[1. Board of Supervisors - Discussion and possible action regarding appointment of Chair and Vice Chair of the Board of Supervisors for calendar year 2026, effective immediately. SUPERVISOR MALLORY MOTIONED TO APPOINT SUPERVISOR COMPTON AS CHAIRMAN FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026; SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR CHECK; PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. SUPERVISOR COMPTON MOTIONED TO APPOINT SUPERVISOR CHECK AS VICE CHAIR FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026; SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR MALLORY; PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. ]

AND THAT ACTION ITEM IS FOR US TO GO AHEAD AND NOMINATE THE CHAIR AND THE VICE CHAIR.

SO I'VE BEEN HONORED TO BE THE CHAIR TWO TIMES NOW FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

AND IT IS A PRIVILEGE AND DEFINITELY AN HONOR.

AND IT'S A REAL HONOR BECAUSE YOUR COLLEAGUES APPOINT YOU AND THEY KNOW THAT YOU WILL LEAD AND BE GOOD IN YOUR LEADERSHIP.

SO I APPRECIATE THE TRUST THIS BOARD HAS GIVEN ME FOR THE PAST YEAR.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEW LEADERSHIP, AND I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE AND THE HONOR TO WORK WITH VICE CHAIR BROOKS COMPTON, AND HE HAS BEEN A GREAT PARTNER WITH ME THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR, AND WE HAVE TRAVELED SOME JOURNEYS AND SOME MOUNTAINS, I WOULD SAY, AND IT HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING YEAR.

AND OF COURSE, WHAT WE WENT THROUGH IN 2025, OF COURSE, WILL CONTINUE IN 2026.

BUT I KNOW THAT THE VICE CHAIR IS GOING TO BE A GREAT CHAIR.

AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, IT IS MY HONOR TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE, TO HAVE VICE CHAIR BROOKS COMPTON BE OUR NEXT CHAIR FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN 2026. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSION SO.

YES. BEFORE WE DO THIS, I JUST WANT TO SAY, MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[APPLAUSE]. AND ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? MARY, I COULD TALK FOREVER.

I CAN SAY, MARY. YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS JUST BEEN OUTSTANDING.

IT'S BEEN A TOUGH YEAR, BUT YOU GOT US THROUGH IT BRILLIANTLY.

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I ADMIRE YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR STEADFASTNESS, YOUR LOYALTY AND YOUR COMPASSION FOR EVERYBODY HERE AND EVERYBODY IN THIS COUNTY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT WHEN I NOMINATED MARY TO BE CHAIR LAST YEAR, I SAID WE NEEDED GRACE IN THE CHAIRMANSHIP, AND SHE SURE BROUGHT THAT.

AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS, YOU KNOW, THIS JOB DOESN'T COME WITH A, YOU KNOW, AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL.

ONE DAY YOU'RE A NON-SWIMMER AND THE NEXT DAY YOU'RE CLIFF DIVING IN ACAPULCO.

IT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT IT'S LIKE. AND SHE KEEPS US ALL FROM DOING BELLY FLOPS. [LAUGHTER]. AND SHE'S BEEN AN OUTSTANDING CHAIR.

I AM HONORED TO BE NOMINATED BY HER. AND THIS IS IT'S BEEN IT'S CERTAINLY BEEN A TUMULTUOUS YEAR AND A FUN YEAR.

AND THIS BOARD IS UNITED. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THIS BOARD IN 2026.

AND I'M SURE WE'LL GET GREAT THINGS ACCOMPLISHED.

AND I THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR.

MARY, I THINK. YES. THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT YOU WITH A GIFT ON BEHALF OF ALL OF THE SUPERVISORS, BUT IT IS A VERY MEANINGFUL GIFT, IF YOU WILL.

IT IS A SMALL, GOLDEN HEART. OH, MY GOODNESS AND WE SELECTED THIS GIFT IN PARTICULAR, BECAUSE YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN A TRUE GIFT TO US THIS YEAR IN SHOWING US ALL AS NEW SUPERVISORS, TRULY HOW TO LEAD WITH YOUR HEART AND TO HAVE PURITY AND INTEGRITY IN OUR IN ALL OF OUR HEARTS AND ALL OF THE WORK THAT WE DO HERE.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, I'D LIKE TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU [APPLAUSE] OKAY. I WASN'T EXPECTING ALL THIS.

ANYWAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. WILL YOU CALL FOR THE VOTE? [LAUGHTER]. AND I PROBABLY NEED KLEENEX. THIS WILL BE THE LAST ONE IN THIS ORDER.

SUPERVISOR CHECK. YES. VICE CHAIR COMPTON. YES.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES.

CHAIR MALLORY. YES. SUPERVISOR COMPTON IS NOW THE VICE CHAIR, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY FOR 2026.

OH, CHAIR. CHAIR. CHAIR EXCUSE ME. CHAIR COMPTON.

YES THE CHAIR. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU CHAIR. AND FOR THE PAST YEAR, I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH ONE OF MY FELLOW SUPERVISORS ON MANY, MANY ISSUES. WE BECOME GOOD WORKING PARTNERS.

SOMEBODY WHO I RESPECT AND I THINK WILL HELP LEAD THE COUNTY AND HELP ME LEAD THE COUNTY.

THAT SOMEBODY IS WORKS HARD AND DILIGENTLY NONSTOP, LIKE ALL OF US DO.

AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE SUPERVISOR NIKKI CHECK TO BE VICE CHAIR.

THANK YOU ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS? I'M TRULY HONORED.

REALLY THANK YOU. I AM SO EXCITED ON THE LEADERSHIP FOR THE NEW YEAR, AND WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT THOSE.

CLERK OF THE BOARD. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

SUPERVISOR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES.

CHAIR COMPTON. YES. SUPERVISOR CHECK HAS NOW BEEN APPOINTED AS THE VICE CHAIR FOR 2026, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

[APPLAUSE]. WE'RE DOING THINGS DIFFERENT NOWADAYS.

[LAUGHTER]. CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT? [SINGING]. [LAUGHTER]. HE'S SINGING MARY. OH IT'S PERFECT HERE.

HELP ME WITH MIC]. COME ON. COME ON.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. WONDERFUL. CAN WE GET YOU TO STAND BY YOUR SIDE REAL QUICK?

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GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[APPLAUSE]. SWITCH EVERYTHING UP HERE.

MARY INSISTED THAT I TAKE THE CHAIR. I DID. [LAUGHTER].

OKAY, WELL, SINCE WE'RE STILL IN ORDER, WE'LL GO BACK TO.

THANK YOU MARY. PRESENTATIONS. MS. HANNA SHERRIE.

[ PRESENTATIONS]

THERE YOU ARE. I'M SORRY. GOOD MORNING SHERRIE.

WELL, GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN COMPTON. VICE CHAIRMAN CHECK.

AND LET ME BE THE FIRST FROM THE PUBLIC TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR NEW APPOINTMENTS.

AND GOOD MORNING, THE REST OF THE BOARD. I ALSO WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND THE BEST FOR 2026.

MY NAME IS SHERRIE HANNA AND I AM AN ARIZONA DOWNWINDER ADVOCATE.

I'M HERE TO RECOGNIZE JANUARY 27TH AS THE NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR AMERICAN DOWNWINDERS.

A DOWNWINDER'S A PERSON EXPOSED TO RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT FROM THE UNITED STATES ATMOSPHERIC NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING IN THE MOJAVE DESERT IN THE 1950S AND 60S, PARTICULARLY THOSE LIVING IN ARIZONA, NEVADA, AND UTAH, ALONG WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO MINED URANIUM IN THOSE AREAS TO SUPPORT THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING, WHO WERE ALSO GREATLY CONTAMINATED.

IN 1990, THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS PASSED THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT, BETTER KNOWN AS RECA, AS AN APOLOGY TO INDIVIDUALS WHO DEVELOP CERTAIN CANCERS AND OTHER SERIOUS DISEASES RELATED WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING AND URANIUM MINING.

QUALIFIED VICTIMS AND THEIR OR THEIR SURVIVING FAMILY MEMBERS WERE AWARDED AMOUNTS OF $50,000 TO $100,000.

IF YOU'LL NOTICE THE FIRST PHOTO OVER HERE ON THE BOARD.

IN JANUARY 2024, SENATOR JOSH HAWLEY, REPUBLICAN FROM MISSOURI, INTRODUCED SENATE BILL S.353 WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FROM SENATOR BEN RAY LUJAN, DEMOCRAT FROM NEW MEXICO.

THIS BILL EXPANDED RECA TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE STATES OF UTAH, IDAHO, AND NEW MEXICO, ALL OF MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA. IF YOU REMEMBER, ONLY A PORTION OF MOHAVE COUNTY WAS ORIGINALLY COVERED IN THE ORIGINAL BILL AND ALSO EXTENDS COVERAGE TO RESIDENTS OF ZIP CODES AFFECTED BY THE MANHATTAN PROJECT ERA RADIOACTIVE WASTE IN MISSOURI, TENNESSEE, KENTUCKY, AND ALASKA. IN. IF YOU NOTICE IN THE PICTURE, THESE ARE THE ACTIVISTS THAT FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES THAT CAME TOGETHER. IN MARCH OF 2024 IT WAS AN HONOR FOR ME AND MANY OF THE DOWNWINDER ACTIVISTS FROM ARIZONA, IDAHO AND NEW MEXICO, ALONG WITH GROUPS FROM MISSOURI AFFECTED BY THE MANHATTAN PROJECT, TO BE INVITED BY SENATOR HAWLEY TO SIT IN THE SENATE ROTUNDA TO WATCH THE SENATE VOTE ON SENATE BILL S.353.

THIS BILL PASSED 69 TO 30 WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT.

HOWEVER, SUPPORTERS WERE UNABLE TO GAIN SUPPORT IN THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

THE BILL STALLED, NEVER TO BE VOTED ON, AND THE RECA PROGRAM WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE IN JUNE OF 2024.

IN JANUARY OF 2025. SENATOR HAWLEY REINTRODUCED RECA EXPANSION BILL S243, ONCE AGAIN WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FROM SENATOR LUJAN.

THROUGH SENATOR HAWLEY AND SENATOR LUJAN DETERMINATION AND EFFORTS.

AT THE 11TH HOUR, THE RECA EXPANSION BILL S.243 WAS ATTACHED TO THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL.

AFTER SOME CUTS WERE MADE TO BILL S.243, IT WAS MADE A PART OF THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL, SLATED TO BE SIGNED BY PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ON JULY 4TH OF 2025. ON JULY 3RD, 2025, I RECEIVED A TEXT FROM CONGRESSMAN ELI CRANE AND A PHONE CALL FROM CONGRESSMAN PAUL

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GOSAR INDICATING THEY HAD BOTH VOTED TO PASS THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL WITH THE SLIMMED DOWN RECA BILL ATTACHED.

I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH CONGRESSMAN CRANE ON THE EXPANSION BILL, ALONG WITH WORKING WITH CONGRESSMAN GOSAR AND THE MOHAVE COUNTY DOWNWINDERS SINCE 2011, TO PUSH FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY OF MOHAVE BEING ADDED TO COMPENSATION IN TO RECA.

ON JULY 4TH, 2025 PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SIGNED INTO LAW THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL, WITH THE RECA REAUTHORIZATION BILL ATTACHED, EXPANDING RECA UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST, 2028. THIS LONG AWAITED LEGISLATION REINSTATED A CRITICAL FEDERAL COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS HARMED BY NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING AND URANIUM MINING LABOR DURING THE MID 20TH CENTURY.

WITH THIS REAUTHORIZATION, ELIGIBILITY HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY BROADENED.

QUALIFIED RESIDENTS OF THE ENTIRE STATES OF UTAH, IDAHO, AND NEW MEXICO HAVE NOW GAINED ELIGIBILITY, AND ALL OF MOHAVE COUNTY IS NOW INCLUDED, ALONG WITH THE ARIZONA COUNTIES OF YAVAPAI, COCONINO, APACHE, NAVAJO, AND GILA. THE LAW ALSO EXTENDS COVERAGE TO RESIDENTS OF ZIP CODES AFFECTED BY MANHATTAN PROJECT ERA RADIOACTIVE WASTE IN MISSOURI, TENNESSEE, KENTUCKY, AND ALASKA. ALL ELIGIBLE GROUPS, DOWNWINDERS, URANIUM MINERS AND ON SITE PARTICIPANTS WILL NOW RECEIVE INCREASED $100,000 COMPENSATION. PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS OF RECA ARE UNFORTUNATELY NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION.

THE NEW LEGISLATION ALSO EXPANDS THE LIST OF QUALIFIED ILLNESSES.

ADDITIONALLY, NEW EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES SUCH AS OR DRILLERS AND WASTE REMEDIATION WORKERS HAVE ALSO BEEN ADDED.

TO THE NEXT PICTURE MISSOURI. I WAS HONORED TO BE INVITED TO SPEAK AT THE EVENT, ALONG WITH DOCTOR BUU NYGREN, PRESIDENT OF THE GREAT NAVAJO NATION, AND MAGGIE BILLINGHAM, A MEMBER OF THE NAVAJO NATION WHO LOST HER FATHER, A NAVAJO CODE TALKER WHO ALSO WORKED IN THE URANIUM MINES ON THE NAVAJO NATION.

MAGGIE HAS ALSO LOST SEVERAL OF HER SIBLINGS, ALL WHO WORKED IN THE URANIUM MINES ON THE NAVAJO NATIONS, ALL VICTIMS OF RECA RELATED CANCERS. ON JULY 11TH, CONGRESSMAN GOSAR HELD A PRIVATE CELEBRATION RECOGNIZING ALL OF MOHAVE COUNTY BEING ADDED TO COMPENSATION.

I WAS HONORED TO BE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE, ALONG WITH SOME OF THE SURVIVING MOHAVE COUNTY DOWNWINDERS.

ON JANUARY 6TH, 2026. JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, WHO OVERSEES THE DOWNWINDER COMPENSATION PROGRAM, RELEASED THE FOLLOWING DATA. 1894 NEW DOWNWINDER APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN FILED, WITH CURRENTLY 455 APPROVED.

33 NEW ON SITE PARTICIPANT APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN FILED, WITH CURRENTLY 11 APPROVED.

4219 MANHATTAN PROJECT APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN FILED, WITH CURRENTLY 533 APPROVED.

134 NEW URANIUM WORKER APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN FILED, WITH CURRENTLY 62 APPROVED.

AFTER MANY YEARS OF GRASSROOTS ACTIVISM, MANY OF THE DOWNWINDER AND MANHATTAN PROJECT ACTIVISTS ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE ADDITIONAL COVERAGE.

IT SHOWS WHAT DETERMINATION CAN ACCOMPLISH. NEVER GIVE UP IF YOU BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU'RE FIGHTING FOR.

WE ARE GRATEFUL TO SENATOR HAWLEY AND SENATOR LUJAN FOR ALL THEIR SUPPORT.

BUT OUR WORK IS NOT FINISHED. COORDINATING THROUGH SENATOR HAWLEY'S OFFICE AND THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS, EFFORTS ARE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY TO MEET WITH CONGRESSIONAL AND SENATORIAL LEADERS TO SEEK COMPENSATION FOR ALL OF ARIZONA, OHIO, MONTANA, AND GUAM, WHICH WERE LEFT OUT OF THE REAUTHORIZATION EXPANSION.

ALSO, EXTENDING THE TIME FRAME FOR FILING COMPENSATION WILL BE SOUGHT.

I AM ANTICIPATING BEING IN WASHINGTON IN THE SPRING TO MEET WITH OTHER DOWNWINDER ACTIVISTS FOR THOSE MEETINGS SEEKING JUSTICE FOR ALL VICTIMS OF NUCLEAR RADIATION TESTING FALLOUT AND NUCLEAR WASTE DUMPING CONTAMINATION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND ALLOWING ME TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THIS UPDATE TO YOU.

I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION TO ABSORB, SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

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BOARD ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST WANT TO MENTION, MR. CHAIR, THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THERE'S PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT JUST AMAZE ME.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW THERE'S A DOUBLE GOLD STAR MOTHER THAT DIDN'T LET IT GET HER DOWN.

AND SHE PUTS ON HOPE FEST. THERE'S PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN.

A LADY THAT'S BEEN HUMAN TRAFFICKED, THAT'S NOW OPENING A HOME FOR GIRLS THAT HAVE BEEN RESCUED.

AND THERE'S PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT HAD LOSS OF A HUSBAND TO THIS, THAT DON'T LET THIS TRAGEDY GET YOU DOWN AND TURNS YOU INTO AN ADVOCATE, AND YOU'RE VERY CALM ABOUT IT. BUT IF IT WASN'T FOR ALL THOSE PEOPLE ON THAT STEPS, THIS WOULD HAVE WENT AWAY.

AND JUST CONGRATULATIONS ON NOT LETTING IT GET AWAY.

AND I'M PROUD TO HAVE YOU IN OUR COMMUNITY. OH, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO THANK YOU.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. SHERRIE. I JUST APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH.

OVER ALL THESE YEARS, YOU HAVE BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR SO MANY THINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE BEEN MAKING PHONE CALLS, WRITING EMAILS, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE DID LOSE THE FUNDING AND IT WAS A FIGHT.

AND YOU'RE A FIGHTER AND WE APPRECIATE YOU. GOD BLESS YOU AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO IN THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. IT'S CERTAINLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.

MOVING ON TO CONSENT. CLERK OF THE BOARD. ARE WE JUST PULLING 6 AND 19?

[ 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. 6 and 19.]

IS THAT CORRECT AT THIS TIME? OKAY, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR 1 THROUGH 23.

EXCLUSIVE. TO 6 AND 19. SO MOVED. I'LL SECOND.

CLERK OF THE BOARD. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. VICE CHAIR CHECK.

YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

YES CHAIR COMPTON. YES. CONSENT ITEMS 1 THROUGH 23 HAVE BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM NUMBER 6 AND ITEM NUMBER 9.

ITEM 6 SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. AND I JUST WANTED TO PULL THIS BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WE'RE HAVING THESE VOTE CENTERS OUT THERE.

AND WHEN LOOKING AT THEM, THIS IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE DON'T HAVE A VOTE CENTER IN THE WILLIAMSON VALLEY AREA.

IT'S NO LONGER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS NO LONGER ALLOWING THE USE OF THEIR SPACE.

AND I GUESS WHEN WITH THE METAL ROOF, IT MESSES UP OUR TECHNOLOGY TO DO THE REPORTING.

SO I THINK MOVING FORWARD, AS WE DO THESE RURAL SERVICES, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE VOTE CENTERS CLOSE TO PEOPLE.

AND I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT TOP OF MIND TO EVERYBODY THAT I'M GOING TO BE PROPOSING SOMETHING OUT THERE SO WE CAN HAVE A VOTE CENTER IN THE WILLIAMSON VALLEY AREA.

WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 6 OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AND I'LL SECOND. ANY COMMENT? NO? CLERK OF THE BOARD.

THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. VICE CHAIR CHECK.

YES, SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES.

ITEM NUMBER. ITEM NUMBER 6 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

AND MAY I MAKE A CORRECTION TO THE RECORD? IT WAS CONSENT ITEM NUMBER 19 THAT WAS PULLED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO OKAY, ON TO NUMBER 19, MR.

[19. School Superintendent - Approve Intergovernmental Agreements (IGA) between YCESA and the Beaver Creek, Camp Verde, Clarkdale-Jerome, and Sedona-Oak Creek School Districts to provide professional literacy services, for a term from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, with up to three (3) one-year renewal options. YC Contract Nos. 2026-017 through 2026-020 ]

KING. GOOD MORNING SUPERINTENDENT. GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND NEW VICE CHAIR AS ALWAYS, WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT WE DID WITH SCHOOLS, I ALWAYS WANT TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BECAUSE I'M JUST HAPPY WITH WHAT YOU'RE DOING, SO PLEASE GO AHEAD. I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER WITH WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AND ALL FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT, I DO HAVE TO START OFF BY SAYING THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS OR NOT, BUT THIS IS THE ONLY COUNTY, THE ONLY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THAT HAS STEPPED UP TO SUPPORT EDUCATION IN THIS WAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE, AND IT'S BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THAT. YOU ALL HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR THAT. AND SOME PEOPLE ARE SAYING, WELL, THEY NEED TO BE A MODEL FOR THAT AND THE OTHER COUNTIES AND STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE AND FOCUSING ON THAT. BUT A YEAR AGO, WE PRESENTED TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET ENHANCEMENT REGARDING THE EXPANSION AND THE INTEGRATION OF STRUCTURED LITERACY ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTY, WHICH IS BASICALLY PHONICS BASED READING INSTRUCTION, DEEPENING THAT, EMBEDDING THAT WITHIN OUR COUNTY. AND SINCE THEN, I PROMISED YOU AT THE TIME THAT I WOULD BE GIVING YOU UPDATES.

AND SO THAT'S WHY I APPRECIATE BEING HERE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.

BUT AS FAR AS THIS AGENDA ITEM GOES, THE IT'S FOR IGAS RELATED TO FOUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE VERDE VALLEY, WHICH IS WHERE THIS ALL STARTED FROM. FOUR OF YOU HAVE BEEN TO SOME OF THESE TRAININGS THAT WE'VE SHOWN.

WORKING WITH THE TEACHERS AND THE ADMINISTRATORS THROUGHOUT THE THE WEST SIDE, THE EAST SIDE OF THE COUNTY. AND NOW WE'RE EXPANDING INTO THE EASTERN OR THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE COUNTY TO FOR THOSE TEACHER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.

SO I'LL GIVE YOU A BRIEF SUMMARY ON WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO AND MOVING FORWARD. AND WE'VE GOT PLANS FOR THE SPRING. WE'VE GOT PLANS FOR THE SUMMER. SO THERE'S FOUR DISTRICTS, FIVE DISTRICTS, IF YOU COUNT COTTONWOOD BEING THE HUB FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE STRUCTURED LITERACY PROGRAM.

SO WE'RE WORKING WITH CLARKDALE, SEDONA, BEAVER CREEK AND CAMP VERDE, WHICH ARE ALL K-8 DISTRICTS.

WE'VE ALSO BEEN MEETING WITH THE CURRICULUM DIRECTORS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY TO FIND COMMON THEMES AND APPROACHES AND TRAININGS THAT WE CAN DO FOR THE ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTY. WE'VE HAD THOSE OBSERVATIONS. WE LOOKED AT THE STRUCTURED LITERACY BLOCKS, THE WIND TIME,

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WHICH IS THE WHAT I NEED, WHICH IS PULLING KIDS OUT BASED ON WHERE THEIR ASSESSMENTS ARE. SO THE ASSESSMENTS ARE ARE KEY AND INTEGRAL PART OF THIS, OF FINDING OUT WHERE THESE KIDS ARE AT AND WHAT SUPPORTS THEY NEED. SO WE'RE EXPANDING THAT ACROSS THE ENTIRE VERDE VALLEY RIGHT NOW AND THEN ALIGNING THE TIER 1, TIER 2 AND TIER 3 INTERVENTIONS. SO TIER 1 TO SIMPLIFY IT ALL.

TIER 1 IS WHAT EVERYBODY GETS. TIER 2 IS A LITTLE BIT MORE SUPPORT AND TIER 3 IS MORE INTENSIVE SUPPORT FOR THESE CHILDREN THAT ARE IN NEED, ESPECIALLY AROUND FOCUSED ON READING. SO IN LOOKING AT THE SYSTEMS AND SO THIS IS A SYSTEMS APPROACH.

IT'S NOT JUST A ONE OFF SAY OKAY WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO THESE THINGS TRAIN IT AND BE DONE.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS EMBED THESE SYSTEMS WITHIN EACH AND EVERY DISTRICT THAT CHOOSES TO WANT THIS RIGHT.

MY OFFICE I THE I TELL PEOPLE OFTENTIMES THAT THE LUCKY THING IS I CAN'T TELL ANYBODY WHAT TO DO, BUT I CAN ENCOURAGE THEM, PROVIDE THE RESOURCES FOR THOSE THINGS TO DO. BUT SO FAR EVERYBODY SAYS, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT WE WANT. SO THE VERDE VALLEY IS WELL ALONG THAT PATH ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE COUNTY.

WE'VE BEEN DOING SOME TRAININGS ON GETTING BUILDING OUR OWN TEACHER TRAINERS WITHIN THE COUNTY SO THAT WE HAVE THE CAPACITY HERE.

SO WE'RE NOT RELYING UPON OUTSIDE PEOPLE, EITHER FROM THE STATE OR EVEN FROM THE NATIONAL LEVEL, TO COME IN, BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE ARE HARD TO GET AND THEY'RE EXPENSIVE. SO THE MORE CAPACITY WE CAN GROW WITHIN OUR OWN COUNTY, THE BETTER. SO TO THAT END, WE'VE BEEN TRAINING TEACHERS TO BE TRAINERS OF TRAINERS SO THAT THEY'RE GOING OUT AND DOING THOSE TRAININGS.

WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE TRAINING THAT ALREADY, ONE IN CAMP VERDE, JESSICA SMITH, AS WELL AS A PERSON IN PRESCOTT THAT IS BECOMING THE HUB FOR THOSE TRAININGS. AND THEY HAVE THEIR NEXT LITERACY TRAINERS START IN LATE THIS MONTH, WORKING WITH ALL THE DISTRICTS WERE AVAILABLE TO THAT.

THE ISSUE WITH THAT WE'RE HAVING IS SOME OF OUR MORE REMOTE DISTRICTS.

WE'VE GOT THIS COUNTY IS THE SIZE, AS YOU KNOW, IT'S THE SIZE OF NEW JERSEY.

AND WE'VE GOT DISTRICTS FROM BAGHDAD DOWN TO CONGRESS, SELIGMAN TRANSPORTATION IS AN ISSUE.

SO MANY OF THEM ARE LOOKING FOR THAT ONLINE PIECE. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING EITHER A HYBRID MODEL WHERE WE'RE LOOKING TO DO AN ONLINE AS WELL AS IN-PERSON OR MAYBE DOING IN-PERSON, BUT TRYING TO FIND THOSE TIMES THAT THOSE DISTRICTS ALL HAVE TIME FOR THOSE TRAININGS TO HAPPEN.

AND THEN ON JUNE 9TH AND 10TH, AND YOU'LL GET AN INVITATION FOR THIS AS WELL.

WE HAVE A COUNTY WIDE TRAINING ON LOOKING AT WHAT THOSE READING STANDARDS ARE, AND THEN CORRELATING THOSE STANDARDS ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH K THROUGH 8TH GRADE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ON THE SAME PATH AS EVERYBODY ELSE.

SO THAT'LL BE EVERY SINGLE DISTRICT IS INVITED TO THIS.

ANYWAY, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF INTEREST COMING THROUGH ALL THE WAY FROM OUR SMALLER DISTRICTS, WHICH IS UP IN CROWN KING, WHICH IS EIGHT. EIGHT STUDENTS ALL THE WAY THROUGH HUMBOLDT, WHICH IS OUR LARGEST DISTRICT WITH ABOUT 5000.

AND THAT'S GOING ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN BOTH MINGUS AND PRESCOTT.

WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT THE PRESCOTT SIDE NOR THE VERDE SIDE.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS AS A WHOLE COUNTYWIDE INITIATIVE. SO I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, WE'VE GOT A LOT MORE TYPES OF THINGS HAPPENING. BUT I KNOW THAT WE'RE WE'RE ALWAYS PRESSED FOR TIME. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION APPRECIATE. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? NO BUT I.

OUT? IS IT MEANINGFUL. AND I REALLY SEE THAT THIS WORK IS SO THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.

OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALSO FOR COMING, AND I DID ME AND SUPERVISOR JENKINS WENT TO THE TRAINING THERE IN THE VERDE, AND IT WAS JUST AN AMAZING THING TO ACTUALLY SIT AND WITNESS AND BE A PART OF, ACTUALLY. AND THE OTHER THING IS, AS VICE CHAIR CHECK HAD SAID, IT IS SO WONDERFUL TO GET AN UPDATE AND TO SEE THAT THE DOLLARS THAT WERE USED THAT ARE BEING PUT TO GOOD USE AND THERE IS THINGS COMING BACK, YOU KNOW, AND WE ARE HELPING THE EDUCATION SYSTEM AND WE'RE A PARTNER AND WE ARE ALL PARTNERS.

THAT'S HOW WE GET THINGS DONE WITH EACH OTHER.

SO THANK YOU STEVE YOU'RE AWESOME. NO 1 AND 1 CAN MAKE THREE.

RIGHT? AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO. [LAUGHTER]. SO YOU WILL BE LIKE I SAID, THERE'LL BE AN INVITATION COMING ON JANUARY 9TH.

I'M SORRY. JUNE 9TH AND 10TH. AND WE'RE LOOKING.

THE LOCATION IS STILL TO BE DETERMINED. WE HAVE TO FIND A LARGE ENOUGH SPACE TO DO THAT IN, BECAUSE WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE MAYBE 150 TO 200 TEACHERS AND CURRICULUM DIRECTORS AND PRINCIPALS AND ALL THAT IN THERE TO DO THAT TRAINING.

BUT I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH. SUPERINTENDENT HORNE, WHO IS THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT, WAS UP VISITING OUR COUNTY BACK IN I THINK IT WAS NOVEMBER, AND HE'D HEARD ABOUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN YAVAPAI COUNTY, AND HE WAS ENCOURAGING EVERY COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT TO GO FOR THEIR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO ASK FOR THE SAME THING THAT WE HAD ASKED FOR.

AND SO IT'S GETTING RECOGNIZED. I KNOW THAT, SUPERVISOR COMPTON, YOU'RE OUT THERE ALL THE TIME.

I'M SORRY, CHAIRMAN COMPTON. YOU'RE OUT THERE ALL THE TIME COMPTON, AND THEY SAID HE NEEDS TO TALK TO YOU. I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.

SO I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH. AND MR. KUKNYO, WE'RE GOING TO GET YOU OUT THERE TO THAT BIG ONE.

AND OFTENTIMES WE DO HAVE LUNCHES AND THINGS SERVED, TOO.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SHOWING YOU ALL THAT THAT'S HAPPENING OUT THERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. MOVE FORWARD TO APPROVE CONSENT ITEM NUMBER 19.

SECOND. OH. I'M SORRY. DO YOU NEED A SECOND? I SECOND IT.

DID YOU? I SAID SECOND. OKAY. [LAUGHTER] CLERK OF THE BOARD WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES AH! SUPERVISOR MALLORY. WE'RE NEW AT THIS. YES.

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[LAUGHTER] CHAIR COMPTON. YES. CONSENT ITEM NUMBER 19 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

WE'RE GOING TO GET THROUGH ALL THIS NO WORRIES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 2, MR.

[2. Board of Supervisors - Discussion and direction on a request to accept a Conservation Easement on Date Creek Ranch in the Wickenburg area (District 1 - Supervisor Compton)]

BOURDON. GOOD MORNING, SIR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

THIS ITEM IS A DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REGARDING A REQUEST THAT WE RECEIVED ON A CONSERVATION EASEMENT FOR DATE CREEK RANCH IN WICKENBURG AREA. I. TODAY WE HAVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MS. REBECCA RUFFNER, HERE TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF PRESENTATION, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SET THE STAGE A LITTLE BIT FOR THAT.

WE DID RECEIVE THIS REQUEST AT THE BOARD OFFICE.

MY GOAL WAS TO PUT IT ON JUST FOR A QUICK PRESENTATION.

IF THERE IS NO CONCERNS, BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THE BOARD WOULD ADOPT IN THE FUTURE OR APPROVE IF THERE'S NO CONCERNS PRESENTED AT THIS MEETING, WHAT I WOULD DO IS PUT THIS CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON AS A CONSENT ITEM IN THE FUTURE AGENDA.

BUT I'VE GIVEN AND SPOKEN TO THE BOARD CONSIDERABLY DURING MY WEEKLY MEETINGS ON THIS.

THIS MEETS SOME GOALS THAT THE BOARD HAD ESTABLISHED IN YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN REGARDING OPEN SPACE.

IT WAS PRESENTED THROUGH A LETTER THAT I SENT TO YOU FROM THE CENTRAL ARIZONA LAND TRUST.

WE DID LOOK AT THE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE TO COMPLY WITH OVER ANNUALLY WHICH I HAVE ESTIMATED COSTS TO BE UNDER $1,000 ANNUALLY FOR US TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE.

AGAIN AND THAT'S A HIGH POINT. IT WOULD BE UNDER THAT AMOUNT.

SO I WILL BE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I'LL BRING UP MS. REBECCA RUFFNER TO GIVE YOU A PRESENTATION. I'LL HAND OUT THAT INFORMATION AND WE'LL BE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

BUT AGAIN, THE GOAL WOULD BE IF THERE IS DIRECTION FROM US TO BRING IT BACK AND PUT IT ON THE AGENDA, I WOULD TAKE CARE OF THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. BOURDON. GOOD MORNING MS. RUFFNER. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY.

I'M HERE BRIEFLY TO TALK ABOUT DATE CREEK RANCH.

I CAN'T TALK AS FAST AS STEVE, NOR CAN I THINK AS FAST AS STEVE, BUT I'LL DO MY BEST.

DATE CREEK RANCH IS A REAL OASIS IN THE DESERT, AS YOU'LL SEE FROM THESE SLIDES.

AND JUST STAY ON THIS ONE FOR JUST A MINUTE, IF YOU WILL.

DATE CREEK RANCH HAS BEEN WE HAVE TRACED THE TITLE BACK TO THE ORIGINAL LAND PATENT, WHICH MEANS WHEN THE GOVERNMENT ALLOWED PRIVATE PROPERTY TO GO INTO PRIVATE HANDS.

SO IT HAS A LONG HISTORY. IT'S WELL DOCUMENTED THROUGHOUT ALL KINDS OF HISTORICAL EFFORTS.

AND THE PERMANENT PROTECTION OF THIS HISTORIC RANCH IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING ACHIEVED.

AND I'LL EXPLAIN HOW IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT I'M HERE TODAY TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE IDEA OF THE ROLE THAT YAVAPAI COUNTY COULD PLAY.

SO THE RANCH IS LOCATED NORTH OF WICKENBURG. IT MEETS IT'S ON THE EDGE OF THE MOJAVE AND SONORAN DESERT, AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR TOPOGRAPHY.

AND WHEN THE KNIGHT FAMILY. AND THIS. PARDON ME, THAT PICTURE IS KIMBERLY KNIGHT.

WHEN SHE TOOK WHEN THE KNIGHT FAMILY TOOK OVER THE RANCH AND KIM WAS RAISED THERE THE WASH, THE CREEK WAS NOTHING MORE THAN A BIG SANDY WASH WITH VERY LITTLE LIVE WATER.

IT WAS JUST A BIG SAND. IF YOU KNOW BILL WILLIAMS MOUNTAIN.

BILL WILLIAMS RIVER AND THEN THE BIG SANDY. AND BY THE TIME WATER GETS TO THE BIG SANDY, IT'S A PLAYA.

BUT THE KNIGHTS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RESTORE THE CREEK TO LIVE WATER.

IT IS RICH WITH BIODIVERSITY. BEAVER AND TURKEY HAVE BEEN REINTRODUCED BY GAME AND FISH.

HUNDREDS OF SPECIES OF BIRDS. IT'S AN ACTIVE BIRDING AREA FOR ALL THE AUDUBON AND BIRD LOVERS AROUND THE AREA.

LUSH VEGETATION. MANY SPECIES OF WILDLIFE. NEXT, THIS SLIDE FOR THE FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM OF THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE MANAGEMENT PURCHASES CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON FORESTED LAND IN ARIZONA, WHICH HAS HIGH CONSERVATION VALUES.

SO IT IS DFFM, THE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE MANAGEMENT, WHICH HAS.

YOU WANT TO GO ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE. AND THEN NEXT SLIDE.

THERE YOU GO. SO WE ONLY WORK WITH WILLING LANDOWNERS, AND I'M HERE TODAY REPRESENTING THE KNIGHT FAMILY, WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE A GRANT FROM DFM FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $1.1 MILLION TO PURCHASE THE DEVELOPMENT

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RIGHTS, WHICH IS A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON THE RANCH.

DFFM REQUIRES THAT THE CES THEY FUND BE HELD BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.

OUR ORGANIZATION HOLDS 14 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, STARTING WITH THE SAVE THE BUTTE CAMPAIGN IN 1989.

WE HAVE SEVERAL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS IN THE VERDE THAT SUPERVISOR JENKINS IS AWARE OF AND NIKKI ALSO.

BUT THIS EASEMENT WE CANNOT HOLD BECAUSE OF THE REGULATIONS OF DFFM.

NEXT SLIDE. THERE'S A MAP I WANT TO SPEAK TO YEAH. THE MAP OUTLINES. I'M SORRY. IT ISN'T MORE VISIBLE, BUT THE MAP OUTLINES THE 646 ACRES OF RANCH PROPERTY THAT IS OWNED IN, IN PRIVATE, ON, ON DEEDED LAND.

AND THEN THE ARIZONA GAME AND FISH HAVE HIGH VALUE RIPARIAN HABITAT AREAS DECLARED BELOW AND ABOVE THE RANCH JUST DEMONSTRATING THEIR AFFINITY FOR THIS AREA, FOR WILDLIFE.

THE MAP UP IN THE LITTLE THING UP IN THE LEFT HAND CORNER IS THE BOUNDARY OF MARICOPA AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES SHOWING THERE. AND THE RANCH ALSO HOLDS WHOLE STATE GRAZING LEASE ON OVER 30,000 ACRES OF STATE LAND, WHICH IS ALL PROVIDED WATER BY SOLAR WELLS. THE RANCH IS ENTIRELY ON SOLAR, AND THESE SOLAR WELLS ON THE STATE LAND, PROVIDE WILDLIFE AND CATTLE A YEAR ROUND WATER SOURCE.

NEXT SLIDE. YES. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CE HOLDER ARE ESSENTIALLY TO ASSURE THAT THE DOCUMENTED CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON THE PROPERTY ARE PROTECTED IN PERPETUITY.

THOSE CONSERVATION VALUES ARE INVENTORIED THROUGH A PROCESS CALLED THE BASELINE DOCUMENTATION REPORT.

AND DFFM WILL BE DOING THAT THIS YEAR. AND THEN THAT DOCUMENT REALLY SUPPORTS THE ANNUAL MONITORING, WHICH OCCURS EVERY YEAR, AND THE ANNUAL MONITORING RESULTS IN A REPORT STATING THAT THE CONSERVATION VALUES ARE STILL INTACT. AND IF THERE'S ANY VIOLATIONS, THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT HOLDER AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE TO ADDRESS THAT VIOLATION. SO THAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CE HOLDER.

AND NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS THE KNIGHT FAMILY. KIMBERLY IS THERE IN THE MIDDLE.

AND HER HUSBAND STEFAN, IN THE BLACK HAT OVER ON THE LEFT IS THEIR SON, RYAN AND HIS WIFE SAVANNAH AND THEIR TWO BOYS. OVER ON THE RIGHT IS THEIR DAUGHTER.

PARDON ME. GO BACK. AMBERLEY AND HER HUSBAND, JOSIAH AND THEIR TWO BOYS.

AND TOGETHER, THIS FAMILY HAS A WHOLE SERIES OF JOBS THAT KEEP THE RANCH RUNNING.

THE JOSIAH AND AMBERLEY RUN, THE AIRBNB IN THE ORIGINAL RANCH HOUSE, WHICH DATES BACK TO THE 1800S.

AND RYAN AND SAVANNAH RUN THE GRASS FED BEEF OPERATION.

THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES. NEXT SLIDE. SAVANNAH APPEARED AT A EVENT THAT WE HOLD ANNUALLY CALLED A WIDE OPEN SPACES EVENT, AND SHE GAVE A PRESENTATION ON DATE CREEK RECENTLY.

AND I WILL QUOTE HER HERE. OUR FAMILY HAS BEEN IN THE RANCHING BUSINESS IN ARIZONA FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS, AND TODAY THREE GENERATIONS LIVE AND WORK TOGETHER AT DATE CREEK.

EVERYTHING WE DO MUST MEET THREE SIMPLE TESTS GOOD FOR THE LAND, COWS AND WILDLIFE.

GOOD FOR OUR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY. AND IT MUST PROVIDE US A LIVING.

OUR BUSINESS MAY BE BEEF, BUT OUR MISSION IS STEWARDSHIP OF THE LAND AND THE WATER.

I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. MS. RUFFNER THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

YOU'RE WELCOME BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FROM EACH INDIVIDUAL.

EACH SUPERVISOR. SUPERVISOR CHECK. MY COMMENTS ON THIS IS JUST IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNTY TO BE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH THE VISION THAT SEEMS VERY CLEARLY IDENTIFIED BY SEVERAL OTHER PARTNERS AS AN IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE PIECE OF LAND TO PROTECT INTO THE FUTURE.

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SO I THINK THIS IS GREAT, HONESTLY. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT NICE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU AND YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL AS YOU LEARN ABOUT THE FAMILY BECAUSE I'M SURE, AS YOU KNOW, MS. RUFFNER, MANY FAMILIES AREN'T REALLY THE KIDS AREN'T BEING INVOLVED ANYMORE.

THEY DON'T WANT TO DO IT. THEY DON'T WANT TO DO THE RANCHING.

AND AND IT IS HARD WORK, YOU KNOW, BUT IT IS A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL LEGACY THAT THIS FAMILY IS DOING AND FOR THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.

YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. I JUST HAVE QUESTIONS FOR PHIL WHEN WE'RE DONE TALKING WITH REBECCA.

GOOD, GOOD. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. I'VE BEEN INVOLVED, AS YOU KNOW, WITH THE EASEMENTS IN, IN THE VERDE VALLEY, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE RIVERS. I JUST THINK THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY AND A GREAT OPTION FOR PEOPLE TO MAINTAIN THEIR LAND, TO KEEP THEIR LAND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS IN, IN THE WAY THAT IT IS TODAY, SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO APPRECIATE THE LAND IN ARIZONA.

I MEAN, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND, AND THIS, THIS FAMILY, WHAT THEY'RE DOING FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS OF ARIZONA.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

REAL PLEASURE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. BOURDON.

CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I JUST WANTED TO THANK MS. RUFFNER FOR COMING IN AND MAKING A PRESENTATION THAT SERVED THE PURPOSE THAT I WANTED, WHICH WAS TO BRING FORWARD THIS ITEM TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR DISCUSSION AND AND ANY DIRECTION. I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A QUESTION DIRECTLY FOR ME.

LET ME HELP WITH THAT. YOU BETCHA. I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANNUAL MONITORING AND REPORTING IN THE COUNTY? SO THAT IS A VERY GOOD QUESTION. SO I'LL PUBLICLY SAY THAT I, I'VE REVIEWED THIS AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE THOUGHT PROCESSES I HAD IS WHERE DOES THIS RESIDE IN THE COUNTY. AND IT'S GOING TO RESIDE IN THE BOARD OFFICE, I FEEL, BECAUSE AS YOU HAVE A CLERK OF THE BOARD AND THEY'RE THE MEMORY OF THE COUNTY, AS WE ALWAYS SOMETIMES CALL THEM AND THEY HAVE A VERY GOOD SCHEDULE THAT WILL REPORT TO COUNTY MANAGEMENT OF THE NEED TO HAVE THAT ANNUAL REPORT. AND I, INSTEAD OF TRYING TO MOVE IT INTO A DEPARTMENT THAT MAY NOT HAVE THAT INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND IT IS, YOU KNOW, THE BOARD OFFICE, I WOULD HAVE IT RESIDE WITHIN THE BOARD OFFICE AND I WOULD HAVE A CONTRACT DONE BY COUNTY MANAGEMENT FOR A COMPANY TO DO THE REPORTING. I SPOKE TO MS. RUFFNER REGARDING THIS.

THEY DO CONTRACTED REPORTING THROUGH THE CENTRAL ARIZONA LAND TRUST, SO WE WOULD JUST WORK WITH THEM.

FIND A CONTRACTOR TO WORK WITH. MAKE SURE THE REPORTING OCCURRED ANNUALLY.

BUT I FELT THAT BY BEING IN THE BOARD OFFICE AND BEING ON THE THE ANNUAL REPORT NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT BEING ON THE SCHEDULE FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THROUGH THE CLERK'S OFFICE. IT WOULD JUST IT WOULD JUST HAPPEN. THANK YOU PHIL THESE, WHICH I DON'T THINK IT'S A BAD THING. AND I GOT SOME IN MY DISTRICT AS WELL THAT IT'S GOING ON UP THERE AND DIDN'T KNOW IF THIS WAS GOING TO TURN INTO MORE OF A TIME REQUIREMENT. WHAT WE'D HAVE TO BUDGET FOR. LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

SOUNDS LIKE IT'S VERY MINIMAL. THE OTHER QUESTION REBECCA, IS WITH THE WE HAVE A LOT OF BAD ACTORS WITH THE SIDE BY SIDES NOW. SO WHEN IT COMES TO TAKING CARE OF THIS LAND, IS THE RANCH FAMILY GOING TO KEEP THOSE PEOPLE OFF FROM TEARING IT UP? BECAUSE WE SEE PARTS OF SEDONA THAT ARE REALLY GETTING TORE UP BY PEOPLE.

YES. USING THESE MACHINES. IT'S YES, IT'S A MAJOR PROBLEM AND IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AT DATE CREEK.

THEY'VE HAD PEOPLE COME IN ON THEIR ROAD AND RIDE THEIR ATVS ALL THE WAY UP THEIR CREEK.

CUTTING THEIR FENCES. BUT NOW IT'S THEY HAVE A LOCKED GATE AND THEY'RE OUT THERE EVERY DAY JUST MAKING SURE THAT THOSE PEOPLE DON'T VIOLATE THEIR PREMISES. SO THEY'RE VERY THEY'RE VERY AWARE OF IT AND THEY'RE VERY GOOD AT THAT, MAKING SURE THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE ON THE LAND SO MUCH.

I DID WANT TO MENTION ON CONTRACTING JUST REAL BRIEFLY, WE CONTRACT WITH AN INDIVIDUAL NAMED CHRIS.

CHRIS LOWMAN. HE'S WITH RUGGED LAND CONSULTING.

HE DOES ALL OF OUR MONITORING EVERY SUMMER WHEN THE LAND LOOKS BEST, HE GOES OUT AND DOES MONITORING AND THEN FILES REPORTS WITH THE LANDOWNERS AND WHOEVER ELSE GETS THE REPORT. SO THAT I THINK, FILLS THE BUDGET ON THAT WAS UNDER $1,000 A YEAR.

AND JUST ON RECREATIONAL IMMUNITY FOR THE COUNTY ON THIS PROPERTY.

SINCE WE ARE THE HOLDERS OF THE EASEMENT, ARE WE STILL PROTECTED? BECAUSE I KNOW, LIKE WHEN WE WE DO OUR TRAILS AND SUCH, ARE WE STILL PROTECTED BY THAT? THAT'S CONSIDERED A THIRD PARTY VIOLATION AND IT'S UP TO THE LANDOWNER TO PROTECT THEIR EASEMENT.

WE WOULD BE THE SECONDARY POSITION. BUT THESE LANDOWNERS ARE STEWARDS OF THIS LAND, AND THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP THESE PEOPLE OFF TO THE EXTENT

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THAT THAT'S HUMANLY POSSIBLE. GAME AND FISH IS ALSO VERY VIGILANT ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BECAUSE THEY HAVE PROTECTED AREAS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RANCH. AND MY QUESTION ISN'T ON THIS PARTICULAR THING.

IT'S BECAUSE I SEE IT BECOMING MORE AND MORE. I KNOW IT'S IN THE VERDE. I KNOW IT'S COMING TO MY SPOT YOU. SUPER. THANKS PHIL I'M CERTAINLY IN SUPPORT OF THIS. I THINK YOU HAVE YOUR DIRECTION. I HAVE I HAVE CLEAR DIRECTION.

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LETTING ME BRING THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR MRS. RUFFNER AND HER INFORMATION. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY. YOU TOO. MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM NUMBER 3. CHAIRMAN COMPTON. YES. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO SEND THIS ITEM BACK TO THE HEARING OFFICER. OKAY. SECOND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? NONE? CLERK OF THE BOARD.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES.

CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 3 HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE HEARING OFFICER.

MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM NUMBER 4. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING 2026 STATE OF THE COUNTY.

[4. Board of Supervisors - Discussion and possible action regarding the 2026 State of the County. ]

GOOD MORNING, MS. MCATEE. PRESENTATION SIDE BY SIDE GOOD MORNING.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS DAVID MCATEE, COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALLOWING ME TO BRING THIS BEFORE YOU TODAY.

AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS JUST A CONFIRMATION THAT WE DO WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SOME FORM OF STATE OF THE COUNTY FOR 2020, IN 2026. WE DID THIS IN 2025. AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU GUYS WANT TO DO IT AGAIN IN 2026.

SO WE'VE I'VE GOT SOME OPTIONS FOR YOU. THIS IS A NEW YEAR.

AND WITH NEW YEAR COME NEW DIETS. AND SO WE'VE GOT A COUPLE DIET OPTIONS FOR YOU.

[LAUGHTER]. WE'VE GOT A LIGHT OPTION, A HEALTHY OPTION, OR WE'RE GOING TO GO FULL SIZE.

THAT'S TOTALLY UP TO YOU. UP TO YOU. WHAT KIND OF DIET ARE YOU FEELING LIKE TODAY.

SO OPTION ONE BEING LIGHT. WE CAN DO THIS AT THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER HERE IN PRESCOTT AT YAVAPAI COLLEGE.

IT IS CALLED THE PAC. WE COULD DO SOME MINIMAL FOOD, SOME COOKIES AND COFFEE TYPE THING.

WE COULD HAVE A FEW BOOTHS IN THE LOBBY FOR THE DISTRICTS FOR YOU ALL.

THERE WOULD NOT BE A NEED FOR SPONSORS. THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY COST TO ATTEND, AND IT WOULD COST THE COUNTY MINIMAL, BECAUSE BASICALLY ALL WE WOULD BE PAYING FOR IS TO RESERVE THE LOCATION, MAYBE SOME FOOD, A LITTLE BIT OF ADVERTISING. AND SO THAT'S REALLY LIGHT.

THAT IS OUR AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT THE PAC IS. IT'S A THEATER. SEATS ABOUT 1100 PEOPLE, TWO FLOORS. REALLY NICE LOCATION. I'VE TALKED TO THEM.

THERE ARE SOME AVAILABLE TIMES IN SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER, DEPENDING ON WHAT WE WANT, WHEN WE WANT TO MEET. AND WE COULD DO A NORMAL PRESENTATION, POSTING OF THE COLORS, THE COMMUNITY AWARD I'D LIKE TO MAINTAIN.

WE COULD DO SOME VIDEOS, WE COULD DO A FEW SPEECHES AND THEN WRAP IT UP.

JUST A VERY LIGHT, EASY GOING, QUICK AND EASY PRESENTATION.

AND WE SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING. SO THAT'S KIND OF OPTION NUMBER ONE.

DAVID, CAN I ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION? WOULD DEPARTMENTS BE ABLE TO HAVE TABLES AS WELL? THAT WAS A PIECE OF INFORMATION. RIGHT. THAT PEOPLE REALLY LIKED HAVING ACCESS TO DEPARTMENTS.

YEAH WHEN YOU GET PEOPLE IN THAT LOBBY, IT FILLS UP VERY QUICKLY. THERE WOULD NOT BE ROOM FOR DEPARTMENTS TO PRESENT.

THERE IS SOME STUFF OUTSIDE, SOME SPACE OUTSIDE, BUT THEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH THE ELEMENTS. SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A RISK THERE. IT'S VERY LIMITED IN SPACE. AND THAT QUESTION EXACTLY LEADS ME TO THE SECOND OPTION, WHICH IS THE HEALTHY VERSION, WHICH IS ANOTHER OPTION THAT WE COULD DO. BUT REALLY STAYING WITH JUST THE PAC, THERE ISN'T ROOM FOR MORE THAN A COUPLE TABLES, WHICH I WOULD SET UP FOR YOU GUYS. SO OPTION NUMBER TWO BEING HEALTHY, WHICH WOULD BE THE PAC PLUS THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CENTER OR THE GYM.

SO AGAIN STICKING WITH OUR DIET THEME WE'RE GOING TO WALK OVER TO THE GYM WHICH IS ABOUT A MINUTE WALK FROM THERE.

AND I CAN SHOW YOU A MAP FROM THERE. AND WE WOULD DO OUR MAIN PRESENTATION IN THE PAC AND THEN MOVE TO THE GYM FOR A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION.

AND THAT'S REALLY WHERE WE WOULD HAVE ROOM FOR EACH AND EVERY DEPARTMENT THAT WANTED TO, TO HAVE A BOOTH.

YOU ALL COULD HAVE BOOTHS. WE COULD HAVE OUR SPONSORS IF WE DECIDE TO GO THAT DIRECTION, HAVE BOOTHS.

THERE'S ROOM. WE COULD DO SOME REFRESHMENTS IN THERE.

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IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPENSIVE. NOT TERRIBLY EXPENSIVE.

THEY ACTUALLY, THE COLLEGE IS WILLING TO DONATE THE GYM TO US.

WE WOULD NEED TO PAY TO HAVE IT TARPED. AND THAT'S ABOUT $1,500 CHARGE TO DO THAT TO PROTECT THEIR FLOOR.

BUT THOSE ARE SOME OF THE OPTIONS. SO WE JUST KIND OF RUN THROUGH SOME OPTIONS.

WE OPEN THE DOORS AT THE PAC, WE DO THE PRESENTATIONS, WE DO THE POSTING OF THE COLORS, INVOCATION, THE COMMUNITY AWARD, VIDEOS AND SPEECHES AND THEN JOIN US IN THE GYM FOR A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION.

AND WHAT THAT COMMUNITY CONVERSATION IS, IS REALLY UP TO YOU.

HOW ENGAGED WE WANT, HOW MUCH INFORMATION WE WANT TO PROVIDE IS REALLY THERE.

IS WHERE WE WOULD PROVIDE MOST OF THE DETAILED INFORMATION, DISPLAYS ENGAGEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENTS, WITH YOU ALL. SO IN THERE WE COULD DO REFRESHMENTS, HAVE A TIME OF NETWORKING, THAT COMMUNITY CONVERSATION, THE DEPARTMENT PRESENTATIONS. AND THEN WE CLOSE THE EVENT.

SO THAT'S KIND OF A TWO LOCATION. THE CHALLENGE OBVIOUSLY GETTING PEOPLE FROM THE PAC TO THE GYM, THAT IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE, BUT I THINK WE COULD TURN THAT INTO AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT INFORMATION.

SO WE SET UP EMPLOYEES, ELECTED OFFICIALS, DEPARTMENT HEADS ALONG THAT ROUTE AND MAKE IT KIND OF A GREETING GANTLET, WHERE PEOPLE MEET THE EMPLOYEES, THE DIRECTORS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS AS THEY HEAD TO THE GYM AND THEN HAVE SOME INFORMATION ALONG THE WAY THERE AS WELL.

SO THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT MORE INFORMATION.

AND THEN THAT'S WHERE THE MEAT ON THE BONE COMES FROM SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

IT'S IN THAT ROOM. THE, THE ACTUAL A LOT OF THE MORE DETAILS, IN-DEPTH INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT WE JUST PRESENTED IN THE PAC.

THE ONE I DIDN'T NOTICE IF YOU HAD THAT ON THERE, BUT THE PUBLIC, HOW CAN THE PUBLIC ATTEND THIS FOR NOTHING? OH, ABSOLUTELY YES. YES. NO WE WOULD KEEP IT THESE TWO OPTIONS.

THE COST WOULD BE NOTHING. YOU COULD CHARGE IF YOU WANTED TO, BUT I THINK WE COULD COVER THE COSTS AND MAYBE GET 1 OR 2 SPONSORS TO PICK UP THE REST.

SO IT WOULD NOT COST ANYTHING TO ATTEND EITHER ONE.

DEPENDING ON HOW EXTRAVAGANT YOU WANT TO GO WITH THE REFRESHMENTS.

I MEAN, WE COULD DO, LIKE I SAID, COOKIES AND COFFEE OR MUFFINS AND COFFEE.

IF IT'S A BREAKFAST MEETING AND KEEP IT VERY MINIMAL.

OR WE COULD GO, YOU KNOW, LIGHT OR D'OEUVRES TYPE THINGS JUST DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO SPEND.

AND THAT WOULD DEPEND ON HOW MANY SPONSORS WE NEED TO GET. SO I DON'T THINK THERE WOULD BE ANY COST TO ATTEND IN EITHER OF THESE TWO VERSIONS.

THIS AGAIN, IN THE GYM WE WOULD HAVE MORE INFORMATION, MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE AND MORE PROVIDE TAKEAWAYS.

SO THIS IS A MAP OF THE COLLEGE. SO YOU CAN SEE THE BIG CIRCLE IN THE MIDDLE IS THE PARKING LOT.

THE PINK SQUARE ON THE BOTTOM IS THE PAC. AND THEN YOU CAN FOLLOW THAT LITTLE PINK LINE UP TO THE GYM.

SO THERE'S A THERE'S A WALKWAY. IT'S VERY WELL LAID OUT.

AND THEN GETTING INTO THE GYM IS NOT THAT FAR.

IF WE DO RUN INTO WHETHER WE WOULD HAVE, YOU KNOW, SHUTTLES TO RUN PEOPLE BACK AND FORTH UP THERE.

SO AND THEN THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL LAYOUT IN THE GYM.

SO YOU CAN SEE THERE'S SPOTS FOR SEATING FOR THE LITTLE Q&A AREA TIME.

THE MORE INFORMATION THAT YOU GUYS ARE PRESENTING AND THEN LOCATIONS DOWN BELOW FOR THE BOOTHS, AND THEN YOUR THIRD OPTION IS TO GO FULL SIZE.

AND THIS COULD BE A VEGGIE BURGER IF YOU WANT, IF THAT YOU KNOW, IS MORE DIET RELATED.

I DON'T LIKE VEGGIE BURGERS MYSELF, BUT. AND THE FULL BLOWN ONE WOULD BE GO BACK TO THE FINDLAY.

POSSIBLY CHARGE FOR ADMISSION, BUT A MUCH SMALLER FEE JUST TO COVER THE FOOD COSTS, WHICH WOULD BE A MUCH SMALLER ENDEAVOR.

NOT A WHOLE FULL SIT DOWN, BUT JUST SMALL PLATES WITH LITTLE FOODS.

SO THOSE ARE KIND OF SOME OPTIONS. AND REALLY, WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET FROM YOU TODAY IS JUST TO APPROVE US DOING SOMETHING, AND THEN WE CAN COME BACK TO YOU, IF YOU'D LIKE, WITH MORE DETAILS ON WHAT THIS ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE.

AND DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU DECIDE, WE COULD COME BACK TO YOU IN BUDGET SEASON FOR REQUESTS FOR SOME FUNDS OR NOT, DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU DECIDE. WELL, MR. MCATEE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. OBVIOUSLY YOU NEED DIRECTION. SO WE NEED TO HEAR FROM EACH AND EVERY BOARD MEMBER. I WOULD HOPE. SUPERVISOR MALLORY YOU WANT TO GO? YEAH THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. I APPRECIATE, DAVID, ALL YOUR WORK AND THAT YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH AND AND GIVEN US THESE OPTIONS.

I'LL SAY THAT I KIND OF LOOK TOWARD NUMBER THREE, BUT I DON'T WANT A VEGGIE BURGER.

[LAUGHTER]. JUST SAYING, I, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE I DON'T DO FAKE SUGAR EITHER.

I'M JUST. YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO DO IT. I'M DOING IT.

KEEP IT HEALTHY AND THE ONLY OTHER PROBLEM WITH THE OTHER TWO, ALTHOUGH I, I ABSOLUTELY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE.

PLEASE KNOW THAT. IS THAT THE FIRST ONE IS WE CAN'T GET EVERYBODY IN.

AND THAT WAS THAT WAS A THING BECAUSE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE COUNTY AND A LOT OF THE DEPARTMENTS WANT TO BE THERE,

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AND WE WANT TO SHOWCASE OUR DEPARTMENTS. AND NUMBER, THE NUMBER TWO LOCATION, I, I JUST EVEN THOUGH I KNOW YOU HAD SOME CREATIVE WAY OF MOVING EVERYBODY FROM HERE TO THERE, I JUST I KIND OF DIDN'T CARE MUCH FOR THAT.

BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID, I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK VERY, VERY MUCH, AND THE OPTIONS TO LOOK AT THEM LIKE THIS REALLY HELPS ME UNDERSTAND HOW WHAT I THINK WOULD BE THE EASIEST OR THE BEST. SO THANK YOU AGAIN.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS. I'M DIGESTING WHAT YOU JUST FED ME.

[LAUGHTER]. VERY NICE. AND I DON'T LIKE DIETS.

[LAUGHTER]. SO THAT ONE'S OFF THE BOARD FOR ME.

I MY CONCERN ON THE SECOND ONE, WHICH WAS HEALTHY, I DO LIKE HEALTHY, BUT I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH I'M KEEN ON TWO DIFFERENT BUILDINGS AND MOVING BACK AND FORTH. BUT I'M ANXIOUS TO HEAR WHAT THE OTHER SUPERVISORS HAVE TO SAY.

I DID LIKE FINDLAY, BUT THE IDEA OF CUTTING BACK ON THE ELABORATE MEAL IS NUMBER ONE PRIORITY FOR ME, AND TO MAKE IT AFFORDABLE SO THAT WE COULD GET MORE FOLKS THERE.

AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE TIME, IF THAT, IF THE TIME WAS A PROBLEM FOR FOLKS TO COME DURING THE DAY FOR THE WORKING CLASS PEOPLE.

BUT I LIKE A LOT OF THE IDEAS THAT YOU PUT UP HERE ON HOW WE COULD CHANGE THE SCHEDULE AND THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE COULD PROVIDE.

SO THANKS FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND PRESENTING. ABSOLUTELY SUPERVISOR CHECK. THANK YOU. CHAIR. I, I ACTUALLY WOULD PREFER THE FIRST OPTION, BUT I HAVE A SUGGESTION ON HOW TO MAKE IT MAYBE WORK BETTER.

I MAY BE ALONE IN THINKING THIS, BUT I DON'T PERSONALLY THINK THAT MY DISTRICT WOULD NEED A TABLE.

THE SUPERVISORS ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO, YOU KNOW, EXPRESS THEMSELVES ON THE STAGE AND THEY'RE AVAILABLE AND EVERYBODY KNOWS WHERE HIGHLY AVAILABLE IN OUR OFFICES ALL THE TIME.

BUT THE DEPARTMENTS ARE REALLY THE ONES PROVIDING SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY DIRECTLY.

SO I MIGHT SUGGEST EXPLORING SWITCHING OUT THAT TABLE SPACE AND THAT REAL ESTATE, I KNOW WE CAN'T FIT ALL OF OUR BUT WE HAVE MORE THAN A COUPLE DOZEN DEPARTMENTS. BUT MAYBE THE THE HEADLINERS COULD SORT OF SHARE SPACE.

IN THAT LOBBY. I COULD I COULD REALLY SEE THAT WORKING.

AND YEAH, WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO. I WOULD PREFER IT BE IN THE AFTERNOON, MAYBE AFTER SCHOOL GETS OUT FOR TO, YOU KNOW, 4:00 OR SOMETHING. COULD WORK SO THAT MORE PEOPLE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET TIME OFF AND AND COME AND ATTEND.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. I THINK IT SHOULD BE A POTLUCK.

[LAUGHTER]. CAN YOU IMAGINE THE AMOUNT OF FOOD THAT WOULD SHOW UP TO THAT THING? HEY, THAT'S JEROME STYLE RIGHT THERE. RIGHT. YOU KNOW BUT I DO PREFER FINDLAY.

I THINK THERE'S A LOT MORE ROOM TO SET UP OUR OUR DISTRICTS.

WE COULD SET UP OUR DEPARTMENTS. WE COULD SET UP THE SPONSORS CAN HAVE THE TABLES AS WELL, TOO. I DON'T THINK WE NEED ELABORATE FOOD. I THINK THAT REALLY HURT US.

I LIKE THE FACT THAT THE CITIES AND TOWNS CAN ALL HAVE A TABLE, AND WE CAN MIX WITH EACH OTHER AND TALK WITH EACH OTHER.

I MEAN, I THINK ONE OF OUR THEMES HERE AT THE COUNTY IS TRYING TO BRING EVERYBODY TOGETHER TO WORK TOWARDS COMMON GOALS, AND I THINK THAT THAT HELPS FORWARD THAT.

THE ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IS TABLES ON THE FLOOR AND THE STANDS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT NO COST.

SO THEY OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO SHOW UP AND HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE COUNTY WITHOUT HAVING TO COME UP WITH THE $60 COST, WHICH I THINK WE ALL GOT EMAILS ON THAT, AND I AGREE WITH IT.

AND WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT CONTENT TODAY AT ALL OF OKAY.

YES VERY MINIMAL CHARGE. I MEAN, WE'RE POLITICIANS.

WE'RE USED TO EATING THE CHEESE TRAYS AND THE FRUIT TRAYS AND THE VEGETABLE TRAYS.

SO WE'RE ALL GOOD WITH THAT. AND YOU KNOW, NIKKI'S IDEA IS GOOD.

MAYBE DO IT RIGHT BEFORE WE LEAVE FOR TO GO HOME FOR DINNER.

AND THAT WAY, MORE PEOPLE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ATTEND.

SO I'M CERTAINLY IN FAVOR OF OPTION NUMBER THREE WITH THE INCORPORATION OF WHAT SUPERVISOR JENKINS AND SUPERVISOR CHECK.

WITH, YOU KNOW, COST BEING THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT WE HEARD, AS SUPERVISOR KUKNYO SAID OVER AND OVER AND OVER.

THAT'S WHAT I WOULD BE IN SUPPORT OF. SO I THINK YOU HAVE SOMEWHAT OF A CONSENSUS OF WHERE TO GO ON OPTION THREE. IF I HEAR THINGS RIGHT FROM THE BOARD WITH A REDUCED COST AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC A BIT MORE. YES MR. MCATEE SO ARE WE. CAN WE? OH, ATTENDEES EXCUSE ME. CAN WE CHARGE THE ATTENDEES? ARE YOU INTERESTED IN CHARGING THE ATTENDEES ANYTHING? SUPERVISORS? IF WE CAN GET IT PAST US WITH APPROVING YOUR BUDGET, I WOULD SAY ZERO.

BUT I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM EVERYBODY ELSE. I LIKE SUPERVISOR KUKNYO'S IDEA TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A PLATED MEAL OR OR WHAT HAVE YOU, WE COULD HAVE THAT AT A LOWER CHARGE.

WHAT WAS? MAYBE YOUR SUGGESTION LAST TIME WAS $30 A PLATE, I THINK? RIGHT. BUT HAVING THE STANDS OPEN FOR ANYBODY WHO JUST WANTS TO HEAR THE CONTENT FOR FREE.

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IF FINDLAY'S THE PLACE THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IT, THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME.

BUT HAVING A SMALL CHARGE AT THE TABLES, I THINK IS SMART, BECAUSE THEN YOU GET COMMITMENT IF IT COSTS YOU NOTHING.

WHY SHOW UP? RIGHT MALLORY. YES THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. SO YEAH, I AGREE, A MINIMAL COST FOR SURE.

AND I, I DO LIKE THAT FINDLAY AS I WAS SAYING, AND AND THE FOOD, WHATEVER EVERYONE IS THINKING OF I'M FINE WITH THAT.

I THAT'S NOT A BIG DEAL. I JUST DO WANT TO SAY THIS RIGHT NOW, WHILE IT'S FRESH IN MY MIND, OCTOBER IS USUALLY WHEN THIS BOARD HAS TO GO FOR THEIR COUNTY SUPERVISORS SUMMIT.

JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE NOW, WHILE I'M THINKING.

WE DID IT LAST YEAR IN SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER IS THE COUNTY'S ACTUAL ANNIVERSARY, WHICH IS WHY WE WERE LOOKING AT OCTOBER.

BUT I THINK SEPTEMBER WORKS BETTER FOR EVERYBODY.

EVEN I SPOKEN WITH ELECTIONS. IT GIVES THEM TIME TO MESSAGE FOR THEIR ELECTIONS.

SO I THINK SEPTEMBER, I BELIEVE, WORKS BEST. OKAY.

YEAH. I'M EXCITED. I REALLY DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO SHOWCASE THE COUNTY FULLY AND ALSO THAT WE DO GET THAT OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THE CITIZENS IN AND, AND MAKE IT A REALLY ENJOYABLE EVENT.

CHAIR? YES. I JUST WANT CLARIFICATION. WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS IF YOU'RE AT A TABLE ON THE FLOOR, IT WOULD BE MINIMAL COST, BUT OTHER FOLKS COULD COME FREE OF CHARGE IF THEY WANT TO BE UP IN THE GALLERY? THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. THAT'S A GREAT IDEA THANK YOU.

WE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT LAST YEAR AS WELL. MY ONLY CONCERN WITH THAT, THOUGH, IS HOW DOES IT LOOK? YOU'VE GOT THE PEOPLE SITTING DOWN AT THE NICE TABLES, EATING A MEAL AND THEN THE CHEAP SEATS.

THAT WOULD BE MY ONLY CONCERN. WE'RE HAVING CHEAP FOOD, SO THAT'S OKAY. [LAUGHTER] OKAY. YEAH.

I THINK YOU HAVE YOUR DIRECTION. OKAY. CHAIR.

WELL, I JUST THIS IS. YEAH JUST. ACTUALLY, YOU'VE GIVEN US A GOOD DIRECTION.

I JUST WANT TO SUMMARIZE IT. SO WE WOULD START MOVING TOWARDS A FINDLAY AS THE EVENT CENTER, AND WE WOULD MINIMIZE THE COST OF FOOD, PROVIDING SOME LEVEL OF FOOD, BUT LIGHT FOOD, SOME, SOME LIGHTER, AND AND THE COST WOULD BE LESS.

AND AND I DON'T DISAGREE. THERE WAS A DISCUSSION I UNDERSTAND FROM TALKING TO MR. MCATEE ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING PEOPLE COME IN NOT PAYING AND GOING.

WE'LL WORK OUT THE DETAILS BASED ON THE BOARD'S DIRECTION.

I THINK THEY'LL JUST HAVE TO BE A WAY WE CAN IDENTIFY BETWEEN PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING INTO THE FLOOR AND VERSUS COMING UP, BUT IT'S SOMETHING WE'LL WORK OUT. BUT I THINK WE HAVE DIRECTION.

YES THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I THINK WE'LL. YOU'VE GIVEN US DIRECTION TO START SETTING THE DATES AND WORKING WITH YOU ON THAT AND, AND KIND OF FRAMEWORK FOR THAT FACILITY AND WITHIN THE, THE BOUNDARIES THAT YOU JUST KIND OF SET SO.

THANK YOU, SIR. YOU ALL GOOD? DAVID? YEAH. NO, YOUR DIRECTION IS MOVE FORWARD.

AND JUST ONE THING YOU SAID THOUGH. LIKE, HOW DOES THE OPTICS LOOK WITH THE PEOPLE BEING.

I THINK IF THE PUBLIC WANTS TO PURCHASE A SEAT AT A TABLE, THEY'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO DO THAT UP TO CAPACITY.

YEAH. AND SO GET IN EARLY AND YOU HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO NOT HAVE TO BE SEPARATED.

WE'RE NOT TRYING TO MAKE TWO CLASSES OF PEOPLE.

SO IF IT'S MINIMAL CHARGE THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON NOT TO.

OKAY [LAUGHTER]. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM NUMBER 5, OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY.

[5. County Attorney - Approve the addition of a Deputy County Attorney position, on a permanent basis, to replace a Deputy County Attorney who was called to temporary active military duty. ]

IS THAT YOU ALL THE WAY IN THE BACK, MR. MCGRANE? IT IS YAVAPAI COUNTY ATTORNEY. I'M HERE ON ITEMS 5 AND 6.

5 IS THE REQUEST TO REPLACE AN ATTORNEY THAT'S BEEN CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY FOR A SIX-MONTH STINT.

TO BECOME AN IMMIGRATION JUDGE, YOU PROBABLY READ ABOUT IT IN THE NEWS.

IT IS MY CONTENTION, BASED ON MY SKILL TRAINING EXPERIENCE AS A MILITARY LAWYER, THAT THAT TIME WILL BE EXTENDED IF THEY FIND THAT PROGRAM TO BE BENEFICIAL. AND I DON'T THINK THE IMMIGRATION BACKLOG WILL BE RESOLVED IN SIX MONTHS SO.

SO THE REQUEST IS THAT I BE ALLOWED TO ADD AN ATTORNEY, BASICALLY, AND DO IT NOW SO I CAN FILL BACK FILL THAT SPOT.

AND WHEN HE REJOINS WE CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD.

REPLACING THAT POSITION ON A TEMPORARY BASIS IS BASICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.

FRANKLY WE HAVE TWO OPENINGS RIGHT NOW. I'M NOT SURE, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS AND THE QUALITY OF APPLICANTS THAT WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO EVEN GET TO THIS.

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IF YOU CALL IT THE NUMBER THREE SPOT, IT'S GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO FILL IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS ANYWAY.

PARDON ME, DID YOU SAY THAT THE POSITION YOU THINK MAY BE EXTENDED BEYOND THE SIX MONTHS? THEIR DEPLOYMENT? HIS ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE EXTENDED BEYOND SIX MONTHS.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? SUPERVISOR CHECK.

IT'S VICE CHAIR TO YOU. [LAUGHTER]. OH, YES SORRY.

THAT'S OKAY. EXCUSE ME. YOU'VE BEEN WAITING. YOU'RE STILL A SUPERVISOR.

[LAUGHTER]. OH, DEAR. I DID IT TO HER. OH, OKAY.

OKAY. SO THE MY PERSPECTIVE ON THIS ITEM IS THAT IF WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET SOMEONE TO FILL UP EVEN A PERMANENT POSITION RIGHT AWAY, I WOULD PREFER TO SEE THIS MATTER DEALT WITH IN OUR BUDGET DISCUSSIONS BECAUSE IT'S ADDING A PERMANENT FULL TIME POSITION AND OUR HEADS REALLY AREN'T IN THAT SPACE AT THIS POINT.

WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE BALANCE OF, YOU KNOW, HOW THIS IMPACTS OUR BUDGET LONG TERM.

SO I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE MY THAT WOULD BE MY DESIRE TO SEE THIS MATTER REALLY LOOKED AT THOUGHTFULLY DURING BUDGET PROCESS.

ANY QUESTION? SUPERVISOR JENKINS. I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

YOU SAY YOU'RE MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY FILLING TWO OPEN POSITIONS THAT YOU HAVE NOW.

THIS IS A TEMPORARY POSITION. BY THE TIME YOU GET AROUND TO THIS, WE'RE GOING TO BE IN NEXT BUDGET SESSION ANYWAY.

MANAGER? WE ARE. I'M ACTUALLY NOT REQUESTING A TEMPORARY.

I'M ASKING FOR A PERMANENT. BUT A PERMANENT. BUT MY POINT IS, IF YOU ALREADY HAVE TWO IN FRONT OF THAT, WE'RE PROBABLY IN NEXT FISCAL YEAR ANYWAY. SO MAYBE THIS IS A BUDGET TOPIC.

SO THAT'S MY. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH. I JUST DON'T KNOW ABOUT ADDING BECAUSE THEN WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THIS GUY COMES BACK? THEN WE JUST HAVE ADDITIONAL STAFF? THIS. MR. BOURDON HAS MADE IT CLEAR HE'S NOT GOING TO BE HELD TO PROMISES MADE BY PREVIOUS MANAGEMENT.

BUT THERE WAS A DISCUSSION AND UNDERSTANDING THAT I WOULD BE ADDING A CRIMINAL POSITION THIS COMING YEAR.

AND I REALIZED THE BOARD DIDN'T SIGN THAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT TOTALLY.

BUT WHEN THE BOARD ASKED, WAS I HAPPY WITH THE BUDGET AS PRESENTED? I SAID YES, BASED ON PROMISES MADE. YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN ME FALL ON THE FLOOR AND THROW A FIT LIKE A TWO YEAR OLD.

LAST YEAR HAD I KNOWN WHAT I KNOW NOW. BUT HERE WE ARE SO.

WE HAVE OUR BUDGET DRAFTED OBVIOUSLY. I WOULD PULL THIS POSITION FROM THAT REQUEST.

WELL TO SUPERVISOR JENKINS' POINT WE'RE GOING TO BE IN NEXT FISCAL YEAR ANYWAYS.

IT'S YOUR DIFFICULTY FILLING THE POSITIONS THAT AREN'T THERE.

I MEAN THAT YOU CAN'T FILL THE TWO THAT ARE LEAVING. AND SO I MEAN, I'M LOOKING AT BUDGET IS WHAT I'M LOOKING AT.

SO THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS. IF THERE'S A MOTION.

I MAY I ASK THE MANAGER, DO YOU HAVE ANY INPUT ON THIS? YES. I'D BE GLAD TO GIVE YOU SOME INPUT. AND AND I'VE, I APPRECIATE THE POSITION THAT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY IS IN, BUT I HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS FROM A COUNTYWIDE PERSPECTIVE.

AND DEPARTMENTS ARE ALL DEPARTMENTS GET PUT IN THIS POSITION WHEN INDIVIDUALS ARE ON LEAVE FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER, FOR EXTENDED LEAVE, WHETHER IT'S THIS, FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE OR OTHERS.

AND I MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO ALWAYS BRING NEW POSITION RECOMMEND REQUESTS THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS.

I RESPECT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND THE ISSUE THAT HE'S COMING AGAINST.

BUT AS HE POINTED OUT THERE ARE SOME VACANCY ISSUES.

AND SO I THINK THERE'S THAT TIME ELEMENT THAT YOU HAVE FOR HIM TO BE ABLE TO TRY TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS.

BUT IN MY GENERAL BROAD BRUSH OF WHEN I'M MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THIS BOARD, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT POSITIONS LIKE THIS COME THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS SO THAT THEY ARE WEIGHED AGAINST ALL OTHER REQUESTS AND THE AVAILABLE FUNDING THAT YOU HAVE.

WHEN I GO INTO A BUDGET PROCESS WITH THE BOARD, I'M PRETTY STARK AND STRAIGHTFORWARD ABOUT IT.

YOU ARE LOOKING AT MONEY THAT IS AVAILABLE TO YOU, AND YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT ALL THE REQUESTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY FOR NEW POSITIONS AND PROGRAMS. AND SO I RECOMMEND THESE ALL COME THROUGH A BUDGET PROCESS.

I RESPECT AND UNDERSTAND AND TOLD MR. MCGRANE IT ABSOLUTELY.

HE CAN ASK THE BOARD THAT IS HIS RIGHT TO ASK THE BOARD.

HE KNOWS MY POSITION UNIFORMLY TO ASK THE BOARD TO BRING THESE THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, AND UNLESS THEY FEEL DIFFERENTLY. BUT THAT'S MY RECOMMENDATION ALWAYS.

THANK YOU, MR. BOURDON. SUPERVISOR MALLORY

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NO, NO YOU DIDN'T. I'M. I'M GETTING USED TO MY NEW NAME.

GOOD MORNING DENNIS. GOOD MORNING THIS SERVICE? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. AND THEN.

AND SO. AND YOU THINK HE'LL BE GONE MORE THAN THE SIX MONTHS? BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE, YES. YEAH. WELL, YEAH.

BECAUSE YOU DO THIS ALSO SO. YES. OKAY. WELL I, I WOULD LIKE TO WAIT TILL THE BUDGET ALSO.

AND I WOULD WE HAD A VERY INTERESTING BUDGET SYSTEM GOAL LAST YEAR, AND I THINK WE'RE STILL TRYING TO WORK FROM THAT.

AND LIKE YOU HAD ALLUDED TO ABOUT SOME INFORMATION.

I JUST FEEL LIKE WE WILL HAVE A VERY GOOD BUDGET PROCESS THIS YEAR, AND I WOULD LIKE TO WORK IN THAT.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AND WORK THROUGH THAT AND KIND OF GET BACK ON TRACK IS TRULY HOW I AM FEELING.

SO I KNOW THAT DOESN'T MAKE YOU HAPPY AND. UNDERSTOOD.

I TRULY AM SO. BUT THANK YOU. YES, I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT TOO, AS WELL.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YEAH. HOW. IF HE'S GONE ALREADY HOW YOU FILLING IT RIGHT NOW? IT'LL JUST BE ADDITIONAL BURDEN. ON OTHERS? ON EXISTING.

ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE TO LOOK AT IS TRANSFERRING STAFF FROM THE CIVIL DIVISION INTO THE CRIMINAL DIVISION TO FILL THE THE GAPS.

THERE'S RISK IN THAT. WHICH IS EVERYBODY'S HIRED TO BE A DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY TO GO BACK AND FORTH.

BUT MOST UNDERSTOOD AT THE TIME THAT THAT THEY WOULD BE IN THE CIVIL DIVISION WOULD BE UNLIKELY THERE WOULD BE A MOVE THERE.

IF THERE IS A MOVE HOPEFULLY BE A VOLUNTEER AS OPPOSED TO A DRAFT.

AND THEN WE'D JUST GO FROM THERE, WE FIGURE OUT RESOURCES.

SO I'LL HAVE TO SIT DOWN WITH MR. BOURDON TO FIGURE OUT HOW THOSE FURTHER LIMITED LEGAL RESOURCES CAN BE SPREAD ABOUT THE COUNTY.

SUPERVISOR CHECK. SO. I DID IT ON PURPOSE WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE TO MAKE A MOTION. YES TO TABLE THIS UNTIL OUR 2026 BUDGET HEARINGS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? IS I MEAN. IT'LL HURT LESS THAN JUST TURNING IT DOWN.

RIGHT. [LAUGHTER] IT'S NOT A NO. SECOND. OKAY.

ANY DISCUSSION? CLERK OF THE BOARD. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. SURE. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES.

CHAIR COMPTON. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU'RE BACK AGAIN.

I'M BACK. NUMBER 6 IS THE MODIFICATION AND BASICALLY EXTENSION OF THE OUR WESTLAW CONTRACT.

[6. County Attorney - Approve the purchase of West Proflex with CoCounsel from West Publishing Corporation, a Thomson Reuters business, a proprietary source provider, in the total amount of $283,353.12, to commence January 1, 2026, and terminate December 31, 2028. YC Contract No. 2025-509]

WESTLAW IS OUR LEGAL RESEARCH PROVIDER. THEY HAVE A NEW PRODUCT OUT THAT BASICALLY WE'RE GOING TO BE FORCED INTO AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.

IT IS A IT HAS INCORPORATED AI INTO ITS MODEL THAT HAS SOME.

WE'VE EVERYTHING YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT AI AND WORRIED ABOUT WE DID TOO.

AND WE'VE ADDRESSED WESTLAW ABOUT THAT. IT IS A LIMITED UNIVERSE.

THERE ARE ATTORNEYS, BY THE WAY, THAT ARE GETTING IN TROUBLE FOR USING AI.

AI JUST IN GENERAL CAN GENERATE A FAKE CASE LAW.

SO THEY'RE CITING CASES THAT DON'T EXIST. WOW.

WESTLAW HAS TAKEN MEASURES TO KEEP IT A. EXCUSE ME.

AN INSULATED, ISOLATED UNIVERSE. AND SO IT'S ONLY CHECKING AMONGST ITSELF.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THE LAWYERS CAN STOP BEING LAWYERS.

THEY STILL HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK THESE THINGS.

YOU COULD ALWAYS GO BACK TO THOSE FANCY BOOKS BEHIND YOU IN THE PICTURES. [LAUGHTER]. YOU'D BE SURPRISED HOW EXPENSIVE THEY ARE.

[LAUGHTER]. YOU GET THE LITTLE ADDENDUM EVERY YEAR AT THE END.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY THE BOOKS EVERY YEAR. YOU COULD DO THAT. YOU GET THE. OH, THOSE ARE INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE.

WHETHER THEY ACTUALLY MAKE THOSE BOOKS ANYMORE, I'M NOT SURE I'D LIKE TO THINK THAT THEY ARE BUT.

I HAD TO I'M SORRY. I KNOW THEY'RE AWFUL. I STILL THAT'S HOW I GREW UP RESEARCHING, THOUGH.

I'VE BEEN A LAWYER A LONG TIME, SO. CERTAINLY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? CONCERNS? IS THERE A. I MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER 6.

I'LL SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? MOTION AND A SECOND.

CLERK OF THE BOARD. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS.

AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YEP. SUPERVISOR MALLORY.

YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. THANK YOU, MR. MCGRANE.

THANKS. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 7. PUBLIC WORKS. GOOD MORNING ROGER.

[7. Public Works - Approve purchase of nine (9) various model Chevrolet vehicles in a total amount not to exceed $470,230.51 from Sands Motor Company, utilizing Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Contract #CTR059324. YC Contract No. 2026-006 (All Districts)]

GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CHECK, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

ROGER MCCORMICK, DIRECTOR FOR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

BEFORE YOU TODAY, I HAVE AN ITEM RELATED TO A BUDGETED ITEM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 25-26.

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PUBLIC WORKS HAD BUDGETED $510,000 TO PURCHASE NINE LIGHTER WEIGHT TYPE VEHICLES, TWO SUVS AND SEVEN TRUCKS.

TO REPLACE OTHER VEHICLES WITHIN THE FLEET, WITHIN OUR FLEET THAT HAVE MILD OUT.

SO WE CONTACTED SANDS MOTOR COMPANY AND WERE ABLE TO FIND VEHICLES FOR ALL THESE REPLACEMENTS.

WE'RE LOOKING TO REPLACE ALL NINE OF THESE. THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR THE PURCHASE IS $470,000.

AND WE WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, ROUGHLY $39,000 UNDER BUDGET ON THAT.

AND SO I WILL NOTE THAT SOME OF THE VEHICLES ARE BEING OUTFITTED AT THE DEALER WITH NECESSARY ITEMS, SUCH AS ACCESSORY FUEL TANKS WHAT WE REFER TO AS HEADACHE RACKS.

SO THAT STUFF THAT'S HAULED IN THE TRUCKS WON'T GO THROUGH THE BACK WINDOW.

THOSE TYPE OF MODIFICATIONS ARE BEING DONE AT THE DEALER, WHICH WE DID RESEARCH TO FIND THAT THAT IS A VERY COST EFFECTIVE WAY TO DO IT.

WE COULDN'T ORDER THE PARTS AND PUT THEM IN WITH OUR MECHANICS FOR THE PRICES THAT WE'RE GETTING FOR THAT INSTALLATION.

SO IT WAS VERY COST EFFECTIVE TO DO THAT. THEY'LL COME READY TO US FROM THE DEALER.

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WE'LL BE PUTTING, YOU KNOW, YAVAPAI COUNTY STICKERS AND SOME SAFETY LIGHTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT ON IT.

SO THAT IS THE REQUEST. QUESTIONS? THEY'RE. YEAH, THEY'RE GREAT PRICES. I MEAN, THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE ALL ABOUT 10, 15 UNDER WHAT I COULD GET THEM FOR? YEAH. WOW. YEAH. UNDER UNDER THE. WE'RE UTILIZING THE STATE CONTRACT, AND WITH THAT CONTRACT, WE GET A PERCENTAGE OFF OF THE MSRP. GREAT. THANK YOU.

ANY VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. CHAIR. SUPERVISOR MALLORY.

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

THANK YOU SHERIFF GOOD MORNING SIR. GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR.

MADAM VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. HAPPY NEW YEAR.

[8. Sheriff - Approve an Independent Contractor Agreement with MCF Strategies, LLC for Strategic Consulting, Government Affairs, and Public Liaison Services in an amount not to exceed $90,000.00, for a term from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026, with up to three (3) one-year renewal options. YC Contract No. 2026-015]

ACTION ITEM NUMBER 8. A FEW YEARS AGO OR LAST YEAR, ACTUALLY.

2025 FEBRUARY 2025, I BROUGHT TO THE BOARD A CONTRACT WITH FITZGERALD STRATEGIES FOR $144,000 A YEAR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND GOVERNANCE. GOVERNMENT RELATIONS.

AND YOU MET MS. MEGAN FITZGERALD AT THAT TIME.

SHE WORKED ONE YEAR OF THE CONTRACT, AND DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND ANYONE'S CONTROL, SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE.

AND THAT CONTRACT WAS TERMINATED. AND THAT WAS APPROVED IN THE CONSENT AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 21 TODAY.

SO AFTER ONE YEAR OF THE WORK ON THAT CONTRACT AND KNOWING THAT WE NEEDED TO MOVE FORWARD, SOME OF THE SUCCESSES OF THAT CONTRACT HAVE BEEN APPROVED IN THE FORM OF STATE APPROPRIATIONS THAT CAME TO THE BOARD EARLIER THIS YEAR.

SO FAR, ABOUT $6.5 MILLION. THERE'S ANOTHER ABOUT $9 MILLION ON THE AGENDA TODAY AFTER THIS ITEM.

AND THEN THERE'S ABOUT $2 MILLION COMING FROM THE LOCAL BORDER SECURITY FUND.

THAT MONEY HAS BEEN USED FOR OR IS BEING USED TO DO EVERYTHING FROM REFURBISH THE RADIO SYSTEM FOR THE DEPUTIES IN THE COUNTY, SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE DEPUTIES IN THE RURAL AREAS, THE POSITIONS THAT ARE IN YOUR SPECIAL CRIMES UNIT, WHICH IS THE PROACTIVE UNIT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SURGE RESOURCES INTO DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE COUNTY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUES.

YOUR REENTRY PROGRAM, OUR REENTRY PROGRAM, THAT'S AT THE COUNTY JAIL.

SO THE POSITION IS CRITICAL, THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS.

BUT I EVALUATED WHAT WE WANTED TO DO GOING FORWARD, AND I ESSENTIALLY ELIMINATED THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS PART OF THE CONTRACT FOR COST REDUCTION OF ABOUT $54,000 A YEAR. I HAVE KNOWN MS. MARIA FUENTES, WHO WAS HERE WITH ME TODAY, AND I'LL HAVE HER INTRODUCE HERSELF ON JUST A SECOND. FOR MANY YEARS, SHE WORKED IN GOVERNOR DUCEY'S CABINET FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, A YOUTH, FAITH AND FAMILY DIRECTOR AND IS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR NOW, IS WELL KNOWN, WELL RESPECTED AT THE LEGISLATURE, AND I BELIEVE WILL REPRESENT YAVAPAI COUNTY'S INTERESTS VERY, VERY WELL.

SO MY REQUEST TODAY AFTER I HAVE MS. FUENTES SPEAK TO THE BOARD, IS THAT WE APPROVE A NEW CONTRACT FOR ONE YEAR FOR

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$90,000, FOR A COST SAVINGS OF $54,000. AND THEN THERE'S THREE ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS THAT CAN BE REQUESTED AFTER THAT. SO IF YOU, MR. CHAIR, IF YOU. BE YES. YES. THANK YOU SHERIFF GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.

AND A PRIVILEGE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE.

I'VE WORKED WITH ARIZONA STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SINCE ABOUT 2012.

I'VE WORKED WITH YAVAPAI COUNTY, AND I'VE KNOWN THE SHERIFF SINCE THEN. THE WORK IN THIS COUNTY HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY IMPRESSIVE.

I'M ALWAYS TOUTING IT. I'VE WORKED WITH A LOT OF YOUR LEADERS IN SERVICE PROVIDERS, DIFFERENT COUNTY AGENCIES.

I CURRENTLY AM SITTING ON THE FAMILY ADVOCACY CENTER BOARD HERE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY.

AND IT'D BE A GREAT USE OF MY TIME TO PARTNER WITH THE SHERIFF TO BRING MORE DOLLARS AND MORE INVESTMENT INTO THIS COUNTY SO YOU CAN KEEP DOING THIS GREAT WORK THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING ALL THIS TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY CONCERNS QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? NO? CHAIRMAN I WOULD BE HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT ITEM NUMBER 8.

SECOND. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. QUESTION.

OH, YES CERTAINLY YES. CAN WE BORROW HER TOO? [LAUGHTER] I MEAN, WHAT WHAT IS HER SCOPE? IS IT STRICTLY FOR THE SHERIFF OR IF THERE'S OTHER LIKE AND I KNOW IT WOULD BE LIMITED BUT THERE'S.

THERE'S SOME PRESSING THINGS AND I WOULD LIKE TO GET MORE REPORTING ON THINGS THAT ARE AFFECTING LOCAL CONTROL.

WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING THAT SHE COULD ALSO? WELL SO WE THE CONTRACT IS WITH YAVAPAI COUNTY, YOU KNOW? AND I'M BRINGING IT TO THE BOARD TO APPROVE.

BUT I LOOK AT YAVAPAI COUNTY AS ONE ENTITY AND WHAT'S GOOD FOR ALL OF US ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO MONEY COMING FROM SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE STATE. YOU KNOW, IF IT'S GOOD FOR ME, IT'S GOOD FOR THE BOARD, IF IT'S GOOD FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

AND SO I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED IN, YOU KNOW, SHARING THAT RESOURCE THERE IS LIMITED CAPACITY FOR ONE PERSON.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, IF YOU HAVE THINGS THAT YOU, YOU KNOW, WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT OR, YOU KNOW, AN ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVE, OF COURSE MS. FUENTES IS AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD FOR THAT. BUT I REALLY THINK AND, YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY, THE PRESENCE INDIVIDUALLY OF THE COUNTY IS WARRANTED IN THAT SPACE.

I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT SHORT TERM RENTAL BILL THAT'S GOING THROUGH, I MEAN, KNOWING IF WE HAVE TO MAKE PHONE CALLS TO GET DOWN THERE TO GET IT DONE, IT'D JUST BE MORE INFORMATION IS NEVER BAD. SO I GUESS I'LL JUST SHUT UP AND JUST LEAVE THAT ONE ALONE.

AND HOPEFULLY THAT COUNTY SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION IS FIGHTING FOR US THAT WAY BUT.

I WOULD ABSOLUTELY ADVOCATE THAT WE WOULD REACH OUT TO YOU FIRST IF THERE WAS SOMETHING THE BOARD WAS, YOU KNOW, ASKING ABOUT IN REGARDS TO. WELL, ABSOLUTELY.

MR. CHAIR, SUPERVISOR MALLORY. THAT IS WHY I ASKED MS. FUENTES TO COME HERE TODAY TO BEGIN A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS, THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THAT DIALOG AND THAT COMMUNICATION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. CLERK OF THE BOARD WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. VICE CHAIR CHECK.

YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES.

ACTION ITEM NUMBER 8 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

YOU HERE AGAIN, SHERIFF. NUMBER 9. THANK YOU.

[9. Sheriff - Approve a grant award agreement with the Department of Public Safety (DPS) in the amount of $314,395.00, for personnel wages and overtime for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. YC Contract No. 2026-011]

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. NUMBER 9, THIS IS A CONTRACT.

IT'S A GRANT. AWARD AGREEMENT WITH ARIZONA DPS TO CONTINUE FUNDING OUR HUMAN TRAFFICKING DETECTIVES, OUR HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROGRAM. A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO 3 OR 4 YEARS AGO, I BELIEVE WE GOT INVOLVED WITH ICAC WITH WITH THE FEDS. FBI DID A STING UP HERE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY.

AND THE OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WERE RESPONDING TO THE ADS TO PURCHASE TEENAGE GIRLS PRIMARILY FOR SEX HERE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY BLEW ME AWAY. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WERE WILLING TO DO THAT, AND IT WAS A STRONG INDICATOR THAT WE HAD A PROBLEM HERE IN THE COUNTY THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED. SO WE BEGAN WORKING WITH THE ARIZONA LEGISLATURE TO GET AN APPROPRIATION.

THE ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING FUND, WHICH MS. FUENTES ACTUALLY SAT ON THE BOARD.

I BELIEVE YOU'RE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF THE OF THE ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING BOARD AND STATEWIDE BOARD IN PHOENIX.

WE GOT MONEY HIRED DETECTIVES STARTED DOING CASES.

I DON'T HAVE THE STATS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT WHEN I QUOTED THEM EARLIER IN 2025, THEY HAD DONE OVER 40 CASES AND 20 ARRESTS OF

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PEOPLE WHO WERE ATTEMPTING TO BUY TEENAGE GIRLS FOR SEX HERE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY.

AND I THINK THAT WE GOT TO KEEP THIS WORK GOING.

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIPS AND THE COLLABORATION AND, YOU KNOW, THE SPECIAL REVENUE TO BE THE DETERRENT EFFECT AND BE THE LEADER IN THIS SPACE HERE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? NO? SUPERVISOR. I'LL BE GLAD TO MAKE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER 9.

I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND ACTION.

ITEM NUMBER 9. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS.

AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 9 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

ON ACTION ITEM NUMBER 10. SHERIFF. MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD THANK YOU.

[10. Sheriff - Approve an agreement between Yavapai County and VirTra, Inc., a proprietary supplier of law enforcement training simulation scenarios, for the development and delivery of custom law enforcement training content (video simulations) in the amount of $600,000.00, to be funded from the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund (HB 2897, Section 127.4) appropriated to Yavapai County. YC Contract No. 2026-010]

THIS IS A CONTRACT BETWEEN YAVAPAI COUNTY AND VIRTRA, WHICH IS THE PROPRIETARY, PROPRIETARY SUPPLIER OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING SIMULATION MACHINE. THE SCENARIOS. SO WE HAVE IF YOU'VE NOT BEEN THROUGH IT, I WOULD INVITE ANY OF YOU TO COME.

WE'LL PUT YOU THROUGH IT. IT'S INTERESTING. THIS IS THE DISCRIMINATION TRAINING.

IT'S BASICALLY SHOOT, DON'T SHOOT. HOW DO YOU REACT? BASED ON THE COMMANDS AND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU'RE GIVEN.

AND SO YOU'RE IN A 3D OR IT'S A 360 DEGREE SCENARIO WHERE IT'S GOING, YOU'RE INSIDE OF A ROOM AND THE SCENARIO IS GOING ALL AROUND YOU.

AND BASED ON THE ACTORS THAT ARE IN THE SCENARIO THAT HAVE BEEN FILMED, THIS HAS ALL BEEN FILMED REACT CERTAIN WAYS TO YOUR COMMANDS OR WHATNOT. AND THE INSTRUCTORS CAN, YOU KNOW, PULL UP A SHOOT, DON'T SHOOT SCENARIO, ALL OF THESE KIND OF THINGS. WELL, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE THOSE SCENARIOS HAVE BEEN UPDATED MANY, MANY YEARS. AND THOSE SCENARIOS, MOST OF LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE BEEN THROUGH THOSE SCENARIOS REPEATEDLY, AND THE SCENARIOS WHEN THEY WERE FILMED WERE NOT NECESSARILY THEY WERE.

A LOT OF THEM WERE URBAN ENVIRONMENT SCENARIOS.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID DOWN AT THE LEGISLATURE WAS SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE NEED NEW SCENARIOS, WE NEED RURAL ENVIRONMENT SCENARIOS.

WE NEED TO UPDATE THE SCENARIOS BASED ON UPDATED TRAINING.

AND THIS WOULD BENEFIT, YOU KNOW, ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

AND SO WE GOT THIS APPROPRIATION FOR $600,000 TO FUND THE CREATION OF THOSE SCENARIOS.

IT'S PRIMARILY PAYING THE FILM CREW AND THE ACTORS AND ALL OF THESE KIND OF THINGS, SO THAT WE CAN UPDATE THE SCENARIOS IN THE VIRTUAL MACHINE AND UPDATE THE TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. SO, AGAIN, NO COST TO THE COUNTY SORT OF PASS THROUGH MONEY, BUT IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING TO TRY TO STAY ON THE LEADING EDGE OF PUBLIC SAFETY. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES, SHERIFF. SO CYNTHIA AND I ACTUALLY HAD THE EXPERIENCE.

WE WENT, IT'S OVER AT THE COLLEGE. YEP. YEAH.

SO WE ACTUALLY HAD THE EXPERIENCE. WE WENT IN THERE AND WE DID THIS SCENARIO AND WOW, IT WAS IT WAS VERY AMAZING.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO AND EXPERIENCE THIS AND UNDERSTAND IT.

IT REALLY GIVES YOU A, A VERY ENLIGHTENING SITUATION OF WHAT YOU GO THROUGH.

AND THEN IF YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE IT, YOU KNOW, MORE ABOUT THE RURAL AREAS, THAT WOULD BE EVEN MORE AMAZING.

SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK AND THE GRANT THAT YOU GRANT MONEY THAT YOU CONSTANTLY GO AFTER.

SO AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS ITEM.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. I WILL SECOND AND JUST HAVE A COMMENT THAT IT'S A CHANGING WORLD OUT THERE.

AND THE RESPONSE TO EMERGING SCENARIOS IS CRITICAL.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING AT THAT CUTTING EDGE. SUPERVISOR JENKINS.

MY COMMENT IS THE SAME THING I SAID TO YOU WHEN YOU WERE IN MY OFFICE THE OTHER DAY.

IT'S JUST AMAZING THE AMOUNT OF GRANTS AND APPROPRIATIONS THAT YOU BRING INTO YAVAPAI COUNTY AND THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX AND IN BRINGING THINGS INTO CURRENT LIKE YOU'RE DOING HERE WITH SCENARIOS.

I HAVE TO JUST TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND CLERK OF THE BOARD.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES.

CHAIR COMPTON. YES. THANK YOU SHERIFF. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. AND I WOULD JUST SAY THAT THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF ALL OF THIS, AS WELL AS THE PARTNERSHIP WITH ALL THE SURROUNDING AGENCIES.

EVERY AGENCY IN THE COUNTY BENEFITS FROM FROM THIS, THESE FUNDS THAT ARE COMING IN.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO HEARING ITEM NUMBER 1, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

[1. Development Services - Approve adjustments to the Development Services Environmental Fee Schedule pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes §11-251.08, §11-251.13, and §11-864(c) Project Name: Development Services Updated Environmental Unit Fee Schedule; PLA24-000137.]

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MARK, ARE YOU PRESENTING TODAY? OKAY GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON. VICE CHAIR CHECK. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

I AM MARK LUSSON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

BEFORE YOU IS A ESSENTIALLY A REQUESTED UPDATE TO OUR ENVIRONMENTAL UNIT FEE SCHEDULE.

SO, JUST AS A FOREWARNING, THIS IS NOT DEJA VU FOR YOU GUYS.

WE ACTUALLY DID BRING OUR FEES IN FRONT OF YOU BACK IN APRIL.

AND I'LL EXPLAIN AS TO WHY WE'RE BRINGING IT FORWARD TO YOU AGAIN.

SO THE BOARD APPROVED OUR FEES FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL UNIT BACK ON APRIL 2ND OF 2025.

THOSE FEES TOOK EFFECT A MONTH LATER IN MAY. FURTHER ALONG ADEQ.

WHO ACTUALLY SETS THE FEES FOR THE DELEGATION AGREEMENT TO ACTUALLY BE CHARGED.

THEY MET IN AUGUST AND APPROVED THEIR NEW FEES IN AUGUST.

SO ONE OF THE STIPULATIONS OF OUR DELEGATION AGREEMENT IS THAT WE CANNOT ACTUALLY CHARGE FEES HIGHER THAN WHAT ADEQ HAS SET.

SO SINCE ADEQ SET THAT MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE FEE WE HAVE TO COME WITHIN COMPLIANCE OF THAT.

NOW, WHAT MAKES OUR ENVIRONMENTAL UNIT FEES UNIQUE IS THEY DO NOT HAVE A QUASI JUDICIAL BODY THAT HAS TO GO THROUGH FOR APPROVAL BEFORE COMING TO THE BOARD. BECAUSE ADEQ SETS THOSE FEES, THAT'S ESSENTIALLY THAT BOARD THAT SETS THOSE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN, LIKE OUR PLANNING UNIT, THOSE FEES GO TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL BEFORE GOING TO THE BOARD.

OUR BUILDING SAFETY FEES, THOSE GO THROUGH THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS BEFORE COMING TO THE BOARD. SO THIS IS KIND OF A LITTLE BIT MORE STREAMLINED FOR US TO GET TO THE BOARD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, FOR APPROVAL. WITH ADEQ ADJUSTING THEIR FEES IN AUGUST THEY ACTUALLY DID LOWER SOME RATES.

SO WE DON'T WANT TO BE OUT OF COMPLIANCE BY CHARGING MORE THAN WHAT THEY'VE APPROVED.

FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY SOME OF THOSE FEES WERE IN EXCESS OF THOSE NEW APPROVED RATES.

SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE COMING BACK. ONE OF THE RATES THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT REDUCING IS OUR TRUCK INSPECTION FEES.

SO OUR SEPTIC PUMPERS, OUR WATER HAULERS, OUR PORTA JOHN TRUCKS AND ALL THAT THOSE INSPECTIONS WERE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AT $225. ADEQ REDUCED THAT FEE DOWN TO $111. SO WE'RE REQUESTING TO COME DOWN THE BOARD TO APPROVE THAT $111 NEW FEE. FOR SEWER AND WATER LINE EXTENSIONS. THIS ISN'T A REDUCTION, BUT THIS WAS A REEVALUATION.

WHEN WE MET WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS LAST YEAR WE GOT SOME DIFFERENT INPUT.

WE WERE TOYING WITH THE FEE OF $2,500. BUT WE WANTED TO KIND OF EVALUATE THE PROCESS AND OUR PROCESS BEFORE GIVING SUCH A HIGH NOMINAL FEE. OVER THE LAST NINE MONTHS, WE'VE BEEN EVALUATING THAT WE DID SET A $600 FEE, BUT QUICKLY REALIZED THAT THAT WASN'T CUTTING IT AS FAR AS WHAT PROCESS IT HAS TO GO THROUGH THE TIME AND REVIEW BY OUTSIDE ENGINEERING FOR THESE WATER AND SEWER LINE EXTENSION FEES. SO AS WE CAME TO THAT CONCLUSION, SINCE WE'RE COMING TO THE BOARD FOR THOSE FEE REDUCTIONS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND UPDATE ANY OTHER FEES THAT WE WANTED TO AS WELL.

SO WITH THAT PROPOSED INCREASE FROM $600 TO $2500, I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT THIS IS WELL BELOW THE ADEQ MAXIMUM OF $25,000, AND THAT'S BASED ON AN ITEMIZATION THAT ADEQ USES TO CHARGE THOSE WATER AND SEWER LINE EXTENSIONS.

WE ALSO CAME UP ON THE $2,500 FLAT FEE. THE STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING YCCA, WERE STRONGLY IN SUPPORT OF THAT RATHER THAN DOING THE ITEMIZED UP TO $25,000. AND THE LAST ONE IS A NEW FEE THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE IN SEVERAL, SEVERAL YEARS.

IT'S FOR NEW POOL PLAN REVIEWS AND REMODEL DESIGNS.

NOW, THIS IS NOT PRIVATE POOLS THAT PEOPLE HAVE AT THEIR RESIDENCE.

THIS IS FOR PUBLIC AND SEMIPUBLIC POOLS. SO THIS IS YOUR YMCA, YOUR HOTELS, YOUR DAY SPAS THAT HAVE COLD PLUNGES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO WHAT THIS DOES IS IT ALLOWS OUR ENVIRONMENTAL UNIT TO NOW HAVE AN APPLICATION FOR THAT AND REVIEW AND REVIEW THE DESIGNS AND THE FILTRATION AND ALL THAT FOR THOSE FEES.

THE PROPOSED FEES THAT ARE IN YOUR PACKET FOR EACH ONE OF THESE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE DESIGN AND REVIEW IS MIRRORED BASED ON MARICOPA'S CURRENT

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PRICING, WHICH IS APPROVED BY ADEQ. SO WHAT IS THE AUTHORITY FOR SETTING THESE FEES? SO WE HAVE DIFFERENT SEVERAL DIFFERENT ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH EACH ONE OF THOSE. BUT WE DO HAVE THE BOARD HAS THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE AND SET THOSE FEES.

AND SO BEFORE YOU IS OUR PROPOSAL FOR RECOMMENDATION OF THE YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED AND UPDATED ENVIRONMENTAL FEES.

AND I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANYONE MIGHT HAVE IN REGARDS TO THESE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. LUSSON. SUPERVISOR MALLORY, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW. I APPRECIATE THIS BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

LIKE IF THE STATE LOWERS THEIR FEES THAT THIS WOULD COME UPON US TO DO THAT.

SO DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT IS NEW TO THE EDUCATION OF WHAT I DO HERE.

BUT I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT ITEM NUMBER ONE WITH THAT.

WELL. I'LL SECOND. BEFORE THIS IS A HEARING ITEM.

CLERK OF THE BOARD. IS THERE ANY? I'M SO SORRY, I FORGOT.

ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE, WOULD THEY LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE MATTER? NO? IS THERE A MOTION? I DID THAT. WRONG, BUT I DID IT.

AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. CHAIRMAN. SUPERVISOR MALLORY.

YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. HEARING ITEM NUMBER 1 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

MOVING ON TO HEARING ITEM NUMBER 2. MR. LUSSON YOU'RE UP AGAIN.

[2. Development Services - Recommend approval to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control of series 12 Restaurant Liquor License Application # 369187 without protest, submitted by Dean Edward Kiel for Highway Hotdog located at 22395 W. Old Highway, Seligman, AZ 86337. (District 4 - Supervisor Kuknyo) ]

ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING AGAIN BOARD. MARK LUSSON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WITH YAVAPAI COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

BEFORE YOU IS YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR A LIQUOR LICENSE FOR THE HIGHWAY HOTDOG LOCATED AT 22395 WEST OLD HIGHWAY 66 AND SELIGMAN. THIS IS FOR LIQUOR LICENSE FOR THAT BUSINESS.

AS OF TODAY DEVELOPMENT SERVICE HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY LETTERS OF SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION FOR THIS APPLICATION.

I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

SUPPORT IT. ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS? WELL, THIS IS CLERK OF THE BOARD.

IS A HEARING ITEM ANYTHING ONLINE? NO COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED.

ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK TO THE MATTER? I'LL ENTERTAIN SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND CLERK OF THE BOARD.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES CHAIR COMPTON. YES. HEARING ITEM NUMBER 2 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU, MR. LUSSON. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO SUPERVISOR AND COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORTS.

MY UNDERSTANDING, WE JUST HAVE SUPERVISOR KUKNYO US TO PRESENT SOMETHING TODAY.

NO? OH, YOU SAID NOT TO

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

VICE CHAIR CHECK. [LAUGHTER]. I KNOW IT'S A TONGUE TWISTER THANKS.

[LAUGHTER]. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE WHO WISH TO SPEAK WITH GREEN SHEETS.

AND THE FIRST I WILL CALL UP IS LAURA CHAN. IT'S YOU IF I'M.

HOPEFULLY I DIDN'T MISPRONOUNCE YOUR NAME TOO BAD.

HELLO IS THE GREEN BUTTON ON? PUSH THE PUSH BUTTON. YEAH.

HELLO. MY NAME IS LAURA CHAN. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK.

CHAIR COMPTON AND VICE CHAIR NIKKI AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

I'M HERE TO DISCUSS AN ISSUE I'D LIKE TO BRING BEFORE THE BOARD.

AND THIS IS REALLY DIRECTED FOR DISTRICT, ARE WE 4? 4 CHINO VALLEY. THE PROPOSAL WOULD MEAN TRAINING FLIGHTS 20.

20 PER HOUR, APPROXIMATELY SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 5:30 A.M.

AND 11:00 P.M. THIS IS A FOUR PHASE PROPOSAL WITH INCREASING TRAINING ACTIVITIES.

SO ON MONDAY AFTERNOON I OBSERVED EMBRY-RIDDLE'S DEMONSTRATION FLIGHTS.