[3. Board of Supervisors - Approve Cooperative Procurement Agreement with Hootsuite for social media marketing and management tools, including associated services, in the amount of $12,710.00. YC Contract No. 2025-067 (All Districts)]

YES. THANK YOU. WELCOME. CHAIR. VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DAVID MCENTEE, COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER.

WE JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THE TOTAL ON THE AGENDA WAS ABOUT $12,500.

THAT MISSED ABOUT $1,100 IN TAXES. AND SO THE TOTAL IS RIGHT AROUND 13.

EIGHT. AND JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS CLEAR AND SEE IF WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.

OKAY. WELL I APPRECIATE THAT. AND WE DO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS AT ALL? NO. ALL RIGHT. SO WE WILL MAKE A MOTION. I MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT NUMBER THREE.

I'LL SECOND. WE CALL FOR THE VOTE. SUPERVISOR CHECK.

YES. VICE CHAIR COMPTON. YES. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

YES. CHAIR MALLORY. YES. CONSENT ITEM NUMBER THREE IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. DAVID. OKAY, SO AT THIS TIME WE ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO THE HEARINGS AND THE ACTION ITEMS. SO I DO WANT TO SAY ONE THING BEFORE WE MOVE OVER THERE.

SO AT THIS TIME, THE VICE CHAIR WILL HANDLE THESE TWO AREAS OF THE MEETING.

AND FOR ME, I LIKE TO SHARE WHAT WE DO UP HERE BECAUSE AGAIN, WE ARE ONE BODY, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE ELECTED BY OUR DISTRICTS. AND I THINK THAT IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THE EXPERIENCE OF DOING ALL OF THAT YOU CAN FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND AND IT'S JUST A GOOD WAY TO BRING A UNITED FORCE.

SO I WILL NOW GO AHEAD AND GIVE THIS PORTION TO VICE CHAIR COMPTON HEARINGS AND ACTIONS. AND PLEASE NOTE THAT WHATEVER COMMENTS THAT THE BOARD HAS, THAT WE PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY WITHIN THOSE GUIDELINES OF THE ITEM THAT WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA.

THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

NUMBER ONE HEARINGS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES APPROVE A NONTRANSFERABLE USE PERMIT APN 301 06001A AND 301

[1. Development Services - Approve Nontransferable Use Permit for APNs 301-06-001A and 301-04-001L authorizing four (4) 197 feet tall meteorological (MET) towers to be placed for a five (5) year period to gather climatic data used in determining suitability for a wind energy site on two (2) parcels totaling approximately 11,200 acres, subject to the conditions of approval. Owner: Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership and Northern Yavapai LLC/Yavapai Cienga Ranch LLC. Agent/Applicant: Triple Oak Power LLC. Application No. PLA24-000131. (District 4 - Supervisor Kuknyo)]

04001L. GOOD MORNING, SUSAN. GOOD MORNING. I'M JUST GOING TO OPEN THIS PRESENTATION.

GOOD MORNING. VICE CHAIR COMPTON MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I'M SUSAN HEBERT, PLANNER WITH YAVAPAI COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION VOTED 8 TO 1 TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS APPLICATION.

THE OPPOSING CONCERN WAS LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE OF A POSSIBLE PROJECT APPLICATION ON THIS SITE.

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BUT WE ARE ONLY LOOKING AT FORMAT TOWERS TODAY.

AND COMMISSIONER PITCHER IS HERE FROM THE COMMISSION TO EXPLAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

THE PROPERTIES AND SUPERVISOR KUKNYO DISTRICT FOR THE SITE IS SPREAD OUT OVER TWO LARGE PARCELS, TOTALING 11,200 ACRES. AND THAT WOULD BE ABOUT 18 SECTIONS, WHICH ARE ONE SQUARE MILE.

IT'S ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SELIGMAN AND ITS CLOSEST POINT.

AND SINCE THE PARCEL IS PART OF A CHECKERBOARD OWNERSHIP PATTERN, THE PRESCOTT NATIONAL FOREST IS THROUGHOUT, AND THE AREA ENCOMPASSES ABOUT 48MI². ALL THE PARCELS IN THIS AREA HAVE AN UNDERLYING RCU TO A ZONING, BUT THE PUBLIC LANDS ARE SHOWN IN THAT LIGHT GREEN COLOR FOR A FOREST AND BLUE FOR STATE.

IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS. THESE PARCELS ARE DESIGNATED FOR AGRICULTURAL USE, AND THIS HAS BEEN OPERATING AS YAVAPAI RANCH FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS.

THE TEN PARCELS IN THE CORNERS THERE SHOW LAND DESIGNATED FOR LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL USAGE.

OKAY. THIS SHOWS THE FULL PARCELS IN THE SITE PLAN WITH THE PROPOSED LOCATION FOR FOUR METEOROLOGICAL TOWERS, ALSO CALLED MET TOWERS. THIS IS SECTION 27 WHICH WOULD BE THE SITE OF MET ONE.

THE SETBACKS FROM THE PROPERTY LINES IN EACH DIRECTION DO SHOW THAT THE HEIGHT OF THE TOWER AND THE DISTANCE FROM THE PROPERTY LINES.

THE RATIO MEETS THE FALL ZONE REQUIREMENTS. THIS IS MET TWO, MET THREE AND MET FOUR. THE TOWERS WERE PROPOSED AT 197FT IN HEIGHT OR 60M.

THE TOWER AND GUY WIRES WOULD BE PAINTED AND MARKED AS REQUIRED BY THE FAA.

ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT ALSO PROVIDED SOME BEST PRACTICES AND GUIDELINES FOR AVOIDING BIRD AND BAT COLLISIONS, AS WELL AS LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT THAT THE DEPARTMENT USES TO MONITOR WILDLIFE.

AND I SHOULD SAY, THE COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND ADDING A COMPLIANCE CONDITION OF APPROVAL WITH ARIZONA GAME AND FISH.

HERE'S AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE LAND. SELIGMAN IS TO THE NORTHEAST IN THAT CORNER.

AND THAT'S WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD. THE PAVEMENT ENDS AT CAMP WOOD ROAD AND CONTINUES.

GRAVEL ROAD CONTINUES ABOUT 50 MILES TO SELIGMAN.

OKAY. THIS IS FOREST SERVICE ROAD 664. THIS IS WHERE THE POWER LINE 230 KILOVOLT POWER LINE CONTINUES TO THE NORTHWEST, AND THAT'S AT THE SOUTH OF THE PROJECT SITE.

AND THESE ARE JUST SOME MORE GENERAL IMAGES OF THE LANDSCAPE.

A LOT OF THESE WERE TAKEN IN 2011. THAT'S WHEN THE YAVAPAI WIND RANCH, SORRY.

YAVAPAI RANCH WIND ENERGY PROJECT WAS APPROVED ORIGINALLY FOR 81 TURBINES.

AND THOSE WOULD HAVE BEEN 450FT TALL, 160 ACRES OF SOLAR PANELS, AND 1 OR 2 SUBSTATIONS.

AND AT THAT TIME, FORMAT TOWERS WERE APPROVED WITH THAT PROJECT.

BUT THE USE PERMIT EXPIRED. THE PROJECT WAS NEVER COMPLETED WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME FRAME.

SO THAT IS WHY IT'S COMING FORWARD WITH JUST THE MET TOWERS TO START WITH HERE.

OKAY, THERE'S SOME MORE CURRENT VIEWS ALONG WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD.

THIS IS LOOKING WEST. JUST KIND OF RUNNING THROUGH THOSE. OKAY. SO DURING THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PROCESS, THE APPLICANT SENT NOTIFICATION LETTERS OUT TO EVERYONE WITHIN 1000FT IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR. STAFF PROVIDED A LIST FOR A HALF MILE RANGE, SO THEY SENT OUT A SECOND ROUND IN DECEMBER.

THE APPLICANTS RECEIVED FIVE RESPONSES FROM PEOPLE ASKING IF THE TOWERS WOULD BE IN THEIR PROPERTIES.

AND THEY ALSO RECEIVED TWO OPPOSITION LETTERS, ONE OPPOSED TO RENEWABLE ENERGY ON THE PROPERTY, AND ONE CONCERNED ABOUT RUINING VIEWS IN THE AREA.

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ALSO RECEIVED TWO COMMENTS OF OPPOSITION THROUGH OUR ONLINE SURVEY AND EMAIL.

A LETTER OF SUPPORT WAS RECEIVED FROM SELIGMAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND I BELIEVE ANOTHER LETTER WAS FORWARDED TO THE BOARD AS WELL.

STAFF IS TAKING A NEUTRAL POSITION ON THESE MET TOWERS.

THERE MAY BE CONCERNS. LOOKING FORWARD TO A POTENTIAL WIND ENERGY SITE, BUT THIS IS JUST A REMINDER FOR WHAT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES SAY ABOUT THESE

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PROJECTS. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FAVORS RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS ON AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY DEVELOPED, RATHER THAN ON UNDISTURBED VACANT LAND. HOWEVER, IT ALSO REQUIRES UTILITY SCALE ENERGY GENERATION BE NEAR SUBSTATIONS OR POWER LINES. SO THAT WOULD REDUCE LAND DISTURBANCE AS WELL.

PREFERENCE IS GIVEN TO PROJECTS THAT DEMONSTRATE LOCAL AND REGIONAL BENEFITS, AND UTILITY SCALE SOLAR IS PREFERRED OVER WIND TURBINE FARMS. IN SUMMARY, THE REQUEST IS FOR A NONTRANSFERABLE USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR MET TOWERS TO BE PLACED FOR FIVE YEARS ON TWO PARCELS THAT TOTAL APPROXIMATELY 11,200 ACRES EACH. MET TOWER 197FT TALL, AND THEY WOULD GATHER DATA FOR A POTENTIAL WIND ENERGY SITE.

AGAIN. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION VOTED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

8 TO 1 UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ARE ON SCREEN, AND THAT INCLUDES THE ADDED CONDITION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I BELIEVE MEMBERS FROM THE TRIPLE OAK POWER TEAM ARE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AS WELL.

AND COMMISSIONER PITCHER FROM THE COMMISSION. THANK YOU SUSAN.

APPRECIATE IT. ANY QUESTIONS? NO. THEN MAY I ENTERTAIN A MOTION? WELL, I HAVE COMMENTS. NO QUESTIONS. IS THIS PROJECT, IF IT MOVES FORWARD TO A SECOND STAGE, IS IT GRANT DEPENDENT? GRANT DEPENDENT. MEANING? MEANING. DOES THIS REQUIRE GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES TO MAKE THAT COME TRUE, OR DOES IT PROJECT STAND ON ITS OWN? THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD REFER TO THE APPLICANT.

OKAY, GREAT. COME ON UP. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.

THANK YOU. MORNING, EVERYONE. YOU CAN HEAR ME HERE.

I'M BEN TURNER. I'M REPRESENTING TRIPLE OAK POWER AND YAVAPAI RANCH.

SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION I ASSUME YOU'RE MEANING TAX CREDITS ASSOCIATED WITH WIND DEVELOPMENT OR JUST ANYTHING IN.

SURE. SO THE PROJECT DOES NOT NEED TAX CREDITS TO GO FORWARD.

AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE WIND PROJECT AT THIS POINT, NOT THE MED TOWERS THAT ARE IN FRONT OF THE BOARD.

IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY NEED THE TAX CREDITS. THOSE ARE AVAILABLE AND ARE MOST OFTEN USED AND INCORPORATED INTO THE FINANCING AND PRICING OF THESE PROJECTS.

THAT DOES CHANGE OVER TIME AS WE KNOW THESE LAWS AND RULES CHANGE.

AND SO WE WILL WE'LL COMPLY WITH WHATEVER IT IS AT THE TIME.

BUT THEY'RE OUT THERE. BUT AGAIN, THAT WILL BE FOR THE WIND PROJECT. THEY DON'T IMPACT THE MED TOWERS. AND YOU KNOW, I DO RECOGNIZE IT AS TWO WHOLE SEPARATE THINGS.

THE ONE THING I DID LIKE IS THAT YOU GUYS SAID YOU WOULD COMPLY WITH EVERYTHING ARIZONA GAME AND FISH SAID THEY DO.

AND THIS WAS ADDRESSING A LOT OF THE ISSUES THAT THE PUBLIC WAS WEIGHING IN ON, BECAUSE I READ ALL THE LETTERS OF SUPPORT AND AGAINST.

AND WHEN IT COMES TO THE AIRCRAFT WARNING MARKERS THAT GO ON THE GUIDELINES AND ALSO THE BIRD FLIGHT DIVERTERS THAT SEEM TO BE RECOMMENDED BY FISH AND GAME AS WELL, AND THAT YOU GUYS WILL BE MONITORING THE AREA IF THERE IS CARCASSES AND BIRDS START TO BE IMPACTED OUT THERE.

SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD THING. LIKE YOU SAID, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WAS, WAS FOR THIS.

THEY CAME IN FOR IT. BUT MOVING ON, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE MET TOWERS GOING UP THEMSELVES, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT THING WHEN IT COMES IN FOR THE WINDMILLS. I MEAN, I'M GOING TO EXPECT A LOT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND INPUT TAKEN INTO THIS.

AND I THINK WHEN I WAS READING THE OPPOSITION LETTERS.

A LOT OF THOSE THINGS WILL HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED.

AND I DON'T THINK THE TOWERS ARE GOING TO DO ANYTHING, BUT PEOPLE ARE THINKING ABOUT THESE WINDMILLS GOING UP THERE AND WHAT THAT'S GOING TO DO TO THEIR AREA AND SUCH. BUT YEAH, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH DOING THAT.

I'VE TALKED WITH THE RANCHER, MR. RUSKIN, AND I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING UP ON YAVAPAI RANCH, AND HE'S SELLING OFF A LOT OF THE RANCH TO THE FOREST SERVICE AND MAKING IT MORE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYBODY.

AND HE'S NEVER STOPPED PEOPLE FROM ACCESSING THE DIFFERENT LAND USES BECAUSE IT IS CHECKERBOARDED WITH HIM AND THE FOREST SERVICE.

WOULD YOU GUYS RESTRICT ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC WITH THIS PROJECT? NO. SO NO. NO BIG FENCING GOING UP TO BLOCK OFF THESE SECTIONS? NO. AND PARTICULARLY FOR THE MET TOWERS, THE FENCING IS IS RIGHT AROUND THE BASE OF THE MET TOWER, MAINLY TO ADDRESS CATTLE THAT AND THE FOOTPRINT IS RELATIVELY SMALL FOR THESE TWO.

YOU HAVE TO. YES. IT'S A POLE WITH THE WITH THE GUY WIRES AND THAT'S THE EXTENT OF IT EFFECTIVELY ABOUT A 200 BY 200 FOOT AREA.

BUT YOU CAN STILL RUN CATTLE AND DO EVERYTHING AROUND THOSE TOWERS.

AND ONE OF THE CONCERNS WAS LIGHT POLLUTION. AND I THINK YOU GUYS AVERTED THAT BECAUSE IF YOU GO 200FT,

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YOU HAVE TO HAVE LIGHT ON THE TOWERS OR ABOVE, BUT YOU GUYS ARE AT 197, SO PEOPLE WON'T BE SEEING THESE LIGHTS AT NIGHT EITHER.

CORRECT. THE TOWERS WON'T BE LIT. YEAH, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THIS PROJECT AND LETTING THEM SEE IF THERE'S ANY WIND UP THERE.

I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE HOPING YOU DON'T FIND IT, BUT YOU KNOW, THE PROJECT WILL SEE.

CERTAINLY. AND I AND I DO APPRECIATE THE COMMENT AND, AND YES, WE WILL ADDRESS THAT AND ENSURE THAT THERE'S PLENTY OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND ADDRESSING THOSE, THOSE ISSUES AHEAD OF ANY ACTUAL WIND PROJECT DISCUSSION.

YEAH, WE JUST SEEN OTHER PROJECTS COME THROUGH WHERE THE PEOPLE JUST TRY AND ROLL OVER. AND I HOPE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN HERE.

SO THANK YOU. DOESN'T WORK WELL I AGREE. THANK YOU FOR THOSE QUESTIONS.

SUPERVISOR CHECK. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THIS IS 100% ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WHERE THE MET TOWERS ARE GOING UP, CORRECT? CORRECT. I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT NOTE.

IT'S NOT PUBLIC LAND, ALTHOUGH THESE PARCELS ARE SURROUNDED BY PUBLIC LAND.

AND JUST ANOTHER NOTE IN, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THERE ARE PLACES WHERE RENEWABLE ENERGY IS APPROPRIATE AND PLACES WHERE IT'S NOT.

AND I REALLY FIND THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT TO BE INAPPROPRIATE PLACE.

IT'S ADJACENT TO AN UNDERPOWERED POWER LINE DUE TO THE LOW FLOWS IN THE COLORADO RIVER, IS MY UNDERSTANDING.

AND SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF INFRASTRUCTURE, INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S ALREADY THERE.

THAT'S NOT AT CAPACITY. I THINK THAT'S, YOU KNOW, ONE FACET OF THIS PROJECT THAT'S IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER.

AND IT'S ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS SO LONG AS THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST ISN'T IMPEDED.

I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT THEY'LL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH GAME AND FISH'S REQUEST TO PROTECT WILDLIFE.

SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS.

SECOND. NO. SUPERVISOR. MALLORY. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR.

JUST A QUICK QUESTION. ABOUT HOW LONG WILL THIS SURVEY THAT YOU HAVE WITH THESE MED TOWERS GO? FOR HOW MANY YEARS? TWO YEARS. THREE YEARS. THE REQUESTED PERMITS.

3 TO 5 YEARS. OKAY. 3 TO 5. LOOKING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS OF DATA.

YOU AT LEAST NEED ONE FULL CYCLE OF YEARS. THE MORE, THE BETTER.

IT JUST ADDS TO THE TO THE DATA SET. AND THE PERMIT SPECIFICALLY IS FOR 3 TO 5 YEARS.

OKAY. YEAH. I JUST THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. BUT I JUST REALLY WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. I'M SORRY.

GO AHEAD. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. MADAM CLERK.

SUPERVISOR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES.

VICE CHAIR. CHAIR MALLORY. YES. VICE CHAIR COMPTON.

NO. ITEM IS APPROVED 3 TO 1. THANK YOU. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES APPROVED.

[2. Development Services - Approve Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control of Series 10 Beer and Wine Store Liquor License Application No. 329497 without protest, submitted by Shannon Renae Stevens for the Dollar General Store #25554 located at 22437 West State Route 71, Congress. (District 1 - Supervisor Compton)]

HEARING ITEM NUMBER TWO. APPROVE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF LIQUOR LICENSES AND CONTROL OF SERIES TEN BEER AND WINE STORE.

LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION 329497. GOOD MORNING, MARK.

GOOD MORNING, VICE CHAIR. MADAM CHAIR, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

MY NAME IS MARK LUSSON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

BEFORE YOU AND YOUR CONSIDERATION IS THE APPROVAL OF A DEPARTMENT LIQUOR LICENSE FOR THE DOLLAR GENERAL DOWN IN CONGRESS.

EXCUSE ME. WE HAD TO DATE, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS OR GREEN SHEETS FROM THE PUBLIC, AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM ANYBODY ELSE ON THE BOARD? NO. I MOVED TO APPROVE HEARING ITEM NUMBER TWO.

SECOND. MADAM CLERK. SUPERVISOR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

YES. CHAIR MALLORY. YES. VICE CHAIR COMPTON. YES.

ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. ON THE ACTION ITEMS NUMBER ONE, PLEASE.

FINANCE APPROVED THE TRANSFER OF LOCAL ASSISTANCE AND TRIBAL CONSISTENCY FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF

[1. Finance - Approve the transfer of Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Funds (LATCF) in the amount of $10,816,161.00 to the General Fund for personnel costs in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025.]

$10,816,161. GOOD MORNING. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

DON'T THINK YOUR MICS ON. YEAH. OH, IT LOOKS LIKE.

THERE YOU GO. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU. CONNIE DEKEMPER, FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY.

I'M HERE TODAY TO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT WE TRANSFER APPROXIMATELY A LITTLE OVER $10.8 MILLION FROM TCF TO THE GENERAL FUND.

WE HAVE TWO REASONS, OR A DUAL PURPOSE FOR TRANSFERRING THESE FUNDS.

THE FIRST IS TO ENSURE THAT THE COUNTY MEETS THE EXPENDITURE LIMIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 25.

WE'VE HAD SEVERAL THINGS COME UP OVER THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR THAT HAVE DELETED OR DEPLETED THE CONTINGENCY FUND, AND SO WE'RE BUMPING UP AGAINST OUR ACTUAL LIMIT IN THE EXPENDITURE LIMIT.

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THIS WILL ENSURE THAT WE CAN MAKE THAT LIMIT FOR THE LAST YEAR OF OUR RESTRICTED OR LOWER AMOUNT.

THE SECOND IS TO OFFSET A BUDGET DEFICIT, TO INCREASE THE REVENUES IN THE GENERAL FUND, TO OFFSET A REVENUES IN THE GENERAL FUND THAT ARE LOWER THAN THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES IN THE GENERAL FUND.

IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

THANK YOU, CONNIE. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? NO, SIR. NOPE.

ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT ACTION.

ITEM NUMBER ONE SECOND. MADAM. CLERK. SUPERVISOR CHECK.

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

VICE CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

ACTION ITEM NUMBER TWO. FLEET MANAGEMENT APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF WESTERN ELITE PUSH BUMPERS WITH PIP BARS IN THE AMOUNT OF $86,489.57.

[2. Fleet Management - Approve purchase of Westin Elite push bumpers with pit bars in the amount of $86,489.57 from Chalmers Ford (dba MHQ Arizona) utilizing City of Chandler Cooperative Agreement PD5-055-4859 and black roof wraps in the amount of $49,587.30 from Auto Trim Plus LLC, for installation on twenty-eight (28) Police Pursuit Vehicles (PPVs) in the Sheriff's Office. YC Contract Nos. 2025-031A2 and 2025-086]

GOOD MORNING SIR. GOOD MORNING. VICE CHAIR COMPTON.

MADAM CHAIR, I DON'T THINK YOUR MICROPHONE IS ON.

THERE WE GO. GOOD MORNING. VICE CHAIR COMPTON.

MADAM CHAIR, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. YES. THIS THE WESTERN ELITE PUSH BUMPERS WITH THE PIP BARS HAS BEEN A DISCUSSION SINCE I'VE TOOK OVER AS DIRECTOR WITH THE SHERIFF AND THE DEPUTY CHIEF.

THESE PUSH BUMPERS ARE INVALUABLE. THEY, NUMBER ONE, PROVIDE SAFETY TO THE DEPUTY.

THEY PROVIDE SAFETY TO THE VEHICLE WITH ANIMAL STRIKES.

THIS YEAR WE'VE HAD OVER EIGHT ANIMAL STRIKES EQUALING LIKE ALMOST $48,000 IN REPAIRS.

THESE ELITE BUMPERS WILL ALSO ALLOW THE DEPUTY TO PUSH, REMAIN IN HIS VEHICLE AND PUSH DISABLED VEHICLES OUT OF INTERSECTIONS ROADS. THE PIT BAR PORTION IS A IS A PART THAT RIDES UNDER THE BUMPER, AND IT WILL PROTECT THE VEHICLE FROM BOTTOMING OUT WHEN THEY ARE IN THE REMOTE AREAS. I'M GLAD THAT WE FINALLY FOUND ONE THAT'S GOING TO WORK FOR OUR, OUR SHERIFF DEPUTIES. AND I'M REALLY, REALLY FOR THIS.

AND THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED OUT OF EXISTING BUDGET.

THANK YOU, SIR. YOU'RE WELCOME. ALSO ON THE AGENDA IS, THE APPROVAL OF ROOF WRAPS FOR THE SHERIFF'S CONFIGURATION TO MODERNIZE IT. THE PATROL VEHICLES IN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAVE HAD THE SAME CONFIGURATION SINCE 2005. THIS IS THIS CONFIGURATION. THE COUNTY, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAS WORKED DILIGENTLY ON IT. I'VE WORKED WITH THE SHERIFF AND DEPUTY CHIEF AND THEIR STAFF FOR A MODERN, CAPTIVATING DESIGN. AND I THINK THE NEW DESIGN REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY THEY SERVE AND THE PROFESSIONALISM THAT THEY SERVE WITH.

AND IT LOOKS VERY, VERY NICE. AND THAT WAS PART OF THE AGENDA AS WELL.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? VICE CHAIR I HAVE A COMMENT. YES. I JUST WANT TO SAY I DID SEE THE WRAP, THE DECALS AND STUFF AND THEY REALLY DO LOOK VERY NICE.

SO IT'S VERY NICE. AND I DO APPRECIATE THE OTHER ITEMS THAT WE HAVE PUTTING ON THERE TO TRY TO MAKE THE VEHICLE STAY AS COMPLETELY INTACT AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THEY ARE EXPENSIVE, THERE'S NO DOUBT.

YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THEY DON'T LOOK AS NICE IN YOUR REAR VIEW MIRROR, THOUGH, BUT WELL, THEY'RE NEVER IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR.

SO WHAT IS THAT SAYING ABOUT YOU? I HEAR YOU.

THE ONE THING I JUST WANTED TO SAY ON THIS, THOUGH, IS, IS JUST IT HAS NOTHING.

I'M IN SUPPORT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. BUT ONCE AGAIN, WE'RE SEEING UTILIZING THE CITY OF CHANDLER COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW WE DO THIS OR HOW WE DIRECT STAFF TO TRY AND MAKE THIS THROUGH THE CITY OR THE COUNTY OF YAVAPAI AGREEMENT AND FUNNEL THAT PROPERTY, THAT SALES TAX THROUGH US. YOU KNOW, WHENEVER WE BUY THESE CARS OR WHATEVER, WHO GETS THE SALES TAX FROM THAT? IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S FROM CHANDLER OR FROM SOME OTHER CITY OR SOME OTHER COUNTY.

IT'D BE NICE TO SEND ALL THAT SALES TAX THROUGH YAVAPAI COUNTY, AND I DON'T KNOW WHO DOES THAT.

THE PUSH BUMPERS, THE WESTERN ELITE PUSH BUMPERS.

WE'RE USING OUR CURRENT OUTFITTER, MHQ THAT OUTFITS ALL THE POLICE LIGHTING AND POLICE POWER AND CAGES AND EVERYTHING.

AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT GIVE US THE BEST, THE BEST PRICING.

AS FAR AS THE ROOF WRAPS WITH THE NEW DECALS AND CONFIGURATION OF THE NEW PATROL SILVERADOS AND VEHICLES.

THOSE ARE LOCAL, THOSE ARE BEING DONE AT AUTO TRIM.

I AM CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, THANKS TO CONNIE, THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.

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SHE HAS ASSIGNED ME A COUPLE OF HER STAFF MEMBERS, AND WE ARE WORKING ON GETTING RFPS AND GETTING OUR OWN CONTRACTS FOR A LOT OF THIS STUFF.

GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO AUTO TRIM, YOU SAID, IS THAT IN PRESCOTT BY FINDLAY, CORRECT? YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND. MADAM CLERK. SUPERVISOR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

YES. CHAIR MALLORY. YES. VICE CHAIR COMPTON. YES.

ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU. ACTION ITEM NUMBER THREE. HUMAN RESOURCES APPROVED REVISIONS TO HUMAN RESOURCES,

[3. Human Resources - Approve revisions to Human Resources Policies and Procedures, Sections 4.01, Classification and Compensation Program, and 4.02, Performance Appraisal.]

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. SECTION 401 CLASSIFICATIONS AND COMPENSATION PROGRAM AND 402.

GOOD MORNING, WENDY. YES. JUST LEAVE IT ON. IT DOES LOOK LIKE IT'S ON WHEN IT'S OFF.

GOOD MORNING VICE CHAIR COMPTON AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I'M WENDY ROSS, YOUR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND RISK MANAGEMENT.

I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT HUMAN RESOURCES POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING I HAVE TWO ON THE AGENDA TODAY.

ONE OF THEM IS BEING PULLED TO COME BACK AT A LATER DATE.

AND THAT IS 4.01 CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PROGRAM.

SO WE'LL COME BACK AT ANOTHER DATE TO TALK ABOUT THAT ONE.

BUT WHAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE IS SEPARATING OUT OUR POLICIES INTO SEPARATE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. CURRENTLY, OUR HUMAN RESOURCES POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE ONE DOCUMENT THAT CONTAIN BOTH THE POLICY PART AND THE PROCEDURE PART.

AND IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES AT ALL TO EITHER OF THOSE SECTIONS, THEY HAVE TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL.

MANY TIMES, THE CHANGES TO PROCEDURES ARE VERY MINOR.

THEY HAVE TO DO WITH SORT OF OUR WORKFLOW WITHIN OUR OFFICE.

MAYBE WE CHANGE THE NAME OF A FORM OR WE CHANGE THE ORDER IN WHICH THINGS ARE DONE.

AND AGAIN, RIGHT NOW THOSE TYPES OF MINOR CHANGES ARE HAVING TO COME TO THE BOARD.

SO OUR DESIRE IS TO MAKE THIS PROCESS MORE EFFICIENT AND SEPARATE THESE INTO POLICIES THAT ARE THE OVERARCHING POLICY, SORT OF THE, THE WHAT AND THE WHY THAT THE BOARD SETS FOR THE WHOLE COUNTY AND THEN SEPARATE OUT THE PROCEDURAL PART THAT COULD BE APPROVED BY THE COUNTY MANAGER, ALLOW US TO MORE EFFICIENTLY AND TIMELY MAKE CHANGES WHEN THERE ARE MINOR PROCEDURAL CHANGES.

SO WE'VE BEGUN THAT PROCESS TODAY WITH THE ONE POLICY AND PROCEDURE NOW THAT I'M ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL ON THAT IS OUR IT'S 4.02. IT'S OUR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION POLICY AND PROCEDURE.

WE MADE SOME VERY MINOR CHANGES TO THE PROCEDURAL PART.

WE RECENTLY IMPLEMENTED A NEW SYSTEM FOR DOING OUR PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS, AND WE'VE INCORPORATED SOME OF THE LANGUAGE RELATED TO THE NEW SYSTEM INTO THE PROCEDURE. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL FOR TODAY.

AND I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.

YOU BET. YOU KNOW, THE ONE LINE THAT GOT ME, AS WELL AS SEPARATE PROCEDURES THAT THE COUNTY MANAGER CAN APPROVE AS WE AS WE DELEGATE THIS OFF. I MEAN, SOMETIMES THERE'S CLEAR POLICY, SOMETIMES THERE'S CLEAR PROCEDURE.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT THINGS IN THE MIDDLE THAT MIGHT.

THE BOARD MIGHT CONSIDER RELEVANT, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT CAN STILL, BEFORE IT MOVES INTO THE PROCEDURE, WE CAN GET A SIGN OFF. I MEAN, WE COULD EVEN PUT THIS IN CONSENT AGENDA.

SO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A LOT OF TALK ABOUT IT, BUT AT LEAST WE'D KNOW THAT IT WAS COMING. AND DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE? LIKE CLEAR? CLEAR. BUT THEN THERE'S SOME THAT ARE KIND OF FLOATING IN THE MIDDLE.

VICE CHAIR, IF I MAY ADDRESS THE QUESTION. YES, PLEASE.

IT WOULD BE MY INTENT AS SUPERVISOR KUKNYO TO BRING ALL POLICY.

OF COURSE, THAT IS THE PURVIEW OF THE BOARD. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, BRING ALL THE PROPOSED PROCEDURE FOR YOU AT THE SAME TIME.

SO YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THAT AND OBVIOUSLY CONFER WITH ME IF YOU THINK THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE CHANGES TO THE PROCEDURE.

SO THAT WILL STILL COME FORWARD. BUT THE TECHNICAL PIECE OF APPROVAL IS THE POLICY.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YEAH. OKAY. WELL, WITH THAT I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS.

I'LL SECOND THAT. DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT, VICE CHAIR? YES. I GOT DEMOTED ALREADY. YEAH. YES. VICE CHAIR.

WE MADE A MOTION AND A SECOND, BUT WE'RE ONLY ACCEPTING.

DO WE NEED TO BE SPECIFIC HERE? BECAUSE ONE OF THIS PART OF THIS IS NOT GOING FORWARD? SUPERVISOR KUKNYO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLARIFY YOUR MOTION? TELL ME WHAT I'M APPROVING.

APPROVING ACTION ITEM NUMBER THREE, EXCLUDING 401.

I WOULD APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER THREE, EXCLUDING 401.

AND I AMEND MY MOTION OR MY SECOND. EXCUSE ME.

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WE HAVE. WE DO HAVE A LOT OF FUN UP HERE. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ALWAYS LEARNING.

NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU'VE DONE IT. MOTION AND SECOND ANY.

MAY I CALL FOR THE VOTE? SUPERVISOR CHECK. YES.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. CHAIR MALLORY. YES. VICE CHAIR COMPTON.

YES. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS APPROVED EXCLUDING SECTION 401 402.

MOVES FORWARD. THANK YOU. I'M NEVER GOING TO FORGET THAT ONE.

ACTION ITEM NUMBER FOUR. PUBLIC WORKS APPROVED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION SERVICES AOS 251 2206.

[4. Public Works - Approve Professional Services Contract and Authorization of Services (AOS) #2512206 with Roadway Asset Services, LLC in an amount not to exceed $306,130.00 for pavement assessment services for all paved roads in Yavapai County. YC Contract Nos. 2025-091 and 2025-097 (All Districts)]

GOOD MORNING. ROGER. GOOD MORNING. YEAH. IT'S ON.

OKAY. MY NAME IS ROGER MCCORMICK. YOUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.

THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR. CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR ALLOWING ME TO GET UP AND TALK ABOUT THIS ITEM A LITTLE BIT.

SO YOU ARE LOOKING AT APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT WITH A COMPANY BY THE NAME OF ROADWAY ASSET SERVICES? ROADWAY ASSET SERVICES HAS GIVEN US A COST OF 306,100 AND $130 TO GO AND ASSESS ALL THE ROADS THROUGHOUT YAVAPAI COUNTY. THE WAY THAT WHEN I SAY ASSESS WHAT THAT MEANS IS BACK IN 2016, THE COUNTY STARTED LOOKING AT OUR ROADWAYS AND BEING MORE PROACTIVE IN OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT OF THOSE ROADWAYS AND THEIR CONDITIONS.

WE DID AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT IN 2016 AND A FOLLOW UP ASSESSMENT IN 2019.

WE LIKE TO DO THESE ASSESSMENTS APPROXIMATELY ABOUT EVERY 3 TO 5 YEARS.

IT HAS BEEN A THAT FIVE YEARS NOW THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT JUST OVER.

AND SO THEY ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT AND DRIVE ALL 820 ISH MILES OF YAVAPAI COUNTY PAVED ROADS THROUGHOUT, THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COUNTY. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ASSESSMENT OF THE UNPAVED ROADS.

THIS IS JUST THE PAVEMENT PORTIONS. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE THAT THEY USE TO DO THE ASSESSMENTS IS HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED IN THAT IT'S SET UP WITH REFLECTOMETERS, LASERS, THERE'S CAMERAS, GPS EQUIPMENT SO THAT AS THEY'RE DRIVING THE ROADS, THEY ARE TAKING AN ACCURATE RECORD OF WHAT'S OCCURRING ON EACH ROAD, THE WIDTH OF THE CRACKS HOW THE RUTTING IS OCCURRING.

AND THEN IN THE END, WHAT WE GET IS WE GET INFORMATION THAT ALLOWS US TO RATE EACH ROAD WITH A CONDITION INDEX, PER THE ASTM D6400 33 PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE STANDARD THAT THE COUNTY USES.

IT GIVES US A PAVEMENT CONDITION INDEX FROM 0 TO 100.

THAT CONDITION INDEX IS THEN IMPORTED INTO OUR SOFTWARE THAT WE USE, WHICH IS AN OPEN GOV PRODUCT BY THE NAME OF CARTEGRAPH.

AND THEN WE'RE ABLE TO VISUALLY, ON A MAP, KIND OF SEE WHAT THE CONDITIONS OF THE ROAD ARE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

WE'RE ABLE TO THEN DO PROACTIVE PLANNING, HELP US WITH BUDGETING.

AND WHEN WE NEED TO DO CERTAIN TREATMENTS ON DIFFERENT ROADS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

WHETHER WE NEED TO DO A CHIP SEAL OR WHETHER WE NEED TO DO AN OVERLAY.

TO WHAT EXTENT DO WE NEED TO HIT THESE MAINTENANCE TREATMENTS ON THE ROADS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, SO THAT WE'RE DOING THE BEST WITH THE DOLLAR THAT WE HAVE? AND SO THIS CONTRACT WILL DO THAT. THE ANTICIPATED TIMELINE FOR THIS IS APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 12 MONTHS FOR EVERYTHING TO BE COMPLETE FROM START TO FINISH. AND THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU GUYS TO APPROVE, IF YOU WOULD.

THANK YOU. ROGER. ANY QUESTIONS? VICE CHAIR. I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

SECOND. LET'S JUST MAKE A COMMENT THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS EFFORT.

IT'S A COST, BUT IT'S A WAY TO REALLY BRING SOME OBJECTIVITY TO WHERE WE PUT OUR RESOURCES WHICH CAN BE DIFFICULT BECAUSE OCCASIONALLY POLITICS GETS INVOLVED. SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THIS TOOL BEING IMPLEMENTED.

THANK YOU. ROGER. AND YOU KNOW THE MONEY THAT IT CAN SAVE, TOO.

AND I FORGET WHAT THE NUMBERS WERE. I KNEW IT FROM A LONG TIME AGO, BUT IT WAS LIKE $5 A YARD TO PRESERVE A ROAD.

$35 TO REPAIR A ROAD AND 96 TO REDO IT. SO I THINK THIS WILL GET US TO STAY ON TOP.

AND I KNOW THOSE NUMBERS ARE OLD, BUT YEAH. YEAH, THEY'VE GROWN QUITE A BIT.

SO PRESERVATION IS, LIKE YOU SAY, IS AROUND $5 A SQUARE YARD.

TO REBUILD A ROAD. NOW WE'RE LOOKING CLOSE TO $100 A SQUARE YARD FOR A ROAD.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF HITTING THE MAINTENANCE AT THE RIGHT TIME, BECAUSE YOU'RE SPENDING $5 A SQUARE YARD VERSUS $100 A SQUARE YARD IF THE ROAD GETS TO A FAILURE TYPE OF SITUATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IT'S A GREAT IDEA. MOTION. A SECOND. ROLL CALL.

SUPERVISOR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES.

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CHAIR MALLORY. YES. VICE CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

ACTION ITEM NUMBER FIVE. SHERIFF APPROVE RESOLUTION 2150 AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION FOR OHV LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE EQUIPMENT FUNDING.

[5. Sheriff - Approve Resolution No. 2150 authorizing the submission of a grant application for Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Law Enforcement Assistance and Equipment funding in the amount of $557,370.00, and authorize the Yavapai County Sheriff to act as the agent for completion of the project.]

GOOD MORNING, SHERIFF. GOOD MORNING, DAVID RHODES, YAVAPAI COUNTY SHERIFF.

MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. TODAY WE ARE REQUESTING, I GUESS, AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY, WHICH ACTUALLY WE'VE APPLIED. IT'S 557,000. THIS IS A REQUEST FROM ARIZONA STATE PARKS.

THE FORMAT IN WHICH THEY'RE THEY WANT THE AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY.

BUT THIS IS THE CULMINATION OF ABOUT THREE YEARS OF WORK THAT I HAVE, ALONG WITH MY STAFF, COMPLETED AT THE ARIZONA LEGISLATURE AND ESSENTIALLY THE OHV ISSUE STATEWIDE, AND CERTAINLY HERE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY HAS BEEN ON TOP OF MIND FOR MANY OF THE RESIDENTS. I SEE MAYOR JABLOW HERE FROM SEDONA.

WE'VE WORKED WITH HIM ON THIS ISSUE. AND THE RED ROCK COUNTRY, CROWN KING AREA, THE DESERT AROUND CONGRESS, AND OF COURSE THE FORESTS DURING THE SUMMERTIME.

OHV PROLIFERATION REALLY STARTED DURING THE PANDEMIC, AND THE NUMBER OF OHVS THAT WERE LICENSED IN THE STATE JUMPED FROM JUST OVER 100,000 TO ALMOST 250,000 IN A PERIOD OF JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS.

IN ADDITION TO THE OHV RENTALS THAT BECAME AVAILABLE WIDELY AROUND THE COUNTY CREATED A NUMBER OF PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES THAT WERE REMOTELY OR THAT WERE MORE REMOTE OUT IN THE COUNTY.

THE LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES, PRIMARILY THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE AND THE BLM.

WE'VE WORKED WITH THEM. HOWEVER, THEY'RE NOT THE PRIMARY FIRST RESPONDERS, AND THEY'RE NOT THE ONES THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE CONSTITUTIONALLY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE RURAL PARTS OF THE COUNTY.

AND SO THIS BURGEONING COST OF INCREASED. OHV ENFORCEMENT AS IT STARTED TO TRICKLE BACK TO THE COUNTY AND AN EXPECTATION THAT WAS PUT ON THE SHERIFF, I WAS ON THE SHERIFF OF ALL THE COUNTIES. I AM COMPLETELY AWARE THAT FUNDING ACTUALLY EXISTED FOR OHV ENFORCEMENT, AND IT'S A PORTION OF THE OHV TABS THAT ARE SOLD THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE TO OPERATE IN THE STATE.

AND THAT MONEY WAS GOING TO IT'S ADMINISTERED BY ARIZONA STATE PARKS.

AND THAT MONEY WAS BEING FILTERED, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, BACK TO THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE AND THE BLM.

DIFFERENT PLACES. BUT IT WASN'T COMING TO THE SHERIFFS WHO WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCEMENT.

SO WE ASKED FOR AND WERE GRANTED A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE SPECIFICALLY ON OHV.

IN FACT, WE HAVE ANOTHER MEETING NEXT WEEK, AND THERE'S TWO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HERE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY, BECKY ROSS AND DEANNA BINDLEY, WHO ARE BOTH IN THE SEDONA AREA SUPERVISOR, CHECKS DISTRICT.

I'M SURE YOU'VE HAD THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM THAT ARE ON THAT COMMITTEE WITH ME.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THE COMMITTEE WAS, YOU KNOW, WHEN I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET THE DIRECTOR OF STATE PARKS IN FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE A LINE OF QUESTIONING ABOUT WHY IT IS THAT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WHO'S ACTUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY ON OUR PUBLIC LANDS, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ARE THE ONES THAT ANSWER THE 911 CALLS, GET $0 OF THIS FUNDING THAT'S EARMARKED FOR SPECIFICALLY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND THEY HAD NO GOOD ANSWER FOR THAT.

SO THEY WENT BACK TO WORK. AND LONG STORY SHORT, WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM, IDENTIFY FUNDING NOT JUST FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY, BUT FOR ALL THE SHERIFFS IN THE STATE THAT WOULD COME FROM THESE OHV FEES.

NOW, EACH COUNTY IS PUTTING TOGETHER THEIR OWN PROGRAM AS HOW THEY WANT TO ADDRESS THIS.

ME, HOW I HAVE SET THIS UP IS THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A NEW NFT, A CERTIFIED DEPUTY, THAT IS YOUR OHV COORDINATOR.

OHV LAWS, TRAIL SYSTEMS ENFORCEMENT, TARGETED ENFORCEMENT DURING HIGH USAGE TIMES, SOMETHING THAT NEEDS COORDINATION AND IT NEEDS ORGANIZATION. AND IT NEEDS TO BE ENFORCED WITH THE PHILOSOPHY THAT I HAVE IN MIND.

WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE OUT ENJOYING THE PUBLIC LANDS.

WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE RIDING ON THE TRAILS. WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME TO YAVAPAI COUNTY, SPEND THEIR MONEY AND HAVE A GOOD EXPERIENCE.

BUT WHAT WE DON'T WANT IS PEOPLE TEARING UP PUBLIC LANDS.

WE DON'T WANT THEM DESTROYING PRIVATE PROPERTY. WE DON'T WANT THEM CUTTING GATES. WE DON'T WANT THEM DRIVING DRUNK ON THEIR OHVS.

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WE DON'T WANT THEM RIDING WITH A BUNCH OF KIDS WITH NO HELMETS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

WE DON'T WANT. AND WE'VE UNFORTUNATELY HAD SOME FATAL ACCIDENTS IN THE LAST YEAR.

I THINK WE'VE HAD THREE. AND WHICH ARE, WHICH ARE DIFFICULT.

SO THERE NEEDS TO BE THE PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENT NEEDS TO EXIST.

BUT I ALWAYS KNEW THAT THE MONEY EXISTED AND I WE DIDN'T, YOU KNOW, WANT TO COME TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND SAY, HEY, HERE'S ANOTHER SITUATION THAT YOU NEED TO FUND, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S FUNDING SOMEWHERE ELSE.

SO THIS REQUEST FOR $557,000, IT'S GOING TO BUY ANOTHER MACHINE, AN OHV, THAT WILL BE SET UP FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

IT WILL FUND AN FTE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS OVER TIME.

SOME OTHER THINGS. IT REQUIRES AN IN-KIND DONATION, BUT THAT'S PRIMARILY JUST VOLUNTEERS AND OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING.

SO IF WE ACCEPT THE MONEY, IF YOU AGREE TO ACCEPT THE MONEY AND WE DEPLOY IT, WHAT YOU'LL BE GETTING FOR IT IS MUCH, MUCH BETTER. OHV ENFORCEMENT COORDINATION AROUND THE COUNTY AT DIFFERENT TIMES, SPECIFIC TIMES THAT WE NEED IT.

I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE ARIZONA STATE PARKS BOARD, YOU KNOW, THEY INTEND TO CONTINUE TO FUND THIS FOR THE COUNTIES IN PERPETUITY, BUT THEY CAN ONLY APPROVE IT SO MUCH AT A TIME.

WE HAVE RAN LEGISLATION AT THE ARIZONA LEGISLATURE THAT WOULD DEDICATE FUNDING SPECIFICALLY TO THE COUNTIES FOR THIS ENFORCEMENT.

WE'LL SEE HOW THAT TURNS OUT. THE INEVITABLE QUESTION, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO ASK IT IS WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS MONEY RUNS OUT? AND WE'LL SEE. YOU KNOW, LIKE I ALWAYS SAY, IF IT'S A REALLY VALUABLE PROGRAM AND WE ALL AGREE THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE, I MAY ASK THE BOARD TO CONTINUE TO FUND IT. BUT IF IT'S NOT, OR WE CAN FIND OTHER WAYS OR THE BOARD DOESN'T HAVE THE MONEY AT THAT TIME, THEN WE WON'T. BUT FOR NOW, THIS IS A GREAT PRIMER TO GET SOMETHING GOING THAT'S BADLY NEEDED IN THE COUNTY.

SO WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AND AND ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

THANK YOU SHERIFF. SUPERVISOR CHECK I HAVE A COMMENT MORE THAN A QUESTION.

I DO REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

I HAVE MET WITH BECKY ROSS AND DEANNA BINDLEY ON THIS ISSUE.

BUT THE OHV ISSUE REALLY REPRESENTS A BROAD SWATH OF CONSTITUENCY THAT ARE IMPACTED.

THIS IS AFFECTING RESIDENCES, IT'S AFFECTING RECREATIONALISTS, AND IT'S AFFECTING RANCHERS.

AND SO IT WAS ONE OF THOSE ISSUES WHERE PEOPLE FELT HELPLESS.

THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO HOW TO MOVE THIS FORWARD IN A PRODUCTIVE FASHION.

NOBODY WANTS TO OUTLAW OHVS OR REALLY TRY TO LIMIT THEM DEEPLY.

SO THIS IS REALLY A SOLUTION THAT I SEE BRINGING NUANCED IMPACTS SO THAT PEOPLE CAN CONTINUE TO RECREATE AS THEY WISH TO WITHOUT IMPACTING RIGHTS. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THIS.

IT HAS MADE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT FOR MY DISTRICT AND, AND I ASSUME MANY OTHERS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHAIR MALLORY. YES. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR.

SHERIFF I ALSO JUST WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU. THANK YOU.

I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN LOOKED AT FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, AND I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH.

YOU AND YOUR TEAM, THE COMMITTEE, EVERYBODY. SO JUST THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING OUT THERE AND PUTTING THE COMMUNITY IN SAFE AREAS TO THE BEST OF THE ABILITY. SO GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENTS.

THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YEAH. YOU KNOW THE OHV ISSUE IS GROWING.

AND WHEN THE SIDE BY SIDES CAME IN, IT JUST STARTED GROWING MORE AND MORE.

AND I KNOW SEDONA HAS REALLY STRUGGLED WITH THIS, AND SOME OF OUR LANDS ARE JUST SO FRAGILE THAT IT TAKES 1 OR 2 PASSES, AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HAVE A ROAD WHICH ENCOURAGES MORE PEOPLE TO GO DOWN IT, AND IT REALLY STARTS TEARING IT UP.

THIS EVEN IS COMING UP IN MANY MEETINGS. YESTERDAY I WAS IN THE GREATER CHINO VALLEY COLLABORATIVE MEETING, AND THEY WERE BRINGING UP HOW OUT BY THE AREAS EAST OF CHINO.

IT'S STARTING TO GET REALLY RIPPED UP OUT THERE TOO.

SO I THINK YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO GET THIS THIS ONE CAR HERE AND IT'S GOING TO BE USED ALL THE TIME.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO GET MUCH USE OUT OF IT.

WELL, MADAM CHAIR, SUPERVISOR KUKNYO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE HAVE SOME OTHER OHVS ALREADY AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

AND THE IDEA BEHIND THIS, THE COORDINATOR, IS TO KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE HIGH UTILIZATION AREAS OR AREAS THAT NEED SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT AND THEN COORDINATE A RESPONSE SURGE RESOURCES.

SO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS A, YOU KNOW, A HELICOPTER NOW THAT WE RECENTLY PURCHASED.

YOU'LL BE SEEING THE OPERATIONAL PART IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR FOR THAT.

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YOU CAN SEND THE HELICOPTER OUT BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS IS LIKE, HOW DO YOU FIND PEOPLE? IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE WHERE PEOPLE ARE JUST RIPPING ACROSS COUNTRY.

WHEN YOU'RE ON THE GROUND. BUT IT'S MUCH EASIER TO SEE FROM THE AIR.

AND SO WHEN YOU HAVE YOU KNOW, THAT ABILITY TO PUT 4 OR 5 DEPUTIES IN AN AREA TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE FOLLOWING THE LAWS, THAT THINGS ARE SAFE. AND YOU MAY IF YOU'VE WATCHED THE YCSO FACEBOOK PAGE, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THERE'S A VIDEO RECENTLY ABOUT A DETAIL IN THE CROWN KING AREA WHERE WE HAD THE DEPUTIES UP THERE, AND THEY WERE JUST CHECKING ON PEOPLE AND MAKING SURE THAT THERE WAS A FEW CRASHES AND A FEW THINGS LIKE THAT.

EDUCATING PEOPLE ON THE LAWS, MAKING SURE KIDS HAVE HELMETS, THAT KIND OF THING.

AND SO THAT'S REALLY THE WORK OF THE COORDINATOR.

IT'S NOT JUST ONE VEHICLE OR ONE PERSON OUT THERE DOING IT.

IT'S BRINGING TOGETHER DETAILS AS NEEDED IN THE AREAS THAT WE NEED THEM AT THE TIMES THAT WE NEED THEM.

WELL, YOU KNOW, THERE'S OHV OPERATORS AND THERE'S VANDALS AND WE JUST NEED TO GET RID OF THE VANDALS.

100%. THANK YOU. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND. MADAM. CLERK. SUPERVISOR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

YES. CHAIR MALLORY. YES. VICE CHAIR COMPTON. YES.

ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. I TURN THE MEETING BACK OVER TO CHAIR MALLORY.

THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR, FOR TAKING CARE OF THAT.

THAT SECTION OF THE MEETING. I APPRECIATE THE TEAM EFFORTS THAT WE HAVE UP HERE ON THE BOARD.

SURELY. SO WE ARE MOVING ON TO ITEM SIX, THE ONE I WOULD IMAGINE LOTS OF PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM ARE DEFINITELY BEEN WAITING FOR.

I WILL TELL YOU THOUGH, I AM GOING TO CALL A BREAK HERE FOR TEN MINUTES AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK AND WE WILL PICK UP ON ITEM SIX.

SO THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT WELCOME BACK EVERYBODY. ITEM NUMBER SIX.

[6. Board of Supervisors - Discussion and possible action regarding the appointment of the Board of Supervisors' District 2 representative, pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 11-213, 11-402, 16-230, and 38-294. ]

THAT WILL BE A DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR DISTRICT TWO REPRESENTATIVE AND MAURY I WILL HAND THIS OFF TO YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR MALLORY.

GOOD MORNING AGAIN, EVERYONE. MAURY THOMPSON COUNTY MANAGER THOUGHT I WOULD START WITH A LITTLE BIT OF RECAP ABOUT PROCESS HERE, JUST FOR EVERYONE'S BENEFIT, AND THEN WALK INTO SOME INSTRUCTION, IF YOU WILL, FOR HOW WE'LL CONDUCT THE REMAINDER OF THIS PROCESS.

SO, AS WE ALL KNOW, ON FEBRUARY 19TH, 2025, THE YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FORMALLY ACCEPTED THE RESIGNATION OF JAMES GREGORY, THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR DISTRICT TWO, FOLLOWING THIS RESIGNATION.

THE BOARD ESTABLISHED A STRUCTURED APPOINTMENT PROCESS TO FILL THE VACANCY AND INITIATED A PUBLIC SOLICITATION FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST, RESUMES, FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST AFFIDAVITS FROM QUALIFIED CANDIDATES.

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS WAS MARCH 7TH, 2025.

AT THE CLOSE OF THE APPLICATION PERIOD, THE BOARD HAD RECEIVED FIVE SUBMISSIONS FROM THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS.

WILEY J. CLINE. JOHN HUGHES. DENISE D JENKINS.

THOMAS THURMAN AND ANTHONY TONY UTZ. WE HAVE VERIFIED THAT EACH APPLICANT HAS MET ALL STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING AGE, RESIDENCY. VOTER REGISTRATION AND LITERACY QUALIFICATIONS.

ADDITIONALLY, IN COMPLIANCE WITH ARIZONA REVISED STATUTE, SECTION 16- 230.

ALL CANDIDATES FULFILL THE PARTY, EXCUSE ME, THE POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION REQUIREMENT NECESSARY FOR APPOINTMENT.

ALL APPLICANTS HAVE ALSO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AND PASSED THE REQUIRED BACKGROUND CHECK PROCESS.

THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR THE DISTRICT TWO VACANCY INCLUDED A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, WHICH BEGAN ON MARCH 7TH, 2025 AND CONCLUDED ON MARCH 28TH, 2025, YIELDING GREAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

DURING THIS PERIOD, PUBLIC INPUT WAS GATHERED THROUGH VARIOUS FORMS, INCLUDING WRITTEN LETTERS OF SUPPORT FORM LETTERS, EMAILS, AND A PETITION. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOPED AND FINALIZED A STANDARDIZED SET OF QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICATION REVIEW PROCESS THIS MORNING.

THE LIST OF QUESTIONS DEVELOPED BY THE BOARD WILL BE UTILIZED TO QUESTION EACH OF THE APPLICANTS, SO NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS WILL BE INTRODUCED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS DURING THE PROCEEDINGS.

THE PROCESS WILL BEGIN WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF EACH APPLICANT, AND EACH WILL BE ALLOCATED UP TO FIVE MINUTES TO PROVIDE AN INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT TO EXPRESS THEIR INTEREST IN THE APPOINTMENT, OUTLINE THEIR QUALIFICATIONS AND SHARE ANY OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION.

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FOLLOWING INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS, A SERIES OF QUESTIONS WILL BE POSED TO EACH APPLICANT ON A ROTATING BASIS, AND ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE ASKED TO RESPOND TO THE SAME PREDETERMINED SET OF QUESTIONS, WITH THREE MINUTES ALLOCATED FOR EACH RESPONSE.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EACH APPLICANT LIMIT THEIR RESPONSE TO THE ALLOWED TIME IN ORDER TO ENSURE FAIRNESS, CONSISTENCY, AND AN EQUITABLE EVALUATION PROCESS FOR ALL CANDIDATES.

FINALLY, TWO MINUTES WILL BE PERMITTED TO EACH APPLICANT UPON CONCLUSION OF THE QUESTIONS TO ADDRESS ANY ISSUES THAT AROSE OR CLARIFICATION NEEDED FROM THE QUESTIONING PART OF THE PROCEEDINGS. AND ASSISTING WITH THE TIME TODAY WILL BE THE DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD, AMANDA COOK, OVER HERE. AND YOU CAN SEE THE TIMER THERE.

WE ARE OPTING, I BELIEVE, NOT TO USE THE SOUND PORTION OF IT BECAUSE IT WOULD BE GOING OFF A LOT AND IT'S PRETTY IRRITATING NOISE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO AVOID THAT TODAY. SO BOARD, COUNCIL AND DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER MARTIN BRENNAN WILL BE ASSISTING BY CALLING TIME FOR YOUR BENEFIT. SO YOU HAVE THAT. WITH THAT I WOULD ASK ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE ABOUT THE PROCESS OR ANYTHING I'VE SHARED.

OKAY. IF NOT, LET THE QUESTIONS BEGIN. SO AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO START WITH WILEY CLINE.

GOOD MORNING, MR. CLINE. GOOD MORNING. SO THE FIRST.

YEAH. THANK YOU. SO WITH THE BLACK MOUNTAINS OR THE MINGUS MOUNTAIN IN PARTICULAR? OH. I'M SORRY. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UP TO YOU.

HOWEVER, YOU WANT TO DO THIS? JUMPED IN? YES.

I'LL MAKE IT REAL QUICK. MY NAME IS WILEY KLINE.

I KNOW ALL OF YOU ACTUALLY HAVE CAMPAIGNED WITH ALL OF YOU THROUGH THE YEARS.

I LIVE IN CORNVILLE. I'VE LIVED THERE FOR 24 YEARS.

I'M ORIGINALLY FROM GILA COUNTY, FIFTH GENERATION ARIZONA RESIDENT.

AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, I'VE RAN TWICE FOR THIS POSITION.

FIRST TIME IN 2020 WHEN MR. THURMAN RETIRED. LAST TIME WAS LAST JULY.

THE REASON I'VE RAN TWICE IS BECAUSE I HAVE A LOVE FOR THIS COUNTY, AND I JUST WANT TO HELP THE PEOPLE.

THAT'S IT. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON BECAUSE CERTAINLY I HAVE A GOOD JOB, GOOD INCOME, EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

IT'S NOT FOR THAT. IT'S TO HELP THE PEOPLE. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I'M HERE.

SO WITH THAT, WE'LL JUST MOVE ON TO QUESTIONS.

ACTUALLY WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE OPENING AND THEN WE'LL GO TO QUESTIONS. OH OKAY.

SO I GOT TO MOVE. YEAH. THANK YOU. AND SORRY ABOUT THAT.

YEAH. MR. HUGHES? YEAH. JOHN HUGHES. YEAH. I'LL MAKE MINE SHORT AND SWEET.

JUST LIKE MYSELF. NO. I'M A RESIDENT OF YAVAPAI COUNTY FOR 47 YEARS.

I'M A FOURTH GENERATION RANCHER. I HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT LIVE IN EACH ONE OF THE DISTRICTS IN YAVAPAI COUNTY, AND I'M HERE TO SUPPORT MY COUNTY, MY STATE, AND ALL OF MY RESIDENTS FROM ONE END OF THIS COUNTY TO THE OTHER AND THEN SOME.

I'VE BEEN ANYWHERE TO HELP. I'M A VOLUNTEER ALL OVER THE PLACE, AND I'M JUST EXCITED TO BE HERE WITH THESE OTHER CANDIDATES TO SHOW WHAT WE CAN BRING TO THE BOARD. THANK YOU, MR. HUGHES. NEXT, MR. JENKINS.

CHAIR. VICE CHAIR. SUPERVISORS. THANK YOU. I'M NERVOUS.

I'M NOT. I'M USED TO PUBLIC SPEAKING, BUT THIS IS STILL NERVE WRACKING FOR ME.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, I RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT AND DEEPLY APPRECIATE FOLKS WHO STEP UP TO VOLUNTEER TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY AS MEMBERS OF BOARDS, COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS.

SO I'D LIKE TO THANK THE OTHER APPLICANTS FOR STEPPING UP.

LIKE I SAY, AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, IT IT'S IMPORTANT AND IT REALLY HELPS WITH GOOD GOVERNANCE TO HAVE PARTICIPATION FROM THE CITIZENS.

MY INTEREST IN THE POSITION AROSE FROM A CONVERSATION WITH THE PREVIOUS SUPERVISOR, WHEN HE SHARED THE INFORMATION THAT HE WAS LEAVING HIS POSITION, AND SUGGESTED THAT I APPLY FOR APPOINTMENT. MY DECISION TO MOVE FORWARD INCLUDE MY OWN PERSONAL GOALS.

THE IMPACT ON MY FAMILY, AND VERY IMPORTANT TO ME, WAS THE IMPACT THAT I WOULD HAVE IN STEPPING DOWN AS MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF CAMP VERDE AND THE VICE MAYOR. WEIGHING ALL OF THESE POINTS AND HAVING A GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE POSITION, I ULTIMATELY DECIDED TO APPLY BECAUSE THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE MY DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT TWO AND TO THE ENTIRE YAVAPAI COUNTY TO UTILIZE PARTNERSHIPS AND RELATIONSHIPS I NURTURED AS MAYOR.

AND QUITE HONESTLY, IT'S AN EXCITING CHALLENGE TO STEP INTO THE ROLE OF COUNTY SUPERVISOR.

I LOOK FORWARD TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE JOB, PARTICULARLY LEARNING ABOUT EACH DISTRICT AND HOW YAVAPAI COUNTY GOVERNMENT WORKS.

JAMES GREGORY WAS AN EXCELLENT SUPERVISOR, WELL LIKED AND RESPECTED.

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WE SHARE MANY ATTRIBUTES THAT WILL ENABLE ME TO PROVIDE OR EXCEED HIS EXCELLENT SERVICE STANDARD OF SERVICE.

JUST REALLY BRIEFLY, MY BACKGROUND THAT I BRING TO YOU IS IN MY RESUME.

I'LL BE REALLY BRIEF. I'VE BEEN IN THE WORKFORCE FOR 55 YEARS.

JUST AT TWO COMPANIES, GORE AND THEN QUINTUS AND CAMP VERDE.

I BRING ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, FINANCIAL ANALYST, PROCUREMENT, BIDDING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION AS PART OF MY PROFESSIONAL CAREER. IN ADDITION TO THAT, MY HUSBAND AND I FOR MANY, MANY YEARS OPERATED A GENERAL CONTRACTING BUSINESS WITH DUAL LICENSES, COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL, WHICH GIVES ME A PRETTY GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF THINGS THAT COME BEFORE US FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING.

I WANT TO ALSO SHARE MY WORK WITH THE TOWN OF CAMP VERDE.

THAT STARTS WITH CITIZENS, TO A VISIONARY COUNCIL, AND THEN TO A GREAT STAFF THAT BRINGS OUR VISION TO REALITY.

THIS IS ALL DONE THROUGH TEAMWORK. I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST COUPLE YEARS.

HOW WORKING TOGETHER MAKES THINGS A REALITY. IN 2021, THE TOWN FINALIZED A PRIVATE CAMP VERDE WATER SYSTEM PURCHASE, SECURING WATER RIGHTS AND PROVIDING WATER SECURITY FOR ITS RESIDENTS.

WE ALSO COMPLETED THE YAVAPAI APACHE LAND AGREEMENT IN 2022 AND THE WATER SETTLEMENT IN IN 2024, WE HAD THE FIRST TOWN'S STRATEGIC PLAN AS WELL AS THE FIRST CITIZENS ACADEMY.

WE FINISHED MASTER PLANS FOR WATER, WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER.

WE ALSO LISTENED VERY CLOSELY TO THE CITIZENS AND HOUSING ISSUES.

AND CAMP VERDE HAS 360 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS BEING BUILT RIGHT NOW AND WILL OPEN HAVE THE FIRST OPENING THIS FALL.

I HAVE A STRONG BELIEF IN TRANSPARENCY AND CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT, AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE REBROUGHT BACK TO LIFE THE PARK AND REC COMMISSION, WHICH HAD BEEN DORMANT FOR OVER TEN YEARS. CURRENTLY IN PROCESS, IS THE FIRST FACILITIES MASTER PLAN PARK AND REC MASTER PLAN.

UPDATING A GENERAL PLAN, COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND ZONING THE SAME AS THE COUNTY AS WELL AS TOWN CODE.

AND WE'RE IN OUR FINAL STAGES OF THE ENGINEERING DESIGN STANDARDS UPDATE.

I'LL TAKE A BREATH WITH ALL OF YOU AND APPLAUD THE TOWN OF CAMP VERDE FOR ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER.

I ALSO LIKE TO SHARE THAT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS WE'VE WORKED COHESIVELY TOGETHER, THE TOWN AND THE COUNTY, IN SOME REALLY STRESSFUL SITUATIONS, SUCH AS THE TYPE ONE BACKBONE FIRE, COVID PANDEMIC AND WHAT THEY CALL 100 YEAR FLOODS THAT CAMP VERDE TENDS TO HAVE ABOUT EVERY OTHER YEAR. THE COUNTY WAS EXTRAORDINARY IN HELPING US GET THROUGH THAT.

THESE THINGS ALL OCCURRED DURING MY TERM AS MAYOR.

TRUE SUCCESS OF AN ELECTED OFFICIAL IS DEPENDENT ON EXPERIENCED, THOUGHTFUL, DEDICATED STAFF AND PEERS.

WITH THE SUPPORT AND DIRECTION OF MY FELLOW COUNCIL, WE SUCCESSFULLY CREATED A MUCH NEEDED HR DEPARTMENT WITH SPECIFIC DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL, REQUIRING ANNUAL REVIEWS AND A PROCEDURE FOR MERIT INCREASES.

AGAIN WITH COUNCIL SUPPORT AND DIRECTION TO STAFF. CAMP VERDE NOW HAS A FIVE YEAR CIP PLAN, MULTI YEAR REVENUE PROJECTIONS AND WE'VE MADE NUMEROUS OPERATIONAL, TECHNOLOGICAL AND CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVANCEMENTS.

ALL THIS HAS DONE IN TEAMWORK TO PROVIDE A HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE TO OUR CITIZENS.

TIME. TIME HAS EXPIRED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

NEXT, MR. THURMAN. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR.

BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF. I APPRECIATE YOU GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO EVEN DO THIS.

IT COULD HAVE BEEN LEFT EMPTY FOR A WHILE AND HAD AN ELECTION.

AND ANYBODY WHO REALLY WANTS TO RUN FOR THAT ELECTION CAN DO SO AS OF TODAY.

I HAVE CAME OUT OF RETIREMENT OR THREW MY HAT IN TO COME OUT OF RETIREMENT BECAUSE IN MY OPINION, IT'S VERY IMPERATIVE RIGHT NOW THAT SOMEONE IS ON THIS BOARD THAT CAN HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.

AS YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN VERY EXPERIENCED IN YAVAPAI COUNTY FOR A LONG TIME.

I WAS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR HERE FOR 25 YEARS, AND THEN I WAS ON PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR FIVE YEARS, CHAIRED IT FOR THREE, AND THEN I WAS COUNTY SUPERVISOR FOR 16.

I HELPED BUILD, AND I WAS A LIAISON FOR THE BOARD FOR A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THE JUVENILE DETENTION, THE. THE NEW COURT OVER HERE AND MULTIPLE OTHER BUILDINGS HELPED DESIGN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BUILDING.

AND SO I REALLY GOT A KICK OUT OF DOING THOSE THINGS AND STILL DO.

BUT I HAVE A WHOLE SPEECH WRITTEN HERE. AND I DECIDED NOT TO TO DO IT BECAUSE AS I'M DRIVING OVER THE MOUNTAIN, DISTRICT TWO IS IS KIND OF AN ANOMALY COMPARED TO THE OTHER DISTRICTS BECAUSE PART OF IT IS ON.

I HATE SAYING THIS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN, AND PART OF IT IS ON THIS SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. AND WHEN I WAS THERE WAS THREE OF US,

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SUPERVISOR DAVIS, SUPERVISOR SPRINGER, AND MYSELF, WHEN THIS COUNTY WAS FIRST STARTED, THAT WAS FOR EIGHT YEARS.

I WAS ON THAT TWO TERMS. AND THEN WE GREW OVER 200,000 200,000 POPULATION.

WE WERE MANDATED TO GO TO FIVE. WELL, GUESS WHO HAD TO PICK THE SPLIT.

AND AT THAT TIME A COUPLE OTHER SUPERVISORS. I WON'T MENTION THEIR NAMES AGAIN, BUT THEY DIDN'T GET ALONG REAL WELL.

SO ONE OF THE REPORTERS OVER HERE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU KNOW, YOU KIND OF RUN THIS COUNTY. I KIND OF DID.

AND SO I MADE THAT DECISION AND A LOT OF LOT OF PURPOSES I WOULD SIDE WITH ONE SUPERVISOR, I'D SIDE WITH THE OTHER AND GET MY WAY. BUT IT WAS IMPERATIVE TO ME THAT MY WAY WAS THE CORRECT WAY, AND IT WAS THE BEST WAY FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS.

AND I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW THE VERDE HAS BEEN PART OF MY BACKGROUND.

MY WIFE LIVED IN MCGUIREVILLE. I PROPOSED TO HER 51 YEARS AGO.

I'M OLD. I'M 69. I HAVE FOLKS HERE THAT CAME FROM BEAVER CREEK, AND I GOT FOLKS HERE FROM CORNVILLE AND FROM CAMP VERDE. I JUST, I MY HEART GOES OUT TO I HELPED TO THE VERDE VALLEY AND I'VE HELPED THE VERDE FRONT GET ESTABLISHED.

I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS FOR MY ACCOLADES, WHICH I HATE BRAGGING ON MYSELF OR ANYTHING.

YOU READ THE RESUME AND YOU CAN SEE MY BACKGROUND, BUT THIS THIS POSITION.

I HAVE BEEN COMING TO THESE MEETINGS SINCE SUPERVISOR GREGORY RESIGNED TO SEE TO GET ACCLIMATED, JUST IN CASE I WAS PICKED. AND ON THAT SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN AND THIS SIDE OF MOUNTAIN, THAT SIDE OF MOUNT, EVERY ONE OF THE MEETINGS I CAME HERE. SO I KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

THIS IS NOT A ONE SIDED JOB. IT HAS TO BE DONE BOTH SIDES.

AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL WHAT YOU DO. I'VE BEEN WATCHING THE MEETINGS HERE, AND I THINK YOU DO A GREAT JOB FOR BEING BRAND NEW.

I REALLY DO, OTHER THAN SOMEONE THAT'S SEASONED HERE, THE.

NOT WELL SEASONED JUST SEASONED. WERE YOU AVOIDING? NO, I'M NOT AVOIDING THAT BECAUSE I'M OLDER THAN YOU BY ONE YEAR.

SO ANYWAY I THERE HAS BEEN CONCERN THAT I HAVE.

I'M ON TOO MANY BOARDS. MY PHILANTHROPY IN MY LIFE IS HUGE AND I'M ON TOO MANY BOARDS.

I TAKE THIS, IT'S GOING TO BE A CONFLICT. I HAVE DECIDED TO CLOSE MY CONSULTING COMPANY DOWN, AND I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND RESIGN OFF OF A LOT OF THE OTHER COMMITTEES THAT I'M ON.

THERE'S JUST TWO COMMITTEES THAT ARE PARAMOUNT FOR ME, AND THEY ONLY MEET ONCE AN EVENING, ONCE A MONTH. SO IT ISN'T A BIG DEAL. AND THAT'S THE MAYOR FIRE BOARD AND THE MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE, WHICH IS [INAUDIBLE] OVER HERE. AND BECAUSE IT REALLY HELPS OUR KIDS AND WE'VE REALLY TURNED THAT AROUND IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WE'VE ALMOST TRIPLED THE AMOUNT OF KIDS WE HAVE IN THE PROGRAM, TEACHING THEM A WAY TO MAKE A LIVING IN HIGH SCHOOL.

NOT ALL KIDS ARE COLLEGE BOUND, BUT WE DO HAVE DUAL ACCREDITATION.

SO I LOVE THAT. AND MAYOR FIRE. THERE WAS TIMES WHEN I WAS SUPERVISOR, I LITERALLY HAD TO HAVE A DEPUTY THERE.

SOME OF THESE COMMUNITY MEETINGS, YOU KNOW, GET PRETTY HOSTILE AND IT'S COMPLETELY CHANGED.

WE GOT A NEW, NEW FIRE CHIEF, WHICH I SHARE WITH TWO OF YOU AND IT'S WE'RE BACK IN THE BLACK AND THINGS ARE GOING WELL, SO I, I'M JUST HAPPY TO DO WHATEVER YOU NEED ME TO DO, AND I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT.

I PREFER JUST TO DO EITHER JUST THIS YEAR AND THREE QUARTERS IF I NEED TO.

I'LL RUN THE OTHER TWO YEARS, BUT FOUR WOULD BE MY MAX.

AND SO BECAUSE OF MY AGE AND I STILL WANT TO GO.

TIME IS UP. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MR. THURMAN. NEXT UP, MR. UTZ. JUST WORKING. YES.

GOOD MORNING, CHAIR MALLORY VICE CHAIR COMPTON SUPERVISOR CHECK.

AND THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. MY NAME IS TONY UTZ AND I AM SEEKING THE APPOINTMENT OF DISTRICT TWO SUPERVISOR.

AND I WANT TO BRIEFLY TELL YOU A BIT ABOUT MYSELF.

MY FAMILY MOVED TO PHOENIX WHEN I WAS A BABY.

MY FATHER WORKED AT REYNOLDS ALUMINUM AND DID MECHANICAL AND WELDING REPAIRS AT HIS HOME SHOP, WHICH LED TO MY ATTRACTION TO CARS AND METAL FABRICATION AT A YOUNG AGE.

BY AGE 15, I BEGAN WORKING PART TIME AT A DIESEL TRUCK GARAGE SO I COULD PAY MY OWN TUITION TO A PAROCHIAL SCHOOL MY FRESHMAN YEAR, AND LATER TO PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE I WAS VARSITY QUARTERBACK AND PRESIDENT OF THE LETTERMAN'S CLUB.

I STARTED BUILDING HIGH PERFORMANCE AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS IN MY DAD'S HOME GARAGE IN MY LATE TEENS.

I THEN WORKED TO EARN MY ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE FROM PHOENIX COLLEGE IN 1973, WHILE FABRICATING RACE CARS IN MY SPARE TIME.

AFTER THAT, I WORKED A COUPLE OF UNION JOBS WHERE I LEARNED THE MEANING OF MERIT BASED PAY.

IN 1976, I WAS HIRED AS A MECHANIC AT ROTORWAY AIRCRAFT, A SMALL HELICOPTER MANUFACTURING COMPANY OWNED AND OPERATED BY TWO INNOVATIVE

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ENGINEERS WHO BECAME MY MENTORS. DURING MY SECOND YEAR, I WAS PROMOTED TO ENGINE SHOP SUPERVISOR.

IT WAS AROUND THIS TIME I BEGAN VISITING THE VERDE VALLEY FREQUENTLY AND DECIDED IT WAS WHERE I WANTED TO LIVE AND RAISE MY FAMILY.

AS MY RESPONSIBILITIES GREW, MY EMPLOYERS ALL SUPPORTED ME HEAVILY WITH ONGOING LEADERSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAMS LIKE DALE CARNEGIE, FRED PRYOR, AND OTHERS TO HONE MY TIME MANAGEMENT AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS.

TO GIVE YOU A SHORT EXAMPLE. DURING MY WORK COMMUTE, INSTEAD OF LISTENING TO THE RADIO, I FOCUSED ON CRITICAL CREATIVE THINKING ABOUT CURRENT CHALLENGING DECISIONS. IN 1985, I BECAME THE PRODUCTION MANAGER, LEADING SIX DEPARTMENTS WHILE EXPANDING MY SPHERE OF INFLUENCE TO SURROUND MYSELF WITH THE BEST OF THE BEST.

IN 1987, I MARRIED MY WIFE PATTY, AT SAINT CECILIA'S CHURCH IN CLARKDALE AND BECAME GENERAL MANAGER OF ROTORWAY INTERNATIONAL.

IN 1992 OUR SON BRIAN WAS BORN JUST DOWN THE ROAD HERE IN COTTONWOOD.

MY LAST POSITION AT ROTORWAY WAS PROJECT MANAGER FOR A NEW 22,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY IN CHANDLER AIR PARK.

IN 1994, I MADE CORNVILLE MY FULL TIME HOME. I WAS EMPLOYED AT WESTMONT INDUSTRIES IN BELMONT, ARIZONA, WHERE I COLLABORATED DAILY WITH ENGINEERING TO SOURCE AND PURCHASE VIRTUALLY ALL COMMODITIES AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT A $30 MILLION A YEAR COMPANY BUILDING CRANES FOR THE NAVY. IN 1996, I JOINED THE MANAGEMENT TEAM AT GRIFFITH ENTERPRISES IN COTTONWOOD, WHERE WE MANUFACTURED AIRCRAFT GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT FOR THE US MILITARY.

I LED PURCHASING, PLANNING AND OUTSOURCED CONTRACTS TO OTHER ARIZONA COMPANIES IN EXCESS OF OUR MACHINE SHOP CAPABILITIES.

FOR OVER 25 YEARS, MY SMALL BUSINESS, UTZ METALCRAFT LLC HAS BEEN DESIGNING, ENGINEERING, FABRICATING, AND INSTALLING CUSTOM METAL PRODUCTS AT RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROJECTS, PRIMARILY IN YAVAPAI COUNTY.

HAVING LIVED IN CORNVILLE FOR OVER 38 YEARS, I HAVE ALWAYS VOLUNTARILY BEEN DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING OUR MASON LANE IRRIGATION DITCH. I HAVE VOLUNTEERED ON THE MASON LANE DITCH BOARD FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS, AND RECENTLY GAINED A MUCH GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS BY THE U.S.

FOREST SERVICE AND THE NATURE CONSERVANCY TO PRESERVE A LOCAL, PRESIDENTIALLY DEDICATED, IMPORTANT NATURAL RESOURCE.

I AM A SELF-MADE MAN, SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, LICENSED CONTRACTOR, CHRISTIAN, HUSBAND AND FATHER.

I AM NOT A POLITICIAN. I HAVE NEVER RUN FOR OFFICE BEFORE, BUT I WILL BE SEEKING THE SUPERVISOR POSITION AGAIN IN 2026.

I BELIEVE THAT GOOD GOVERNANCE IS THE PRODUCT OF GOOD COLLABORATIVE DECISIONS.

THOSE WHO HAVE COMMITTED THEIR WRITTEN SUPPORT OF ME BELIEVE, LIKE I DO, THAT I HAVE THE EXPERIENCE, TEMPERAMENT, EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO REPRESENT DISTRICT TWO ALONGSIDE THIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

THANK YOU. MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA. THANK YOU, MR. UTZ. SO NOW WE WILL MOVE TO THE QUESTION PORTION OF THE PROCESS, AND MR. KLEIN INVITE YOU BACK TO THE PODIUM. SO EARLIER IN THE INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS, WE HEARD SOME REFERENCE TO THE BOTH SIDES OF THE MOUNTAIN, IF YOU WILL. MY FIRST QUESTION DEALS WITH THAT ISSUE.

SO WITH MINGUS MOUNTAIN KIND OF DISSECTING OUR COUNTY WITH THE COUNTY SEAT LYING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE COUNTY, THERE HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT SENSE BY SOME, AT LEAST, THAT THE EAST SIDE OF THE COUNTY HAS FELT DISCONNECTED AT TIMES.

DO YOU SHARE THAT IMPRESSION AND IF SO, HOW WOULD YOU WORK TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE? I DO SHARE THAT IMPRESSION. AND YES, THIS SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN HAS BEEN LEFT OUT.

IN FACT, SUPERVISOR KUKNYO AND I WERE AT A FORUM WHEN WE WERE RUNNING AND I REFERRED TO MINGUS AS THE GREAT WALL OF MINGUS.

WE'VE GOT TO GET RID OF IT. THE WHOLE COUNTY AND ALL OF YOU ARE JUST STARTING.

AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE ALL GOING TO WORK FOR THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE.

WE HAVE TO WORK FOR THE WHOLE COUNTY, NOT JUST OUR DISTRICTS.

AND TO DO THAT, WE'VE GOT TO GET MORE SERVICES OVER HERE.

I KNOW FOR A FACT THE ROAD FUNDS AREN'T DIVIDED EQUALLY THIS SIDE OF THE THE VERDE VALLEY DOESN'T GET THEIR FAIR SHARE.

THEY GET IGNORED. AND IT'S TEAMWORK. LIKE CHAIR MALLORY EVERYBODY SAID, IT'S A TEAM.

YOU GOT TO WORK AS A TEAM. YOU GOT TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE, NOT JUST YOUR AREA.

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AND I WORK REALLY HARD WITH EVERY ONE OF THEM TO REACH THAT GOAL.

AND YOU HAVE TO BE A TEAM MEMBER. YOU CAN'T DO IT SOLO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. HUGHES. SO SAME QUESTION, BUT I'LL REPEAT IT TO MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR.

SO THERE HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT SENSE BY SOME THAT THE EAST SIDE OF THE COUNTY HAS FELT DISCONNECTED AT TIMES.

DO YOU SHARE THAT IMPRESSION? AND IF SO, HOW WOULD YOU WORK TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE? I DO SHARE THAT, AND I'VE SEEN IT. BEING ON THE BOARD FOR A FEW DIFFERENT DEALS AND BEING THE PREVIOUS MAYOR OF DEWEY-HUMBOLDT, WE DO HAVE A DISCONNECT.

AND SO, IN MY OPINION, OF LIVING IN THE VERDE VALLEY WHEN I WAS A YOUNG BOY I WANT TO BRING THAT INTO THE ATTENTION AND TRY TO MAKE IT THE BEST THAT IT CAN BE.

SINCE I LIVE ON THE OTHER SIDE AND I'VE LIVED ON THIS SIDE, I DO SEE THAT.

AND WE WANT TO TAKE THAT GREAT WALL DOWN, THAT GREAT MOUNTAIN DOWN.

THE BIGGEST, THE BIGGEST THING IS, IS THAT BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH THE TOWNS ON THIS SIDE AND THE COMMITTEES THAT WE ALL WORK TOGETHER WITH, I THINK THAT CAN BE A POSITIVE MOVEMENT FORWARD OTHER THAN IN THE PAST.

THAT'S NOT BEING IGNORED. I THINK WITH ALL THE CANDIDATES HERE TODAY, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THAT SCENE DELETED FROM THE FROM THE COUNTY. THANK YOU. MR. JENKINS. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO REPEAT PART OF THE QUESTION? OKAY. HAPPY TO. SO THERE HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT SENSE BY SOME THAT THE EAST SIDE OF THE COUNTY HAS FELT DISCONNECTED AT TIMES.

DO YOU SHARE THAT IMPRESSION, AND IF SO, HOW WOULD YOU WORK TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE? I HAVE A SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE I AM IN PUBLIC SERVICE AND I DO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE COUNTY, PARTICULARLY WITH JAMES GREGORY AS DISTRICT TWO, AND THE COUNTY HAS ALWAYS BEEN RESPONSIVE TO US.

SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT HOW TO ANSWER IT.

BUT I ALSO RECOGNIZE THERE IS SOMEWHAT OF A DISCONNECT THERE.

IT'S ALWAYS A WORK IN PROGRESS. WE CAN ALWAYS DO A BETTER JOB OF LISTENING TO EACH OTHER AND BEING MORE RESPONSIVE.

SO LIKE I SAID, IT IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. I HEAR THESE GENTLEMEN.

APPARENTLY, THERE IS SOME QUESTION ABOUT EQUITABLE.

THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT AS DISTRICT TWO SUPERVISOR, I WOULD DELVE INTO AND FIND OUT JUST WHAT THAT IS AND CERTAINLY REMEDY IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. THURMAN. AS I ALLUDED TO EARLIER, I TRIED MY DARNDEST FOR THOSE LAST EIGHT YEARS TO GET RID OF THAT MOUNTAIN, I HATE IT.

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE. SINCE I'VE READ ARTICLES BACK IN THE 1800S THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN FIGHTS.

AND MY WIFE'S FAMILY IS FROM HERE. HER FACT HER TWO BROTHERS DID THE LAST YEAR THAT MINGUS MOUNTAIN UNION HIGH SCHOOL WAS THERE IN JEROME. AND SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE VERDE.

I WAS HERE MOST OF THE TIME FOR MY TENURE. MY AREA HAS DEWEY-HUMBOLDT, WHICH IS AN INCORPORATED COMMUNITY, WHICH FAIRLY WELL TAKES CARE OF THEMSELVES. WE DO A LITTLE BIT WITH THEM.

BUT ON THE FLIP SIDE I LIVE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF MAYER.

BUT ON THE FLIP SIDE, THE VERDE VALLEY HAS HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS ON ITS OWN.

AND I WORK DILIGENTLY TO DO WHAT I COULD TO HELP.

YOU'LL SEE PEOPLE IN BEAVER CREEK. YOU'LL SEE PEOPLE IN ALL THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE VERDE VALLEY ALL KNOW ME.

AND THEY'VE ALL, I'M SURE, SENT LETTERS IN. THEY TOLD ME THEY DID, AND I DIDN'T ASK ANYBODY TO DO THAT.

BUT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU RIGHT NOW THAT I'M NOT GOING TO STOP.

WHAT I'VE DONE ALL THOSE YEARS IS TO CONTINUE ON WITH MAKING SURE THAT THE VERDE AND THE PRESCOTT SIDE ARE EQUAL AND EVERYTHING THEY DO AND WE DO.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. UTZ. YES. I'VE ALSO BEEN AWARE OF THE DISCONNECT. THAT'S A GOOD TERM. THIS SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN FROM WHERE I'VE LIVED IN CORNVILLE FOR 38 YEARS.

SO IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A TOPIC ON MANY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH.

THEY'LL REFER TO IT AS WE'RE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN.

THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE OF MY VIEW. TO LOOK AT THAT AND TRY AND RECTIFY THAT PROBLEM IS SEARCH OUT THE ROOT CAUSE AND THEN DEVELOP, YOU KNOW, THE BEST SOLUTION POSSIBLE TO RESOLVE IT.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO WE'LL NOW MOVE TO OUR SECOND QUESTION, MR.

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HUGHES. YOU'RE UP. SO MANY PEOPLE SAY TAXES SHOULD BE LOWERED AND THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE REDUCED. IF YOU SHARE THAT BELIEF, WHAT TAXES WOULD YOU LOWER AND HOW WOULD YOU PROPOSE TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT? OH, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. HERE WE GO. SO BEING WORKING WITH BUDGETS ON A DAILY BASIS THE ONLY THING THAT WE CAN REALLY ATTEMPT TO LOWER OUR TAXES IS TO STREAMLINE OUR EFFICIENCY. AND ONE OF THOSE EFFICIENCY IS BEING LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE MEETING BEFORE.

LET'S GET OUR OWN RFQS OUT AND LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET SOME, SOME BACKING BEHIND US TO BE ABLE TO DROP OUR PRICES OF THINGS THAT WE BUY OR DO A COLLABORATION WITH OTHER COUNTIES, AND LET'S GET IT IN A VOLUME SO WE CAN DROP THOSE PRICES AND, AND DO OUR OWN AUDITING AND FIND OUT WHERE WE'RE LACKING RESPONSIBILITY.

AND THE EFFICIENCY IS ONE OF THE BIG KEYS IN GOVERNMENT, AS WE ALL KNOW.

IF IT'S STREAMLINED AND IT'S COMPLICATED, THEN LET'S MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT LESS COMPLICATED AND NARROW THAT DOWN TO WHERE WE CAN SEE WHERE OUR BUDGETS ARE IN A BASIC TERMS, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND THE MONEY ON FIVE PEOPLE TO DO TWO PEOPLE JOB.

THAT'S WHERE I WOULD SAY WHERE WE IT BEING IN THIS BUSINESS, YOU CAN SAY THAT YOU CAN LOWER TAXES, BUT UNTIL YOU DON'T HAVE THAT MONEY, AT THE END OF THE DAY, GOOD LUCK TO YOU THERE.

BUT I THINK EFFICIENCY IN OUR GOVERNMENT WOULD BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST KEYS TO BEING ABLE TO HANDLE THAT.

THANK YOU. MRS. JENKINS. MANY PEOPLE SAY TAXES SHOULD BE LOWERED AND THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE REDUCED. IF YOU SHARE THAT BELIEF, WHAT TAXES WOULD YOU LOWER AND HOW WOULD YOU PROPOSE TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT? THAT'S A LOADED QUESTION. THANK YOU. THE STATE LEGISLATURE IS TAKING CARE OF THAT FOR US.

I CAN'T THINK OF ANY TAXES. I'M GOING TO AGREE WITH JOHN.

I THINK THE BEST THING THAT WE CAN DO IS BE MORE EFFICIENT WITH THE TAX DOLLARS THAT WE DO COLLECT.

WE ALL KNOW THAT TAX DOLLARS IS WHAT MAKES THE OPERATIONAL BUDGET GO.

THE BIG PROJECTS ARE GRANTS OR LOANS. REDUCING TAXES COULD EQUATE TO REDUCING SERVICES.

AND WE ALL ARE HERE BECAUSE WE ARE IN SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC.

WE JUST HAVE TO DO A REALLY GOOD JOB OF USING THE TAX DOLLARS THAT WE DO HAVE AND NOT HAVE INCREASES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. THURMAN. OF COURSE.

SAME SAME QUESTION. WOULD YOU LIKE IT REPEATED? NO, I'M FINE, THANK YOU. I WAS HERE WHEN WE DID A LOT OF THESE THINGS, YOU KNOW, IN MY LIFE AND IN ALL THE OTHER BOARDS I'VE BEEN ON AND THINK TANKS, I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH YOUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION M&O AND YOUR CAPITAL MONEY.

YOU NEED TO HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY THERE. YOU NEED THE RAINY DAY FUND, AS THEY CALL IT, DOWN IN PHOENIX. AND ONCE YOU HIT THAT POINT THAT YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH ALL THE FTES, YOUR OVERRUNS, YOUR COSTS INCREASES THAT YOU ANTICIPATE, AND YOU HAVE A GOOD RAINY DAY FUND, THERE'S NO REASON NOT TO GIVE THAT MONEY TO STOP TAKING MONEY AND GIVE IT BACK TO THE VOTERS AND TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS.

WE KNOW WE COLLECT MONEY ON SALES TAX. WE SHARE SALES TAX WITH PHOENIX.

I CALL IT PHOENIX, THE GREAT STATE OF MARICOPA COUNTY, BUT I, WE GET PROPERTY TAX TOO.

AND THERE'S LOTS OF TIMES THAT WE'RE BEING AFFECTED WITH PROPERTY TAXES DUE TO THE ECONOMY.

SO EVEN THOUGH WE THOUGHT A LOT OF WE HAD A LOT OF MONEY BACK IN 2005, LOOK WHAT HAPPENED IN 2008.

WE DUMPED AND SO WE HAD ANOTHER LITTLE BURP WITH COVID TOO.

AND SO WE NEED TO BE YOU GOT TO ANTICIPATE THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES TO EVERYTHING WE DO.

AND I LOVE TO GET SOME MONEY BACK TO THE TAXPAYER.

THAT'S OUR NUMBER ONE GOAL. AS LONG AS WE'RE EFFICIENT IN DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING AND KEEP THEM SAFE.

THANK YOU. MR. UTZ. THE ONE THING THAT COMES TO MIND FOR ME IS SOMETHING I LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO. BEEN INVOLVED IN PURCHASING IN VIRTUALLY EVERY COMPANY THAT I WORKED FOR, AND OBVIOUSLY WITH MY OWN BUSINESS IS YOU NEED TO BUY RIGHT IN THE BEGINNING.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT SUPERVISOR KUKNYO ALWAYS TALKS ABOUT.

ARE WE GETTING THE BEST PRICE AND WHY CAN'T WE SOURCE IT LOCALLY SO WE SAVE THAT TAX, BRING IT BACK TO THE PEOPLE HERE.

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MOVING TO OUR. WELL, WE GOT MORE CANDIDATES.

OH. I'M SORRY. I GOT OUT OF ORDER. I'M LIKE, WE'RE AT THE END.

WE'RE DONE. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR KEEPING ME ON IT.

YOU DO? YEAH. MR. KLEIN, SAME QUESTION. DID YOU LIKE ME TO REPEAT ANY OF THAT? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO MANY PEOPLE SAY TAXES SHOULD BE LOWERED AND THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE REDUCED.

IF YOU SHARE THAT BELIEF, WHAT TAXES WOULD YOU LOWER AND HOW WOULD YOU PROPOSE TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT? I DO SHARE THAT BELIEF. I HAVE WORKED FOR STATE GOVERNMENT AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND THE WASTE IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.

DEFINITELY. SALES TAX. REDUCE SALES TAX. REDUCE PROPERTY TAX.

AND IT'S SIMPLE TO DO. QUIT WASTING MONEY. EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT EVERY PENNY THAT ANY GOVERNMENT ENTITY SPENDS IS TAX DOLLARS.

AND THE ONLY PLACE TO GET MORE IS TO GO BACK TO THE PEOPLE AND TAKE MORE TAXES.

AND WE JUST CAN'T DO THAT. THERE'S WHEN I WORKED FOR THE DIFFERENT GOVERNMENTS, WE CALLED JUNE, CHRISTMAS AND SUMMER BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR AND WE GOT ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING THAT WE DID NOT NEED BECAUSE THEY HAD MONEY LEFT OVER IN THEIR BUDGET AND THEY BLEW IT. AND IT WAS JUST TO GET RID OF THE MONEY.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THE DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE MONEY LEFT OVER ACTUALLY TURN IT BACK TO THE TREASURY INSTEAD OF THINKING THEY HAVE TO SPEND IT.

IF THEY HAVEN'T SPENT IT BY THEN, TURN IT BACK.

GIVE IT BACK TO THE PEOPLE BACK WHERE IT BELONGS.

THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NOW MOVING TO QUESTION NUMBER THREE. AND FIRST UP IS MRS. JENKINS. YEAH. I'M A LITTLE SHORTER THAN YOU.

WHAT DO YOU VIEW AS THE APPROPRIATE ROLE OF A BOARD MEMBER? TO SERVE THE CITIZENS. THAT'S OUR BOSS. THEY.

THE FOLKS THAT WE SERVE ARE WHO WE REPORT TO.

THEY'RE OUR BOSSES. WE ALWAYS MUST LOOK OUT FOR THEIR SAFETY AND THEIR HEALTH.

AND OUR DECISIONS MUST BE MADE IN THEIR BEST INTEREST.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. WHAT DO YOU VIEW AS THE APPROPRIATE ROLE OF A BOARD MEMBER? THIS IS GOING TO BE QUICK. I DITTO WHAT SHE SAID.

I LOVE THIS TIME EFFICIENCY HERE. MR. UTZ, SAME QUESTION.

WHAT DO YOU VIEW AS THE APPROPRIATE ROLE OF A BOARD MEMBER? PROVIDE FOR THE SECURITY AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS OF YAVAPAI COUNTY WITH EFFECTIVE AND FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP.

THANK YOU. MR. KLEIN. WHAT DO YOU VIEW AS THE APPROPRIATE ROLE OF A BOARD MEMBER? NUMBER ONE IS FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE ROLE.

WE WORK FOR THE PEOPLE. IT'S NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

SO ABSOLUTELY FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. AND MR. HUGHES. WHAT DO YOU VIEW AS THE APPROPRIATE ROLE OF A BOARD MEMBER? WHATEVER THE CITIZENS WANT US TO DO, BRING UNITY TO OUR COUNTY.

AND AS A TEAM, WE SHOULD PROTECT THE SAFETY AND THE WELFARE AND THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF OUR COUNTY.

THANK YOU. OKAY. QUESTION NUMBER FOUR, SIR. MR. THURMAN. SOMEWHAT RELATED TO THE LAST QUESTION, HOW WOULD YOU EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A BOARD? THAT'S $1 MILLION QUESTION. IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO.

I BELIEVE NUMBER ONE IS THIS EVEN THOUGH WE'RE BASICALLY HIRED AS A PART OF A PARTNERSHIP, WE ARE NOT REPUBLICANS AND WE'RE NOT DEMOCRATS.

WE'RE NOT INDEPENDENTS. WHEN WE'RE SITTING ON THIS BOARD, WE'RE HERE TO MAKE SURE THINGS ARE RUN SMOOTHLY AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE.

AS WE SAID EARLIER. I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW THAT YAVAPAI COUNTY HAS BEEN RAN VERY GOOD IN THE PAST. I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, COUNTY MANAGER SYSTEM AND HOW THEY WORK.

I'VE DEALT WITH THAT WHEN I WAS A CHAIR OF NORTHERN ARIZONA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, AND I ACTUALLY HAVE TO APPLAUD.

I THINK YOU FOLKS HAVE BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB TRYING TO DO THE BEST THAT YOU CAN WITH THE MONEY THAT YOU HAVE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. UTZ. HOW WOULD YOU EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A BOARD? CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT YOU STRIVE FOR IN A BUSINESS OR REPRESENTING YOUR CONSTITUENTS IN THE COUNTY. THAT'S THE BASELINE.

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THAT'S WHAT YOU WORK ON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MR. KLEIN, HOW WOULD YOU EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A BOARD? I WOULD SAY THE COHESIVENESS OF THE BOARD WORKING TOWARDS A COMMON SOLUTION THAT'S RIGHT FOR EVERYBODY AND IS THE BEST FOR EVERYBODY.

NOT NECESSARILY YOU, YOUR DISTRICT, WHATEVER.

BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A COHESIVE BOARD. YOU HAVE TO WORK TOWARDS A COMMON SOLUTION.

THAT'S HOW I DEFINE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MR. HUGHES, HOW WOULD YOU EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A BOARD? COME IN UNDER BUDGET, MAKE EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD ACCOUNTABLE.

AND WE NEED TO BE UNITED IN OUR DECISIONS. AND IF WE HAVE ANY COHESION, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THAT AND BE TRANSPARENT.

THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING WE ALL NEED TO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING OUT FOR OUR WHOLE COUNTY.

EACH ONE OF US ARE INDIVIDUAL, BUT WE'RE ALL LOOKING OUT FOR OUR WHOLE COUNTY. AND I THINK THE ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS IS, IS THAT WE HEAR EVERY DAY. WE ALL KNOW IT IS THE BUDGET, THE MONEY WE NEED TO STRETCH THAT DOLLAR AS FAR AS WE CAN FOR OUR CITIZENS OF OUR COUNTY.

AND I AGREE WITH THAT BUT IT HAS TO BE A COHESIVE PART TO GET THAT ALL DONE.

AND I THINK THE UNITY WAS, IS ONE OF THOSE KEYS TO THAT.

THANK YOU. MISS JENKINS, HOW WOULD YOU EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A BOARD? WELL I THINK FOR ME, IT'S RESPECT. IT'S WORKING TOGETHER.

IT'S BEING RESPONSIVE TO THE CITIZENS. IT'S ALSO BEING RESPECTFUL AND CARING ABOUT THE STAFF THAT CARRIES OUT YOUR DUTIES. WE KNOW AS BOARD MEMBERS, OUR JOB IS TO PRODUCE A BUDGET TO GIVE DIRECTION.

THOSE THINGS STEM FROM SERVING THE PUBLIC, BUT IT'S ALSO BEING RESPECTFUL OF EACH OTHER AS WE SIT UP HERE AND MAKE DECISIONS.

AND THEN BEING RESPECTFUL OF THE STAFF THAT CARRIES OUT THOSE DECISIONS.

THANK YOU. QUESTION NUMBER FIVE. AND WE'LL START WITH MR. UTZ. IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FACING OUR ORGANIZATION? YAVAPAI COUNTY GOVERNMENT. WELL. FIRE AND WATER ARE TWO OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE DEAL WITH MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY.

TOO MUCH WATER, TOO LITTLE WATER. RIGHT NOW, THE MAIN FOCUS IS FIRE.

AND WHATEVER WE CAN DO AS A COUNTY TO PREPARE FOR THE WILDFIRES, WE KNOW THAT ARE GOING TO HAPPEN.

OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. CLINE, IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FACING YAVAPAI COUNTY GOVERNMENT? I'D SAY RIGHT NOW THE MOST CHALLENGING WOULD BE GROWTH.

THE EXPLOSIVE GROWTH WE'RE ENCOUNTERING. WATER ALWAYS, ALWAYS IS A CHALLENGE.

ANOTHER THING IS COST OF HOUSING. WE HAVE PEOPLE TRYING TO COME HERE AND WORK THAT CAN'T EVEN AFFORD TO LIVE HERE, AND THOSE ARE THINGS I HONESTLY DON'T HAVE THE SOLUTION FOR RIGHT NOW, BUT I'D CERTAINLY LOVE TO WORK ON.

BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF AND OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNTY IN ITSELF IS GROWTH AT A REASONABLE RATE, OBVIOUSLY, AND EXPANDING THE INDUSTRY PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO WORK.

YOU KNOW, OUR YOUTH HAS TO LEAVE. THERE'S VERY LITTLE OPPORTUNITY AND WE HAVE TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM.

WE HAVE TO LOOK FOR THE GENERATIONS COMING UP BEHIND US THAT WANT TO STAY HERE.

WE HAVE TO HELP THEM OUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. HUGHES. IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FACING YAVAPAI COUNTY WATER GROWTH, SAFETY AND HEALTH? IS THE TOP FOUR PRIORITIES THERE? AND THEN WITH THAT MANAGED GROWTH TO WHERE WE CAN SUSTAIN AND MOVE FORWARD IN OUR COUNTY WITH THE ABILITY TO RETAIN OUR YOUNG ONES, TO STAY HERE INSTEAD OF MOVING SOMEWHERE ELSE.

THANK YOU. MRS. JENKINS, IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FACING YAVAPAI COUNTY GOVERNMENT? TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I'VE BEEN A LITTLE BUSY PAYING ATTENTION TO ANOTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITY, SO IT'S KIND OF HARD FOR ME TO ANSWER IT, BUT I'M GOING TO TAKE A GUESS THAT YOU'RE PROBABLY FACE THE SAME CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE AS A MUNICIPALITY, AND THAT'S HAVING ENOUGH MONEY TO GET THE JOB DONE.

WATER IS ALWAYS IN THE FOREFRONT. HOUSING, BEING ABLE TO PUT INFRASTRUCTURE IN.

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I JUST I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY OTHER THAN THAT.

THANK YOU. THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU, MR. THURMAN.

IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FACING YAVAPAI COUNTY GOVERNMENT? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, LET'S LOOK AT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THAT'S IF YOU LOOK AT SEDONA, YOU LOOK AT PRESCOTT.

THAT IS AN OXYMORON. IT DOESN'T EXIST. THAT'S REALLY MADE IT DIFFICULT.

AT ONE TIME, WE HAD OVER 5000 HOSPITALITY WORKERS IN THE SEDONA AREA, AND THEY WERE MAKING 15 BUCKS AN HOUR.

AND SO THAT EQUATION DOESN'T FIT. SO WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT.

AND THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO HELP AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

ANOTHER ONE WAS I TRIED TO GET AN ORDINANCE PASSED HERE YAVAPAI COUNTY AND A BILL PASSED AT THE STATE LEVEL AND WENT NOWHERE.

BUT I THINK IT'S TIME TO BRING IT UP AGAIN. AND THAT IS ALL NEW HOUSING IS ZERO SCAPE OUTSIDE KNOW USING GROUNDWATER FOR DOING LANDSCAPING, I THINK. I THINK THAT'S GOT TO BE ON OUR PLATE TO GET THAT HANDLED.

WE ALREADY DO IT FOR COMMERCIAL JOBS, BUT WE DIDN'T GET IT PAST RESIDENTIAL.

AND I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME WE LOOK AT THAT AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO PAUSE HERE TO DO A TIME CHECK.

ANYONE KNOW HOW LONG WE HAVE BEEN AT THIS PORTION? SINCE WE STARTED. NO. OKAY. SIX MINUTES. OKAY.

WE WILL KEEP GOING THEN. OKAY. SO QUESTION NUMBER SIX, AND WE'LL START AGAIN WITH MR. KLEIN. WHAT IS YOUR VISION FOR THIS ORGANIZATION? OH, THAT'S A GOOD ONE. WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS IS POSSIBLE, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE OUR AREAS STAY RURAL AND NOT BLOW UP AND BE METROPOLITAN EVERYWHERE.

I'D REALLY LIKE TO KEEP THE SPACE WE HAVE, OR AT LEAST A GOOD PORTION OF IT, AND ENJOY THE COUNTY LIKE IT'S MEANT TO BE, INSTEAD OF JUST EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK HOUSES, TRAILERS, WHATEVER IT'S GOING TO BE.

SO I'D LIKE TO PRESERVE THAT, I REALLY WOULD.

I'M NOT ANTI-GROWTH. I'M FOR COMMON SENSE GROWTH.

AND THERE'S A HUGE DIFFERENCE BECAUSE THE DOLLAR DRIVES IT.

AND THAT'S A BIG BATTLE TO HAVE. BUT I'D LIKE TO LIKE IT TO REMAIN RURAL.

AND THE CLOSE KNIT COMMUNITIES THAT WE HAVE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MR. HUGHES, WHAT IS YOUR VISION FOR THIS ORGANIZATION? TO CARRY FORWARD WITH THE WAY THAT THE COUNTY HAS BEEN, BUT WITH SOME CAVEATS TO MANAGE GROWTH.

SECURING LANDS AND MAKING THIS YAVAPAI COUNTY WHAT IT WOULD NEVER BE LIKE PINAL COUNTY OR PIMA COUNTY. BUT KEEP OUR. AS YOU KNOW, I'M A RURAL GUY.

KEEP OUR PLACES RURAL AND IN AND INCUMBENT THE FARMING AND RANCHING THAT WE STILL HAVE.

IT'S A DYING BREED AND WE NEED TO KEEP THAT AROUND SO THAT WE HAVE THOSE LANDS AND WE HAVE THE WILDLIFE AND THAT.

SO TO PRESERVE WHAT THEY'VE STARTED IN 1900S AND CARRY FORWARD WITH THAT, BUT A MANAGE GROWTH BECAUSE WE NEED TO HAVE GROWTH TO SUSTAIN.

SO THAT BEING SAID, WE WANT TO KEEP THE COUNTY MOVING FORWARD, BUT AS A RULE BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO BE. THANK YOU. MR. JENKINS, WHAT IS YOUR VISION FOR THIS ORGANIZATION? THE VISION FOR ME WOULD BE TO PROVIDE A WONDERFUL PLACE FOR FOLKS TO LIVE.

A DIVERSE COUNTY THAT TAKES CARE OF THE NEEDS OF ALL OF ITS CITIZENS TO PROTECT THE HISTORY HERE, THE RURAL ENVIRONMENT, BUT ALSO TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES THAT THE CITIZENS PAY FOR AND THAT WE HAVE A DUTY TO PROVIDE.

THANK YOU. MR. THURMAN. WHAT IS YOUR VISION FOR THIS ORGANIZATION? I THINK YOU PRETTY WELL HIT IT ALREADY. I WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF SUGGESTIONS AND A LOT OF THINGS THAT FOLKS, WE NEED TO BE DOING, AND I AGREE WITH ALL OF THOSE.

I MEAN, WE DO WE NEED TO WE NEED TO CHECK ON OURSELVES.

WE NEED TO BE SELF AUDITED. WE NEED TO DEAL WITH OUR OWN COMMUNITIES AND THEIR CONCERNS.

AND I COULD STAND HERE FOR AN HOUR OF ALL THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO.

BUT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, LIVING HERE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY MOST OF MY LIFE, THERE AIN'T NO BETTER COUNTY THAN THIS ONE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISTER UTZ. WHAT IS YOUR VISION FOR THIS ORGANIZATION? I HAVE TO AGREE WITH WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE SAID.

NUMBER ONE THING IS KEEPING IT RURAL. AND THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FROM ONE END OF THE COUNTY TO THE OTHER.

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AND CLEAN INDUSTRY. WE HAVE TO HAVE INDUSTRY COMING INTO THE COUNTY TO KEEP THE MONEY FLOWING.

BUT CLEAN INDUSTRY AND KEEP RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES AT THE TOP OF THE LIST ALSO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHAIR. THANK YOU. I SAW THAT.

SO MR. BRENNAN AND I HAVE JUST HAD A MOMENT TO CONFER.

WE HAVE EXCEEDED. WE'D SAID WE'D ALLOW 20 MINUTES, SO IF THE BOARD IS COMFORTABLE, I'D SUGGEST THAT WE MOVE TO THE OPTIONAL TWO MINUTE NOW.

IS THAT FINE WITH EACH OF THE VERY WELL. SO WE SHALL DO THAT. BEFORE WE START THAT PROCESS, I WOULD JUST STATE THAT THIS IS OPTIONAL, BUT WE'VE SET ASIDE ALLOWED TWO MINUTES FOR EACH OF YOU TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO REGARDING ANY OF THE QUESTIONS, ANY FOLLOW UP OR SOMETHING THAT YOU WISHED WE WOULD HAVE ASKED THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TODAY? SO AGAIN, STRICTLY OPTIONAL, BUT IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE, THERE ARE TWO MINUTES.

I'LL START WITH MR. KLEIN. WOULD YOU LIKE TO? OKAY.

CHAIR MALLORY. VICE CHAIR, BROOKE COMPTON. BOARD MEMBERS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND BEING IN FRONT OF YOU AND TRYING FOR THIS POSITION AGAIN.

AND HOPEFULLY I SUCCEED. BUT IF I DON'T, I'M GOOD EITHER WAY.

IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE KNOWING ALL OF YOU. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS TODAY. YOU KNOW SOMEWHAT WHAT I'M ABOUT.

I'VE GOT A LAW ENFORCEMENT BACKGROUND, CONSTRUCTION BACKGROUND.

I'VE GOT A LOT OF BACKGROUND BEHIND ME AND COULD BRING A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE TO THE BOARD.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND BEING A COHESIVE TEAM.

THAT'S THE WAY I LOOK AT IT. IT'S NOT ANY ONE SINGULAR PERSON.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. KLEIN. MR. HUGHES.

I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU, MADAM CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND BOARD.

THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. ONE OF THE WHY'S THAT I WANTED TO BECOME A BOARD MEMBER HERE IS FOR CARING ABOUT MY COMMUNITY AS WELL. AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, I DO CARE ABOUT MY COMMUNITY.

AND THEN SOME. I WILL GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO DO WHATEVER I CAN TO HELP PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY OR SURROUNDING AREAS.

I DO KNOW THE AREA OF DISTRICT TWO. I DO KNOW THE AREA OF ALL THE DISTRICTS ACTUALLY, SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE FOR SO LONG.

WITH THE RANCHING BACKGROUND THAT I HAD, I WAS RAISED OVER AT PAGE SPRINGS, SO I'VE BEEN ON THE VERDE SIDE.

THERE IS WITNESSES HERE, TOO, THAT ACTUALLY WENT TO SCHOOL WITH A FEW OF THEM THAT ARE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY.

I'M ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY FROM FAR. ONE END OF THE TO THE OTHER.

I'M A VOLUNTEER. I ATTEND MORE EVENTS THAN MAJORITY OF ANY VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE AROUND, JUST SO THAT I'M AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR COUNTY.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I HAVE FOUR OTHER CANDIDATES HERE THAT ARE STRONG CANDIDATES, AND I APPRECIATE YOU LETTING US BE HERE TODAY.

AND I WANT TO JUST THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND BEST WISHES TO YOU ALL.

THANK YOU, MR. HUGHES. MR. JENKINS. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO MEET WITH YOU TODAY AND SPEAK BEFORE YOU AND TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF.

FOR ME IT'S JUST AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY. I THRIVE ON LEARNING.

THE MOST SPECTACULAR PART ABOUT BEING A DISTRICT SUPERVISOR IS TO LEARN ABOUT THE OTHER DISTRICTS.

I'LL TELL YOU JUST A SHORT STORY, BECAUSE I KNOW I ONLY HAVE A SHORT TIME BETWEEN LEAVING W.L.

GORE AFTER 31 YEARS AND GOING AND WORKING FOR QUINTUS AND CAMP VERDE.

BY THE WAY, QUINTUS MAKES MILITARY MEDICAL PRODUCTS.

WE MAKE FUEL TANKS FOR APACHE HELICOPTERS. SO GO UNITED STATES.

THAT SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, MY HUSBAND AND I EVERY WEEK CHOSE A PLACE IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO GO TAKE A DRIVE TO SO THAT I COULD LEARN MORE ABOUT ARIZONA. HE WAS BORN IN COTTONWOOD.

HE'S AN ARIZONA BOY. HE'S NOT ALLOWED TO MOW THE LAWN.

I DO BECAUSE I'M FROM PENNSYLVANIA. BUT THAT EXCITES ME.

AND THIS GIVES ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YAVAPAI COUNTY AND TO SERVE THE PUBLIC.

AFTER, WHEN I DECIDED TO RETIRE AND CUT BACK WORKING I SAID, I HAVE TO USE THIS EXPERIENCE THAT I'VE HAD ALL THESE YEARS.

I DON'T WANT IT WASTED. I WANT TO USE IT FOR THE BENEFIT OF EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. THURMAN. AND I AGAIN, I APPRECIATE WHAT THE BOARD HAS DONE TO PUT THIS TOGETHER, AND STAFF AND ALL THE FOLKS THAT PUT THEIR NAME IN.

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WE COULD HAVE HAD YOU THOUGHT FOR A WHILE, PROBABLY 30 PEOPLE PUTTING IN.

SO THIS MAKES IT A LOT MORE SIMPLE. I DO NOT HAVE A PRETENTIOUS BONE IN MY BODY.

I TRY TO HELP PEOPLE. I THINK YOU HEARD THAT TODAY.

MY PHILANTHROPY SIDE OF MY BRAIN IS STRONG. I TRY TO DO AS MUCH AS I CAN FOR EVERYBODY THAT I CAN.

IT'S PART OF OUR LIFE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO AS WE GET OLDER, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT MONEY ANYMORE.

I'M VERY EASY TO GET ALONG WITH. AND MY HISTORY HERE ON THIS BOARD AND THIS COUNTY IS HUGE.

AND SO IF I SEE SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH, MAYBE WE LOOKED AT IT BEFORE IN THE PAST AND I CAN HELP MAYBE ALLEVIATE SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. UTZ. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR THIS FORMAT YOU CAME UP WITH.

I THINK IT'S VERY GOOD. GIVE EVERYBODY AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE PEOPLE INVOLVED.

I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OF THE COUNTY FROM THE POSITION OF SUPERVISOR.

THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO DO. I'VE BEEN A DECISION MAKER AND ABLE TO EVALUATE ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN EVERY ISSUE THAT COMES BEFORE ME.

AND I ENJOY THE CHALLENGE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND WITH THAT CHAIR MALLORY, I TURN IT BACK TO YOU.

OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU. AND I JUST REALLY WANT TO EXTEND MY PERSONAL APPRECIATION.

THIS HAS BEEN. IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY LONG TIME SINCE, YOU KNOW, WE STARTED AND SINCE WE GOT TO WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY ALL OF YOU ARE AMAZING PEOPLE WITH TERRIFIC PUBLIC SERVICE, AND IT'S IN YOUR HEART AND YOU HEAR IT IN YOUR VOICE.

AND I REALLY LOVE THAT. THANK YOU. I WILL REACH TO THE BOARD TO SEE IF WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION QUESTION. WELL, NOT QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANTS, BUT ANY BRIEF COMMENTS LIKE I JUST MADE. I HAVE A BRIEF COMMENT.

CHAIR. I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND DEDICATION.

I'VE SEEN YOUR FACES IN THE AUDIENCE AT MANY OF OUR MEETINGS.

ALL OF OUR MEETINGS THE AMOUNT OF ATTENTION THAT YOU ALL HAVE PAID TO THIS POSITION AND, AND REALLY THE IMPLICATIONS OF IT, I REALLY APPRECIATE. AND AFTER HEARING FROM YOU TODAY, I REALLY CAN SAY EARNESTLY THAT THERE ARE FIVE CANDIDATES THAT I WOULD BE HONORED TO WORK WITH. SO I WANT TO REALLY, GENUINELY, SINCERELY THANK EACH ONE OF YOU.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YEAH. THANK YOU. I THINK YOU GUYS ARE ALL GREAT, WELL QUALIFIED.

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON'T GET IT, THE CAMPAIGN START IN ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS, AND THIS IS ONLY FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF.

SO BUT THANK YOU FOR PUTTING YOURSELVES OUT THERE.

AND THE BIG THING, REALLY, WE GOT KIND OF GOT THROWN A CURVE BALL WITH HOW THIS WHOLE THING WENT DOWN AND REALLY WANT THE PEOPLE TO DECIDE WHO THEIR LEADER FOR DISTRICT TWO WILL BE. AND WE HAVE TO PICK SOMEBODY TO FILL THAT LITTLE GAP.

BUT YOU GUYS WILL ALL BE OUT THERE MAYBE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IN JUST A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL PUTTING YOURSELVES OUT THERE. THERE'S NO COWARDS IN POLITICS.

YOU PUT YOURSELF IN FRONT OF THE PEOPLE, YOU LEAVE YOURSELVES WIDE OPEN AND I ADMIRE EVERYBODY.

AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO EXTEND A SINCERE THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES UP HERE.

WE ALL HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE INPUT AND IDEAS HOW THIS PROCESS WOULD GO.

STAFF HAS BEEN AMAZING. I WANT TO THANK YOU AS WELL.

A LOT OF HARD WORK. GOOD THOUGHT PUT INTO THIS PROCESS AND I DO LIKE IT.

VICE CHAIR, DO YOU HAVE SOME COMMENTS ALSO? JUST DITTO WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE SAID.

I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY THEIR INPUT AND THEIR DEDICATION TO PUTTING THEMSELVES UP.

I KNOW THAT IT'S DIFFICULT TO PUT YOUR NAME AND YOUR FACE OUT THERE.

AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOU. BUT THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM AS WELL.

SO AT THIS TIME, I MOVED TO APPOINT D JENKINS, DISTRICT TWO SUPERVISOR, CONTINGENT UPON HER RESIGNATION AND EFFECTIVE UPON HER RESIGNATION AS CAMP VERDE MAYOR. I WILL SECOND THAT.

AND DO WE HAVE DISCUSSION? YEAH, I THINK IT'S HIGHLY INAPPROPRIATE.

I THINK WE JUST SAW WHAT WE NEED TO SAW AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TALK WITH EACH OTHER.

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AND I THINK AN EXECUTIVE SESSION IS WARRANTED TO TALK ABOUT THIS DECISION.

AND WITH OPEN MEETING LAW, YOU CAN ONLY TALK TO ONE OTHER BOARD MEMBER.

SO TO MAKE A MOTION WITHOUT HAVING A GROUP DISCUSSION, TO ADD SOMEBODY TO THIS GROUP, I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT.

I THINK WE NEED TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. OKAY.

[ EXECUTIVE SESSION]

SO I WILL REACH OUT TO LEGAL IS SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. SO THEN WE ASK FOR DISCUSSION.

AND SUPERVISOR KUKNYO IS MOTIONING TO HAVE DISCUSSION IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

AND MY UNDERSTANDING THAT RIGHT. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

THAT'S CORRECT. SO, CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.

THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND PENDING BEFORE THE BOARD.

AT THIS TIME. THE BOARD CAN EITHER VOTE ON THAT.

IF THE SUPERVISOR KUKNYO IS NOT ABLE TO MAKE A MOTION AT THIS TIME TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, BECAUSE THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND PENDING BEFORE THE BOARD.

SO THE BOARD COULD EITHER VOTE ON THE MOTION AND SECOND, THAT IS PENDING, OR THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THE SECOND AND MOTION COULD CHOOSE TO WITHDRAW THEM AND ALLOW A DIFFERENT MOTION TO BE MADE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

BUT THERE IS CURRENTLY A MOTION AND A SECOND PENDING BEFORE THIS BOARD.

IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I'M GLAD TO ADDRESS THEM.

THANK YOU. A PIECE OF DISCUSSION HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT SUPERVISOR KUKNYO DESIRE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS. OKAY.

SO WE HAVE TWO NOW FOR THE MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THEN THE THEN WHAT WE DID THERE. BUT THE CLERK IS ALSO A VOTING MEMBER ON THIS DECISION.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES. STATUTE IN ARIZONA PROVIDES THAT BECAUSE WHEN A BOARD POSITION IS VACANT, TYPICALLY THAT LEAVES AN EVEN NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS.

SO THERE'S A STATUTORY PROVISION THAT ALLOWS FOR THE CLERK OF THE BOARD TO VOTE IN AS TO THE NEW BOARD MEMBER, SO THAT YOU WILL AVOID THE ISSUE OF A TIE VOTE.

SO YES, YOU ARE CORRECT. THE CLERK DOES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON THIS MATTER.

AT THIS POINT AGAIN, YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PENDING SO YOU CAN EITHER PROCEED WITH THOSE OR THOSE WOULD HAVE TO BE WITHDRAWN AND THEN A MOTION MADE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND THEN THE APPLICANTS ALL SIGNED A PAPER REGARDING THIS EXECUTIVE SESSION.

IS THAT CORRECT? I MEAN, AS FAR AS US DOING THIS, GOING INTO THIS AGAIN, CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT ONE OF THE APPLICANTS HAS OPTED OUT OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THEREFORE THAT INDIVIDUAL COULD NOT BE DISCUSSED AS PART OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. IT WOULD NOT PROHIBIT THE BOARD FROM DISCUSSING THE OTHER APPLICANTS DURING AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

OKAY. SO I DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM ROLLING BACK MY SECOND IF THIS IS WANTING EXECUTIVE SESSION, BUT I HAVE A MOTION STILL.

I'M NOT WITHDRAWING MY MOTION. THEN CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THEN THE QUESTION IS WHETHER THERE'S A SECOND FOR THAT MOTION OR WHETHER THE MOTION DIES FOR LACK OF A SECOND.

SO WE'RE ENTERTAINING US A SECOND BECAUSE I ROLLED MINE BACK.

DO I HAVE A SECOND ON THE MOTION? IT'S FAILED DUE TO A LACK OF A SECOND. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE CANDIDATES, AND TO COME OUT AND MAKE IT PUBLIC. WHAT WE DECIDE ON.

I WILL SECOND THAT. OKAY. SO NOW WE HAVE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE HAVE A SECOND.

NOW I WILL CALL FOR A VOTE. SUPERVISOR CHECK.

YES. VICE CHAIR COMPTON. YES. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

YES. CHAIR MALLORY. YES. US? YES. YOU HAVE A UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, WELL, WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY. AND AT THIS TIME.

[ EXECUTIVE SESSION FOLLOW-UP ACTION]

[02:10:07]

I WILL GO AHEAD AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION. IS THAT CORRECT, MR. BRENNAN? THAT WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS? YES, THAT THAT WOULD BE PERFECTLY FINE, CHAIR.

THANK YOU. I MOVE TO APPOINT D JENKINS, DISTRICT TWO SUPERVISOR CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE UPON A RESIGNATION AS CAMP VERDE MAYOR.

I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. I HAVE A MOTION, AND I HAVE A SECOND.

CAN WE CALL FOR THE VOTE? SUPERVISOR CHECK. YES.

VICE CHAIR COMPTON. YES. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES.

CHAIR MALLORY. YES. YES. OKAY. WE WILL TAKE A 30 MINUTE BREAK, CORRECT? AND THEN WE WILL BE BACK.

THIS MEETING IS STILL NOT ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.

OH. I'M SORRY. OH. NO, NO, NO.

WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND GETTING THROUGH ALL OF THESE PROCESSES.

AND EVERYTHING IS A LEARNING CURVE, LIKE I SAID EARLIER.

AND YOU JUST NEVER REALLY KNOW THE CURVES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE.

SO I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE. AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO TURN TO THE COUNTY MANAGER MAURY AND SEE WHERE WE GO NEXT.

THANK YOU. CHAIR. VICE CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MAURY THOMPSON COUNTY MANAGER AGAIN. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT MRS. JENKINS HAS RESIGNED HER POSITION AS MAYOR OF CAMP VERDE.

SHE IS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE, OF COURSE, AND CAN VERIFY THAT IF SHE'D LIKE AND MAKE ANY STATEMENT.

BUT I WOULD SHARE AS SHE'S COMING UP TO DO THAT, THAT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING CONCLUSION OF THIS MEETING, WE ARE PREPARED TO SWEAR MRS. JENKINS INTO THE POSITION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH MAURY. WELL, WELCOME AND CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU. OH, IT HAS TO BE BRIGHT BLUE. THANK YOU, YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE AND MY ABILITY TO CARRY OUT THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF DISTRICT TWO SUPERVISOR.

I SAY THAT FROM MY HEART. THANK YOU. AND I HUMBLY ACCEPT.

APPOINTMENT BY THE COUNTY YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO THE DISTRICT TWO SUPERVISOR POSITION HUMBLY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELL THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

SO GOING FORWARD NOW WE'RE GOING TO DO PUBLIC COMMENT.

IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY. SO 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.]

IN OH I'M SORRY, I'M GOING TO READ THIS REAL QUICK.

VICE CHAIR INDIVIDUALS MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD UP TO THREE MINUTES ON ANY RELEVANT ISSUE WITHIN THE BOARD'S JURISDICTION.

PURSUIT TO ARS 38 431.01. THE BOARD MEMBERS SHALL NOT DISCUSS OR TAKE ACTION ON MATTERS RAISED DURING THE CALL TO PUBLIC. THE BOARD MAY DIRECT STAFF TO STUDY THE MATTER, OR DIRECT THAT THE MATTER BE RESCHEDULED FOR CONSIDERATION AT A LATER DATE.

SO WITH THAT VICE CHAIR, OUR FIRST CALL TO THE PUBLIC, MARY LOU ROSE.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. HI, I'M MARY LOU ROSE, AND I LIVE IN CLARKDALE.

GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK.

I'M HERE TODAY TO FOLLOW UP ON CONCERNS ABOUT THE BOARD'S RECENT APPROVAL OF THE BOND FOR EMBRY-RIDDLE'S EXPANSION.

WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT DECISION HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE, I'M ASKING YOU TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE IMPACT OF ANY FUTURE PROJECTS THAT MIGHT COME BEFORE YOU, WHETHER IT'S ANOTHER BOND, ZONING PERMIT, OR ECONOMIC INCENTIVE.

BECAUSE EVERY INCREASE IN THEIR FLIGHT SCHOOL BRINGS MORE LEAD, POLLUTION AND NOISE TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

THE HEALTH HAZARDS OF LEADED AVIATION FUEL AND CHRONIC NOISE ARE WELL DOCUMENTED.

ACCORDING TO NUMBERS SHARED BY PARKER NORTHRUP, EMBRY-RIDDLE'S FLIGHT SCHOOL HAS GROWN FROM 368 STUDENTS IN 2018 TO ROUGHLY 1000 TODAY, WITH PLANS TO GROW TO 1200 OR 1300, IN A TWO 2022.

PRESCOTT AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING. PARKER NORTHROP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT BOTH THE PRESCOTT AND DAYTONA CAMPUSES WERE NEARING CAPACITY.