[ CALL TO ORDER]
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>> WELL, GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL MORNING, AND IT IS DECEMBER 2025 AND DECEMBER 3RD.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THE YEAR IS ALMOST DONE.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WELCOME EVERYBODY.
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THESE MEETINGS AND THE FREEDOM THAT WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GATHER AND HAVE A VOICE AND RESPECT EACH OTHER AS WE MOVE FORWARD THROUGH THE DAY.
THANK YOU. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WILL ASK FOR THE INVOCATION TO BE DONE BY SUPERVISOR KUKNYO, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO BE DONE BY VICE CHAIR COMPTON. IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND.
>> PLEASE JOIN ME. LORD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR ABUNDANCE THAT YOU'VE JUST PUT ON THIS WHOLE COUNTRY.
WE HAVE SO MUCH. WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR IT.
AS WE GO THROUGH DEALING WITH THE COUNTY SUBJECTS TODAY, WE INVITE YOU TO USE US.
LET OUR WORDS BE YOUR WORDS AND FEEL FREE TO USE US IN ANY CAPACITY YOU NEED TO.
>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE.
>> THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR KUKNYO, AND VICE CHAIR COMPTON.
WITH THAT, I'LL HAVE ROLL CALL, CLERK OF THE BOARD. GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. CHAIR MALLORY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION, ITEM NUMBER 1.
[ PRESENTATIONS]
PRESENTATION REGARDING THE INAUGURAL YARNELL GLEN GO AHEAD.YOU'RE FIXING MY SPEECH. I GOT IT.
>> NO WORRIES. IT'S OKAY. I NEED A LOT OF FIXING.
I'VE HEARD. NOT FROM YOU, THOUGH.
WHERE ARE YOU, SHAY? WILL YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD? SHAY EMMERS WAS GOING TO PRESENT TO US TODAY A LITTLE SLIDE IN REFERENCE TO THE INAUGURAL GLEN ILAH.
SERVICE DAY, WHICH IS WHERE WE PUT OUR TWO DUMPSTERS THAT TIME.
>> GOOD MORNING. I THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR BROOKS COMPTON. I THANK EVERYONE HERE.
I THANK GOD FOR GIVING ALL OF US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO OUR INAUGURAL DAY OF SERVICE IN YARNELL AND IT REALLY WAS A DELIGHTFUL TIME.
I THOUGHT THE BEST WAY TO DO THIS IS TO SHOW THE VIDEO THAT I CREATED FOR OUR EVENT.
I HAVE A LITTLE SONG TO ACCOMPANY.
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>> WE THANK YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE DONATION OF THE TWO DUMPSTERS, THE 30 YARD ROLL OFFS, WHICH WERE COMPLETELY FILLED, ALONG WITH THREE OTHER DONATED DUMPSTERS FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT, A TOTAL OF FIVE.
WE HAD FOUR CHURCHES ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENT, AND WE HAD A NUMBER OF LOCAL BUSINESSES DONATE RAFFLE PRIZES FOR THIS INITIATIVE AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE GROUP, A SIDE OF A FEW STRUGGLERS THAT DECIDED TO NOT WANT TO BE IN THE PICTURE.
THEN WE DID SEND OUT THANKS TO ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS AND TO OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME FOR ALL OF YOU TO CONSIDER THIS AND TO GIVE US THAT DONATION FOR THE TWO DUMPSTERS ON BEHALF OF YARNELL GLEN ILAH.
>> I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO, AND I TALK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME, HOW ENGAGED THE RURAL AREAS ARE, AND HOW PROUD I AM TO REPRESENT YOU, BECAUSE IT'S ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS, AND THAT I KNOW PROBABLY 90% OF THE PEOPLE IN THE PICTURES, WHICH I REALLY THOROUGHLY ENJOY.
OF COURSE, WE'LL ALWAYS BE OUT THERE FOR THE LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH FOR THE POT ROAST.
AGAIN, JUST FOR THE BOARD, I MEAN, I APPRECIATE SUPERVISOR KUKNYO BRINGING IT UP IN THE BEGINNING, THE USE OF THE DUMPSTERS, AND THAT THEY WERE WELL USED.
IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT WE DID.
BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING OR NOT, BUT THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] GOD BLESS
>> WELL, THANK YOU. I LIKE THAT PRESENTATION. I LOVE THE MUSIC.
THAT'S GREAT WAY TO START OFF THE MORNING FOR SURE.
ITEM NUMBER 2, HUMAN RESOURCES, PRESENTATION AND RECOGNITION OF COUNTY EMPLOYEES WITH 25 YEARS PLUS. GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. CHAIR MALLORY, VICE CHAIR COMPTON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND RISK MANAGEMENT.
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS MORNING TO ASSIST YOU IN RECOGNIZING COUNTY EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE REACHED A MILESTONE WORK ANNIVERSARY OF 25 YEARS OR MORE OF SERVICE IN THE MONTHS OF OCTOBER THROUGH DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE THREE EMPLOYEES HERE TODAY TO RECEIVE RECOGNITION, ALONG WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THEIR DEPARTMENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS OF APPRECIATION.
AT THE END OF THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU ALL DOWN FOR A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH THEM.
FIRST UP, WE HAVE RENA DERA FROM COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES WHO CELEBRATED 25 YEARS OF SERVICE HERE IN OCTOBER AND WITH HER TODAY IS TO SAY A FEW WORDS IS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WILLA MILLER.
>> THANK YOU, JARED. CHAIR MALLORY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
WILLA MILLER, FROM COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES ON BEHALF OF LESLIE HORTON.
I PREPARED SOME WORDS TO DO THIS JUSTICE BECAUSE I WOULD GET NERVOUS AND FORGET.
NO ONE IS MORE DESERVING FOR BEING RECOGNIZED FOR DEDICATION, HARD WORK, AND LOYALTY THAN RENA DERA.
SHE'S THE GO TO PERSON FOR EVERYTHING RELATED TO CLINICAL OPERATIONS.
RENA HAS TOUCHED THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
DESPITE MOSTLY WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES, COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND PATIENTS ALIKE RECOGNIZE HER ON A FIRST NAME BASIS.
SHE TREATS EVERYONE SHE ENCOUNTERS WITH THE SAME DIGNITY AND RESPECT, REGARDLESS OF THEIR BACKGROUND OR MOTIVES.
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SHE IS TRUSTED AND APPRECIATED BY HER PEERS AND DIRECT REPORTS AGENCY WIDE.WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE SUCH A ROLE MODEL AS A RESOURCE TO THE TEAM, AND I'M HONORED TO HAVE YOU RENA AS A MENTOR AND TO CALL A FRIEND.
>> NEXT UP, WE HAVE MICHAEL GOLDSTROM FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WHO ALSO CELEBRATED 25 YEARS OF SERVICE IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR.
THAT'S ACTUALLY NOT A COINCIDENCE.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, MICHAEL AND RENA STARTED ON THE EXACT SAME DAY 25 YEARS AGO, AND THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN VERY OFTEN.
HERE TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT MICHAEL IS DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, JEREMY DEY.
>> WELL, GOOD MORNING, CHAIR MALLORY, AND VICE CHAIR COMPTON AND BOARD MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ONE OF OUR SHINING STARS IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, MR. MICHAEL GOLDSTROM, HERE STANDING NEXT TO ME.
AS JARED MENTIONED, MICHAEL STARTED IN OCTOBER OF 2000, AND HE WAS A LAND USE SPECIALIST, ONE OF OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT SPECIALISTS FOR 14 YEARS.
INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, HE TOOK OVER 700 CASES THROUGH OUR HEARING PROCESS.
TO DATE, THAT'S MORE THAN ANY OTHER LAND USE SPECIALIST IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
HE'S BEEN IN THE ROLE OF THE HEARING OFFICER CLERK FOR THE LAST 11 YEARS, SO THAT'S THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS FOR THE LAND USE FOR HEARING LAND USE CASES.
MICHAEL IS ONE OF THE UNSUNG HEROES OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BECAUSE A LOT OF THE WORK THAT HE DOES IS REALLY BEHIND THE SCENES.
YOU MIGHT NOT SEE A LOT OF HIM PUBLICLY, BUT HE'S ACTUALLY OUT THERE DOING A LOT OF GOOD WORK FOR US.
ONE THING THAT YOU'LL NOTICE ABOUT MICHAEL, TOO, HIS QUICK WIT, HIS SENSE OF HUMOR, AND HE USES THAT A LOT IN HEARING CASES TO REALLY DE ESCALATE SITUATIONS.
PEOPLE COME INTO HEARING SOMETIMES, THEY'RE NERVOUS, THEY'RE UPSET, THEY'RE ANGRY, THEY WANT TO TALK TO THE JUDGE, AND MICHAEL IS ABLE TO REALLY DIFFUSE THOSE SITUATIONS IN A KIND WAY.
HE'S HAD A NUMBER OF INTERESTING CASES OVER THE YEARS IN HIS 25 YEAR CAREER, AND JUST ONE EXPERIENCE THAT KIND OF SHOWS MICHAEL'S LEVEL OF COMMITMENT.
ONE OF THAT WAS HE WAS PERFORMING A RIDE ALONG WITH A COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, A HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION TO HELP IDENTIFY THE PROPERTY CONCERNS IN THEIR AREA.
HIS FIRST MEETING WITH THOSE MEMBERS HIS STATEMENT TO THEM WAS, I'M YOUR PUBLIC SERVANT.
I'M HERE TO HELP. WHAT CAN I HELP YOU WITH? HE SPENT THE DAY DRIVING THE AREA WITH THEM, LISTENING TO THEIR CONCERNS AND HELPING THEM TO ADDRESS THOSE CHALLENGES AND THAT REALLY REALLY UNDERSCORES THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT MICHAEL IS COMMITTED TO.
HE'S KNOWN FOR CARRYING DOG BISCUITS WITH HIM OUT IN THE FIELD AS WELL, JUST FOR HIS FOUR LEGGED CUSTOMERS AS WELL.
TO THIS DAY, EVEN, MICHAEL WILL CROSS PATHS WITH PEOPLE THAT HE'S TAKEN THROUGH THE HEARING PROCESS, A DIFFICULT PROCESS, AND THEY STILL GREET HIM IN A FRIENDLY FASHION, SO HE'S MADE A LOT OF FRIENDS OVER THE YEARS.
MICHAEL, AGAIN, JUST TO UNDERSCORE HE BELIEVES WHOLEHEARTEDLY IN THOSE QUALITIES THAT ARE VALUABLE TO YAVAPAI COUNTY, HELPFULNESS, KINDNESS, RESPECT AND THAT'S ALWAYS HELPED HIM AND SERVED HIM IN HIS ROLE.
HE'S COMMITTED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE.
HE'S BEEN VERY WILLING TO HELP.
WE'RE VERY PROUD TO HAVE MICHAEL ON THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TEAM.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JEREMY, AND THANK YOU, MICHAEL.
I WILL SAY YAVAPAI COUNTY, WE HAVE ALMOST 2,000 EMPLOYEES, AND THEY HAVE BEEN HERE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
THEY'VE SEEN ALL THE CHANGES OF YAVAPAI COUNTY.
I HAVE TO SAY FOR THE LENGTH OF EMPLOYMENT THAT I HAVE SEEN IN THE TIME OF LIVING IN YAVAPAI COUNTY, THIS IS A GREAT ORGANIZATION, AND IT'S A GREAT COUNTY.
WE ARE A GOOD ORGANIZATION WITH GOOD PEOPLE, AND WE DO THE BEST WE CAN TO SERVICE THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMUNITY.
I BELIEVE THAT THEY REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
THEY HAVE THEIR KIDS HERE, THEY GO THROUGH SCHOOLS HERE.
THEY AREN'T IN ANOTHER CITY OR ANOTHER COUNTY LIVING AND DRIVING HERE.
THEY LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY WORK IN, AND THEY UNDERSTAND THIS COMMUNITY.
I APPRECIATE EVERY SINGLE EMPLOYEE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY, AND I THINK THAN THE ONES THAT HAVE SPENT 25 YEARS TODAY FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE AND PUTTING SMILES ON OUR FACES SO THANK YOU.
>> I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PICTURE, IS THAT CORRECT?
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>> LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, THE SERGEANT STEVEN SEROK WITH THE YAVAPAI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
STEVEN CELEBRATED 25 YEARS OF SERVICE THIS NOVEMBER.
HERE TO SAY A FEW WORDS OF APPRECIATION ON STEVEN'S BEHALF IS CHIEF DEPUTY JEFF NEWNUM.
>> CHAIR MALLORY, VICE CHAIR COMPTON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, JEFF NEWNUM, CHIEF DEPUTY OF PIKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
IT'S AN HONOR TO COME THIS MORNING ON ONE OF THESE JOYOUS OCCASIONS WHERE WE GET TO COME AND WE GET TO BRAG ABOUT OUR EMPLOYEES.
I HAVE SERGEANT STEVE SAC WITH ME, WHO'S BEEN HERE FOR 25 YEARS, AND YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY THIS BEFORE, BUT IT'S ALWAYS ON MY HEART WHEN I TRY TO ILLUSTRATE HOW IMPORTANT OUR EMPLOYEES ARE, BUT HOW SPECIAL OUR UNIFORMED EMPLOYEES ARE THAT PUT THEMSELVES IN DANGER EVERY DAY.
SEEN THE NEWS EVENTS THAT HAVE COME OUT FROM OUR MEDIA RELEASES OVER THE LAST WEEK, WHERE WE'VE SEE 70,000 FENTANYL PILLS, FOR INSTANCE, FROM OUR SPECIAL CRIMES UNIT.
AFTER MULTIPLE DRIVE BY SHOOTINGS IN PRESCO VALLEY, OUR SPECIAL CRIMES HAS GONE INTO PRESCO VALLEY TO DEAL WITH THOSE.
WE'VE MADE EIGHT ARRESTS FROM JUST THOSE DETAILS IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND GOTTEN MANY WEAPONS OFF THE STREET.
THOSE MEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE OUT THERE EVERY DAY ARE EXTREMELY SPECIAL.
HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE SOMEBODY THAT DEDICATES THEIR LIFE TO SERVING OTHERS? SO I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT THE PROPHET ISAIAH WHERE HE SAYS, WHOM SHALL WE SEND? THEN YOU HAVE SOMEBODY STAND UP, SAY, HERE I AM.
STEVE'S BEEN WITH US FOR 25 YEARS.
HE'S BEEN A FIELD TRAINING OFFICER.
IN 2009, HE WAS PROMOTED TO DETECTIVE AND WAS ONE OF OUR GREAT ARSON INVESTIGATORS IN CI.
HE'S TAKEN THAT EXPERIENCE BACK TO PATROL.
THERE'S ONE INSTANCE WHERE I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, BECAUSE THIS REALLY SPEAKS ABOUT THE SERVANTS HEART AND THE HUMBLE SPIRIT THAT WE LOOK FOR, NOT ONLY WHEN WE'RE HIRING PEOPLE TO WEAR OUR BADGE AND WEAR A PATCH, BUT THOSE THAT ARE ABLE TO LAST AND SERVE FOR TWO DECADES, GOING ON THREE DECADES IN A CAREER AND STILL WEARING THE UNIFORM AND GOING OUT EVERY DAY AND DOING THIS.
IN 2019, STEVE RESPONDED TO A FIRE.
HE NOT ONLY RESPONDED TO THE FIRE AND DID WHAT HE DID.
AS USUALLY OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE USUALLY THE FIRST ONES THERE, TRYING TO MAKE THE SCENE SAFE FOR EVERYBODY ELSE TO COME IN.
STEVE NOT ONLY PUT THAT FIRE OUT, BUT IN ORDER TO HELP THE FAMILY, HE WENT OUT AND PURCHASED SUPPLIES FOR THAT FAMILY SO THEY COULD GET BACK ON THEIR FEET.
ONE OF THOSE WAS A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, AND HE DID THAT OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET AND DIDN'T TELL ANYBODY THAT HE DID IT UNTIL WE FOUND OUT ABOUT IT.
UNTIL CONGRESSMAN GOSAR FOUND OUT ABOUT IT.
CONGRESSMAN GOSAR WROTE HIM A CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL AND SERVED HIM A CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL FOR THAT.
THAT SPEAKS ABOUT WHO STEVE SURAK IS.
HE'S SOMEBODY THAT HAS NOT ONLY THAT TEACHABLE SPIRIT, BUT A STRONG MORAL CODE, AND SOMEBODY THAT I'M EXTREMELY PROUD TO HAVE AS ONE OF OUR LEADERS FOR MEN AND WOMEN OUT THERE EVERY DAY ON THE STREETS.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHO'S RESPONDING TO YOUR COMMUNITIES, TO YOUR DISTRICTS OUT THERE AND YOU HAVE A YAVAPAI COUNTY.
IT'S PEOPLE LIKE SERGEANT STEVE SURAK, SERGEANT JACK MADDOX, THAT'S BACK IN THERE.
THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE OUT THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT LEADING THESE MEN AND WOMEN INTO ARM'S WAY TO PROTECTING US.
HE NOT ONLY DOES THAT SELFLESSLY, HE'S ALSO AN AMAZING FATHER, AN AMAZING HUSBAND AND A PARENT.
WHILE HE WAS DOING ALL THIS, HE ALSO GOT HIS BACHELORS AND IS IT DIVINITY?
>> CHRISTIAN STUDIES THROUGH GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY.
I THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, BUT HUMBLY, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH WORDS THAT I COULD EXPRESS THAT REALLY SHOWS HOW PROUD WE ARE OF MEN AND WOMEN LIKE SERGEANT SURREK, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, 25 YEARS.
AGAIN, WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT THE FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ARE OUT THERE DAY AND NIGHT ON THE FRONT LINES, WHY WE SLEEP SAFELY IN OUR HOUSES.
AGAIN, THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS COUNTY IS SO BLESSED WITH WHAT WE HAVE AND THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THEIR HEART AND SOUL INTO THIS COMMUNITY,
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SO I APPRECIATE ALL THESE PEOPLE.THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL THE EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE.
SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALLAN'S FLOWERS FOR DONATING THESE FANTASTIC FLOWERS TO OUR EMPLOYEES.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU ALL DOWN FOR A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH OUR RECIPIENTS.
MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA,
[ CONSENT AGENDA (Routine items that may all be approved by one motion.) ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEMS NO. 10, 12, and 21.]
THESE ARE ALL ROUTINE ITEMS, AND THEY WILL BE APPROVED BY ONE MOTION.WE DO HAVE SOME ITEMS THAT WILL BE PULLED.
WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 10 AND 21 BEING PULLED BY VICE CHAIR COMPTON, CORRECT? THEN ITEM NUMBER 12 IS BEING TABLED, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> WITH THAT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> I HAVE A MOTION, AND I HAVE A SECOND.
WILL WE CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE? SUPERVISOR CHECK. VICE CHAIR COMPTON?
>> CONSENT ITEMS ONE THROUGH 21 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM 10 AND 21 HAVE BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
THEN WITH THAT, I WILL TURN TO THE VICE CHAIR,
[10. Elections - Approve a request from the Republican Party of Arizona to contract Election Services with the Yavapai County Elections Department for the AZ GOP Mandatory Meeting to be held in Prescott Valley on January 24, 2026. ]
AND WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH YOUR ITEMS 10 AND 21.>> CERTAINLY, ON THE CONSENT ITEM NUMBER 10 ELECTIONS, I'M JUST GOING TO MOVE TO TABLE THE ITEM AT THIS MATTER AT THIS TIME.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION, AND WE HAVE A SECOND.
CAN YOU CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE?
>> ITEM NUMBER 10 HAS BEEN TABLED.
>> THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM.
[21. Superior Court - Approve Justice of the Peace Pro Tempore appointments for the period of January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. ITEM CONTINUED TO THE DECEMBER 17, 2025, BOARD MEETING.]
>> YES, CERTAINLY. IN REFERENCE TO CONSENT ITEM NUMBER 21, I HAVE SOME ISSUES THAT I'D LIKE TO GET ADDRESSED.
WITH THE BOARD'S APPROVAL, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE, RESCHEDULE THIS ITEM TO DECEMBER 17, TWO WEEKS FROM NOW.
>> I HAVE A MOTION, AND I HAVE A SECOND.
YOU CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE?
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>> CONSENT ITEM 21 HAS BEEN CONTINUED TO DECEMBER 17, 2025.
[12. Library District - The Board of Supervisors will resolve into the Board of Directors of the Yavapai County Free Library District and following consideration of this item, will reconvene as the Board of Supervisors - Approve the acceptance of a $5,000.00 donation from the Friends of the Dewey-Humboldt Town Library to help support the library. (District 2 - Director Jenkins)]
MAYBE YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 12.DO YOU WANT US TO DO A MOTION AND END THAT.
>> YEAH. CHAIR MALLORY, IF YOU COULD JUST MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY THE ELECTIONS.
SORRY, THE LIBRARY DISTRICT DIRECTOR THAT WE NEEDED TO SUSPEND ACTION ON THIS BASED ON SOME INFORMATION FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, AND SO IF YOU WOULD WE'RE REQUESTING YOU TABLE THIS AT THIS POINT, AND IT WILL BE APPROPRIATE.
>> THANK YOU. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE ITEM NUMBER 12.
>> I HAVE A MOTION, AND I HAVE A DOUBLE SECOND. YOU CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE.
>> CONSENT ITEM NUMBER 12 HAS BEEN TABLED UNANIMOUSLY.
>> THANK YOU. I FEEL LIKE I'M MISSING PAGES IN THIS BOOK
[1. Board of Supervisors - Discussion on the Yavapai County Water Resources and Open Space Committee and Appointment of Two (2) County Supervisors to the Committee. SUPERVISOR CHECK AND SUPERVISOR KUKNYO APPOINTED TO SERVE ON THE YAVAPAI COUNTY WATER RESOURCES AND OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE. ]
BECAUSE I LITERALLY AM AT HEARINGS, AND THERE'S ONLY ONE.I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE HAD A DAY LIKE THAT IN THE WHOLE YEAR I'VE BEEN THIS CHAIR.
SO FAR GOING WELL THIS MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. THE FIRST ACTION ITEM IS TO DISCUSS THE PLACEMENT OF TWO BOARD MEMBERS TO THE WATER RESOURCES AND OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE.
BEFORE WE DO THAT, I WANTED TO JUST GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE AND A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION THAT WE'VE RECEIVED SINCE YOU APPROVED THE LETTER THAT WAS SENT TO CITIES AND TOWNS.
WE'VE HEARD BACK FROM A GOOD NUMBER OF THEM.
EITHER THEY HAVE COMMITTED A PERSON AND AN ALTERNATE, OR THEY'VE TOLD US THEY'RE WORKING ON IT, SO THEY'VE CONFIRMED THAT THEY'LL BE PARTICIPATING, BUT THEY'LL LET US KNOW SOON.
WE HAVE HEARD FROM PRESCOTT VALLEY, CHINO VALLEY, DEWEY HUMBOLDT, CLARKDALE, COTTONWOOD, AND JEROME SO FAR.
WE GAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 19 FOR CITIES AND TOWNS TO RESPOND, SO WE EXPECT TO HEAR BY THEN, AND IF WE DON'T HERE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE, WE'LL REACH OUT ONCE AGAIN TO GET CONFIRMATIONS EITHER WAY.
A QUESTION THAT CAME UP AS WE PUT THE LETTER OUT THAT I WANTED TO RELAY TO THE BOARD.
IT WAS AT A REQUEST OF MAYOR PUTO BAUER FROM CLARKDALE.
SHE ASKED IF THE BOARD WOULD BE WILLING TO ENTERTAIN THE IDEA OF HAVING TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH COMMUNITY, ONE BEING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL WITH THAT POLICY MAKING CAPABILITY, AND ONE BEING A STAFF MEMBER WITH MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND DETAILED WATER KNOWLEDGE.
I SAID I WOULD RELAY THE QUESTION TO THE BOARD SINCE WE'D BE HAVING AN UPDATE TODAY TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK, AND SO I WANTED TO DO THAT AT THIS TIME.
I'D LIKE TO REACH OUT TO SUPERVISOR CHECK AT THIS TIME.
YEAH, I DID TALK THROUGH THIS MATTER WITH MAYOR PUTO BAUER, AND I THINK SHE CAME TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT LEFT OPEN AS FAR AS THE STRUCTURE OF THIS COMMITTEE, WITH THE IDEA THAT IT WOULD REALLY BE CO CREATED, NOT JUST BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, BUT ALSO WITH THE COUNCILS THAT ARE PRESENT.
I THINK A BIG PART OF OUR INITIAL DISCUSSIONS WOULD LIKELY BE SURROUNDING ADDING ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL MEMBERS WHO'S A VOTING MEMBER, WHO'S A STAKEHOLDER, YOU KNOW, REALLY BUILDING OUT THAT GROUP, BUT FROM A MORE COLLABORATIVE PLACE INSTEAD OF JUST DICTATING IT.
I THINK SHE DID UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT CONCEPT, AND OF COURSE, I CAN'T SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, BUT I THINK AS OUR CONVERSATIONS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE LAST YEAR, I THINK WE MENTIONED THAT DESIRE TO HAVE IT BE A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS OVER AND OVER, AND I ALSO DID HEAR FROM SEDONA.
THEY WILL HAVE AN ANSWER FOR US, BUT I THINK THEY'RE MAKING IT LIKE ON THE 19TH, SO DON'T CUT THEM OFF BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THANK YOU.
>> IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMUNICATION IN REGARDS TO THIS ACTION ITEM NUMBER 1 FROM ANY OF THE SUPERVISORS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THE MAYOR FROM CLARKDALE, SHE'S BEEN MADE AWARE, AND IF ANY OTHER QUESTIONS COME UP IN THAT REGARD, I'LL LET THEM KNOW THAT THAT THE PLAN CONTINUES TO BE THE SAME GOING FORWARD.
BUT YES, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION WITH THE BOARD OF WHICH TWO MEMBERS OF THIS BODY WOULD BE APPOINTED TO THAT COMMITTEE.
>> SUPERVISOR CHECK, I'M GOING TO REACH BACK OUT TO YOU ON THAT.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO BE APPOINTED TO THIS COMMITTEE.
>> I MOVE TO APPOINT SUPERVISOR CHECK, AND TWO OF THEM, SUPERVISOR KOKNE, TO THIS COMMITTEE.
>> I'LL SECOND THAT. WE HAVE A MOTION,
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AND WE HAVE A SECOND TO MOVE THIS ITEM FORWARD.>> SUPERVISOR CHECK AND SUPERVISOR KUKNYO, HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED FOR THE YAVAPAI COUNTY WATER RESOURCES AND OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ACTION ITEM NUMBER TWO.
[2. Board of Supervisors - Discussion and possible action regarding the 2026 State of the County. ITEM CONTINUED TO THE JANUARY 7, 2026, BOARD MEETING.]
IS THERE DISCUSSION IN POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE 2026 STATE OF THE COUNTY.>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR MALLORY. VICE CHAIR COMPTON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DAVID MCATEE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER.
>> THAT'S NOT IT. [LAUGHTER] I JUST HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION.
>> [LAUGHTER] NO RAFFLE. SORRY. I CAN COME UP WITH ONE EARLIER. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT'S A BAMMER. I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT I GOT HERE FOR.
GOOD MORNING, DAVID MCATEE, COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE STATE OF THE COUNTY.
THIS CURRENT YEAR'S THEME WAS COMMUNITY COLLABORATION AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE FUNDING THAT YOU PROVIDED THIS YEAR.
ALSO, IF YOU WILL GIVE ME JUST A MINUTE, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE SPONSORS FROM THIS CURRENT YEAR'S EVENT.
OUR PARTNERS, THIS WAS OF THE ENTRY-LEVEL SPONSORSHIP.
WE'RE PRESCOTT COLLEGE, FREEPORT-MCMORAN, TK BAR RANCH, AND DRAKE CEMENT.
OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS WERE APS, EMBRY-RIDDLE, POLARA-HEALTH, FINE SIGNATURE GROUP, BURLINGTON, NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILWAY, AND WASTE MANAGEMENT.
FINALLY, OUR LARGEST CONTRIBUTORS, OUR COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS, INCLUDED THE ARIZONA HOMETOWN RADIO GROUP, WHO ALSO PROVIDED THE ANNOUNCER'S VOICE, AS WELL AS ON RADIO ADVERTISING, HALEY CONSTRUCTION, WECOM FIBER, AND YAVAPAI COLLEGE.
IN ANTICIPATION OF THIS EVENT HAPPENING AGAIN, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS WELL RECEIVED AND WE PREEMPTED WITH A SURVEY OF THOSE ATTENDING.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS ILLUSTRATION, THE GREEN BEING POSITIVE, THE DARK GREEN BEING VERY POSITIVE, 71% OF RESPONSES WERE VERY POSITIVE.
WE ASKED QUESTIONS LIKE, HOW SATISFIED WERE YOU WITH THE STATE OF THE COUNTY, PLEASE RATE THE QUALITY AND RELEVANCE OF THE PRESENTATIONS, AND DID YOU FEEL THE SPEAKERS EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATED THE COUNTY'S ACHIEVEMENTS, INITIATIVES, AND FUTURE GOALS TO WHICH A RESOUNDING NUMBER OF PEOPLE SAID YES, ABSOLUTELY.
THE PRIMARY CHALLENGE IDENTIFIED WAS THE COST OF ATTENDANCE.
NOW, THIS WASN'T NECESSARILY ADDRESSED IN THIS SURVEY, BECAUSE THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED.
BUT WHAT WE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC AND FROM YOU ALL WAS THAT ONE OF THE PUBLIC'S MAJOR CONCERNS WAS THE $60 COST.
WHY REPEAT THE STATE OF THE COUNTY? IT IS A CRITICAL PLATFORM THAT DELIVERS SIGNIFICANT VALUE.
IT OFFERS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT DIRECTLY WITH CONSTITUENTS, ALLOWING US TO CLEARLY CONVEY THE AMAZING SERVICES YAVAPAI COUNTY OFFERS.
THE FORMAT MAXIMIZES MESSAGE LONGEVITY, PROVIDING BOTH IMMEDIATE AND PERSON ENGAGEMENT, AS WELL AS A VIDEO DISTRIBUTION AFTERWARDS TO REACH A MUCH WIDER AUDIENCE.
THE EVENT SERVES AS A TRANSPARENT MECHANISM TO SHOW HOW THE COUNTY HAS ACCOMPLISHED THE SPECIFIC GOALS OUTLINED DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S ADDRESS.
WE CAN GO INTO GREATER DETAIL ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN WHICH WAS ALSO SOMETHING THAT WE HEARD MANY TIMES.
THE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE HAS THOROUGHLY REVIEWED THE ATTENDEE SURVEY RESULTS AND CONSOLIDATED FEEDBACK RECEIVED DIRECTLY FROM BOARD MEMBERS AND CONSTITUENTS.
THIS COMPREHENSIVE DATA WILL GUIDE OUR PLANNING FOR UPCOMING YEARS IF YOU DECIDE TO ALLOW US TO MOVE FORWARD.
THE MOST CRITICAL AREA IDENTIFIED FOR IMPROVEMENT WAS THE COST OF ATTENDANCE AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, SO MANY PEOPLE FOUND IT PROBLEMATIC OR PROHIBITIVE.
ALSO, SEVERAL OF THE COMMENTS REQUESTED MORE DETAIL ABOUT THEIR STRATEGIC PLAN, AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE COULD GET INTO IF YOU APPROVE THIS TO GO IN FOR 2026.
LAST YEAR THE BOARD APPROVED A BUDGET OF JUST OVER $71,000, WHICH WAS THE FULL COST OF THE EVENT.
WE WANTED TO BE TRANSPARENT AND LET EVERYBODY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT COST.
WITH TICKET SALES AND SPONSORSHIPS COVERING A SIGNIFICANT PORTION, THE COUNTY ULTIMATELY EXPENDED JUST UNDER $100.
THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT IT COST THE COUNTY TO PULL OFF THE SUPPORT OF THIS EVENT WITH THE $60 TICKET PRICE AND THE SPONSORS.
WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS $30 TICKET COST.
IF THE BOARD IS WILLING TO BUDGET JUST 28% OF WHAT WAS BUDGETED FOR IN 2025, SPECIFICALLY $20,000 TO COVER THE COSTS OF OUTSIDE SERVICES,
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RENTALS, AND SUPPLIES, WE CAN HAVE THE SPONSORS REDUCE THAT COST FROM $60 TO $30 PER PERSON TO ATTEND.CURRENTLY, THE VENUE, THE FAMILY EVENT CENTER, HAS ROOM FOR ABOUT 60 TABLES OR 480 SEATS.
I BELIEVE IF WE REDUCED THE COST TO $30 WE COULD HAVE SOLD OUT THAT EVENT.
WE COULD HAVE ADDED THE EXTRA 100 SEATS THAT WE HAD ROOM FOR.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL TO ENSURE THAT THOSE WHO CANNOT ATTEND IN PERSON CAN STILL ACCESS THE MESSAGE, WHILE THOSE WHO WISH TO ATTEND CAN MEET LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS WITHOUT BREAKING THE BANK.
THE PROPOSED PROGRAM, HERE'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IF WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS IS CONTINUE THE COMMUNITY AND COLLABORATION AWARD.
THAT WON'T BE OUR THEME THIS YEAR, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT ON EACH YEAR.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING TO PULL OUT COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS.
WE WILL MAINTAIN THE EFFICIENCY AND LENGTH OF THE 2025 EVENT LEVERAGING A MIX OF VIDEO CONTENT AND SPEECHES.
WE WILL MAINTAIN THE 2025 SCHEDULE WITH THE CHAIR, VICE CHAIR DELIVERING REMARKS AND THE REST OF THE BOARD PROVIDING PRE-RECORDED MESSAGES WITH THE BOARD APPROVAL, OBVIOUSLY.
WE PLAN TO HOST THE EVENT AT THE FINLEY EVENT CENTER IN 2026, BUT THE BOARD MAY WISH TO CONSIDER SCHEDULING A SMALLER COMMUNITY-FOCUSED VERSION OF THE EVENT IN THE VERDE VALLEY IN 2027.
THAT'S JUST BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT VENUE LIMITATIONS IN THE VERDE VALLEY.
IN CLOSING, I WOULD BE HONORED TO CONTINUE PLANNING FOR AND SCHEDULING THIS ADDRESS EACH YEAR IF THE BOARD WISHES TO HAVE THAT MOVE FORWARD.
MY REQUEST TO YOU OR THE ACTION ITEM THAT I WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE IS TO HAVE YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE WILL DO OR WON'T DO THE 2026 EVENT AND TO DIRECT STAFF TO REQUEST $20,000 IN THE 26, 27 BUDGET FOR THE STATE OF THE COUNTY.
>> DAVID, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I JUST WANT TO TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT TO REFLECT UPON THE ONE THAT WE JUST DID FOR THIS YEAR.
I WILL SAY THAT WHEN YOU FIRST BROUGHT THIS UP TO ME WHICH WAS BACK IN ACTUALLY 2024?
>> YES. I WAS LIKE, NO I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS.
[LAUGHTER] I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS, THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
BUT ANYWAY, WE DIDN'T DO IT IN 2024, BUT WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT IT WAS AN AMAZING EVENT.
I'M VERY GLAD THAT WE DID IT AND I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT.
I LIKED IT BECAUSE IT WAS SHORT.
THINGS WERE CONSTANTLY MOVING.
[LAUGHTER] YOU CAN ALWAYS WIN WITH PUPPIES.
ANYWAY, BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WILL MOVE TO HAVE THE OTHER SUPERVISORS CHIME IN.
DEPENDING ON HOW THIS YEAR GOES, I DON'T KNOW.
BUT WHAT I WANT YOU TO KNOW, IT WAS A GREAT EVENT AND YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB, YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT VERY PROFESSIONAL.
A LOT OF WORK. I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE SPONSORS AND EVERYTHING. IT WAS GREAT.
>> IT WAS DEFINITELY A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.
NOT JUST MY TEAM, BUT A LOT OF THE VOLUNTEERS FROM DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WHO TOOK TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY TO COME AND HELP SET US UP, AND TEAR US DOWN.
IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE THAT HAPPEN. [OVERLAPPING] THANK YOU.
DO YOU HAVE ANY REMARKS REGARDING THIS ITEM?
>> JUST THAT I SUPPORT YOUR SUGGESTIONS FOR THE FUTURE.
I THINK REDUCING THE TICKETS WOULD ENABLE A MUCH GREATER AUDIENCE, REACH LOTS MORE PEOPLE.
I LIKE THAT IDEA AND FOR YOUR FIRST ATTEMPT, IT WAS EXCELLENT.
BUT I KNOW THAT YOU ALWAYS WANT TO BUILD ON WHAT YOU STARTED OUT WITH, SO I'M HERE TO SUPPORT YOU NEXT YEAR.
>> THE REMARKS THAT I HEARD, THE FEEDBACK THAT I HEARD A LOT AFTER THE EVENT WAS THAT PEOPLE WANTED MORE INFORMATION.
>> THEY REALLY WANTED MORE MEAT AND POTATOES, NOT ON THEIR LUNCH PLATE, BUT UP ON THE STAGE BEHIND THE MICROPHONE.
I THINK IT IS AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY.
PEOPLE CAN COME TO THESE WONDERFUL MEETINGS TWICE A MONTH, BUT IT'S MORE FUN TO HAVE IT BE IN A SOCIAL SPACE AND REALLY DRAW ATTENTION TO THE CORE OF OUR MESSAGE AND OUR MISSION.
THAT BEING SAID, I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE FLESH ON THAT BONE WHEN IT COMES TO SHARING WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING.
ONE THING THAT I HEAR ALL THE TIME IS PEOPLE SAY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS DO.
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I DON'T KNOW WHAT YAVAPAI COUNTY DOES FOR US.I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET OUT THERE AND HAVE A PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY KNOW THE RESOURCE THAT IS HERE, BECAUSE WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM WORKING ON THEIR BEHALF.
>> I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE MORE DISCUSSION ON WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE IF WE MOVE FORWARD.
ON THIS LAST ONE THE BOARD REALLY WASN'T INCLUDED ON WHAT IT WAS GOING TO BE, WHAT IT WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
WE JUST SHOWED UP AND WE'RE TOLD WHAT TO DO.
I UNDERSTAND THAT $60 IS WHAT REALLY COVERED THE MEAL.
>> DO WE NEED TO HAVE A FULL-BLOWN MEAL? WE'RE POLITICIANS. WE LIVE ON CHEESE TRAYS AND VEGETABLE TRAYS.
THE ONE FEEDBACK I GOT IS THAT A LOT OF THE CITIZENS DIDN'T FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY $60 TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE COUNTY.
IF WE HAD TABLES THAT PEOPLE COULD GET ON THE FLOOR, COULD WE OPEN UP THE GALLERY TO THE CITIZENS SO THEY COULD COME AND PARTICIPATE? MAYBE THEY WOULDN'T BE PART OF THE MEAL, BUT THEY COULD BE PART OF THE GALLERY TO HEAR THE DISCUSSION, DO WHATEVER.
THAT WOULD BRING THE COST DOWN, OPEN IT UP TO EVERYBODY, BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO SPEND THEIR MONEY TO DO THIS.
IT'S FUNNY TO NOT INVITE THEM TO THE PARTY.
AGREE WITH I THINK THERE NEED TO BE MORE MEAT, SOME SPECIFIC MEAT.
WE HAVE LAUNCHED INTO SOME AMAZING GIANT PROJECTS AS THIS BOARD AND WE REALLY DIDN'T DISCUSS THAT EVEN ON A SURFACE LEVEL, THE DIFFERENT STUDIES THAT ARE UNDERWAY THAT ARE GOING RIGHT NOW.
I THINK THERE NEED TO BE MORE MEAT ON THAT TRAY WHEN WE SERVED IT.
IT WAS A GOOD FEEL-GOOD TIME, BUT I ALSO BELIEVE AS WE LAUNCH OUT ONE THING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD REGIONAL COOPERATION LIKE WE'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
AN EVENT LIKE THIS DOES THAT, BECAUSE EVERYBODY WAS REPRESENTED AT THOSE TABLES FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE MOUNTAIN SOMETHING WE HAVEN'T DONE BEFORE.
I THINK THAT BRINGING EVERYBODY TOGETHER IS A GOOD THING, ESPECIALLY AS WE LAUNCH INTO THESE OTHER BIG PROJECTS THAT HAVE COME UP EVEN SINCE THEN.
BUT OPENING UP THE ARENA TO PUBLIC SEATING, I THINK WOULD BE GOOD.
>> I'D ECHO WHAT MY FELLOW SUPERVISORS HAVE SAID AND I'M OPEN TO A MOTION FROM ANANIA. ANYBODY ELSE?
>> WHAT I'D LIKE TO KNOW IS USING THE FINLEY TOYOTA CENTER, IS IT REQUIRED? I KNOW THEY HAVE SOME REQUIREMENTS TO USE THAT, SO DO WE HAVE TO HAVE LUNCH?
>> NO, CATERING IS NOT REQUIRED.
IF YOU WANT FOOD THEY HAVE A CONTRACT WITH A CATERER THAT YOU HAVE TO USE, BUT FOOD IS NOT REQUIRED.
>> I'M ONLY ASKING THAT BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE DID SAY TO ME, MAYBE IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE FOOD, THEN THE TICKETS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER, OF COURSE.
>> WHAT HAVE YOU, BUT THEN OTHER PEOPLE ENJOYED THE FOOD.
DEFINITELY, THE TICKET PRICE WAS A THING AND I DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE LIKED TO SEE MORE OF THE COMMUNITY BEING ABLE TO SHOW UP.
I REALIZED THAT THE STATE OF THE COUNTY THE VIDEO IS ONLINE AND PEOPLE STILL GET TO SEE IT ON THERE, BUT I THINK THAT WOULD REALLY BE A NICE OPTION ON THAT PART.
TO BE HONEST, I'M OKAY WITH WHATEVER THE BOARD WANTS TO DO.
I HEAR THERE WAS A SUGGESTION OF WE SHOULD TABLE IT, MAYBE TALK ABOUT IT A LITTLE MORE.
IF THAT WOULD HAPPEN, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE ABOUT YOUR TIMELINE?
>> WE DO NEED TO GET MOVING ON PREPARING THE PRESENTATIONS.
THE LOCATION IS RESERVED, SO WE'VE GOT THE DATE AND THE LOCATION RESERVED.
WE CAN GET OUT OF THAT IF WE NEED TO, OBVIOUSLY.
BUT WE WOULD NEED TO MOVE PRETTY QUICKLY IN THE NEW YEAR TO START PRODUCING WHATEVER IT IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT.
>> I'M JUST ASKING THIS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING TO HAPPEN UP HERE.
BUT IF WE DID WANT TO TABLE IT TO HAVE SOME MORE THOUGHTS OR IF WE WOULD EVEN WANT TO DO IT AT ALL, I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE A BUSY YEAR GOING FORWARD.
IF WE BROUGHT IT BACK IN A MONTH, WOULD THAT BE STILL ENOUGH TIME FOR YOU TO WORK THROUGH ALL THIS?
>> ABSOLUTELY, YES. IF WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS AGAIN IN JANUARY, I THINK THAT'S.
WE DO HAVE OTHER VENUES THAT AREN'T FOR TABLE SEATING, BUT YOU HAVE A PIE COLLEGE PROBABLY FITS MAYBE MORE THAN 400 PEOPLE IN THEIR AUDITORIUM.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEIR CAPACITY IS.
PERHAPS THAT'S AN IDEA WORTH PURSUING IS LOOKING AT A AUDITORIUM SEATING FACILITY,
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AND MAYBE DOING APPETIZERS AND MAYBE A VIP RECEPTION STILL.I THINK THAT'S REALLY WHAT I HEARD PEOPLE WANTING.
THEY DIDN'T QUITE NEED THE LUNCH AND THE NICETIES EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A DELIGHTFUL LUNCH.
[LAUGHTER] BUT WHAT IS THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS? WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT EXPLORING LIKE THAT?
>> I'M FINE WITH MOVING TO TABLE TO THE FIRST MEETING IN JANUARY JUST SO WE CAN HAVE MORE INPUT.
>> I SAY THAT BECAUSE OF COURSE, AS YOU KNOW IN JANUARY, WE'LL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH A NEW CHAIR AND A NEW VICE CHAIR.
IT GIVES US SOME TIME TO GET THROUGH.
WE GOT A LOT OF THINGS ON OUR HOLIDAY PLATES.
>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, I MEAN, I GOT.
>> MADAM CHAIR, I'M HAPPY TO ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD AND GIVE YOU OKAY.
I THINK WE HEAR THAT THERE IS A DESIRE TO DO SOMETHING, BUT I THINK IT NEEDS TO LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO APPROVE THIS TODAY, BUT I THINK WE CAN APPROVE THAT THERE IS A DESIRE TO DO SOMETHING.
I THINK IT SOUNDS LIKE WE WOULD ALL LIKE SOME INPUT ON WHAT THIS SOMETHING LOOKS LIKE.
>> I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE GO FROM HERE, WE HAVE A LOT OF IDEAS, A LOT OF REALLY GREAT IDEAS AND THINGS THAT I THINK WE DO NEED TO INCORPORATE, BUT HOW DO WE GET THIS INFORMATION TO DAVID? IS THAT A WORK SESSION? WHAT IS THAT, SO THAT HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S WORKING ON? I KNOW TODAY YOUR ASK REALLY WAS RELATED TO THE BUDGET.
>> CHAIR, MAYBE I CAN HELP AND I'LL JUST JUMP IN.
CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I THINK WHAT I'M HEARING IS YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT.
MAYBE WHAT YOU COULD DO TODAY IS A PROVE THAT YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE IT BECAUSE THAT SOLIDIFIES US MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PLANNING.
BUT OBVIOUSLY, COME BACK IN JANUARY.
YOU'VE GIVEN SOME GOOD INFORMATION.
I'M INTRIGUED ON THE THOUGHT OF A THEATER SITE TYPE, PROPOSAL THAT COULD BE BROUGHT BY MR. MACT BACK TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION AND SAY, HERE'S AN OPTION.
BECAUSE THAT WAY YOU'D GO, I LIKE THAT OPTION OR DON'T LIKE IT.
YOU COULD EITHER GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL FINLEY CENTER.
BUT BY APPROVING IT, IT ALLOWS HIM TO START MAKING RESERVATIONS THAT AREN'T PERMANENT, BUT AT LEAST CAN BLACK OUT THOSE DATES SHOULD WE MOVE FORWARD, FOR INSTANCE, WITH FINLEY CENTER, OR NOW, BECAUSE IT WAS BROUGHT UP, ALSO BRING BACK TO YOU IN A MONTH, HEY, HERE'S ANOTHER OPTION, AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO BLOCK OUT CERTAIN DATES OF OTHER OPTIONS.
IF YOU WOULD APPROVE IT TODAY, IF YOU DESIRE TO AT LEAST HAVE IT DURING 2026, YOU COULD APPROVE IT TODAY.
YOU CAN ALWAYS BACK OUT OF IT.
BUT YOU COULD APPROVE IT TODAY THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE ONE AND ASK THAT IT BE BROUGHT BACK, FOR INSTANCE, IN JANUARY, FOR A CONTINUING DISCUSSION AND FURTHER ACTION.
BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE INVOLVED.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT COMES BACK THREE OR FOUR TIMES PRIOR TO ITS FINAL ACTION, YOU'LL GET THE INPUT.
BUT I'VE BEEN INTRIGUED BY SOME OF THE DISCUSSION HERE, AND I THINK MR. MCATEE CAN TAKE THAT AND BRING IT BACK TO YOU.
YOU CAN EITHER APPROVE IT TODAY, YOU CAN TABLE IT.
BUT BY APPROVING IT, YOU SET IN MOTION THE FACT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO HAVE ONE DURING 2026.
>> I GUESS I WILL SAY I THINK WHAT MY HEART DESIRE WOULD BE IS IF MAYBE WE COULD JUST TABLE IT TILL JANUARY AND BRING IT BACK, AND WE COULD TALK ABOUT IT, MAYBE ON THE FIRST OF THE MEETING.
I FEEL LIKE WE'RE KIND OF CLOSING OUT THE YEAR HERE. THAT'S HOW I FEEL.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THESE NEW IDEAS AND WHAT HAVE YOU START UP WITH I WOULD SAY THE NEW CHAIR AND THE VICE CHAIR.
I LIKE THAT IDEA, I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE THAT WAY.
YES. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE DON'T WANT IT.
I DO LIKE IT, AND THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT IDEAS UP HERE AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO TAKE IT EASY ON THE PLANNING, AND MOVE IT FORWARD INTO THE NEXT YEAR FOR THE NEW LEADERSHIP THAT WILL COME UP.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THAT MAKES PERFECT SENSE.
>> I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO IF PLEASE TABLE IT TILL JANUARY.
JANUARY 7, I BELIEVE IS THE DATE. JANUARY 7.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION, AND WE HAVE A SECOND.
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>> ITEM HAS BEEN TABLED TO JANUARY 7, 2026.
>> THANK YOU. DAVID, AGAIN, IT'S NO REFLECTION ON YOU.
FANTASTIC EVENT AND EVERYTHING.
I JUST I JUST LIKE TO START ALL OF THIS NEXT YEAR.
>> THAT ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[3. Board of Supervisors - Discussion and possible action regarding approval of revised Rules of Order for the conduct of meetings of the Board of Supervisors. VICE CHAIR COMPTON MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE RULES AS SUBMITTED BY THE CLERK EXCEPT FOR CHANGING FOUR HOURS OF STAFF TIME TO SIX HOURS IN ITEM 25; APPROVED BY A 4 TO 1 ROLL CALL VOTE, SUPERVISOR KUKNYO OPPOSED. ]
>> ITEM NUMBER THREE, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF REVISED RULES OF ORDER FOR THE CONDUCT OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD.
>> CHAIR MALLORY, VICE CHAIR COMPTON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
TODAY, I AM HERE TO PRESENT A SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO YOUR RULES OF ORDER.
I AM HAPPY TO RUN THROUGH THE SUMMARY OF THOSE CHANGES.
THEN IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW OR ANY ADDITIONS.
>> THE REVISED RULES OF ORDER, STRENGTHEN THE BOARD GOVERNANCE BY CLARIFYING THE DUTIES OF THE CHAIR.
IN ADDITION TO PRESIDING OVER MEETINGS AND MAINTAINING ORDER, THE CHAIR WILL ADVISE BOTH THE COUNTY MANAGER, AND THE CLERK OF THE BOARD ON AMENDMENT REQUESTS AND DIRECT THE CLERK TO ATTEST THE CHAIR'S SIGNATURE ON ALL BOARD DOCUMENTS APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
THIS WILL ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY AND PROPER AUTHENTICATION OF OFFICIAL BOARD ACTIONS.
IN ADDITION, AGENDA PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN REFINED WITH RESPONSIBILITIES SHIFTED FROM THE COUNTY MANAGER TO THE CLERK OF THE BOARD.
ANY TWO SUPERVISORS MAY NOW REQUEST AN ITEM BE PLACED ON AN AGENDA, EITHER IN A PUBLIC MEETING OR BY CONTACTING THE CLERK DIRECTLY.
THE CLERK MUST NOTIFY ALL SUPERVISORS PROMPTLY AND ENSURE THE ITEM IS PLACED ON THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING AGENDA.
UNLESS THE REQUEST IS MADE WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF THAT MEETING.
IN WHICH CASE, THE ITEM MAY BE DEFERRED TO A SUBSEQUENT MEETING.
THE CLERK IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR ARRANGING PROPOSED MATTERS IN THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND PREPARING THE AGENDA WITH LATE SUBMISSIONS EXCLUDED, AGAIN, UNLESS APPROVED BY THE CHAIR OR COUNTY MANAGER.
THAT ADDITION IS NOTED IN SECTION 20, OF THE REVISED RULES OF ORDER THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED.
IN ADDITION, THE CONSENT AGENDA, HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO EXCLUDE ITEMS THAT REQUIRE UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE BOARD, WHICH WILL FUTURE STREAMLINE THE ROUTINE DECISION MAKING.
THOSE WILL NOW APPEAR AS ACTION ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, WILL REQUIRE IN PERSON ATTENDANCE BY BOARD MEMBERS AND INDIVIDUAL SUPERVISORS ARE RESTRICTED FROM DIRECTING STAFF, TO PERFORM WORK EXCEEDING 4 HOURS WITHOUT BOARD APPROVAL.
VOTING PROCEDURES SPECIFICALLY, SPECIFY THAT ALL TI VOTES FAIL AND ARE CARRIED FORWARD TO THE NEXT MEETING.
THE PROPOSED ADDITION TO SECTION 30B WOULD BE TO REFLECT LANGUAGE THAT STATES, IN THE CASE OF A TI VOTE ON ANY PROPOSAL, THE ITEM SHALL BE CONTINUED TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING, AND SHALL PASS OR FAIL BASED UPON THE VOTE OF THAT MEETING.
THAT IS AN ADDITION TO WHAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED PREVIOUSLY.
THAT IS REFLECTED IN SECTION 30B.
AGAIN, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION DURING THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC REMAINS LIMITED TO RELEVANT MATTERS WITHIN THE BOARD'S JURISDICTION.
SPEAKERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AND ADHERE TO THE TIME LIMITS.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT, THE BOARD MEMBERS MAY RESPOND TO CRITICISM, REQUEST STAFF TO REVIEW OR PROPOSE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. ANOTHER ADDITION, NOT REFLECTED IN THE RED LINE VERSION THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED, WOULD BE THE ADDITION OF A DATE OF APPROVAL.
THOSE ARE THE SUMMARY OF CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TODAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JAMIE, AND I'M GOING TO TURN TO THE VICE CHAIR BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU HAD ANY COMMENTS OR ANYTHING.
>> JUST THANK YOU TO THE CLERK OF THE BOARD. IT'S APPRECIATED.
THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD THAT I RAN INTO IS THAT ON ITEM 25 WHEN IT CAME TO TRAVEL TIME.
BECAUSE THE GEOGRAPHIC SIZE OF MY AREA, I LITERALLY COULD NOT GET SOMEBODY OUT THERE TO PUT UP A TENT, BECAUSE OF THE TRAVEL TIME INCLUDED WITH WHAT THEY'RE DOING, PUTTING UP THE TENT WE'RE DONATING, GETTING BACK, WAS MORE THAN THE 4 HOURS.
BECAUSE OF THE GEOGRAPHIC SIZE OF MY AREA, I'D LIKE TO CHANGE THAT TO SIX, SIMPLY BECAUSE OF TRAVEL TIME.
IT'S AN ISSUE THAT DID COME UP THAT I DID HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT.
I COULDN'T PROVIDE WHAT WE WERE DONATING BECAUSE OF THAT TIME LIMIT.
I WOULD REQUEST THAT IF THE BOARD CAN MAY CONSIDER CHANGING THAT TO SIX.
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. COMMENTS FROM SUPERVISOR JENKINS, SUPERVISOR CHECK. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.
>> SURE. WHEN IS THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING SOMETHING TO BE ON THE AGENDA?
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>> THE DEADLINE WOULD BE THE FRIDAY PRIOR TO THE FOLLOWING LEAK.
>> GREAT. WHY DID WE SAY BOARD MEMBERS WISHING TO ATTEND AN EXECUTIVE SESSION SHALL APPEAR IN PERSON FOR THE SESSION?
>> THAT IS NOW A REQUIREMENT THAT ALL MEMBERS APPEAR IN PERSON AS A OPTION WELL, WE'RE ELIMINATING ELECTRONIC MEANS OF ATTENDANCE AND ONLY ALLOWING IN PERSON ATTENDANCE.
>> THAT WAS DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD.
>> BECAUSE, I MEAN, I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY HANDY WHEN ONE OF US ARE ON VACATION THAT WE CAN HAVE THAT AS AN OPTION TO SHOW UP BECAUSE EXECUTIVE SESSION USUALLY IS A HEAVY HITTING THING.
I DON'T NECESSARILY CARE TO HAVE THAT IN THERE.
I THINK ELECTRONIC CAN STILL BE OF ATTENDING AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
>> I DO WANT TO HAVE THAT IN THERE BECAUSE IT IS EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WHEN WE DON'T HAVE THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM, WE DON'T KNOW EVERYBODY THAT'S IN THE ROOM.
THE REASON WE EVEN DID THIS, EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS WAY IN THE VERY BEGINNING WAS BECAUSE OF COVID, BECAUSE WE COULDN'T COME INTO THE BUILDINGS, WE HAD TO CALL IN ON OUR PHONES, ALL OF THIS.
THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS PUT IN BY COVID, AND WE'RE NOT DOING COVID.
ALSO WITH THAT, IS THAT YOU CAN STILL COME INTO THE MEETING.
NOT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, BECAUSE WE TRULY NEED AND WE TRULY NEED TO KNOW IT'S EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO WE NEED TO KNOW WHO'S IN THAT.
THAT IS REALLY THIS WAS MY REQUEST BECAUSE WE DIDN'T DO IT BEFORE.
WE'RE NOT IN COVID ANYMORE, WE'RE NOT DOING IT. THAT'S WHERE I'M AT.
IF WE DON'T TRUST EACH OTHER, THAT WAY, HOW DO WE TRUST EACH OTHER EVEN IN PERSON IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
BUT STILL, I MEAN, COULD THIS BE WEAPONIZED? COULD IT BE USED TO PUSH SOME SUBJECT THROUGH KNOWING THAT SOMEBODY IS GOING TO BE ON VACATION AND HAVE SOMETHING CRITICAL COME UP AND A DECISION BE MADE WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO WEIGH IN ON IT.
THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY. IT SOUNDS LIKE I'M NOT.
>> MADAM CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER BECAUSE I THINK THAT THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS THAT GO BEYOND PERSONAL TRUST.
I MEAN, JUST IN THE ELECTRONIC WORLD, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO BE ON A DEVICE IF YOU'RE NOT THERE IN PERSON.
THE NUMBER OF AUTOMATIC AI NOTE GENERATORS OR SURVEILLANCE THAT YOU'RE NOT AWARE OF, SOME PHONE APPLICATIONS HAVE ACCESS TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
IT'S JUST NOT A SECURE ELECTRONIC WORLD THESE DAYS, AND THE AMOUNT OF PRECAUTIONS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE ASSURED IN ORDER TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE HAVING A SECURE MEETING, I THINK IT'S JUST IT WOULD BE A LARGER BURDEN THAN WHERE PREPARED OR STAFF IS PREPARED TO SORT OF TAKE ON.
IT'S NOT THAT'S MY PERSPECTIVE.
THAT'S THE REASON WHY I SUPPORT HAVING THIS MEASURE IN OUR RULES AND PROCEDURES.
>> APPRECIATE THAT. THIS ISN'T ABOUT THE FACT THAT I DON'T TRUST ANYBODY.
IT'S JUST IT'S EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IF YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT IS, THEN I THINK THIS MAKES ALL THE SENSE IN THE WORLD.
IF YOU ARE AT A HOTEL, IT'LL TELL YOU IT'S NOT A SECURE SET.
>>, I WOULD JUST ADD IN THAT WHEN WE'VE HAD EXECUTIVE SESSIONS AND SOMEBODY HAS NOT BEEN PRESENT, WE HAVE CONTINUED IT UNTIL EVERYBODY WAS PRESENT BECAUSE WE WANT EVERYBODY'S INPUT, AND NOBODY WOULD BE EXCLUDED.
>> WELL, I HEAR THAT I'M LOSING THIS ONE, SO I'LL LET IT GO.
THE OTHER ONE THAT I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO BRING UP BECAUSE I THINK IT NEEDS TO CHANGE IS WE PUT CALL TO THE PUBLIC AT THE END OF THE MEETING.
SOME OF OUR MEETINGS GO 4 HOURS, 5 HOURS, TYPICALLY 3 HOURS.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE CALL TO THE PUBLIC MOVED BETWEEN ITEMS F AND G. BEFORE THE CONSENT AGENDA, A LOT OF TIMES THINGS SHOW UP ON THE AGENDA, THEY GET PUBLISHED IN THE MEDIA THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE DISCUSSED.
PEOPLE HAVE NO TIME TO REALLY SHOW UP TO THIS.
MANY OF THE FOLKS THAT WANT TO SPEAK HAVE JOBS, THEY HAVE OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE DONE.
THEY CAN'T SIT IN THE MEETING FOR THIS LONG.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THINGS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AND MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT THE PUBLIC MIGHT BRING UP OR WHATEVER FOR THINGS COMING UP ON THE AGENDA, TO HAVE CALL TO THE PUBLIC AFTER THE VOTES HAVE BEEN TAKEN JUST DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A GOOD THING.
I'VE BEEN ON OTHER BOARDS WHERE THE CALL TO PUBLIC HAS BEEN UP FRONT.
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IT'S NOT MAYHEM, IT'S NOT CRAZY.PEOPLE JUST GET HEARD, AND THEN THEY CAN GO ABOUT THEIR DAYS.
WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES WITH EVERYBODY HERE.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT CHANGE.
>> I HAD MENTIONED THAT AS WELL WHEN I WAS REVIEWING THIS TO MOVE UP TO THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC.
I KNOW SOME OF THE THOUGHT IS IT'S A GOOD THING IF THEY STICK AROUND AND HEAR THE BUSINESS OF THE BOARD.
BUT I ALSO HAVE TO BE VERY AWARE OF MANY OF THE FOLKS THAT DO SHOW UP TODAY HAVE JOBS.
THEY DO WANT THEIR VOICES TO BE HEARD AND SOMETIMES STICK AROUND FOR THREE PLUS HOURS.
THEY END UP LEAVING AND WE READ A GREEN CARD.
I DO SUPPORT SUPERVISORS SUGGESTION. THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE, WHICH I'M NOT HONESTLY OPPOSED TO HAVING CALLED OF THE PUBLIC IN THE BEGINNING, BUT I'M LOOKING OUT INTO OUR AUDIENCE AND SEEING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING PAID BY YAVAPAI COUNTY TO BE HERE.
THE LONGER OUR MEETINGS GO, WE ARE STILL EXPENDING DOLLARS AND THEY'RE PUBLIC DOLLARS.
SOMETIMES CALL OF THE PUBLIC IS VERY SUCCINCT, AND IT'S SIMPLE, AND SOMETIMES IT CAN BE USED AS A MECHANISM TO JAM THINGS UP OR YOU CAN HAVE A FILIBUSTER OCCUR.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HEARING ITEMS, WHO'VE SPENT THEIR TIME AND MONEY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR ISSUES GET ADDRESSED IN A PRESCIENT FASHION, I'D PREFER TO SEE IT AT THE END.
I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT UNLIKE COUNCILS, WE'RE FULL-TIME.
WE ARE WORKER BEES HERE ON THIS BOARD.
IF SOMEBODY SEES SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA THAT THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT, I WOULD BET THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO HAVE THEIR VOICE HEARD WITH US INDIVIDUALLY.
AT LEAST I KNOW I CAN SPEAK FROM MY OFFICE THAT I'M HIGHLY AVAILABLE.
I TAKE PHONE CALLS, AND PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO VOTING MEMBERS HERE IN A WAY THAT'S NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. THAT'S MY PERSPECTIVE.
>> I WOULD CONCUR WITH SUPERVISOR CHECK.
SHE TOOK THE WORDS OUT OF MY MOUTH, SO I DON'T HAVE A LOT TO SAY ON IT, BUT I WOULD PREFER TO KEEP IT WHERE IT IS BECAUSE OF THE REASONS STATED BY SUPERVISOR CHECK.
>> I THINK WE'VE HAD DISCUSSION ON THIS.
JAMIE, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU HAVE TO SAY OR?
>> NO, MA'AM. I WOULD JUST NEED CLARIFICATION ON THE VOTE AS FAR AS THE SPECIFICATION TO MODIFY THE HOURS FROM 4-6 AND TO RETAIN THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC IN ITS CURRENT POSITION IN THE RULES OF ORDER.
>> I HEARD THAT TWO PEOPLE FOR, TWO PEOPLE AGAINST MOVING.
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE FROM FOUR HOURS TO SIX HOURS.
>> ANY OTHER CHANGES THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO INCORPORATE INTO THE RULES OF ORDER?
>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE CALL TO THE PUBLIC FROM ITS CURRENT POSITION TO BETWEEN [OVERLAPPING].
>> I'M SORRY EXCUSE ME, CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERVISOR KUKNYO THERE'S A MOTION IN THE SECOND PENDING SO THAT SHOULD BE RESOLVED.
>> IS THIS TO REPROVE CHANGES OR JUST THAT PARTICULAR CHANGE?
>> THE CLARIFICATION WOULD BE APPRECIATED AS TO THE NATURE OF THE MOTION THAT WAS MADE.
>> I MOVE TO CHANGE ON ITEM 25 AND RULES TO ORDER INSTEAD OF MORE THAN FOUR HOURS, BUT TO MORE THAN SIX HOURS.
>> I SECOND THAT TO CHANGE THE HOURS. GO AHEAD.
>>I'M SORRY. CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, ARE YOU ALSO MOVING TO APPROVE THE RULES OF ORDER AS OTHERWISE SUBMITTED, OR ARE YOU SIMPLY MAKING A MOTION AS TO THAT ONE ITEM?
>> I WOULD SAY AS OTHERWISE SUBMITTED.
>> CAN I CLARIFY THE CLERK MADE A CHANGE TO WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO US ON THAT ONE SECTION THAT WE NEED TO INCORPORATE IN THE MOTION, IS CORRECT?
>> EXCUSE ME. THAT IS CORRECT.
MY UNDERSTANDING AT THIS POINT OF THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE RULES AS SUBMITTED BY THE CLERK AT THE MEETING TODAY, EXCEPT TO CHANGE THE NUMBER OF HOURS IN ITEM 25 FROM 4-6 HOURS.
[OVERLAPPING] IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT'S WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING.
>> THAT INCLUDES ALL OF THE CHANGES THAT JAMIE JUST PRESENTED.
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>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND SO THEN WE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
AS THE RULES AS SUBMITTED, EXCEPT FOR THE CHANGE FROM 4-6 HOURS IN SECTION [BACKGROUND] 25.
>> WELL, WE ARE MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 4, WE'RE DONE WITH THAT ITEM.
JUST SOMETHING WAS BROUGHT UP BY SUPERVISOR CHECK ABOUT STAFF BEING IN HERE, AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE A STATEMENT THAT SAYS, STAFF IS WELCOME TO JOIN VIA ZOOM, SO WE DO NOT WASTE THEIR TIME IN TRAVEL TIME, VERDI VALLEY TIME AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE BOARD AGREES WITH THAT.
[4. Fleet Management - Approve the sale of (1) Chevrolet Tahoe to the Yarnell Regional Community Center, (1) Ford Econoline Van to the Yarnell Food Bank Inc., and (1) Chevrolet Tahoe to the First Baptist Church of Congress, in the amount of $1.00 each in accordance with Arizona Revised Statue (A.R.S.) 11-251(9). Unanimous consent of the Board of Supervisors is required pursuant to A.R.S. §11-251(58) to approve this item.]
FLEET MANAGEMENT. GOOD MORNING.>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M COLTON RIDDLE, FLEET SERVICE COORDINATOR FOR FLEET MANAGEMENT.
I'M HERE TODAY REQUESTING APPROVAL FOR THE SALE OF THREE SURPLUS COUNTY VEHICLES IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE DOLLAR EACH TO ASSIST COMMUNITIES WITHIN YAVAPAI COUNTY.
ONE 2018 CHEVROLET TAHOE FOR THE YARNELL REGIONAL COMMUNITY CENTER.
ONE 2006 FORD ECONOVAN FOR THE YARNELL FOOD BANK AND ONE 2020 CHEVROLET TAHOE TO THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CONGRESS.
THESE ARE SURPLUS VEHICLES THAT FLEET MANAGEMENT HAS ISSUED NEW VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS FOR.
SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HERE THIS MORNING TO SPEAK FOR THEIR VEHICLE NEED, OTHER RESPECTED COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SERVE.
FIRST, WE HAVE SUE DICKERSON TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE YARNELL REGIONAL COMMUNITY CENTER, FOLLOWED BY PASTOR RICH EURICH AND DEACON RICK MCMILLAN TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CONGRESS.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS FOR ME CURRENTLY, I WILL HAVE SUE TAKE THE PODIUM.
>> GOOD MORNING, SUE. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD JUST LIKE TO HEAR HOW THIS IS GOING TO HELP YOU.
>> I'M SUE DICKERSON, YARNELL REGIONAL COMMUNITY CENTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
TRULY, WITH OUR MISSION OF MEALS ON WHEELS AND WE COVER 400 SQUARE MILES OF THE RURAL AREA.
HAVING A VEHICLE, WE'LL JUST ENSURE THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE A VEHICLE FOR DELIVERING AND REACHING OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO REACH OUT A LOT MORE.
IT'S GOING TO REALLY FUEL OUR MISSION, NO PUN INTENDED.
>> THANK YOU, SUE. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> PASTOR EURICH. GOOD MORNING, SIR.
>> PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
I'M FROM THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CONGRESS.
I APPRECIATE THIS TIME TO ADDRESS THE VEHICLE SITUATION.
I'LL TELL YOU, I WAS NOT EXPECTING IT.
WE GOT A CALL THAT THEY WANT TO OFFER US A VEHICLE.
WE CURRENTLY ARE RUNNING A BACKPACK PROGRAM WHERE WE PROVIDE RIGHT NOW FIVE BACKPACKS THAT GO TO THE SCHOOLS, THEY PROVIDE THEM TO THE FAMILIES THAT CAN'T AFFORD FOOD.
WE ALSO ARE INVOLVED WITH THE FOOD BANK IN CONGRESS.
MY DEACON RICK MCMILLAN, STAND UP RICK.
HE'S IN CHARGE OF TAKING CARE OF MAKING SURE THAT ALL THE BACKPACKS ARE DELIVERED AND PACKED, AS WELL AS THE FOOD BANK.
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING WITH PASTOR DAVE FROM GRACE BIBLE CHURCH, AND WE'LL EVENTUALLY HOPEFULLY BE TAKING OVER THAT POSITION.
WE'LL BE USING THE SUV TO SEVERAL OPTIONS.
ONE IS TO HELP WITH THE DELIVERY RATHER THAN PERSONAL VEHICLES, TO DELIVER THE BACKPACKS TO THE SCHOOLS, TO PICK UP THE DONATIONS AND DELIVER THEM BACK TO THE FOOD BANK IN CONGRESS AND ANY COMMUNITY NEEDS OF OUR CHURCH MEMBERS THAT MAYBE CAN'T GET TO CHURCH ON TIME OR DON'T HAVE A VEHICLE TO PROVIDE SOME SERVICES FOR THEM.
WE ALSO ARE INVOLVED IN THE CHRISTMAS AND THANKSGIVING TURKEY BOX DONATIONS,
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WHICH WE PICK UP DOWN IN SURPRISE THROUGH THE WALMART AND DELIVER THEM OUT TO THE SCHOOLS WHO ALSO DELIVER THEM TO THE NEEDY FAMILIES.THAT PRETTY MUCH COVERS IT [OVERLAPPING].
>> THANK YOU, SIR. I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND SUE DICKERSON FOR THE YARNELL COMMUNITY CENTER.
YOU'RE JUST THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE COMMUNITY.
I'M HAPPY THAT THIS WILL BE ABLE TO HELP EVERYBODY.
>> IN REFERENCE TO THE YARNELL FOOD BANK, JOE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY, TOBLIK BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK SUPERVISOR KUKNYO FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION IN THE VERY BEGINNING.
I REALLY DO APPRECIATE HIS BRINGING IT TO US.
ANYWAYS, DO ANY OF MY FELLOW SUPERVISORS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. I MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER 4.
>> I'M SORRY. THOUGHT YOU NODDED YOUR HEAD THE OTHER WAY.
>> WELL, YOU HAD YOUR MICROPHONE ON.
I HAVE NOTED THAT OUR DONATIONS ARE NOT DONATIONS, BUT OUR SALE OF VEHICLES FOR ONE DOLLAR SO FAR HAVE GONE TO GOVERNMENT ENTITIES OR FIRE DISTRICTS.
I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT THIS GOING TO A CHURCH.
I JUST WANTED TO CONSULT OUR COUNCIL TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOESN'T INTERFERE WITH THE GIFT CLAUSE.
I THINK THAT THERE'S A WAY TO MAKE SENSE OF IT BECAUSE I THINK THESE ENTITIES ARE ENGAGING WITH THE NORTHERN ARIZONA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, I'M GUESSING, THROUGH MEALS ON WHEELS.
THERE'S SOME AMOUNT OF VETTING, BUT MARTY, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT?
CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, SUPERVISOR CHECK.
YOU'RE CORRECT, OBVIOUSLY, THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT THAN THE PRIOR SALES THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
THEY ARE GOING TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
THIS HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
I WOULD POINT OUT THAT BY STATUTE, THE BOARD CAN DISPOSE OF PROPERTY FOR LESS THAN FULL MARKET VALUE, EITHER TO GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES OR 501(C)(3)S IF THEY'RE TO BE USED FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE SO BECAUSE THESE ARE GOING TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, WE'VE CONFIRMED WITH THEM THEIR 501(C)(3) STATUS.
IN ADDITION, I'VE DRAFTED AGREEMENTS THAT SPECIFY THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE VEHICLES CAN BE USED.
BY DOING SO, WE SATISFY THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THE SALE OF THESE VEHICLES TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
>> THANK YOU. THAT ADDRESSES MY CONCERNS VERY NEATLY.
>> I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER 4?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND.
YOU CAN CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE?
>> ACTION ITEM NUMBER 4 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
[5. Juvenile Probation - Approve two (2) new juvenile detention officer positions and provide budget capacity from the General Fund Contingency in the prorated amount of $116,093.00 for the remainder of Fiscal Year 26.]
JUVENILE PROBATION. GOOD MORNING.>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR MALLORY, VICE CHAIR COMPTON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
TARA NEWMAN, DIRECTOR OF JUVENILE COURT.
I AM HERE TODAY TO REQUEST TWO NEW JUVENILE DETENTION OFFICER POSITIONS.
BACK IN FY26 IN THE BUDGET, THIS BOARD, THANK YOU, APPROVED FOR OUR DEPARTMENT TO HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL JUVENILE DETENTION OFFICER POSITIONS BUT THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL STIPULATION ADDED INTO THAT.
ESSENTIALLY, WHAT THAT STIPULATION WAS IS THAT IF WE BECAME FULLY STAFFED, MEANING WE HAD ZERO JUVENILE DETENTION OFFICER VACANCIES REMAINING, THAT WE WOULD BE GRANTED TWO ADDITIONAL JUVENILE DETENTION OFFICER POSITIONS FOR A TOTAL OF FOUR.
I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE TODAY AND RELIEVED THAT WE ARE FULLY STAFFED.
I'M GOING TO KNOCK ON WOOD REALLY QUICK.
BUT AS YOU'RE AWARE, THE JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITY IS A 24/7 OPERATION.
WE HAVE VERY SPECIFIC SUPERVISION GUIDELINES THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW.
ALL OF THOSE GUIDELINES HELPS US TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ALL OF THE KIDS, AS WELL AS OUR STAFF.
THESE TWO ADDITIONAL POSITIONS ARE HONESTLY CRITICAL TO OUR DAILY OPERATIONS AND IN CONTINUING TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE FACILITY.
WITH THAT, ON THAT NOTE, I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS BY THE BOARD?
>> YOU JUST SAID YOU WERE FULLY STAFFED, BUT YOU NEED TWO MORE.
>> AT THE BUDGET HEARING, WE WERE GRANTED TWO ADDITIONAL POSITIONS BY THIS BOARD.
WE HAVE FILLED THOSE AND THEN OTHER REMAINING VACANCIES THAT WE HAD AS WELL.
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AT THAT BOARD HEARING, THERE WAS ALSO AN ADDITIONAL STIPULATION THAT IF WE BECAME FULLY STAFFED WITH ALL OF THOSE POSITIONS, INCLUDING THE TWO NEW ONES, THAT WE WOULD GET TWO NEW ADDITIONAL POSITIONS.>> I SEE, I GET IT. LET'S JUST KEEP CALLING THEM JUVENILES BECAUSE WHEN WE SAY KIDS, IT PUTS A WHOLE DIFFERENT LOOK ON IT.
WE JUST HAD A JUVENILE TAKING SHOTS AT OUR DEPUTIES IN PRESCOTT VALLEY.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'M SORRY. MR. BURDON, DID YOU HAVE A REMARK OR ANYTHING?
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO BE AVAILABLE IF THERE WERE ANY QUESTIONS. THIS WAS REVIEWED.
I DID CONFIRM WHAT THE BOARD DID ACT ON DURING THEIR BUDGET PROCESS.
TO CLARIFY, AND I THINK SUPERVISOR KUKNYO WAS GETTING THERE.
THERE WAS A REQUEST FOR FOUR POSITIONS.
THE BOARD APPROVED TWO WITH THE CLARIFICATION THAT WHEN THEY BECAME FILLED, THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL TWO MAKING UP THE FOUR THAT THEY REQUESTED.
THAT IS THE ONLY REASON IT IS HERE PRIOR TO ANY BUDGET PROCESS THAT WE ARE STARTING AT THIS TIME.
>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING TO HELP JUVENILE PROBATION.
I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO.
THE TOUR THAT I HAD OVER THERE WAS JUST AMAZING AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT TOO.
I MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER 5.
>> MOTION, AND WE HAVE A SECOND.
>> ACTION ITEM NUMBER 5 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
[6. Sheriff - Approve the purchase of helicopter and aviation safety equipment and services from Safeware, Inc. in the amount of $819,759.47, utilizing the OMNIA Partners/Port of Portland Cooperative Contract No. 159469. YC Contract No. 2025-492]
ITEM NUMBER 6, THE SHERIFFS APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF A HELICOPTER AVIATION SAFETY EQUIP GOOD MORNING, AGAIN, JEFF.>> GOOD MORNING, AGAIN, CHAIR MALLORY, VICE CHAIR COMPTON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, JEFF NEWNUM, CHIEF DEPUTY OF PIKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
COMING BEFORE YOU TODAY TO REQUEST THE ACCEPTANCE OF A CONTRACT THROUGH SAFEWARE FOR THE PURCHASE OF VARIOUS SAFETY EQUIPMENT ITEMS FOR OUR CURRENT PLATFORM.
LAST MONTH, I BELIEVE IT WAS LAST MONTH, THE BOARD ACCEPTED THE ARIZONA APPROPRIATION THAT CAME OUR WAY FOR THE PURCHASE OF FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED CAMERA THAT GOES ON THE HELICOPTER, A BAMBI BUCKET FOR FIRE SERVICES A SPOTLIGHT, AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO CONVERT THE AVIONICS TO NIGHT VISION COMPLIANT, AVIONICS, SO WE CAN FLY AT NIGHT WITH NVG GOGGLES, WHICH IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
I WILL SAY THAT THIS PLATFORM HAS BEEN A NECESSITY, BUT IS BECOMING MORE IMPORTANT.
EVERY WEEK, WE AVERAGE ABOUT THREE MISSIONS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR THE HELICOPTER.
THIS LAST WEEKEND ALONE, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO USE OUR HELICOPTER BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS EQUIPMENT.
WE CALLED DPS, WHICH WAS UNAVAILABLE TO US.
WE THEN CALLED MCSO, WHICH WAS UNAVAILABLE TO US.
WE HAD TO CALL PANOLA COUNTY WHO FLEW UP TO YAVAPAI COUNTY TO CONDUCT TWO RESCUES FOR US OFF OF CAPITOL BUTTE IN SEDONA FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE WHAT'S CALLED CLIFFED OUT.
THE ONLY WAY TO RESCUE THEM WAS WITH A PLATFORM.
THAT RESCUE CARRIED OVER INTO THE NIGHT, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, AND THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT SAFELY IS WITH THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT.
EACH WEEK, WE USE OUR PLATFORM FOR NOT ONLY OVERSIGHT OF OUR PATROL PERSONNEL, WHICH WE USED FOR SOME OF OUR HIGH RISK CRITICAL INCIDENTS LATELY, BUT ALSO FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE.
OUR OWN PLATFORM HAS FLOWN APPROXIMATELY 80 MISSIONS SINCE WE'VE GOTTEN IT, BUT WE CAN ONLY FLY IT RIGHT NOW DURING THE DAY BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE SOME OF THIS EQUIPMENT.
IT'S A NECESSITY FOR THESE TYPES OF STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO PROVIDE THIS RESPONSE.
MORE AND MORE, BECAUSE OF THE GROWTH OF ARIZONA AND THE NEED, SOME OF THE OTHER PARTNERS THAT WE'VE RELIED ON, LIKE DPS, IS JUST NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE THERE'S TOO MANY MISSIONS OUT THERE, OR THEY HAVE MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THEIR OWN PLATFORMS AND WHATNOT.
THIS LAST RESCUE THAT PANOLA COUNTY LUCKILY FLEW UP.
FOR THOSE NOT FAMILIAR WITH PANOLA COUNTY, THAT'S THE COUNTY BETWEEN PHOENIX AND TUCSON.
THEY FLEW UP HERE. IF THEY WERE NOT AVAILABLE, THESE FOLKS WOULD HAVE HAD TO STAY ON THAT CLIFF OVERNIGHT UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO LAUNCH A TECHNICAL RESCUE SOMEHOW DURING THE NEXT DAY TO GET DOWN TO THEM.
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THIS HAPPENS QUITE A BIT.WE'RE ONE OF THE LEADING AGENCIES FOR SEARCH AND RESCUES IN THE STATE.
WE ACTUALLY COMPETE EACH YEAR FOR THE MOST SEARCH AND RESCUES IN THE ENTIRE STATE.
YAVAPAI COUNTY DOES, BECAUSE OF SEDONA, AND BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE OTHER TOURIST ATTRACTIONS THAT WE HAVE.
THE ONLY WAY TO RESCUE SOME OF THESE FOLKS IS WITH AN AIR ASSET.
WITH THAT, WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO FUND THIS HELICOPTER.
WE ACTUALLY PURCHASED THIS HELICOPTER, IF YOU REMEMBER, THROUGH A GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATION, LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION.
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN IT THROUGH MAINTENANCE THROUGH OTHER APPROPRIATIONS.
WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET ANOTHER APPROPRIATION THIS LAST YEAR, WHICH IS WHAT CAME WHEN YOU ACCEPTED IT.
NOW THIS IS THE CONTRACT THAT WE PUT BEFORE YOU TO GO AFTER AND GET SOME OF THESE ITEMS PLACED ON.
I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY, ONE OF THE OWNER, THE CURRENT OWNER OF THE FLIER, WHICH IS THE FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED CAMERA, AS WELL AS THE SPOTLIGHT, CAME UPON IT WHEN HE PURCHASED A KANSAS STATE TROOPER HELICOPTER AND TOOK IT OFF.
THOSE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ARE OVER $1 MILLION DOLLAR TO PROCURE.
HE'S GIVING IT TO US AT OVER A 50% DISCOUNT.
BUT IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE MUST GO THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AND A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE IN SAFEWARE.
THAT'S WHAT WE BRING TO TODAY IS TO ACCEPT THAT CONTRACT.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, JEFF. IT'S ALWAYS AMAZING TO ME.
THE THINGS THAT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS DO, ALL OF YOU OUT THERE AND ALL TIMES OF THE DAY AND NIGHT.
WE JUST DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON, AND IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE DURING THE NIGHT WITH THE HELICOPTER FLYING AND THEY GOT THE PEOPLE ON THE CLIFF, AND THAT'S A LOT.
ANYWAY, AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO, AND THIS COUNTY SUPPORTS OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
I HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU KNOW THAT.
>> WE DO. WE FEEL THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS REGARDING THIS ITEM?
>> THANKS FOR BRINGING UP SEDONA.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THE WORK THAT SEARCH AND RESCUE DOES.
I'VE MADE AN EFFORT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR EFFORTS AND HOW YAVAPAI COUNTY CAN BETTER SUPPORT THOSE ENDEAVORS.
I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS TO US.
>> OUR SEARCH AND RESCUE FOLKS ARE AMAZING.
AS YOUR CHIEF PILOT FOR THE HELICOPTER, I WILL SAY THAT I CLOSELY WATCH WHAT'S GOING ON.
OUR FOLKS LAST WEEKEND, WE HAD OUR VOLUNTEERS, WHO ARE VOLUNTEERS THAT DO THIS, THEY DO NOT GET PAID.
THEY ACCOMPLISHED TWO SEARCH AND RESCUES, WENT HOME, AND THEN, WITHIN 20 MINUTES GOT CALLED OUT AGAIN TO GO DO A SEARCH AND RESCUE ON CAPITOL BUTTE, WHICH IS CALLED THUNDER MOUNTAIN AFFECTIONATELY OVER THERE.
THAT MOUNTAIN IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS MOUNTAINS TO RESCUE PEOPLE OFF OF BECAUSE OF THE WAY HOW STEEP IT IS AND THE ROCK SHALES.
IT'S JUST AMAZING WORK THAT THEY DO TIRELESS EFFORT ON THEIR BEHALF, BUT WE HAVE TO PROVIDE THE RESOURCES TO DO IT SAFELY.
WE AVERAGE PROBABLY THREE OR FOUR SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSIONS IN SEDONA A WEEK.
MOST OF THOSE HAPPENING ON THE WEEKEND AND THAT CARRY OVER INTO THE NIGHT.
YAVAPAI COUNTY IS 8,000 SQUARE MILES.
THE OTHER THING, AND I CAN'T SPEAK ENOUGH ABOUT THESE VOLUNTEERS, OUR HELICOPTER RIGHT NOW, WE HAD A SEARCH AND RESCUE.
WE DID A PATROL OPERATION IN WICKENBURG.
PART OF WICKENBURG IS IN YAVAPAI COUNTY, OBVIOUSLY.
BUT THEN WE HAD A RESPONSE THAT NEEDED TO GO TO SHEEPS BRIDGE.
IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH SHEEPS BRIDGE, THAT'S ON THE VERY EASTERN SIDE OF YAVAPAI COUNTY IN THE MAZATZAL MOUNTAINS.
WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE IT FROM WICKENBURG TO THOSE MOUNTAINS IN 20 MINUTES.
IT WAS ACTUALLY AN ACCIDENT WHERE SOMEBODY WAS OVERTURNED IN THE RIVER.
WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT THERE IN 20 MINUTES AND OFFER AID.
IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT RESOURCE, THAT'S EASILY A FOUR HOUR TRIP.
THAT'S HOW IMPORTANT THIS RESOURCE IS.
>> YEAH, I GOT TO SEE FIRSTHAND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS BETWEEN PRESCOTT AND CROWN KING.
A FRIEND OF MINE HAD A MOTORCYCLE WRECK, AND PRETTY SURE SHE WAS GOING INTO SHOCK, AND SHE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE DIED IF DPS WOULDN'T HAVE CAME IN AND PLUCKED HER OUT.
BUT IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT YOU GUYS ARE GETTING GRANTS FOR A LOT OF THIS STUFF.
DO YOU SEE THESE GRANTS FOR THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE? BECAUSE THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE IS ABOUT WHAT? 600,000 A YEAR, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
DO YOU SEE FEDERAL MONEY, STATE MONEY COMING IN TO SUPPORT THAT?
>> WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR THESE APPROPRIATION MONIES.
SHERIFF RHODES HAS AN AMAZING ABILITY TO PARTNER WITH OUR LEGISLATORS WHEN IT COMES TO THESE RESOURCES.
HOWEVER, IT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY TO BUDGET TO HELP US OUT WITH THIS PLATFORM GOING FORWARD.
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I THINK THE ONLY WAY THAT WE SUSTAIN IT IS THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE WITH THIS BOARD, BECAUSE IT DOES COST MONEY TO MAINTAIN THIS RESOURCE AND TO STAFF THIS RESOURCE.WE CAME TO THE BOARD LAST YEAR IN THE BUDGET PROCESS.
WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER AT THE TIME TO LOOK FOR OTHER REVENUES, BUT WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED.
I GUESS, BECAUSE I SEE IT EVERY DAY, MY FEAR IS THAT IF THIS RESOURCE GOES AWAY, IT WILL HAVE A VERY DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON OUR OPERATIONS.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY A FORCED MULTIPLIER.
IN SOME OF YOUR DISTRICTS IN THE OUTLINE AREAS, WE HAVE ONE DEPUTY.
WE HAVE ONE DEPUTY RIGHT NOW WORKING THE HIGHLINE.
THAT'S ALMOST 2,000 SQUARE MILES WORKING BY HIMSELF.
SAME THING IN SOUTHWEST AREA COMMAND, IN CONGRESS.
THIS RESOURCE, AS A FORCE MULTIPLIER, WE CAN PUT MORE RESOURCES ON BOARD AND GET TO THEM QUICKLY WHEN WE NEED TO.
OTHERWISE, WE'RE GOING BY THE GROUND.
YES, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, IT'S GOING TO BE AN IMPORTANT PIECE TO PARTNER WITH THE BOARD AND THE COUNTY GOING FORWARD TO FUND THIS RESOURCE.
>> WHEN WE DO RESCUES, DO WE CHARGE? BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN THIS GAL WAS SITTING THERE, THE PEOPLE ON THE GROUND SAID, "WELL, WE WANT TO GET DPS BECAUSE IT WON'T COST YOU ANYTHING." IF WE BROUGHT IN THE PRIVATE HELICOPTER, IT'D BE LIKE $40,000, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> IT'S A GREAT QUESTION THAT ALWAYS COMES UP.
THERE ARE SOME STATES THAT CHARGE FOR RESCUES.
IT'S STATUTORY. I WOULD SUBMIT TO YOU THAT THE TAXPAYERS PAY FOR IT ALREADY.
THE TAXPAYERS PAY FOR IT THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY TAX, THROUGH SALES TAX, AND WHATNOT.
THE PROBLEM IS, IF WE START TO CHARGE FOR A RESCUE.
IF YOU GET INTO A CRITICAL INCIDENT, YOU FIND YOURSELF WITH YOUR FAMILY ON TOP OF BEAR MOUNTAIN IN SEDONA, AND YOU FIND YOURSELVES NOW EXPERIENCING SOME CRITICAL ISSUE.
BUT YOU KNOW IF YOU CALL 911, THERE'S GOING TO BE A 20 OR $40,000 BILL BECAUSE NOW WE'VE USED A HELICOPTER RESOURCE, OR WE HAVE TO SEND SEVEN PEOPLE UP THERE WITH A STRETCHER AND WE'RE WALKING YOU OUT.
I SUBMIT TO YOU THAT PEOPLE WILL BE MORE RELUCTANT TO CALL IF THEY KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A BIG BILL.
THIS IS A STATUTORY OBLIGATION FROM THE SHERIFF TO PROVIDE SEARCH AND RESCUE.
WE HAVE TO PROVIDE THIS, AND WE HAVE TO RESPOND, AND IT IS ONE OF OUR GREAT JOYS AS AN AGENCY TO DO THAT AND THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT DO THAT.
I WOULD SUBMIT THAT THE TAXPAYERS ALREADY PAY FOR THIS, AND IT'S A RESOURCE THAT THEY EXPECT TO RESPOND WHEN IT'S NEEDED.
>> NO, I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU.
IT'S A GREAT QUESTION THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ASK.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW IF YOU NEED US, YOU CALL, AND WE'RE COMING. THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS.
>> WELL, WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT ITEM NUMBER 6.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION, AND WE HAVE A SECOND.
YOU CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE.
>> ACTION ITEM NUMBER 6 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
>> THANK YOU, JEFF. GOD BLESS, ALL OF YOU.
ITEM NUMBER 7, SUPERIOR COURT.
[7. Superior Court - Approve the appointment of Kristen Sharifi as Superior Court Judge Pro Tempore A for the term beginning December 15, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, and Paul Schlegel as Seasonal Superior Court Judge Pro Tempore for the term of December 3, 2025, through June 30, 2026, pursuant to the recommendation of Presiding Judge John D. Napper, with concurrence of Chief Justice Ann Scott Timmer.]
APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF KRISTIN SHARIFI.IS THAT CORRECT? DID I SAY THAT CORRECTLY?
>> MADAM CHAIR. JOHN NAPPER, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M THE PRESIDING JUDGE OF YAVAPAI COUNTY STANDING DIRECTLY TO MY RIGHT, FOR YOU FOLKS IT'S MY LEFT, IS MISS SHARIFI, WHO WE'RE HERE TO SEEK THE BOARD'S APPROVAL FOR APPOINTING HER TO OUR MT PRO TEM POSITION, AND WE'RE READY, WILLING, AND ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE ABOUT THIS APPOINTMENT.
I THINK WE ALSO HAVE PAUL SCHLEGEL ON THE ITEM.
HE IS A WEEKEND PRO TEM, WHO FILLS IN ON THE WEEKEND.
THAT WOULD BE HIS SOLE RESPONSIBILITY.
>> AGAIN, WILLING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANYONE HAS ABOUT ANY OF EITHER OF THESE APPLICATIONS OR THE PROCESS.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, JUDGE, AND VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> YES, I JUST WANT TO SAY, I APPRECIATE JUDGE NAPPER BRINGING THE APPOINTEE FORWARD.
I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT WE COULD SEE WHO THIS WAS, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW, AND GIVE YOU OR HER AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND JUST SAY, WELCOME.
I JUST WANTED TO SEE WHO IT WAS. I APPRECIATE IT.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF MY FELLOW SUPERVISORS HAVE QUESTIONS,
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BUT NO. NOW WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE.>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING OR I KNOW IT'S PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
>> JUST THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME.
IT MEANS A LOT TO MY FAMILY THAT YOU WERE INTERESTED IN WHO I WAS.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO JOIN THE BENCH HERE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY. THIS IS MY HOME.
THIS IS WHERE I'M RAISING MY FAMILY, AND I CANNOT BE MORE EXCITED.
>> I LOVE SEEING YOU GUYS AT THIS LEVEL.
I HATE SEEING YOU GUYS AT THAT LEVEL.
>> WE'VE HEARD THAT BEFORE, MAYBE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, JUDGE. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> COULD I JUST THROWING ONE THING IN THAT HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH OUR AGENDA ITEM.
BUT I'M IN FRONT OF THE BOARD SO RARELY.
I WANT TO JUST PLUG JARED FALLON, WHO IS THE HEAD OF YOUR ITS DEPARTMENT.
WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL THINGS THAT HAVE COME UP, AND HE HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING, AND I NEVER GET TO COMMENT TO YOU DIRECTLY ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL YOUR EMPLOYEES ARE.
THIS IS ONE OF THEM. WITH THAT, I WILL [OVERLAPPING].
>> MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER 7.
>> I NEVER GET AWAY WITH THAT.
>> SEPARATE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT, MAYBE THAT.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION, AND WE HAVE A SECOND.
I SO APPRECIATE THE COMPLIMENT ON OUR WONDERFUL EMPLOYEES IN THIS COUNTY.
>> YOU GUYS NEED TO HEAR THAT MORE OFTEN.
CLERK OF THE BOARD, CAN YOU CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE?
>> ACTION ITEM NUMBER 7 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING ON TO HEARING ITEMS, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
[1. Development Services - Recommend approval to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control of series 7 Beer and Wine Bar Liquor License Application # 360354 without protest, submitted by Lisa Dahl for Pisa Lisa II located at 6657 State Route 179 #D1, Sedona, AZ 86351 (District 3 - Supervisor Check)]
RECOMMEND AN APPROVAL FOR A LIQUOR LICENSE.>> GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, VICE CHAIR.
I'M MARK LUSON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF YAVAPAI COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
BEFORE YOU IS THE CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL OF A LIQUOR LICENSE SERIES 7 FOR BEER AND WINE FOR PISA LISA 2 LOCATED AT 6657 STATE ROUTE 179 IN SEDONA.
THIS IS DISTRICT 3 WITH SUPERVISOR CHECK.
TO DATE, THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY LETTERS OF OPPOSITION OR SUPPORT.
I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANY OF YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> IF YOU HAD ANY COMMENT, I'M JUST GOING TO CHECK FOR ALL THAT PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> LISA DOLL CURATES A WONDERFUL WINE LIST, AND I'M HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT HER IN THAT ENDEAVOR.
>> I WOULD JUST NOTICE ANOTHER PLACE FOR SUPERVISOR CHECK TO GO HANG OUT THAT SEEMS TO BE COMING UP ALL THE TIME.
>> DO WE HAVE ANY GREEN SHEETS, VICE CHAIR?
>> NO, CHAIR. NO. CALL THE PUBLIC.
>> WE'RE ONLY TALKING ABOUT THIS ITEM.
IS THE CLERK OF THE BOARD RECEIVED ANY E MAILS?
>> NO COMMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED ON THIS ITEM.
ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WANT TO COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NO? THAT HEARING IS CLOSED.
>> I SO MOVE TO APPROVE HEARING ITEM NUMBER 1.
>> FAIR, AND I'LL SECOND IT. WE HAVE A MOTION, AND WE HAVE A SECOND.
CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE?
>> HEARING ITEM NUMBER 1 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO ON TO THE 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(I), Board members shall not discuss or take action on matters raised during the call to the public. The Board may direct staff to study the matter or direct that the matter be rescheduled for consideration at a later date.]
INDIVIDUALS MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES ON ANY RELEVANT ISSUE WITHIN THE BOARD'S JURISDICTION PURSUANT TO ARS 38-431.01.BOARD MEMBERS SHALL NOT DISCUSS OR TAKE ACTION ON MATTERS RAISED DURING THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC.
THE BOARD MAY DIRECT STAFF TO STUDY THE MATTER OR DIRECT THAT THE MATTER BE RESCHEDULED FOR CONSIDERATION AT A LATER DATE.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL GO TO THE GREEN SHEETS, VICE CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. TWO THAT DO NOT WISH TO SPEAK IS LINDA LEVA AND CARLOS LEVA, BOTH ESSENTIALLY THE SAME THAT BIOLOGICAL MALE SHOULD NOT BE IN WOMEN'S BATHROOM THEN WISHING TO SPEAK, FIRST IS JEANIE DAVIS.
THEN KING DAVIS? GOOD MORNING, SIR, IF YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME?
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS KING DAVIES.
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>> MICROPHONE. NO, YOU GOT TO PRESS THE BUTTON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY WIFE ACTUALLY WROTE THIS.
SHE'S A NURSE AND HAD TO GO TO WORK, SO I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST HERE WITH THAT.
WE RECOMMENDED THE BOARD CREATE A POLICY PROHIBITING BIOLOGICAL MEN AND WOMEN'S PRIVATE SPACES.
NO ONE WANTS TO BE CRUEL, BUT WE ALSO DON'T FEEL THAT WE SHOULD REORGANIZE ENTIRE ASPECTS OF OUR CULTURE AND SOCIETY BASED ON ONE PERSON'S CONDITION.
WE WANT TO OFFER CARE AND SUPPORT IN APPROPRIATE HELPFUL WAYS.
HOWEVER, ALLOWING MEN IN WOMEN'S SPACES SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AN OPTION.
WE ALL KNOW THAT WOMEN ARE BEING VICTIMIZED IN THIS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY NOW, AND IT'S QUITE OBVIOUS.
THERE ARE A LOT OF DOCUMENTED CASES AND ALMOST CERTAINLY EVEN MORE UNDOCUMENTED ONES.
PERHAPS YOU HEARD ABOUT RECENTLY IN LOUDON COUNTY, VIRGINIA WHEN A BOY SAID HE WAS A GIRL AND TWICE ASSAULTED GIRLS IN RESTROOMS, AND HE HAS BEEN CONVICTED.
AN UNFORTUNATE CONTINUUM HAS DEVELOPED IN OUR SOCIETY, ONE OF FIRST TOLERATE, THEN ACCEPT, THEN CELEBRATE AND THEN ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE IN SOME OF THESE THINGS.
I BEG YOU NOT TO GO DOWN THAT PATH.
WE ASK THAT YOU AVOID THIS CONTINUUM AND BE THE LEADERS THAT YOU ARE AND ARE DESIGNATED TO BE, AND WE ASK YOU TO TAKE A MORAL STAND TO PROTECT THE VULNERABLE.
NOW, THIS ISN'T A TRANS SPECIFIC ISSUE.
THE ISSUE JUST MUDDIES THE WATERS.
SINGLE SEX SPACES ARE THERE LARGELY BECAUSE MEN ARE ALMOST ALWAYS THE PERPETRATORS OF SEX CRIMES AND CRIMES OF VIOLENCE, AND WOMEN ARE MORE OFTEN THAN NOT THE ONES THAT ARE THE VICTIMS. ALLOWING SOME MEN IN WOMEN'S SPACES ALSO ALLOWS SOME BAD MEN IN WOMEN'S SPACES, TOO.
THE PROBLEM NOW IS THAT A WOMAN FEELS THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SAY WHEN THEY SEE A MAN, VERY MUCH STANDING OUT IN A WOMEN'S ONLY SPACE.
WOMEN ARE FORCED TO BE UNCOMFORTABLE AND VULNERABLE THEN ARE OFTEN JUDGED OR CRITICIZED IF THEY DO SPEAK OUT.
THIS ALLOWS BAD MEN TO DO BAD THINGS.
THERE ARE ISSUES OVER AND ABOVE SAFETY.
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WOMEN AND GIRLS NEED A BIT OF PRIVACY FOR MEN AND BOYS, IT SHOULDN'T BE A BIG DEAL.
WE DON'T WANT MEN IN WOMEN'S SPACES.
WE DON'T WANT OUR DAUGHTERS TO BE VICTIMIZED OR ANYONE'S DAUGHTERS AT BEST MADE TERRIBLY UNCOMFORTABLE OR AT WORST PUT AT RISK OF BEING VICTIMIZED.
ALL IN THE NAME OF ACCOMMODATING SOMEONE'S CONDITION, I HATE TO SAY MENTAL CONDITION, BUT THAT'S A FACT.
WE DO NEED TO STAND UP AND PROTECT THOSE WHO CANNOT PROTECT THEMSELVES.
WE SHOULDN'T BE RECONFORMING SOCIETAL NORMS, NOR MORALITY FOR ONE PERSON'S CONDITION.
UNTIL RECENT MUDDYING OF WATERS, THIS WAS A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS CALLED GENDER DYSPHORIA, CONSIDERED PATHOLOGICAL AND REQUIRING CARE AND TREATMENT.
I'M JUST GET TO THE END OF THIS.
WE HAD TO ASK YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND PROTECT WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THEIR PRIVATE SPACES.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. SUSAN TOPPER.
GOOD MORNING. IF YOU COULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M SUSAN TOPPER I'M HERE TO TALK AGAIN, ABOUT MEN USING WOMEN'S RESTROOMS. I'M ASKING THAT AN ORDINANCE OR POLICY BE IMPLEMENTED RIGHT AWAY STATING THAT BIOLOGICAL MEN ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE WOMEN'S MULTI STALL RESTROOMS. I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SINGLE STALL RESTROOMS PUT INTO COUNTY BUILDINGS, WHICH SHOULD SUFFICE FOR A TRANSGENDER FEMALE NOT FEELING COMFORTABLE USING A MEN'S RESTROOM, THEY CAN USE THE SINGLE STALL.
PREVIOUS COUNTY MANAGER MADE THE DECISION TO ALLOW TRANSGENDER WOMEN BE ALLOWED TO USE THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM IN COUNTY BUILDINGS, WHICH HAS CREATED A MASSIVE FIRESTORM WITHIN YAVAPAI COUNTY AND HAS UPSET MANY BIOLOGICAL FEMALE EMPLOYEES THAT WORK IN THE BUILDING, AS WELL AS RESIDENTS OF YAVAPAI COUNTY.
DUE TO HIS DECISION, WE MUST NOW HAVE A MANDATE OR AN ORDINANCE OR POLICY PUT IN PLACE TO UNDO THIS MISJUSTICE TO WOMEN.
HIS DECISION HAS OPENED THE DOOR FOR ANY SEX OFFENDER PEDOPHILE OR CRIMINAL TO USE THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM, AS ALL HE HAS TO SAY IS I IDENTIFY AS A WOMAN.
WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT A TRANSGENDER HUMAN BEING MAY THINK THEY ARE ENTITLED TO USE THE BATHROOM OF THEIR CHOICE OR OF WHICH THEY IDENTIFY AS, THEY ARE NOT THINKING THIS THROUGH.
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I WISH EVERYONE, INCLUDING THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY WOULD THINK ABOUT A LITTLE GIRL USING A WOMEN'S RESTROOM.A MAN PRETENDING TO IDENTIFY AS A WOMAN COMES IN AND ASSAULTS THAT LITTLE GIRL.
WHAT IF THAT LITTLE GIRL WAS THEIR SISTER, COUSIN OR RELATIVE? I'M NOT SAYING THAT TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS WOULD ASSAULT SOMEONE, BUT THIS OPENS THE DOOR FOR MEN WHO ARE SEX OFFENDERS OR PEDOPHILES OR CRIMINALS TO DO THIS.
AS I STATED BEFORE, TRANSGENDER IS CLOSE TO HOME FOR ME, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT MY DAUGHTER DOES NOT HAVE AN ISSUE WITH USING RESTROOMS THAT COINCIDE WITH HER GENITALIA.
THIS IS ALL JUST COMMON SENSE.
IF THERE'S A TRANSGENDER WOMAN WHO IS A BIOLOGICAL MAN WITH MALE GENITALIA, THIS POLICY OR ORDINANCE MUST STATE THAT ANY TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUAL MUST EITHER USE THE SINGLE STALL FAMILY RESTROOM OR THE MEN'S RESTROOM ONLY.
IF A TRANSGENDER WOMAN DOESN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE USING THE MEN'S BATHROOM, THEY HAVE THE OPTION OF THAT FAMILY BATHROOM.
THIS IS THE ONLY LOGICAL SOLUTION THAT WE NEED YOU, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, TO PUT INTO PLACE NOW BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS.
OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES HAVE STATED THAT THIS IS THE BOARD'S JOB TO DO THIS FOR THE COUNTY.
PLEASE, I BEG OF YOU BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS TO SOMEONE IN OUR COMMUNITY, PLEASE PUT IN ORDINANCE SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS AFTER THE FACT. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, SIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
>> BUSINESS OWNER, FATHER, HUSBAND IN CHINO VALLEY, AND YOU HAVE PIMA COUNTY AND A MAN OF FAITH AS WELL.
I HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE THESE ISSUES WHICH WE'RE TALKING ABOUT REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
I HAVE A COUSIN WHO BECAME THE OPPOSITE SEX.
I HAVE AN AUNT WHO IS ATTRACTED TO THE OPPOSITE SEX, AND I LOVE THEM, AND AS A MAN OF FAITH, I PRAY FOR THEM.
BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS OUR SAFE SPACES SHOULD NOT BE RESTROOMS USED BY THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A SAFE PLACE FOR THEM.
THEY NEED HELP, AND IT IS MY DESIRE TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES TO HELP BECAUSE MY OTHER COUSIN, HE JUMPED IN FRONT OF A TRAIN.
THERE'S A LOT OF MENTAL HEALTH CRISES GOING ON, AND WE REALLY NEED TO ADDRESS THOSE AND NOT MAKING IT A SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO FEEL COMFORTABLE USING ANOTHER SEXES RESTROOM.
AS A FATHER OF TWO CHILDREN, IT SPEAKS TO MY HEART THAT I WANT THEM TO BE SAFE, AND I WANT THEM TO FEEL SAFE AND NOT FEEL WHEN THEY COME IN CONTACT WITH SOMEBODY THAT THEY'RE NOT A SAFE SPACE IN THE PUBLIC, AND I BELIEVE OUR PUBLIC SPACES SHOULD BE SAFE.
THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO SAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. ANDREW ADAMS. GOOD MORNING, SIR. IF YOU COULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME?
>> HI, I'M ANDREW ADAMS. I'M ALSO A BUSINESS OWNER HERE IN THE PRESCOTT AREA, AND A RESIDENT OF PRESCOTT.
I WANTED TO SPEAK IN REGARDS TO THE ALL GENDER BATHROOMS MATTER.
I PERSONALLY VOTE NO IN REGARDS TO ALL GENDER BATHROOMS. I DON'T BELIEVE OUR LAWS SHOULD ACCOMMODATE THE MINORITY WHICH HAPPEN TO BE MENTALLY ILL.
INSTEAD, OUR LAWS SHOULD REVOLVE AROUND THE MAJORITY THAT ARE OF A SOUND MIND.
I BELIEVE THIS IDEA WOULD INDUCE VIOLENCE AND A VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS.
THIS IDEA UNDERMINES COMMON SENSE, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND ENCOURAGES MORAL DEPRAVITY.
ISAIAH 5:20 STATES, WOE UNTO THEM THAT CALL EVIL GOOD AND GOOD EVIL AND THAT PUT DARKNESS FOR LIGHT AND LIGHT FOR DARKNESS, THAT PUT BITTER FOR SWEET AND SWEET FOR BITTER.
BROTHERS AND SISTERS, OUR NATION IS IN ENOUGH TROUBLE AS IT IS.
WE CANNOT ALLOW THIS DERANGEMENT TO TAKE PLACE IN OUR COUNTY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. WILLIAM CYRIL.
GOOD MORNING. IF YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
>> GOOD MORNING. YES. MY NAME IS WILLIAM CYRIL.
CHAIR MALLORY, VICE CHAIR COMPTON, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
I AM STILL ADVOCATING FOR A COUNTY ORDINANCE OR POLICY THAT SIMPLY SAYS THAT MEN USE A MEN'S BATHROOM AND ONLY WOMEN USE THE WOMEN'S BATHROOM IN YAVAPAI COUNTY BUILDINGS.
I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY STATE SENATORS AND STATE REPRESENTATIVES
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THAT ONLY THE YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CAN DO THIS.AS OF AUGUST 2025, 19 STATES HAVE PASSED SIMILAR LAWS RESTRICTING BATHROOM USE TO BIOLOGICAL SEX.
WE NEED TO DO THAT HERE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY.
ON JULY 10, 2025, MEMBERS OF THE YAVAPAI COUNTY MANAGERS TEAM AND THE HR DEPARTMENT, HELD MEETINGS WITH THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND INFORMED THE EMPLOYEES THAT A SELF IDENTIFYING TRANSGENDER EMPLOYEE WILL NOW BE USING THE ONLY MULTI STATE WOMEN'S BATHROOM IN THE BUILDING.
YES, THAT'S RIGHT. THE FEMALE EMPLOYEES WERE TOLD THEY WOULD BE SHARING THE ONLY WOMEN'S BATHROOM WITH A MAN.
THEY WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS THE WAY THINGS ARE NOW WITH THE NEW GENERATIONS AND THAT NO RETALIATION WOULD BE TOLERATED.
THIS IS ALSO A PUBLIC BATHROOM, SO THIS AFFECTS ALL WOMEN THAT ENTER YAVAPAI COUNTY BUILDINGS.
I'VE RECENTLY BEEN TOLD THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED AT THE COURTHOUSE.
WHEN THE WOMAN REPORTED A MAN IN THE WOMEN'S BATHROOM, NOTHING WAS DONE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO POLICY OR ORDINANCE PREVENTING HIM FROM GOING IN THERE.
THE PEOPLE OF YAVAPAI COUNTY DO NOT WANT MEN IN WOMEN'S BATHROOMS. YAVAPAI COUNTY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A VERY CONSERVATIVE COUNTY.
PEOPLE MOVE HERE BECAUSE THEY WANT TO FEEL SAFE AND GET AWAY FROM THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR IN THE CITIES.
WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT OUR WIVES AND DAUGHTERS ENCOUNTERING A GROWN MAN IN THE WOMEN'S BATHROOM IN YAVAPAI COUNTY BUILDINGS AND THEN BE TOLD THAT THERE IS NO COUNTY POLICY OR ORDINANCE TO KEEP THE MEN OUT.
BY NOT HAVING A POLICY OR ORDINANCE KEEPING MEN OUT OF WOMEN'S PRIVATE SPACES, YOU ARE ALLOWING THIS TO CONTINUE.
YOU HAVE NOT EVEN CHANGED THE SIGN ON THE WOMEN'S ROOM DOOR TO WARN THE PUBLIC OF WHAT THEY ARE WALKING INTO.
I HOPE YOU DO NOT WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS BEFORE YOU ACT ON THIS.
THIS IS AN ISSUE OF SAFETY FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
AS YOU KNOW, MORE THAN 1-3 WOMEN HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR RAPE.
WHEN A MAN ENTERS A WOMEN'S BATHROOM, NO MATTER HIS INTENT, HE IS CAUSING STRESS, FEAR, AND RE TRAUMATIZING THE WOMEN.
I CONSIDER THIS TO BE SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
RIGHT NOW IS BEING ALLOWED TO CONTINUE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY BUILDINGS BECAUSE THERE IS NO POLICY OR ORDINANCE TO PREVENT IT.
WHEN YOU ALLOW MEN IN WOMEN'S BATHROOM, YOU ARE PUTTING WOMEN AND CHILDREN AT RISK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. ROMAN SHAPOVAL.
GOOD MORNING, SIR, IF YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME?
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. YES. MY NAME IS ROMAN SHAPOVAL.
>> YOU GOT CLOSE. PRETTY GOOD.
RESIDENT OF PRESCOTT, BUSINESS OWNER OF PRESCOTT, I HAVE A WIFE AND A SISTER IS ABOUT 10 YEARS YOUNGER.
MY GRANDPARENTS, THEY CAME FROM UKRAINE, AND A LOT OF MY ANCESTORS CAME FROM THERE, ACTUALLY.
THEY WERE FORCED TO FIGHT IN A WAR THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO FIGHT IN BECAUSE THEY WERE FORCED TO BE INCLUDED.
NOW, EVERYONE WANTS TO BE INCLUDED.
WE THINK WE LIVE IN AN INCLUSIVE SOCIETY.
WE ALL WANT TO BE RESPECTED, WE ALL WANT A WARM HOME.
>> BUT SOME PEOPLE WERE FORCED TO BE INCLUDED.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY ARE FORCED TO BE INCLUDED? THIS HAPPENED IN 2020.
PEOPLE WERE FORCED TO BE INCLUDED WHEN THEY FELT THAT THEY JUST WANTED TO HAVE THEIR OWN SPACE.
I BELIEVE WE ALL HAVE A RIGHT TO LIBERTY, PRIVACY, FREEDOM OF CHOICE, FREEDOM TO OUR OWN BODIES AND ONCE WE START MUDDYING THE RAINBOW, AND WE START ACCEPTING DIFFERENT, WE START CALLING RED, BLUE, AND BLUE, RED, THINGS GET MUDDIED.
NOW, AM I SAYING THAT I DON'T WANT, CERTAIN PEOPLE TO BE EXCLUDED? I THINK WE SHOULD ALL HAVE OUR OWN SAFE SPACE AND I THINK A GOOD SOLUTION WOULD BE TO HAVE A UNISEX BATHROOM, BECAUSE WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT AGAIN, WE WANT A GREAT SOCIETY.
SOME OF US THINK WE CAN LIVE IN A UTOPIA, AND MAYBE WE CAN.
BUT WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT THE WHITE LIGHT OF A RAINBOW IS COMPRISED OF ALL COLORS, NOT THE COLORS THAT WE DON'T LIKE, NOT THE COLORS THAT WE MAY WANT TO CAST ASIDE.
WHERE'S THE FRINGE FOR THE STRAIGHT WHITE MALE ON THE RAINBOW FLAG? OR THE FAMILY? WHERE IS THAT? BECAUSE I LOVE EVERYONE.
I RESPECT EVERYONE'S VIEWS BUT WHEN YOU START IMPOSING YOUR VIEW ON SOMEBODY ELSE, IT JUST DOESN'T TURN OUT RIGHT.
I THINK WE ALL HAVE GOOD INTENTIONS HERE AS HUMAN BEINGS, AND WE WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND I JUST WANT US TO REMEMBER THAT THAT YOU CAN'T FORCE INCLUSION,
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BUT YOU CAN GIVE SOMEBODY THE RIGHT TO THEIR OWN SPACE.THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. ALISON NASH? GOOD MORNING, IF YOU COULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD?
>> MY NAME IS ALISON NASH AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT REGARDLESS OF STATE OR FEDERAL LAW, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT UNDER THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 AND THE EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE OF THE 14TH AMENDMENT TO USE THE REST ROOM THAT ALIGNS WITH YOUR GENDER IDENTITY.
MOST STATE CITIES AND SCHOOLS RESPECT THESE RIGHTS.
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THERE IS NO LINK BETWEEN TRANS INCLUSIVE BATHROOMS AND CRIMES IN BATHROOMS OR LOCKER ROOMS. NON DISCRIMINATION LAWS PROTECTING TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IN THESE KINDS OF FACILITIES HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME WITH NO INCREASE IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY INCIDENTS IN RESTROOMS OR LOCKER ROOMS. IN FACT, STUDIES HAVE FOUND THAT DISCRIMINATORY BATHROOM AND LOCKER ROOM POLICIES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER RATES OF OTHER STUDENTS OR INDIVIDUALS ASSAULTING TRANSGENDER PEOPLE.
GENDER JUSTICE AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS AGREES THAT BATHROOMS VANS ONLY PUTS TRANSGENDER PEOPLE AND ANYONE WHO DOESN'T CONFORM AT RISK.
TRANSGENDER PEOPLE CANNOT SAFELY USE THE BATHROOM OF THE GENDER THEY WERE ASSIGNED AT BIRTH, JUST BECAUSE THE LAW REQUIRES THEM TO DO SO.
TRANS PEOPLE ARE ROUTINELY SUBJECTED TO HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT IN BATHROOMS, 68% OF TRANS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN VERBALLY HARASSED AND 9% HAVE BEEN PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED WHEN USING A PUBLIC BATHROOM IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR BIOLOGICAL SEX.
SADLY, 8% OF TRANS PEOPLE HAVE FACED A KIDNEY OR URINARY TRACT INFECTION FROM HAVING TO AVOID REST ROOMS FOR THEIR SAFETY.
I AM NOT AFRAID OF THE PERSON IN THE STALL NEXT TO ME.
I DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO WHO'S IN THE BATHROOM IN THE STALL NEXT TO ME.
I'M MORE AFRAID OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE GUNS ON THEIR HIPS WHEN THEY'RE WALKING AROUND FRYE, SAFEWAY, OR WALMART.
THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT I FEAR.
I JUST THINK THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HAS TRULY GONE BEYOND THE AREA AND INTO THE AREA OF BAZERK.
PEOPLE WHO RUN OUT IN FRONT OF TRAINS AND ARE KILLED, TRANS PEOPLE WHO DO THIS, DO THIS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN DISCRIMINATED AGAINST, RIDICULED, HARASSED, AND NOT ACCEPTED BY THEIR FAMILY OR SOCIETY.
>> THANK YOU. TINA OWENS? GOOD MORNING, IF YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS TINA OWENS.
I HOPE YOU HAD A HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
I'M NOT HERE TODAY TO DEBATE BASIC BIOLOGY.
I'M SURE EVERYONE ON THE BOARD HAD BASIC BIOLOGY WHEN THEY WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND HOPEFULLY YOU PASSED THAT CLASS.
I'M HERE TODAY TO REQUEST THAT YOU RETURN WOMEN'S BATHROOMS TO JUST THAT, THE BIOLOGICAL FEMALE ON WOMEN'S BATHROOM.
THESE BATHROOMS ARE UTILIZED NOT ONLY BY EMPLOYEES OF THE COUNTY, BUT ARE UTILIZED BY YOUR CONSTITUENCY.
YOU CANNOT GUARANTEE THE SAFETY OF WOMEN WHEN YOU ALLOW MEN TO ENTER A WOMAN'S BATHROOM, WHETHER THEY'RE TRANSGENDER OR PRETENDING TO BE A TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUAL.
WHO IS ACCOUNTABLE IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN? POSSIBLY YOU, POSSIBLY THE COUNTY, YOU ARE PLACING WOMEN AND WOMEN, CHILDREN, YOUNG GIRLS AT RISK.
THIS ALSO SETS A PRECEDENT FOR ALL COUNTY BUILDINGS, INCLUDING OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS. CHILDREN WOULD THEN BE AT RISK.
YOU CAN GO BACK AND FORTH AND DEBATE THIS ALL DAY LONG WITH EXAMPLES.
I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU OF WHAT HAS ALREADY TAKEN PLACE IN LOUDON COUNTY, VIRGINIA, NOT ONCE BUT TWICE BY THE SAME INDIVIDUAL, AND THE COUNTY LOUDON COUNTY OVERLOOKED IT.
PLEASE MAKE OUR WOMEN'S BATHROOMS SAFE AND
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CONSIDER BIOLOGICAL WOMEN ONLY TO BE ABLE TO USE THOSE BATHROOMS. THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU. SCARLET PIKE? GOOD MORNING, IF YOU PLEASE JUST STATE YOUR NAME.
THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME SPEAK.
FOR TOO LONG IN AMERICA, I FEEL LIKE ISSUES HAVE BECOME VERY POLARIZED.
THERE'S SO MANY GROUPS THAT PAINT THINGS AS IN US VERSUS THEM ISSUE AND IT'S POLICY ISSUES.
MANY OF US ARE REALLY TIRED OF THAT.
I CARE ABOUT EACH PERSON'S CONCERN AND I ENCOURAGE US TO HUMANIZE ONE ANOTHER.
LET'S TRY TO SEE THINGS FROM OUR OPPOSITION'S POINT OF VIEW AND TRY TO EMPATHIZE WITH THEIR FEELINGS.
I'M HERE TO REPRESENT WHAT I CALL THE PURPLE PARTY MINDSET.
THAT MEANS FINDING COMMON GROUND WHERE EVERYONE WINS.
WE DON'T WANT A COMMUNITY WHERE LIBERALS CELEBRATE AND CONSERVATIVES FEEL IGNORED NOR THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
MY PROPOSAL IS SIMPLE, WE MUST INSIST ON SOLUTIONS THAT WORK FOR EVERYONE.
ON THIS ISSUE SPECIFICALLY, IF WE ALLOW BIOLOGICAL MALES INTO THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM, IT CAUSES MANY OF US LADIES DISTRESS.
ON THE OTHER HAND, IF WE INSIST THAT BIOLOGICAL MALES WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH GENDER DYSPHORIA USE ONLY THE MEN'S RESTROOM, THIS CAN CAUSE THEM SOME ANGST.
I'M HERE TO PROPOSE A SIMPLE PRACTICAL SOLUTION.
WE NEED THREE RESTROOMS, ONE FOR BIOLOGICAL MALES, ONE FOR BIOLOGICAL FEMALES, AND A THIRD UNISEX RESTROOM.
THIS GIVES OUR TRANS IDENTIFYING NEIGHBORS A COMFORTABLE OPTION. AM I OUT OF TIME ALREADY? GOOD. THIS PROVIDES A SPACE FOR ANYONE CARING FOR A CHILD OR DEPENDENT ADULT AND THIS IS A ONE TIME BILL THAT WILL SERVE TO PREVENT BOTH COMPLAINTS AND YEARS OF POLITICAL FIGHTING.
WE'RE IN A POSITION OF POWER HERE.
WE ARE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE WHAT A COMMUNITY CAN ACHIEVE IF WE WORK WITH EACH OTHER RATHER THAN AGAINST EACH OTHER.
I SAY IT'S TIME TO CHOOSE THE SOLUTION WHERE EVERYONE WINS, AND LET'S MAKE THAT CHOICE TODAY. THANK YOU.
AL? I APOLOGIZE, AL, BUT I CAN'T READ THE LAST NAME.
>> RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, SIR? [OVERLAPPING]
>> CAN YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR A SON?
>> SIR, YOU CAN ASK A QUESTION, BUT [OVERLAPPING] TO CALL THE PUBLIC.
THIS IS YOUR TIME TO GIVE YOUR VOICE.
>> I'D LIKE TO, EVERYBODY THAT'S A FEMALE, RAISE YOUR HAND.
OH, YOU'RE A FEMALE? YOU ARE YOU FEMALE?
>> OH, YOU CAN'T RESPOND. HOW ABOUT YOU? OH, YOU CAN'T RESPOND. WHY ARE YOU WEAR LONG HAIR? YOU IDENTIFY. [OVERLAPPING]
>> EXCUSE ME SIR. NO, WAIT EXCUSE ME. I'M SORRY.
HOLD ON A MINUTE. YOU KNOW WHAT? WE ARE AT A MEETING.
>> IT IS NOT OKAY AS WE STAND HERE AND TALK ABOUT PROTECTING WOMEN TO COME UP AND WHAT I FEEL ATTACK THE VERY WOMEN THAT ARE SITTING ON THE BOARD.
>> I'M NOT ATTACKING ANYBODY I'M ASKING A QUESTION.
>> I'M SORRY THAT I'M, EXCUSE ME.
>> EXCUSE ME. I'M ASKING A QUESTION.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT? I AM GIVING POINT OF ORDER HERE.
THIS IS NOT A PLACE TO ATTACK US.
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT IS FOR YOU TO GIVE YOUR THOUGHTS IN REGARDS TO A SITUATION. THAT IS WHAT IT IS.
BUT TO ATTACK THE BOARD, THAT ISN'T THE OPTION. YOU KNOW WHAT? THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS BOARD OR THE LADIES THAT ARE UP HERE.
I WOULD APPRECIATE YOU NOT ATTACK US BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I FEEL IS HAPPENING HERE.
>> EXCUSE ME. I'M SORRY, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION.
THE BOARD IS LEGALLY PRECLUDED FROM RESPONDING TO STATEMENTS MADE DURING CALL TO THE PUBLIC AND SO ANY QUESTIONS WOULD BE POINTLESS BECAUSE LEGALLY THEY CANNOT RESPOND.
>> THEN I'LL JUST GIVE YOU MY THOUGHTS.
I FEEL I SEE THREE WOMEN UP HERE.
FROM THE BEGINNING TO TIME, WE HAD MEN AND WOMEN.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU CHRISTIANS ARE BELIEVERS OR WHATEVER.
BUT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME, WE HAD NO PROBLEM WITH WHAT WE HAD.
NOW, BECAUSE SOMEBODY WANTS TO IDENTIFY AS TRANS, THEY WANTED TO IDENTIFY IT AS A CAT, THEY WANT TO IDENTIFY WHATEVER, YOU'RE SAYING, LET'S CHANGE THE WHOLE SYSTEM FOR MAYBE 1% OF THE PEOPLE.
LET'S GET RID OF ALL THAT LAW, TO SATISFY 1%.
STICK WITH WHAT WE HAD, WHICH IS NOT BROKEN.
IT'S BEEN WORKING FOR ALL THESE YEARS.
WE'RE 2025. IT'S BEEN WORKING ALL THESE YEARS. WHAT HAPPENED? ALL OF A SUDDEN, I'M GOING TO SAY I'M A CAT.
[02:00:02]
I WANT A CAT LITTER HERE.LET'S START USING YOUR HEAD, COMMON SENSE.
I'M 85, BUT I STILL USE COMMON SENSE.
I DON'T SEE THAT YOU GUYS ARE USING COMMON SENSE IF YOU'RE TRYING TO CHANGE THE LAW.
IF YOU'RE TRYING TO CHANGE THE LAW, GET BACK INTO COMMON SENSE.
I'M A MALE. LET ME LOOK DOWN. I'M A MALE.
LET ME LOOK DOWN? I'M A FEMALE.
THAT'S IT. THERE'S NO, OH, I FEEL.
THIS FEELING THING IS GARBAGE.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY, MAKE YOUR DECISION AND LET GOD OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC AND JACOB TAKE PITY ON YOU IF YOU DO THE OPPOSITE.
>> WELL, YOU JUST SPOKE, BUT THANK YOU.
[BACKGROUND] I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.
WHAT MAKES ANYONE EXPECT THAT A SEXUAL PERPETRATOR WILL OBEY AN ORDINANCE ASSAULT IS ALREADY ILLEGAL? WHO ENFORCES AN ORDINANCE, A GENITAL INSPECTOR? THAT'S ALL, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS THAT THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND A LOT OF THINGS ABOUT LAWS.
THERE'S A LOT OF STATEMENTS ABOUT STATES THAT MADE LAWS.
THEY HAVE A REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR.
I WILL TELL YOU, I HAVE LOOKED INTO MANY THINGS.
I TALKED TO THE PREVIOUS SENATOR KAREN FAN.
I'VE ALSO TALKED TO SENATOR MARK FINCHEM.
THE STATE HAD THESE PROBLEMS. THEY BUILT A FAMILY BATHROOM.
BUT YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS.
YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT HERE.
I'M TELLING YOU THAT THIS BOARD HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK ON THIS SUBJECT AND WE HEAR YOUR VOICES.
WHEN YOU PUT OUT DIFFERENT THINGS THAT SAY, THE WOMEN, I WILL TELL YOU, I DON'T LIKE HAVING A MAN IN THE WOMEN'S BATHROOM BUT THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION AND YOU WILL CONTINUE TO COME TO PUBLIC COMMENT AND I ENCOURAGE THAT.
BUT I ALSO ENCOURAGE TO LOOK INTO THE LAWS.
WHAT ARE THE STATES? CAN THEY WRITE A LAW? CAN THEY DO SOMETHING TO HELP THIS COUNTY WITH SOMETHING THAT NOBODY ELSE HAS TRAVELED WITH? YOU LOOK TO US FOR HELP, AND WE ARE LOOKING TO YOU FOR HELP TOO.
THERE ARE FEDERAL AREAS THAT YOU CAN GO TO ALSO THAT CAN MAKE LAWS.
US CITIZENS CAN ACTUALLY REACH OUT TO A LEGISLATOR OR A CONGRESSMAN AND HELP THEM HELP YOU WRITE A LAW.
IT'S THERE YOU CAN LOOK THAT UP.
BUT WHAT I REALLY NEED FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND IS THIS BOARD IS NOT AGAINST YOU, WE'RE NOT AGAINST ANYBODY.
BUT WE ARE DOING THE BEST WE CAN WITH A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION AND I'M PRETTY SAFE TO SAY HERE, WE ARE ALL FAITH DRIVEN PEOPLE AS WELL.
I WILL DEFEND THIS BOARD BECAUSE WE HAVE BUILT THREE FAMILY BATHROOMS, THREE OF THEM.
WE HAVE GIVEN THE OPTIONS, WE HAVE DONE THE SAME THING THE STATE OF ARIZONA DID.
WE HAVE NOT IGNORED YOU AND NOR ARE WE IGNORING THE SITUATION.
BUT I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME RESPECT TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AND ESPECIALLY TO THE LADIES UP HERE.
BECAUSE WE ARE ALSO IN A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION AND I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME RESPECT FOR THAT.
THAT IS MY PUBLIC COMMENT THAT I AM SAYING BECAUSE I HAVE SAT UP HERE SINCE I GOT BACK IN AUGUST TO LISTEN TO THIS.
WE WALKED INTO THIS, AND IT'S A MESS AND I WILL SAY THAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
MANY OF YOU KNOW US IN A PERSONAL MANNER AND MANY OF YOU HAVE EVEN RECEIVED COMMUNICATION FROM ME PERSONALLY.
ALL I ASK FOR WHEN YOU'RE OUT THERE ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIAS AND DOING THIS IS THAT YOU SEARCH THE TRUTH AND ONLY PUT THE TRUTH BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WOULD BE FAIR TO ALL OF US, THE FACTS.
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WITH THAT BEING SAID,[ EXECUTIVE SESSION]
I WILL MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION OR MOTION IT.>> YOU ARE NOW CONVENED INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
>> WE ARE BACK IN THE MEETING AND AT THIS TIME, COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, THERE WILL BE NO ACTION TAKEN, SO WITH THAT, I WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.