[5. Sheriff - Approve an Independent Contractor Agreement with Fitzgerald Strategies, LLC for Public Affairs and Government Relations Services for a monthly fee of $12,800.00, not to exceed the amount of $217,600.00, for a term from February 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. YC Contract No. 2025-025]

AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF SWITCH HERE ON SOME ITEMS. SO IF I HAVE THIS UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY WE ARE GOING TO TAKE ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS THE SHERIFF'S ITEM. IT'S APPROVE AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT WITH FITZGERALD STRATEGIES LLC FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS GOVERNMENT RELATIONS SERVICES FOR A MONTHLY FEE OF $12,800, NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF $217,600 FOR A TERM FROM FEBRUARY 1ST, 2025 TO JUNE 30TH, 2026.

AND THIS IS THE YC CONTRACT NUMBER 2025-025. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THIS ONE FIRST.

IS THAT CORRECT, SHERIFF? IF YOU SAY SO, MADAM CHAIR.

YES IT IS. WELL, THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD. GREAT.

MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD , DAVID RHODES, YAVAPAI COUNTY SHERIFF.

WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO BRING SOMEBODY TO THE COUNTY, TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WHO HAS INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE IN THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPACE.

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AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, MISS KRISTIN GREENE, WHO HELD THAT POSITION AS A FULL TIME EQUIVALENT OR A FULL TIME FUNDED POSITION AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR ABOUT THE LAST FOUR YEARS. SHE RECENTLY LEFT, MOVED WITH HER FAMILY UP TO DENVER.

SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY OF THE LARGE PUBLIC AFFAIRS ISSUES THAT WE DEALT WITH, WILDFIRES AND THE SHOOTINGS AND DEATHS OF, YOU KNOW, THE DEATHS OF THE DEPUTIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AS WELL AS REPRESENTED US AROUND THE COUNTY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND DOWN AT THE ARIZONA LEGISLATURE, AND WAS A TREMENDOUS LOSS, DEFINITELY FOR THE AGENCY.

I GOT TO KNOW MEGAN FITZGERALD DURING HER TIME AS THE PUBLIC SAFETY POLICY ADVISOR TO GOVERNOR DUCEY AND HER WORK AROUND THE STATE IN GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, PUBLIC SAFETY POLICY AND WHATNOT.

AND AFTER GOVERNOR DUCEY LEFT OFFICE, MEGAN TOOK ANOTHER POSITION DOING SIMILAR WORK AT EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY. OF COURSE, THAT WORK IS NOT EXACTLY THE SAME AS WORKING FOR THE SHERIFF OR WORKING WITH THE SHERIFFS, OR WORKING IN PUBLIC SAFETY. SO WHEN KRISTIN LEFT, I APPROACHED MEGAN ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF COMING TO WORK HERE, AND I LEARNED THAT SHE NOW HAS HER OWN COMPANY DOING THIS WORK.

FITZGERALD STRATEGIES, LLC. SO I PROPOSED AN IDEA TO HER AND TO THE BOARD THAT RATHER THAN HAVE HER COME ON AS A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE, WE WOULD SIMPLY USE THAT BUDGET CAPACITY, AND SHE COULD COME AND DO THAT JOB, BUT UNDER CONTRACT.

SO WE TOOK THE SALARY AND THE ERES OF MISS GREENE EMPLOYEE RELATED EXPENSES OF MISS GREENE, INCLUDING HER PAYMENT FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH COALITION.

IT WAS ABOUT $160,000 A YEAR. NOW THAT IS INSURANCE.

THAT'S PENSION, THAT'S WORKER'S COMP INSURANCE.

THAT'S ALL OF THESE THINGS. AND I TOOK THAT AND WE DIVIDED ESSENTIALLY, WE CAME UP WITH AN AMOUNT OF ABOUT $12,000 A MONTH, WHICH IS ABOUT, WHICH IS $144,000 A YEAR, WHICH IS THE CONTRACT.

AND FOR MISS FITZGERALD, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT OF A COST SAVINGS TO THE COUNTY.

WE ALSO TOOK THE AMOUNT THAT MISS GREENE WAS, WE WERE SPENDING ON AN AUTOMOBILE CAR TRANSPORTATION FOR HER, WHICH WAS ABOUT $9,000 A YEAR. AND WE CAME UP WITH A VEHICLE REIMBURSEMENT OF ABOUT OF $800 A MONTH.

WE PUT THAT IN THE CONTRACT FOR HER TO COME AND WORK HERE.

SO SHE WILL BE IF THE BOARD AGREES TO THE CONTRACT, SHE WILL BE COMING AND DOING THIS JOB THAT MISS GREENE WAS DOING FOR A LITTLE BIT LESS MONEY THAN MISS GREENE WAS MAKING.

SHE WILL NOT THE BOARD, THE COUNTY WILL NOT BE PAYING INTO WORKERS COMP HER PENSION OR HER INSURANCE AND WE WILL NOT BE ASKING FOR ANY ADDITIONAL BUDGET CAPACITY AND THE POSITION CONTROL NUMBER, OR THE FULL TIME EQUIVALENT THAT MS. GREENE WAS OCCUPYING WILL BE GIVEN BACK TO THE COUNTY IN EXCHANGE FOR SIGNING OF THIS CONTRACT.

SO IT'S BASICALLY A WASH, AND IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT ARRANGEMENT FOR US TO BRING MEGAN ON BOARD.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SHERIFF APPRECIATE THAT INFORMATION.

I WILL REACH OUT SUPERVISOR CHECK OR ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO WANT A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY. I GUESS IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT YAVAPAI COUNTY AS A WHOLE DOESN'T HAVE A GOVERNMENT RELATIONS POSITION.

OTHER COUNTIES DO, SUCH AS COCONINO COUNTY. CAN YOU GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY JUST ABOUT HOW LONG THE SHERIFF'S HAD ONE? I THINK I DO UNDERSTAND DEFINITELY THE NEED FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS, BUT SPECIFICALLY THE NEED FOR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS.

I'D LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT OUR HISTORY WITH THAT AS A POSITION.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE I GOT THIS IDEA FOR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS POSITION BECAUSE I WAS DOING THAT AS THE CHIEF DEPUTY AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE UNDER SHERIFF MASHER.

AND IT WAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK. AND SINCE MISS GREENE LEFT US HERE IN DECEMBER OR WHENEVER IT WAS, I'VE BEEN DOING IT AGAIN AND I'M REMINDED OF HOW MUCH WORK IT IS.

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THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE COUNTY, AT THE LOCAL AND AT THE STATE LEVEL, AND EVEN AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, IS A FOCAL POINT OF SO MANY DIFFERENT FUNDING OPTIONS, POLICY CHANGE AND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.

ELECTED OFFICIALS HIGH LEVEL ADMINISTRATION, WORKING FOR THOSE ELECTED OFFICIALS NEED POINTS OF CONTACT, AND YOU NEED SOMEBODY WHO'S ABLE TO CARRY FORWARD A LOT OF THIS OF WHAT'S GOING ON, MISS GREENE, AND IN HER TIME SHE OBTAINED A NUMBER OF VICTORIES AT THE LEGISLATURE FOR THE COUNTY, MOSTLY RELATED TO FUNDING.

SHE OBTAINED A $54 MILLION APPROPRIATION FOR SALARY RETENTION FROM THE ARIZONA LEGISLATURE TO ARIZONA SHERIFFS.

I THINK $20 MILLION IN REENTRY FUNDING, THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE DETECTIVES.

THAT WAS HER WORK. AND SHE BROUGHT THAT MONEY HERE, THE BORDER SECURITY MONEY THAT'S NOW FUNDING THE NARCOTICS TASK FORCE.

SHE BROUGHT THAT FUNDING HERE. AND SO THAT IN ITSELF WAS KIND OF A FULL TIME JOB.

IT IS A FULL TIME JOB. BUT WE AS WELL AS WORKING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, BUT ALSO WORKING WITH THE MEDIA, CREATING PUBLIC OUTREACH AND REALLY HELPING TELL THE STORY AND EXPLAIN TO THE RESIDENTS, TO THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTY WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'RE GETTING AND HEARING THEM AND TRANSPORTING THAT INFORMATION BACK NOT ONLY TO ME, BUT TO THE BOARD MEMBERS, POLICYMAKERS, SO THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND YOU KNOW, IT FURTHERS THAT RELATIONSHIP.

AND HOW LONG WAS MISS GREENE IN HER POSITION? WAS SHE THE FIRST TO BE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE? SHE WAS. SHE WAS THERE FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS, ALMOST FOUR YEARS.

I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I HAD SOME SIMILAR CONCERNS.

SO MY COLLEAGUES KNOW, AND I MET WITH THE SHERIFF AND HE EXPLAINED EVERYTHING THOROUGHLY.

I UNDERSTAND IT, AND I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT WAY TO GO.

AND I APPRECIATE HIM COMING FORWARD TODAY AND GIVING US SOME MORE BACKGROUND INFORMATION SO WE UNDERSTOOD WHAT WE WERE VOTING FOR. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

YEAH, JUST, YOU KNOW, DOING THE MATH. 12 EIGHT IS $153,000 A YEAR, BUT THE IT'S NOT TO EXCEED 217 SIX.

SO WHAT'S THAT OTHER $70,000 BUFFER FOR. WELL THIS IS A MONTHLY CONTRACT AND SO IT CAN BE TERMINATED, I THINK, WITH A 60 DAY NOTICE BY EITHER PARTY.

THE $800 A MONTH IS FOR VEHICLE REIMBURSEMENT, $12,000 A MONTH IS THE COMPENSATION.

THE CONTRACT IS SIGNED FOR TWO YEARS, SO IT WOULD HAVE TO BE RENEGOTIATED AND SIGNED.

IT WOULDN'T EXCEED $217,000 OVER 24 MONTHS. SO IF WE WERE GOING TO CONTINUE AT THAT SAME RATE OR RENEGOTIATE ON THE COST, WE WOULD DO THAT AT THE 24 MONTH INTERVAL. AND DOES SHE HAVE ANY STAFFERS? IS SHE A ONE PERSON SHOW? SHE'S A ONE PERSON SHOW, BUT SHE IS GOING TO BE OVERSEEING TWO OTHER PUBLIC AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. AND DO WE NOT DO THIS? DO WE NOT DO THIS SERVICE AT THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE, OR DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE YOUR OWN PERSON? DO WE HAVE DIFFERENT PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTY DOING THE SAME JOB? YOU KNOW, THAT'S REALLY A QUESTION FOR THE OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS.

THIS IS VERY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I CREATED FOR THE PURPOSES OF FURTHERING POLICY, BRINGING MORE FUNDING OUTSIDE FUNDING TO THE COUNTY. AND, YOU KNOW, HAVING BETTER RELATIONSHIPS OR PROVIDING MORE INFORMATION BETWEEN THE COMMUNITIES AND MYSELF. AND, SHERIFF, I LOVE THIS IDEA BECAUSE, I MEAN, YOU'RE FARMING OUT WORK.

AND YOU KNOW, THE ONLY REASON I MADE A DECENT LIVING IS BECAUSE PRESCOTT VALLEY DIDN'T PICK UP TRASH.

THEY FARMED IT OUT. AND I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF SERVICES THAT GOVERNMENT CAN FARM OUT.

AND MAYBE YOU KNOW, USING YOUR EXAMPLE OF FINDING SOMEONE ELSE TO HANDLE THIS.

IS THERE OTHER PLACES IN GOVERNMENT WHERE WE CAN PUT IN OUR OWN? WE CAN FARM OUT OTHER SERVICES. SO, YOU KNOW, SHRINKING THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT AND LIKE YOU SAY, WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY PENSIONS, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO INSURANCE.

WE DON'T HAVE TO REALLY BE LIABLE FOR THIS PERSON'S HEALTH.

SO I THINK THIS IS A NICE STARTING POINT. I LIKE WHAT YOU'VE DONE WITH THIS.

AND MAYBE IT CAN SPREAD DEEPER INTO THE COUNTY.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMENT. AND I WOULD POINT THAT OUT SOMETIMES YOU KNOW, THE COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYEE SYSTEM OF HIRING FULL TIME EQUIVALENTS IS BUILT AROUND THE IDEA THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WORK THEIR WAY INTO POSITIONS, GAIN EXPERIENCE, ACHIEVE HIGHER COMPENSATION OVER TIME.

BUT THERE'S ALSO THE ABILITY TO BRING IN SOMEBODY WITH ALL THE SKILLS AND BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO TO BE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE

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IMMEDIATELY. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY WITH MISS FITZGERALD.

I DID WANT TO MAKE A NOTE THAT THERE IS POSSIBLY AN ERROR IN THE CONTRACT, AND I MENTIONED IT TO MISS FITZGERALD EARLIER.

IT'S ON PAGE TWO AND SECTION 2.4 IN THE SEVENTH BULLET POINT.

AND IT READS WHENEVER THE SCOPE OF WORK REQUIRES OR PERMITS APPROVAL BY THE WATER AUTHORITY, IT IS UNDERSTOOD TO BE APPROVAL SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONFORMING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SCOPE OF WORK, AND NOT ACCEPTANCE OF ANY PROFESSIONAL OR OTHER RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WORK.

AND I READ THAT BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS CONTRACT MINUS THAT SENTENCE.

I BELIEVE WE HAVE A FIX TO THAT. YES SHERIFF.

THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR. THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT CHAIRMAN AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

YEAH, I HAD PLANNED TO JUMP IN AT SOME POINT JUST TO PROVIDE CLARIFICATION ON THAT POINT THAT PORTION OF SECTION 2.4.1 IS IN FACT NOT REQUIRED. THE FIRST. SO IT'S THE SEVENTH BULLET POINT OF SECTION 2.4.1.

THE FIRST SENTENCE IS APPROPRIATE AND SHOULD BE CONTAINED WITHIN THIS AGREEMENT.

THE REMAINDER OF THAT PARAGRAPH SHOULD BE STRICKEN WITH THAT MODIFICATION.

THEN THE CONTRACT IS IN PROPER FORM FOR CONSIDERATION AND POTENTIAL APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

THANK YOU. I WOULD AMEND MY MOTION TO REFLECT THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NICE JOB CHECK. SUPERVISOR GREGORY DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, OTHER THAN THE FACT IT'S ALWAYS BEEN PROACTIVE BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE BUILDING THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STATE AND OUR LEGISLATORS, AND IT'S BROUGHT A LOT OF MONEY BACK INTO THE COUNTY.

SO I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING. AND THANK YOU FOR DOING IT.

THANK YOU. SHERIFF WOULD MISS FITZGERALD LIKE TO COME UP OR SPEAK IF YOU WOULD LIKE HER TO? SHE'S RIGHT HERE. YEAH. COME ON UP. AND I DO APPRECIATE THE COMMUNICATION.

I THINK IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE GREAT COMMUNICATION FOR ALL OF OUR CITIZENS.

SO I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO. WELCOME TO THE COUNTY.

THANK YOU. I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE. I DON'T HAVE A PREPARED STATEMENT, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

AND WELL, FOR ME, I JUST REALLY WANTED TO WELCOME YOU AND EVERYBODY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE YOU.

AND AND I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW.

ANY QUESTIONS? HOW DO YOU PLAN ON INTEGRATING YOUR MESSAGE WITH THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE, TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR MESSAGE HAS A COMMON THEME TO IT.

SO IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT'S TWO DIFFERENT MESSAGES GOING OUT? ABSOLUTELY. I THINK THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST INTEGRAL PARTS OF THIS ROLE, AND I'VE ALWAYS KIND OF STUCK TO THAT MESSAGE OF MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE AND EVERY STAKEHOLDER IS INVOLVED AND MAKING SURE THAT NO ONE IS BLINDSIDED.

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN RAISED IN THE ASSIGNMENT OF NO SURPRISES, SO MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THE FACTS OF THE SITUATION WHENEVER THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES, AND MAKING SURE THAT THAT'S COMMUNICATED INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY APPROPRIATELY.

WOW. PERFECT ANSWER. WELL, WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.

WE WELCOME YOU. SHERIFF ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU AND YOUR STAFF.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. BE SAFE.

I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. CLERK OF THE BOARD. SUPERVISOR CHECK.

YES. VICE CHAIR COMPTON. YES. SUPERVISOR GREGORY.

YES. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. CHAIR MALLORY. YES.

ITEM APPROVED, AS AMENDED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD , THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT.

ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. NOW, JUST A LITTLE. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I HAVE THIS CORRECTED ON HERE.

ITEM NUMBER ONE IS GOING TO GO DOWN TO THE BOTTOM.

[2. Development Services - Award a three (3) year contract to the consultant firm Logan Simpson in the total amount of $499,905.00, to create a new Zoning Ordinance, corresponding Zoning Map, and Subdivision Regulations (collectively “Code”) that is consistent with the Yavapai County 2032 Comprehensive Plan for the unincorporated areas of Yavapai County. YC Contract No. 2025-043 (All Districts)]

AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT CHAIR. OKAY. JUST CHECKING.

CHECKING THE CHECK HERE. OKAY. SO MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO AWARD A THREE YEAR CONTRACT TO THE CONSULTANT FIRM LOGAN SIMPSON, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $499,905 TO CREATE A NEW ZONING ORDINANCE, CORRESPONDING ZONING MAP AND SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, COLLECTIVELY CODE THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE YAVAPAI COUNTY 2032 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF YAVAPAI COUNTY YC CONTRACT NUMBER 2025-043.

MATT, GOOD MORNING TO YOU. GOOD MORNING CHAIR MALLORY.

GOOD MORNING CHAIR MALLORY AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD .

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MY NAME IS MATT BLAKE, AND I'M YOUR PLANNING MANAGER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

IF THE BOARD WILL PERMIT ME, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ACTION ITEM REGARDING THE AWARD OF THE CONTRACT TO LOGAN SIMPSON TO CREATE A NEW ZONING ORDINANCE, CORRESPONDING ZONING MAP AND SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, WHICH WE COLLECTIVELY REFER TO AS THE CODE FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF YAVAPAI COUNTY.

ADDITIONALLY, ROGER EASTMAN, THE SENIOR PLANNER AND MANAGER FOR THE CODE UPDATE PROJECT, IS PRESENT AND AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

AS YOU ARE AWARE, IN JULY OF 2024, THE BOARD AWARDED ITS BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 24-25, WHICH INCLUDED BUDGETING UP TO $500,000 TO RETAIN A QUALIFIED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY LAND USE PLANNING FIRM TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE AUDIT AND REWRITE OF THE CODE TO BE COMPLETED IN PHASES OVER THREE YEARS ENDING IN AUGUST OF 2028.

IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT SOLICITED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE RFP.

THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. IN DECEMBER 2024, THE RFP PROCESS OFFICIALLY CLOSED AND A TOTAL OF TWO PROPOSALS WERE RECEIVED BY THE CLERK OF THE BOARD. FOLLOWING A RIGOROUS SCORING AND SELECTION PROCESS BETWEEN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND FINANCE, THE FIRM LOGAN SIMPSON WAS SELECTED WITH A FINAL COST PROPOSAL IN THE AMOUNT OF $499,905.

HAVING FOUND THEIR INITIAL AND SUPPLEMENTAL PROPOSAL RESPONSIVE TO THE RFP AND SCOPE OF WORK DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT RECOMMEND THE PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT SERVICES OF LOGAN SIMPSON AND THEIR TEAM OF CONSULTANTS FOR THE CODE UPDATE PROCESS.

LOGAN SIMPSON IS BASED IN TEMPE, ARIZONA AND HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN UPDATING CODES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LIKE YAVAPAI COUNTY, INCLUDING RELEVANT WORK IN CITIES AND COUNTIES THROUGHOUT ARIZONA AND ELSEWHERE, FOR METROPOLITAN COMMUNITIES, FOR RURAL COUNTIES. WE HAVE A MIX OF OF BOTH WITHIN THE COUNTY, AND THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS THEIR TEAM, NOT JUST PROJECTS HERE IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA, BUT RIGHT HERE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY.

WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

AND I WOULD JUST MENTION MOVING FORWARD SHOULD THE BOARD AWARD T HIS CONTRACT, THE CODE UPDATE PROJECT WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY, STARTING WITH AN INITIAL KICKOFF MEETING WITH COUNTY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND STAFF, AND POTENTIALLY INTERACTIVE POTENTIAL PRESENTATION AT JOINT SESSION, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 27TH.

SO IT MAY BE THAT SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS, SOME OF THE MORE DETAILED BACK AND FORTH MIGHT BE BETTER SERVED AN MORE APPROPRIATE FOR THAT FOR SOME OF THESE INITIAL KICKOFF MEETINGS.

AND AGAIN, THERE WILL BE A KICKOFF MEETING INITIALLY JUST WITH COUNTY LEADERSHIP.

AND I'M HAPPY TO STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. AGAIN, MR. EASTMAN IS AVAILABLE TO TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR CHECK. YES. THANK YOU, CHAIR.

I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROCESS. IT'S ONE OF THE INITIATIVES THAT I THINK IS REALLY GOING TO SERVE YAVAPAI COUNTY AS A WHOLE, LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE. IT'S SOMETHING I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IN MY COMMUNITY MEETINGS, ENCOURAGING MAYORS AND UNINCORPORATED AREAS TO CONSULT THEIR COMMUNITY VISIONS SO THAT WHEN THEY COME INTO PLAY IN THIS PROCESS, THEY'RE AWARE OF WHAT'S IN THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY REFLECT THEIR GOALS.

CAN YOU JUST GIVE A QUICK SYNOPSIS OF THE THE OUTREACH THAT'S INVOLVED IN THIS, WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES? SURE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. BOARD MEMBER CHECK.

SO AS PART OF THE SCOPE OF WORK AND THE PROPOSAL THAT THE COUNTY RECEIVED IN SELECTING LOGAN SIMPSON WE'VE PLANNED FOR A REALLY ROBUST AND VERY INTERACTIVE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS.

SO WE'VE GOT A WHOLE TIMELINE OF DIFFERENT STEPS IN THE PROCESS.

CERTAINLY THERE'S THE INITIAL THE KICKOFF MEETINGS.

BUT REALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS SORT OF A MULTIMEDIA CAMPAIGN, VERY SIMILAR AND CERTAINLY PROBABLY TO BE ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT WHICH THE COUNTY WAS ACTUALLY RECOGNIZED FOR FAIRLY RECENTLY WITH THE UPDATE TO ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

IN FACT, WE WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE ARIZONA AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION FOR THE QUALITY AND RIGOROUS NATURE OF PUBLIC OUTREACH.

AND SO WE WANT TO GET RECOGNIZED AGAIN. AND THAT WAS VERY VALUABLE.

AND IN FACT, REALLY, I THINK PART OF THE IMPETUS FOR THIS WHOLE INITIATIVE IS THAT THE BOARD HEARD ITS CITIZENRY.

IT HEARD THE PUBLIC AS THE PUBLIC EXPRESSED THEIR VISION FOR THE FUTURE, WHICH WAS THEN CARRIED FORWARD IN THE UPDATE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

BUT THAT'S REALLY A VISIONARY DOCUMENT. AND SO TO REALLY SORT OF DO THE BIDDING AND THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE THAT NEEDS TO THEN GET TRANSLATED INTO THE UPDATE OF THIS

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CODE, THIS COLLECTIVE CODE, WHICH REALLY HASN'T BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY OR COMPREHENSIVELY UPDATED SINCE THE 1960S.

SO IT IS A GENERATIONAL TASK. AND SO IN A SENSE, THE PUBLIC IS ALREADY GOING ALONG WITH US BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHAT T HIS IS ALL ABOUT IS TRANSLATING ALL OF THAT ACTUALLY INTO THE CODE.

AND SO THERE'S GOING TO BE THE CONSULTANT TEAM IS GOING TO BE INTERVIEWING OTHER MUNICIPALITIES COMMUNITIES. SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE GOING OUT INTO THE COMMUNITIES.

THERE'S GOING TO BE A VARIETY OF IN-PERSON AND REMOTE MEETINGS.

THERE'S GOING TO BE ADVERTISED PUBLIC MEETINGS.

SO THERE'S JUST THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT TO TAKE PLACE.

I THINK THE SPECIFICS OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, ALTHOUGH IT'S ALL IN THEIR PROPOSAL, AND I'M SURE ROGER WOULD BE HAPPY TO SPEAK FOR IT.

THIS BOARD IS GOING TO PROBABLY BE MAKING SOME DECISIONS AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, EXACTLY WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, HOW MANY MEETINGS AND WHERE, ARE WE GOING TO FAIRS? IT'S CERTAINLY GOING TO BE WE'RE GOING TO BASE THIS ON THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE.

SO THERE'LL BE A CENTRALIZED LOCATION WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO TO REVIEW MATERIALS TO FILL OUT SURVEYS.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE REALLY LIKED ABOUT LOGAN SIMPSON'S PROPOSAL WAS, IS THAT THEY'RE EMBRACING A WIDE AMOUNT OF TECHNOLOGY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, ONE FORM OF TECHNOLOGY DOESN'T WORK FOR EVERYBODY, RIGHT? AND SO IF YOU REALLY WANT TO CAST YOUR NET WIDELY, YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO USE A WIDE VARIETY OF PROVEN TOOLS THAT THAT ARE REALLY EFFECTIVE IN ENGAGING THE PUBLIC MEANINGFULLY. YOU KNOW, THAT WAS MY SECOND QUESTION IS WHAT REALLY STOOD OUT ABOUT LOGAN SIMPSON, THAT YOU'RE EXCITED TO TO APPROVE THIS CONTRACT TODAY? WELL, CERTAINLY IT WAS THE QUALITY OF WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE IN ARIZONA, NOT JUST FOR, YOU KNOW, LARGER GROWING MUNICIPALITIES, BUT ALSO FOR AREAS THAT WANT TO BE PROTECTIVE OF THEIR RURAL LIFESTYLE AND THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.

SO IT WAS THAT IT WAS, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE GOT TEN PEOPLE THAT ARE AICP CERTIFIED.

IT WAS JUST A VERY WELL ORGANIZED, A VERY WELL LAID OUT PROPOSAL.

AND, YOU KNOW, SORT OF IT WASN'T LIKE WE WE NOT ONLY KNEW WHAT WE WERE GETTING, BUT WE FELT CONFIDENT THAT WE WERE GOING TO GET IT AND HOW THEY WERE GOING TO GO ABOUT DOING THAT. IT REALLY IS. IT'S NOT JUST LOGAN SIMPSON, BUT THEY'VE GOT A WHOLE TEAM, AN ALL STAR TEAM OF SUB CONSULTANTS THAT SPECIALIZE IN CERTAIN AREAS, WHETHER IT'S LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, HOUSING INVENTORY AND DOING A MARKET NEEDS ANALYSIS.

SO THEY'VE JUST THEY'VE REALLY ASSEMBLED A GOOD TEAM.

AND IT REALLY KIND OF MADE SENSE FOR THE DIFFERENT PROFESSIONALS.

AND SUBCONSULTANTS KIND OF COME IN AND AND OUT, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THIS PROJECT, WHICH AGAIN, IT'S A THREE YEAR PROJECT AND IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE ONE THING WE LEARNED, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT HOW OTHER COUNTIES HAVE APPROACHED THIS IN THE PAST IS ONE OF THE STUMBLING BLOCKS IS WHERE THEY TRY TO DO IT TOO QUICKLY.

AND IT'S JUST THIS IS A BIG COUNTY AND WE NEED TO TAKE OUR TIME TO DO IT RIGHT.

THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YEAH. I SHARE SUPERVISOR CHECK'S EXCITEMENT ON THIS.

I THINK IT'S LONG OVERDUE AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE MONEY WELL SPENT.

I MEAN, IT'S A LOT OF BEANS, BUT WHEN YOU GET THE PRODUCT YOU WANT.

AND WE'RE SO MUCH DIFFERENT FROM 1960 TO TODAY AND WHAT REALLY POURS OUT IN WHY WE NEED THIS TO HAPPEN IS JUST WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM ALL THE CONSTITUENTS.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED OUR GROWTH. OUR NUMBERS ARE BIGGER, AND I THINK THIS WILL BE A GREAT TOOL TO HELP US PLAN FOR GROWTH, HELP US CONTROL GROWTH REQUIREMENTS FOR GROWTH.

JUST THE ONE THING WE'RE STARTING TO SEE NOW IS THE HOME BASED BUSINESSES AND HOW WE CAN ADDRESS THAT IN ZONING AND THE NOISE ORDINANCE, WHERE PEOPLE ARE SETTING UP EVENT VENUES IN AREAS WHERE IT'S RESIDENTIAL, YOU KNOW, AND REALLY LAYING OUT WHAT ZONING IS, WHAT ZONING. IT'S GOOD TO HEAR THAT THEY'RE GOING TO COME TO US, BECAUSE WE'RE REALLY THE ONES GETTING THE OBSERVATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY.

AND I WOULD HOPE THAT GETTING TOGETHER WITH US WOULD BE ONGOING, NOT JUST A ONE TIME THING AT THE FRONT.

AND I'M GUESSING YOUR PLAN, IT WILL BE. ABSOLUTELY.

AND WE HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR. YEAH. OKAY. THANKS.

SUPERVISOR GREGORY. THIS IS I'LL REITERATE WHAT WAS SAID BEFORE.

THIS IS A LONG TIME COMING, AND I'M GLAD TO SEE IT HERE.

FINALLY HERE. THANK YOU. WELL, I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. THIS BOARD IS GOT A LOT OF GREAT VISION, AND WE WANT TO BE AS MUCH AS INVOLVED AS POSSIBLE WITH THIS, AND I'M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING A LOT OF OUR ISSUES HERE IN THE COUNTY UP TO THE CURRENT TIME FRAME THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.

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SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MATT. I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT.

I WILL GLADLY MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT. I'LL SECOND THAT.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. CLERK, CAN YOU CALL THE VOTE? SUPERVISOR CHECK. YES. VICE CHAIR COMPTON. YES.

SUPERVISOR GREGORY. YES. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES.

CHAIR MALLORY. YES. ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY.

OKAY, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE. PUBLIC WORKS APPROVE A CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND AUTHORIZATION OF SERVICES WITH LYON

[3. Public Works - Approve Contract for Professional Services and Authorization of Services (AOS) #2502382.1 with Lyon Engineering in an amount not to exceed $265,250.00 for Prescott East Highway and Antelope Lane Pedestrian Path Improvement Project No. 2502382. YC Contract Nos. 2025-040 and 2025-041 (District 5 - Supervisor Mallory)]

ENGINEERING THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $265,250 FOR THE PRESCOTT EAST HIGHWAY AND ANTELOPE LANE PEDESTRIAN PATH IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NUMBER 2502382.

CONTRACT NUMBERS 2025-040 AND 2025-041. AND THIS HAPPENS TO BE IN MY DISTRICT, DISTRICT FIVE. SO. GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING CHAIR MALLORY, VICE CHAIR COMPTON, SUPERVISORS.

SUPERVISOR GREGORY I DO WISH YOU THE BEST. IT'S BEEN GREAT WORKING WITH YOU.

I'M ROGER MCCORMICK, YOUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.

SO, YEAH, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS IN DISTRICT FIVE.

THIS IS ON PRESCOTT EAST HIGHWAY. WE'RE LOOKING TO HIRE AN ENGINEERING FIRM TO DESIGN A PEDESTRIAN PATH ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROADWAY ON PRESCOTT EAST HIGHWAY. PRESCOTT EAST HIGHWAY IS A IT'S A MAJOR COLLECTOR WITHIN THE IT'S A LITTLE COUNTY ISLAND THAT KIND OF LIES BETWEEN THE TWO EDGES OF PRESCOTT VALLEY. IT SERVES THE GRANVILLE COMMUNITY, THE JASPER COMMUNITY SOME OF THESE BIGGER SUBDIVISIONS THAT ARE REALLY GOING IN AND BOOMING WITHIN PRESCOTT VALLEY.

AND THE TRAFFIC IS CONTINUALLY INCREASING ON PRESCOTT HIGHWAY.

WE RECENTLY COMPLETED A WIDENING PROJECT OR ASPHALT REPAIR PROJECT ON PRESCOTT EAST HIGHWAY IN 2023. AND SINCE THEN, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MONITOR AND KIND OF SEE HOW PEDESTRIANS ARE USING THE CORRIDOR.

THEY'RE PUSHING STROLLERS AND PEOPLE RIDING BIKES AND DOING ALL KINDS OF THINGS IN THIS AREA JUST BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY TO THESE LARGER SUBDIVISIONS. ALSO WITHIN THE AREA WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.

WE HAVE THE FRANKLIN PHONETIC SCHOOL, THE LAKE VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND ALSO THE BRADSHAW MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL.

RECENTLY, THE TOWN WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE A SIDEWALK PROJECT ON STARLIGHT DRIVE, WHICH THIS IS GOING TO TIE INTO THAT PROJECT THAT THEY COMPLETED.

GO DOWN ANTELOPE LANE AND THEN DOWN BOTH SIDES OF PRESCOTT EAST HIGHWAY, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE SOUTH SIDE, CLOSER TO STATE ROUTE 69, WHERE THE FRANKLIN PHONETIC SCHOOL IS DOWN THERE.

AND SO THIS WOULD ALLOW A CONTINUOUS SIDEWALK BETWEEN ALL THE SCHOOLS IN THE AREA, AND ALSO ALLOW FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITHIN THE AREA TO WALK SAFELY ON A PEDESTRIAN PATH THAT IS SEPARATED FROM THE ROADWAY.

SO LYON ENGINEERING IS THE ONE THAT WE SELECTED TO DO THIS DESIGN, AND WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU GUYS WOULD CONSIDER AWARDING THIS CONTRACT TO THEM SO THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH DESIGN OF THE PEDESTRIAN PATH ON PRESCOTT'S HIGHWAY.

THANK YOU. AND AND WHAT I'D LIKE TO SAY IS, AS WE HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED THE GROWTH IN ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES THE TRAFFIC THAT WE HAVE BEEN GETTING ON THIS USED TO BE A VERY CLOSED NEIGHBORHOOD IS UNBELIEVABLE.

AND SO THERE IS A LOT OF FAMILIES, KIDS RIDING BIKES, LOTS OF THINGS WE HAVE SPENT, I WOULD SAY CLOSE TO $5 MILLION JUST WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO REDO THE ROAD. WE HAD TO REDESIGN IT.

WE ACTUALLY HAD TO MAKE THE IMPACT MORE BECAUSE OF ALL THE TRAFFIC AND NOT ONLY CARS, BUT BECAUSE OF ALL THE DEVELOPMENT IN BETWEEN JASPER'S AND GRANVILLE WE HAVE A LOT OF BIG TRUCK TRAFFIC AS WELL.

SO WITH THE SCHOOLS AND EVERYTHING I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THAT AREA PROBABLY SINCE I GOT INTO OFFICE IN 2019, AND THIS IS KIND OF THE FINISHING TOUCH TO THAT AREA THAT I THINK WOULD REALLY BRING IT INTO A VERY SAFE AREA, BECAUSE THE POPULATION WILL ONLY INCREASE ALONG WITH THE CHILDREN AND GOING TO SCHOOL.

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SO WITH THAT, I'LL REACH OUT TO MY COLLEAGUES TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THIS PROJECT.

I DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT A COMMENT. CHAIR IS JUST THAT I LOVE TO SEE THE COUNTY REALLY ACTING REGIONALLY TO CONNECT COMMUNITIES AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT VISION IS COHESIVE WHETHER YOU'RE IN A MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY OR AN UNINCORPORATED YAVAPAI COUNTY.

SO THANK YOU. AND YEAH, I COMMEND YOU ALL. THANK YOU.

VICE CHAIR . DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.

I'M HAPPY TO HAVE IT IN YOUR DISTRICT. THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE THAT SUPPORT. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

ANY QUESTIONS? SUPERVISOR GREGORY, YOU'VE BEEN HANGING OUT WITH ME FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS ON THIS.

I AGREE. I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US TO WORK TOGETHER WITH THE MUNICIPALITIES IN THAT AREA IS AT CALLAHAN COUNTY ISLAND, AND IT'S A GOOD ADDITION. SO. OKAY. WELL THEN I THINK THAT I WILL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT WITH LYON ENGINEERING IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $265,250. I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. SECOND. OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY MYSELF, SUPERVISOR MALLORY AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR CHECK.

CLERK OF THE BOARD CAN YOU CALL THE VOTE? SUPERVISOR CHECK.

YES. VICE CHAIR COMPTON. YES. SUPERVISOR GREGORY.

YES. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. CHAIR MALLORY. YES.

ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FROM MY COLLEAGUES HERE, AND ALSO THE HARD WORK THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN PUTTING IN FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. OKAY, SO WE HAVE THE NEXT PROJECT, WHICH IS ITEM

[4. Public Works - Approve the purchase of one (1) 2026 Freightliner Water Truck and two (2) 2026 Freightliner Dump Trucks with Plows and Sanders from Freightliner of Arizona LLC, for a total amount of $1,010,674.72, utilizing Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Contract No. CTR069472. YC Contract Nos. 2025-032 and 2025-033 (All Districts)]

NUMBER FOUR. ROGER. IT'S PUBLIC WORKS AGAIN TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF ONE 2026 FREIGHTLINER WATER TRUCK AND TWO 2026 FREIGHTLINER DUMP TRUCKS WITH PLOWS, SANDERS AND ALL THOSE FUN TOYS THAT GUYS LIKE TO DO, GIRLS LIKE TO DO, YOU KNOW? YEAH. SO THIS IS KIND OF A THREE PART APPROVAL.

WE HAVE THREE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ON THIS APPROVAL, ON THIS ACTION ITEM.

THE FIRST ONE BEING THE FREIGHTLINER WATER TRUCK.

SO THE FREIGHTLINER WATER TRUCK IS GOING TO REPLACE A 2001 WATER TRUCK THAT WE HAVE IN THE FLEET RIGHT NOW.

THIS IS PART OF THE 24-25 BUDGET. THE 2001 WATER TRUCK THAT WE HAVE HAS JUST SHY OF 200,000 MILES ON IT.

SO WE'VE USED IT QUITE WELL. AND IT'S TIME TO KIND OF REPLACE THAT WITH SOMETHING NEW.

SO WE'RE REQUESTING FOR THE 2026 FREIGHTLINER THAT WE WOULD BE PURCHASING THROUGH THE ADOT CONTRACT THAT THEY HAVE AVAILABLE. SAME THING FOR THE OTHER TWO THAT ARE PART OF THIS IS WE HAVE TWO DUMP TRUCKS THAT WE'D LIKE TO REPLACE.

THESE DUMP TRUCKS ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN ON THE BUDGET FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.

THEY STARTED IN THE 23-24 BUDGET DUE TO SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES AND SHORTAGES AND PROVIDING HEAVY EQUIPMENT TO THE COUNTY.

THESE HAVE ROLLED OVER INTO THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.

THE MANUFACTURER FINALLY HAS SOME AVAILABLE FOR US TO PURCHASE.

THESE WOULD REPLACE TWO 2008 DUMP TRUCKS WITH NEW 2026 ONES.

AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS FINALLY.

NOW, WE HOPE THEY'LL BE DELIVERED THIS FISCAL YEAR, BUT AS WE ORDER THEM, THEY WILL START CONSTRUCTING AND PUTTING ON THE BEDS AND THE SANDERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. AND IT MAY PUSH INTO NEXT YEAR A LITTLE BIT, BUT THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR US TO ACTUALLY PURCHASE AND TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, BUILDING OF THOSE NOW. THE I WILL MENTION THAT THE WATER TRUCK IS UNDER BUDGET BY ABOUT $56,000 WITH WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED THIS YEAR. SO WE HAD BUDGETED $275,000.

THAT CAME IN AT 218,000. THE TWO DUMP TRUCKS, INCLUDING THE PLOWS AND THE SANDERS, WERE BUDGETED AT $650,000. AND THOSE CAME IN OVER BUDGET AT $791,000, SO ABOUT $141,000 OVER WHICH PUBLIC WORKS WILL BE ABLE TO OFFSET SOME OF THAT WITH OUR DIFFERENT COST SAVINGS ON EQUIPMENT AND THINGS THAT WE PURCHASED, WHERE WE WON'T GO OVER BUDGET THIS YEAR WE WILL STILL BE WITHIN THE APPROVED BUDGET, BUT IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD ON SOME OF THESE PURCHASES THAT HAVE BEEN CARRYING FOR SO LONG. YES, I AGREE, AND WELL, WE SAVED ON SOME AND GOT A LITTLE BIT HIGHER ON OTHERS,

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BUT THAT'S OKAY. WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD. I'LL REACH OUT TO MY COLLEAGUES AND SEE IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS? JUST A NOTE. YOU KNOW, ANYTIME YOU'RE SPENDING PUBLIC DOLLARS, PEOPLE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE GETTING THE BEST DEAL OUT THERE.

AND FROM THE READING, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE SOME GOOD DISCOUNTS INVOLVED HERE, AND THAT THERE IS DEFINITELY AN EFFORT TO FIND THAT LOW PRICE IN THIS EFFORT.

ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR CHECK.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YEAH. YOU KNOW THE TRASH TRUCKS I WAS BUYING IN 2010 FOR 150 ARE NOW OVER $300,000, AND THE PRICE OF EQUIPMENT IS GOING ASTRONOMICAL IF YOU CAN EVEN GET IT, LIKE YOU'RE SAYING HERE, THAT THERE'S SUCH A BACKORDER ON EQUIPMENT, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU GOT A REALLY GOOD DEAL ON THIS.

AND TO SUPERVISOR CHECK'S POINT, I WAS TALKING WITH FINANCE THE OTHER DAY AND JUST SEEING IF WHEN WE DO ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONTRACT OR CITY OF TUCSON CONTRACT OR WHATEVER, IS THAT TRULY THE BEST DEAL? I MEAN, WE SAW A CONTRACT COME UP FOR FOR TAHOES, AND IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE IT WAS MUCH OF A GOOD DEAL FOR US.

SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS ANOTHER WAY OF DOING THAT. AND I'M STILL TRYING TO GET MY HEAD WRAPPED AROUND IT.

YOU'LL KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT THAN I DO. SO MAYBE WE'LL TALK.

BUT ALSO IT'D BE NICE TO SEE. AND I KNOW FREIGHTLINER DOESN'T HAVE A DEALERSHIP HERE, BUT IF THERE'S EVER A DEALERSHIP ON EQUIPMENT OR WHATEVER IN ONE OF OUR CITIES, IT SURE WOULD BE NICE TO CHANNEL IT THROUGH THERE BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND WE STILL PAY SALES TAX AND IT'D BE NICE TO GIVE OUR CITIES THE SALES TAX RATHER THAN THE CITY OF TUCSON OR WHATEVER. BUT IT'S GREAT. BUT THE ONLY THING IS, LIKE, MAYBE WE DON'T GET A SNOW PLOW, BUT WE CAN GET THEM WITH SNOW MAKERS BECAUSE WE ARE DRY.

SO ANYWAYS, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK. YEAH.

THANK YOU. IF I MAY. YES. SO IN RELATION TO THAT SO ONE OF THE LOCAL VENDORS THAT WE DO HAVE THAT'S WITHIN THE AREA IS EMPIRE THAT WE BUY A LOT OF OUR CAT TYPE EQUIPMENT FROM.

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED SOME MOTOR GRADERS FROM THEM.

AND SO WHEN WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE LOCAL VENDORS, WE DEFINITELY TRY TO DO THAT.

SO. AND EMPIRES, THEY GOT THE STATEWIDE LOCK ON CAT.

CAN WE DO WE GET THAT CHANNEL THROUGH OUR CAT DEALERSHIP SO THE SALES TAX STAYS HERE OR DOES IT GO TO SOME KIND OF STATEWIDE.

YEAH. YOU KNOW I'M NOT 100% SURE ON THAT. I'D PROBABLY HAVE TO LOOK INTO IT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. BUT YEAH, I WOULD HOPE THAT THAT WOULD BE STAYING HERE LOCALLY FOR SURE, BECAUSE IT DOES BENEFIT US IN MULTIPLE WAYS FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.

THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR GREGORY. NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

OKAY. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND THAT. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR GREGORY. CLERK OF THE BOARD YOU CALL THE VOTE.

SUPERVISOR CHECK. YES. VICE CHAIR COMPTON. YES.

SUPERVISOR GREGORY. YES. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES.

CHAIR MALLORY. YES. ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THERE YOU GO ROGER. THANK YOU.

OKAY, SO, MR. THOMPSON DO WE MOVE ON NOW TO THE ITEM THAT I'VE KIND OF SHUFFLED ALL THROUGH MY PAGES HERE?

[1. Board of Supervisors - Discussion and possible action regarding the process to appoint a replacement for the Yavapai County District 2 Supervisor, pursuant to A.R.S. §§11-213, 11-402, 16-230, and 38-294. ]

YES, CHAIR. WE DO. OKAY. SO, CHAIR, I BELIEVE THAT THAT'S SUPERVISOR GREGORY'S INTENT TO LEAVE THE MEETING AT A POINT.

SO. YES. ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE ALL YOUR GOODIES, TOO? YEAH. OKAY. WELL, ALL RIGHT THEN. YOU NEED A SHERPA? YEAH. I GOT YOU.

AND MY COFFEE. AND COFFEE. ARE YOU GOING TO GRAB SOME MORE CAKE ON YOUR WAY OUT? YEAH. YOU GOT THIS? YES. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU.

IF I MAY AS YOU'RE LEAVING ONE MORE TIME. SUPERVISOR GREGORY.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

[APPLAUSE] DO YOU WANT TO WAIT FOR MARTY TO COME BACK IN, OR IS THAT.

OKAY. OKAY, MR. THOMPSON, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD ON AN ITEM THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN TODAY.

GOOD MORNING AGAIN, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR , MEMBERS OF THE BOARD , MAURY THOMPSON, COUNTY MANAGER . AND YES, I BELIEVE YOU ARE CORRECT, CHAIR, THAT THERE IS SOME INTEREST IN THIS ITEM.

WHAT I AM ATTEMPTING TO DO HERE WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM IS TO LAY OUT WHAT I WOULD REFER TO AS KIND OF THE BROAD OVERVIEW OR SCHEDULE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OR THE REPLACEMENT TO DISTRICT TWO SUPERVISORS SEAT.

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IF YOU'VE LOOKED AT THE AGENDA, YOU'LL SEE AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT, WE HAVE A STUDY SESSION, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY THAN WE MOST RECENTLY TALKED ABOUT, BECAUSE I THINK IT SO CLOSELY TIES TO THIS ITEM.

IT'S AN ISSUE THAT FOLKS IN THE PUBLIC ARE KEENLY INTERESTED IN.

AND QUITE FRANKLY, I THINK WE CAN DISPENSE WITH PRETTY QUICKLY.

SO WE WILL DO THAT. SO AGAIN, THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM IS TO TALK ABOUT THE OVERARCHING SCHEDULE FOR THIS APPOINTMENT.

THIS PROPOSED SCHEDULE WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR AGENDA MATERIALS SO IT IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC RIGHT AT THIS POINT WITH THE PUBLICATION OF TODAY'S AGENDA.

SO I'LL JUST WALK YOU FAIRLY QUICKLY THROUGH IT AND STOP ME AT ANY POINT FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

SO YOU'LL SEE WE START WITH WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH, WHICH WAS THE DATE THAT WE RECEIVED SUBMITTED TO MYSELF AND THE COUNTY RECORDER WAS THE STATUTORILY DESIGNATED INDIVIDUAL TO RECEIVE THAT RESIGNATION FROM THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD THAT WAS RECEIVED WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF TODAY, AS WE KNOW, BRINGS US TO TODAY, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PROCESS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE VACANCY AND TO REVIEW THE TIMELINE SO, SO ATTACHED. IT'S STAFF'S INTENT THAT IF THE BOARD GIVES DIRECTION TO PROCEED WITH THIS, WE WOULD RELEASE A PRESS RELEASE TODAY FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION, LETTING THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT THE BOARD, OF COURSE, HAS ACCEPTED FORMALLY THE RESIGNATION AND BEGIN THE PROCESS OF SOLICITING LETTERS OF INTEREST, RESUMES, FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST AFFIDAVITS FROM INTERESTED APPLICANTS AND LIST OUT THESE DUE DATES FOR THEM. SO THEY'RE ALL WELL AWARE OF THAT.

WE'RE PROPOSING THAT ON FRIDAY, MARCH 7TH AT 5:00 PM TO BE THE CLOSING PERIOD FOR RECEIVING THOSE LETTERS OF INTEREST AND RELATED DOCUMENTATION. MONDAY, MARCH 24TH, WE WOULD PLAN TO ISSUE A SECOND PRESS RELEASE, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE INFORMATION ON THE REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 16TH. JUMPING AHEAD, YOU CAN SEE THAT IS WHEN WE ARE PROPOSING THAT THE BOARD WOULD MAKE THE APPOINTMENT THAT DATE. SO AGAIN, JUST NOTIFYING THE PUBLIC THAT THAT'S THE DATE WHERE THE FINAL APPOINTMENT WOULD BE MADE.

THAT PRESS RELEASE WOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE LIST OF APPLICANT NAMES AND INVITING THE PUBLIC IN A VERY IMPORTANT PIECE HERE TO COMMENT ON ANY OR ALL OF THOSE APPLICANTS BY EMAIL AND LAYING THAT PROCESS OUT. THEN ON FRIDAY, APRIL 4TH, WOULD BE THE DEADLINE AT 5:00 PM TO RECEIVE ANY OF THOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS. THOSE COMMENTS WOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK OF THE BOARD, AND THEN BY THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, THAT GIVE THE CLERK A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME TO GET THOSE AGGREGATED INTO A FORMAT TO DISTRIBUTE THOSE TO THE BOARD.

ALSO ON THAT SAME MONDAY, APRIL 7TH, WE WOULD BEGIN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING APPLICANTS REGARDING THE REGULAR MEETING.

AGAIN, THAT APRIL 16TH MEETING AND NOTIFYING THEM OF THE POSSIBILITY IF THE BOARD SO CHOSE TO DO, TO CONSIDER INDIVIDUAL APPLICANTS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

AS YOU LIKELY KNOW, THAT WOULD REQUIRE A PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THEM OF THAT THE DECISION.

SO THEN UNDER THE COMMENTS THERE, YOU'LL SEE ON MONDAY, APRIL 7TH, THE BOARD COULD CONDUCT EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH FOLLOW UP.

AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE YOUR DECISION. YOU COULD CHOOSE TO PARE DOWN THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION OR IN PUBLIC SESSION.

MAKE A MOTION TO HEAR FROM THOSE THAT ALTHOUGH THIS SAYS TOP THREE LEAVE THAT UP TO THE PROCESS TO DETERMINE HOW MANY YOU WOULD WANT TO ADVANCE.

THEN YOU COULD TALK ABOUT HAVING A PROCESS WHERE EACH CANDIDATE SPEAKS FOR THREE MINUTES, MAKING A MOTION TO LIMIT THAT FINAL POOL DOWN TO YOUR FINAL CHOICES.

AND OF COURSE, A VOTE ON THAT ACTION. TAKES US TO THE LAST DATE ON THE CALENDAR AGAIN, APRIL 16TH WOULD BE YOUR REGULAR MEETING WHERE THE SELECTION OF THE APPLICANT WOULD OCCUR. APPOINTMENT AND SWEARING IN TO OCCUR IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THAT MEETING.

STAFF WOULD OF COURSE THEN ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE SHARING THAT APPOINTMENT NAME WITH THE PUBLIC AND PROBABLY A STATEMENT FROM THE CHAIR INCLUDED THERE AND SOME PHOTOS FOR OUR SWEARING IN.

AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, TAKE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THAT, BUT WOULD NOTE VERY QUICKLY THAT SOME OF THIS MORE INTERNAL PROCESS DETAIL AND TEND TO COVER IN THE COMING UP STUDY SESSION.

SO WITH THAT CHAIR, HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. THOMPSON. SUPERVISOR CHECK.

I THINK IN MY CONVERSATIONS WITH MAURY THOMPSON HERE, I'VE MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT I WOULD PREFER THIS BE A VERY QUICK PROCESS.

AND, YOU KNOW, AFTER REVIEWING THIS TIMELINE, I NOW UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, THE REASONS WHY WE NEED TO TAKE SOME TIME WITH THIS.

APRIL'S A LONG WAYS AWAY. AND THERE'S QUITE A BIT GOING ON IN DISTRICT TWO, SO IT REALLY PUTS AN ADDITIONAL LOAD ON EACH OF THE SUPERVISORS HERE TO ENSURE THAT DISTRICT TWO, YOU KNOW, GETS THE ATTENTION THAT IT DESERVES IN THIS

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INTERIM. BUT I JUST WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, LET IT BE KNOWN THAT I DO UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR THIS TIMELINE AND TO BE VERY THOROUGH IN THIS PROCESS BECAUSE WE'RE REPLACING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL AND IT'S A BIG RESPONSIBILITY.

THANK YOU FOR COMING UP WITH SUCH A ROBUST PROCESS.

THANK YOU. AND I'D BE REMISS TO SHARE THAT THANKS WITH THE CLERK OF THE BOARD, WHO WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH ME ON PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.

AND, CHAIR, IF I MAY RESPOND TO SUPERVISOR CHECK.

THANK YOU. I MEANT TO MAKE THAT COMMENT AS WELL AND SHARE, QUITE FRANKLY, STAFF BELIEVES THIS IS LONGER THAN WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

BUT AGAIN, LAYING OUT THE PROCESS FOLLOWING STATUTE AND THE STATUTORY PROCESS, OF COURSE.

AND THEN YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ME VERY QUICKLY REFERENCE A BACKGROUND CHECK IN MY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE BOARD.

I'VE UNDERSTOOD THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THIS BOARD IS INTERESTED IN DOING IN THIS INSTANCE, WHICH I PERSONALLY FULLY SUPPORT. THAT ADDS A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO THE PROCESS AS WELL.

THANK YOU, MR. THOMPSON. VICE CHAIR . YEAH. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I CONCUR WITH MY COLLEAGUE SUPERVISOR CHECK, AND I APPRECIATE THE OPENNESS AND THE COMMUNICATION WITH THE MR. THOMPSON AND THE CLERK AS WELL IN THIS PROCESS.

IT IS A BIT LONGER THAN WE'D LIKE, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE THOROUGH AND WE CAN GET IT DONE.

I'M SURE WE'LL ALL BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE DISTRICT WHILE IT'S VACANT, AND WE'RE STABLE, AND WE ALL GET ALONG, AND I'M SURE WE'LL BE JUST FINE UNTIL WE APPOINT SOMEBODY NEW. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

AND I HOPE THIS INCLUDES A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK, TOO.

THERE'S A GENTLEMAN RUNNING FOR PRESCOTT CITY COUNCIL NOW, AND HE IS JUST GETTING LAMBASTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE BACKGROUND.

AND, YOU KNOW, I WOULD NEVER HOLD THAT AGAINST SOMEBODY BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES THAT MAKES YOU WHO YOU ARE TODAY, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES OUT OF YOUTH OR THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT BE A PART OF THE BACKGROUND CHECK.

ABSOLUTELY. WELL, I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEEN PUT INTO THIS.

I DO REALIZE IT IS A LITTLE WHILE BEFORE WE ACTUALLY GET THIS PERSON IN THE SEAT, BUT AGAIN, WE WILL WE ARE ALL HERE TO SERVICE DISTRICT TWO IN BETWEEN THAT TIME AND WE ARE ALL VERY ACCESSIBLE.

THE ONE THING I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE ON THIS PROCESS IS THAT IT IS VERY TRANSPARENT, VERY TRANSPARENT.

EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY, ALL THE TAXPAYERS, KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND WERE WE TALKING ABOUT MAYBE HAVING A PLACE WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN GO LOOK AT THIS PROCESS? I'M I SEEM TO KNOW THAT I THINK YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT THAT, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I EVER GOT A TRUE CONFIRMATION.

YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT, CHAIR. WE WILL HAVE AND I'LL GO INTO THIS A LITTLE MORE IN THE STUDY SESSION, BUT WE WILL HAVE A PLACE PROMINENTLY ON THE WEBSITE WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN ACCESS ANY OF THESE DOCUMENTS THAT I REFERRED TO THE FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ALL OF THOSE PIECES, SO THEY CAN EASILY ACCESS IT.

OUR ATTEMPT TO BE FULLY TRANSPARENT WITH THE NAMES IS THAT SERIES OF PRESS RELEASES THAT WE WILL BE SHARING WITH THE PUBLIC.

YOU MAY RECALL THE SECOND ONE THAT WE WOULD CONTAIN THE NAMES OF ALL OF THE APPLICANTS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED.

SO YES, MAKING SURE THAT OUR PUBLIC IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROCESS AND WHO'S INTERESTED AND WHERE WE'RE AT.

OKAY. AND KIND OF LIKE, WHERE ARE WE? THIS PART IS CHECKED OFF.

NOW WE'RE ON TO THIS PART AND. YES. AND ALL OF THAT OKAY.

ALL RIGHT THEN AND THEN I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR TOO, I'M UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WILL HAVE A MIDTERM ELECTION HERE AT THE BOARD.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. SO THIS PERSON THAT WILL BE HIRED BY THIS CURRENT BOARD WILL NEED TO RUN FOR THE ELECTION IN 2026. YES. AGAIN, CHAIR, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.

AGAIN, A LITTLE MORE TO COME DURING THE STUDY SESSION.

BUT WITH THE APPROVAL OF THIS PROCESS TODAY, WE WERE ARE PREPARED TO POST INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE THAT WILL CONTAIN THAT PIECE AS WELL AS ALL THAT THE BOARD HAS AGREED TO IN THIS PROCESS.

SO ALL THAT INFORMATION WILL BE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

AGAIN, STAFF UNDERSTANDS THE GREAT INTEREST IN THIS PROCESS AND INTEND TO GET ALL THE INFORMATION OUT THERE FOR THEM.

OKAY. AND I DID HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION, BUT I THINK THIS IS ACTUALLY TO MR. BRENNAN AND I KNOW THAT I SPOKE WITH YOU AND I DO KNOW THAT ELECTIONS IN A LOT OF THE MUNICIPALITIES , THEY ARE ABLE TO PULL PACKETS RIGHT NOW AND ACTUALLY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING SIGNATURES.

CAN YOU TELL ME AT THIS POINT IN TIME WOULD SOMEONE BE ABLE, AT THE COUNTY TO PULL PACKETS TO START A PROCESS FOR THE ELECTION, FOR THE COUNTY, FOR THIS DISTRICT? IS THAT AN OPPORTUNITY AT THIS TIME, OR IS THERE A DIFFERENT TIMELINE,

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OR DO WE KNOW? CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ? YES. THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. A PACKET CAN BE PULLED AT ANY TIME AND SIGNATURES CAN BE GATHERED.

IT CAN'T BE FILED UNTIL WITHIN, BETWEEN 150 AND 120 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ELECTION, BUT THEY CAN BE PULLED AT ANY TIME.

YOU JUST FILE A STATEMENT OF INTEREST AND PULL A PACKET FROM THE ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT.

OKAY. AND IF I MAY ADD, JUST AS A FORMALITY. AND I'M ACTUALLY GLAD YOU ASKED ME A QUESTION.

ANYONE CHOOSING TO MAKE A MOTION IN RELATION TO THIS ITEM IF I COULD JUST REQUEST THAT IN ADDITION TO APPROVING THE PROCESS, IF YOU COULD ADD THAT YOU'RE ALSO ACCEPTING THE RESIGNATION OF SUPERVISOR GREGORY THAT'S A STATUTORY FORMALITY AND WOULD BE BEST IF WE ADDRESSED THAT AS PART OF THE MOTION AS WELL. ALL IN ONE SAME MOTION. YES. OKAY.

THANK YOU. I DO. THANK YOU, MR. BRENNAN. AND I DO HAVE A QUESTION JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT PROCESS SINCE WE HAVE A STUDY SESSION ON THIS TOPIC COMING UP.

I THINK I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, PART OF THE REASON WHAT WE DO NEED MOTIONS ON ONE IS THAT THERE'S A PRESS RELEASE WE WOULD NEED TO APPROVE TO GO OUT TODAY TO START THIS PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE PUBLIC IN A PROPER FASHION.

IN ADDITION TO NOTING THE RESIGNATION, WHAT ELSE DO ARE YOU SEEKING APPROVAL FOR IN THIS ACTION ITEM, THE TIMELINE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE AND THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.

IN REVIEWING IT HERE, I WOULD ALSO ASK IF YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE IT IN FRONT OF YOU THE MONDAY, APRIL 7TH DATE. OVER UNDER THE COMMENTS. MY OPINION, THEY MAY BE A LITTLE TOO SPECIFIC THERE.

SO SOME ABILITY TO AGAIN, HARD TO STOP HERE WITHOUT GETTING INTO OUR STUDY SESSION, I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE MORE INTERNAL PART OF THAT PROCESS.

THIS LANGUAGE MAY BE A LITTLE TOO SPECIFIC BASED ON WHAT YOU ALL DECIDE DURING THE BOARD MEETING.

SO I WOULD JUST ASK FOR SOME FLEXIBILITY WITH THAT LANGUAGE UNDER THE COMMENTS FOR THAT DATE.

YOU MAY MAKE A DIFFERENT DECISION THERE ULTIMATELY.

OKAY. ARE YOU GOOD SUPERVISOR CHECK. OKAY. SO.

AND THEN I JUST WANT TO PUT THIS OUT THERE AS WELL.

THE COUNTY IS A FOUR YEAR TERM, BUT BECAUSE OF THE WAY THIS HAS LANDED, WE WILL DO THE MID ELECTION, AND THEN THAT'S ONLY ANOTHER TWO YEARS, AND THEN YOU START RUNNING FOR THE NEXT COUNTY ELECTION.

SO THEN WHOEVER WINS THAT ONE WILL HAVE A FOUR YEAR TERM.

BUT RIGHT NOW DUE TO THE WAY THIS HAS WORKED, IT'LL BE A TWO YEAR PROCESS.

JUST KIND OF WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S OUT THERE.

AND WITH THAT MADAM CHAIR. YES. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT, YOU KNOW, ALL OF US HAVE CAMPAIGNED FOR A YEAR, SOME OF US EVEN MORE THAN A YEAR. AND ONE THING THAT DOES, IT FORCES US TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC OF OUR DISTRICT, GET AN IDEA OF WHAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE. AND I THINK THAT'S AND, YOU KNOW, COLLECTING SIGNATURES MAKES YOU TALK WITH PEOPLE, MAKES YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE THE CONCERNS IN YOUR DISTRICT.

AND I DIDN'T KNOW IN THIS PROCESS. IS THERE ANY WAY TO ALLOW THE CITIZENS TO WEIGH IN ON THIS DECISION? WHEN YOU COME UP WITH THE FINAL THREE OR WHATEVER, COULD WE HAVE A FORUM WHERE MAYBE THEY'RE ON STAGE AND THEY FIELD QUESTIONS.

MAYBE THE BOARD EVEN MAKES UP THE QUESTIONS TO ASK THIS PERSON, OR THEY COME FROM THE PUBLIC.

AND THEN IS THERE A WAY TO LET THE PUBLIC WEIGH IN? AND THIS IS JUST A THOUGHT I HAD BECAUSE I THINK IT'S WE'RE BYPASSING THIS IS BRAND NEW.

I MEAN, HE JUST GOT REELECTED. SO THIS IS BRAND NEW.

ARE THE PEOPLE GOING TO BE ABLE TO VOICE THEIR DESIRE FOR WHO REPLACES THEM ON THE DAIS? SO THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. THAT'S SOMETHING I SUGGEST WE MAY WANT TO DEFER TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO TALK ABOUT THAT PROCESS.

I THINK THE ONLY CAVEAT I WOULD ISSUE IS MAKING SURE WE COULD STILL GET THAT DONE IF WE WANT TO MAKE THAT APPOINTMENT ON THE 16TH.

MAKE SURE WE WORK IT SOMEWHERE INTO OUR SCHEDULE.

AND I JUST ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT THERE IS A DEADLINE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT APRIL 4TH.

SO THERE'S DEFINITELY ALREADY AN AVENUE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TO BE HEARD, BUT NOT IN A PUBLIC FORUM.

YOU'RE SAYING I HEAR THAT. OR TO TALLY? YEAH, I CONCUR.

MADAM CHAIR. YES. SO I MOVED TO ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION OF SUPERVISOR JAMES GREGORY TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS NUMBER FIVE NOW, AND ACCEPTING THE STAFF'S TIMELINE.

SECOND. IF I MAY CHAIR WITH THE LATITUDE TO ADJUST SOME OF THE COMMENTS ON THAT SECTION.

YES. WOULD [INAUDIBLE]? YES. I AMEND MY MOTION TO CONCUR THAT.

YES. OKAY. WITH THAT, I HAVE A MOTION BY VICE CHAIR COMPTON AND I HAVE A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

[01:10:06]

CLERK OF THE BOARD COULD YOU CALL THE VOTE? SUPERVISOR CHECK.

YES. VICE CHAIR COMPTON. YES. SUPERVISOR GREGORY.

OH, SORRY. [LAUGHTER] GONE. OH, OKAY. ALMOST MADE IT THROUGH.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. CHAIR MALLORY. YES. ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. WHICH BRINGS UP A THING.

WHAT IF WE HAVE A 2 2 VOTE FROM NOW UNTIL MIDDLE OF APRIL? DEFER TO COUNSEL TO RESPOND. IT'S A TIE AND T HE MATTER IS NOT APPROVED.

OKAY. OKAY. THIS IS WHY WE GET ALONG. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU, MR. THOMPSON. I THINK THAT WE HAVE OUR DIRECTIONS.

I THINK THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS THEIR DIRECTIONS.

WE WILL ABSOLUTELY BE AS TRANSPARENT AS WE CAN BE ON THIS.

AND OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALWAYS WILLING TO REACH OUT TO ANY OF US.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR SOMETHING IS AMISS, BUT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SO I THINK NOW WE ARE ON TO CALL 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 FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES ON ANY RELEVANT ISSUE WITHIN THE BOARD'S JURISDICTION.

PURSUIT TO ARS 38-431.01. 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 MATTER TO BE RESCHEDULE FOR CONSIDERATION AT A LATER DATE. MADAM CHAIR, I HAVE NO GREEN SHEETS. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR .

I SEE ONE IN THE AUDIENCE. OH, WELL, COME ON UP.

WELCOME. I APOLOGIZE, I SHOULD LOOK FORWARD. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.

OFF THE 89A BY SEDONA. MOSTLY BECAUSE I'M AFRAID OF THE SPRAWL.

AND ALSO IN LIGHT OF THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A CHARGING STATION FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN THERE.

THAT'S ONE OF THE POTENTIAL THINGS THAT THEY WANT TO HAVE. SO IN VIEW OF MOSS LANDING IN CALIFORNIA CURRENTLY, THAT'S BEEN THAT'S BEEN A HAZARD TO THE ENVIRONMENT ON THE WATER.

THE AG VISTRA SAYS THE AIR IS CLEAN. WHATEVER.

THE EPA SAID THE AIR IS CLEANER. BUT THE SAN JOSE UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN STUDYING THAT AREA FOR DECADES.

AND THEY SAID THE TOXINS ARE OFF THE CHARTS BECAUSE IT'S LITHIUM BATTERIES HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, NICKEL, MAGNESIUM, MANGANESE. AND THEY'RE TOXIC.

THEY'RE HIGHLY TOXIC. SO THE PEOPLE ARE FINDING BURNT THROATS, EYES, LUNGS, SWELLING, DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO MANY TIMES WITH THE GREEN MOVEMENT, THEIR INTENTIONS ARE GOOD, BUT THEY FALL FAR SHORT OF DOING WHAT THEY HOPE AS FAR AS ENERGY OUTPUT, AND ALSO DOING HARM TO THE ENVIRONMENT THAT THEY'RE SAYING THEY'RE GOING TO SAVE.