Aug 12, 2024 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

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GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

[ CALL TO ORDER]

MONDAY, AUGUST 12TH, 9 A.M..

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HEARING ROOM HERE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT 1015 FAIR STREET.

WE DO HAVE ONE SUPERVISOR THAT WILL BE OVER IN THE COTTONWOOD AREA, AND WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A MOMENT.

ANYWAY, ALL ITEMS ARE POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, THE ORDER OF THE ITEMS MAY BE MODIFIED AT AT THE MEETING.

NOTE ONE OR MORE BOARD MEMBERS MAY ATTEND TELEPHONICALLY OR VIRTUALLY.

BOARD MEMBERS ATTENDING TELEPHONICALLY OR VIRTUALLY WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE MEETING.

PURSUANT TO ARS 38-431.03A3.

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MAY VOTE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING LEGAL ADVICE WITH RESPECT TO ANY LISTED ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO WATCH THE MEETING VIRTUALLY AT WWW.YAVAPAIAZ.GOV/MEETINGS.

THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE PHYSICAL ACCESS TO THE MEETING LOCATION 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

WRITTEN COMMENTS ON CURRENT AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE CLERK OF THE BOARD'S OFFICE AT CLERK OF THE BOARD.

DOT WEB AT YAVAPAI AZ.GOV 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE BOARD MEETING.

THIS WILL CALL TO ORDER AND COULD ASK MR. GREGORY TO GIVE THE INVOCATION AND I'LL LEAD THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

PLEASE BOW YOUR HEAD.

DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WATCH OVER US TODAY CANVASING THE ELECTION AND MAKING DECISIONS FOR THE COUNTY.

WATCH OVER OUR COMMUNITY, OUR MILITARY, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS OUR STAFF.

AND THANK THANK YOU, LORD, FOR GIVING US THE THE COUNTY THAT WE LIVE IN TODAY AND BEING SUCH A GREAT PLACE.

IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY. AMEN.

AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

CLERK OF THE BOARD. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? YES, SIR. CHAIRMAN BROWN HERE.

VICE CHAIR MICHAELS.

HERE. ATTENDING VIRTUALLY.

SUPERVISOR OBERG.

HERE. SUPERVISOR GREGORY.

HERE. SUPERVISOR MALLORY.

HERE. YOU HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU. AND MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEMS.

[1. Elections - Canvass results of 2024 Primary Election held on July 30, 2024. ]

ELECTIONS CANVASS RESULTS AT 2024 PRIMARY ELECTION HELD ON JULY 30TH, 2024, MISS LAURIN CUSTIS.

GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD LAURIN CUSTIS, DIRECTOR OF ELECTIONS.

AND I'VE GOT A POWERPOINT TO PRESENT TO YOU TODAY REGARDING THE RESULTS OF THE JULY 30TH PRIMARY ELECTION.

ARIZONA HAS FOUR CONSOLIDATED ELECTION DATES PER YEAR MARCH, MAY, JULY, AND NOVEMBER.

WE'RE HOPING THAT LEGISLATIVELY WE WILL HAVE MORE OF A CLEAR, CLEAR PATH MOVING FORWARD IN 2026.

BUT AS FOR NOW WE'LL BE MOVING FORWARD IN 2025 WITH AN AUGUST PRIMARY.

ON TUESDAY, JUNE 25TH AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING, THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE CAME HERE AND BROUGHT A TEST DECK.

THAT WAS A PREDETERMINED OUTCOME.

WE ARE NOT GIVEN THOSE RESULTS.

AND WE TABULATED THOSE BALLOTS.

THE LAT MATCHED 100% TO OUR MACHINE COUNT.

AND SHORTLY AFTER WE HELD A LOGIC AND ACCURACY TEST FOR OUR CITIES AND TOWNS, FOR ALL THE CITY AND TOWN RACES, AS THE SOS ONLY TESTS THE STATE RACES, FEDERAL AND STATE RACES.

VOTE BY MAIL. WE BEGAN VOTE BY MAIL IN 1991.

VOTE BY MAIL PACKAGES WERE MAILED OUT TO THE ACTIVE EARLY VOTING LIST 27 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ELECTION, AND THOSE WERE MAILED OUT ON JULY 3RD.

19 OFFICIAL DROP BOXES WERE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, AND WE MAILED OUT 107,327 BALLOT PACKAGES.

IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING VOTERS MAY VOTE IN PERSON 27 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ELECTION, WHICH WAS JULY 3RD.

WE HAD THREE LOCATIONS HERE AT THIS BUILDING PRESCOTT VALLEY TOWN CENTER, ACROSS FROM THE LIBRARY, AND AT THE YAVAPAI COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING IN COTTONWOOD.

ELECTION DAY VOTING. WE HAD 27 VOTE CENTERS THROUGHOUT YAVAPAI COUNTY.

THOSE CENTERS ARE OPEN FROM 6 A.M.

TO 7 P.M..

INITIAL RESULTS WERE UPLOADED JUST AFTER 8 P.M.

ON ELECTION NIGHT, ALL BALLOTS THAT WERE ALL BALLOTS TABULATED WERE FINISHED BY THE END OF BUSINESS ON JULY 1ST, OR I'M SORRY, AUGUST

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THE CURE PERIOD DOES END ON SUNDAY AT 5 P.M..

AND WHY ARE WE HERE? WE'RE HERE TO CANVAS THE ELECTION RESULTS PER STATUTE 16-642A THE GOVERNING BODY HOLDING AN ELECTION SHALL MEET AND CANVASS THE ELECTION.

AND TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO CANVASS FOR THIS PARTICULAR ELECTION.

SOME STATISTICS FOR THE ELECTION RESULTS.

WE HAD 166,670 ACTIVE REGISTERED VOTERS.

WE HAD 76,507 BALLOTS TABULATED.

OF THOSE BALLOTS, 67,951 VOTERS VOTED EARLY, 8,490 VOTED ON ELECTION DAY AND 66 PROVISIONAL BALLOTS VOTED ON ELECTION DAY WERE TABULATED.

WE HAD A VOTER TURNOUT OF 45.9%, AND THE STATE TURNOUT WAS 31.6%.

AND GILA COUNTY WAS NIPPING AT OUR HEELS WITH 43.3%.

SO AGAIN, WE'VE WE'VE HELD ON TO OUR OUR HIGHEST TURNOUT IN THE STATE.

THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS AND REPORTS WILL BE TRANSMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE AS SOON AS WE'RE FINISHED HERE.

I'VE GOT THAT PACKET READY TO GO TO FEDEX.

CERTIFICATION OF ELECTION RESULTS STATEMENT OF VOTES CAST.

THE ELECTION SUMMARY REPORT.

PROVISIONAL BALLOT REPORT.

REJECTED BALLOT REPORT.

ADA COMPLIANCE REPORT FOR VOTE CENTERS, POLL WORKER TRAINING REPORT, POLITICAL PARTY BALLOT REPORT, AND OF COURSE, THE HAND-COUNT AUDIT REPORT.

EACH BOARD MEMBER HAS BEEN GIVEN THE UNOFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIOR TO THIS MEETING.

ONCE THE CANVAS IS APPROVED AND THE UNOFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS WILL BECOME OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS ON OUR WEBSITE TODAY.

YOU CAN GO TO THAT LINK AND SEE THAT THE ALL THE OFFICIAL RESULTS.

BEFORE WE GET TO QUESTIONS, I ALWAYS WANT TO DO A LITTLE THANK YOU.

IT'S JUST ELECTIONS IS NOT A SILO.

WE USE MANY DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

SO OF COURSE, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THEIR STAFF, MAURY THOMPSON, MARTIN BRENNAN AND JAYME RUSH, YOUR HOW YOU ALWAYS APPEAR WHEN I NEED YOU IS AMAZING. MICHELLE BURCHILL, KAREN MCCRACKEN WEBB, MATT WEBER, DAN CHERRY I KNOW HE'S RETIRED NOW, BUT HE DEFINITELY PLAYED A ROLE IN OUR IN OUR SUCCESS.

AND ALL THE STAFF AT PUBLIC WORKS, THEY HELP DRIVE TRUCKS OUT WITH ALL THE VOTING EQUIPMENT.

BRANDON SCHULTZ AND STAFF AT FACILITIES.

GIL RIVERA AND STAFF AT FLEET.

TOM STOCKTON AND MICHAEL GORDON AT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

CONNIE DEKEMPER AND STAFF AT FINANCE.

SHERIFF RHODES AND STAFF AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR ASSISTANCE.

WENDY ROSS AND STAFF AT HR.

CHIP DAVIS AND STAFF AT TREASURER'S OFFICE.

ASHLEY AHLQUIST AND STAFF AT OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

PAT GALASSI AND STAFF AT IT.

NEARLY 300 POLL WORKERS.

OUR FULL TIME STAFF.

I MEAN, JUST INCREDIBLE.

ALL OF OUR SEASONAL STAFF, AND WE'VE GOT ABOUT 30.

OUR VERY ACTIVE POLITICAL PARTIES WHO PROVIDED POLL OBSERVERS AND POLL WORKERS AND HAND-COUNT WORKERS COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THEM.

THE ELECTION INTEGRITY COMMITTEE, ALL OF OUR VOTE CENTER LOCATIONS, 27.

BIOMECHANICS FOR SHARING THEIR PARKING LOT WITH US AND ALL OF OUR PARTNERS OVER AT CCC.

AND THANK YOU FOR THEIR PATIENCE AS WE TOOK UP A LOT OF THE PARKING SPACES OVER THERE.

SO WITH THAT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

NO QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.

I'LL MOVE TO ACCEPT THE CANVASS RESULTS OF 2024 PRIMARY ELECTION HELD ON JULY 30TH, 2024.

SECOND. SECOND.

AND ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? NONE NOTED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU LAURIN.

THANK YOU. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SET THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PROPERTY TAX RATES FOR 2024 FOR THE FOLLOWING JURISDICTIONS:

[2. Board of Supervisors - Set primary and secondary property tax rates for 2024 for the following jurisdictions: Yavapai County, Fire District Contribution, Yavapai County Free Library District, Yavapai County Flood Control District, Ash Fork Street Lighting Improvement District, Seligman Street Lighting Improvement District, Yarnell Street Lighting Improvement District, and Seligman Sanitary District and convey tax rates for these and all jurisdictions to the County Treasurer. Adopt Resolution No. 2141 providing for the collection of taxes for these and all jurisdictions within the County by the County Treasurer for Fiscal Year 2024-2025. (All Districts)]

ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2141, PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF TAXES FOR THESE AND ALL JURISDICTIONS WITHIN THE COUNTY BY THE COUNTY TREASURER FOR FISCAL YEAR 24-25.

MORNING. GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

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CHAIRMAN YOU JUST DID A NICE JOB OF DESCRIBING THE ACTION THERE.

SO NOT A WHOLE LOT MORE TO SAY.

THIS IS THE OFFICIAL END OF THIS YEAR'S BUDGET CYCLE TO ADOPT THESE TAX RATES.

SO THIS CONCLUDES THAT PROCESS.

BUT I WILL ADVISE YOU THAT WE WERE JUST HAVING CONVERSATION THIS MORNING ABOUT BUDGET CALENDAR FOR NEXT YEAR.

SO AS I TELL STAFF, THAT CYCLE NEVER, NEVER REALLY ENDS, WE'LL GET READY TO START LOOKING AHEAD FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

ALL OF THE RATES, I BELIEVE, AS THE CHAIRMAN INDICATED, ARE ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA ITEM AND TO THE RESOLUTION THIS MORNING FOR YOUR INFORMATION.

AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO STAND FOR QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE MOVE TO ACCEPT THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PROPERTY TAXES AS NOTED ON THE AGENDA.

I'LL SECOND. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? NO.

UNANIMOUS. OKAY.

CALL THE PUBLIC INDIVIDUALS MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES ON ANY RELEVANT ISSUE WITHIN THE BOARD'S JURISDICTION.

PURSUANT TO ARS 38-431.01H, BOARD MEMBERS SHALL NOT DISCUSS OR TAKE ACTION ON THE MATTERS RAISED DURING THE CALL OF THE PUBLIC.

THE BOARD MAY DIRECT STAFF TO STUDY THE MATTER AND DIRECT THAT MATTER TO BE RESCHEDULED FOR CONSIDERATION OF A LATER DATE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY GREEN SHEETS? NO, SIR. THE BOARD DID NOT RECEIVE ANY REQUESTS.

ANYBODY HAVE A GREEN SHEET? ANYBODY IN COTTONWOOD WANTS TO TALK TO US? NO, SIR. OKAY.

ANYBODY IN HERE IN FAIR STREET? NO. WE'RE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.