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YEAH,

[ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND AGENDA Tuesday, April 9, 2024 NAVAJO COUNTY GOVERNMENTAL COMPLEX BOARD OF SUPERVISORS' CHAMBERS 100 EAST CODE TALKERS DRIVE HOLBROOK, AZ 86025 One or more supervisors may attend telephonically Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02(H), the public body will have physical access to the meeting place one (1) hour prior to the start of the meeting. The Board may vote to meet in a closed executive session to discuss certain matters and for legal advice on any item as indicated on the following agenda, pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(3). Items on the agenda may be considered out of order at the Chairperson's discretion. A copy of the agenda background material provided to the Board, except items to be considered in the executive session, is available for public inspection at the Navajo County website, www.navajocountyaz.gov WATCH THE MEETING LIVE AT: www.navajocountyaz.gov/660 All public comments will need to be made in person or in writing. Written comments will be received by the Clerk of the Board's office twenty-four (24) hours prior to the Board meeting, at melissa.buckley@navajocountyaz.gov. If further accommodation is needed, please contact the Clerk of the Board's office, at (928) 524-4053 twenty-four (24) hours prior to the Board Meeting, so accommodation can be arranged. Persons with disabilities who need accommodation to attend or participate in the meeting may contact the Clerk of the Board’s office at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting, so accommodation can be arranged. “NOTICE TO PARENTS AND LEGAL GUARDIANS: Parents and legal guardians have the right to consent before Navajo County makes a video or voice recording of a minor child, pursuant to A.R.S. § 1-602(A)(9). The Navajo County Board of Supervisors' regular meetings are recorded and may be viewed on Navajo County’s website and social media pages. If you permit your child to attend/participate in a televised Navajo County Board of Supervisors meeting, a recording will be made, and your child’s picture may be posted on Navajo County’s social media pages. You may exercise your right not to consent by not allowing your child to attend/participate in the meeting.” 9:00 a.m. Call To Order: Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance ]

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GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

WE'RE A LITTLE PAST THE HOUR NOW.

WE PROBABLY OUGHT TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE WITH US TODAY.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, UM, MEETING GOING THIS MORNING.

MORNING.

GLAD TO HAVE EVERYBODY HERE WITH US TODAY.

WE WANT TO EXCUSE, UH, SUPERVISOR .

HE HAD A FUNERAL THAT HE NEEDED THEN THERE WAS AN UNFORTUNATE, UH, DEATH THAT HAPPENED OVER THE WEEKEND AND HE HAD THE FUNERAL TODAY AND HE FELT LIKE HE NEEDED TO BE THERE, WHICH WE CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND AND WISH HIM AND THOSE IMPACTED.

WELL, UM, ON THIS DAY WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH A PRAYER AND A PLEDGE LED BY ME.

UM, AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE ON WITH FROM THERE.

OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN WE'RE GOOD FOR THIS DAY, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAD TO BE GATHERED TOGETHER HERE IN THIS MEETING FOR THE CHANCE WE HAVE TO LIVE IN THIS COUNTRY FOR THE FREEDOMS THAT WE ENJOY.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THIS AREA THAT WE LIVE IN FOR THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE MOISTURE THAT OUR LANDS HAVE RECEIVED RECENTLY.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO CONDUCT BUSINESS TODAY FOR THOSE THAT ARE PREPARED TO BE ON THE AGENDA AND TO PREPARE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR OR HAVE BUSINESS BE HEARD.

TO THIS DAY, WE PRAY AS SUPERVISORS, THAT THY SPIRIT WILL BE WITH US, THAT WILL HAVE WISDOM BEYOND OUR OWN, THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE, HEAR, AND UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF THOSE, UM, WHO WILL BE PRESENTING THAT'LL HAVE CLARITY OF MIND AND WON'T BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS BEING ASKED AND BE ABLE TO DISCERN WHAT IS BEST FOR THE COMMUNITIES AND THE PEOPLE THAT WE REPRESENT HERE IN NAVAJO COUNTY.

WE'RE GOOD FOR THE EMPLOYEES IN NAVAJO COUNTY AND THE GOOD THAT THEY DO FOR THEIR INTENTIONS TO SERVE AND HELP THOSE THAT THEY REPRESENT.

BLESS US ALL TO BE ABLE TO HAVE PEACE OF MIND, BLESS US ALL TO THEIR LOOKING FOR WAYS TO BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH LIFE'S DIFFICULTIES THAT WILL BE STRENGTHENED.

HELP US TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE AND SUPPORT THOSE THAT ARE IN NEED AND LOOK FOR WAYS TO BE ABLE TO BE POSITIVE, CONSIDERATE, AND KIND.

IN ALL THAT WE DO PRAY THAT WE HAVE A GOOD MEETING THIS DAY, A PRODUCTIVE MEETING.

AND BLESS US AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK THAT WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO BE ABLE TO BE PRODUCTIVE, KIND AND CONSIDERATE IN THE THINGS THAT WE, WE SET APART TO GO AND DO.

BLESS US DAY YOU FOR THY SPIRIT WE PRAY IN SON JESUS CHRIST.

AMEN.

AMEN.

AMEN.

READY FOR PLEDGE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER INDIVISIBLE WITH LITERACY AND JUSTICE FOR THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

ALRIGHT.

ITEM NUMBER ONE ON THE AGENDA IS CALLED TO THE PUBLIC.

MELISSA, I DIDN'T SEEN.

DO WE HAVE ANY? OKAY.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME.

SO WE WILL GO TO ITEM NUMBER

[2. CONSENT AGENDA: These items are considered to be routine or administrative in nature and will be approved in a single motion. A Board member may request for any item to be removed from the consent agenda and considered on the regular agenda:]

TWO, THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UM, WE HAVE BEFORE US THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IT'S ALSO ON THE SCREEN WHERE YOU CAN SEE IT.

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS? HEARING NONE CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME.

OUR MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ALL THE ITEMS UNDER CONSENT AGENDA.

WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL CHAIR.

I'LL SECOND IT.

WE HAVE A SECOND.

THANK YOU.

ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY.

HEARING NONE.

THE AYES HAVE IT.

CHAIR.

I'D JUST LIKE TO COMMENT THAT WE JUST APPRECIATE, UH, THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE THERE TO BEING ABLE TO GET SOME OF THESE RADIOS AND THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN, UH, ON THE CONSENT AGENDA HERE TO THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN OUR COUNTY.

IT'S A GREAT, YOU KNOW, PARTNERSHIP THAT THE CASINO WORKS WITH AND, AND MAKES IT POSSIBLE.

SO I JUST WANNA MAKE THAT COMMENT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE YOU ACKNOWLEDGING THAT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

[a. CONSENT AGENDA: The following item(s) are considered to be of a routine or administrative in nature and will be approved as a group unless a member of the Board wishes to discuss a particular item: ]

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE.

NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT.

WE'LL NEED A MOTION TO ENTER INTO THAT.

SO MOVE SECOND.

MOTION TO SECOND THE ENTER THE NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF VOTE? AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? VOTE NAY.

HEARING NONE.

THE AYES HAVE IT.

WE'RE NOW IN NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT ITEM A, THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS? YOU CAN SEE THOSE ON THE SCREEN THERE AS WELL.

FOR THOSE IN ATTENDANCE.

HEARING NONE AT THIS TIME, CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

CHAIRMAN I MOTION FOR APPROVAL ON THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDAS.

PERFECT.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT.

THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? VOTE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? VOTE NAY.

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HEARING NONE, THE AYES HAVE IT.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANKS FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

MOVE ON

[a. Consideration of a proclamation, proclaiming April 14th-20th 2024 as "National Animal Care & Control Appreciation Week in Navajo County".]

THE REGULAR AGENDA.

ITEM B, CONSIDERATION OF PROCLAMATION CLAIMING APRIL 14TH THROUGH 20TH OF 2024 AS NATIONAL ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL APPRECIATION WEEK IN NAVAJO COUNTY.

WE'LL TURN THE TIME OVER TO RHONDA.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR AND SUPERVISORS.

I APPRECIATE YOU GIVING ME A MOMENT OF YOUR TIME TO DISCUSS THE APPROVAL OF THE PROCLAMATION I BRING TO YOU TODAY.

THE PROCLAMATION IS TO RECOGNIZE APRIL 14TH THROUGH THE 20TH AS NATIONAL ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL APPRECIATION WEEK, WHEREAS THE NATIONAL ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL ASSOCIATION DESIGNATED THE SECOND FULL WEEK OF APRIL AS NATIONAL ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL APPRECIATION WEEK.

AND WHEREAS VARIOUS FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TAKE THIS TIME TO RECOGNIZE, THINK, AND COMMEND ALL ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL OFFICERS AND ANIMAL SERVICES STAFF FOR THE DEDICATED SERVICE THEY PROVIDE TO THE CITIZENS, PUBLIC SAFETY AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS ACROSS THE NATION.

AND WHEREAS EVERY DAY ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL OFFICERS PUT THEMSELVES IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF ALL ANIMALS AND THE PUBLIC.

WITHOUT THEIR TIMELESS EFFORTS, MANY ANIMALS WOULD SUFFER AND COMPOSE A THREAT TO THE COMMUNITY.

WHEREAS NAVAJO COUNTY RECOGNIZES AND COMMENDS THE ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL PERSONNEL WHO ANSWER CALLS FOR SERVICE CAPTURE ROAMING AT POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ANIMALS, RESCUES ANIMALS, INVESTIGATES REPORTS OF ANIMAL ABUSE, EDUCATE PET OWNERS ABOUT RESPONSIBLE CARE AND MEDIATE DISPUTES BETWEEN NEIGHBORS AND NEIGHBORS REGARDING PETS.

AND WHEREAS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WOULD LIKE TO OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF ALL ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL PERSONNEL OF NAVAJO COUNTY AND THEIR ASSISTANCE IN CARING FOR OUR FOUR-LEGGED LOVED ONES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF NAVAJO COUNTY THAT APRIL 14TH THROUGH THE 20TH OF 2024 IS DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL APPRECIATION WEEK IN NAVAJO COUNTY AND ENCOURAGES ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN US IN EXPRESSING THEIR SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THE SERVICE AND DEDICATION OF OUR ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL PERSONNEL.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT.

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ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? UM, CHAIRMAN, GO AHEAD.

I'D JUST LIKE TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO YOU AND ALL OF THOSE WHO HELP SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES.

I KNOW, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE THINKING ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY.

UM, WE RECENTLY HAD, UM, THE RABIES SCARE AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, UM, YOUR OFFICE DEALS WITH IN HELPING TO ENSURE THE PUBLIC MAY HAS THE KNOWLEDGE AND IS ALSO SAFE.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

UM, WITH THAT, I HAVE, I APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION CHAIRMAN.

OKAY, PERFECT.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

SECOND.

WE HAVE A SECOND.

ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR VOTE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? VOTE NAY.

HEARING NONE.

THE AYES HAVE IT.

CHAIR TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ENTER BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT.

APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A MOTION? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

WE HAVE A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? VOTE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? VOTE NAY.

HEARING NONE, THE AYES HAVE IT.

WE'RE NOW BACK IN REGULAR SESSION ITEM

[a. Consideration of a proclamation declaring the week beginning April 14th through April 20th, 2024, as "National Telecommunicators Week" in Navajo County, Arizona.]

FOUR, A, UM, SHERIFF'S OFFICE, CONSIDERATION OF PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE WEEK BEGINNING APRIL 14TH THROUGH APRIL 20TH, 2024 AS NATIONAL TELECOMMUTERS WEEK IN NAVAJO COUNTY, ARIZONA.

SHERIFF KLAU.

THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR, VICE CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND STAFF.

THANK YOU FOR, EXCUSE ME.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US THIS MORNING.

AND, UH, I HAVE TO SAY THIS IS, UH, PROCLAMATION SEASON.

WE HAVE A COUPLE TODAY THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO READ, UH, ALONG WITH THE, UH, THE NATIONAL ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL, UH, APPRECIATION WEEK.

AND THEN I KNOW WE HAVE A COUPLE NEXT MONTH, UH, WITH DETENTION AND, UH, POLICE OFFICERS.

SO I WOULD ASK KAITLYN TO COME JOIN ME UP FRONT IF SHE DOESN'T MIND.

SHE PROMISED SHE WOULD COME UP.

UM, AS LONG AS SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BLOCK THE DOOR, BUT I KNOW A WAY AROUND IT.

AND YOU'LL FIND OUT IF YOU JUST CALL HER, SHE ANSWERS THE PHONE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE TODAY.

THAT'S HOW YOU CAN GET A QUESTION INTO HER.

JUST CALL HER UP.

UM, SO NATIONAL TELECOMMUTER CREATORS WEEK, OTHERWISE, UH, TRADITIONALLY KIND OF KNOWN AS DISPATCHERS.

UM, CAITLIN MONTOYA IS OUR DISPATCH, UH, COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR.

BEEN WITH THE COUNTY FOR OVER 10 YEARS, AND SUPERVIS IS A 12

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POSITIONS AND HAS DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB AND REPRESENTS HER STAFF AND REPRESENTS THE PROFESSION AND IS A LEADER WITHIN THE COUNTY.

UH, FOR, FOR THIS, UH, VITAL, UM, SERVICE THAT IS BEING PROVIDED.

CAITLIN IS ALSO A GREAT PROMOTER AND, UM, ADVOCATE FOR THE DISPATCH POSITION.

SHE HAS PUSHED VERY HARD FOR, UH, MEMBERS OF HER TEAM TO BE AWARDED BENEFITS THAT, UH, INCLUDES THEM AS FIRST RESPONDERS.

THERE'S BEEN POSITIONS OR BILLS PUSHED IT TO INCLUDE DISPATCHERS AS FIRST RESPONDERS.

AND I JUST WANT TO ECHO THAT, THAT IMPORTANCE BECAUSE THEY ARE THE, THE VOICE THAT KEEPS SO MANY OF OUR DEPUTIES SAFE.

UH, HAVING GROWN UP IN THIS, UH, PROFESSION AND WORKING WITH THIS AGENCY MANY TIMES, YOU'RE CALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, 1:00 AM 2:00 AM 3:00 AM YOU GET A CALL, UH, VERY REMOTE AREAS NORTH OF HE OVER GUARD, EAST OF SNOWFLAKE, UH, EAST OF HOLBROOK, WHERE IT'S VERY REMOTE, NO STREET LIGHTS, NO CELL SERVICE, NO, UH, SIGNED ROADS.

AND YOU GET A CALL FOR AN ALARM, A SUSPICIOUS, UH, CHECK WELFARE THINGS THAT YOU'RE GOING ALONE TO.

AND YOU ONLY HAVE ONE PERSON THAT KNOWS WHERE YOU'RE AT.

ONE PERSON THAT KNOWS YOU'RE EVEN DOING THIS AND YOUR FAMILY AND EVERYONE WHO ELSE LOVES AND CARES ABOUT YOU DOESN'T EVEN KNOW THAT YOU'D LEFT THE HOUSE EXCEPT FOR THESE GREAT PEOPLE.

AND, UH, WHEN YOU CHECK OUT ON SCENE AND YOU'RE ABLE TO JUST PUT ON THE MIC, THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU'RE AT.

THEY KNOW EXACTLY THE TYPE OF SITUATION YOU'RE IN.

AND IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE GONNA NEED A FURTHER SERVICE, THEY'RE THERE FOR YOU.

AND, UH, BEING SOMEBODY THAT IS, THAT IS, THAT IS, UH, BEEN IN THOSE SITUATIONS, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW COMFORTING IT IS TO HAVE THEM.

AND WE COULDN'T DO THIS WORK WITHOUT THEIR DEDICATION AND SERVICE.

WHENEVER WE HAVE CRITICAL INCIDENTS, WHETHER WE HAVE A NATURAL DISASTER OR A SERIOUS, UH, UH, LAW ENFORCEMENT CALL, UH, KAITLYN AND HER TEAM ARE THEIR FIRST RESPONDERS IN THE FACT THAT THEY PUT DOWN EVERYTHING, COME INTO WORK AND ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THAT COMMUNICATION AND THAT WE DO NOT GO WITHOUT SERVICE.

UM, KAITLYN SOMETIMES STRUGGLES WITH TECHNOLOGY THAT COMES INTO THE BUILDING BECAUSE IT GETS CUT, SEVERED, ATTACKED, UH, THE, THE PROVIDERS TO HAVE INADEQUATE SERVICE.

WE TALK ABOUT BROADBAND.

SHE IS FRANTIC BECAUSE SHE KNOWS SHE HAS, THAT PHONE HAS TO RING 'CAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH SERVICE OUT THERE THAT NEEDS TO BE RENDERED.

AND WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT 'EM.

LAST MONTH WE RECEIVED, I JUST TELL YOU HOW BUSY THEY ARE.

LAST MONTH WE RECEIVED 3,850 ADMIN CALLS, WHICH IS ASKING FOR, UM, THEY HAVE QUESTIONS OR THEY'RE TRYING TO GET A HOLD OF OR JUST REPORT A NON-EMERGENCY TYPE CALL.

3,850 CALLS COME IN, IN THERE.

AND THEN WE RECEIVED 1000 398 9 1 1 CALLS.

THAT'S IN ONE MONTH.

THAT'S HOW OFTEN THAT PHONE RINGS.

AND OF THOSE CALLS, THEY HAVE TO GENERATE THOSE CALLS, FIND THE RESOURCE AND DISPATCH IT, AND THEN THEY STAY ON THE LINE.

UM, MANY TIMES WITH THESE 9 1 1 CALLS, GIVE CPR OVER THE PHONE, GIVE ADVICE TO, TO HOW TO KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE AND OTHERS.

AND SO THEY TRULY ARE DOING HALF THE WORK ALL THE TIME.

AND SO THE ASK OF THE BOARD THIS WEEK IS TO, TO RECOGNIZE, UH, APRIL 14TH THROUGH APRIL 20TH AS NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK.

UM, AND I JUST WANNA READ PARTS OF THIS PROCLAMATION AND IT SAYS, WHEREAS PUBLIC SAFETY, TELECOMMUNICATORS OF THE NAVAJO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAVE CONTRIBUTED SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS, SUSPENSION OF FIRES AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS.

AND WHEREAS EACH DISPATCHER HAS EXHIBITED COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING, AND PROFESSIONALISM DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR JOB IN THE PAST YEAR.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE, OF NAVAJO COUNTY AND THE, AND THE NAVAJO COUNTY SHERIFF THAT THE WEEK OF APRIL 14TH THROUGH APRIL 20TH, 2024 IS DESIGNATED NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK IN NAVAJO COUNTY, ARIZONA, IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE, WHOSE DILIGENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM KEEP THE COUNTY AND CITIZENS SAFE.

AND SO WITH THAT, I WOULD ASK THE BOARD TO, TO JOIN US IN RECOGNIZING THEM THAT WEEK.

AND OF COURSE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR KAITLIN, WE WOULD WELCOME THOSE AS WELL.

THANK YOU, KAITLIN.

APPRECIATE IT.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS? THE BOARD CHAIR, IF I MAY? YOU KNOW, THIS IS FANTASTIC.

UH, THE SERVICE THAT THEY RENDER AND YOU, YOU EXPLAINED IT VERY WELL, SHERIFF.

IT'S, UH, YOU ARE THEIR VOICE, YOU'RE THEIR EYES, YOU'RE THEIR COMFORT, AND YOU'RE, WE JUST APPLAUD ALL OF YOU IN THE SERVICE.

EVERY CITY AND TOWN THAT HAS A DISPATCH CENTER, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY, THEY EXIST.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY'RE A BIG KEY OF OUR SAFETY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU TO YOU AND ALL OF YOUR COWORKERS AND PEOPLE IN THIS ORGANIZATION.

APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

THANK ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? CHAIRMAN? UM, WELL, ONE OF THE THING, UH, SHERIFF BROUGHT UP PROCLAMATIONS THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S

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LIKE PROCLAMATION WEEK.

AND I WAS THINKING ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT PROCLAMATIONS IS IT REMINDS US ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED.

UM, AND I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU'RE IN THE BACKGROUND AND WE DON'T, UM, GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU.

SO I'M GLAD THAT THE SHERIFF, YOU KNOW, BROUGHT YOU TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND THINKING ABOUT, UM, THAT YOU ARE THERE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO PROBABLY, IT'S ONE OF THEIR HARDEST TIMES IN THEIR LIVES TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT CALL AND TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO SOMEBODY WHO'S CARING AND COMPASSIONATE.

AND, UM, I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE A GREATER ADVOCATE.

IT SOUNDS, YOU KNOW, THE SHERIFF DOES A GREAT JOB IN ADVOCATING AND MAKING SURE THAT THE STORY IS TOLD.

AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT AND SO GLAD TO HAVE THE PROCLAMATION AND THE REMINDER OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE OFTEN TAKE FOR GRANTED AND DON'T THINK ABOUT.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

THANK YOU.

YEAH, WELL GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU CALY FOR, FOR, UM, WORKING ON THIS AS WELL AS, UM, SHERIFF DEPARTMENT FOR, UM, DOING THE PROCLAMATION.

UH, TELECOMMUNICATION IS OF, UH, MOST IMPORTANT AT THIS TIME AS TIME GOES BY AND MORE AND MORE INFORMED BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU SAID, WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, 9 1 1 AND PEOPLE HAVE TO BE NOTIFIED AND WHAT'S GOING ON AND OVER IN MY AREA.

OF COURSE, I REITERATE THAT WE HAVE LACK OF, UM, TOTALLY, UM, COVERAGE OF, UH, TELECOMMUNICATION.

SO A LOT OF TIMES IT'S DIFFICULT AND WE HAVE TO GO UP ON THE HILL OR SOMETHING TO, TO, UM, MAKE A EVEN AN EMERGENCY CALL.

'CAUSE YOU HAVE NO, NO WAY TO, UM, CALL WHEN YOU'RE DOWN IN THE VALLEYS.

I KNOW SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN, UM, MY MOM PASSED, WE HAD, UH, AN ISSUE WITH, UM, GETTING THE PHONE CALLS THROUGH AND THE OPERATOR JUST KEPT SAYING, PLEASE ENTER THE 10 DIGIT NUMBER.

AND IT KEPT, IT WAS REPETITIVE AND IT WAS JUST ANNOYING.

AND, AND I GUESS THE FAMILY HAS BEEN PRETTY UPSET ABOUT THAT.

HOWEVER, UM, IT'S GETTING BETTER WITH, UM, THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT BRINGING IN THE FIRST NET.

AND SOME OF THEM ARE, SOME OF THE FAMILIES ARE ABLE TO, UM, CALL OUT BETTER WITH THE FINDING THE EMERGENCY SERVICES.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, UM, FOR BRINGING THIS PROCLAMATION.

AND, UH, I MOTION TO APPROVE, UM, THE PROP PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE WEEK BEGINNING THE 14TH THROUGH THE 28TH, 2024 AS TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK IN NAVAJO COUNTY, ARIZONA.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I, WE HAVE A MOTION, I HAVE A COMMENT I'M GONNA MAKE, BUT WE'LL MAKE IT AFTER THE MOTION SO WE HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND IT.

WE HAVE A SECOND.

AND THEN I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE DISCUSSION.

I'LL JUST, I'LL ECHO WHAT THE SUM HAVE SAID.

UM, DO YOU GUYS, I WOULD IMAGINE YOU HAVE TRAINING THAT YOU GO TO THAT HELPS YOU TO BE ABLE TO DEL WITH STRESSFUL SITUATIONS AND, UH, OKAY.

I WOULD'VE, WE PROBABLY ALL COULD BENEFIT FROM GOING TO SOME CLASS LIKE THAT TO HELP A LITTLE BIT.

I KNOW MULTITASK TOO TO SHOW UP IN A WAY THAT YOU COULD BE HELPFUL TO PEOPLE WHEN IT'S VERY EMOTIONAL CAN BE DIFFICULT.

AND SO THE FACT THAT, UH, YOU ALL SEEM TO PRESENT A UNIQUE SKILL SET TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, UM, IS APPRECIATED.

AND CLEARLY, AS SHERIFF KLAUS TALKED ABOUT, YOU'RE HAVING TO DO THAT FREQUENTLY OVER ALMOST 4,000 CALLS THIS LAST MONTH OVER 1,009 ONE ONE CALLS AND TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE YOU PLAY IN WORKING WITH THE DEPUTIES WHEN THEY'RE OUT, AS WELL AS WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DEALING WITH OFTEN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS WHEN THEY CALL IN A NINE ONE ONE.

SO A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO NOT ONLY YOU, BUT ALL OF YOUR TEAM.

SO PLEASE RELAY THAT BACK FROM THE BOARD, HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE WHAT THEY DO.

AND, UH, SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE ABOUT TO, TO PASS THIS, BUT SO WE HAVE A MOTION.

AND SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED TO SAY NAY? HEARING NONE, THE AYES HAVE IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU GUYS.

APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT.

[b. Consideration of a proclamation declaring the week beginning April 21st through April 27th, 2024, as "National Volunteer Week" in Navajo County, Arizona. ]

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR B.

UM, CONSIDERATION OF PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE WEEK BEGINNING APRIL 21ST THROUGH 27TH.

2024 IS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK IN NAVAJO COUNTY, ARIZONA.

SURE.

ALRIGHT.

LIKE I SAID, IT'S, IT IS PROCLAMATION SEASON.

SO THIS IS A FIRST, UH, TIME THAT WE HAVE DONE THIS WHERE WE'VE COME TO THE BOARD FOR NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK.

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I WANT TO THANK TORI, UH, GORMAN.

SHE PUT THIS TOGETHER, SHE BROUGHT IT TO OUR ATTENTION AND WE COULDN'T HAVE, I SAYS, HOW HAVE WE BEEN MISSING THIS? BECAUSE A BIG PART OF WHO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS AND HOW WE GET THE, THE THE BALL MOVING IS BECAUSE OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

SO I'M GONNA ASK, I GOT FIVE OR SIX THAT ARE HERE TODAY.

I'M GONNA EVEN ASK MR. TURLEY TO COME UP SO THEY DON'T MIND COMING UP.

AND THEY CAN OCCUPY THE CHAIRS WHEREVER THEY WANT TO BE.

BUT, UH, WE BROUGHT SAMPLES OR, OR, UH, REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH OF OUR VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS.

I'M GOING TO, UH, INTRODUCE HIM ONE BY ONE.

BUT WE HAVE MR, ACTUALLY, JOHN'S NOT A VOLUNTEER.

HE'S A, HE'S A COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE, BUT HE VOLUNTEERS A LOT OF TIME 'CAUSE WE DON'T PAY HIM ENOUGH FOR WHAT HE'S DOING.

UH, WE HAVE JOHN TURLEY.

HE IS OUR, UH, VOLUNTEER, UH, POSSE COORDINATOR FOR EACH OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS.

WE HAVE JIM , HE, UH, IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SAV ORGANIZATION.

SHERIFF'S AUXILIARY VOLUNTEERS.

I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD OF THAT.

THEY HAVE BEEN, UH, WITH US FOR 34 YEARS.

RIGHT? JIM AND SHERIFF BUTLER CREATED THEM IN 1990.

DO HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF HOURS.

AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.

WE HAVE RICHARD BILBY, WHITE MOUNTAIN SHERIFF'S POSSE, THANK YOU FOR COMING UP, UH, FROM SOUTH COUNTY.

THEY'VE BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR OVER 50 YEARS AND HAVE, DO, DO TREMENDOUS SERVICE, SEARCH AND RESCUE GROUP AND, UH, BIG SUPPORTERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, FEED THE COMMUNITY EVERY AUGUST.

AND, UH, HAVE A LOT OF GREAT TRADITIONS, INCLUDING SAVING LIVES.

UM, WE HAVE GREG LONG, UM, LONGTIME MEMBER WITH THE NAVAJO COUNTY SHERIFF'S POSSE, UH, GIVEN HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF HOURS, SEARCH AND RESCUE AND, UH, BEEN BEEN A TREMENDOUS, UH, ADVOCATE FOR US AND FOR, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY.

UM, GUY WALTERS, HE'S JUST LIKE, HE'S LIKE THAT BED PENNY JUST WON'T GO AWAY.

RIGHT? GUY IS RETIRED.

MCSO LIVES IN HEBREW REGARD AND WANTED TO CONTINUE TO SERVE.

AND SO RETIRED FROM THE PROFESSION, UH, CAME BACK.

HE'S VOLUNTEERING WITH US WITH THE, UH, NAVAJO COUNTY SHERIFF'S, UH, PATROL POSSE.

HE'S ACTUALLY DOING A, A BIG SERVICE FOR US RIGHT NOW WITH OUR ACCREDITATION FOR PATROL.

UH, APPRECIATE HIM.

UH, WE HAVE ALAN BELNAP, UH, JOINED US LAST YEAR WHEN, WHEN YOU CREATED THE NAVAJO COUNTY SHERIFF'S POSSE, WHO JUST IS A TREMENDOUS SERVICE TO US AND APPRECIATE THIS NEW GROUP THAT IS GETTING STARTED.

UM, THIS IS JUST A REPRESENTATIVE OF EACH OF THE ORGANIZATIONS.

THERE'S HUNDREDS, LITERALLY A HUNDRED HOW MANY? A HUNDRED TEN, A HUNDRED FIFTY, ONE FIFTY, I THINK 150 VOLUNTEERS THAT, THAT ARE ON OUR ROSTERS WITHIN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, BETWEEN ALL THESE ORGANIZATIONS.

AND WE HAVE 160 EMPLOYEES AND WE STILL ARE RECRUITING FOR MORE.

THAT'S HOW MUCH WORK HAS TO BE DONE.

UM, EACH OF THESE GROUPS, UM, HAS A DIFFERENT FUNCTION THAT, THAT I I, I COULDN'T STRESS IT MORE, UH, IN ENOUGH THAT WE COULDN'T DO IT TODAY.

THIS MORNING, I, I HAD A MEETING OVER IN HEBREW OVER GUARD AND I PASSED ONE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS RIGHT AT THE 2 77, 3 77 JUNCTION.

HE WAS COMING.

AND HE COMES UP EVERY TUESDAY.

HE COMES UP TO WORK AT THE JAIL AND TO RUN COMMAND CENTRAL.

'CAUSE HE JUST LIKES DOING IT.

AND WHEN I PASSED HIM AND I, I JUST THINK JUST SO MANY MOVING PARTS.

SATURDAY NIGHT WE WERE PRESSED WITH A VERY CRITICAL INCIDENT.

WE HAD, UH, TWO, SEVERAL OF OUR DEPUTIES THAT, UM, WERE ASSAULTED.

UM, THEY WERE SHOT AT.

AND WHEN YOU FINALLY GET THE SCENE UNDER CONTROL AND WE NEED TO SET UP ROADBLOCKS, WE NEED TO DO INTERVIEWS, WE CALLED SEVERAL OF THESE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT LEAVE ON A SATURDAY NIGHT SIT OUT THERE.

IT WAS KIND OF A COLD NIGHT, WASN'T IT GUYS? AND, UH, SET UP ON THESE ROADBLOCKS.

AND AGAIN, WE COULDN'T DO THAT BECAUSE THE PHONE'S STILL RINGING, RIGHT? KAITLYN, WHEN THAT FOR OTHER SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE, THE COUNTY AND KAITLYN COMES IN.

AND SO YOU JUST, I MEAN THIS, THIS PRO PROCLAMATION MEANS A LOT, BUT IT REALLY DOESN'T NOT SHOW, UH, THE, THE UNDERLYING WORK THAT GOES ON 24 HOURS, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE, AND THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT GROUPS AND, UH, FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO EVERY DAY.

UM, I'M JUST GONNA READ A FEW OF THESE PARAGRAPHS.

IT SAYS, WHEREAS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK WAS ESTABLISHED BY PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON IN 1974 WITH A PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE ORDER, AND HAS CONTINUED WITH EVERY SITTING US PRESIDENT, ISSUING A PROCLAMATION EACH YEAR, URGING AMERICANS TO GIVE TIME TO THEIR COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEAKENS, THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE COUNTLESS INDIVID INDIVIDUALS WHO SELFLESSLY INVEST IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS.

NOW, THEREFORE,

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BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF NAVAJO COUNTY AND THE NAVAJO COUNTY SHERIFF THAT THE WEEK OF APRIL 21ST THROUGH APRIL 27TH IS DESIGNATED NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK IN NAVAJO COUNTY, ARIZONA, IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SELFLESSLY DONATE TIME AND RESOURCES TO KEEP OUR COUNTY AND CITIZENS SAFE.

AND IF WE WERE TO PUT A DOLLAR AMOUNT ON HOW MANY HOURS IT WOULD, WELL SURPASS A MILLION DOLLARS.

UH, IF YOU PUT IT PER A DEPUTY'S WAGE, WE, WE KIND OF LOOK AT THAT, BUT I THINK IT'S MUCH GREATER THAN THAT BECAUSE THEY CONSTANTLY COME OUT AND ON WEEKENDS THEY'LL THINK OF HAZARD PAY WEEKEND AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

WHY DO THEY DO IT? BECAUSE THEY LOVE THIS COUNTY.

THEY LOVE THEIR COMMUNITY AND THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE IT STAYS SAFE.

AND IT'S NOT ABOUT TIME, MONEY, OR ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.

IT IS ABOUT GIVING TO ENSURE THAT NAVAJO COUNTY, UH, IS ALWAYS THAT, THAT DESIRABLE, SAFE COMMUNITY THAT THEY GREW UP IN AND THAT THEY WANT TO CON SEE, CONTINUE TO PASS ON.

SO WITH THAT, WE HAD ASKED THE BOARD TO PASS OUR FIRST NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK PROCLAMATION THAT WE'VE EVER, UH, WE'VE EVER DONE.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE, UH, WE HOPE THIS TO BE A NEW TRADITION, UH, GOING FORWARD.

SO THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU SHERIFF, VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD CHAIRMAN, RIGHT, SUPERVISOR.

UM, THANK YOU.

UM, ONE, THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY.

UM, IT IS QUITE AN HONOR TO HAVE ALL OF YOU PRESENT AND BE ABLE TO VOCALIZE OUR APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE TO YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

I KNOW THAT YOU'RE A REPRESENTATIVE OF MANY PEOPLE WHO WORK BEHIND YOU TO, UM, SUPPORT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND TO SUPPORT THE COUNTY.

UM, AND I AM, I AM TOUCHED AND THINKING THAT, UM, THAT YOU TAKE TIME AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILIES OR YOU TAKE TIME AWAY FROM, UM, THOSE THINGS THAT, UM, WE DO THAT KEEP US COMFORTABLE IN A SENSE.

AND YOU WANNA BE OUT THERE AND BEING ABLE TO BE PART OF, UM, KEEPING THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND, UM, ENSURING THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS SOMEBODY TO COUNT ON AND SO FORTH.

SO I'M JUST REALLY APPRECIATIVE.

SO THANK YOU.

IT'S VERY NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE.

THANK YOU.

SUPERVISOR WEISINGER.

ANY ANYTHING ELSE? SUPERVISOR? SMO CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ARE BUSY AS IT IS AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S THE GREAT THING AS A SERVICE, IS THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO DO WHATEVER'S NECESSARY TO FURTHER A CAUSE THAT YOU HAVE.

AND IT'S ALWAYS SAID, IF YOU WANT TO ASK, GET SOMETHING DONE, ASK A BUSY PERSON TO COME AND HELP.

AND I JUST APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS, YOUR DEVOTION, YOUR UNSELFISHNESS TO, TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THAT'S GIVING YOU SOMETHING THAT YOU FEEL CLOSE ENOUGH THAT YOU WANT TO CONTINUE THAT GOING.

AND IT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE.

I LOVE THAT YOU'RE ALL COWBOYS AND I GUESS I WORE MY BOOTS IN HONOR OF YOU TODAY, .

BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, IT IS SOMETHING ABOUT THAT HERITAGE TO IT'S HARD WORK AND IT'S, UH, NOT WILLING TO LOOK AT THE CLOCK OR WORRY ABOUT WHAT TIME YOU PUNCH IN BECAUSE YOU GUYS NEVER PUNCH OUT.

AND SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE OF WHAT YOU DO.

I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU, CHAIR, SUPERVISOR, , UH, THANK YOU CHAIR AND SUPERVISORS AND I APPRECIATE, UM, ALL OF YOU FOR COMING TODAY AND, UM, GIVING BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITY AND NOT JUST LITTLE TIME, I'M SURE MAJOR CLIENT.

I KNOW MY, UM, I GOT MY SISTER TO GO TO THE ST.

MARY'S FOOD DISTRIBUTION TO HELP OUT 'CAUSE IT GETS TO BE BUSY WORK AS WELL.

AND, AND, UM, SHE'S DONE IT FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW AND SHE SAYS, OH, IT'S SO MUCH FUN TO GO OVER THERE AND JUST TO BE WITH THE PEOPLE.

SO I AM, I'M SURE THAT'S HOW YOU FEEL AS WELL, UM, JUST BEING WITH YOUR COMMUNITY AND GIVING BACK TO THEM AND, UM, TIMELESS HOURS AND, UM, JUST BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, YOUR HEARTFELT, CARING AND LOVE AND, UM, COMPASSION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, ALTO THE SHERIFF FOR BRINGING, UM, THE SECOND PROCLAMATION AND WE'LL BE HEARING FROM YOU NEXT MONTH FOR THE OTHER PROCLAMATION.

SO, UM, MUCH GRATITUDE TO Y'ALL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU GUYS DO, OBVIOUSLY, SHERIFF, I ACTUALLY WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU AND YOUR TEAM TO HAVE 150 VOLUNTEERS MEANS THAT THEY ENJOY WORKING WITH YOU AND THEY VALUE WORKING WITH YOU AND THE TEAM THAT YOU GUYS HAVE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE GOOD JOB THAT YOU'RE DOING TO BE PARTNERS WITH THEM.

BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ENERGY AND EFFORT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT, UH, THAT YOU'RE SERVING VERY MUCH, MUCH APPRECIATED AND WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND HONORED TO BE ABLE TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU IN THE FIRST EVER WEEK.

BUT WE'LL DO THAT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UM, WITH THAT CHAIR.

TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

CHAIRMAN, I HAVE MOTION FOR APPROVAL AGAIN, FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR FOR VOTE? AYE.

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AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? WILL VOTE NAY.

HEARING NONE, THE AYES HAVE IT.

MOTION PASSES.

UNANIM, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE.

THANK YOU ALL.

APPRECIATE IT.

HAVE A GOOD DAY.

THANKS EVERYONE.

GOOD.

ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

HELLO, JOE.

HOLD ON JUST A MOMENT.

MR. HOLLAND.

HELLO.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE

[a. Discussion and action regarding a Petition for Review of Proposed Correction Real Property APN 202-18-003Q; Swearing in of Assessor, Appraisers and Petitioners. ]

GONNA MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, UH, CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ENTER INTO THAT MOTION.

SECOND.

MOTION IS SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? VOTE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? VOTE MAY.

HEARING NONE.

WE NOW ARE IN THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.

ITEM A DISCUSSION AND ACTION REGARDING A PETITION FOR REVIEW, A PROPOSED CORRECTION, REAL PROPERTY, A PN 2 0 2 DASH 18 DASH 0 0 3 Q, SWEARING IN OF ASSESSOR APPRAISER AND PETITIONERS.

MELISSA AND CAMMY.

MR. HOLLAND, CAN YOU HEAR ME? I CAN THANK YOU.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH.

SO HELP ME.

GOD.

I DO.

MR. HOLLAND? I DO.

THANK YOU.

I DO.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

UM, WE NOW WILL HEAR FROM THE PATI, UH, THE PETITIONER STATE, THE REASONS FOR THE PETITION.

MR. HOLLAND? THANK YOU.

I HAVE DONE, UM, I GUESS I SHOULD SAY I'VE DONE NO RESEARCH ON THE MATTER.

I I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS IS EVEN WORTH THE, THE, THE HASSLE THAT THAT'S BEEN MADE OF IT, BUT I DO RECALL THAT THERE WAS A PROPOSITION SEVERAL YEARS AGO THAT SAID THAT YOUR TAXES OR THE THE VALUE IN TAXES COULDN'T BE AUGMENTED OR GROWN MORE THAN 5% FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

AND I NOTICED THAT MINE HAVE BEEN GROWN BY MORE THAN 25% LAST YEAR AND AGAIN THIS YEAR.

AND SO I ASKED FOR A REVIEW AND I POINTED TO, UH, ANOTHER PROPERTY IN THE AREA THAT I'M FAMILIAR WITH.

IT'S VERY CLOSE TO MY HOUSE.

AND, UH, A SIMILAR SIZE AND, AND VALUE.

I'M ALSO AWARE THAT THAT, UH, UM, UH, DAVE ASHTON GAVE AN ENGINEER'S REPORT FOR THAT PROPERTY, AND THAT THOUGH IT HAD SETTLEMENT ISSUES IN THE PAST THAT THEY'VE BEEN RESOLVED AND IT WAS RECENTLY SOLD.

AND SO I POINTED TO THAT AS A, AS A COMPARABLE PROPERTY.

THE ASSESSOR BASICALLY SAID, WE'RE NOT, WE DON'T CONSIDER THAT COMPARABLE BECAUSE IT'S HAD IT HAD FOUNDATION ISSUES.

I THEN, UH, UH, INDICATED WELL, BUT WE'VE, WE'VE GOT SUCH A, A HUGE GROWTH IN THE ASSESSED VALUE.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS GROUNDS TO REASSESS WHEN THERE'S BEEN A, A, UH, A CHANGE IN THE PROPERTY.

UM, I I, I, I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A MINOR LAND, UH, UH, ADJUSTMENT BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY THAT DEALT ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY WITH A ROAD.

AND THAT I DIDN'T WANT MY HOUSE TO BE LANDLOCKED.

SO WE, WE DIVIDED THAT, THAT ROADWAY HALF ON MY SIDE, HALF ON IT WAS CRESTVIEW, HALF ON, UH, REX FLAKES PROPERTY THAT WAS NOT GROUND FOR A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN ASSESSED VALUE.

UM, IT WASN'T YOUR CLOSE.

AND I, I, I NOTE THAT MY PROPERTY'S STILL BEEN ASSESSED SOME 25% HIGHER THAN, THAN IT WAS BEFORE.

SO I GUESS I'M ASKING FOR A REVIEW AGAIN.

UM, I I, I DON'T THINK THAT IT WAS WARRANTED.

UM, AGAIN, I'VE NOT SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF TIME OR REALLY ANY TIME ON THE THING.

IT'S JUST, I, I, UH, I THINK THAT IT'S NOT, IT IS NOT IN KEEPING WITH, WITH A 5% INCREASE THAT, THAT, THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE HISTORICAL INCREASE IN .

THANK YOU, MR. HOLLAND.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? UH, THEY ASKED FOR A COST OR A, A REPLACEMENT VALUE.

MY BUDGET, WHEN I BUILT MY HOME IN 2019 WAS $360,000.

I DID GO ABOUT $60,000 OVER.

SO I, I, I ACKNOWLEDGED THAT I, MY HOUSE.

I MEAN, WHEN I BUILT IT, I HAD $420,000 INTO IT.

BUT, UM, AND I RECOGNIZE THAT THE PRICES HAVE INCREASED.

I'M, I'M MORE AWARE THAN MOST, UH, OF, OF THE COST

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OF BUILDING MATERIALS AND, AND, AND THE INCREASE IN THAT.

BUT I, I STILL THINK THAT, THAT THE ASSESSED VALUE IS HIGH.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ANY, ANYTHING ELSE? NO.

OKAY.

THANK YOU MR. HOLLAND.

UM, CAMMY.

OKAY.

UM, THIS PROPERTY IS A 5,054 SQUARE FOOT HOME ON 1.84 ACRES, LOCATED IN SNOWFLAKE AT 9 61 SOUTH CRESTVIEW DRIVE.

AS, UH, MR. HOLLAND STATED, HIS PETITION WAS STATE ON THAT THE, UH, FULL CASH, THAT THE VALUE CANNOT INCREASE MORE THAN 5% FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

AND THAT THE BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT THAT HE REQUESTED AFFECTED ONLY A SMALL AREA AND DOES NOT JUSTIFY THE CHANGE IN ASSESSMENT AS REQUIRED BY STATUTE.

I SET UP A MEETING WITH MR. HOLLAND AND SENT HIM A LETTER.

I GOT NO RESPONSE AS A CALL OR ANYTHING.

SO WE WENT AHEAD AND ANSWERED THE PETITION AS SHOWN ON THE ATTACHED NOTICE OF PROPOSED CORRECTION.

WHAT IS PAGE TWO? YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY WHAT THE CHANGE WAS.

THE CHANGE WAS $485.

THE LAND VALUE WAS 65 3 0 2.

IT WENT TO 65 787.

THE IMPROVEMENT VALUE STAYED EXACTLY THE SAME.

SO THE FULL CASH VALUE WENT UP TO $485.

AND THE LIMITED PROPERTY VALUE, WHICH IS THE VALUE THAT IS USED FOR TAX PURPOSES, IT IT STAYED THE SAME.

UH, THE LIMITED VALUE IS THE VALUE THAT IS CAPPED AT 5%.

THE FULL CASH VALUE IS SYNONYMOUS WITH MARKET, AND IT CAN GO WHATEVER THE MARKET DOES, BUT ALL TAXES ARE DERIVED OFF OF THAT LIMITED VALUE, AND IT IS CAPPED AT 5%.

AND HIS VALUE HAS GONE UP 5% FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE NOTICE OF PROPOSED CORRECTION, WHICH HE IS, UH, CONTESTING THE LIMITED VALUE DIDN'T CHANGE.

UH, SO WE'VE SET HIS FULL CAP VALUE AT 789, 1 49, AND THE LIMITED VALUE AT 3 99 8 93, LIKE I SAID, IT WAS A $485 INCREASE FOR THAT BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, WHICH HE SAID IT WAS A SMALL ADJUSTMENT.

AND I THINK $485 IS A, IS A SMALL AMOUNT TO ADJUST.

I DO HAVE SOME COMPARABLES THAT I'VE GIVEN YOU, AND I HAVE THE STATUTES THERE THAT SHOW, UM, PAGE THREE SHOWS THAT THE LIMITED VALUE IS THE ONE THAT CAN ONLY EXCEED 5%.

AND THEN THE NEXT PAGE SHOWS THE STATUTE SHOWING THAT THE FULL CASH VALUE IS SYNONYMOUS WITH MARKET VALUE.

AND I DO HAVE A LETTER WHERE I HAVE, YOU KNOW, ANSWERED IT, TELLING HIM ABOUT THE CRACKS ON THE OTHER HOME.

HE SAYS THAT THAT HOME HAS BEEN REPAIRED, WE WILL SEND SOMEBODY OUT TO VERIFY THAT THAT HAS BEEN REPAIRED.

BUT THE LAST INFORMATION WE HAVE IS AN ENGINEERING REPORT SHOWING THAT, THAT THE CHANGES WERE ALL SUPERFICIAL.

SO WE WILL SEND SOMEBODY OUT, BACK OUT TO LOOK AT THAT.

BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE COMPARABLES, I'VE GIVEN YOU THE SALES COMPS RANGE, ABOUT $178 A SQUARE FOOT.

THE EQUITY RATES AT ABOUT $144 A SQUARE FOOT, AND HE'S ON $143 A SQUARE FOOT.

SO BASED ON THAT INFORMATION, WE WOULD REQUEST THAT YOU REMAIN THE FULL CASH VALUE AND LIMITED REMAIN UNCHANGED.

THE LIMIT IS ACTUALLY GOVERNED BY STATUTE.

IT HAS TO GO UP 5% OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR UNTIL IT TOPS OUT AT THE FULL CASH VALUE.

AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE SITTING PROBABLY CLOSE TO 50%.

I MEAN, HE'S AT 700 SOMETHING AND THE LIMITED VALUE IS AT 3 99.

SO HE'S SITTING.

SO I REQUEST THAT THE NO CHANGE ON THE VALUATIONS IS THERE.

PROBER, CAN I ASK A QUESTION? YOU SAID IF I UNDERSTOOD CORRECTLY THAT THE LIMITED VALUE WAS FLAT? YEAH, YOU CAN.

SO RIGHT THERE ON PAGE TWO OF YOUR PROPERTIES, IT SHOWS THAT THE LIMITED VALUE CHAIN, BASED ON THIS NOTE, PROPOSED LIMITED VALUE CURRENT FROM CURRENTLY IS 3 99 8 93.

AND YOU CAN LOOK AT WENT TWO, PROPOSED CORRECTION IS 3 9 9 8 93.

AND I, FORGIVE ME, BUT SO THAT STAYED THE SAME, BUT YOU SAID THAT'S WHAT IT'S BASED OFF OF.

SO THAT'S WHAT THE TAXES ARE BASED OFF.

AND WHAT'S THE INCREASE INCOME FROM THE FOUR $85 THAT WAS TO THE FULL CASH VALUE? THE FULL CASH VALUE IS A BENCHMARK OF WHAT THE PROPERTY'S WORTH.

AND, AND IT KEEPS, THAT'S THE MARKET VALUE.

SO THE LIMITED VALUE CAN ONLY GO UP 5% EACH YEAR.

SO IN A MARKET WHERE THE, UM, PROPERTY'S GOING UP, SAY THIS GOES UP 20%, THIS CAN GO UP 5%, THIS CAN GO UP 20%.

SO IT KEEPS GETTING FARTHER AND FARTHER IN A RECLINING MARKET.

THIS DOESN'T HELP YOU MUCH BECAUSE THIS IS GONNA GO UP FIVE, THIS IS GONNA COME DOWN.

THEY'RE GONNA KEEP GOING UNTIL THEY MEET.

THE LIMITED VALUE CAN NEVER BE MORE THAN THE FULL CASH.

AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO GIVE A FULL CASH.

ALSO, CHAIRMAN UHHUH , UM, JASON, CAN I, CAN I SPEAK? I DON'T KNOW.

YEAH.

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YES, FOR SURE.

THE NEXT THING ON IT WOULD BE TO COME BACK TO YOU, BUT JUST REAL QUICK, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT CAMMY'S DONE AND THEN WE WOULD COME BACK TO YOU.

I, I'M DONE.

WELL, I, I'M DONE.

SO YEAH, I, I'M GONNA WITHDRAW MY PETITION.

I, I'M FOLLOWING, UM, WHAT SHE'S SAYING.

I, I GUESS I HAD MISUNDERSTOOD AND, UH, I HAD UNDERSTOOD THAT THAT TAXES WERE GOING UP.

UM, I, I, I HAVE MADE A MIS I DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION IN FRONT OF ME, UH, BUT I'M, I'M INCLINED TO JUST WITHDRAW MY PETITION RATHER THAN PUT EVERYONE THROUGH, UM, EVEN ANY MORE CONSIDERATION.

I AM SORRY.

CAN I, CAN I SAY SOMETHING BEFORE I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T SAY THAT THE TAXES WILL NOT INCREASE.

I SAID DEVALUATION.

I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER TAX AMOUNTS.

OUR VALUATION WILL NOT INCREASE, BUT I CANNOT CONTROL BUDGETS AND TAX RATES.

I, I UNDERSTAND THAT.

OKAY.

I KNOW HOW TAXES WORK.

OKAY.

JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IN THESE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE CLARITY, MR. HOLLAND, UM, AS WELL AS THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THINGS.

SO IF I'M UNDERSTANDING YOU CORRECTLY, YOUR DESIRE AT THIS POINT IS TO WITHDRAW YOUR PETITION.

IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT.

CORRECT.

I'M SORRY FOR THE TIME THAT I HAVE MADE A WASTED OF, OF, UH, THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE AND THE, AND THE, AND THE, UH, COUNSEL THERE.

I, I'LL SPEAK FOR MYSELF.

CAM CAN SPEAK FOR HERSELF, BUT I WILL SAY I APPRECIATE, I ACTUALLY REALLY APPRECIATE, THAT'S KIND OF REFRESHING.

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL SAY, HEY, I RECOGNIZE THAT I DON'T REALLY NEED TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION.

SO TO HEAR YOU SAY YOUR STANCE IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING I GREATLY APPRECIATE.

SO THANK YOU.

I'M, I'M, I'M NOT TRYING TO WASTE ANYONE'S TIME.

I, I THOUGHT I, I MISUNDERSTOOD AND I, AND I DO APOLOGIZE.

NO, NO PROBLEM.

DO YOU HAVE ANY? NO, I'M GOOD, BRAD, WITH HIM WITHDRAWING.

DO WE CLOSE IT? WE CAN CLOSE THE ITEM THEN, AND THEN MOVE FORWARD.

SO THEN WE DON'T NEED TO VOTE ON THIS, THEN WE CAN JUST SIMPLY CLOSE THE ITEM FOR HIS REQUEST, IS WHAT BRAD'S SAYING.

I, I APPRECIATE SERVICE ALL AND, UH, AND YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

HE WITHDREW THE APPLICATION.

CHALLENGING THE EVALUATIONS.

PERFECT.

SO THANK YOU MR. LIN.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU KAMI.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO A SOLUTION THAT MADE SENSE FOR BOTH.

UM, SO AT THAT POINT, WE'LL JUST CLOSE THAT WE NEED TO A MOTION TO RETURN BACK TO REGULAR RECESSION.

NONE.

SOLE MOVE.

SECOND.

SO MOTION TO SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR VOTE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? VOTE NAY.

HEARING NONE, THE AYES HAVE IT.

WE BACK IN REGULAR SESSION.

THANK YOU, TAMMY.

THANK YOU.

UM, WE'RE ON ITEM

[a. Consideration of award for Supply of Aggregate for Cover Material Contract Number B24-02-027 to Perkins Cinders, Inc, Hatch Construction and Paving, Inc. and Brimhall Sand Rock and Building Materials effective April 11, 2024 through April 10, 2025.]

SIX, PUBLIC WORKS CONSIDERATION AWARD OF SUPPLY AGREEMENT.

UH, AGGREGATE FOR COVER MATERIAL CONTRACT NUMBER B 24 DASH ZERO TWO DASH 0 2 7 TO PERKIN SENDERS INC.

HATCH CONSTRUCTION AND PAVING INC.

ELL SAND AND ROCK AND BUILDING MATERIALS EFFECTIVE APRIL 11TH, 2024 THROUGH APRIL 10TH, 2025.

GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN.

UH, VICE CHAIRWOMAN AND SUPERVISOR.

NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS UTILIZES THIS YEARLY CONTRACTS TO PROCURE MATERIAL FOR OUR ROADWAY MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES.

UH, UNDER THIS CONTRACT, WE'RE TRYING TO PROCURE COVER MATERIAL, WHICH IS AGGREGATE BASED ROCK MATERIAL FOR OUR CHIPS SEAL OPERATION.

UH, SO IN RELATION TO THIS CONTRACT, UH, ALL BIDS WERE, UH, RECEIVED ON MARCH 28TH IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR PROCUREMENT POLICY.

NO BIDS WERE ACCEPTED AFTER THE DEADLINE.

UH, THREE BIDS WERE RECEIVED AND STAFF DID, UH, THE EVALUATION OF THE BIDS.

AND BASED ON THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, UH, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING TO AWARD THE CONTRACT TO ALL THREE SUPPLIERS.

AWARDING TO THE ALL THREE SUPPLIERS HELPS US TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE PROPER COVERAGE OF MATERIAL BASED ON THE LOCATION, AVAILABILITY, AND THE QUALITY.

I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION YOU MAY HAVE.

ALRIGHT.

AND THIS CONTRACT HAS BEEN BUDGETED FOR OUR CURRENT AND NEXT FISCAL.

EXCELLENT.

THANK YOU.

UM, ANY QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? NONE CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION CHAIR.

I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE CONSIDERATION OF ITEM SIX A FOR CONTRACT NUMBER B 24 0 2 DASH OH 27 TO PERKINS CENTER HATCH CONSTRUCTION PAVING IN BRIMHALL SANTA ROCK MATERIALS EFFECTIVE THE 20 APRIL 11TH, 2024 TO APRIL 10TH, 2025.

SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR VOTE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? VOTE NAY.

HEARING NONE.

THE AYE.

HAVE IT.

MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL MOVE ON.

WE NEED

[a. Consideration of a Contract for Professional Services with HDR Engineering, Inc., for Engineering Consultant Contract B23-02-015 for Task 3 Winslow Levee Survey. ]

TO MOTION TO ENTER INTO THE NAMO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTOR SESSION MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM SUPERVISOR AL OR VICE CHAIR AL.

SECOND.

SECOND.

A SUPERVISOR.

WEINGER.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? A.

A.

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ANY OPPOSED HEARING? NONE.

THE AYES HAVE IT.

WE NOW IN THE NAVAJO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT ITEM ONE, REGULAR AGENDA, CONSIDERATION OF CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH HCR ENGINEERING INC.

FOR ENGINEERING CONSULTANT CONTRACT B 23 DASH ZERO TWO DASH 0 1 5 FOR TASK THREE.

WINSLOW LEVY SURVEY.

IT LOOKS LIKE WILL IS GONNA CHAIR.

THANKS.

WILL.

THANK YOU CHAIR.

VICE.

CHAIR AND SUPERVISORS APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE THIS MORNING.

THIS IS FOR CONSIDERATION OF A CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH HDR ENGINEERING FOR AN ENGINEERING CONSULTANT CONTRACT FOR THE WINSLOW LEVY.

THE PURPOSE OF THE CONTRACT IS TO PERFORM SURVEY WORK ON THE, FOR THE WINSLOW LEVEE DESIGN.

UM, NCO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT WILL PERFORM THE ENGINEERING SURVEY AND AERIAL MAPPING WORK FOR THE LEVEE SYSTEM.

UM, THIS WORK WILL BE FOR THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER AS WELL AS THE LEVY, THE WINSLOW LEVEE AND THE RUBY WASH LEVEE.

THE FINAL PRODUCT OF THIS, THESE SERVICES WILL BE USED BY THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS DESIGN TEAM FOR THEIR WORK AND THE DESIGN OF THE WINSLOW LEVEE.

WE HAVE, UM, PROVIDED THIS CONTRACT FOR THEIR REVIEW AND THEY HAVE ASSURED US THAT THIS WILL SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY NEED FOR THEIR DESIGN TEAM.

SO ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THIS CONTRACT AND I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE 'EM.

THANK YOU.

MUCH APPRECIATED.

ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION FOR MEMBERS OF THE LORD? OKAY.

HEARING NONE.

SHALL WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION? I MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH HDR ENGINEERING, UH, CORPORATION FOR ENGINEERING CONSULTANT CONTRACT B 23 DASH ZERO TWO DASH ZERO 15 FOR TASK THREE, WINSLOW LEVY SURVEY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE CHAIRMAN ALLEN.

I'LL SECOND IT.

I SECOND BY SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR.

ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR VOTE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? VOTE NAY.

HEARING NONE, THE AYES HAVE IT.

MOTION PASSES YOU UNANIM.

THANK YOU.

WILL APPRECIATE IT.

APPRECIATE IT.

YOU NEED A MOTION TO RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION CHAIR? OH YES.

MAY I, UH, JUST ADDRESS SOMETHING ON ISSUE HERE? I JUST WANNA THANK STAFF AND THE PEOPLE WHO ENDURED TO CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THIS PROJECT THAT WE JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED THE LAST $5 MILLION FROM THE STATE, UH, FOR THE MONIES FOR THIS, UH, LEVY.

SO I JUST WANT TO THANK, UH, STAFF FOR ALL THEIR WORK ON CONTINUING TO, TO GET THAT.

'CAUSE THERE WAS SOME POSSIBILITIES OF SOME OF THAT MONEY BEING CLAWED BACK.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALRIGHT.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO RETURN TO A REGULAR SESSION.

SORRY.

PERFECT.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

I HAVE A SECOND.

BY SUPERVISOR WEISINGER.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? VOTE NAY.

HEARING NONE.

NA.

HAVE IT.

WE'RE NOW IN REGULAR SESSION.

WE'RE

[7. COUNTY BUSINESS UPDATE: Report from County Manager, County Attorney and Board members. ]

AT THE COUNTY BUSINESS UPDATE, UM, MR. LAYTON.

PERFECT.

BRAD, ANYTHING TODAY? SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR? I DON'T HAVE A LOT.

I JUST WANNA SAY THANKS TO STAFF AND MANY OF YOU IN ALL OF YOUR DEPARTMENTS.

SOME OF THE GREAT WORK I'VE HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO WORKING WITH, YOU KNOW, RECENTLY WITH ROCHELLE ON SOME ISSUES WITH CHRIS, ON SOME ISSUES WITH, UH, MELISSA, WITH, UH, TY, WITH, YOU KNOW, UH, NISHA, EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS LIKE WE JUST WORK TOGETHER AND EVERYTHING JUST KEEPS GETTING DONE.

SO GR WELL, AND SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYBODY'S GREAT EFFORTS AND THANKS FOR MOVING MY OFFICE.

I APPRECIATE IT.

UH, BE ABLE TO, TO HAVE A, A NEW PLACE HERE IN, IN NAVAJO COUNTY AND I JUST APPRECIATE THAT.

SO COME BY AND SEE MY NEW OFFICE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S GREAT.

THEY, THEY DID A GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU.

PERFECT.

UH, SUPERVISOR WEISINGER.

AWESOME.

THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN.

MELISSA, I SENT A, UM, PICTURE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN PUT THAT UP.

OH, I JUST SENT IT TO YOU, SO THAT'S PROBABLY NOT FAIR.

BUT, UM, JUST A COUPLE HIGHLIGHTS.

I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE PINETOP CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING, UM, AND THANK YOU TO CHRIS FOR BEING THERE AND PROVIDING A PRESENTATION FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES IN PINETOP.

AND, UM, TALKING ABOUT THE WORK THAT IS BEING DONE, UM, TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES AND THE ECONOMY IN NAVAJO COUNTY.

UM, I ALSO ATTENDED THE WHITE MOUNTAIN REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.

WE DID CREATE SOME PRIORITIES THERE.

AND ONE OF THOSE PRIORITIES I JUST WANNA PUT ON YOUR RADAR IS THE, IN, WE HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT

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THE FIVE YEAR PLAN, THE ARIZONA, UM, TRANSPORTATION, UM, FIVE YEAR PLAN.

AND SO WITHIN THAT FIVE YEAR PLAN, UH, THEY'RE HAVING DISCUSSIONS CURRENTLY AND THEY'LL BE WRAPPING UP THEIR DISCUSSIONS SOON.

AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME OF THAT COMMENT BECAUSE ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE PLAN THAT WE HOPE TO CONTINUE TO KEEP IN THE PLAN IS THE WORK ON LION SPRINGS.

AND LION SPRINGS IS, UM, THAT ROUTE ON THE WAY TO HEBER, UM, WHERE WE FUNNEL DOWN TO A TWO LANE HIGHWAY.

UM, AND WE'VE SEEN, WE'VE ALL DRIVEN THAT ROAD AND WE'VE ALL DRIVEN THE ROAD WHEN IT CAN GET COMPLETELY CONGESTED AND WE'VE DRIVEN THE ROAD WHEN MAYBE THERE MIGHT BE AN ACCIDENT AND SO FORTH.

AND SO THAT THOROUGH FLARE IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE HAVE LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO COME, UM, TO RECREATE, TO BRING, UM, THE ITEMS THAT WE NEED IN OUR GROCERY STORES AND SO FORTH.

THEY UTILIZE THAT ROADWAY.

AND SO THAT, UM, PARTICULAR PRIORITIZATION THAT'S IMPORTANT TO OUR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.

SO IF YOU HAVE A SECOND, GO TO THAT PORTAL AND MAKE A COMMENT ON LION SPRINGS.

AND SO, LOTS OF PUBLIC COMMENTS.

I THINK THERE WERE OVER 200 PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING, UM, TWO 60 WHEN WE NEEDED ROAD BASED, OR WE NEEDED WORK BASED ON WEATHERIZATION.

AND SO THAT WAS REALLY EFFECTIVE.

SO THEY WANT TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC.

THE OTHER THING WAS, UM, I GOT TO BE, WE, WHAT NICOLE AND I WERE INVITED TO A CELEBRATION FOR THIS YOUNG LADY.

UM, SHE'S THERE IN THE MIDDLE.

THERESA ALEDO, EVERYBODY KNOWS HER AS TREE.

AND SHE WAS RECENTLY SIGNED, UM, TO C TO CAC, CENTRAL ARIZONA COLLEGE TO PLAY VOLLEYBALL.

AND, UM, SHE IS A STELLAR STUDENT, AMAZING PERSON, UM, GREAT ATHLETE.

UM, AND, UH, SHE HAS A LOT OF POTENTIAL AND SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR HER AND SO GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO, UM, BE PART OF THE CELEBRATION LAST WEEK.

THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN.

THANK YOU.

AND THIS IS HER MOM AND HER COACH, JUST SO YOU KNOW.

, GREAT PICTURE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YEAH.

UM, VICE CHAIR AL THANK YOU CHAIR SUPERVISORS.

UM, ON MY REPORT, UH, I I JUST HAVE, UM, A FEW ITEMS. ONE IS, UM, UH, THANK YOU FROM FOR SPONSORING, UM, THEIR EVENT.

AND THEY DID, UM, HAVE A T-SHIRT DONE, AND IT DOES HAVE THE NEW, THIS IS THE FRONT SIDE, AND THEY DO, THEY DID PUT THE NEW, UM, NAVAJO COUNTY SYMBOL ON IT.

SO, SO GRATEFUL TO THEM FOR, UM, DOING THAT.

AND THEY'RE GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL FOR YOUR SPONSORSHIP FROM THE COUNTY AND ALSO FOR SLATE CHAPTER.

THEY ALSO HAD A CELEBRATION FOR AT THEIR COMMUNITY.

UM, AND THEY SAID THEY SEND THEIR THANKS AS WELL.

AND THEN, UM, LAST WEEK, BIR SPRINGS THAT OPENED THEIR NEW PAVED ROAD IN 71.

AND, UM, I DID HAVE, UM, SUPERVISOR ATTEND.

SO, UH, HE WAS ALSO INVITED, BUT I WAS GRATEFUL THAT HE WAS ABLE TO ATTEND.

UH, THAT.

AND THEN TOMORROW WE DO HAVE A MEETING WITH THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEER REGARDING THE FLOODING N ISSUES OVER THERE.

SO, UH, ON THE LCR.

AND THEN, UM, SOME OF MY COMMUNITIES HAVE GROW GRAVEL PROJECTS FOR THE ROAD.

SO I WANT THAT TO PROCEED AND BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

AND I STRESS THAT TO NDOT AND BIA, THEY'RE VERY GOOD, UM, PARTNERS, UM, FOR THESE, UM, GRAVEL PROJECTS, BLACK MESA, FOREST LAKE, AND, UM, PENON.

AND THEN I, UH, ALSO HAVE, UM, ATTENDED SOME NAVAJO NATION WATER RIGHTS MEETING BECAUSE, UM, THESE ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT, IT DOES INCLUDE THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER THAT RUNS, UM, I GUESS UP FROM THE WHITE MOUNTAIN AREAS AND ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO THE BIG COLORADO RIVER.

AND IT'S,

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IT'S QUITE INTERESTING.

SOME, SOME AIR, SOME UM, PLACES HAVE, UM, MANY MEM UM, MANY NAVAJO MEMBERS ATTENDING AND SOME HAVE FEW.

SO IT WAS INTERESTING MAINLY TO LISTEN TO THEIR COMMENTS, UM, AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE WATER RIGHTS.

AND THEN I CONTINUED TO, UM, GO TO OTHER CHAPTER MEETINGS, UM, WHO ARE IN MY GROUP.

AND ALSO, UM, SOME VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN INVITING ME IN SENIOR CENTER.

SO, SO, UH, SENIOR CENTERS ARE ALL, UM, THANKFUL FOR THEIR ALLOCATION, THE ANNUAL ALLOCATION THEY RECEIVE.

UH, IT SEEMS THAT EVERY TIME I, UH, GO THERE TO THEIR, UM, MEETING SITES OR THEIR, WHERE THE SENIORS, UM, COMMUNE, UM, THEY ALWAYS SEND, SOMEBODY ALWAYS SENDS THEIR, THEIR GRATITUDE TO NAVAJO COUNTY.

THANK YOU FOR VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

BACK TO YOU CHAIR.

THANK YOU.

VICE CHAIR.

ALL RIGHT, JUST REAL QUICK.

WANTED TO TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT HAS SUBMITTED ELECTION QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.

AS A REMINDER, WE PROVIDED A LINK AS WE TALKED ABOUT OUR LAST MEETING.

WE DID PROVIDE A LINK ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE WHERE OUR RESIDENTS COULD SUBMIT THEIR QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE ELECTION PROCESS.

WE ADVERTISED, UH, THAT ON DIFFERENT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. UM, THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE WHITE MOUNTAIN INDEPENDENT AND WE COMMUNICATED WITH PARTY LEADERSHIP FROM THE REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT PARTIES TO HELP THEM TO UNDERSTAND THE OUTREACH AND TO WORK WITH THEIR MEMBERSHIP.

UH, NEARLY A HUNDRED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED AND WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE ALL THOSE THAT TOOK TIME TO INPUT, UM, AND PARTICIPATE.

THE RESULTS OF WERE FORWARDED AS WE COMMITTED TO, TO THE PARTY LEADERSHIP AND WE ASKED FOR THEIR HELP AND LEADERSHIP, UH, TO FOCUS THESE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS TO THE MAIN ISSUES THAT THE RESIDENTS WANNA UNDERSTAND BETTER.

UM, AND THEN THEY'LL BE GETTING THAT BACK TO, TO OUR TEAM.

UH, DURING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING ON APRIL 23RD, OUR COUNTY MANAGER WILL DELIVER A PRESENTATION TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION AND DETAIL ON THOSE ISSUES IN ORDER TO ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION FOR THE BOARD.

UH, DISCUSSION, THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC ON THAT DAY WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER PARTICIPANT.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO A PRODUCTIVE AND INFORMATIVE MEETING TO REVIEW AND TALK ABOUT THE CONCERNS, UM, THAT WE HAVE HEARD AND HAVE BEEN SHARED.

APPRECIATE THOSE AGAIN, THAT HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO DO SO.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT MEETING AND THAT CONVERSATION.

UM, AND WITH THAT WE STAND ADJOURNED.

THANKS EVERYBODY.