Oct 05, 2026 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

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

OKAY. THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

PRESENTATIONS. CHAIR WE'LL BE TAKING A PHOTO.

OH, YES. I'M SORRY. I APOLOGIZE.

IF I COULD SNEAK IN ON WEDNESDAY EVENING AT THE PRESCOTT VALLEY CIVIC CENTER, WE WILL BE HAVING OUR ANNUAL TAKE BACK THE NIGHT, WHICH IS A NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.

SO IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED, THAT WILL BE FROM 5:00 TO 7:00.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. NOW MOVING ON TO PRESENTATIONS.

[1. Board of Supervisors - Presentation regarding the Yavapai County State of the County 2026, key achievements, and to thank the sponsors.]

GOOD MORNING DAVID. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS DAVID MCATEE. I'M YOUR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT TO YOU TODAY THE SECOND ANNUAL STATE OF THE COUNTY RESULTS.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BUDGETING SOME FUNDS FOR THIS DURING THIS LAST BUDGET SEASON.

AND IF YOU SO CHOOSE, WE CAN DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

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BUT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN JANUARY. YOU ALL BUDGETED SOME MONEY AND GAVE ME TWO OBJECTIVES.

MAKE SURE IT'S LESS EXPENSIVE THAN IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR.

AND YOU WANTED MORE MEAT IN THE PRESENTATIONS.

AND I THINK WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED BOTH OF THOSE THINGS.

PARTLY IN THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK OUR SPONSORS KYC JASON ALSO PROVIDED THE RECORDINGS, THE INTRODUCTIONS. SO THAT WAS, THANK YOU. KYC, EMBRY-RIDDLE, YAVAPAI TITLE, WECOM.

THOSE ARE OUR FOUNDATION SPONSORS. WASTE MANAGEMENT, BNSF RAILWAY, SIR SPEEDY, WHO ALSO PROVIDED SOME OF THE SIGNS AND APS AND THEN OUR LARGEST CONTRIBUTORS WERE YAVAPAI COLLEGE, HALEY CONSTRUCTION AND DIGNITY HEALTH YRMC.

AND THEY ARE REALLY APPRECIATED. APPRECIATED BY US.

THEY MADE THIS EVENT AFFORDABLE AND I THINK WE WERE ABLE TO PASS THAT ALONG.

WE WENT FROM $60 PER TICKET DOWN TO $20 A TICKET, WHICH I THINK WAS I DIDN'T HEAR ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT.

SO THAT WAS ALWAYS GOOD. WHEN YOU DON'T HEAR COMPLAINTS. SO WE ALSO HAD A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM WITHIN THE COUNTY.

HUMAN RESOURCES MANS OUR CHECK IN DESK AND THEY DO AN AMAZING JOB.

I COULD NOT DO THIS WITHOUT THEM. OUR SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT, STEVE KING, WHO PRESENTED DURING ONE OF OUR CORRIDOR CONVERSATIONS.

THAT WAS WELL RECEIVED. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

THEY WERE OUT THERE MARSHALING PEOPLE IN THE PARKING LOT. PUBLIC WORKS WAS ACTUALLY THE ONES OUT IN THE PARKING LOT.

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES HAD THEIR VAN THERE, THE COUNTY RECORDER AND VOTER ELECTIONS.

THEY DID THE OTHER PRESENTATION DURING OUR BUSINESS EXPO.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS THERE PROVIDING SECURITY, JUVENILE PROBATION AND ADULT PROBATION BOTH HAD BOOTHS IN THE LOBBY DURING THE BUSINESS EXPO. OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ITS WAS THERE TO SUPPORT US ON A TECH SUPPORT LEVEL FLOOD CONTROL AND WAS ALSO THERE IN THE LOBBY.

FACILITIES PROVIDED THESE TWO AMAZING DISPLAYS THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO USE FROM YEAR TO YEAR, SO THAT WAS GREATLY APPRECIATED. THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB THERE, AND I THINK YOU ALL GOT YOUR PHOTOS TAKEN IN FRONT OF THEM.

SO THAT WAS GREAT. JUST SOME NUMBERS. THE EVENT CENTER WILL HOLD ABOUT 60 TABLES, WHICH IS ABOUT 480 SEATS AT ABOUT A WEEK OUT.

WE HAVE TO STOP SALES BECAUSE I'VE GOT TO GIVE A TOTAL NUMBER TO THE CATERING COMPANY AS WELL AS THE EVENT CENTER.

SO WE ARE AT ABOUT 93%. AND SO WE CUT BACK ABOUT 6 TABLES 4 TO 6 TABLES.

WHICH AND ACTUALLY WE LEFT TWO TABLES EMPTY AS RESERVES, WHICH WE INEVITABLY FILLED BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT WALK IN AND JUST SAY, HEY, I BROUGHT MY WIFE, CAN SHE COME WITH ME? AND SO WE HAVE TO LET THEM IN BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY WE WORK.

SO WE RAISED A TOTAL FUND OF ABOUT $57,000, BOTH IN YOUR CONTRIBUTION, THE SPONSORS AND IN TICKET SALES.

AND SO WE WE DID EVERYTHING WE COULD TO KEEP THE COSTS LOW.

WE WORKED WITH THE CATERING COMPANY TO GET THAT PRICE DOWN AS LOW AS WE COULD BY JUST DOING ONE PROTEIN INSTEAD OF TWO, AND MULTIPLE SALADS AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF, WHICH AGAIN, I THINK THE FOOD WENT OVER PRETTY WELL.

I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO A COUPLE OF YOU ABOUT THE EVENT, AND I WILL SPEAK TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS ON HOW THE EVENT WENT. BUT I DIDN'T HEAR A WHOLE LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FOOD, WHICH AGAIN, IS NOT A GREAT STANDARD [LAUGHTER] BUT IT'S A STARTING PLACE.

SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS, THOSE WERE SOME INTERESTING NUMBERS.

WE DID A SURVEY WHEN I CREATED THIS PRESENTATION, WE WERE AT ABOUT 20.

AND SO FAR WE'RE AT ABOUT 40 DIFFERENT RESPONSES FROM OUR SURVEY.

GENERALLY THE RESPONSES HAVE BEEN GOOD. AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS TO IF WE DECIDE TO DO THIS NEXT YEAR.

SO SOME OF THE COMMENTS. THE FIRST QUESTION WAS WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE EVENT? AND PEOPLE JUST LOVE THAT, THAT WHAT WE CALL THE BUSINESS EXPO, THEY LOVE THAT TIME TO CONNECT, TO TALK TO PEOPLE. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE MINGLING AND SHAKING HANDS AND KISSING BABIES, IF THERE WERE ANY.

BUT THE PRE-EVENT NETWORKING WITH STEVE IN A CORRIDOR PRESENTATION WAS A BIG HIT.

THE DIRECTION OF THE COUNTY BEING MADE CLEAR, I THINK, WAS ANOTHER ONE THAT PEOPLE LOVED.

AND THE AWARD RECIPIENT AND THE COMMENTS THAT THAT THEY MADE DURING THOSE AWARDS WERE VERY WELL RECEIVED.

SO AGAIN, I BELIEVE WE WILL CONTINUE ALL OF THAT NEXT YEAR.

SOME ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT ALWAYS. WE TRY TO IMPROVE EVERY YEAR.

AND SO THINGS THAT THEY WANTED TO SEE MORE OF WAS PRIORITIZE PROGRAMS AND PROVIDE ASSESSMENT OF PROGRESS.

AGAIN, THEY WANT MORE MEAT. AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU ALL AGREED ON.

THEY WANT MORE MEAT IN THE PRESENTATIONS AND EVEN BEYOND THE PRESENTATIONS, A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT PROJECTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS, MORE IN-DEPTH PRESENTATIONS ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE LOOKS LIKE. AND I THINK THIS IS REALLY POINTING TOWARDS SOMETHING BEYOND THE PRESENTATIONS, THIS EVENT BECOMING MORE THAN JUST YOUR YOUR SPEECHES AND MORE RELEVANT THOUGHTS, PLANS FOR THE FUTURE AND PRESENTATIONS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

SO AGAIN, I THINK WHAT PEOPLE WANT IS MORE, THEY WANT MORE.

THEY WANT US TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS, I BELIEVE, AND THEY WANT MORE INFORMATION.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.

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ANY. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. THANK YOU CHAIR. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY A FANTASTIC DAY AND I APPRECIATE YOU.

I APPRECIATE YOUR STAFF. I APPRECIATE ALL THE VOLUNTEERS BECAUSE WHEN YOU PUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS ON, YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE BACKGROUND.

SO IT'S A BIG THANK YOU. SHOUT OUT TO EVERYBODY THAT CONTRIBUTE AND WE'RE A GREAT COMMUNITY.

AS YOU CAN TELL, OUR SPONSORS ARE RIGHT THERE HELPING US TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN FOR THE COMMUNITY SO.

YEAH. THANK YOU. I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT MY TEAM, FOR SURE.

TEAM. I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH THAT. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

YEAH, I LIKED IT. I THINK WE'RE GETTING THERE.

IT WAS A LOT BETTER THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE ONLY THING I WOULD LIKE TO ADD WAS THAT PART OF THE STANDS, THE STADIUMS NOT INCLUDED FOOD, BUT WE HAVE THAT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WHERE THEY COULD COME AND HEAR THE PRESENTATIONS, YOU KNOW. AND YOU MENTIONED THAT BEFORE. YEAH.

AND HAD WE SOLD OUT, HAD WE NEEDED TO USE THAT SPACE, WE WOULD HAVE.

BUT IT WASN'T A NEED BECAUSE NOBODY WAS REJECTED, WAS TURNED AWAY.

SO I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT AND CONSIDER FOR THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU. I'D JUST LIKE TO ECHO SUPERVISOR MALLORY'S COMMENTS IN REFERENCE TO THE STAFF AND EVERYBODY BEHIND THE SCENES THAT PEOPLE DON'T NORMALLY SEE.

THAT MAKES TEAM. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DAVID.

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES. GOOD MORNING LESLIE.

[2. Community Health Services - Presentation from the Director of Yavapai County Community Health Services in partnership with Dignity Health/Yavapai Regional Medical Center's Director of Mission and Community Health, Mark Domingo, on the findings from the 2026 Community Health Needs Assessment and the strategies in place to address these needs, as well as collaborations that lead to improved health outcomes in Yavapai County.]

GOOD MORNING CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

I'M YOUR HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTOR, LESLIE HORTON.

I AM JOINED HERE WITH LET ME GET THIS RIGHT NOW.

DIGNITY HEALTH YRMC DIRECTOR OF MISSION AND COMMUNITY HEALTH MARK DOMINGO.

WE'RE HERE TO GIVE YOU A PRESENTATION ON THE LATEST COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT THE DIGNITY HEALTH HAS DONE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

BUT FIRST, I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE SERVE HEALTH NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY.

OUR AGENCIES, COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES AND YRMC DIGNITY MEET REGULARLY.

WE MEET AMONGST OUR LEADERSHIP TEAMS. SO WE HAVE DOCTOR TORRES, DOCTOR BOOTH, AND THEN OUR DOCTOR CRUMRIN, MYSELF AND OTHERS IN THE ROOM. AND MARK IS THERE AS WELL TO DISCUSS HOW WE'RE ADDRESSING HEALTH CARE NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY.

BOTH OF OUR AGENCIES HAVE ALIGNED MISSIONS TO SERVE HEALTH CARE TO SERVE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES. AND SO WE KNOW THAT NO ONE AGENCY CAN SERVE ALL OF THE NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

WE EVEN MEET AS A COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERS GROUP WITH MANY OTHER AGENCIES WHO ALSO IMPACT HEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITIES IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALL ALIGNING OUR RESOURCES, LEVERAGING EACH OTHER'S RESOURCES AND MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT DUPLICATING EFFORTS.

WE MEET SEPARATELY IN THE VERDE VALLEY AND THEN IN THE PRESCOTT QUAD CITY AREA TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SERVING ALL THE NEEDS IN BOTH SIDES OF THE COMMUNITIES.

WE'RE, WE'RE MORE PARTNERING WITH NORTHERN ARIZONA HEALTH CARE OVER IN THE VERDE SIDE.

BUT DIGNITY HAS A PRETTY LARGE UMBRELLA OF, OF REACH THAT THEY HAVE HERE IN THE REGION.

AND SO WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE PARTNERS WORKING TOGETHER, YRMC'S IMPACT ON DIRECT HEALTH CARE AS WELL AS COMMUNITY HEALTH.

AND THEN OUR IMPACTS IN THE IN THE CLINIC TO SERVE THE UNDERSERVED AS WELL AS OUR PREVENTATIVE APPROACHES OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY WITH FROM KIDS ALL THE WAY UP TO SENIORS AND TRYING TO DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO IMPROVE HEALTH.

WE DO A HEALTH ASSESSMENT AS WELL EVERY FOUR YEARS, AND WE HAVE ONE COMING UP NEXT YEAR.

GENERALLY, OURS FIND THE SAME THINGS THAT I BELIEVE DIGNITY FOUND THIS TIME, WHICH IS THINGS LIKE ACCESS TO CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS. THOSE ARE THINGS LIKE HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, FOOD ACCESS AND OTHER OTHER ISSUES THAT AFFECT SOMEONE'S HEALTH IN GENERAL. AND SO I'M VERY EXCITED TO HAVE MARK HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THE HOSPITAL HAS FOUND IN THEIR COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT.

AND THEN WE WILL CONTINUE TO TRY AND IMPACT THESE ISSUES.

WELL INTO THE FUTURE. AND, AND WE'LL BE MEETING REGULARLY STILL TO DISCUSS THESE THINGS AND, AND BRING FORWARD HOPEFULLY SOME IMPACT AND SOME, SOME INTERVENTIONS THAT WILL HELP TURN THE TIDES ON SOME OF THESE ISSUES WE'VE BEEN SEEING FOR MANY YEARS. SO MARK, LET'S HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY, THANKS THANK YOU, LESLIE, FOR THAT INTRODUCTION. YOU ALWAYS INSPIRE ME, BY THE WAY.

TO OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY SPECIAL MOMENT FOR ME.

130 YEARS AGO, THE SISTERS OF MERCY ANSWERED THEIR VOCATION TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY BY OPENING PRESCOTT'S FIRST HOSPITAL, PRESCOTT MERCY HOSPITAL. AND I AM STANDING BEFORE YOU, VERY PROUD TO BE THE REPRESENTATION OF THAT CONTINUATION OF THAT LEGACY AND A MISSION THAT

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CONTINUES TO CALL US TO SERVE THOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE SAYING ABOUT COMMUNITY HEALTH IS IF OUR HOSPITAL BEDS ARE FULL, THAT MEANS WE FAILED.

IT'S A VERY PROVOCATIVE STATEMENT, BUT IT SPEAKS OF THIS RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE BEAR AS A HOSPITAL TO LOOK BEYOND THE DOORS AND THE WALLS OF OUR HOSPITAL, BECAUSE HEALTH DOES NOT BEGIN WHEN SOMEONE ENTERS OUR DOOR, NOR IT ENDS WHEN THEY LEAVE.

OUR HEALTH BEGINS IN OUR HOMES, NEIGHBORHOODS, COMMUNITIES, SCHOOLS AND WORKPLACE.

EVERY THREE YEARS, THE HOSPITAL CONDUCTS A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT.

AS LESLIE MENTIONED, STEPPING OUTSIDE THE WALLS OF OUR HOSPITAL TO TRULY LISTEN AND UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE ARE SERVING.

IT IS ALSO PART OF OUR MISSION TO TRULY HEAR OUR VOICES OF THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS AT THE MARGIN OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

IN OUR LATEST 2026 ASSESSMENT, WE CONDUCTED COMMUNITY SURVEYS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

WE ALSO HAD KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS AND REVIEWED NATIONAL, STATEWIDE, AND COUNTY DATA.

AND FROM THAT BODY OF WORK AND THAT IMPORTANT WORK, WE IDENTIFIED THREE DIFFERENT PRIORITIES, AS LESLIE MENTIONED. FIRST ONE BEING IS ACCESS TO CARE.

ACCESS TO CARE WAS ALSO ONE OF THE LEADING PRIORITIES IN OUR 2023 ASSESSMENT AND WHY YRMC CONTINUES TO RESPOND TO THIS BY RECRUITING EXCEPTIONAL DOCTORS, SURGEONS AND PROVIDERS ALL THROUGHOUT OUR GREAT COUNTRY TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.

WE ALSO HAVE SUCH EVIDENT WORK HAPPENING IN EXPANDING SERVICES HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE PURCHASE A DA VINCI ROBOT FOR SURGICAL PRECISION FOR OUR PRESCOTT VALLEY CAMPUS.

WE ALSO OPEN A STATE OF THE ART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY FOR OUR HEART, SO IT FIXES THAT RHYTHM IN OUR WEST CAMPUS.

AND ALSO LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE, WE HAVE DEVELOPED A MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR OUR DEEP WELL COMMUNITY.

THE SECOND NEED IS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONTINUES TO BE A PRESSING NEED THAT OUR COMMUNITIES ARE FACING, AND IT IS A CHALLENGE THAT NO HOSPITAL OR ORGANIZATION CAN FACE ALONE WITHIN OUR MINISTRY.

WE HAVE DEVELOPED A RESPONSE TO SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER THAT'S BEEN DEEMED TO BE THE GOLD STANDARD BEFORE ALL COMMON SPIRIT HEALTH, AND A MODEL THAT'S GOING TO BE REPLICATED IN MANY HOSPITALS WITHIN OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.

WITHIN OUR APPROACH, WE HAVE INTEGRATED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS WITHIN THE CARE CONTINUUM.

WE PROVIDE ANTI-STIGMA TRAINING TO OUR STAFF MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY.

WE ALSO CONNECT RESOURCES TO TREATMENT FACILITIES LIKE THE COUNTY AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND WE ALSO STRENGTHEN OVERDOSE PREVENTION. THE THIRD NEED THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED IS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH.

MUCH OF THE HEALTH THAT WE HAVE IS SHAPED BY THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT THAT WE LIVE IN, INCLUDING ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION, HEALTHY FOODS, SAFE HOUSING, AND ALSO STRONG SUPPORT SYSTEM.

OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS JONATHAN GIBSON, RUTH FLORES AND ZACK HOITZ WERE ALL PRESENT HERE TODAY, ADDRESS THOSE VERY BARRIERS BY CONNECTING PEOPLE TO TRUSTED RESOURCES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND CONNECTING THEM AND HELPING PATIENTS TRULY UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEX CLINICAL CARE PLANS IN THE REALITIES OF EVERYDAY LIFE.

AND NOW THAT TAKES ME BACK TO WHERE I BEGAN. THE SISTERS OF MERCY ANSWERED 130 YEARS AGO A NEED AND THEY CONTINUED TO SERVE THIS MINISTRY, THIS, THIS COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE SO PROUDLY SERVING IN.

AND THEY COULDN'T HAVE DONE OR ACCOMPLISHED THEIR WORK ALONE, AND NEITHER CAN WE.

THE CHALLENGE BEFORE US BELONGS TO ALL OF US, AND SO DOES THE OPPORTUNITY.

WE ARE SO BLESSED, TRULY BLESSED TO HAVE INCREDIBLE, TALENTED AND GENEROUS LEADERS ALL AROUND US.

LIKE THIS PERSON STANDING NEXT TO ME, MISS LESLIE, OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AND THE DEDICATED AND PASSIONATE INDIVIDUALS GATHERED IN THIS ROOM TODAY AND THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING US VIRTUALLY.

IT'S REALLY, TRULY BEEN AN HONOR TO PRESENT TODAY AND FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU EVERYONE. AND NOW WE ARE OPENING IT UP TO QUESTIONS, I BELIEVE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS? SUPERVISOR MALLORY.

THANK YOU CHAIR. WELL, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I SO APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP.

I APPRECIATE HOW YOU WORK TOGETHER AND THAT WE ARE ALL SERVING PEOPLE.

AND THERE'S THINGS THAT EACH OF US DO THAT MAYBE WE COULD DO A LITTLE BIT BETTER, MAYBE, OR IT'S EASIER FOR THEM TO GET TO WHEN IT COMES TO MAYBE OVER WHERE YOU ARE, LESLIE, OR MAYBE AT YRMC. AND SO ALL I KNOW IS THAT AS A COMMUNITY, WHEN WE STAND TOGETHER AND WORK TOGETHER AND DO WHAT'S BEST FOR ALL OF US AND FOR THE FUTURE WE'RE BUILDING TODAY, WE'RE BUILDING THE TOMORROWS.

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AND YESTERDAY, OTHER PEOPLE BUILT TODAY, AND WE NEED TO CARRY ON AND DO AS GOOD AS WHAT WAS DONE BEFORE WE GOT HERE.

SO THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU AND YOUR ORGANIZATION FOR ITS PARTNERSHIP AND COMMITMENT WITH YAVAPAI COUNTY AND MOVING US FORWARD WITH HEALTH CARE AND ANSWERING THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS.

IT'S MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATIONS. YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVING ON FOR NOTES TO THE RECORD, I NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXECUTION OF A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR COCONINO NATIONAL FOREST

[1. Board of Supervisors - Acknowledge the execution of a Letter of Support for Coconino National Forest's Fiscal Year 2028 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) proposal to acquire 377 acres (Mingus Avenue Parcel) of Yavapai County land. The parcel is located adjacent to the City of Cottonwood, Yavapai County, Arizona, and would add to the public trust under management of the U.S. Forest Service.]

FISCAL YEAR 2028. LWCF PROPOSAL TO ACQUIRE 377 ACRES.

THE MINGUS AVENUE PARCEL OF YAVAPAI COUNTY LAND PARCEL IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF COTTONWOOD, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA, AND WOULD ADD TO THE PUBLIC TRUST UNDER MANAGEMENT OF THE U.S.

FOREST SERVICE. CLERK, LET ME KNOW IF IF I'M INCORRECT ON ANYTHING BUT 11 IS WITHDRAWN AND I'M PULLING 21.

[ CONSENT AGENDA (Routine items that may all be approved by one motion.)]

THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE ONE THROUGH 23, EXCLUDING 11 AND 21.

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

THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVING ON TO ITEM 21, SUPERINTENDENT KING.

[21. School Superintendent - Approve use of the already allocated $7,000.00 from the Board of Supervisors approved County Literacy Budget to provide a professional learning opportunity for educators. YC Contract No. 2026-431]

AS ALWAYS, WHEN I SEE YOU, I PULL IT. TELL US THE GOOD NEWS BECAUSE I KNOW YOU GOT IT.

WELL, I'M HOPING TO HAVE MORE GOOD NEWS AFTER WE LEAVE HERE TODAY, BUT I WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND THANK YOU, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. AND.

AND THANK YOU, MR. MCATEE, FOR LEAVING ME OFF THE NEEDS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT SECTION OF HIS PRESENTATION.

[LAUGHTER] I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. SO ITEM 21, I'M HERE BEFORE YOU TO DO TWO THINGS.

NUMBER ONE IS FOR TO REQUEST YOUR PERMISSION TO UTILIZE $7,000 OF THE $100,000 YOU ALLOCATED OUR OFFICE TO START DIPPING OUR TOES INTO MATHEMATICS. SO OVER THE SUMMER, WE HAD A TRAINING SUPERVISOR COMPTON ATTENDED WITH ABOUT 140 EDUCATORS FROM ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTY TO LOOK AT OUR READING STANDARDS AND ALIGN THOSE.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET ON THE SAME PAGE ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

AND ONE OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE HEARD FROM THAT.

A LOT OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE HEARD FROM THAT, I SHOULD SAY, WAS WE SHOULD DO THE SAME THING FOR MATHEMATICS. AND SO AS WE START MOVING INTO OUR MATHEMATICS STRUCTURE, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS I'D LIKE TO TAKE $7,000 TO DO THE SAME THING WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE STANDARDS AND DOING OUR ARTICULATION ACROSS GRADE LEVELS FOR EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS WELL AS CHARTERS ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

SO THAT IS WHAT I'M HERE TO REQUEST FOR YOU TO DO TODAY TO ALLOW ME TO DO THAT OUT OF THE GRACE THAT YOU GAVE US BEFORE THE $100,000.

THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO DO IS INTRODUCE THIS PERSON HERE NEXT TO ME IS HER NAME IS MAYA BAZOOK. AND MAYA COME CAME TO US BACK IN JULY.

IS THAT RIGHT? JULY 1ST SHE IS OUR NEW ED SERVICES DIRECTOR, AND SHE CAME WITH THE RETIREMENT OF SHARI STERLING, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE COUNTY FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE HER HERE. SHE WAS FORMERLY WITH CHINO VALLEY AS WELL AS PRESCOTT, AS WELL AS WILLIAMS VERY WIDE BACKGROUND AS FAR AS FEDERAL PROJECTS GO AND ALSO WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION.

SO SHE'S HIT THE GROUND RUNNING, AND SHE IS ACTUALLY HEADING UP MUCH OF OUR LITERACY DIRECTION THAT WE'RE TAKING ON AND GETTING ALL THESE THINGS SCHEDULED. SO HOPEFULLY MANY POINTS, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE HER PRESENTING AS WELL.

BUT I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A COUPLE WORDS TO SAY, BUT THEN I'M ALSO LOOKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF THAT ITEM 21 FOR US TO DO THAT TODAY. SO, MISS BAZOOK. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. I JUST WANTED TO SAY GOOD MORNING.

IT'S JUST REALLY AFFIRMING TO BE ABLE TO START UP IN THIS NEW ROLE AT THE COUNTY UNDER STEVE KING'S OFFICE, AND HAVE THIS INCREDIBLE SUPPORT FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO DO AMAZING THINGS FOR KIDS.

AND HAVING BEEN IN DISTRICTS PRIOR TO COMING OVER, SEEING HOW THIS FUNDING IS BEING USED TO HELP ALIGN OUR STANDARDS, OUR INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES, PROMOTE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT REALLY GET THINGS ORGANIZED WITH OUR STANDARDS BANK.

IT'S REALLY JUST WONDERFUL. AND I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF IT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR APPROVING THESE FUNDS.

AND WE HOPE THAT THIS $7,000 WILL BE APPROVED AS WELL, SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THE GOOD WORK FOR KIDS.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. THANK YOU CHAIR. WELL, I CAN TELL YOU HAVE A LOT OF ENERGY AND I THINK THAT'S FANTASTIC BECAUSE OF COURSE OUR SUPERINTENDENT HAS A LOT OF ENERGY TOO.

AND I THINK IT'S GREAT BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE MAKING LEAPS AND BOUNDS FOR THE KIDS FOR THE FUTURE OF THIS COMMUNITY.

AND I JUST CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH. PERFECT. I APPRECIATE THAT.

SO I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT ITEM NUMBER 21.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

WELCOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH

[1. Board of Supervisors - Discussion and action on Preliminary Awards of Title III Forest Project Funds in the amount of $296,451.00, and authorization for the County Manager to reallocate any unspent funds after December 31, 2027, to awardees that have spent their entire award and still have an unfunded portion of their request. Such reallocation would follow the order of the highest ranked awardee based on the scoring rubric.]

GOOD MORNING KEVIN. GOOD MORNING

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KEVIN FORBES, BUDGET MANAGER FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY.

THE FIRST ACTION ITEM I HAVE TODAY IS FOR THE PRELIMINARY A WARNING OF TITLE III FOREST PROJECT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $296,451 TO 26 ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN YAVAPAI COUNTY.

THE AMOUNT REQUESTED FAR EXCEEDED WHAT WAS AVAILABLE TO AWARD, BUT THESE RECOMMENDATIONS CAME FORWARD FROM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WITH SUPPORT FROM BUDGET AND FINANCE. AND AFTER YOUR ASSUMED APPROVAL TODAY, THAT WILL OPEN UP A 45-DAY REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

AND THE BOARD WILL VOTE ON FINAL AWARDS OR, YOU KNOW, ISSUE ANY RECOMMENDED CHANGES ON DECEMBER 16TH, 2026. WITH THAT, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY COMMENTS QUESTIONS.

I MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION 1. I'LL SECOND. SORRY SUPERVISOR MALLORY DID I CUT YOU OFF? OH, NO, NO. OKAY SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. AND CHAIR COMPTON. YES.

OKAY. THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 2. GOOD MORNING, MR.

[2. Board of Supervisors - Approve an Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions with Kay Mine for property located in Black Canyon City, and authorize the Chair and Board Counsel to execute all related documents. YC Contract No. 2026-446]

BRENNAN. GOOD MORNING CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MARTIN BRENNAN, DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER. I'M HERE TO PRESENT ON THIS ACTION ITEM.

THIS ITEM MAY LOOK FAMILIAR TO SOME BOARD MEMBERS AS IT ACTUALLY CAME BEFORE THE BOARD PREVIOUSLY IN DECEMBER.

IT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD AT THAT TIME, BUT THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION INVOLVED AN ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY PARTNER WHO HAS SINCE DROPPED OUT.

SO THE TERMS HAVE CHANGED SLIGHTLY, BUT THE SUBSTANCE OF THE TRANSACTION REMAINS THE SAME.

THE PRIMARY COMPONENT ACTUALLY THAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT FOR THE BOARD IS THE ACTIVITIES OF KAY MINE, WHICH IS A MINING COMPANY IN BLACK CANYON CITY.

THEY APPROACHED THE COUNTY AND WERE LOOKING TO DO SOMETHING TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY.

AND THE COUNTY LEASES 90 ACRES OF LAND FROM BLM IN BLACK CANYON CITY.

IT'S ADJACENT TO HIGH DESERT PARK. IT'S USED FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES.

WE HAVE HIKING TRAILS, EQUESTRIAN TRAILS. THERE'S A BATHROOM, BUT THERE'S NO WATER.

AND SO PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO WATER. AND THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT, WHEN THEY WANTED TO MAINTAIN THAT AREA, HAD TO ACTUALLY PURCHASE AND TRUCK WATER TO THAT LOCATION.

KAY MINE HAS OFFERED TO PAY THE COST TO INSTALL A WELL AND PUMP AT THAT LOCATION.

APS HAS AGREED TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL SERVICES, AND ALL OF THAT HAS BEEN ORCHESTRATED THROUGH SUBSTANTIAL EFFORTS BY KAY MINE, OUR FACILITIES DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR JENKINS AND OTHER PEOPLE AT THE COUNTY.

AND SO THE REQUEST BEFORE THE BOARD IS TO GRANT APPROVAL TO THE CHAIR AND MYSELF TO SIGN NECESSARY DOCUMENTS IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS TRANSACTION. SUPERVISOR JENKINS, YOUR DISTRICT.

YES. THANK YOU MARTY. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A REALLY, REALLY LONG TIME.

I JUST WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION AND THANK APS AS WELL AS ADAM HAWKINS FROM KAY MINE.

THAT EVEN THOUGH THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT FELL THROUGH BECAUSE OF A THIRD PARTY.

KAY MINE STEPPED UP AND SAID THEY STILL WANT TO PUT THE WELL IN, WHICH IS A SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT.

SO I CAN'T THANK THEM ENOUGH FOR DOING THAT. THE COUNTY AND ALL THE RESIDENTS WILL BENEFIT FOR YEARS TO COME.

HAVING A SOURCE OF WATER THERE. SO I WISH ADAM WAS HERE TO THANK HIM AND KAY MINE FOR DOING THAT.

SO I HOPE WE ALL SUPPORT THIS. THIS IS JUST A REALLY GOOD THING TO DO FOR BLACK CANYON CITY TO PROVIDE WATER AT THAT AREA.

THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YEAH, THIS IS FANTASTIC.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS. FANTASTIC. I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK.

AND AND BUILDING THE FUTURE FOR THE COMMUNITY IS AWESOME.

WELL, IF YOU'D LIKE. I MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM 2.

THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, MR. BRENNAN.

THANK YOU. ACTION NUMBER 3. FINANCE. GOOD MORNING AGAIN, KEVIN.

[3. Finance - Approve budget adjustment request moving a total of $240,238.18 in budget capacity from General Fund Contigency to four (4) departments that exceeded their General Fund Budgets for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. ]

GOOD MORNING KEVIN FORBES, BUDGET MANAGER FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY.

THIS AGENDA ITEM IS SEEKING THE APPROVAL FOR A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT, WHICH WOULD MOVE JUST OVER

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$240,000 IN BUDGET CAPACITY TO GENERAL FUND FROM GENERAL FUND CONTINGENCY TO FOUR DEPARTMENTS AS IT RELATES TO FISCAL YEAR 25-26. SO THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR. APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM WILL HELP ADVANCE THE NEEDS OF FINANCE AS THEY COMPLETE THEIR FINAL FINANCIAL REPORT. IN TOTAL, GENERAL FUND SPENDING WAS UNDER BUDGET BY 5.17% FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR.

SO THIS IS TO MOVE 240 AT A CONTINGENCY TO FOUR DEPARTMENTS.

ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? NO, I MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION 3.

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

CHAIR COMPTON. YES. THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU KEVIN.

THANK YOU. ACTION 4. FLOOD DISTRICT. GOOD MORNING LYNN.

[4. Flood Control District - The Board of Supervisors will resolve into the Board of Directors of the Yavapai County Flood Control District and following consideration of this item, will reconvene as the Board of Supervisors - Accept the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant Award in the amount of $401,852.69 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the Post-Fire Flood and Debris Flow Potential Project. The total cost of the project is estimated to be $446,503.00. YC Contract No. 2026-444 (District 1 - Director Compton; District 2 - Director Jenkins; District 5 - Director Mallory)]

SORRY. I SHOULD WAIT TILL YOU GET THERE BEFORE I SAY GOOD MORNING. BUT. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD IT'S A POST-FIRE FLOODING STUDY THAT COVERS AN AREA SOUTH OF OH, SORRY ABOUT THAT. I JUST ASSUMED WE'D LEAVE IT ON.

THIS IS A GRANT TO. A GRANT TO PAY FOR 90% OF A PROJECT FOR A POST FLOOD STUDY THAT INCLUDES DEVELOPING CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR PROJECTS THAT COME OUT OF THE STUDY. AND SO IT'S SOUTH OF PRESCOTT. IT GOES FROM PONDEROSA PARK TO THE WEST SIDE OF DEWEY-HUMBOLDT.

IT'S HARD TO TURN DOWN $400,000 WHEN WE JUST HAVE TO PAY BACK IN 41.

SO ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? SUPERVISOR MALLORY. THANK YOU CHAIR.

WELL, I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC. I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THIS AND THE FACT THAT THREE DISTRICTS LOOKS LIKE THREE DISTRICTS.

RIGHT. ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE SERVICES OUT OF THIS.

IS MONEY WELL SPENT. YEAH, IT'S A GREAT SPOT.

I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'LL ECHO THOSE COMMENTS.

I APPRECIATE IT. WELL SUPERVISOR MALLORY, IT'S YOUR DISTRICT.

OH YEAH.

YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. AND CHAIR COMPTON.

YES. THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MOVING ON TO ACTION 5. GOOD MORNING COREY. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR.

[5. Library District - The Board of Supervisors will resolve into the Board of Directors of the Yavapai County Free Library District and following consideration of this item, will reconvene as the Board of Supervisors - Approve the creation of the inaugural Reading Royale literacy program and awards dinner, with funding provided by event sponsors.]

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M COREY CHRISTIANS, YOUR LIBRARY AND SPECIAL PROJECTS DIRECTOR.

AND IT IS MY PLEASURE TO SUBMIT OUR READING ROYALE K-12 READING COMPETITION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

ARIZONA, UNFORTUNATELY, HAS A BIT OF A LITERACY PROBLEM BEFORE US, ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE UNITED STATES.

FOR INSTANCE, ONLY 42% OF ARIZONA'S 3RD GRADERS MEET READING PROFICIENCY.

MOREOVER, TWO THIRDS OF THE CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES WHO CANNOT READ PROFICIENTLY BY THE END OF 4TH GRADE WILL EVENTUALLY END UP IN JAIL OR ON WELFARE.

SO THIS IS NOT A SMALL PROBLEM. OVER 70% OF INMATES IN AMERICAN PRISONS CANNOT READ ABOVE A 4TH GRADE LEVEL.

85% OF JUVENILES WHO APPEAR BEFORE THE COURT SYSTEM ARE FUNCTIONALLY LOW LITERATE.

THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CALLS THE CONNECTION A WELL.

THE LINK BETWEEN ACADEMIC FAILURE AND DELINQUENCY, THE VIOLENCE AND CRIME, IT STATES, IS WELDED TO READING FAILURE.

HOWEVER, THERE IS HOPE. CHILDREN WHO ARE WHO READ AT HOME PULL OFF AHEAD OF THEIR PEERS WHO DO NOT READ AT HOME.

THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO RECOGNIZE ALL LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET COUNT TO 20 OR HIGHER THAN THOSE WHO ARE NOT 60% VERSUS 44%.

WRITE THEIR OWN NAMES 54% VERSUS 40%. READ OR PRETEND TO READ.

I LIKE, PRETEND TO READ. 77% VERSUS 57%. LITERACY IMPACTS EVERY ASPECT OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS ALL SUBJECTS, INCLUDING SCIENCE AND MATH. TO THAT END, THE LIBRARY DISTRICT IS PROPOSING.

PROPOSING A COUNTY WIDE K-12 READING COMPETITION.

STUDENTS ACROSS SCHOOLS AND GRADE LEVELS WILL COMPETE TO READ THE MOST MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 1ST TO THE END OF FEBRUARY.

THERE WILL BE PRIZES, A TRAVELING TROPHY. TRAVELING SCHOOL TROPHY, AND CELEBRATION OF READING.

SHOULD WE RECEIVE ADEQUATE SPONSORSHIP, WE WILL ALSO HAVE AN END OF THE COMPETITION BANQUET.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT KING FOR HIS SUPPORT, AND ALSO HIS FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF $2,500 FOR THIS PROGRAM.

SHOULD THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE IT. HAVING HIS PARTNERSHIP, SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY WILL GO A LONG WAYS TOWARDS MAKING THIS PROGRAM A SUCCESS.

AND WITH THAT, I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS EXCEPT THAT I LOVE HOW YOU GUYS ARE PARTNERING AND YOU'RE MAKING THIS SOMEWHAT OF A CONTEST,

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AS YOU MENTIONED. AND, AND SO IF YOU'RE VERY DRIVEN TO WIN THINGS, I THINK THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO DO IT.

AND YOU KNOW, READING IS SO IMPORTANT FOR THESE KIDS.

WE DO HAVE AN EDUCATION PROBLEM AND IT IS ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS, NOT JUST THE PARENTS OR THE TEACHERS.

IT'S ALL OF US TO HELP. IF SOMEONE ISN'T DOING THEIR PART, MAYBE A PARENT OR SOMETHING, THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU TURN YOUR HEAD ANY MORE THAN WE TALKED ABOUT ABUSE THIS MORNING. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

WE CAN'T KEEP TURNING OUR HEADS. IT'S REAL. SO THANK YOU.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. THANK YOU. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU.

YEAH. THOSE 3RD GRADE LITERACY RATES ARE ALWAYS ON MY MIND AND HOW TO MOVE THOSE FORWARD.

AND NOT JUST THAT YOU KNOW WHEN YOU CULTIVATE A LOVE OF READING IN CHILDREN, YOU REALLY CULTIVATE A LOVE OF LEARNING, WHICH TRANSLATES TO SO MANY POSITIVE ASPECTS.

BUT I DO HAVE JUST ONE QUESTION BECAUSE I THINK ON THE ACCOUNT TO BE PAID FROM IN OUR AGENDA MATERIALS, IT SAYS DONATIONS. YES. IS THAT A DONATION FROM? FROM THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE OR HOW? EXPLAIN JUST A LITTLE MORE ON THAT. GREAT QUESTION.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE OUR OWN DONATIONS FUND WITH THE LIBRARY DISTRICT.

SO WE KIND OF RESERVE IT FOR SOME OF THESE KIND OF THINGS.

SO SOME OF THE PRIZES AND THAT SORT OF STUFF WILL BE COVERED THROUGH OUR DONATIONS ACCOUNT.

YEP. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YOU KNOW, AND I THINK IN THESE RURAL AREAS, THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TOO.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP. SATURDAY WE WENT OUT, PAULDEN TURNED TEN YEARS OLD, THE PAULDEN LIBRARY TURNED TEN YEARS OLD. AND YOU KNOW, WHAT STRUCK ME IS HOW PASSIONATE THESE LIBRARIANS ARE ABOUT HELPING THE COMMUNITY THEY SERVE. AND WHEN I WALKED IN THERE, IT WAS LOADED WITH KIDS.

I MEAN, THERE WAS LIKE FIVE KIDS THERE ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND JUST KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

ANYTHING TO HELP THEM IN THE OUTLYING AREAS IS A DEFINITE PLUS.

THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. JUST A COMMENT.

A COUPLE COMMENTS. AND I'M VERY PLEASED TO SEE THAT WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE LIBRARY AND THE SCHOOLS ON ADDRESSING SUCH A HORRIBLE PROBLEM. SO I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE WORKING TOGETHER AND COORDINATING EFFORTS TO BRING LITERACY TO THE FOREFRONT AND ADDRESS IT IN THIS REALLY KIND OF A FUN WAY TO GET KIDS MOTIVATED INTO READING.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, NO OTHER COMMENTS.

I MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION 5. I'LL SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.

CHAIR COMPTON. YES. THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU COREY.

THANK YOU. BRIEFLY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK RUTHIE HEWITT, WHO'S THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, AND EMILY BURKLE, WHO'S DONE ALL THE MATERIAL AND A LOT OF THE WORK IN PUTTING IT TOGETHER AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU, BOARD APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. MOVING ON TO ACTION NUMBER 6, PUBLIC WORKS.

[6. Public Works - Award a contract to Fann Contracting, Inc. in the amount of $823,456.00 for the Drake Road Overlay Project Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027, Project No. 2650007, Invitation for Bid (IFB) No. 27-PW-16. YC Contract No. 2026-439 (District 4 - Supervisor Kuknyo)]

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I'M CHRIS STEELE, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR YOUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

ACTION ITEM 6 TODAY IS TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO FANN CONTRACTING IN THE AMOUNT OF $823,456 FOR THE DRAKE ROAD OVERLAY PROJECT FOR FISCAL YEAR 26-27. ON SEPTEMBER 17TH PUBLIC WORKS OPENED BIDS AND RECEIVED THREE RESPONSIVE BIDS FROM ASPHALT PAVING AND SUPPLY, EARTH RESOURCES CORPORATION AND FANN CONTRACTING.

THE LOW BID WAS FANN CONTRACTING AT THAT $823,456, AND THE BIDS RANGED UP TO $1,200,526. THE LOW BID WAS ACTUALLY BELOW THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE, WHICH IS GOOD TO SEE.

AND THE PRIMARY COMPONENT OF THIS PROJECT, IT'S AN ASPHALT OVERLAY OVER THE EXISTING DRAKE ROAD.

AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL WE'RE DOING AS PART OF THIS PROJECT IS JUST A STRAIGHT OVERLAY.

SO IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

NO THIS IS A GOOD PROJECT AND YOU KNOW, DRAKE ROAD TIES INTO ANOTHER ROAD THAT GIVES YOU AN ALTERNATE TO 89 GOING NORTH SOUTH.

SO AND IT'S A BIG ECONOMIC DRIVER OUT THERE WITH DRAKE CEMENT BEING OUT IN THAT AREA.

SO IT'S A GREAT PROJECT. I SUPPORT IT FULLY. AND IF YOU'RE READY, I'D MAKE A MOTION.

I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION IN REFERENCE TO THE BID MOVING FORWARD.

IF THE BOARD APPROVES THIS, IF YOU COULD KEEP ME UP TO DATE, IF THAT NUMBER STAYS WHERE IT IS? OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER SIX.

I'LL SECOND CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK.

THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVING ON TO THE SECOND HALF OF OUR MEETING, KNOWN AS THE SHERIFF SECTION.

[7. Sheriff - Approve acceptance of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027 Arizona 9-1-1 Program Funding Assistance Agreement (ADOA-AZ911-27-14) with the Arizona Department of Administration, Arizona 9-1-1 Program in an amount not to exceed $541,000.00 for NG911 call handling services supporting the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office and the county’s public safety answering points. YC Contract No. 2026-424]

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07, PLEASE. [LAUGHTER] GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

DAVID RHODES, YAVAPAI COUNTY SHERIFF. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 7 IS TO APPROVE THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE ANNUAL ARIZONA 9-1-1 PROGRAM FUNDING ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT. $541,000. FUNDING THAT IS DISSEMINATED THROUGH THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION FOR 9-1-1 SERVICES IN YAVAPAI COUNTY. THE MONEY FUNNELS THROUGH THE YAVAPAI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, PSAP, OR PRIMARY PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT MANAGER FOR THE COUNTY TO THE OTHER 9-1-1 CENTERS IN THE COUNTY.

THIS IS AN ANNUAL AGREEMENT. I WILL ADD THAT THIS IS NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO RUN 9-1-1 LAST YEAR.

THE OVERALL 9-1-1 FUNDING FOR THE STATE WAS ABOUT $4 MILLION SHORT.

THE ARIZONA SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION LOBBIED FOR ONE TIME FUNDING AS GENERAL APPROPRIATION FROM THE STATE'S GENERAL FUND.

A $4 MILLION RECEIVED THAT TO MAKE WHOLE. THE FUNDING GOING FORWARD.

HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE. THERE WILL HAVE TO BE ADJUSTMENTS MADE, PERHAPS INCREASES IN FEES GOING FORWARD IF WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO FUND 9-1-1 AT CURRENT LEVELS AND NOT HAVE THAT REVERBERATE BACK TO THE LOCAL JURISDICTIONS.

ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION 7.

THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ACTION 8 PLEASE.

[8. Sheriff - Approve acceptance of funding in the amount of $372,700.00 from the State of Arizona’s Treasurer’s Office, Senate Bill 1847 Section 118B, to install and support the school safety program. ]

ACTION. MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 8 IS ACCEPTANCE OF $372,700 FROM THE TREASURER'S OFFICE. THIS IS SENATE BILL 1847, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE ARIZONA STATE BUDGET FEED BILL.

THIS IS FROM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. THIS IS FOR THE SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAM HERE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY, WHICH IS TARGETED AT THE PARALLEL 9-1-1 SYSTEM.

I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE BOARD AND PRESENTED HERE AT THE BOARD AND PUBLICLY MANY TIMES ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF THE PARALLEL 9-1-1 SYSTEM, WHICH ESSENTIALLY ALLOWS THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS TO HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO THE 9-1-1 CENTER, CIRCUMVENTING YOUR TRADITIONAL 9-1-1 SYSTEM IN A TIME OF CRISIS, WHERE THERE COULD BE HUNDREDS OF CALLS RINGING IN TO 9-1-1, THE EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS KNOW, USING THIS SYSTEM THAT THE PERSON THAT THEY'RE TALKING TO ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINE IS ACTUALLY AT THE SCHOOL, IS A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR, IS A TEACHER TO GET DIRECT RESPONSE TO WHEREVER THE CRISIS IS AT THAT TIME.

SO THIS IS ANOTHER APPROPRIATION. IF WE ACCEPT, WE CAN CONTINUE TO CONTRACT WITH MUTUAL INC.

WHICH IS THE ORGANIZATION THAT HAS PROVIDED THE SERVICE.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? SUPERVISOR MALLORY.

YES, THANK YOU CHAIR. SHERIFF, AS YOU STAND UP HERE AND I KNOW YOU HAVE MORE ITEMS TO COME FORWARD, BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SO MANY COMPONENTS TO WHAT YOUR DEPARTMENT DEALS WITH AND, AND HANDLES AND EVEN SITTING UP HERE TODAY.

THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THE 9-1-1 SYSTEM. YOU KNOW, THERE'S THAT ISSUE, YOU KNOW, AND, AND IT SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY BE FUNDED.

THESE THINGS SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY BE FUNDED. THEY SHOULDN'T EVEN BE A QUESTION.

SO I SO APPRECIATE YOU ALWAYS DOWN THERE FIGHTING FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR SAFETY.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION. I'LL SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.

AND CHAIR COMPTON. YES. THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

MOVING ON TO ACTION NUMBER 9. MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, ACTION ITEM NUMBER 9 IS A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND A BUSINESS ASSOCIATE

[9. Sheriff - Approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and an accompanying Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with Mohave County, through the Mohave County Sheriff's Office, to allow Mohave County to participate in Yavapai County's Reentry Program Database (RPD) as a sub-grantee of Arizona Attorney General opioid-abatement grant funds in the amount of $307,000.00, and to govern the protection of Protected Health Information (PHI) and Personally Identifiable Information (PII) exchanged between the parties. These agreements revoke and supersede any prior MOUs between the parties relating to the RPD and the Kyndryl Agreement. YC Contract Nos. 2026-393 and 2026-394]

AGREEMENT WITH MOHAVE COUNTY FOR THE TRANSFER OF $307,000.

THAT WAS PART OF A APPROPRIATION THAT CAME FROM THE ARIZONA LEGISLATURE AND THE ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE USING OPIOID MONEY FOR THE EXPANSION AND USE OF OUR CROSS-SYSTEM MULTIDISCIPLINARY RECIDIVISM.

THERE'S GOING TO BE A TEST [LAUGHTER] TRACKING DATABASE.

THERE YOU GO. THAT WE HAVE ENGINEERED AND BUILT USING ABOUT $5 MILLION OF APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE STATE.

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THIS DATABASE IS THE DATA CAPTURE THAT WE USE FOR REACH OUT.

IT IS THE SCREENING TOOL, AND IT IS THE RECIDIVISM TRACKING TOOL THAT ALLOWS US TO REACT OR CAPTURE DATA AND REACT TO THE DATA AND THE OUTCOMES, TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO TREATMENT OF THOSE WHO ARE INCARCERATED AND SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER OTHER LIMITING FACTORS, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH.

THIS HAS BEEN EXPANDED. IT'S AVAILABLE STATEWIDE, EVEN THOUGH WE DEVELOPED THE DATABASE HERE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY, IT'S AVAILABLE TO ALL COUNTIES IN THE STATE. THERE ARE EIGHT COUNTIES USING THIS DATABASE.

NOW MOHAVE IS ONE OF THEM. AND SO THIS CONTRACT AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENT ALLOWS US TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY SO THAT THE CONTRACTOR, KYNDRYL, CAN EXPAND THEIR USE OF THE DATABASE IN MOHAVE COUNTY.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. YEAH. WELL, I JUST WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THAT THIS DATA REALLY IS IMPORTANT.

BECAUSE IT TRANSLATES INTO REAL SUCCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVES.

I'M SUPER IMPRESSED THAT I THINK THE LAST TIME I HEARD THE RECIDIVISM RATES THAT THEY WEREN'T ONCE AROUND 39% AND NOW A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN 17% IN RECIDIVISM REALLY TELLS YOU YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT.

AND THAT MEANS WE CAN ACT WITH CONFIDENCE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT WHAT WORKS.

SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION 9.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

ACTION NUMBER 10. ACTION. ACTION. ITEM NUMBER TEN IS A NEW CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH.

[10. Sheriff - Approve a new agreement with Carahsoft Technology Corp. utilizing the OMNIA Partners/Region 4 Education Service Center Cooperative purchasing Contract No. R240303, for a Peregrine Technologies software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscription and implementation services for the base scope for the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office (YCSO) in a not-to-exceed amount of $463,635.00 for a three-year (3) term ($150,000.00 Year 1, $154,500.00 Year 2, and $159,135.00 Year 3). YC Contract No. 2026-445]

IT SAYS CARAHSOFT, WHICH IS PART OF THE. IT'S ONE OF THE COMPANIES, BUT THIS IS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS PEREGRINE TECHNOLOGY.

PEREGRINE TECHNOLOGY IS A IT'S AN AI SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS THE CONNECTION OF DATABASES BETWEEN AGENCIES, THE DATA SHARE BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES.

SO THINK OF IT THIS WAY. YAVAPAI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, ARIZONA DPS USE FLEX.

MOTOROLA. SPILLMAN. PRESCOTT VALLEY PD. PRESCOTT PD USE A DIFFERENT DATA OR RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. CURRENTLY, FOR US TO KNOW WHETHER WE'VE HAD CONTACT WITH AN INDIVIDUAL, A HOUSE, A VEHICLE THERE'S BEEN A 9-1-1 CALL. PHYSICALLY, A PHONE CALL HAS TO BE MADE FROM ONE AGENCY TO THE OTHER AGENCY. YOU HAVE TO GET SOMEBODY ON THE PHONE, ASK THEM TO STOP WHATEVER DUTIES THEY'RE DOING AND GO DO SEARCHES.

LONG SEARCHES FOR ANY INFORMATION THAT MIGHT BE IN THEIR DATABASE ABOUT A, SAY, A SUSPECT OF A CRIME THAT'S HERE IN PRESCOTT VALLEY OR HERE IN PRESCOTT AND NOW IS OUT IN YAVAPAI COUNTY.

THIS IS ONE LONG BEEN ONE OF THE MOST INEFFICIENT AND DIFFICULT LIMITING FACTORS IN PUBLIC SAFETY.

PEREGRINE ALLOWS THOSE DATABASES TO BE CONNECTED AND INDIVIDUALS AT EACH AGENCY TO CONDUCT ONE SEARCH AND KNOW WHETHER THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY HAS HAD CONTACT WITH THE SUSPECT.

WITH THIS VEHICLE, WITH THIS HOUSE, ANYWHERE ELSE, ONE SEARCH, ONE PERSON.

IT'S A VERY THIS IS A TRANSFORMATIONAL PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY.

THERE'S GOING TO BE 70 AGENCIES IN THE STATE THAT ARE USING PEREGRINE HERE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.

THE ARIZONA SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION WORKED WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND THE ARIZONA LEGISLATURE FOR $4 MILLION APPROPRIATION THIS YEAR.

THE MONEY THAT WE ARE USING TODAY IS A IS AN APPROPRIATION FROM THE LEGISLATURE.

IT'S NOT COUNTY GENERAL FUND DOLLARS TO STAND UP AND BEGIN THIS PROJECT.

SUPERVISOR CHECK. SO DID THIS CONTRACT ALREADY COME BEFORE US IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS? I THINK THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE MONEY CAME BEFORE THE BOARD.

MR. CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR, I THINK THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE FUNDING CAME BEFORE THE BOARD.

I DON'T THINK THE CONTRACT OR MAYBE A VARIATION OF THE CONTRACT THAT ALLOWED ONE OF THE OTHER AGENCIES TO RECEIVE THE MONEY.

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SO THE FUNDING CAME TO YAVAPAI COUNTY. AND THEN SMALLER AGENCIES SAY, LIKE CLARKDALE PD OR CAMP VERDE OR WHATNOT, WERE DOING INDIVIDUAL MOUS WITH OR PARSING FUNDING TO.

SO THERE'S A NETWORK OF AGREEMENTS THAT WILL COME BEFORE THE BOARD.

SO MY I WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT INFORMATION CAN BE QUARRIED HERE.

I KNOW THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SOME OTHER SITUATIONS WHERE YOU'RE SHARING POLICE RECORDS, WHICH IN MY MIND IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN, YOU KNOW, GENERAL INFORMATION. SO CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE PARAMETERS OF INFORMATION THAT CAN BE SHARED BETWEEN AGENCIES HERE? WELL, ANYTHING THAT HAS BEEN GENERATED AS A PUBLIC RECORD THAT NOW LIVES WITHIN THE RECORDS MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT OF THAT AGENCY. BUT THEY'RE PUBLIC RECORDS? YES. OKAY.

EVERYTHING THAT EVERYTHING THAT LIVES INSIDE OF A RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF A GOVERNMENT AGENCY IS PRESUMED TO BE A PUBLIC RECORD.

AND THEN THERE ARE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS PRESCRIBED IN STATUTE AS TO WHAT ACTUALLY IS A PUBLIC RECORD.

BUT IT'S THE BURDEN OF THE AGENCY TO DEMONSTRATE THAT IT'S NOT A PUBLIC RECORD.

IT'S NOT THE BURDEN OF THE CITIZENS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT IT IS A PUBLIC RECORD.

OKAY. I THINK THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES, SIR. SHARE SOME OF SUPERVISOR CHECK'S, CONCERNS AND I'VE GOTTEN CALLS AND PEOPLE INQUIRING ABOUT THIS, WORRIED ABOUT THIS. AND IT'S THE SAME THAT WE HAVE ALL THE TIME.

AND I THINK A LOT OF TIMES IT'S JUSTIFIABLE WITH THE ENCROACHMENT OF AI AND THE DATA BEING SHARED, YOU KNOW, AND IT IS A PUBLIC RECORD, WHICH KIND OF CLEARS THE WAY A LITTLE BIT.

BUT IS IT A CORRECT PUBLIC RECORD? YOU KNOW, CAN SOMETHING BUILD ON THAT? BUT IF I WAS A DEPUTY, I WOULD WANT TO KNOW ALL THIS INFORMATION BEFORE I ROLLED UP INTO THE FRONT OF A HOUSE OR PULLED SOMEBODY OUT OF A CAR.

I WOULDN'T MIND A WHOLE STUDY SESSION JUST TO GET UP TO SPEED ON AI AND THE USE OF THESE DATA CAPTURING SYSTEMS AND SHARING SYSTEMS TO KNOW WHAT IS THE. WHO HAS ACCESS, WHAT CAN BE SOLD? WHAT IS THE, WHAT IS THE PUNISHMENT FOR MISUSE OF THIS DATA? YOU KNOW, I THINK THESE THINGS ARE GREAT. AND THE PROBLEM WITH THE FLOCK CAMERAS IS THEY WORK FANTASTIC.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAUGHT THE GANG BANGERS IN PRESCOTT VALLEY BECAUSE OF THAT STUFF.

AND THIS THIS NEW AI AND THE DATA COMING IN. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THE BOARD WOULD AGREE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'LL SUPPORT THIS, BUT I WANT TO SEE A STUDY SESSION JUST TO GET US UP TO SPEED, BECAUSE I FRANKLY DON'T HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION AND I'D LOVE TO KNOW MORE.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS. I THINK THIS SYSTEM IS NOT GENERATING INFORMATION. THIS SYSTEM IS GETTING TO THE INFORMATION QUICKER.

IT'S IT'S GOING AROUND THE OLD CALLING FROM STATION TO STATION OR OFFICER TO OFFICER.

WE'RE NOT GENERATING DATA. WE'RE USING DATA THAT'S ALREADY THERE.

JUST GETTING IT TO GETTING TO IT QUICKER SO THAT YOU CAN RESPOND QUICKER.

DID I CAPTURE THAT CORRECTLY? MR. CHAIRMAN, SUPERVISOR JENKINS ABSOLUTELY.

IT DOES NOT GENERATE ANY DATA, AND IT IS ONLY ALLOWING US TO MORE QUICKLY ACCESS PUBLIC RECORDS THAT ALREADY EXIST AND LIVE WITHIN A RECORDS MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT SOMEWHERE ELSE.

IT ALLOWS YOU TO FIND IT. MR. CHAIRMAN, SUPERVISOR KUKNYO, TO YOUR POINT, AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TALK A LOT AT A STUDY SESSION ABOUT AI. I TOO HEAR THE FEARS AND THE CONCERNS THAT LIVE, YOU KNOW, IN EVERYBODY'S HEARTS AND MINDS.

AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE FOUNDED, THEY'RE RATIONAL.

AND THE ANECDOTE, THE ANTISEPTIC, THE ANTISTATIC TO A TO THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING HOW THESE THINGS ACTUALLY WORK.

AND THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE HUMAN IN THE LOOP ALLOW US TO DEVELOP POLICIES, PROCEDURES THAT ARE ROOTED IN ETHICS, CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, CIVIL RIGHTS. BUT THE IDEA THAT WE'RE GOING TO SOMEHOW STOP THE EVOLUTION OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE COUNTRY IS, IS FOOLISH. THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

AND SO WE HAVE TO WE HAVE TO LEAN INTO IT AND WE HAVE TO MAKE IT OUR OWN AND NOT BE DICTATED TO AS TO WHAT IT IS GOING TO BE, WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. THANK YOU CHAIR. YEAH, SURE.

IF I AGREE WITH YOU, YOU KNOW, I WAS RECENTLY ON A PANEL AND THEY WERE ENCOURAGING THE AUDIENCE THAT YOU

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REALLY GOT TO TAP INTO ALL OF THIS AI IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS, THIS THING IS GOING TO REALLY EXPLODE.

AND, AND WHAT, WHAT I FEEL IS THAT NO SOONER AND I'M ALL ABOUT HAVING A WORK STUDY.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. IT'S GREAT, BUT I GUARANTEE YOU THIS.

I'LL BET YOU A MILLION BUCKS BY THE TIME WE WALK OUT THAT DOOR ON THAT AFTERNOON, THEY'LL HAVE SOMETHING NEW ALREADY.

[LAUGHTER] AND EVERYTHING WE JUST LEARNED MIGHT HELP US.

BUT THEN WE GOT TO HAVE ANOTHER ONE SO. BUT KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.

AND PEOPLE ARE VERY NERVOUS ABOUT ALL OF IT. AND SO WE NEED A LITTLE UNDERSTANDING.

AND I LOVE HANGING OUT WITH THE COMMUNITY AND HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

I THINK IT'S GREAT. THANK YOU SHERIFF. YEAH, I WOULD JUST LIKE, SHERIFF LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR KEEPING ME INFORMED ON THIS TOPIC BEFORE THIS MEETING. SO I WAS FULLY ABREAST OF THE INFORMATION BEFORE YOU CAME FORWARD TODAY.

AND THAT A STUDY SESSION ON THIS TOPIC IS ALREADY IN THE WORKS.

SO I ANNOUNCE IT RIGHT THERE, BUT I DO APPRECIATE IT.

AND SO ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THAT.

NUMBER 10. I'LL SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK.

THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. NUMBER 11, SHERIFF.

[11. Sheriff - Approve an agreement with LeadsOnline, LLC for a NightHawk subscription providing investigative intelligence tools to the Criminal Investigations Bureau in the amount of $13,847.88. YC Contract No. 2026-326]

NUMBER 11 IS AN AGREEMENT WITH LEADSONLINE FOR A NIGHTHAWK SUBSCRIPTION.

THAT IS THEIR NAME OF THEIR PRODUCT THAT PROVIDES INVESTIGATIVE INTELLIGENCE TOOLS FOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS.

$13,847. THIS ESSENTIALLY THE PRIMARY PIECE OF THIS AGAIN, AND I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD KNOW EVERY EVERYTHING THAT COMES BEFORE THE BOARD HAS AN AI OVERLAY FROM.

IF IT INVOLVES TECHNOLOGY NOW, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT IT IS OR WHAT.

WHAT WHO'S BRINGING IT FORWARD OR WHATNOT. AI IS TOUCHING EVERY PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY NOW, THIS IS NO DIFFERENT.

IT IS AN AI TOOL THAT ALLOWS THE DETECTIVES, WHEN THEY'VE SEIZED CELL PHONES CONSTITUTIONALLY SUBJECT TO A SEARCH WARRANT, DOWNLOADED THE INFORMATION ON THOSE CELL PHONES TO ORGANIZE AND ANALYZE THE CONTENT OF THOSE CELL PHONES, WHETHER IT'S ONE OF THE MANY, MANY COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS OR, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE PHOTOS.

I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. RECENTLY WE HAD A SEVERE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CASE, CHILD MOLESTATION CASE INVOLVING A SUSPECT IN THE VERDE VALLEY ON HIS PHONE, THERE WAS 1.9 MILLION IMAGES OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MAN HOURS IN ALL OF YAVAPAI COUNTY TO GO THROUGH AND DO ALL THAT WORK BY HAND.

YOU HAVE TO USE TECHNOLOGY. YOU HAVE TO USE THE SOFTWARE.

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THIS IS USED FOR. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? VICE CHAIR CHECK. SO IS THIS TECHNOLOGY ONLY APPLIED TO ACTIVE CASES? YES IT'S NOT. YES. IT'S AN INVESTIGATIVE TOOL THAT ALLOWS US TO CATEGORIZE ANY DATA THAT COMES IN ANY TYPE OF DATA THAT IS TAKEN LEGITIMATELY AS PART OF AN INVESTIGATION TO ORGANIZE AND ANALYZE.

SO YOU'D HAVE A CASE NUMBER TAGGED TO EACH TIME THIS TECHNOLOGY IS USED? DO I HAVE A CASE WHAT? YOU HAVE A CASE NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH EVERY TIME THE TECHNOLOGY YES. OKAY. BUT ANOTHER QUESTION. DID WE NOT DENY THIS CONTRACT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS? WAS? I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS THE QUESTION? I BELIEVE WE SAW THIS COME BEFORE THE BOARD AND.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IT SAID WAS IT ALLOWS YOU TO CATEGORIZE ALPR DATA.

LIKE YOU CAN USE THIS TO ESSENTIALLY ORGANIZE THAT DATA, BUT WE DON'T HAVE FLOCK CAMERAS AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT DATA. SO THAT WASN'T A USE THAT WE NEEDED IT FOR.

SO AT THAT TIME, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE AND CIRCLE BACK TO EACH OF THE BOARD MEMBERS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNEW THAT THIS WAS NOT AN ALPR, AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER CONTRACT. IT IS NOT THAT.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. JUST A QUESTION. SO WHEN WE DOWNLOAD THIS, DOES THAT HAVE SOME PROTECTIONS OR DOES THAT BECOME A PUBLIC RECORD THEN THAT

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OTHERS COULD. MR. CHAIRMAN SUPERVISOR KUKNYO ALL, ALL, AS I SAID EARLIER, EVERYTHING THAT THAT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES POSSESS IS PRESUMED TO BE A PUBLIC RECORD.

THEN THERE ARE CERTAIN RULES, YOU KNOW. MAYBE IT'S EVIDENCE, MAYBE IT'S AN ACTIVE CASE.

MAYBE IT'S YOU KNOW, THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT ARE CARVED OUT AS NOT PUBLIC RECORDS IN STATUTE.

AND IT'S THE AGENCIES OR THE GOVERNMENT ENTITIES BURDEN TO PROVE THAT IT'S NOT A PUBLIC RECORD, IT'S NOT THE CITIZENS BURDEN TO PROVE THAT IT IS A PUBLIC RECORD.

AND SO IN EVERY INSTANCE, I COULDN'T REALLY ANSWER YOUR QUESTION WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT WAS BEING REQUESTED OR WHAT SPECIFIC ITEM WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE, SOMEONE IS IN BUSINESS, THEY HAVE A COMPETITOR.

WE JUST DOWNLOADED THEIR PHONE. IT'S NOW A PUBLIC RECORD.

COULD SOMEONE ELSE TRY AND ACCESS THAT DATA TO USE THAT AGAINST THEM IN, IN ANOTHER FORM? MR. CHAIRMAN SUPERVISOR KUKNYO AGAIN, NOW WE'RE DISSECTING.

I'M SORRY SOCIAL SECURITY, NOT A PUBLIC RECORD. THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE IS A PUBLIC RECORD.

LET'S SAY THAT YOU HAVE A NONPROFIT. YOU HAVE TO FILE A 990 WITH THE IRS PUBLIC RECORD.

SO WE'RE KIND OF LIKE GOING DOWN A SLOPE WHERE THERE'S LIKE MANY ANSWERS TO, YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT NUANCES OF, OF THE QUESTION. SO IT'S HARD TO TELL YOU EXACTLY, BUT, BUT THAT'S HOW IT STARTS.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? VICE CHAIR CHECK. I THINK IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A STUDY SESSION, I WOULD PREFER TO VOTE ON THIS ONE AND POSSIBLY THE NEXT ITEM AFTER THAT WORK SESSION TO BETTER UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, THE FULL IMPLICATIONS. I DON'T THINK IT'S WISE TO DELAY THIS IN TERMS OF OFFICER SAFETY AND PUBLIC SAFETY FOR THE STUDY SESSION THAT I HAVEN'T HAVE THE DATE ON YET. THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO ME IS, IS PUBLIC SAFETY.

AND KNOWING THAT THIS MAY EXPIRE. I WOULD PREFER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS TODAY AND THEN BRING IT UP AT A STUDY SESSION LATER.

SO I'M SORRY. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO CUT YOU OFF. OH NO YOU DIDN'T. I WAS WAITING FOR YOU TO FINISH. I SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS.

I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND WHAT PUBLIC RECORDS ARE.

MY WHOLE LIFE IS A PUBLIC RECORD. I GOT THIS.

[LAUGHTER] SO I'M PERFECTLY FINE WITH THIS. AND THE NEEDS OF YOUR DEPARTMENT.

WE DON'T ALL UNDERSTAND, AGAIN, WHAT GOES ON AND HOW YOU HAVE TO CONDUCT YOUR DEPARTMENT AND ALL OF YOUR DEPUTIES AND WHAT THEY DO.

BUT THAT'S OKAY BECAUSE WE DON'T NEED TO KNOW ALL OF THOSE DETAILS.

THAT'S HOW YOU KEEP US SAFE. SO I'M PERFECTLY FINE WITH THIS ITEM.

WE SURELY CAN TALK ABOUT IT. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.

BUT AGAIN, I DO UNDERSTAND WHAT PUBLIC RECORDS ARE, AND I'M GOOD WITH WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

THANK YOU.

OH, CERTAINLY. I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING THAT WE HAD A STUDY SESSION COMING UP.

DO YOU KNOW WHEN THIS IS SCHEDULED TO HAPPEN? I WAS HOPEFULLY PLANNING IT FOR JANUARY IS WHERE I WAS GOING TO DO THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE ANOTHER STUDY SESSION THAT'S ALSO COMING UP.

SO IT WAS AN ADDITIONAL ONE. AND THEN DEPENDING ON OUR AVAILABILITY DURING DECEMBER.

SO GOAL IS JANUARY IF SOONER I PLAN TO. THANK YOU.

OKAY, THEN I MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION 11. SECOND.

CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. NO. SUPERVISOR JENKINS.

AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. I'D LIKE TO WAIT. NO.

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

THAT PASS 3 TO 2. ACTION NUMBER 12 SHERIFF. ACTION NUMBER 12 IS A CONTRACT WITH RUDRA CONSULTING.

[12. Sheriff - Approve a contract with Rudra Consulting, LLC. in an amount not to exceed $40,000.00, for professional Artificial Intelligence (AI) advisory and custom software development services with the initial term beginning September 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, with the option for up to two (2) additional four-month (4) renewal periods for a total aggregated period of no more than 12 months. YC Contract No. 2026-442]

NOT TO EXCEED $40,000. AND FOR AI ADVISORY, CUSTOM SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1ST.

AND THIS RUDRA CONSULTING, THIS WILL BE THE SECOND CONTRACT WITH RUDRA.

WE BROUGHT RUDRA CONSULTING IN SPECIFICALLY TO EDUCATE THE COMMAND STAFF, EDUCATE THE MANAGEMENT OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ON WHAT AI IS, HOW THE PRODUCTS WORK, WHAT CLAUDE IS, WHAT CHATGPT IS, WHAT GROK IS, HOW ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE USED IN YOUR DAILY LIFE, HOW THEY CAN BE USED TO MAKE YOUR JOB

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EASIER, HOW TO BE MORE EFFICIENT. WE ALSO HAD RUDRA CONDUCT A ANALYSIS.

AN AUDIT OF OUR CURRENT SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES.

AND WE IDENTIFIED ABOUT AND THIS IS PART OF THE PROBLEM WITH WHERE WE'RE AT NOW AND WHY AI CAN BE SO USEFUL. WE IDENTIFIED ABOUT 45,000 HOURS A YEAR OF DUPLICITOUS DATA ENTRY.

IN OTHER WORDS, THERE'S MULTIPLE SYSTEMS THAT JUST DON'T TALK TO EACH OTHER.

THEY DO NOT COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER. THERE'S FOUR SYSTEMS IN THE JAIL IN WHICH DETENTION OFFICERS MUST ENTER THE SAME INFORMATION FOR TIMES. AND SO WITH THE USE OF AI AND NOT NEW AI PRODUCTS, BUT EXISTING OPEN SOURCE AI, RUDRA IS NOW GOING TO BE ABLE TO BUILD THOSE BRIDGES SO THAT THOSE SYSTEMS CAN COMMUNICATE.

SO DATA ENTRY IS DONE ONE TIME SAVING MANY, MANY, MANY HOURS 45,000 HOURS.

FOR THE RECORD AND FOR THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PUBLIC IS OVER 20 FULL TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS AT AN AGENCY.

AND THIS IS HOW WE HAVE BECOME SO INEFFICIENT OVER THE YEARS IS THAT YOU.

IT JUST HAPPENS INCREMENTALLY OVER TIME. IT'S NOT ANYBODY'S FAULT.

IT'S NOT ANYBODY'S ANYTHING. BUT WE HAVE TO GET BETTER AT THAT.

AI, AND I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE TO THE BOARD, IS A HYPERSCALER OF YOUR EXISTING EMPLOYEES, YOUR EXISTING EMPLOYEES, WHEN THEY'RE TRAINED AND THEY UNDERSTAND IT, A COUPLE OF THINGS HAPPEN.

NUMBER ONE IS THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY BECOME MORE EFFICIENT AND, AND DO THE JOB THAT ONLY EMPLOYEES CAN DO.

ONLY HUMANS CAN DO MUCH MORE QUICKLY. BUT WHEN THEY KNOW WHAT IT DOES AND THEY KNOW HOW IT'S USED AND THEY KNOW HOW IT CAN BE ABUSED.

THEY CAN CREATE ETHICAL CONSTITUTIONAL POLICY AROUND THE MISUSE OF AI, GUARANTEEING CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

BUT NONE OF THAT WILL HAPPEN IF WE DON'T HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION AND WE DON'T USE IT.

WE'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

ANY QUESTIONS? IT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR. YOU KNOW THAT CLASS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IS THAT? I MEAN, IS IT POSSIBLE TO I MEAN, MR. CHAIRMAN SUPERVISOR KUKNYO, WE CAN BUILD CUSTOM.

THAT'S THE THAT'S THE THING ABOUT OUR CONSULTANT HERE IS, YOU KNOW, WE IT'S A IT'S A CUSTOM EDUCATIONAL PROCESS. LIKE, WHERE ARE YOU AT? WHAT DO YOU HAVE? WHAT IS IT THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW? AND YOU KNOW, WE CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION OFFLINE.

IT SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR MALLORY I SAW YOUR LIGHT.

NO? OH, NO. I WAS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION. OKAY.

FEEL FREE. YES SORRY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 12.

SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. NO.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. THAT PASSED 4 TO 1.

THANK YOU. CHAIR. THANK YOU. HEARINGS. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

[1. Development Services - Approve a Final Plat for Phase 4 of Stringfield at Granite Mountain to create 49 single family lots and 3 tracts (A-C) on 57.97 acres, subject to the conditions of approval. APN: 106-06-002S. Property Owner: Stringfield at Granite Mountain Trust #1 & Empire Title Agency a Division of Stewart Title Co Ttee. Applicant/Agent: Jeff Davis of Stringfield Development Company LLC, Application No. PLA26-000091. (District 4 - Supervisor Kuknyo)]

GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN COMPTON AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I'M USED TO HAVING A MOUSE HERE, BUT THERE'S NO MOUSE.

LET'S SEE. JUST SEE IF I CAN. THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION I WILL PRESENT IS FOR THE STRINGFIELD RANCH AT GRANITE MOUNTAIN PHASE 4 FINAL PLAT.

ON JULY 2ND THE BOARD APPROVED THE PHASE 4 PRELIMINARY PLAT AND SEPARATELY, A WAIVER REQUEST FOR THE REDUCTION IN PAVEMENT WIDTH FROM 28FT TO 24FT. AS WE COVERED A LOT OF GROUND IN THE PREVIOUS HEARING AT THE PRELIMINARY STAGE, THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE SOMEWHAT ABBREVIATED TO AVOID UNNECESSARY REDUNDANCY, BUT IF THE BOARD HAS ANY QUESTIONS, I DO HAVE SOME OF THE SLIDES FROM THE PRELIMINARY PLAT.

SO IF THERE'S IF YOU FEEL LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING MISSING YOU WANT TO TALK TO, I PROBABLY HAVE A SLIDE FOR THAT.

TODAY'S REQUEST IS FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE FINAL PLAT FOR PHASE 4 OF THE SPRINGFIELD GRANITE MOUNTAIN TO CREATE 49 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS IN THREE TRACKS, APPROXIMATELY 57.97 ACRES IN A PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT SUBSET.

SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. YOU WILL NOTE THAT THIS REQUEST DOESN'T INCLUDE THE PAYMENT WITH WAIVER THAT WAS APPROVED AT THE TIME OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAT

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APPROVAL. THAT IS BECAUSE WAIVERS FORMERLY APPROVED DURING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT STAGE CARRY FORWARD AND DO NOT NEED TO BE RE-APPROVED WHEN YOU APPLY FOR A FINAL PLAT APPROVAL, PROVIDED THE FINAL PLAT CONFORMS TO THE APPROVED PRELIMINARY PLAT.

OKAY. AND I MENTIONED ON JULY 2ND, THE BOARD APPROVED THE PHASE 4 PRELIMINARY PLAT.

OKAY. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 4 THAT SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

YOU SEE THE STAR. YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT HAND IN THE MAP.

THAT'S THE PAD ENCIRCLED IN BLACK. SO THE PROPERTY IS LIKE ALL THE TRACKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUBDIVISION WERE APPROVED, SUBJECT TO A PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT. HERE IS THE SITE PLAN.

IT REMAINS UNCHANGED FROM THE PRELIMINARY PLAT.

THERE'S BEEN NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES WHATSOEVER.

YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S THREE TRACKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUBDIVISION.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION. SO THERE'S NO NOTIFICATION PROCESS THAT'S REQUIRED AFTER THE PAD HAS BEEN APPROVED.

HOWEVER, STAFF NONETHELESS SENT NOTIFICATION LETTERS OUT TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN A HALF MILE RADIUS.

THIS WAS DONE FOR BOTH THE PRELIMINARY PLAT AS WELL AS THE FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT.

SO WE WENT AHEAD AND DID IT BOTH TIMES. THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED AT THREE LOCATIONS.

WE ALSO DID THE SURVEY ONE, TWO, THREE ON THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE.

AS OF NOW, OCTOBER 2ND, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC, EITHER FOR OR AGAINST.

STAFF CONCERNS. STAFF HAS NO CONCERNS WITH THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION PHASE.

THE FINAL PHASE IT CONFORMS WITH THE APPROVED PRELIMINARY PLAT AND IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 463 OF THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS.

AND SO JUST TO GO OVER THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AGAIN, CONSIDERATION OF A FINAL PLAT FOR PHASE 4 OF STRINGFIELD, THE GRANITE MOUNTAIN TO CREATE 49 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS AND THREE TRACKS ON APPROXIMATELY 57.97 ACRES IN A PAD ZONING DISTRICT, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.

[LAUGHTER] SORRY, I USUALLY USE THE MOUSE, SO I'M KIND OF GETTING USED TO USING THIS CLICKER. GOSH.

THERE WE GO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. THE SECOND ITEM CAME TO US SUBSEQUENT TO THE PRELIMINARY APPROVAL FROM THE COUNTY ENGINEER AT PUBLIC WORKS. I'M NOT TOUCHING ANYTHING. [LAUGHTER].

NEITHER AM I. IT'S ONE. IT'S WANTING TO GET SHORTER MATT.

IS IT? IS APRIL FOOL'S DAY? SO HERE'S THE SECOND ONE AND I'LL JUST READ IT.

THE GRADING. GRADING AND DRAINAGE PERMIT FOR PHASE 4 OF THE DEVELOPMENT MUST BE APPROVED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE YAVAPAI COUNTY ENGINEER PRIOR TO RECORDATION OF THE FINAL PLAT. SO THEY'RE JUST KIND OF GETTING IT IN THERE FOR THE RECORD. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD EXPECT TO SEE. STAFF HAS NO CONCERNS.

AND THAT IS THE COMPLETION OF MY PRESENTATION.

MR. CHAIRMAN THE APPLICANT, JEFF DAVIS, IS PRESENT.

SHOULD THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. AND I STAND FOR QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO IS YOUR DISTRICT.

YEAH. IS THERE A. AND THERE WAS NO HOMES PLATTED TO THE NORTH OF THE CREEK, THE WASH? THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. THAT MIGHT BE ONE THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DETAILED.

IS IT? TO BE HONEST, BUT THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT THE APPLICANT CAN ANSWER, BUT SO HERE'S THE SUBDIVISION.

AND THIS IS JUST FOR PHASE 4. SO YEAH, SO IT'S NOT TYING INTO THE ROAD TO THE NORTH, WHICH.

YEAH. SO THE CONNECTION IS THROUGH WILDCAT. AND AS WE WENT OVER AT THE PREVIOUS HEARING AT THE PRELIMINARY PLAT STAGE THERE IS A ROAD FOR EMERGENCY ACCESS SOMETHING THAT THE APPLICANT OFFERED AND WAS REVIEWED.

GREAT IDEA YES. OKAY. NO, THIS IS JUST MORE OF THE SAME.

WE JUST KEEP SEEING THIS AGAIN AND AGAIN. CORRECT.

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AND I THINK IT JUST ILLUSTRATES HOW WE NEED TO GET OUR ZONING ORDINANCE UPDATE IN ORDER.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. THANK YOU CHAIR. COULDN'T AGREE MORE WITH YOU SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

DO WE HAVE OTHER PLATS THAT WILL BE COMING IN REGARDS TO PROBABLY THE SAME THING, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THAT, BUT I THINK WE HAVE MORE TO GO THROUGH. I BELIEVE WE CAN ANTICIPATE FUTURE PHASES.

SUPERVISOR WELL, WE WILL BE WELL SCHOOLED ON THIS FOR SURE.

WE'VE GOT THIS DOWN, THAT'S FOR SURE. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR KUKNYO, IT'S YOUR DISTRICT.

IS EVERYONE DONE TALKING? THAT'S WHY. THAT'S.

YES. WHY I WENT TO YOU. OKAY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER ONE.

OH, I SAID YES. SORRY. OH, IT'S A HEARING. THIS IS A HEARING ITEM I HAVE ONE GREEN SHEET FROM LARRY JACOBS.

YES, PLEASE. I FORGOT THE ONE GREEN SHEET YOU GAVE ME.

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN COMPTON, VICE CHAIRMAN CHECK SUPERVISORS ALONG WITH COUNTY STAFF.

MY NAME IS LARRY JACOBS. I'VE RESIDED IN HOHOKAM COMMUNITY FOR THE LAST 14 YEARS.

I'VE ALSO BEEN ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AS A COMMISSIONER AND HAVE BEEN YOUR HEARING OFFICER FOR TEN YEARS, WHICH I RESIGNED ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO OVER THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT.

I WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND, AND THEN I WANT TO INTRODUCE TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU A COUPLE OF LAWS IN ARIZONA, REVISED STATUTES, TITLE 11, THAT I THINK HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED IN HOPES THAT YOU WILL BE BETTER AWARE OF THEM.

SPRINGFIELD RANCH CREWS CREATED A CONSTRUCTION CORRIDOR ON JUNE 6TH, 2023, IN THE HOHOKAM COMMUNITY.

THERE WAS NO PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF ANY RESIDENTS FOR THEIR INPUT, ESPECIALLY MYSELF, WHO HAS A REDACTED FILE.

NO TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY WAS CONDUCTED. NO RIGHT OF WAY PERMIT WAS ISSUED.

NO TRAFFIC CONSTRUCTION SIGNS WERE ERECTED PRIOR TO GOING IN THERE WITH ALL THESE LARGE CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES, NUMEROUS OSHA VIOLATIONS WERE DETECTED BY MYSELF, CAUSE CHAOS POSED HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE ISSUES FOR THE RESIDENTS.

THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS MADE IN A STOP ORDER REQUESTED WITH NO ACTION BY COUNTY PERSONNEL.

THE ONLY RESPONSE WAS FROM A PUBLIC WORKS TRUCK THAT PLACED CONSTRUCTION SIGNS AT THE TAXPAYERS EXPENSE, RATHER THAN A PRIVATE VENDOR. OVER THE NEXT 14 MONTHS, ALL OF OUR COMPLAINTS CONCERNING NUMEROUS CONSTRUCTION MISHAPS THAT HAD ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE RESIDENTS FELL ON DEAF EARS, INCLUDING THEM LATER GOING IN THERE AND PUTTING AN UNDERGROUND GAS LINE WITHOUT ANY NOTIFICATION, KNOCKING OUT OUR INTERNET CONNECTIONS, KNOCKING OUT MY WIFE'S CONNECTION TO THE PHONE FOR HER HEART MONITOR AND SO ON.

AND THERE WAS NO ASSISTANCE BY THE COUNTY GIVING US TO PUT THOSE BACK IN PLACE.

CONTACT WITH DISTRICT 4 SUPERVISOR IN JUNE 2023 REQUESTED A COMMUNITY MEETING WITH THE COUNTY PERSONNEL AND DEVELOPERS OVER NUMEROUS ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS OF HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. IN RESPONSE, THE CHAIRMAN AT THE TIME TOLD ME, THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO.

IT'S A DONE DEAL. SO WE ARE NOT GOING TO ADDRESS ORDINANCES AND STATE LAW VIOLATIONS.

FAST FORWARD TO JANUARY 4TH, 2025, HAS SUBMITTED A CITIZENS COMPLAINT AGAINST JEFF DAVIS AND A PLANNER 2 FOR VARIOUS VIOLATIONS OF STATE STATUTES, ORDINANCES, EMPLOYEE PERSONNEL RULES, ETC.. ASKED TO MEET WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER AT THE TIME, MAURY THOMPSON TO DISCUSS SOLUTIONS THAT NEVER WAS GRANTED A MEETING.

SECOND CITIZENS COMPLAINT WAS SUBMITTED ON JANUARY 21ST, 2026 TO COUNTY MANAGER BOURDON, ALONG WITH EACH COUNTY SUPERVISOR TO DATE WHO RECEIVED AT LEAST A 13 PAGE COMPLAINT, WHICH I HAD OBTAINED A LOT OF INFORMATION BY CONDUCTING SEVERAL ARS 39-121 PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST. AFTER ONE AND A HALF. AFTER ONE YEAR AND TEN MONTHS, NONE OF EITHER OF MY CITIZENS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED.

I'VE NOT BEEN CALLED IN TO SHOW ANY OF THE EVIDENCE THAT I'VE COMPILED.

IT IS MY BELIEF, FIRST OF ALL, THAT THE PUBLIC THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES 111608 COMPLAINT PROCEDURES. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SHALL ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE FOR RECEIVING COMPLAINTS FROM AN ADVERSELY AFFECTED PERSON CONCERNING ORDINANCE RULES, REGULATIONS, SUBSTANTIVE POLICY STATEMENTS, OR ACCOUNTING PRACTICES ALLEGED TO VIOLATE THIS ARTICLE.

MR. JACOBS YOUR THREE MINUTES IS APPROACHING, AND. I'M ALLOWING HIM TO CONTINUE.

IF I COULD BE ALLOWED TO PERSIST, I WON'T HAVE TO COME UP DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT, CAN I? I WAS GOING TO ALLOW YOU TO COME UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY.

OKAY. I'LL DO THAT. THANK YOU SIR. THIS IS A HEARING ITEM.

DOES ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK? SEEING NOTHING.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

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THANK YOU. HEARING NUMBER TWO. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN COMPTON.

[2. Development Services - Consideration of a Series 012 Restaurant Liquor License Application #409384, submitted by Andrea Dahlman Lewkowitz for Rio’s Cafe, Bar & Grill, located at 22525 W Highway 71, Congress, AZ 85332. (District 1 - Supervisor Compton)]

MY NAME IS MATT BLAKE, PLANNING MANAGER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, HAS TWO LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS.

NUMBER ONE IS CONSIDERATION OF A SERIES 012 RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION NUMBER 409384, SUBMITTED BY ANDREA DAHLMAN LEWKOWITZ OF RIO'S CAFE BAR AND GRILL, LOCATED AT 22525 WEST HIGHWAY 71 CONGRESS, ARIZONA. 85332 DISTRICT ONE SUPERVISOR COMPTON, CHAIRMAN THAT'S IN YOUR DISTRICT? YES. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? PARDON ME. IT'S A HEARING.

I UNDERSTAND. I UNDERSTAND. I'M ASKING MY BOARD IF THEY HAVE ANY COMMENTS. THIS IS A HEARING ITEM.

DOES ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK? OKAY, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE HEARING NUMBER TWO.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

HEARING NUMBER THREE. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN COMPTON.

[3. Development Services - Consideration of a Series 013 Farm Winery Liquor License Application #410238, submitted by Brian Keith Turner for Way Station Meadery, located at 9280 Cornville Rd, Cornville, AZ 86325. (District 2 - Supervisor Jenkins)]

AGAIN, MATT BLAKE, PLANNING MANAGER, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

THIS IS ALSO FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES REGARDING A LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION NUMBER 410238.

REGARDING A SERIES 013 FARM WINERY LIQUOR LICENSE SUBMITTED BY BRIAN KEITH TURNER FOR WAY STATION MEADERY EATERY LOCATED AT 9280 CORNVILLE ROAD, CORNVILLE, ARIZONA, 86325. THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED IN DISTRICT TWO.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. NO COMMENT.

I'M JUST HAPPY TO SEE SOMETHING COMING FROM DISTRICT TWO THAT IS MORE OF A FORMALITY.

THANK YOU. PERFECT. THIS IS A HEARING ITEM. DOES ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK? SEEING NOTHING, SUPERVISOR JENKINS, I MOVED TO APPROVE HEARING ITEM THREE.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN. HAVE A GOOD DAY.

MOVING ON TO CALL TO THE PUBLIC. WE HAVE ONE GREEN SHEET, MR.

[ 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.]

JACOBS. THANK YOU AGAIN, CHAIRMAN COMPTON, FOR THE RECORD.

LARRY JACOBS HOHOKAM COMMUNITY. THE SECOND. THE SECOND ISSUE IN TITLE 11 IS 11223 MISCONDUCT BY SUPERVISOR, WHICH ALSO ASSOCIATES A CIVIL PENALTY.

I'LL LET YOU READ THAT AT YOUR OWN LEISURE. IN CLOSING, I MERELY WANT TO SAY THAT I AGAIN REQUEST THAT THE CITIZENS COMPLAINT THAT I PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BE INVESTIGATED TO DETERMINE WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR AUTHORIZING MR. DAVIS TO VIOLATE NUMEROUS POLICIES. AND I WOULD ALSO SUGGEST THAT YOU ENACT NEW POLICIES BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO HOLD DEVELOPERS TO THE SAME STANDARD THAT WE HOLD OUR CITIZENS TO, AND WHEN THEY ARE IN VIOLATION, ISSUE THEM A NOTICE OF VIOLATION BY THE YAVAPAI COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT UNIT PERSONNEL FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE STATUTES AND COUNTY ORDINANCES, AND IT SHOULD BE ADJUDICATED BY YAVAPAI COUNTY HEARING OFFICER.

WITH THAT, AGAIN, I JUST DIRECT YOU TO YOUR VISION STATEMENT, WHICH SAYS YAVAPAI COUNTY WILL SERVE AND PROTECT ITS CITIZENS THROUGH EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF ALL ITS RESOURCES TO ENHANCE THE LIVES THAT WE SERVE.

AND I DON'T FEEL THAT THAT'S HAPPENED TO AT LEAST TEN FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ONE MINUTE. NOT BAD.

MOVE TO GO TO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE.

[ EXECUTIVE SESSION]

VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.

CHAIR COMPTON. YES. THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. WE'RE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

OKAY. WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. THERE'LL BE NO ACTION ON TWO AND THREE.

[ EXECUTIVE SESSION FOLLOW-UP ACTION]

AND THEN ON ONE I MOVE TO APPROVE MARTY FRAGOMEN LAW FIRM TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO THE COUNTY.

PURSUANT TO THE LEGAL ENGAGEMENT LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2026.