Feb 04, 2026 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

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I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TODAY, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 4TH, 2026. TODAY WE'LL HAVE THE INVOCATION DONE BY SUPERVISOR KUKNYO AND THE PLEDGE DONE BY VICE CHAIR CHECK.

AND BEFORE WE LAUNCH INTO THAT, JUST HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR A HERO, A PATRIOT, A STATESMAN WHO PASSED AWAY NOEL CAMPBELL.

LORD, WE COME TODAY AND WE ASK YOU TO HAVE A HEALING HAND OVER EVERYONE THAT WAS AFFECTED BY NOEL CAMPBELL'S DEATH.

BE PLEASE BE WITH MARY BETH AS SHE STRUGGLES TO PUT THINGS TOGETHER AFTER THIS SUDDEN PASSING.

WE ASK YOU TO BE WITH US TODAY. LET OUR WORDS BE YOUR WORDS.

FEEL FREE TO USE US. IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY. AMEN.

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

CLERK OF THE BOARD. YOU DO THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

CHAIR COMPTON. HERE. VICE CHAIR CHECK HERE. SUPERVISOR JENKINS.

HERE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. HERE. SUPERVISOR MALLORY.

HERE. YOU HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MOVE ON TO PRESENTATIONS TODAY. FINANCE. CONNIE.

[ PRESENTATIONS]

KEVIN FORBES, BUDGET MANAGER FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY.

AND WE'RE HERE TO PRESENT THE SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

YEAR TO DATE. SO WE'LL BE DISCUSSING THE GENERAL FUND PERFORMANCE AND ALL THE OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS.

OOPS. SO THIS IS A QUICK GRAPH OF THE AMOUNT OF THE DIFFERENCE YEAR OVER YEAR OF THE 4 MAIN REVENUE CATEGORIES FOR THE GENERAL FUND. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT PROPERTY TAXES HAVE INCREASED YEAR TO DATE, 2.5 MILLION. IT'S ABOUT 4%. A LARGE PART OF THAT IS DUE TO THE INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE.

ALL THE OTHER REVENUE STREAMS ARE RUNNING PRETTY SIMILAR TO THE PRIOR YEAR.

THIS JUST GIVES YOU THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS FOR THE GRAPH THAT YOU JUST SAW. KIND OF SHOWS YOU WHERE WE WERE AT AND WHERE WE'RE WHERE WE ARE NOW.

I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH A COUPLE GRAPHS THAT WILL KIND OF GIVE YOU A VISUAL OF PRIOR YEAR TO CURRENT YEAR.

THE GREEN LINE IS THE PRIOR YEAR REVENUES FOR THE STATE SHARED SALES TAX COLLECTED.

AND THEN THE BLUE COLUMNS ARE THE CURRENT MONTH SALES TAX COLLECTED FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'RE RUNNING PRETTY SIMILAR YEAR OVER YEAR.

THIS IS THE GENERAL FUND COUNTY EXCISE TAX. AGAIN IT'S REALLY SIMILAR.

THIS IS THE GENERAL FUND VEHICLE LICENSE TAX COLLECTED.

SO IT ACTUALLY IS RUNNING A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN THE PRIOR YEAR.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE COLLECTION IN DECEMBER IS JUST A PARTIAL PARTIAL COLLECTION.

WE USUALLY RECEIVE THAT OVER A COUPLE PAYMENTS EACH MONTH.

EXCISE TAX DATA. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO SOME OF THE DATA YOU SAW LAST WEEK AT THE BUDGET WORKSHOP.

THE DATA RUNS THROUGH THE END OF NOVEMBER 2025.

SO IT'S ON A LITTLE BIT OF A LAG. BUT RETAIL IS ALMOST HALF OF WHERE THAT EXCISE TAX COMES IN FROM, FOLLOWED BY CONTRACTING AND RESTAURANTS. SO LAST WEEK WE WENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

THIS IS JUST A MONTH TO MONTH COMPARISON YEAR TO DATE FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR COMPARED TO THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR, RETAIL SALES IS UP 1.38%. WHEN YOU LOOK AT CONTRACTOR, THAT IS ONE OF THE ONLY ONES THAT IS DOWN. IT'S DOWN 1.73%, BUT BASED ON CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS, THE POSSIBILITY THAT THAT COULD INCREASE OR GO NEUTRAL IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

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AND GENERALLY THIS IS AN AREA WHERE YOU SEE A LOT OF TOURISM OR OUTSIDERS SPEND THEIR DOLLARS HERE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY.

WE ONLY ILLUSTRATED THE TOP 3 CHARTS RIGHT NOW, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT REMOTE SALES IS UP 12.47% COMPARED TO PRIOR FISCAL YEAR GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES.

AS WE DISCUSSED LAST WEEK, WE ARE ON TARGET. NO CONCERN ABOUT OVERSPENDING.

JUST SOME ITEMS WE WANT TO POINT OUT. FLEET IS WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT FROM A HIGH LEVEL, A LITTLE BIT OVER BUDGET, THAT'S MOSTLY DUE TO THE UP FRONT VEHICLE PURCHASING PROCESS, SO NOTHING ABNORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

CONSTABLE IN BAGDAD/YARNELL IS OVER BUDGET. THAT IS, I WOULD SAY ARTIFICIALLY OVER BUDGET AS PART OF THE BUDGET CLEANUP PROCESS.

WE FOUND A $6,000 ERROR. INPUT ERROR THAT HAS BEEN CORRECTED.

SO THE NUMBERS THAT YOU WERE PROVIDED LAST WEEK, THAT'S BEEN REFINED AND CORRECTED GOING FORWARD.

NOW I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO CONNIE. SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A OVERAGE IN GENERAL SERVICES, LONG TERM CARE. THIS IS BECAUSE THE COUNTY PAYS BY CHECK THE PAYMENTS FOR ACUTE CARE TO THE STATE OF ARIZONA.

AND IF WE PAY A DAY LATE, WE ARE CHARGED INTEREST.

SO WE GENERALLY PAY A MONTH IN ADVANCE. WE PAY, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE 28TH OF THE MONTH.

SO YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO SEE THIS PARTICULAR LINE ITEM OVER BUDGET.

SO ON THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, THE ONLY FUND THAT IS OVER BUDGET AT THIS TIME IS THE RECORDER SURCHARGE FUND.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF THE EXPENDITURES OUT OF THAT FUND ARE THE SOFTWARE RENEWAL FEES.

AND THAT'S PAID UPFRONT. AND SO YOU'RE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT OVER BUDGET.

AND THEN IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS. KEVIN AND I ARE HERE.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO ANY QUESTIONS ON THE THE VOTE? SEEMS LIKE THE ONLY THING THAT'S REALLY KIND OF KEEPING HURF TOGETHER, BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF GOT INFLATION INDEXED RIGHT INTO IT.

DO YOU ARE WE SEEING ANY. IS THAT KEEPING UP WITH THE DECLINE IN REVENUES FOR GAS TAX.

IS THAT IS THAT MAKING UP FOR IT? I CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THE VLT TAX HAS IT'S VERY COMPLICATED CALCULATION AND I WOULD NEED TO ANALYZE WHERE IN THAT CALCULATION WE'RE SEEING INCREASES OR DECREASES, BUT WE CAN COME BACK AND PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO YOU OR PROVIDE IT OUTSIDE OF THE MEETING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

OKAY. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. ANY QUESTIONS? SUPERVISOR MALLORY.

NO, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CONNIE.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. JIMMY, NOBODY'S PULLING ANYTHING.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. I MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH 11.

[ CONSENT AGENDA (Routine items that may all be approved by one motion.) ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.]

SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. CONSENT ITEMS 1 THROUGH 11 HAVE BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM. GOOD MORNING, MR.

[1. Board of Supervisors - Discussion and consideration of approval of a Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) policy in accordance with A.R.S. § 38-863.01.]

THIS ITEM IS DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF A PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL RETIREMENT SYSTEM POLICY IN ACCORDANCE WITH A.R.S.

§ 38-863.01. IN GENERAL TERMS, THIS IS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE BOARD TO ANNUALLY ADOPT A POLICY ON HOW YOU ADDRESS YOUR PSPRS PENSION FUNDING.

I'VE PREPARED IT IDENTIFYING ALL THE REQUIRED INFORMATION THAT IS IN THE STATUTE.

IN THE STATUTE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE TO ADDRESS AND ACCEPT THE LIABILITIES AND ASSETS THAT YOU HAVE IN THESE 4 FUNDS.

SO DOING THAT, I'VE PUT IT IN THERE. THE ONLY THING I DO HAVE A COMMENT.

I DID CATCH SOMETHING THAT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY ONE OF OUR PARTNERS AT THE COUNTY IN SECTION 2 OF THE POLICY, I DID HAVE THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. I'LL CHANGE THAT TO COUNTY MANAGER.

OTHER THAN THAT, I'D ASK FOR ANY QUESTIONS. BE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS AND ASK THAT YOU APPROVE IT.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. OF COURSE. I KNOW WE'RE PUTTING AN EXTRA $4.5 MILLION TO THIS TO TRY AND KNOCK DOWN OUR UNFUNDED LIABILITY.

AND WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE 4 FUNDS THERE, I NOTICED THAT THE THE 2 LEAST FUNDED ARE THE ATTORNEY INVESTIGATORS AND THE DISPATCHERS.

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AND THE TOTAL PUT TOGETHER IS $1.432144 MILLION.

IS IT POSSIBLE TO TAKE THAT OUT OF THE $4.5, GET THESE 2 FUNDS TO 100% FUNDED, AND THEN IF PSPRS DOES THEIR JOB.

THEY SHOULD BE FUNDED FOREVER. THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION.

THOSE 2 FUNDS, FOR INSTANCE, LET'S LOOK AT AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, I WILL LOOK AT THAT A LITTLE FURTHER TO SEE IF WE HAVE ANY CHANGE IN RECOMMENDATION IN THE FUTURE. RIGHT NOW, I WON'T I WON'T RECOMMEND A CHANGE BECAUSE YOU ALREADY APPROVED THE 4.5 MILLION.

YEAH, BUT IN THE FUTURE, I'LL. I'LL REVIEW THIS AND COME BACK TO YOU WITH A QUESTION OR AT LEAST ANSWER IT OFFLINE.

THE KEY IS THESE 2 THAT YOU MENTIONED, WHICH IS AN ATTORNEY INVESTIGATION DISPATCHER ARE VERY THEY'RE CLOSED PLANS WITH VERY FEW PEOPLE.

THE ATTORNEY INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATORS HAS 2 PEOPLE IN IT.

SO IT'S IT'S AN ANNUAL PAYMENT WE MAKE, FOR INSTANCE.

AND IT'S NOT LISTED HERE. I CAN GET IT FOR YOU.

THE ANNUAL PAYMENT IN THAT IS LESS THAN OR IS LIKE ABOUT $100,000.

AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE THAT ANNUALLY.

SO I'D HAVE TO ASK IF WE PAID DOWN THE LIABILITY, DOES THAT ACTUALLY TAKE OUR ANNUAL PAYMENT DOWN SUFFICIENTLY.

SO I'LL LOOK AT THAT AND GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.

AND THEN ON THE DISPATCHERS KIND OF SAME THING BECAUSE IT HAS I BELIEVE THE CENSUS HAS FOUR INDIVIDUALS IN IT.

IT'S A RELATIVELY I BELIEVE 3 OF THEM ARE CLOSED.

IT MIGHT HAVE 1 PERSON ACTIVE. WE'VE NEVER LOOKED AT IT HAVING A BENEFIT TO PAYING IT OFF BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE THAT ANNUAL PAYMENT.

BUT I WILL WORK WITH OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR AND MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THAT CORRECTLY AND GET BACK TO YOU.

AND THEN IF THERE'S A BENEFIT WE SEE IN THE FUTURE TO APPLYING FUNDS THERE AND PAYING IT OFF, WE'LL BRING THAT BACK TO YOU. SO GOOD QUESTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. BUT I DID I DID WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, THE REASON WE DID NOT PICK THOSE PLANS IS BECAUSE OF THE CLOSED NATURE OF THEM.

IT'D JUST BE NICE TO GET EVERYBODY TO 100%. THEN WE DON'T GOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT, AND THEN WE CAN FOCUS ON THE OTHER 2.

YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FROM BOARD MEMBERS? NO. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PSPRS POLICY AS PRESENTED.

SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? NO. CLERK OF THE BOARD. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 1 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND BASED ON STATUTE, WE WILL SEND THAT OUT TO THE PSPRS.

AND WE WILL ALSO PLACE IT ON OUR WEBSITE, WILL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTE.

THE NEXT ITEM IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE AMENDMENT TO THE YAVAPAI COUNTY BRANDING GUIDE REGARDING OTHER BRANDED ITEMS VEHICLES.

[2. Board of Supervisors - Discussion and possible amendment to the Yavapai County Branding Guide section regarding "Other Branded Items - Vehicles". MOTION TO REMOVE "OTHER BRANDED ITEMS - VEHICLES" FROM THE BRANDING GUIDE. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY ROLL CALL VOTE.]

AND SO THE DISCUSSION WAS PLACING THE COUNTY SEAL ON VEHICLES.

FROM THIS POINT FORWARD. THERE WAS A DISCUSSION THAT WHEN THE BRANDING GUIDE WAS APPROVED, IT DID START HAVING ALL THE THE LOGO THAT WAS DEVELOPED AND APPROVED AS PART OF THAT BRANDING GUIDE PUT ON COUNTY VEHICLES.

I DID REVIEW THIS QUESTION THAT IF THE BOARD THE BOARD HAS AUTHORITY OVER THE USE OF YOUR SEAL, YOU ARE THE DECIDERS ON THAT. AND THERE WAS A DISCUSSION ABOUT REVERTING BACK TO PUTTING THE SEAL ON COUNTY VEHICLES FROM THIS POINT FORWARD.

THE WAY TO DO THAT, IF THE BOARD DESIRES IS TO JUST AMEND THE BRANDING GUIDE TO DELETE THE ITEM, OTHER BRANDED ITEMS VEHICLES OUT OF THE BRANDING GUIDE.

IT WILL REVERT BACK TO THE PREVIOUS POLICY, WHICH SET VEHICLES UP TO HAVE THE CURRENT SEAL PLACED ON THEM.

SO I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. YEAH, I JUST I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS ONE.

BECAUSE I DEFINITELY HAVE AN OPINION ON IT AND THAT I BELIEVE THAT WHILE THE BRANDING GUIDE WAS VERY USEFUL MIKE IS A LITTLE BIT ECHOEY. THE BRANDING GUIDE WAS VERY USEFUL.

BUT ON VEHICLES IN PARTICULAR, IT IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND OUR LOGO AS YAVAPAI COUNTY AND WHAT IT MEANS, WHEREAS THE SEAL REALLY SAYS THIS IS A GOVERNMENT VEHICLE.

IT COMMUNICATES THAT WITHOUT ANY OTHER, YOU KNOW, WORDING NECESSARY OR EXPLANATION NECESSARY.

SO THAT'S KIND OF MY OPINION ON THIS. ANYBODY ELSE'S THOUGHTS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? NO. NO OTHER ONES.

THEN I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO REMOVE OTHER BRANDED ITEMS VEHICLES FROM OUR BRANDING GUIDELINES.

SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? NO. CLERK OF THE BOARD.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.

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CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 2 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

ACTION NUMBER 3. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

NUMBER 3, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE DIRECTION ON THE FORMAT OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

[3. Board of Supervisors - Discussion and possible direction on the format of Board of Supervisors' minutes.]

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? GO AHEAD. I DIDN'T SEE YOU COMING DOWN, JAMIE.

SORRY. QUITE ALL RIGHT. JAMIE. RUSH. I AM THE CLERK OF THE BOARD.

I SHOULD HAVE STARTED WITH. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE ITEM IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY IS FOR DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION ON THE FORMAT OF BOARD OF SUPERVISOR MINUTES FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2025 AND FOR THE 2026 CALENDAR YEAR. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.

I BROUGHT THIS ITEM BEFORE THE BOARD TO ADOPT ACTION MINUTES INSTEAD OF THE MINUTES THAT WE SEE TODAY.

I HAD SEVERAL FACTORS IN IN BRINGING THAT BEFORE THE BOARD.

ONE OF THEM BEING IT IT ALIGNS WITH THE BOARD'S STRATEGIC GOAL OF GOOD GOVERNANCE, MEANING IT SATISFIES SOME EFFECTIVENESS, EFFICIENCY AND RESPONSIVENESS.

SO I FELT THAT WAS SOMETHING THE BOARD COULD DO IN MEETING THE GOAL OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.

THE ACTION MINUTES ALSO FULFILL THE ARIZONA STATUTE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF 38-431-01.

I CAN GO INTO WHAT THOSE REQUIREMENTS ARE. THEY'RE VERY MINIMAL.

I'M NOT ADVOCATING THAT ACTION MINUTES SIMPLY COMPLY WITH THE BASICS, BUT SOMETHING WHERE IT WOULD SUMMARIZE AND CAPTURE THE INTENT OF THE AGENDA AND THE DISCUSSION. AND I, I'M MY OPINION IS I WOULD LIKE TO GO TO ACTION MINUTES WHEN I DO RESEARCH ON AN AGENDA ITEM THAT WE'VE HAD DISCUSSION ON IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS AND HAD THE VOTE ON IT, I REFER BACK TO VIDEO. I DO NOT GO BACK TO THE MINUTES.

I RELY ON THE VIDEO TO CAPTURE THE FULL DISCUSSION.

I REALIZE THAT ARIZONA STATUTE REFERS TO THE LIBRARY FOR RETENTION POLICY, WHICH IS ON VIDEO, AND IT'S NUMBER 10262, BY THE WAY. THE VIDEO SAYS THE RETENTION IS 3 MONTHS.

HOWEVER, WHAT I FOUND WITHIN COUNTY RECORDS I FOUND AUDIO CLEAR BACK TO LIKE 2022 ONLINE AND I, I JUST RANDOMLY CHECKED TO SEE WHAT WE WERE REALLY DOING HERE.

AND AUDIO VIDEO IS AVAILABLE CLEAR BACK TO 2024.

SO WE'RE NOT IN PRACTICE DELETING AFTER 3 MONTHS WITH.

I WAS HAPPY TO FIND THAT AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT OUR POLICY REFLECT WHAT WE ACTUALLY DO WITH OUR VIDEO.

BUT I'M HAPPY TO TURN THIS BACK OVER TO, YOU KNOW, BOARD DISCUSSION.

AND I HOPE WE ADVOCATE FOR THIS BECAUSE IT IS A HUGE TIME SAVING FOR THE CLERK AS WELL AS FOR ALL OF US WHO READ THE MINUTES AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVING THEM. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR.

CHECK A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON THIS ONE.

I DO AGREE THAT IN ORDER FOR OUR OFFICE TO GET CAUGHT UP, I'M ABSOLUTELY OKAY WITH LOOKING AT ACTION MINUTES FOR THE REST OF 2025 BECAUSE WE WERE A LITTLE BIT BEHIND THERE. HOWEVER, I'VE COME ACROSS PROBLEMS WHERE I'M TRYING TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN 1996 YOU KNOW, LEGAL DOCUMENTS REGARDING A ROAD OR, YOU KNOW, THE INTENT BEHIND A PREVIOUS ACTION WHEN WE CHANGED PLATFORMS. MY UNDERSTANDING IS YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR THE AMOUNT OF DATA THAT YOU TRANSFER IN YOUR IN YOUR PLATFORM TRANSFER.

THE WORLD IS EVOLVING AT A PACE THAT IS PROBABLY ONLY GOING TO GET FASTER.

AND SO I DON'T THINK I COULD SEE A MAJOR DISRUPTION THERE WHERE WE'D HAVE A BODY OF ACTION MINUTES THAT REALLY DON'T REFLECT THE CONTENT. AND I THINK IT MIGHT BE THE BEST FISCAL DECISION IN THE FUTURE FOR THE BOARD TO SAY, WE DON'T WANT TO TRANSFER ALL OF THAT VIDEO DATA.

THERE'S A LOT OF DATA INVOLVED WITH VIDEO FOOTAGE.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE IN REAL TIME TO BE ABLE TO WATCH THOSE VIDEOS OR, YOU KNOW, FOR A YEAR TO UNDERSTAND THE DEPTH OF OUR BOARD CONVERSATIONS.

BUT I THINK IT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE OFFICIAL RECORD A WRITTEN ONE WITH AN AMOUNT OF CONTEXT.

WITH IT. SUPERVISOR. MALLORY. YES. THANK YOU.

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I DO ENJOY THE VIDEO, AND I'M VERY THANKFUL THOSE VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE BECAUSE THAT'S, I WILL SAY, THE ONE THING I REALLY LOVE ABOUT THE JOB I HAVE IS THAT IF SOMEONE SAYS THIS IS WHAT WAS SAID, YOU CAN GO BACK AND YOU ACTUALLY SEE AND HEAR WHAT WAS ACTUALLY SAID.

AND THAT HAS COME TO HELP ME TREMENDOUSLY IN IN MY PAST YEARS.

SO I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH LOOKING AT THE JUST DOING THE ACTION.

IS IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH. SO I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT.

AND SO THAT'S JUST MY EXPERIENCE SINCE 2019 HERE ON THE BOARD.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YEAH, I LIKE SEEING THE VIDEO BECAUSE WE HAVE THESE MEETINGS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE WORKING FOR A LIVING RIGHT NOW, SO IT'S NICE FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THAT.

AND ALSO VIDEO SHOWS, TONE SHOWS, BODY LANGUAGE, ALL KINDS OF COMMUNICATION THAT'S NOT REFLECTED IN MINUTES.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP BOTH RECORDS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NONE. WELL, I'M IN FAVOR OF WHAT SUPERVISOR JENKINS IS TALKING ABOUT, AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT 6 MONTHS.

TO GET CAUGHT UP. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. OH, I JUST WAS GOING TO TAKE A MOTION TO.

IT'S A DIRECTION. YES. I WANT TO CALL YOU SUPERVISOR 6.

EXCUSE ME. BOARD. COUNCIL. CHAIR. VICE CHAIR.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY.

THERE SEEMS TO BE A DISCUSSION ABOUT A PREFERENCE. EITHER WE'RE GOING TO KEEP MINUTES OR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE VIDEO. JUST WANTED THE BOARD TO KNOW THAT VIDEO IS CURRENTLY MAINTAINED FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS. SO AFTER THAT, THAT RECORD NO LONGER EXISTS.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DEALT WITH INDEPENDENTLY. BUT I GUESS THE QUESTION BEFORE THE BOARD TODAY IS WHETHER YOU WANT TO DO ABBREVIATED MINUTES AND FOR WHAT PERIOD OF TIME.

THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. I MEAN, I JUST WANT TO ALSO POINT OUT THAT WE CAN'T ENCUMBER A FUTURE BOARD.

SO A FUTURE BOARD COULD EASILY SAY WE'RE NOT GOING TO KEEP VIDEO RECORD.

SO TO HAVE THOSE MINUTES WITH CONTEXT, IT'S THE MOST INSURED FORM THAT PEOPLE IN THE FUTURE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO WHAT WAS SAID IN THESE MEETINGS. AND. YES, CHAIRMAN. AND SO, YES, I JUST WANT TO PUT ON RECORD, I ABSOLUTELY UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE THE WRITTEN MINUTES AND WE ALSO HAVE THE VIDEO.

I WAS JUST SIMPLY SAYING THAT I AM SUPPORTIVE OF MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS SO THAT WE CAN GET THESE CAUGHT UP AND, AND GET THAT PART DONE. AND AND STILL I SUPPORT I'M GLAD WE HAVE THE VIDEOS FOR WHATEVER TIME IT'S BEEN THERE WHEN I NEEDED IT, AND IT IS VERY NICE HAVING THAT. MR. BOURDON DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH DIRECTION? YES WE DO. WELL, YOUR CLERK HAS GOOD DIRECTION TODAY.

YES. AND. OKAY. I'M. I'M ALWAYS CHECKING WITH YOU, THOUGH. THANK YOU. I'M RIGHT ON LINE WITH THAT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. JIMMY. THANK YOU. BOARD. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 4.

[4. Facilities - Approve a Lease Agreement between Yavapai County and the 1st Baptist Church of Congress for 721 square feet of the property located at 25730 Tenderfoot Hill Road, Congress, Arizona 86322 to operate a Food Rescue. Board approval must be by unanimous vote. YC Contract No. 2026-003 (District 1 - Supervisor Compton) MOTION TO TABLE ITEM UNTIL FEBRUARY 18, 2026. MOTION PASSED 3 TO 2 BY ROLL CALL VOTE; CHAIR COMPTON AND SUPERVISOR MALLORY OPPOSED. ]

THIS IS IN MY DISTRICT. GOOD MORNING, MR. SCHULTZ.

GOOD MORNING SIR. GOOD MORNING SIR. CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CHECK.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M BRANDON SCHULTZ, THE DIRECTOR OF YOUR FACILITIES DEPARTMENT.

TODAY, BEFORE YOU, AS SUPERVISOR COMPTON HAD NOTED, WE'RE REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH FOR A PORTION OF A BUILDING. WE HAD CURRENTLY LEASED THIS OUT TO ANOTHER ENTITY.

THEY ARE REQUESTING THIS BE TRANSFERRED OVER TO THE CHURCH TO OPERATE A FOOD RESCUE.

I'M ACTUALLY VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE OPERATION THAT THE BAPTIST CHURCH RUNS DOWN THERE USING MULTIPLE LOCATIONS COORDINATING AMONGST QUITE A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS DOWN THERE. ONE THING I SHOULD NOTE ABOUT THIS IS DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE LEASE WITH THE NON COMPETITIVENESS OF THIS, IT DOES REQUIRE A UNANIMOUS VOTE BY THE BOARD.

I DO BELIEVE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF HE IS HERE.

THE PASTOR WAS GOING TO BE HERE TO SPEAK. GOOD MORNING PASTOR.

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. YOU JUST PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND SPEAK TO WHAT YOU DO.

PASTOR RICK AND PASTOR AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CONGRESS.

I'VE WORKED CLOSELY WITH DAVE AT TIMES OF DEALING WITH THE FOOD BANK, AND HE'S KIND OF KEPT ME UP TO DATE.

MR. ZAMBRANO. YES, I'M SORRY, PASTOR DAVE ZAMBRANO.

WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH ALSO MANZANITA OUTREACH, WHICH IS A FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM, AND THEY SUPPLIED US.

LAST SATURDAY WAS OUR FIRST MEETING, AND WE FED OVER 50 FAMILIES THAT WERE IN NEED.

AND THEN THE ADDITIONAL THEY LEAVE AND IT IS PUT INTO OR WILL BE BE PUT INTO THE FOOD BANK.

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WE ALSO PROVIDE FOOD TO A BACKPACK PROGRAM TO THE LOCAL SCHOOLS.

AND THIS IS TO HELP KIDS THAT MAY NOT EAT OVER THE WEEKEND AND PROVIDE FOOD SO THEIR FAMILIES, NOT JUST THE CHILDREN, BUT THEIR WHOLE FAMILIES CAN EAT.

SO I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO.

AND I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THAT THE VEHICLES WE APPROVE ARE BEING PUT TO GOOD USE IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND ESSENTIALLY MR. SCHULTZ, IF I'M UNDERSTANDING THIS, WE'RE SIMPLY GOING FROM ONE CHURCH TO ANOTHER CHURCH.

THAT'D BE CORRECT, BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS CHURCH IS OVERBURDENED AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT, AND THIS KIND MAN IS GOING TO HELP US OUT.

SO WE'VE HAD LAST WEEK, WE HAD, I THINK IT WAS ALMOST 15 VOLUNTEERS.

PERFECT. VICE CHAIR CHECK. NO QUESTION. I DO, I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND I DIDN'T KNOW WE HAD A 721 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING IN CONGRESS.

WHY WAS THAT BUILDING BUILT? A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY THERE.

THANK YOU. GREAT QUESTION. SUPERVISOR CHECK. THAT BUILDING IS ACTUALLY PART OF OUR TENDERFOOT HILL PARK LOCATION DOWN THERE.

IT'S CURRENTLY USED AS A SUBSTATION FOR THE FRONT PART OF THE BUILDING, AND THE BACK PART WAS JUST AN EMPTY ROOM THAT WAS REALLY UNDERUTILIZED FOR QUITE A NUMBER OF YEARS. PASTOR DAVE ZAMBRANO WITH HIS CHURCH HAD COME TO US ASKING ABOUT ESTABLISHING A FOOD RESCUE OR, EXCUSE ME, A FOOD BANK AS WHAT THEY WERE CALLING IT.

AND WE WENT THROUGH SOME GYRATIONS GOING THROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF THE SCOPE AND ULTIMATELY HAD NO RESERVATIONS IN LETTING HIM USE THAT SPACE.

IT REALLY IS JUST A BIG EMPTY ROOM, 720FT², NO DIVISIONS.

IT WAS REALLY JUST UNDERUTILIZED SPACE AT THE TIME.

I BELIEVE THE BUILDING AND I COULD BE WRONG, BUT I BELIEVE THE BUILDING DATES BACK TO THE 60S OR 70S.

SO IT'S BEEN THERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. WOW. SUPERVISOR. MALLORY. YEAH, I JUST I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE VERY MUCH WHAT THE CHURCH IS DOING.

THOSE AREAS IT'S DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO GET UP TO THE MOUNTAIN OR THOSE TYPES OF PLACES.

IN FACT, THIS BOARD IS WORKING ON TRYING TO REALLY HELP ALL THESE RURAL AREAS BECAUSE IT'S SO IMPORTANT THE SERVICES THAT THEY'VE HAD, THE BUILDINGS, WHAT HAVE YOU. THEY NEED ATTENTION.

AND AND AGAIN, WE ARE ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT POPULATION.

AND THE POPULATION HAS GROWN DOWN THERE AS WELL.

AND AND FOOD IS VERY EXPENSIVE FOR EVERYBODY.

SO I DO APPRECIATE WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE. AND AGAIN, WE ARE HELPING OUR CONSTITUENTS.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YEAH. YOU BETCHA. THANK YOU, PASTOR, FOR WHAT YOU DO.

I LIKE THIS, I SUPPORT A LOT OF THE FOOD PROGRAMS HERE ON THIS SIDE OF THE HILL.

AND I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE, I'LL SAY IT AGAIN.

WITHOUT VOLUNTEERS, THIS WHOLE AREA WOULD COME TO A GRINDING HALT.

I SUPPORT EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING HERE. I THINK IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD USE OF THE BUILDING.

I DO HAVE SOME SERIOUS CONCERNS WITH THE LEASE AND THE LANGUAGE.

I'D LIKE TO GET SOME OF THOSE THINGS CLEARED UP.

I DON'T WANT TO KILL THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO TABLE IT.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS TO OUR NEXT MEETING IN THE VERDE VALLEY, WHERE I CAN GET THOSE QUESTIONS ADDRESSED WITH THE CURRENT LEASE. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. WELL, I'LL SECOND THAT IF THERE'S A MOTION.

HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS YOU GUYS HAVE.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS I JUST WANT A GENERAL STATEMENT THAT VOLUNTEERS.

WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERS THAT ALL OF THE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

WITHOUT YOU, WE COULD NOT ACCOMPLISH EVERYTHING THAT WE DO FOR THE CITIZENS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PASTORS, TWO WEEKS GOING TO MESS YOU UP.

THEY WERE HOPING TO GET THE KEYS HANDED OVER.

AND THEN WE CAN ADDRESS ANYTHING ELSE THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE SIMPLY BECAUSE PASTOR, IF YOU COULD COME TO THE MIC. I'M SORRY.

WE WERE JUST HOPING TO GET THE KEYS HANDED OVER SO THAT AS MANZANITA BRINGS THE FOOD IN, WE HAVE A PLACE TO STORE IT, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE REFRIGERATORS, FREEZERS AND EVERYTHING. WE DON'T HAVE THE FACILITY TO KEEP ALL THE FOOD AT THE CHURCH.

2 WEEKS. WHATEVER YOU GUYS NEED IS FINE. IF WE'RE ABLE TO GET ACCESS TO THE BUILDING SO THEY CAN AT LEAST STORE THE FOOD SO WE CAN GET THE FOOD.

SO YOU HAVE FOOD COMING IN NOW WITH NO PLACE TO STORE IT.

THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING. YES. AND THEN WE HAVE TO GET A HOLD OF PASTOR ZAMBRANO AND TRY TO WORK WITH HIS SCHEDULE TO TO OPEN THE DOOR.

COME DOWN, OPEN THE DOOR. LET US PUT IT IN. AND SO WE IT'S A LOT OF LOGISTICS, BUT IF 2 WEEKS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO,

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BUT THAT WAS OUR ONLY CONCERN WAS THEY WERE HOPING TO BE.

AND IT MIGHT BE MY MISCONCEPTIONS TOO, BUT I JUST I WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH THIS, THERE WAS A LOT AND I JUST WANT TO GET THEM CLEARED UP WITH BRANDON.

I'M SURE I'M SURE IT'S WRITTEN WELL AND WE GOT THE INSURANCE, AND YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF OUR INSURANCE POLICY.

AND WE SIGNED THE CONTRACT. AND IT'S BASICALLY THE SAME AS WITH DAVE ZAMBRANO.

JUST CHANGING THE NAME. BUT WHENEVER YOU GUYS CAN GIVE US A GO AHEAD ON THE KEYS AND WE CAN GET THE FOOD STORED SO WE CAN GET THE FAMILIES FED THAT NEED IT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. MADAM CLERK, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. I HAVE A QUESTION.

ARE WE VOTING TO TABLE THIS. CORRECT UNTIL FEBRUARY 18TH? NO, NO. VICE CHAIR COMPTON. NO.

ITEM HAS BEEN TABLED. 3 TO 2 TO FEBRUARY 18TH, 2026.

THANK YOU, MR. SCHULTZ. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PASTOR, FOR COMING DOWN. MOVING ON TO HEARING ITEM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES APPROVAL.

[1. Development Services - Approve a permanent and transferable Use Permit for APN 300-15-002Y to allow for the above-ground placement of two fuel storage tanks for the Marathon fuel station located on three lots totaling 1.62 acres, including waiver requests, subject to the conditions of approval. Owner: Cyprus Bagdad Copper Corp. Agent/Applicant: Freeport MacMoran Bagdad Inc – Michael Lamar. Application No. PLA25-000121. (District 1 - Supervisor Compton)]

GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SUSAN HEBERT, PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HAS VOTED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS APPLICATION WITH NO SUGGESTED CHANGES.

AND WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO CONTINUE WITH THE PRESENTATION OR. YES, PLEASE.

OKAY. THIS IS AN SUPERVISOR COMPTON DISTRICT 1 IN THE COMMUNITY OF OF BAGDAD.

ALL THE OUTLINED PARCELS HERE IN RED ARE PART OF ONE SINGLE PARCEL OF MANY LOTS AND ONE SINGLE PARCEL.

THE ENTIRE BAGDAD TOWN SITE IS ZONED WITH AS A PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT, WHICH ALLOWS FOR BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USE.

THIS PARCEL HAS A COMMERCIAL DESIGNATION AND WOULD BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ON THE SITE PLAN.

HERE, THE TANK AREA WOULD BE OUTLINED IN YELLOW AND IT'S BEHIND THE MARATHON CONVENIENCE STORE BUILDING AND THE FUEL PUMPS.

HERE'S AN AERIAL VIEW AND JUST SOME MORE GOOGLE IMAGERY FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.

THIS IS FROM MAIN STREET AND GRANDVIEW. THE YELLOW STAR IS WHERE THE FUEL TANKS WILL BE.

AND THERE'S A ROW OF PARKING IN THIS LOT NEXT TO THE STATION.

AND THESE ARE THE. THAT'S THE SIDE OF THE TANKS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE FUEL STATION.

ACROSS THE EMPTY LOT THERE. ALL PROPERTY IN BAGDAD IS OWNED BY SUBSIDIARIES OF THE MINING OPERATION. SO FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION, THERE WASN'T A LIST OF NEIGHBORS TO CONTACT.

THE APPLICANTS DID CONTACT THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE SCHOOL COMPLEX ACROSS THE STREET AND THE ADJACENT FUEL STATION.

THE FUEL STATION. THEY RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM BOTH OF THOSE PEOPLE.

AND NO PUBLIC COMMENTS, AS I SAID, HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

IN GENERAL, ABOVE GROUND FUEL TANKS FOLLOW THE STANDARDS OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE.

THE APPLICANTS DID RECEIVE INITIAL APPROVAL FROM WILLIAMSON VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT, AND THEY'LL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH INSPECTIONS, SO STAFF HAVE NO CONCERNS WITH THE APPLICATION. CAN I STOP YOU THERE FOR ONE MOMENT? YOU SAID FIRE DISTRICT? YES.

MR. BRENNAN, IS THAT A DISTRICT? I'M NOT SURE THAT IT IS DEPARTMENT.

YES. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. AND IT IS COMBINED WILLIAMSON VALLEY, BAGDAD AT THIS TIME, I BELIEVE.

OKAY. THERE ARE 3 WAIVER REQUESTS THAT WOULD BE NEEDED TO USE THE EXISTING DRIVEWAYS WHICH DON'T MEET CURRENT STANDARDS.

THERE'S A STANDARD REQUIREMENT FOR A CAP OF A MAXIMUM 30FT IN WIDTH FOR DRIVEWAYS THAT LEAD TO A PARKING AREA ONLY 25% OF THE STREET FRONTAGE

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THEY'RE ALL MORE THAN 30FT WIDE. AND THEY DO TAKE UP ABOUT HALF OF EACH OF THE STREET FRONTAGES.

AND ON THE GRANDVIEW SIDE, THE DISTANCE MEASURED FROM THE CENTER POINT OF THAT CORNER RADIUS IS ABOUT 28FT.

AND ON THE MAIN STREET SIDE IT'S ABOUT 16FT TO THE CENTER POINT.

SO THESE BLUE LINES SHOW APPROXIMATELY WHERE THE EDGE OF THE DRIVEWAYS WOULD NEED TO BE IF THEY WERE TO MEET THE CURRENT STANDARDS.

OKAY. AND IN SUMMARY, THE REQUEST IS FOR A PERMANENT AND TRANSFERABLE USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR THE ABOVE GROUND PLACEMENT OF 2 FUEL STORAGE TANKS IN THE BAGDAD PAD ZONING DISTRICT AND THAT REQUEST INCLUDES WAIVERS THAT ARE NEEDED TO ALLOW USE OF THE EXISTING DRIVEWAYS.

AGAIN, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AND THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ARE ON SCREEN.

I BELIEVE MICHAEL LAMAR, THE AGENT, IS HERE AND COMMISSIONER CHERRY SHOULD ALSO BE HERE AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, I APPRECIATE IT. I JUST HAVE TO SAY I HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS INITIALLY, AND THEN I HAD A PHONE CALL WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER, MR. MONTEITH IN BAGDAD. AND I GOT QUITE AN EDUCATION ABOUT HOW THIS IS ACTUALLY A SAFETY FACTOR AND HOW THE DETECTION OF IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THEM ABOVE GROUND, NOT BELOW GROUND. SO YOU CAN IMMEDIATELY DETECT ISSUES.

AND ALSO IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AS HAVING AN ABOVE GROUND.

SO I CERTAINLY HAD AN EDUCATION FROM HIM AND CERTAINLY AM SUPPORTIVE OF THIS, BUT ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM OTHER BOARD MEMBERS? SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YEAH. IS THERE A CEMENT REVETMENT AROUND THESE TANKS? THERE SHOULD BE, I BELIEVE, BOLLARDS AROUND THE TANKS.

AND THAT'S PART OF THE THE FIRE CODE REQUIREMENTS. BUT WHAT'S TO CATCH A LEAK? BECAUSE I KNOW NOW WE GOT REVETMENTS THAT GO AROUND WITH THE WATER DRAIN TO TAKE RAIN RUNOFF OFF IN CASE IT GETS BUMPED OR A PIPE GETS BROKE OR A TANK GETS RUPTURED.

IT WOULD FOLLOW ALL UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS, BUT I THINK THE APPLICANT MIGHT BE BETTER ABLE TO ANSWER THAT. COME ON UP, SIR. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING SIR. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. MICHAEL LAMAR. FMI FREEPORT-MCMORAN.

TO SUPERVISOR KUKNYO HIS QUESTION. THERE IS A CATCH BASIN AROUND IT, AND I THINK IT'S TO CHAIRMAN COMPTON'S COMMENTS.

THERE IS AN UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK THAT'S BEEN IN PLACE SINCE THE 70S.

SO COMING ABOVE GROUND AND GETTING THAT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE OUT OF YAVAPAI COUNTY, I THINK IS BENEFICIAL FOR BOTH THE MINE AND FOR THE COUNTY. AND, YOU KNOW, NOBODY PUTS THEM UNDERGROUND ANYMORE BECAUSE EVERY TANK UNDERGROUND LEAKS. THAT'S EXACTLY, YOU KNOW, IN DOWNTOWN. PRESCOTT'S PRETTY CONTAMINATED BECAUSE OF THAT. SO IT'S GLAD TO SEE YOU'RE DOING THAT. I'VE DONE IT MYSELF AND ON MY BUSINESS AND PUT THEM ABOVE GROUND.

AND IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THAT CATCHMENT BASIN. THAT'S IMPORTANT JUST IN CASE SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS? MISS RUSH, IS ANY OTHER COMMENTS ONLINE? NO COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED.

THIS IS A HEARING ITEM. DOES ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK TO THE ITEM? SEEING NONE, I MOVE TO APPROVE HEARING ITEM NUMBER ONE.

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

VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YEP. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES.

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

THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU SUSAN. APPRECIATE IT.

HEARING ITEM NUMBER 2. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES APPROVE A USE PERMIT WITHOUT MODIFICATION.

[2. Development Services - Approve a Use Permit without modifications for APN 405-10-032A to allow the continued use of up to 10 U-Haul trucks/trailers to be parked on site for rent on a 0.56-acre parcel, subject to the conditions of approval. Owner/Applicant: John Hasper. Application No. PLA25-000099. (District 2 - Supervisor Jenkins)]

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M STEPHANIE JOHNSON, PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

I FELT LIKE THAT WAS KIND OF RIGHT IN MY FACE.

OKAY. I THINK WE'RE SWITCHING. WILL YOU BE SWITCHING THE PRESENTATION? OH, THERE WE GO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I AM HERE TODAY TO PRESENT TO YOU THE HONEY HOLE U-HAUL USE PERMIT RENEWAL.

THIS RENEWAL IS WITHOUT MODIFICATIONS TO THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED PERMIT.

THE SUBJECT PARCEL IS LOCATED IN DISTRICT 2, SUPERVISOR JENKINS DISTRICT, SPECIFICALLY LOCATED AT 3100 EAST BEAVER CREEK ROAD IN THE COMMUNITY OF BEAVER IN THE COMMUNITY OF RIMROCK.

THE SUBJECT PARCEL IS SURROUNDED BY DEVELOPED AND UNDEVELOPED PARCELS WITH THE SAME C1-3 ZONING.

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THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING APPROVAL OF THIS USE PERMIT FOR AN ADDITIONAL 10 YEAR PERIOD WITHOUT MODIFICATIONS.

STAFF REVIEW OF THE PROPERTY CONFIRMS THERE HAVE BEEN NO VIOLATIONS ON THIS PARCEL IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS BUSINESS, AS THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THIS USE. PERMIT REQUEST.

THE BOARD HAS AUTHORITY TO APPROVE A RENEWAL OF THIS USE PERMIT FOR AN ADDITIONAL 10 YEAR PERIOD.

UNDER SECTION 582 OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE.

THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN AN AREA DESIGNATED AS COMMERCIAL IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2032.

THIS LAND USE TYPE PROVIDES LOCATIONS FOR PREFERRED COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING NEIGHBORHOOD, COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL COMMERCIAL CENTERS, AS WELL AS TOURISM OFFICE, COMMERCIAL TOURISM AND OFFICE.

COMMERCIAL USES. AS FURTHER DETAILED IN THE YAVAPAI COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE, DISTRICTS ASSIGNED TO THIS LAND USE TYPE MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RS C1, C2, C3, AND PAD UNDER SECTION 2.12.7.

LAND USE GOALS AND POLICIES IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

GOAL 6 IS TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. I'M SORRY I LOST MY TRACK THERE.

TO INCLUDE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN LAND USE DECISIONS.

DECISIONS. STAFF BELIEVES THAT THE SUBJECT APPLICATION FOR A USE PERMIT RENEWAL IS ALIGNED WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IN THAT STAFF HAS FACILITATED THE PROCESS BY WHICH A PROPERTY OWNER CAN WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY TO PROPOSE LAND USE DECISIONS THROUGH THE PUBLIC, PROPER PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS. WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT SOME PHOTOS.

THIS IS THE ENTRANCE TO THE SITE AND YOU CAN SEE THE HEARING NOTICE POSTED.

THAT WAS FOR A JANUARY HEARING DATE. THE PROPERTY WAS REPOSTED FOR THIS FEBRUARY HEARING DATE.

THERE WAS AN ERROR AND SOME SCHEDULING SO NOTICE WAS REPOSTED.

NOTICE WAS ALSO MAILED TO ALL PROPERTIES WITHIN 300FT OF THIS SUBJECT PARCEL.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THAT PARKING AREA FOR THE U-HAUL VEHICLES AND TRAILERS IN THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.

IT DID APPROVE FOR THE GRAVEL SURFACING WHERE THEY WERE PARKING THESE U-HAUL VEHICLES.

HERE IS THE ADDITIONAL PARKING AREA FOR CUSTOMERS COMING TO THE AREA.

YOU CAN SEE THE COUNTY VEHICLE PARKED THERE AND THEN THE OTHER VEHICLE.

THOSE ARE FOR CUSTOMER PARKING. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING CONSIDERATION OF A USE PERMIT RENEWAL WITHOUT MODIFICATIONS TO ALLOW FOR THE CONTINUED USE OF UP TO TEN U-HAUL TRUCKS AND TRAILERS TO BE PARKED ON SITE FOR RENT ON A 0.56 ACRE PARCEL IN A C1-3 ZONING DISTRICT, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.

STAFF HAS NO CONCERNS WITH THIS USE. PERMIT RENEWAL.

THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ARE UP ON THE SCREEN FOR YOU.

THESE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL HAVE ALL BEEN SATISFIED.

THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. MR. HASPER IS HERE.

THE APPLICANT, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK WITH HIM.

I ALSO STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT. SUPERVISOR JENKINS, I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT.

AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO SPEAK? COME ON. COME ON UP. GOOD MORNING. SIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

GOOD MORNING. I'M JOHN HASPER, AND I'M THE APPLICANT, OF COURSE.

I HAVE NO QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING TO SAY. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR OPERATING FOR 10 YEARS WITH NO VIOLATIONS. NO COMPLAINTS. THIS REALLY IS JUST A RENEWAL.

AND HE'S NOT ASKING TO CHANGE ANY OF THE CONDITIONS.

SO UNLESS THERE'S FURTHER DISCUSSION, I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THIS AGENDA HEARING ITEM 2.

I'LL SECOND THAT CHAIR. YES. JUST SOME DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE, BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

THE MAN'S BEEN OPERATING FOR 10 YEARS. NO VIOLATIONS.

IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE WE'RE PUTTING A LITTLE TOO MUCH BURDEN ON THERE. IS THERE A REASON WHY THIS HAS TO COME BEFORE US AND P&Z, OR IS THIS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DONE ADMINISTRATIVELY AND JUST KIND OF GET US OUT OF THE WAY OF SOMEBODY DOING BUSINESS? AND THAT'S JUST A QUESTION BECAUSE I'M. UNEDUCATED ON IT.

AMONGST OUR REASONING OR OUR CODE, REVIEW OUR UPDATED UPDATE TO THE ORDINANCE.

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CURRENTLY, THE REASON WHY THIS HAS TO BE A USE PERMIT IS THE DRY STORAGE OF THE U-HAUL TRAILERS AND TRUCKS ARE VIEWED AS DRY STORAGE THAT'S ALLOWED IN AN INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT. AND THIS IS A COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT.

SO THAT'S THE THE BACKGROUND FOR THE USE PERMIT.

WE HAVE DISCUSSED INTERNALLY RELOOKING AT SOME OF THOSE COMMERCIAL ALLOWANCES.

AND WOULD THAT DRY STORAGE BE APPROPRIATE IN A COMMERCIAL RATHER THAN AN INDUSTRIAL? BUT THOSE WILL BE PART OF THE BIGGER PICTURE UPDATE WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE RATHER THAN A RIGHT NOW.

BUT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT IN THE FUTURE WE COULD MAKE THIS A LITTLE EASIER FOR APPLICANTS.

LIKE IN THIS SITUATION, I JUST SUPPORT ANY KIND OF STREAMLINING YOU DO, BECAUSE I NOTICED WITH A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE ALREADY SEEN, IT SEEMS LIKE WE TAKE TIME SO LONG. AND SOMETIMES THIS MAN'S STILL BEEN DOING HIS BUSINESS, WHICH IS GOOD. BUT SOMETIMES IT SEEMS LIKE WE HOLD PEOPLE UP WHEN THINGS COULD BE MOVED A LITTLE QUICKER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS A HEARING ITEM THOUGH.

SO, MADAM CLERK, NO COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE? OKAY. NO COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE, ALTHOUGH WE DO ALREADY HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.

YES. OH, I'M SORRY, DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT? COULD I MAKE A I JUST HAVE A YES COMMENT.

THANK YOU. SO ALTHOUGH I APPRECIATE LOOKING INTO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES I JUST WANT TO PUT THIS OUT THERE THAT ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES ARE OKAY, BUT THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AS AN ELECTED BODY, DOES NEED TO BE INVOLVED IN THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE GOING FORWARD IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO WHATEVER WE'RE LOOKING AT, I'M NOT AGAINST STREAMLINING THINGS AT ALL FOR OUR COMMUNITY, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO A POSITION WHERE WE'RE NOT INVOLVED.

WHATEVER THAT LOOKS LIKE. I JUST REALLY NEED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR MALLORY.

WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. HEARING ITEM NUMBER 2 IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU. SIR. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO A 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. At the conclusion of an open call to the public, individual members of the public body may respond to criticism made by those who have addressed the public body, may ask staff to review a matter or may ask that a matter be put on a future agenda.]

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. FIRST UP TO SPEAK WILLIAM SEARLE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS WILLIAM SEARLE CHERRY COMPTON.

CONGRATULATIONS. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. I AM HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS 2O THINGS.

FIRST, WE HAVE A SMALL BUSINESS IN DOWNTOWN PRESCOTT.

ON THE EVENING OF DECEMBER 12TH, WE WERE HOSTING A BAND ALONG WITH OVER 100 OTHER BUSINESSES TO RAISE FUNDS FOR A LOCAL CHILDREN'S CHARITY THAT YOU ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH.

THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON IN DOWNTOWN PRESCOTT.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TURN OUT TO ENJOY THE MUSIC, VISIT THE BUSINESS AND HELP A WORTHY CHILDREN'S CHARITY. THIS IS ALSO THE NIGHT THAT ONE OF YOUR SELF-IDENTIFYING TRANSGENDER EMPLOYEES AND ONE OF HIS FRIENDS DECIDED TO COME INTO OUR STORE AND LOOK FOR MY WIFE.

THIS IS THE SAME MALE EMPLOYEE THAT HAS BEEN USING THE WOMEN'S BATHROOM AND YAVAPAI COUNTY BUILDINGS. HE WAS AWARE THAT THIS WAS OUR BUSINESS BEFORE HE ENTERED.

AFTER HE WAS TOLD TO LEAVE, HE DID A LITTLE DANCE AND WALKED OUT THE FRONT DOOR.

WE THOUGHT IT WAS OVER, BUT NO. THE NEXT DAY, A POLICE OFFICER SHOWED UP AT OUR STORE TO INVESTIGATE A REPORTED ASSAULT.

AFTER EMPLOYEE LEFT OUR STORE, HE CALLED THE POLICE AND CLAIMED HIS FRIEND HAD BEEN BODY CHECKED BY A FEMALE EMPLOYEE AT OUR STORE.

THIS WAS A LIE. WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A FEMALE EMPLOYEE.

HE WAS ACCUSING OUR FRIEND WHO WAS VOLUNTEERING HER TIME TO HELP SELL RAFFLE TICKETS FOR THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY.

HE ASSUMED SHE WAS AN EMPLOYEE BECAUSE SHE WAS BEHIND THE COUNTER.

THANKFULLY, WE HAVE A LOT OF HIGH DEFINITION CAMERAS ALL OVER THE STORE, AND I WAS ABLE TO SHOW THE OFFICER THAT NO BODY CHECK OR ASSAULT HAPPENED.

IT WAS A FABRICATION. THE OFFICER WAS NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR EMPLOYEE, TO SAY THE LEAST.

HE IMMEDIATELY DETERMINED THE ACCUSATION TO BE UNFOUNDED AND GRANTED US AN IMMEDIATE TRESPASS ORDER AGAINST YOUR EMPLOYEE AND HIS FRIEND.

IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THOSE CAMERAS, AN INNOCENT WOMAN WOULD HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH A CRIME SHE DID NOT COMMIT.

BECAUSE YOUR EMPLOYEE LIED TO THE POLICE. NOW, IF AN EMPLOYEE OF OUR BUSINESS HAD ACTUALLY ASSAULTED SOMEONE, THAT PERSON WOULD OBVIOUSLY HAVE A RIGHT TO SUE THE BUSINESS.

IT IS MY OPINION THAT THAT'S WHAT THE GOAL WAS TO LIE ABOUT A BODY CHECK BY AN EMPLOYEE.

SO A LAWSUIT COULD BE FILED AGAINST MY BUSINESS.

I BELIEVE MY CAMERAS SAVED MY BUSINESS FROM A FRAUDULENT LAWSUIT AS WELL.

THIS IS NOT THE TYPE OF BEHAVIOR OR CHARACTER THAT SHOULD BE TOLERATED BY THE COUNTY OR ANY OTHER EMPLOYER.

IT IS MY OPINION. IT VIOLATES YAVAPAI COUNTY HR POLICY 3.01 THAT STATES EMPLOYEES SHALL NOT CONDUCT THEMSELVES IN A MANNER THAT WILL BRING DISCREDIT OR

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SO IN CLOSING, I AM ASKING THE BOARD TO DIRECT STAFF TO INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT AT MY BUSINESS OR TO INVESTIGATE IT THEMSELVES.

AND OF COURSE, I AM STILL ADVOCATING NOW APPARENTLY AT GREAT PERSONAL RISK TO MYSELF, MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS AND MY BUSINESS FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY POLICY OR ORDINANCE THAT STATES THAT MEN USE THE MEN'S BATHROOM AND ONLY BIOLOGICAL WOMEN USE THE A WOMEN'S BATHROOM AND YAVAPAI COUNTY BUILDINGS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

ARMADI MAY [INAUDIBLE] AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ARMADI MAY AND I'M HERE THIS MORNING AS A RESIDENT AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNER IN CHINO VALLEY.

I COME HERE TODAY TO REQUEST THAT THE BOARD ENACT A POLICY THAT PROHIBITS BIOLOGICAL MEN FROM ENTERING THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM IN YAVAPAI COUNTY.

I MOVED TO THIS COUNTY ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO BECAUSE IN LARGE PART OF MY ADMIRATION FOR THE QUALITIES OF TRADITIONAL FAMILY VALUES THAT THIS COUNTY EMBODIES. I ALSO WISH TO LAY SOME CONTEXT FOR THE SAKE OF CLARITY REGARDING THIS ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN SHROUDED IN CONFUSION AND DOUBLESPEAK SINCE JULY OF 2025.

A NON WRITTEN BUT VERBAL POLICY ALLOWING MEN TO ENTER THE WOMEN'S RESTROOMS WAS PUT FORTH BY THE COUNTY MANAGER AT THAT TIME.

SINCE THEN, THE PUBLIC HAS VOICED CONCERNS TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ABOUT THE SAFETY, COMFORT, AND WELL-BEING OF WOMEN BEING AT RISK WITH SUCH AN ALLOWANCE.

IF THEY CONTINUE TO GO IGNORED, THE CONSEQUENCES MAY BE DEVASTATING.

THERE ARE ALREADY NUMEROUS DOCUMENTED CASES OF GIRLS AND WOMEN BEING VICTIMIZED BY MEN ENTERING THE WOMEN'S RESTROOMS, PLACES WHICH SHOULD BE KEPT AS SAFE SPACES FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS.

I BESEECH YOU TO THINK OF THE IMPACT OF INACTION ON THIS ISSUE, ON FUTURE GENERATIONS WHO WILL HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THE POTENTIAL THREATS OF VIOLENCE THAT ALREADY PLAGUE OUR SOCIETY AT AN ALARMINGLY HIGH LEVEL.

PLEASE UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT A CRITIQUE OF THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS TRANSGENDER, BUT RATHER A WARNING OF THE VERY REAL THREAT OF SEXUAL PREDATORS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A SITUATION IN WHICH THEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO GAIN ACCESS TO PLACES WHICH HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN SAFE SPACES FOR WOMEN.

THESE CONCERNS ARE REAL, AND THEY MERIT ATTENTION RATHER THAN DISMISSAL.

I RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS PRESSURE FROM POLITICAL IDEOLOGUES WHO MAY BE INTENT ON CREATING HAVOC AND RESPONSE TO A COURAGEOUS AND NECESSARY POLICY, WHICH WOULD PROTECT THE WELLBEING OF GIRLS AND WOMEN.

PUBLIC SERVANTS SHOULD REMEMBER THAT THE PUBLIC ELECTED THEM, AND IF THEY NEGLECT TO RESPOND TO THE CONCERNS OF THEIR CONSTITUENTS, THEY MAY BE VOTED OUT. I ALSO RECENTLY LEARNED THAT THE INDIVIDUAL WHO WISHES TO ENTER A RESTROOM, WHICH DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO HIS BIOLOGICAL SEX, MADE AN UNFOUNDED POLICE REPORT THAT WAS BASED ON A FALSE CLAIM THAT A WOMAN WHO WAS VOLUNTEERING INSIDE A STORE ON ACONITE. CLAIMING THAT THE PERSON'S FRIEND WAS QUOTE UNQUOTE BODY CHECKED BY THIS INDIVIDUAL.

THE POLICE EXAMINED THE FOOTAGE AND DETERMINED THE ALLEGATION TO BE UNFOUNDED.

THIS INCIDENT CALLS INTO QUESTION THE INTEGRITY AND TRUTHFULNESS OF THIS INDIVIDUAL, AND IS REASON TO SUSPECT THE INSISTENCE ON USING THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM HAS MORE TO DO WITH PUSHING A PARTICULAR IDEOLOGICAL AGENDA, RATHER THAN GENUINE DISCOMFORT AT THE THOUGHT OF USING THE MEN'S RESTROOM, WHICH MATCHES THE PERSON'S BIOLOGICAL SEX. THANK YOU, MISS MAY.

HOWEVER, MORE IMPORTANTLY. THANK YOU, MISS MAY. YOU REALIZE.

YOUR TIME IS UP. I THOUGHT I HAD 3 MINUTES. THE TIMER WENT OFF.

I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT. PLEASE. HAVE A $236 BILLION YOU'RE FREE TO CONTACT US. MADAME, YOU'RE OUT OF ORDER.

PLEASE SIT DOWN. OKAY. ANDREW ADAMS. ARE YOU GUYS DOING? GOOD MORNING. AND PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

ANDREW ADAMS AND I'M A LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER AND A RESIDENT OF PRESCOTT.

MY STATEMENT TODAY AGAIN REVOLVES AROUND THE ALL GENDER RESTROOMS MATTER.

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I PERSONALLY DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING DIFFICULT ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

AS A PUBLIC SERVANT, YOUR JOB IS TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT AND NOT WHAT'S EASY.

YOUR JOB IS NOT TO MAKE THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY HAPPY, BUT TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT IN THE CONSIDERATION OF THE LAWS OF THE LAND.

PUBLIC SAFETY AND WHAT'S BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY.

I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A THING HERE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY.

YET HERE WE ARE. I THINK I CAN SPEAK FOR THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTY WHEN I SAY THIS.

WE DO NOT WANT TO MAKE ANY ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE CONFUSED ABOUT THEIR GENDER, AND WE DO NOT WANT THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BE IN ANY KIND OF DANGER WHILE USING THE PUBLIC RESTROOM.

THE DANGER IS SIMPLY USING THE RESTROOM IN A COUNTY BUILDING, AND POTENTIALLY BEING SEXUALLY HARASSED OR ASSAULTED BY ONE OF THESE MENTALLY ILL DEGENERATES. A LAWLESS AND IMMORAL SOCIETY DOES NOT SUSTAIN ALLOWING THE SEXUALLY IMMORAL IN WHATEVER BATHROOM THEY WISH IS LAWLESS BEHAVIOR, FOR WHATEVER IT'S WORTH.

I DID AN AI SEARCH FOR LAWLESS AND IMMORAL SOCIETIES.

AND CAN THEY SUSTAIN? IT TURNS OUT THAT AN AI OVERVIEW IS THAT LAWLESS AND IMMORAL SOCIETIES GENERALLY FAIL TO SUSTAIN, AS A LACK OF SHARED VALUES, TRUST, AND ORDER REQUIRED FOR STABILITY.

WITHOUT LAWS TO PROTECT RIGHTS, SOCIETIES FALL INTO CHAOS, ANARCHY, AND SEVERE DYSFUNCTION.

SUCH SOCIETIES USUALLY COLLAPSE OR ARE OUT ACCOMPANIED BY MORE STABLE AND ORDERLY SOCIETIES.

BACK TO MORE LAWLESSNESS. THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES FOR MORAL DEPRAVITY AND BIBLICAL LAWLESSNESS.

PERHAPS WE SHOULD BE REMINDED OF WHAT HAPPENED TO SODOM AND GOMORRAH, GENESIS 1820 THROUGH 21 AND YAHUWAH SAID, BECAUSE THE CRY OF SODOM AND GOMORRAH IS GREAT, AND BECAUSE THEIR SIN IS GRIEVOUS, I WILL GO DOWN AND SEE WHETHER THEY HAVE DONE ALTOGETHER WHAT THE CRYING OF IT WAS. GENESIS 1924 TO 25 THEN YAHUWAH RAINED UPON SODOM AND GOMORRAH, BRIMSTONE AND FIRE, AND YAHUWAH OUT OF THE HEAVENS AND OVERTHREW THOSE CITIES, AND THE CIRCLE OF JORDAN, AND ALL THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITIES, AND THAT WHICH GREW UPON THE GROUND.

LET'S DO WHAT'S RIGHT IN THE SIGHT OF YAHUWAH THE MOST HIGH, AND UPHOLD HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS.

LET'S KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. THANK YOU. SUSAN TOPPER.

GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS SUSAN TOPPER. I'M HERE AGAIN TO SPEAK ABOUT BIOLOGICAL MEN USING THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM.

AS I DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY, THE PRIOR COUNTY MANAGER AND COUNTY HR MANAGEMENT ALLOW A TRANSGENDER COUNTY EMPLOYEE WHO'S A BIOLOGICAL MAN TO USE WOMEN'S MULTI-STYLE, WOMEN'S RESTROOM AND COUNTY BUILDING ON COMMERCE STREET, OR, EXCUSE ME, COMMERCE DRIVE. A SINGLE STALL FAMILY RESTROOM WAS PUT INTO THE COUNTY BUILDING.

HOWEVER, THE TRANSGENDER COUNTY EMPLOYEE WAS NEVER TOLD TO USE THE RESTROOM OR THE MEN'S RESTROOM, SO HE CONTINUES TO USE THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS , SINCE THIS BIOLOGICAL MAN CAN USE THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM, IT OPENS THE DOOR FOR ANY BIOLOGICAL MAN, INCLUDING PEDOPHILES AND SEX OFFENDERS, TO USE THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM IN THAT BUILDING.

HOW CAN YOU DISCRIMINATE AND LET ONE BIOLOGICAL MALE USE IT AND NOT ANOTHER? WHEN I BEGAN THIS CRUSADE, I WAS SPEAKING OUT TO PROTECT WOMEN AND YOUNG GIRLS FROM HAVING TO SHARE THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM WITH BIOLOGICAL MEN.

THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO PERSONALLY WITH THE TRANSGENDER COUNTY EMPLOYEE.

HOWEVER, THAT EMPLOYEE HAS NOW MADE THIS PERSONAL AS HE CONTACTED THE POLICE ON DECEMBER 12TH TO FILE ASSAULT CHARGES AGAINST ME.

HERE IS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAPPENED ON DECEMBER 12TH.

I WAS HELPING MY FRIENDS VOLUNTEERING, IF YOU MAY, AT THEIR STORE SELLING RAFFLE TICKETS FOR AN EVENT THAT WAS EARNING MONEY FOR MUSICAL SCHOLARSHIPS. THE BUSINESS WAS CROWDED AS THERE WAS A BAND PLAYING, SEVERAL PEOPLE LISTENING TO MUSIC.

LOOKING AROUND THE STORE AND BUYING RAFFLE TICKETS DURING THE EVENT, I BRUSHED AGAINST A WOMAN'S PURSE, TURNED TO SAY EXCUSE ME, AND WENT ON TO THE FRONT OF THE STORE.

MY FRIEND APPROACHED ME A FEW MINUTES LATER, STATING THAT HER COWORKER, WHO IS THE TRANSGENDER MALE THAT USES THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM IN HER BUILDING, HAD ENTERED THE STORE. SHE TOLD HIM TO LEAVE.

I HAD NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE. SHE POINTED HIM OUT AS HE WAS LEAVING THE STORE.

THE NEXT DAY, I WAS INFORMED THAT SOMEONE CALLED THE POLICE TO STATE THAT I ASSAULTED THEM.

THE POLICE REPORT DESCRIBED THE ASSAULT AS A BODY CHECK.

THE PRESCOTT POLICE CAME TO THE STORE WHERE THIS ALLEGEDLY HAPPENED, AND I'M THANKFUL THAT THERE WERE 24 4K CAMERAS THROUGHOUT THE STORE.

AFTER REVIEWING THE VIDEO, THE OFFICER STATED THIS WAS NOT AN ASSAULT, LET ALONE A BODY CHECK,

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I'M THANKFUL FOR THE CAMERAS BECAUSE DUE TO MY OCCUPATION, I HAVE TO HAVE A BACKGROUND CHECK, AND I'M LICENSED IN ALL OF THE STATES IN THE UNITED STATES HAD THAT HAD THESE CHARGES BEEN FILED, THAT COULD HAVE JEOPARDIZED MY LIVELIHOOD, WHETHER THIS WAS RETALIATION FOR ME SPEAKING OUT OR BECAUSE I AM FRIENDS WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE SPOKEN OUT, I DON'T KNOW.

BUT NOW HE HAS AFFECTED ME PERSONALLY, AND I'M NOT OKAY WITH THIS.

THIS COUNTY EMPLOYEE OBVIOUSLY HAS MALICIOUS INTENTIONS AGAINST ME, MY FRIENDS, AND OR POSSIBLY ANYONE ELSE WHO SPEAKS OUT AGAINST BIOLOGICAL MEN.

I KNOW MY TIME IS UP, SO I WILL FINISH WITH. I'M HOPING THAT YOU CAN PUT INTO WRITING A POLICY THAT WOULD REMOVE ANY BIOLOGICAL MAN FROM USING THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM IN COUNTY BUILDINGS, AS THIS MUST STOP. I WAS THE FIRST PERSON WHOSE CHARACTER WAS ATTACKED.

WHO WILL BE THE NEXT? WE HAVE A RIGHT TO EXPRESS OUR OPINIONS WITHOUT RETALIATION.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ERNIE ORTEGA. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

YEAH, MY NAME IS ERNIE ORTEGA, AND I'M A LIFELONG RESIDENT.

I'VE BEEN HERE 60 YEARS, BORN RIGHT DOWN THE STREET RIGHT HERE.

NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE THE DAY THAT WE'D HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

HERE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY. WE GOT THE WORLD'S OLDEST RODEO SITTING RIGHT BEHIND YOU.

THIS IS COWBOY TERRITORY. I ADMIRE THE COWBOYS IN OUR AREA.

I DRIVE TO WICKENBURG LOTS OF TIMES WITH MY WIFE.

JUST BECAUSE WE LIKE TO GO DOWN THERE AND LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON IN WICKENBURG. THIS IS COWBOY TOWN.

THIS IS OUR TOWN. I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST ANYBODY THAT'S GAY OR TRANSGENDER OR ANYTHING.

IF THEY CAME TO OUR CHURCH, WHICH I REPRESENT, YESHUA, WHICH IS LOVE IN THE NAME OF JESUS, IF ANY OF THEM EVER CAME TO US AND NEEDED HELP, WE WOULD BE GLAD TO HELP THEM.

BUT THERE IS THINGS THAT IN THIS WORLD WE ARE MEN AND WE ARE WOMEN.

AND IF SOMEBODY IS CONFUSED ON THAT, THEY EITHER NEED TO GET HELP, BUT THEY HAVE TO STILL USE WHAT'S RIGHT.

AND THAT IS A MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BATHROOM. I HAVE 6 GRANDDAUGHTERS AND A GRANDSON.

I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT I HAVE 3 SONS THAT GREW UP THAT CAN TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES AND CAN ALSO TAKE CARE OF THEIR DAUGHTERS, BUT IT'S STILL WORRYING SOMEONE. YOU PICTURE A 12 YEAR OLD GIRL GOING INTO A BATHROOM, AND THEN SOME MAN WALKS IN, AND JUST BECAUSE HE'S IN A DRESS OR SOMETHING, DOES THAT MEAN HE'S REALLY A TRANSGENDER? WE DON'T KNOW. WE'VE ALREADY SEEN ALL THESE REPORTS. YOU SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW JUST BY A YAVAPAI COUNTY EMPLOYEE DOING THIS.

AND IF WE JUST SAY WHAT'S RIGHT AND WRONG AND JUST STOP IT.

I REALLY DO THINK WE CAN STOP A LOT OF CONFUSION THAT'S GOING ON IN THIS WORLD.

AND LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, THE LORD SAYS TO LOVE EVERYBODY.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE HERE TO DO. WE ARE TO LOVE EACH OTHER, BUT WE ARE STILL TO LIVE BY THE LAWS OF THE LAND.

SCIENCE SAYS THERE IS MAN, THERE IS WOMAN. THERE'S NO IN BETWEEN.

AND IF THEY'RE CONFUSED, I PRAY THAT THEY DO GET HELP.

AND IF NOT, LIVE YOUR LIFE THE WAY YOU WANT TO LIVE IT.

BUT DON'T PUSH ALL, ALL OF US WHO ARE NOT LIKE THAT INTO THAT WORLD.

I PICKED UP A GENTLEMAN A WHILE BACK. THAT WAS.

HE WAS A GAY GENTLEMAN. I ACCIDENTALLY CALLED HIM A DUDE.

AND OUT OF RESPECT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF ALL THE STUFF GOING ON.

I APOLOGIZE TO HIM AND SAID, I'M VERY SORRY. I SAID THAT.

AND HE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID, DON'T EVER APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

HE SAID, I'M 52 YEARS OLD AND TODAY'S LGBTQ AND ALL THIS OTHER STUFF THAT'S GOING ON, HE SAID, HAS RUINED ALL THE WORK THAT THE OLDER GENERATION OF THIS COMMUNITY HAS DONE.

THEY HAVE RUINED IT. THEY HAVE CREATED WHERE THERE'S PEOPLE THAT ARE HATING THEM NOW, HE SAID.

THEY USED TO LIVE IN QUIET SILENCE AND THEY WERE IN THE BACKGROUND.

THEY DID THEIR OWN, THEY LIVED THEIR OWN LIVES. BUT NOW IT'S ALL BEEN TO THE FOREFRONT AND NOW EVERYBODY HATES THEM.

HE GETS HATE. PEOPLE YELL AT HIM BECAUSE OF THIS.

HE'S NEVER HAD THAT BEFORE. AND SO YES, HE EVEN TOLD ME HE VOTED FOR TRUMP BECAUSE OF THIS, BECAUSE HE HE WANTS THIS TO STOP. AND SO I ADMIRED HIM FOR HIS TRUTHFULNESS TO TELL ME THAT, BECAUSE AT FIRST I DIDN'T WANT TO HURT HIS FEELINGS AND I DON'T WANT TO HURT PEOPLE'S FEELINGS. THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M HERE FOR. SO BUT I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU, I LOVE THIS COUNTY. I'VE BEEN HERE MY WHOLE LIFE.

CHRIS KNOWS THAT. I THINK WE WENT TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TOGETHER.

STARTED? THAT'S RIGHT. AMEN. AND SO I JUST REPRESENT THOSE PEOPLE.

LIKE I SAID, WE LOVE THEM. WE WANT TO HELP THEM.

BUT WRONG IS WRONG. RIGHT IS RIGHT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MORGAN. POLSKY. AND AGAIN, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.

GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MORGAN POLSKY. I'M A BUSINESS OWNER, 2 BUSINESS OWNERS HERE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY.

I LIVE IN CHINO VALLEY, AND I'M GRATEFUL TO BE HERE TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU.

I'M FOR A POLICY AGAINST MEN USING WOMEN'S BATHROOMS.

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AND POLICIES ABOUT MALE AND FEMALE. THIS IS TRUTH AND IT'S FALLEN IN THE STREET.

WE HAVE TO TAKE OUR STAND. WE HAVE TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT.

AND ESPECIALLY AS SUPERVISORS AND POLITICIANS WHO HAVE COME IN, YOU GET, YOU KNOW, WE ARE TO REPRESENT THE TRUTH AND RIGHTEOUSNESS BUILDETH A NATION, BUT WICKEDNESS DESTROYS A NATION AND WE SEE OUR COUNTRY SUFFERING.

AND I JUST HOPE THAT EVERYBODY CAN MAKE A RATIONAL DECISION FOR WHAT IS RIGHT.

AND THE LAWS OF THE LAND WOULD BE KEPT PURE AND HOLY.

THANK YOU. THERE'S ONE MORE ON THIS TOPIC BY TINA OWENS.

REGARDING WOMEN'S SAFE SPACES, SHE DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK AND HAS PROVIDED A COMMENT FOR THE RECORD, A WRITTEN COMMENT WHICH WILL BE RECORDED. TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

OKAY. COWBOY DAVE.

GETTING OLD. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON, SUPERVISORS GOING TO CHANGE IT UP JUST A LITTLE BIT.

THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT WE CURRENTLY LIVE IN A VERY HYPERBOLIC POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT.

PARDON ME, SIR, COULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME? WELL, YOU ALL KNOW ME AS COWBOY DAVE.

DAVID SIEGEL AND I LIVE HERE IN PRESCOTT. JUST FOR THE RECORD. GOTTA DO IT.

NOT A PROBLEM. WE LIVE IN A VERY HYPERBOLIC POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT.

FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW, RESIDENTS OF PRESCOTT, RESIDENTS HERE OF YAVAPAI COUNTY HAVE WITNESSED TIME AFTER TIME AFTER TIME, UNPERMITTED EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE AT THE COURTHOUSE PLAZA.

AND THIS BODY HAS DONE NOTHING TO PREVENT IT.

IT HAS NOW GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS NO LONGER JUST INDIVIDUALS GATHERING TO PROTEST BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING THAT THEY DON'T LIKE.

I PERSONALLY KNOW OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN SPAT ON, PUSHED, SHOVED AND HAD THEIR PERSONAL VALUES VALUABLES THROWN OFF THEIR TABLES. THE FACT IS, IS THAT YOU HAVE ALL HEARD FROM ME IN THE PAST.

THIS NEEDS TO STOP. YOU HAVE THE LAW ON YOUR SIDE.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARIZONA STATUTE 13 202906, OBSTRUCTING HIGHWAY OR OTHER PUBLIC PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES.

A A PERSON COMMITS OBSTRUCTING A HIGHWAY OR OTHER PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE IF THE PERSON ALONE OR WITH OTHER PERSONS DOES ANY OF THE FOLLOWING. ITEM 1 HAVING NO LEGAL PRIVILEGE TO DO SO, RECKLESSLY INTERFERES WITH THE PASSAGE OF ANY HIGHWAY OR PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE BY CREATING AN UNREASONABLE INCONVENIENCE OR HAZARD.

THESE PROTESTS ARE GETTING OUT OF CONTROL. I KNOW PEOPLE WHO HAVE STOPPED COMING TO THE PLAZA BECAUSE THEY CAN NO LONGER WALK AROUND THE PAVED AREAS.

THEY ARE BEING PRECLUDED FROM ENJOYING WHAT WE AS TAXPAYERS PAY FOR.

NOW, I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME DISCREPANCY AS FAR AS THE DEFINITION OF THOROUGHFARE.

HOWEVER, LET ME GIVE YOU A LEGAL DEFINITION. PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE MEANS A ROAD, STREET, OR WAY THAT HAS BEEN DEDICATED FOR THE USE BY PUBLIC AND ACCEPTED BY APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY.

YOU ARE THE GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY THAT CONTROLS THE COURTHOUSE.

YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BRING THIS TO A HALT AT A CERTAIN POINT IN TIME.

HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO WAIT AND DEMAND THAT THESE EVENTS STOP BEFORE THEY ESCALATE INTO VIOLENCE.

IT'S GETTING CLOSE, AND THAT'S UNFORTUNATE. I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT FREE SPEECH.

YOU ALL KNOW THAT. BUT I'M ALSO A VERY, VERY MUCH IN FAVORED PERSON OF THE RULE OF LAW.

THE LAW IS VERY CLEAR IN THE STATE THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO STOP THIS.

THANK YOU. ALSO, IT'S KNOW YOUR TIME IS UP. MR. SEAGAL, YOUR TIME. IT IS UP. I'M SORRY, SIR, BUT THANK YOU.

WE WILL BRING THIS TO AN END. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU.

AND ANY OTHER NO FURTHER GREEN SHEETS. I MOVE TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. I'LL SECOND.

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YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

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

MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU EVERYONE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.