL CAN'T JUST BECAUSE WE WANT A POSITION, WE NEED TO DISCUSS AS A BOARD WHETHER WE TAKE TURNS DOING THAT.

POSITION YOUR CHAIR THIS YEAR OF THE BOARD.

SO WHY NOT GIVE OTHER PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THE DIFFERENT BOARDS? IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME.

WHY JUST HOLDING ON TO IT, JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT TO HOLD ON TO IT, THAT EVERY ONE OF THESE POSITIONS.

I DON'T THINK JUST WANTING TO HOLD ON TO IT IS EXACTLY THE RIGHT DESCRIPTION.

THERE YOU REPRESENT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL AS WELL AS THIS SIDE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT, OKAY, BUT MISS MICHAELS ALSO REPRESENTS THAT SIDE.

WHERE IS THE REPRESENTATION THERE WITH NACOG THEN? SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE SUPERVISORS FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL ARE GOING TO BE THE REPRESENTATIVES OF NACOG AND CYMPO, BUT MY DISTRICT

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SEPARATES. IT'S NOT IT'S HALF AND HALF.

I GO FROM PRESCOTT VALLEY, ONE THIRD OF PRESCOTT VALLEY DOWN TO CORDES JUNCTION.

THAT'S ALL THIS SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN, AND THEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE VERDE THAT DON'T PIGEONHOLE US, [INAUDIBLE] THOSE TWO VERDE SUPERVISORS, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

WE HAVE JUST AS MUCH.

MY DISTRICT JUST GOES JUST AS MUCH ON THE PRESCOTT SIDE AS IT DOES THE VERDE SIDE.

SO THAT'S NOT A FAIR REPRESENTATION, AND JUST LIKE WE SAID BEFORE, I THINK WE ALL SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY.

IT MAKES US A LOT MORE WELL ROUNDED WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THIS TO BE FUTURE SUPERVISORS TOO IN THE FUTURE.

WE NEED TO HAVE ALL THAT EXPERIENCE.

EVERY ONE OF US NEED TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY, NOT JUST ONE PERSON.

HOLD POWER OR CONTROL OVER A CERTAIN COMMITTEE ALL THIS TIME.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THIS DISCUSSION TODAY FOR US TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY AND DISCUSS IT AS A BOARD, AND WHO'S GOING TO REPRESENT THE COUNTY.

IT'S NOT ONE PERSON'S DECISION.

IT'S A BOARD DECISION.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE DISCUSSING IT TODAY, AND IF WE HAVE TO TAKE A VOTE ON IT, IT'S OPEN SESSION.

SO WE COULD DO THAT BUT I FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT THIS.

I THINK WE ALL SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT.

SO, MISTER CHAIRMAN, IF I MAY JUST FROM MY VANTAGE POINT I'M NOT SURE I AGREE WITH SUPERVISOR GREGORY, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT US TO DO THINGS BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY WE'VE ALWAYS DONE THINGS.

I WANT US TO DO THINGS BECAUSE IT'S THE FIT, AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU OF WHY YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUR CHAIRMANSHIP OF THAT OFFERS A CONTINUITY OR OPPORTUNITY THAT PERHAPS WOULD NOT COME FORWARD WITH THE WORK THAT SUPERVISOR GREGORY HAS DONE WITH CYMPO IN TRYING TO GET A REGIONALIZED AND FUNDING FOR IT APPROACH TO SOME OF OUR TRANSPORTATION NEEDS.

WELL, JUST AN OBSERVATION.

OKAY. I CANNOT REMEMBER A MEETING WHERE SUPERVISOR GREGORY HAS EVER ATTENDED A SIMPLE MEETING.

NOT ONE.

NOT ONE IN THE PAST YEAR ALSO IS QUITE WELL KNOWN THAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT REGIONALIZATION TO INCLUDE THE VERDE VALLEY INTO THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION SPHERE.

THAT IS A DISCUSSION THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN WITH CYMPO TO SEE IF IT CAN EVEN BE DONE.

BECAUSE REMEMBER, WE'RE ESTABLISHED BY FEDERAL EDICT, BASICALLY.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE WILL HAVE TO DISCUSS IN THE GOOD TIME, WHICH I'VE ALREADY TOLD SUPERVISOR GREGORY THAT I WOULD PLAN ON DOING, BUT MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT, I'VE GOT AN ALTERNATE, MARY MALLORY, WHO SERVED ON CYMPO BEFORE AS WELL AND CURRENTLY IS THE ALTERNATE.

SO FOR US TO MOVE TO SOMEBODY ELSE THAT IS ALREADY INDICATED A MAJOR CHANGE IN CUMPO, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MOVE OVER AND BECOME THE CHAIR RIGHT AWAY.

YOU'RE GOING TO YOU'RE GOING TO BASICALLY JUST BE A VOTING MEMBER.

SO IT AND THE THING IS, YOU LIKE YOU MENTIONED, SUPERVISOR MALLORY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF CYMPO.

YOU HAD THE WHAT, THREE LAST THREE YEARS SERVING ON CYMPO.

OTHER SUPERVISORS NEED TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TOO, AND I'M SO SORRY, JAMES.

LET ME JUST WHEN I DID SERVE, I JUST WANT TO MAKE THIS REAL CLEAR.

WHEN I SERVED, I, I SERVED WHEN I WAS A COUNCILWOMAN FOR THE TOWN OF PRESCOTT VALLEY.

SO I HAVE NEVER CHAIRED OR BEEN ON THE BOARD AS THE FRONT RUNNER, ON CYMPO, AS A SUPERVISOR, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT I'VE ALWAYS BEEN THE ALTERNATE AND SO I JUST YEAH, I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT IT AT THE TIME I WAS ON THERE WASN'T BECAUSE I WAS HERE JUST.

YEAH. DURING THAT TIME YOU GOT THE EXPERIENCE OF KNOWING HOW THAT OPERATES, BEING A PART OF THAT, AND IT MADE YOU A MORE WELL-ROUNDED SUPERVISOR TAKING THAT POSITION, AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO SHOOT FOR TODAY IS WE ALL SHOULD HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE IN THOSE POSITIONS.

SO IT EDUCATES THE REST OF THE BOARD.

WE BECOME A BETTER BOARD WHEN WE HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE, AND.

I THINK IT'S.

I THINK WE BECOME BETTER SUPERVISORS.

I ABSOLUTELY DO, AND YOU CAN'T JUST TAKE SOMETHING AND SAY, YEAH, THIS IS ALL FOR CONSIDERATION, BUT NOT THIS BECAUSE I'M NOT DOING IT.

THIS IS WHY WE'RE HAVING A DISCUSSION TODAY, AND I FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT WE ALL SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AT DIFFERENT CAPACITIES AS SUPERVISORS.

IT MAKES US BETTER AS A BOARD, AND I AGREE, AND I WOULD THINK THAT IF YOU WANTED TO STEP INTO CYMPO, YOU WOULD AT LEAST COME TO A MEETING, BUT I WASN'T THE COUNTY'S

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REPRESENTATION ON IT, BUT YOU COULD HAVE BEEN THE ALTERNATE AT ANY TIME, BUT MARY WANTED TO DO IT BEFORE.

I HAVE A DESIRE TO BE A PART OF IT NOW I DO.

I HAVE A VERY STRONG DESIRE TO DO IT.

WHY DON'T YOU COME IN AS THE ALTERNATE AND START ATTENDING? THAT'S TO FIND OUT WHAT REALLY HOW IT WORKS.

WELL, I JUST THINK AN ALTERNATE DOESN'T DO ANYTHING.

I WILL NOT CAUSE AN ISSUE WITH CYMPO BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE TO CHANGE IF I LEAVE.

THAT MEANS THEY HAVE TO CHANGE THE SEAT, AND HOW BIG? HOW BIG OF A DEAL IS THAT AND IS ACTUALLY A BIG DEAL.

WE HAVE A LOT OF PLANS THAT WE HAVE SCHEDULED TO GO FORWARD, A LOT OF ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA FOR THE FUTURE.

WELL, I WOULD LIKE [INAUDIBLE] THEY'RE NOT JUST NOT JUST INDIVIDUALLY.

[INAUDIBLE]. I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT, SORRY, BUT THE THING IS, WE NEED CHANGE IN THESE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS.

WELL, I THIS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

YOU WANT TO COME ON AND BE THE ALTERNATE BE TEND TO EVERYTHING THE SAME AS EVERYBODY ELSE AND LEARN WHAT'S GOING ON INSTEAD OF JUMPING IN AND THINKING, YOU ALREADY KNOW BECAUSE YOU DON'T. WELL, I THINK THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT TO KEEP CONTROL OF SOMETHING IS NOT A POSITIVE WAY TO GO, EITHER.

IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT GIVING OTHER PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY.

MARY MALLORY IS AN ALTERNATE RIGHT NOW, SO I THINK YOU ROTATE THE CHAIRMANSHIP AND CYMPO ON A REGULAR BASIS.

IN PRESCOTT VALLEY MAYOR WAS JUST THE CHAIR LAST YEAR AND BEFORE THAT IT WAS.

I THINK MAYOR GOOD IS UP FOR COMING UP NEXT TIME AROUND.

SO AND IT ROTATES WITHIN THAT GROUP SO THE REPRESENTATION.

IS SUPERVISOR MALLORY OPEN TO THAT? OH, IF I MAY, FOR A MOMENT, AS I UNDERSTAND, THE DIRECTOR OF CYMPO WANTS TO TRY AND MAYBE REDUCE SOME OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT ARE ON THE BOARD AND GO WITH I GUESS OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE MORE EXPERIENCE IN LIKE PUBLIC WORKS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

SO I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME CHANGES COMING TO THAT BOARD ANYWAY, AND YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I CONCUR WITH GREGORY THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DO TO ROUND OURSELVES OUT AND HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE OPERATE, HOW WE CAN SUPPORT OUR CONSTITUENTS, AND IF WE DON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN THESE POSITIONS AND LEARN WHAT THE MISSIONS AND THE WORK IS THEN I THINK WE'RE CHEATING OURSELVES AND CHEATING OUR CONSTITUENTS.

MR. THOMPSON.

I'M SORRY, CHAIRMAN, I'M JUST HERE TO KIND OF DOCUMENT DECISIONS AS THEY'RE BEING MADE.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO STAND OUT HERE SO I COULD SEE RESPONSES.

SO PLEASE CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THIS DOCUMENTED CORRECTLY WHEN WE GET TO THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS.

OKAY. I'M KIND OF THROWN FOR A LOSS HERE, HARRY, IN REGARDS TO WHAT YOU JUST SAID IN REGARDS TO PUBLIC OUR PUBLIC WORKS FOLKS, THEY ALL BELONG TO THE TAC.

ALL THE MEMBERS BELONG TO THE TAC.

CHINO VALLEY'S TAC IS REPRESENTED BY MR. MAYBERRY FROM THEIR PUBLIC WORKS, OUR PUBLIC WORKS, DAN CHERRY AND THE OTHERS OF THE LOCAL, OTHER JURISDICTIONS, THEIR FOLKS AS WELL.

SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHERE THE TAX NOT TAKEN OVER.

MR. THOMPSON, WHAT HAVE BEEN YOUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DIRECTOR OF CYMPO.

THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR OBERG.

I ASSUME YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT REPRESENTATION AT THOSE MEETINGS? YES. I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CYMPO RECENTLY.

HE HAD APPROACHED ME, I DON'T KNOW, PROBABLY THREE MONTHS AGO ASKING MY THOUGHTS ON HAVING THE MANAGERS OF EACH OF THE ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED IN CYMPO BECOME MORE ENGAGED IN THOSE MEETINGS AND ATTENDING.

I DON'T BELIEVE HE WAS LOOKING AT CHANGING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, BUT JUST ASKING THAT THE MANAGERS BE MORE INVOLVED AND ATTEND EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETINGS AS AS A WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INFORMATION IS GETTING CONVEYED AND THAT WE AS MANAGERS HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S BEING DISCUSSED AT CYMPO.

I TOLD HIM I WAS MORE THAN WILLING TO DO THAT I'VE ATTENDED A COUPLE OF THOSE EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETINGS OVER THE PAST YEAR.

I BELIEVE THAT HE'S GOT A POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM OTHER MANAGERS AS WELL ABOUT THEIR WILLINGNESS TO ATTEND THOSE MEETINGS.

SO WE WILL HAVE THAT INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMING YEAR, I BELIEVE.

DID HE WANT THE EXECUTIVE BOARD TO BE ALL ELECTED FOLKS OR A MIX? YEAH. AGAIN, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING HE WASN'T TALKING ABOUT CHANGING THE COMPOSITION OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, BUT AGAIN, JUST HAVING US ATTEND FOR INFORMATIONAL AND PERHAPS DISCUSSION PURPOSES AT TIMES.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING THAT BOARD CYMPO I'M JUST THINKING THAT IT DOES NEED TO HAVE REPRESENTATION OF

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THE ELECTED FROM THE MUNICIPALITIES, THE COUNTY.

I THINK THAT DEFINITELY HAS TO STAY INTACT.

I DON'T KNOW, AND I'M SURE [INAUDIBLE] KNOWS THAT, BUT BUT WE DO HAVE TO HAVE ELECTED PEOPLE SITTING ON THAT BOARD REPRESENTING PRESCOTT VALLEY, PRESCOTT, THE COUNTY AND CHINO VALLEY, AND THEN THERE'S A MEMBER FROM ADOT.

CORRECT.

THAT'S THERE SO YEAH THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR MALLORY, LET ME AGAIN CLARIFY.

THERE WAS NO CONVERSATION THAT I'M AWARE OF IN ANY WAY ABOUT CHANGING THE COMPOSITION OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD.

IT WAS JUST HAVING MANAGERS ATTEND FOR INFORMATIONAL DISCUSSION PURPOSES.

THAT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT HARRY [INAUDIBLE] SAID, RIGHT? YEAH. OKAY.

I THINK THE WHOLE.

THE WHOLE STRUCTURE OF THAT ORGANIZATION, YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT WITH THE ELECTED.

YEAH, BUT I THINK WE SHOULD.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU HAVE PEOPLE ON THERE THAT HAVE SOME INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO HOW THE OPERATIONS TAKE PLACE.

YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW HOW TO THE FEDERAL GRANTS AND FEDERAL MONIES APPLY.

ALSO WHAT THE FEDERAL MANDATE IS FOR SIMPLE ITSELF.

SIMPLE IT DOES NOT COVERS MOST OF ALL OF PRESCOTT VALLEY, ALL OF PRESCOTT, MOST, MOST OF CHINO VALLEY, AND THOSE AREAS THAT ARE COUNTY AREAS THAT ARE IN ENCOMPASSED INTO THOSE.

IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THOSE AREAS FROM WILHOIT SOUTH.

THAT'S ALL NACOG.

NACOG ALSO COVERS THE ENTIRE VERDE VALLEY.

SO AND INCLUDING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO BLACK CANYON CITY AND BEYOND.

SO THAT'S WHAT THE REPRESENTATION IS TO NACOG.

SO WELL, I JUST REITERATE MY IF YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT CYMPO AND HOW IT WORKS, I WELCOME YOU TO COME.

WELL, I THINK IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF SIMPLE, AND THAT'S HOW YOU LEARN, AND BEING AN ALTERNATE, THERE'S NOT A LOT YOU YOU DO AS AN ALTERNATE. I THINK THAT I DIDN'T KNOW.

IS THIS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE OR A DOING EXPERIENCE? YEAH, BUT IT'S NOT ONE PERSON THAT SHOULD CONTROL SIMPLE.

THE WHOLE TIME THEY'RE IN, THEY DON'T.

YOU HAVE AN EXECUTIVE BOARD OF SIX DIFFERENT PEOPLE ON THE RIGHT, AND YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT CAN GIVE YOU GUIDANCE.

YOU HAVE DAN CHERRY THAT HAS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH HE'S ON THE TAC, HE'S CURRENTLY THE CHAIR, BUT YOU COULD DEPEND ON HIS EXPERIENCE OF GETTING THINGS ACCOMPLISHED.

I'VE WORKED WITH [INAUDIBLE] ON LOOKING AT THE STUDY WITH LOOKING AT CYMPO AND INCREASING THE SIZE OF CYMPO I DO HAVE A DESIRE TO DO IT. I THINK IT'S JUST I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR BY HAVING ONE SUPERVISOR TAKE IT THE ENTIRE TIME THEY'RE IN OFFICE.

IT'S NOT FAIR.

WE NEED TO HAVE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE INVOLVED IN THESE BOARDS, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION TODAY, IS TO DO THAT, AND I THINK BY JUST SAYING, OH, LET'S YOU COULD BE CHAIR BY AN ALTERNATE THAT'S JUST A COP OUT BECAUSE YOU WANT TO TAKE IT ANOTHER YEAR, I THINK.

NO, IT'S NOT TAKING ANOTHER YEAR.

I'M ALREADY IN THE YEAR.

OKAY. I STARTED MY YEAR THREE MONTHS AGO.

SO I HAVE NINE MORE MONTHS TO SERVE AS CHAIR, BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS FISCAL OR THIS CALENDAR YEAR GOING INTO THIS CALENDAR YEAR.

WHO'S GOING TO REPRESENT COUNTY, BUT THAT'S A PRIME EXAMPLE OF WHAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

CYMPO IS UNDER FEDERAL MANDATES, THEIR CALENDAR YEAR STARTS IN OCTOBER.

SO YOU'RE SAYING TODAY IF WE, THAT YOU CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM SIMPLE UNTIL OCTOBER OF NEXT YEAR? UNLESS I RESIGN.

I JUST BUT YOU COULD HAVE A NEW ALTERNATE IF IT'S OF INTEREST.

PARDON ME? BUT YOU COULD HAVE A NEW ALTERNATE IF THAT WAS OF INTEREST.

NO, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M SUGGESTING.

I THINK IT'S A VERY GOOD TIME FOR JIM'S INDICATING HE WANTS TO BE ON CYMPO.

START COMING TO THE MEETINGS AND PARTICIPATE.

SAME THING WE DO WITH LPC AND EVERYTHING ELSE WHEN WE CHANGE THEM OVER.

USUALLY YOU TAKE THE ALTERNATE POSITION FIRST.

I GUESS MY POINT, THE BURDEN THAT'S GOT ME ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING IS WE NEVER HAVE.

YOU SAID I TAKE CYMPO NO MATTER WHAT, SINCE WE WERE ALL BRAND NEW SUPERVISORS BACK THEN, I GET IT, BUT NOW THAT WE'RE ALL WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EXPERIENCE UNDERNEATH OUR BELT AND WE NEED WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AND TO GIVE OTHER PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY AND EXPERIENCE TO DO THINGS.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO MAKE OUR BOARD A BETTER, WELL ROUNDED BOARD.

I THINK THAT ALTERNATE IS JUST ANOTHER WAY OF I'M TAKING IT ANOTHER YEAR.

TOO BAD. I JUST THAT'S HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT.

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MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I MAY.

[INAUDIBLE] ALTERNATE TO CYMPO AT ALL, AND YOU HAVEN'T PARTICIPATED.

MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I MAY, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK YOU KNOW, I HAVE BEEN UNDER THE VERY WELL INFORMED TUTELAGE OF MARY SUPERVISOR MALLORY REGARDING NACOG, AND IT HAS SERVED ME WELL, AND I DO AGREE WITH THAT KIND OF PROCESS.

I WANT TO SET UP AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE NO SPECIFICATIONS THAT SAYS BECAUSE YOU WERE HERE LAST YEAR, YOU'RE THIS THIS YEAR AND BECAUSE YOU WERE A VICE PRESIDENT, YOU'RE THIS THIS YEAR OR SO ON AND SO FORTH BUT WE HAVE A DIFFERENT CALENDAR YEAR THAN CYMPO, AND YOU HAVE AN INCREDIBLE VISION GOING FORWARD FOR A MORE REGIONALIZED 30,000 FOOT LEVEL START WITH CYMPO AS A MEMBER ON FROM THAT SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN AND AN INTEREST OF WHAT YOU'VE WORKED SO HARD FOR TO ACHIEVE IN THE RELATIONSHIPS, I, I WOULD URGE YOU JUST TO RECONSIDER BECAUSE IT PUTS YOU THERE, JAMES, AND ALLOWS YOU TO DO TO CONTINUE THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING AT THIS NEXT LEVEL, AND ABSOLUTELY GIVES YOU INSIGHTS THAT YOU WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE IF YOU WEREN'T AN ALTERNATE.

SO I REST MY CASE.

DO YOU WISH NOT TO BE THE ALTERNATE, JIM? NOT REALLY, I'M GOOD.

I LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING HERE.

THE ALTERNATE IS VALUABLE.

NUMBER ONE. SO DON'T DISCARD ANYBODY WHO'S AN ALTERNATE, BECAUSE IT DOES GIVE YOU A PLATFORM AND AN OPPORTUNITY, AND THE OTHER FACTOR I'D LIKE TO PUT IN HERE IS THAT WE ARE ALL VALUABLE AND WE HAVE BEEN ELECTED, WHICH GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE ON THESE OTHER BOARDS.

SO LET US COME TOGETHER SOMEHOW HERE AND WORK THROUGH THIS.

I'VE BEEN THE ALTERNATE SINCE I BECAME ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

I DON'T NEED TO STAY THE ALTERNATE.

IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

MAYBE WHAT WE COULD DO IS IF SUPERVISOR GREGORY WOULD DO THE ALTERNATE, THEN I THINK SOMEBODY NEEDS TO HAVE A MEETING WITH WE MAYBE NEED TO TALK TO [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE SUPERVISOR BROWN IS THE CHAIR.

HOW DOES ALL THAT WORK OUT? WHAT IS THE TURNOVER ACCORDING TO THAT EXECUTIVE BOARD? AND WHERE ARE WE AT? THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT THE COUNTY RIGHT NOW.

THIS ISN'T PICKING THE VICE CHAIR AND THE CHAIR.

WHAT OUR DECISIONS ARE HERE TODAY AFFECT THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE ARE ASKING TO GO TO.

SO IF WE ARE GOING TO AFFECT THEM, THEN WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH WE ARE AFFECTING THEM BY AND WHAT ARE WE DOING.

WE OWE THEM THAT WE OWE TO TALK TO VINNY.

WE NEED TO WORK THROUGH THIS A LITTLE BETTER THAN THAT THIS ISN'T ABOUT THE COUNTY.

THIS IS ABOUT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE DEPENDING ON US TO BE A PARTNER WITH THEM TO MAKE BETTER MOVES.

SO I'M JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE, AND DON'T EVER DISCARD AN ALTERNATE.

DON'T DO THAT.

DON'T MAKE IT SOUND LIKE IT'S NOT VALUABLE BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS VALUABLE.

EVERYBODY, AND I DON'T LIKE IT WHEN PEOPLE MAKE IT SOUND LIKE THAT.

POSITIONS AREN'T VALUABLE.

YOU MAKE IT SOUND LIKE THE PERSON IN THAT POSITION IS OF NO USE.

THAT'S TERRIBLE.

THAT'S REALLY BAD.

THE POINT BEING IS WE HAVE ONE PERSON THAT'S BEEN IN THAT ROLE EVER SINCE WE'VE BEEN IN OFFICE, AND THAT IS NOT FAIR FOR THE REST OF THE BOARD TO DO EVERY SINGLE YEAR AND THEN YOU COULD PULL THIS NEXT YEAR AND THE NEXT YEAR, AND MY TERM DON'T END UNTIL OCTOBER.

THEN WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS IN OCTOBER, THEN JANUARY, AND I THINK THAT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ALTERNATE. IT'S TO BE FAIR AND ALLOW OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON THESE BOARDS, PERIOD.

I DON'T THINK IT TAKES THAT LONG TO GET CAUGHT UP TO SPEED AND GET GOING ON THE BOARD AND GET THAT DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE, BECAUSE YOU HAVE A LOT MORE DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

I'VE CHAIRED THE VERDE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION BOARD FOR TRANSPORTATION ON OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.

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I HAVE THE EXPERIENCE WITH THE TRANSPORTATION ON WHAT'S GOING ON OVER THERE.

I SEE THE BIG PICTURE ON WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE COUNTY TO DO AND BRING THOSE VISIONS IN PART OF THAT.

SO ARE YOU GIVING UP THAT POSITION FOR THAT REPRESENTATION WITH THE VERDE TRANSPORTATION ? SUPERVISOR MICHAELS JUST INDICATED THAT SHE WOULD TAKE THAT POSITION.

THAT'S NOT ONE OF THE ONES I THINK WE HAVE LISTED.

AM I CORRECT? NO, IT'S NOT.

YES, THE VERDE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION.

YES. IT'S ON HERE.

ON SECOND OF THE LAST ONE.

OKAY. SO YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO REVERSE YOUR POSITIONS ON THAT.

YES, SIR. OKAY.

I'VE MADE MY CASE.

BASICALLY, I BELIEVE YOU SHOULD PARTICIPATE WITH SIMPLE FIRST BEFORE YOU MOVE FORWARD TO ANY REPRESENTATION POSITION.

SO THE ALTERNATE IS IMPORTANT IS ANYTHING BUT NEEDS TO LEARN EXACTLY HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS SINCE IT'S A FEDERAL SYSTEM.

SO, MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I MAY MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS, AND AT THE RISK OF WEIGHING IN ON THIS, BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND DO SO.

SEEMS TO ME PART OF THE ISSUE HERE IS THE MISALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE YEARS, OUR CALENDAR YEAR VERSUS CYMPO'S FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR.

AN ALTERNATIVE FOR YOU TO CONSIDER WAS YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE WED TO A FULL YEAR APPOINTMENT HERE.

SO YOU COULD APPOINT CHAIRMAN BROWN TO CONTINUE AS THE REPRESENTATIVE JUST THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH AND THEN APPOINT SUPERVISOR GREGORY YOUR APPOINTEE BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST.

THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE GOOD, BECAUSE AT THAT POINT IN TIME, THEY'LL BE ELECTING A NEW CHAIR THAT ALIGNS THE FISCAL YEARS, RIGHT.

DOES THAT WORK FOR EVERYBODY? I'M GOOD WITH IT; I THINK THAT MAKES SENSE.

IT LOOKS LIKE MUTUAL CONSENT.

OKAY, SO THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DO.

ANY OTHER CHANGES ANYBODY CAN THINK OF? WELL, THE NEXT THREE BASICALLY THERE WAS A CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR LAST YEAR SUPERVISOR GREGORY WAS THE ONE THAT WAS THE PRIMARY ON THAT BECAUSE OF HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT BACKGROUND WHICH ONE ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, HARRY? I'M TALKING ABOUT CORRECTIONAL OFFICER, RETIREMENT PLAN, PUBLIC SAFETY, RETIREMENT BOARD, COUNTY ATTORNEY AND INVESTIGATORS RETIREMENT PLAN.

THE NEXT THREE AFTER THE CYMPO, AND THEN SUPERVISOR OBERG, IF I COULD ADD, THEN I THINK THE ARIZONA STATE COUNCIL THE LAST ONE DOWN THERE IN THAT LIST IS ALSO IN THAT GROUP.

YEAH, AND SO I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR THIS YEAR BEING IN THAT, BE THE PRIMARIES ON THAT BECAUSE SUPERVISOR BROWN HAS HAD EXPERIENCE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

SO I THINK HE'S VERY AWARE OF THESE TYPE OF RETIREMENT PROGRAMS AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF I DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT MUCH ABOUT IT, BUT I THINK BASICALLY IT'S YOU KNOW, APPROVING PEOPLE FOR RETIREMENT AND BRINGING NEW PEOPLE ON AND WHATEVER PROGRAM THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN AS FAR AS THE RETIREMENT PROGRAM DISABILITIES AS WELL.

SO I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT THERE'S A MANDATORY ROTATION THAT IS REQUIRED, BECAUSE THAT IS NOT INDICATED IN ANY OF OUR POLICIES OR PROCEDURES.

IS THAT CORRECT, MR. THOMPSON? THAT'S CORRECT, AND SO UNTIL WE CODIFY WHAT OUR EXPECTATION IS ON THE BOARD LEVEL, AND I HOPE THAT WE WON'T, BECAUSE IT FREES US UP TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION LIKE THIS AND SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH ME MY PRIMARY JOB AS VICE CHAIR IS TO ENSURE THAT OUR MEETINGS ARE CONDUCTED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE, IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR COUNTY, AND TO WORK CLOSELY ON THE LEGISLATIVE ISSUES THAT I ALREADY HAVE IN THE PIPELINE AND I AM THIS IS NOT MY WHEELHOUSE, AND IT MAKES MUCH MORE SENSE IF THE SUPERVISOR IS WILLING, WITH HIS EXPERTISE, TO REMAIN IN THOSE I JUST DON'T WANT TO ASSUME THAT THEY HAVE TO BE AUTOMATICALLY ROTATED IF IT WERE IN MY WHEELHOUSE, AND YES, I AGREE, EXPERIENCE IS GREAT, BUT I THINK I CAN LEARN BETTER AT THIS STAGE WITH THE POLICIES THAT ARE BROUGHT FORWARD FOR US IN FOR CONSIDERATION THAN SERVING ON THESE COMMITTEES, AND UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW.

THE ONE THING TO BE CONSIDERED IS IN THE CORRECTION OFFICER RETIREMENT PLAN AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY RETIREMENT PLAN.

I DID SERVE ON THAT FROM WAY BACK IN 2013 ON UP TO WHEN YOU GUYS TOOK OFFICE, AND THAT'S WHEN WE SWITCHED IT, AND JIM WENT OVER AND TOOK CARE OF THAT BECAUSE HE'S GOT LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE, WHICH I THINK IS CRITICAL, BUT THERE WAS ALSO ONE OTHER ISSUE.

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IT'S HEARD OVER HERE.

SO DO YOU WANT TO TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH? AND AND THESE ARE NOT SITUATIONS WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY HAVE THEM LIVE LIVE SCREEN BECAUSE IT INVOLVES HIPAA REGULATIONS I WOULD NOT SHIRK ONE EXPECTATION OR DUTY OR ROLE ASSIGNMENT THAT WAS REQUIRED, BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT'S AN HOUR AND A HALF EACH WAY AND I'M GOING TO BE DOING THAT ANYWAY FOR ALL OF OUR BOARD MEETINGS AND I'M THE LEAST EQUIPPED UP HERE, AND I DON'T SAY THAT VERY OFTEN TO BE ABLE TO WEIGH IN ON THESE MATTERS, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO BE ABUNDANTLY CLEAR I INTEND TO DO A GREAT DEAL OF WORK ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN, AS WELL AS STATEWIDE.

YOU DO NOT WANT TO USE ME IN THIS POSITION.

IT'S NOT THE BEST USE OF MY TALENTS, AND I HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER THAT, AND I DON'T MIND TAKING THEM AGAIN, IF THAT'S WHAT YOUR DESIRE IS I DON'T MIND, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU DID IT FOR, WHAT, EIGHT YEARS? SO I DON'T MIND DOING IT.

IT'S ADDITIONAL WORK, BUT IT'S NOT, I ENJOY IT, SO WELL AND IT'S A MATTER OF CONVENIENCE, BUT IF YOU'RE NOT, IF YOU'RE NOT TROUBLED BY COMING OVER HERE FOR THE MEETINGS, THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM.

SO HE'S A ROAD WARRIOR.

THEY LIKE IT, SO IT'S NOT A PROBLEM.

SO IF YOU WANT TO SWITCH THOSE, I'M PERFECTLY FINE WITH IT AS LONG AS HARRY IS.

YEAH I'M FINE WITH THAT.

OKAY. SO ARE WE SAYING FOR THOSE FOUR THEN THAT YOU WOULD HAVE SUPERVISORY GREGORY REMAIN AS PRIMARY AND THEN ALTERNATE WOULD BE CHAIRMAN BROWN.

NO. SUPERVISOR MICHAELS.

YOU ARE KILLING ME.

[CHUCKLING] YEAH, I AGREE WITH THAT.

OKAY, WELL, IN A TITULAR WAY, I WOULD ACCEPT TO MAKE THIS A MORE, UM ELEGANT DISCUSSION BUT I HAVE TO, IN FULL TRANSPARENCY, TELL YOU THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TUCK ME UNDER YOUR WING, JUST LIKE MARY DID ON THESE MATTERS, AND, WELL ABSOLUTELY. THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF LEGAL.

WELL I LOVE THE LEGAL PIECE OF IT, BUT IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE.

IT'S NOT THE SIMPLE CASE OF SAYING YES OR NO TO PEOPLE RETIRING OR THIS OR THAT.

IT HAS TO DO MOSTLY WITH DISABILITY AND HIPAA REGULATIONS AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THAT HAS, AS A MATTER OF FACT, BEEN SOME OF MY WHEELHOUSE AS A HEARING OFFICIAL A NATIONALLY CERTIFIED ONE.

SO I THINK YOU COULD HELP ME WITH THE PARTS THAT I DON'T KNOW I WOULD ACCEPT IT, CHAIR.

WHY DON'T WE CONTINUE ON WITH MR. GREGORY BEING THE CHAIR AND THEN YOU TAKING THE ALTERNATE POSITION, [INAUDIBLE] DISCUSSING THE OTHER POSITIONS.

THAT WAY YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD IN THE FUTURE.

YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

OKAY. OKAY.

BOARD OF HEALTH. YES.

OH, AGAIN, THIS IS ONE THAT I THINK THAT'S BASICALLY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER I'M NOT CERTAIN THAT MY GOING THERE IS THAT EFFECTIVE AND YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE, THE OPERATIONS, THE EXECUTION OF FUNDS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

SO I'M NOT SURE WHY THAT ONE IS ON HERE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS, SUPERVISOR OBERG.

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT ONE, AND DOWN BELOW YOU'LL SEE WE HAVE THE FREE CLINIC FREE CLINIC BOARD.

SO ON THE BOARD OF HEALTH, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE IS A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAVE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPOINTED.

I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE MAY BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD WHO HAS AN INTEREST IN DOING SO.

YES, I WOULD LIKE TO DO THIS, HARRY.

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE ON IT, I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK.

YEAH, THAT'S FINE WITH ME.

SO THAT'S THE BOARD OF HEALTH, CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY, AND DO YOU NEED AN ALTERNATE ON THAT? I DON'T KNOW THAT WE DO I CAN DO BOTH.

YEAH. WELL THANK YOU IF YOU WANT TO, TO GO TO THAT, AND IF I COULD COMMENT ON THE PRESCOTT FREE CLINIC, AND AGAIN I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS FROM SUPERVISOR OBERG, AND I THINK YOU ARE OPERATIONALLY CORRECT.

THOSE DO FALL UNDER THE PURVIEW NOW OF THE COUNTY MANAGER, AND AS HOPEFULLY YOU ALL KNOW, WE ARE FULLY ENGAGED IN THAT WORK WITH THOSE BOARDS.

HOWEVER, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE LOOKED AT THE BYLAWS OF THE PRESCOTT FREE CLINIC.

CURRENTLY, THEY DO STATE THAT THERE WILL BE A MEMBER APPOINTED.

AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD THE APPOINTMENT OF YOU, BUT THEN WE'VE HAD SOMEONE ATTENDING IN YOUR STEAD.

THOSE MEETINGS JUST HAD A CONVERSATION WITH MISS HORTON.

SHE'S AGREED THAT'S WORKING FINE.

SO I THINK WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO THAT UP AND UNTIL THE FREE CLINIC SHOULD CHOOSE TO ALTER THOSE BYLAWS TO TAKE THAT REQUIREMENT OUT.

SO I APPRECIATE SUPERVISOR MALLORY WILLING TO DO IT

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AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED AN ALTERNATE APPOINTED FOR THAT ONE AS WELL.

WELL, THE QUESTION IS, IS DONNA IS CURRENTLY THE ALTERNATE.

SO DO YOU WANT TO DROP THAT SINCE YOU'VE PICKED UP THE OTHER TWO? YEAH, I'M FINE WITH THAT, BUT ALSO UNDERSTAND IF IT DOES BECOME APPARENT THAT AN ALTERNATE IS IMPORTANT.

OBVIOUSLY THIS IS MY WHEELHOUSE AND I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT IT, SO I'D BE FINE TO BE AVAILABLE.

THANK YOU. SO WE'VE GOT MARY IS GOING TO TAKE OVER BEING THE PRIMARY FOR THE BOARD OF HEALTH, CORRECT? YES. SECONDARY WILL BE WHOM, ALTERNATE? AGAIN YOU DON'T HAVE TO APPOINT AN ALTERNATE UNLESS YOU JUST WANT TO.

WELL, WE HAVE YOU REPRESENTED AS WELL.

CORRECT? I DON'T THINK IT'S REALLY NECESSARY.

THAT'S WHY I WAS MAKING THAT SUGGESTION.

[INAUDIBLE] NECESSARY.

[INAUDIBLE].

HARRY? YEAH, TOTALLY AGREE.

OKAY. SO WE'LL SCRATCH THE ALTERNATE IN THAT.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, COUNCIL OF ELECTORS I'M NOT EVEN SURE WHAT THIS IS.

WELL, IT'S VERY CONFUSING.

JUST LET ME STAY ON IT.

BY THE WAY, I SUPPORT THAT.

SO JUST LEAVE THAT ALONE.

YEAH, AND BRIEFLY, I WOULD I WOULD SAY IT'S SIMILAR TO THE PRESCOTT FREE CLINIC.

I BELIEVE THE BYLAWS REQUIRE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SERVE ON THAT COUNCIL OF ELECTORS.

OKAY. SO WE'LL JUST LEAVE IT ALONE, OKAY? OKAY, AND ARIZONA COUNTIES INSURANCE POOL, THAT'S MAURY AND MARTY.

YES, GOOD TO HAVE MARTY ON SINCE HE'S A LAWYER, AND, MAURY, OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE YOU'RE THE ADMINISTRATOR WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN AFFORD WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SHOVE UP OUR NOSE OR HELP US WITH IT.

YEAH. SO OKAY, ARIZONA STATE COUNCIL FOR INTERSTATE COMMISSION, JIM.

THAT'S IT HAS TO DO WITH ADULT OFFENDERS ON PROBATION, AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE NEVER REACHED OUT TO ME TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETINGS.

I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE JUST ASSIGNED EVERY YEAR, AND THERE'S NO ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN ANY OF THAT.

YEAH. CHAIRMAN, I NEED TO REACH OUT TO THEM.

YEAH, DETERMINE THAT.

WE CAN DO THAT, AND, CHAIRMAN, I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU DO LIKE THE THREE OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY BOARDS THAT THAT WE HAVE SUPERVISOR GREGORY AND SUPERVISOR MICHAELS SERVE AS THE PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE FOR THAT ONE AS WELL.

OKAY. I THINK WE ALREADY.

YEAH. OKAY.

THIS COUNTY SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION, THAT'S PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY.

IT'S ALL OF US. YEAH. THE ENTIRE BOARD.

OKAY. COUNTY SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION DIRECTLY.

THE LPC IS CURRENTLY HARRY AND JIM GREGORY.

SO WE'RE HARRY IS INDICATED HE WANTS TO DROP OUT OF THAT, AM I CORRECT? I'LL BE THE ALTERNATE TO JAMES THE ALTERNATE.

SO REVERSING POSITIONS.

IS THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING THAT WORKS OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THEN THE NEXT ONE, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND HARRY, JIM, DONNA AND I, THE WHOLE BOARD IS ON IT.

CHAIRMAN, IF I COULD MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS, I WOULD RECOMMEND WE DELETE THIS ONE.

THE ROLE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS TO APPOINT THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD.

SO I'M NOT SURE HOW THIS ONE GOT ON OUR LIST HERE YOU KNOW, IT HAS TO GO BACK A LONG WAYS, BUT IT REALLY HAS NEVER BEEN ANYTHING.

WE'VE ATTENDED THE GROUP.

I'VE ATTENDED IT PAINFULLY.

YEAH. NO, BUT I'M SAYING IF WE'RE ALL ON IT, THEN WE ALSO HAVE TO ABIDE BY THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

YEAH. AGAIN, YOUR ROLE IS TO APPOINT THAT BOARD.

SO I THINK THIS ONE COULD COME OFF THE LIST.

OKAY. DOES THAT WORK FOR EVERYBODY? THAT'S FINE. YES. THERE MAY BE SOME OTHER ISSUES IN REGARDS TO THAT TOO.

SO YES. OKAY NACOG.

MARY MALLORY, DONNA MICHAELS.

YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO REVERSE, IS THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING? YEAH, I WANTED TO BE ON. I THINK HARRY ASKED FOR NACOG.

OH, DID HE? YEAH, IN THE BEGINNING.

DO YOU STILL WANT TO STAY ON IT, MARY? WELL, THE QUESTION IS WHO'S GOING TO BE ALTERNATE AND WHO'S PRIMARY? SO WHO'S PRIMARY? I'D BE WILLING TO BE PRIMARY.

PARDON ME? I'D BE WILLING TO BE PRIMARY.

OKAY. MARY, DID YOU WANT TO BE ALTERNATE OR I DON'T MIND BEING ALTERNATE UNLESS SOMEONE ELSE WANTS TO DO IT.

DO YOU WANT IT? THERE'S A LOT OF TRANSPORTATION AND STUFF THAT GOES WITH THAT.

JAMES. YEAH, THAT MIGHT NOT BE A BAD IDEA, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

NO, I THINK IT'S GREAT AND A LOT OF TIMES THEY HAVE A LOT OF MEETINGS THAT ARE RIGHT OVER THERE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ANYWAY.

OKAY. YEAH. GREAT.

OKAY.

SO I'M CLEAR ON THIS.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE NACOG.

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YEAH OKAY, AND THE ALTERNATE IS GOING TO BE SUPERVISOR GREGORY GREGORY.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, PRESCOTT AREA WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE COMMISSION IT'S BASICALLY ATTENDING A MEETING ONCE A MONTH AND ALSO WORKING WITH THE TITLE, THREE FUNDS THAT COME OUT OF THE COUNTY.

SO, YOU KNOW I'M NOT IN CONCRETE.

IT CAN BE ANYBODY.

DONNA, IF YOU KNOW.

ISN'T THAT THE PRESCOTT AREA? IT'S BETTER TAKEN CARE OF.

JUST THE NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION SAYS IT SHOULD INVOLVE DISTRICT ONE IIN MY OPINION.

SO HARRY DO YOU WANT TO MOVE UP TO PRIMARY? I'LL GO AHEAD. OKAY, AND I'LL MOVE BACK DOWN TO ALTERNATE OKAY.

DO WE NOT HAVE ANY? UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE? NO. OKAY.

MARY I COULD BE AN ALTERNATE.

IF HARRY WOULDN'T MIND, UNLESS SOMEONE ELSE WANTS TO.

I'M AN ALTERNATE RIGHT NOW TO YOU.

I COULD STAY THE ALTERNATE, IF THAT'S OKAY.

[INAUDIBLE]? WE HAVE IT LISTED.

WE HAVE IT AS BASICALLY I'M PRIMARY, AND HARRY IS ALTERNATE.

CURRENTLY, HARRY WANTS TO MOVE TO THE PRIMARY, AND THAT'S FINE.

OKAY. OH YEAH. THEN THAT'S FINE.

NO, I DON'T NEED TO. I'M GOOD WITH THAT.

WHATEVER YOU GUYS WANT TO DO, I'M GOOD WITH IT.

PRESCOTT FREE CLINIC, HARRY AND MAURY AND I BELIEVE WE TALKED ABOUT SUPERVISOR MALLORY BEING THE DESIGNEE THERE.

THAT'S OKAY WITH EVERYBODY? NO ALTERNATE. OKAY.

FRIENDS OF THE VERDE RIVER GREENWAY.

NOW, OBVIOUSLY, THIS SHOULD BE SOMEBODY FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL, IN MY OPINION, BUT WE CAN STAY THE COURSE WITH THAT.

YEAH THAT'S FINE. JUST LEAVE IT THE WAY IT IS.

LEAVE IT, LEAVE IT. YEAH.

UPPER VERDE THAT THIS POSITION IS NO LONGER CORRECT, AND SCRATCH THAT ONE, THERE IS NO MORE COALITION.

THAT WE'RE AWARE OF.

OKAY. VERDE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING.

JIM, YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO STAY ON THAT.

YEAH, UNLESS DONNA WANTS IT.

ABSOLUTELY. GLAD TO WORK WITH YOU.

OKAY. OKAY, SO IT'LL STAY THE SAME.

YAVAPAI COMBINED TRUST.

CLEARLY OUR LEGAL AND OUR COUNTY MANAGER, PRETTY MUCH JUST THE FINANCE FOLKS.

SO I'M NOT EVEN SURE WHY WE HAVE THIS BOARD REPRESENTATION BECAUSE AGAIN, ACCORDING TO THE BYLAWS, YOU'RE REQUIRED TO MAKE THOSE APPOINTMENTS.

SO. WHO'S ON THAT NOW? SO IT'S WENDY ROSS COUNTY.

DEKEMPER. MARTY BRENNAN AND I SERVE AS AN ALTERNATE, SO WE LEAVE THEM THE SAME.

OKAY, FINE. ANYTHING ELSE ANYBODY WANTS TO BRING UP? SO, MR. CHAIRMAN, COULD I WALK THROUGH THIS AND CONFIRM THAT YOUR STAFF HAVE THIS RECORDED CORRECTLY? SO, NEW CLERK OF THE BOARD [INAUDIBLE] GOT EVERY [INAUDIBLE].

SO CENTRAL YAVAPAI METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION EXECUTIVE BOARD WILL BE CHAIRMAN CRAIG BROWN AS PRIMARY ALTERNATE SUPERVISORY GREGORY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST, 2024, SUPERVISOR JAMES GREGORY SHALL SERVE AS THE PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE AT THAT POINT.

I DON'T KNOW THAT WE DISCUSSED THAT.

THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD PRECLUDE THIS IS IF HE'S NOT REELECTED.

CORRECT AS WITH EVERYONE.

YES. EVERYBODY EXCEPT ME.

YEAH. SO WE NEED AN ALTERNATE BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST.

SO YOU WANT TO BE MY ALTERNATE IN OCTOBER, MARY, CYMPO? SURE. I DON'T MIND.

I GET REHIRED.

THAT'S GOOD. YEAH.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THE. I'M GOING TO GROUP THE NEXT THREE PLUS DROP DOWN AND PICK UP THAT FOURTH.

SO THE CORRECTIONS OFFICER RETIREMENT PLAN, PUBLIC SAFETY RETIREMENT BOARD, COUNTY ATTORNEY INVESTIGATORS RETIREMENT PLAN, AND THE ARIZONA STATE COUNCIL FOR THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR ADULT OFFENDER SUPERVISION SHALL BE SUPERVISOR GREGORY AND VICE CHAIR MICHAELS AS PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE.

ARE WE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT LAST ONE AND SEE IF IT EVEN IS NECESSARY? THANK YOU. OKAY. YES.

GOT A NOTE HERE TO DO THAT? YAVAPAI. COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH SUPERVISOR MARY MALLORY YAVAPAI REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, COUNCIL OF ELECTORS.

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SUPERVISOR OBERG ARIZONA COUNTY'S INSURANCE POOL.

MAURY THOMPSON AND MARTIN BRENNAN.

COUNTY SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION.

ALL SUPERVISORS, COUNTY SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION LPC WOULD BE SUPERVISOR GREGORY AND SUPERVISOR OBERG.

THE NORTHERN ARIZONA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.

SUPERVISORS OBERG AND GREGORY PRESCOTT AREA WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE COMMISSION SUPERVISORS OBERG AND CHAIRMAN BROWN.

PRESCOTT FREE CLINIC SUPERVISOR MALLORY FRIENDS OF THE VERDE RIVER GREENWAY.

VICE CHAIR MICHAELS AND SUPERVISOR GREGORY VERDE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION SUPERVISOR, GREGORY AND VICE CHAIR, MICHAELS AND FINALLY YAVAPAI COMBINED TRUST WENDY ROSS, CONNIE DEKEMPER MARTY BRENNAN AND MAURY THOMPSON ALTERNATE.

THAT'S WHAT I HAVE.

DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING DIFFERENT? SOUNDS RIGHT. WE HAVE CONSENSUS.

DOES THAT WORK WITH THE CLERK OF THE BOARD? ALL RIGHT, GOT IT. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THOSE? MOTION TO ACCEPT.

YES. SECOND.

SECONDED BY MISS MICHAELS.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT, CALL TO THE PUBLIC.

[ CALL TO THE PUBLIC: Individuals may address the Board for up to three (3) minutes on any relevant issue within the Board's jurisdiction. Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.01(H), Board members shall not discuss or take action on matters raised during the call to the public. The Board may direct staff to study the matter or direct that the matter be rescheduled for consideration at a later date.]

INDIVIDUALS MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD UP TO THREE MINUTES ON ANY RELEVANT ISSUE WITHIN THE BOARD OF JURISDICTION.

PURSUANT TO ARS38-431.01 EACH BOARD MEMBERS SHALL NOT DISCUSS TAKE ACTION ON THESE MATTERS RAISED DURING THE CALL OF THE PUBLIC.

THE BOARD MAY DIRECT STAFF TO STUDY THE MATTER OR DIRECT THAT MATTER, TO BE RESCHEDULED FOR CONSIDERATION AT A LATER DATE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY? MR. CHAIRMAN, I DO.

DOCTOR JOHN HAASS FROM PRESCOTT CENTER FOR THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND LOCATION.

TURN IT ON. GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS JOHN HAASS, AND I'M THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF THE PRESCOTT REGIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION AND THE CENTER FOR THE FUTURE THANK YOU HARRY OBERG, CHAIRMAN BROWN VICE CHAIR, MICHAELS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR COUNTY SUPPORT THAT PROVIDED FUNDING TO US, AND I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THIS PAST AND I'VE PROVIDED YOU DOCUMENTATION, AND IF I DIDN'T PRINT ENOUGH COPIES, I'LL GET YOU AN ELECTRONIC VERSION, BUT WE PROVIDED CYBERSECURITY TRAINING IN 2023 FOR HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL TO OVER 200 STUDENTS AND A DOZEN TEACHERS COVERING SOCIAL MEDIA, PHISHING, SPEAR PHISHING, EMAIL AND THREATS TO THEIR PRIMARY WAY OF REACHING THE INTERNET, WHICH IS THEIR MOBILE DEVICES, AND WE'LL CONTINUE THIS IN 2024.

WE CO-CREATED A SUMMER TRAINING FOR TEACHERS, AND THIS SUMMER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH AZ CYBER THE CENTER FOR THE FUTURE OF ARIZONA, WHICH IS OUT OF ASU AND ASU.

WE WILL BE BUILDING K THROUGH 12 SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR BOTH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, AND WE'LL HAVE SCHOLARSHIPS FUNDED BY THE STATE, WHICH IS GREAT, AND THIS IS A CRITICAL AREA BECAUSE WE NEED TO BUILD THE WORKFORCE THAT IS GOING TO MOVE INTO THESE SLOTS BECAUSE MANY OF THE PEOPLE ARE LIKE ME AND THEY HAVE GRAY HAIR SO WE NEED YOUNGER PEOPLE WE COMPLETED OUR US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RURAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANT, WHICH HELPED SOME OF THE FUNDING, AND WE WILL BE REAPPLYING.

WE ARE CONTINUING OUR RISE GRANT FOR TWO MORE YEARS, AND THIS HELPS US TO REACH NOT ONLY YAVAPAI COUNTY, BUT NORTHERN ARIZONA, WHICH IS PART OF NACOG, WILL BE WORKING WITH THEM TO EXPAND THAT.

SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND LOOK FORWARD TO A GREAT 2024, AND WE'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE AS WE CONTINUE.