Aug 13, 2024 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting

ANY OPPOSED? VOTE MAY.

HEARING NONE THE AYE HAVE IT.

THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED.

MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

WE'LL NOW

[a. Consideration of a Proclamation, proclaiming August 14, 2024, as "Navajo Code Talkers Day"]

CONSIDERATION OF PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING AUGUST 14TH, 2024 IS NAVAJO CODE TALKERS DAY.

WE'LL TURN THE TIME BOARD SUPERVISOR PRESSEL TEST.

UM, GOOD, GOOD MORNING.

UM, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THOSE THAT ARE IN ATTENDANCE AS WELL AS THOSE THAT ARE ONLINE.

I AM BEEN ASKED TO DO, TO DO THE PRESENTATION IN REGARDS TO RECOGNITION OF THE NAVAJO CO TALKERS DAY, WHICH WILL BE TAKING PLACE ON AUGUST 14TH, 2024.

AS IS, UM, A CUSTOMED WITHIN THE NAVAJO NATION.

THEY ARE TAKE, THEY ARE RECOGNIZING THAT AS A, AS A TRIBAL HOLIDAY, SO THEY'LL, ALL THEIR OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED.

HOWEVER, UM, ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANCE THAT I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADD TO THIS IS THAT, UM, MORE PARTICULARLY IN DISTRICT TWO, WE HA WE ARE HOME TO, I BELIEVE IT'S 1, 2, 3, 3 TO FOUR ORIGINAL, UH, NAVAJO CODE TALKERS, UM, WITHIN DISTRICT TWO AND THEN ALSO FURTHER NORTH AS WELL.

AND, UM, SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE MUCH TO BE GRATEFUL FOR AND FOR THEIR, UM, FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE DURING THIS TIME WHEN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HAD CALLED UPON THEM, UM, AS FAR AS THEIR EFFORTS AND PROVIDING, UH, AN UNDECIPHERABLE CODE, UH, DURING THE, DURING THE, DURING THE WAR AT THAT TIME.

AND SO, WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ADO, I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION.

IT SAYS, NAVAJO COUNTY PROCLAMATION, NAVAJO COUNTY CODE TALKERS DAY, AUGUST 14TH, 2024.

WHEREAS ON DECEMBER 7TH, 1941, THE JAPANESE EMPIRE ATTACK PEARL HARBOR IN THE UNITED STATES, CONGRESS DECLARED WAR ON THE FOLLOWING DAY.

AND WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT CALLED UPON THE NAVAJO NATION TO SUPPORT THE MILITARY EFFORTS BY RECRUITING AND ENLISTING MORE THAN 400 NAVAJO MEN TO SERVE IN STANDARDS COMMUNICATION UNITS.

AND WHEREAS THESE PATRIOTS BECAME KNOWN AS NAVAJO

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CO TALKERS, WHO ARE USED IN EVERY MAJOR OPERATION INVOLVING THE UNITED STATES MARINES IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN THEATER.

AND WHEREAS THE ORIGINAL 29 MEN CREATED 211 TERMS, AND WHEREAS NAVAJO CODE TALKERS GAVE THE UNITED STATES MARINES A CRITICAL ADVANTAGE THROUGHOUT THE WAR, THROUGH THE ENCODED AND TRANSMITTED MESSAGES, USED A COMPLEX NAVAJO LANGUAGE BASED CODE DURING A TIME WHEN SECRET COMMUNICATION WAS ESSENTIAL TO WHEN A WAR.

AND WHEREAS THE UNBROKEN NAVAJO CODE ASSISTANCE SAVING COUNTLESS LIVES AND HASTENED END OF WORLD WAR II.

AND WHEREAS NAVAJO COUNTY STANDS TO RECOGNIZE ALL NAVAJO CODE TALKERS AS HONORABLE MEN WHO HAVE PERFORMED AN IMPORTANT SERVICE TO THE PRESERVATION OF FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT BE A PROCLAIMED BY THE NAVAJO COUNTY, BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF NAVAJO COUNTY THAT AUGUST 14TH, 2024 BE DESIGN IS DESIGNATED AS NAVAJO CODE TALKERS DAY AND URGE RESIDENTS TO TAKE TIME THIS DAY TO REFLECT AND APPRECIATE THE SACRIFICE THESE MENS MADE BEFORE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PASSED AND ADOPT, PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON AUGUST 13TH, 2024.

THAT CONCLUDES THE READING OF THE PROCLAMATION CHAIR.

THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR .

UM, APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS BEFORE US AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO, TO CONSIDER THIS SORT OF, HOPEFULLY ADOPT IT.

UM, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? CHAIRMAN AHEAD, SUPERVISOR.

UM, THANK YOU.

UH, I JUST WANNA EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE, UH, TO SUPERVISOR FOR BRINGING THIS, UM, TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

IT'S CERTAINLY A RECOGNITION THAT IS LONG OVERDUE, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO, UM, OBSERVE SUCH HEROIC YOUNG MEN WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY AND OUR NATION IN THOSE ACROSS, UM, THE NAVAJO NATION WHO STAND WITH PRIDE IN BEING ABLE TO KNOW THAT THOSE YOUNG MEN FOUGHT FOR OUR COUNTRY.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR.

WE, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY.

HEARING NONE CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

SO MOVED.

CHAIR.

SECOND.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO ITEM B, PUBLIC HEARING.

ALRIGHT,

[b. PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration of a Liquor License for Rebekah Barbetta at Wild Woman Saloon and Grill located at 2381 Highway 260, Overgaard, AZ]

CONSIDERATION OF A LIQUOR LICENSE FOR REBECCA BARLETT, A WILD WOMAN SALOON AND GRILL, LOCATED AT 2381 HIGHWAY TWO 60, OH, UH, OGAR, ARIZONA.

LEAH, GOOD TO SEE YOU.

GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN.

SUPERVISORS, THIS APPLICATION IS FOR A NEW 0 0 6 BAR LICENSE.

THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT HAVE ALL INDICATED THAT THE APPLICATION MEETS THEIR REQUIREMENTS FOR THEIR DEPARTMENTS.

UM, THE POSTING HAS BEEN DONE FOR THE 20 DAYS AND WE WOULD REQUEST APPROVAL.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING.

UM, WE'LL NOW OPEN IT UP, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME? OKAY.

THERE ARE NONE.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANY DISCUSSION FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, JUST LIKE DISCUSS WORK, THEY DO BACKGROUND CHECKS AND THINGS THAT ARE NECESSARY, UH, TO GO THROUGH AND TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S IN ORDER.

AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS, UH, LIQUOR LICENSE AS PRESENTED.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION, THEN A SECOND.

MOTION JUST PASSED.

WE'LL MOVE

[a. Consideration and adoption of the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Property Tax Rates for all Navajo County Taxing Districts.]

TO ITEM.

WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.

IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS.

UM, CHAIRMAN AND SUPERVISORS, UM, BEFORE US, WE HAVE THE, UM, THE PROPERTY TAX RATES FOR ALL TAXING DISTRICTS WITHIN THE COUNTY.

AND THAT INCLUDES THE COUNTY ITSELF, THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICTS, FIRE DISTRICTS, ROAD DISTRICTS, SANITARY DISTRICTS, THE CITIES AND TOWNS, AND OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTS.

THESE RATES HAVE BEEN APPROVED THROUGH THEIR BUDGETING PROCESS AND THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE BOARDS.

AND WE'RE COMING TO THE BOARD TODAY TO ASK FOR ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL 24 25 PROPERTY TAX RATES FOR, FOR ALL OF THESE ENTITIES.

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OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD CHAIR TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

CHAIRMAN I MOTION FOR APPROVAL? I'LL SECOND IT.

ANY OPPOSED? VOTE AYE.

FOUR, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2025.

WE'LL MOVE ON.

ITEM NUMBER

[a. Consideration and adoption of the Fiscal Year 2025 Tax Rates and Levies for all Navajo County School Districts.]

TAX RATES AND LEVIES FOR ALL NAVAJO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

GOOD MORNING CHAIR.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, UM, PRESENT TO YOU THE TAX RATES FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS RESIDING IN NAVAJO COUNTY FOR THE YEAR OF 2025.

UM, AND AGAIN, THESE HAVE ALSO BEEN APPROVED BY THOSE LOCAL GOVERNING BOARDS.

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

PERFECT.

ANY DISCUSSION FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE.

CHAIR.

TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

CHAIRMAN I MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND.

SECOND.

MOTION PASSES YOU UNANIMOUSLY.

TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, TREASURER CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. RECEIPT OF ANNUAL REPORT OF COLLECTIONS DELINQUENCIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH A RS 42 DASH 1 8 0 2.

WE'LL MOVE ON

[a. Consideration and approval of the following items: Receipt of the Annual Report of Collections and Delinquencies in accordance with A.R.S. §42-18002; Settlement of Accounts; and Request for Authorization to Invest Funds Pursuant to A.R.S. §35-327(G).]

SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS AND REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO INVEST FUNDS PURSUANT TO A RS 35 DASH 3 27.

GOOD TO SEE YOU TODAY.

SO GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN WHITING AND SUPERVISORS.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE ANNUAL TREASURER'S REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 23, 20 24.

BEFORE I GET STARTED, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY INCREDIBLE STAFF FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO ON A DAILY BASIS AND THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT THAT THEY GIVE TO EVERYONE THAT WE SERVICE IN THIS OFFICE.

IF YOU'VE NEVER HAD A CHANCE, AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET ANY ONE OF THEM, I EXTEND AN INVITE FOR EACH ONE OF YOU TO PLEASE COME BY, SAY HI.

THEY ARE THE MOST, UM, KIND AND SUPPORTIVE STAFF I'VE EVER HAD, AND THEY'RE ALWAYS OUT TO HELP TAXPAYERS AND ANYBODY WITHIN THE COUNTY.

SO PLEASE COME BY AND SAY HI TO THEM.

UM, THEY'RE ALL HARD WORKERS AND I'M TRULY BLESSED THAT THEY ARE PART OF THE TREASURER'S OFFICE FAMILY.

SO PLEASE, I JUST WANNA GIVE A LITTLE SHOUT OUT FOR THEM BECAUSE I DON'T GET TO DEAL ALL MY STUFF WITHOUT THEM.

SO THEY'RE AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR OFFICE.

UH, TODAY I WILL GO OVER REAL PROPERTY TAX COLLECTIONS, INVESTMENTS AND THE TREASURER'S PROCESSING FUND.

THE FIRST SECTION THERE IT GOES.

THE FIRST SECTION OF THIS REPORT PERTAINS TO THE REAL PROPERTY TAX ROLL, CORRECTIONS, CORRECTIONS AND COLLECTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH A RS 42 1 8 0 2, I PROVIDED YOU THE TOTAL COLLECTIONS FOR THE YEAR, THE AMOUNT OF INCREASES AND OR DECREASES DUE TO THE CORRECTIONS AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF UNPAID TAXES ON THE ROLL AS OF JUNE 30TH, 2024.

TO UNDERSTAND THESE NUMBERS BETTER, I PROVIDED YOU WITH THE 2023 TAX COLLECTION RECAP SUMMARY PAGE.

THE TREASURER'S OFFICE COLLECTED A LITTLE OVER 90 MILLION, WHICH LEAVES A LITTLE OVER 2 MILLION IN UNCOLLECTED 2023 REAL PROPERTY TAXES.

I DO WANT YOU TO BE AWARE THAT MY OFFICE IS STILL COLLECTING ON THOSE OUTSTANDING TAXES, AND AS OF THE END OF JULY, THE OUTSTANDING REAL PROPERTY TAXES HAS BEEN DECREASED ALREADY TO A LITTLE UNDER 1.9 MILLION.

ON A SIDE NOTE, I, IF I WERE TO INCLUDE THE UNSECURED INTO THE DE LEVY AMOUNT IS OVER 94 MILLION.

AND THE 2023 OUTSTANDING TAXES AS OF JUNE 30TH, 2024, WOULD'VE BEEN 2.5 MILLION IN OUTSTANDING TAXES THAT WE'RE STILL COLLECTING TODAY.

THE NEXT PAGE IS A MORE

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IN-DEPTH BREAKDOWN OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION NUMBERS I JUST DISCUSSED.

IT SHOWS THE COLLECTIONS BY EACH TAXING ENTITY.

FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT NAVAJO COUNTY AT THE TOP, THE ORIGINAL REAL PROPERTY TAX LEVY WAS A LITTLE OVER 7.7 MILLION.

AFTER MINIMAL TAX ROLL ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE, THE TOTAL LEVY WAS STILL A LITTLE OVER 7.7 MILLION.

MY OFFICE COLLECTED A LITTLE OVER 7.5 MILLION FOR THE 2023 REAL PROPERTY TAXES STILL LEAVING AN OUTSTANDING BALANCE THAT NEEDS TO BE COLLECTED OF OVER $189,000.

OKAY, THE SECOND SECTION OF THIS REPORT IS REGARDING COUNTY INVESTMENTS AS REQUIRED BY A RS 35 3 27 GI AM REQUESTING AS NAVAJO COUNTY TREASURER AUTHORIZATION TO INVEST AND REINVEST COUNTY SCHOOL AND SPECIAL DISTRICT FUNDS AS NECESSARY FOR THE 20 24 20 25 FISCAL YEAR.

I WILL CONTINUE TO UTILIZE THE SAME OBJECTIVES WHEN MAKING INVESTMENT DECISIONS SAFETY BEFORE LIQUIDITY BEFORE YIELD.

THIS PAGE OF YOUR REPORT REFLECTS NAVAJO COUNTY'S INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO PAR VALUE AT FISCAL YEAR END.

AS OF JUNE 30TH, THE COUNTY HAS A LITTLE OVER 400 MILLION INVESTED IN SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS AND SECURITIES.

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE BAR GRAPH, THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR, WE HAD OVER $360 MILLION INVESTED.

AND SO WE INCLUDED A FEW YEARS.

SO YOU GUYS CAN SEE HOW MUCH WE HAVE INVESTED OVER TIME, AND WE EVEN HAVE WHAT THE PORTION IS THAT IS INVESTED IN THE DIFFERENT SECURITIES AND AGENCIES.

THE NEXT BAR GRAPH REPRE REPRESENTS INTEREST.

THERE IT GOES.

THE NEXT BAR GRAPH, UH, REPRESENTS INTEREST EARNED ON THOSE INVESTMENTS.

INTEREST RECEIVED AS OF JUNE 30TH, 2024 WAS OVER 12 MILLION.

COMBINING SAVINGS AND SECURITIES THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR, WE EARNED A LITTLE OVER $7.5 MILLION IN INTEREST.

I WANT YOU TO TAKE NOTE THAT THE INTEREST BOUNCED BACK AFTER COVID AND SIGNIFICANT GAINS HAD BEEN MADE OVER TIME.

SO THAT'S A GOOD REFLECTION.

WE HAVE NEVER MADE AS MUCH INTEREST AS WE HAVE MADE IN NAVAJO COUNTY THAT I'M SHOWING YOU ON THIS GRAPH.

THE YEARS BEFORE THIS THAT ARE NOT REPRESENTED ON HERE ARE LOOKING MORE LIKE THE FIRST TWO LINES BEFORE COVID.

UM, ALL SECURITIES HAVE BEEN REVIEWED EACH YEAR BY THE STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE WITH NO AUDIT FINDINGS.

THE PORTFOLIO IS SAFE, IT'S LIQUID WITH HIGH YIELD AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ARIZONA STATE STATUTES.

BE WORKING IN COUNTY GOVERNMENT FOR AS MANY YEARS AS I HAVE.

UM, LIQUIDITY IS A MAJOR PART OF KNOWING WHAT'S HAPPENING WITHIN OUR COUNTY FOR CASH FLOW NEEDS.

I KNOW WHEN WE NEED CASH.

I KNOW WHEN CASH HAS TO COME IN.

WE KEEP INVESTMENTS TILL THEY MATURE.

WE DON'T SELL INVESTMENTS BEFORE THAT DATE.

WE KEEP 'EM TILL THEY MATURE.

I ALWAYS HAVE ENOUGH CASH ON HAND AND CASH COMING IN TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL OF THE COUNTY ENTITIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE FIRE DISTRICTS.

MOVING ON TO THE FINAL PART OF THE REPORT PERTAINS TO THE TREASURER'S PROCESSING FUND.

ACCORDING TO A RS 11,495 C, THE COUNTY TREASURER SHALL ANNUALLY SUM ANNUALLY SUBMIT TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THE AMOUNT OF ANTICIPATED REVENUES.

UNDER THIS SECTION.

OUR ANTICIPATED FUND REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

2025 IS ESTIMATED TO BE $10,000 BASED ON THE ESTIMATED SALE OF TAX LIEN CERTIFICATES OF $1 MILLION.

THIS ESTIMATE CAME FROM THE CALCULATION THAT YOU HEARD EARLIER WHEN I TALKED ABOUT THE REAL PROPERTY OUTSTANDING COLLECTION AMOUNTS IS THAT'S HOW WE DETERMINE HOW MUCH WE THINK IS GONNA GO TO SELL AND HOW MUCH WE, HOW MANY TAX LIENS WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO SELL AT THAT TIME.

TODAY, I ASK THE BOARD TO APPROVE RECEIPT OF THE ANNUAL REPORT OF COLLECTIONS AND DELINQUENCIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH A RS 42 1 8 0 0 2,

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AND SETTLEMENT OF THE ACCOUNTS WITH THE APPROVAL TO INVEST AND REINVEST FUNDS PURSUANT TO A RS 35 3 27 G.

I KNOW THAT THAT WAS QUITE A BIT TO GO OVER, SO I AM HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

DO ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? GO AHEAD, SUPERVISOR.

THANK YOU, CHAIR.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT JOB THAT YOU'VE DONE.

EVEN WHEN YOU TAKE THOSE LEANER YEARS OF OUR INCOME THAT WE'RE HAVING COMING IN AND EVEN DOUBLE THAT TO BRING IT UP, YOUR YOUR INVESTMENTS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAVE BEEN VERY MEANINGFUL TO THE COUNTY AND I JUST APPRECIATE YOUR STEWARDSHIP, WHAT YOU HAVE DONE.

UH, I'M SURE THE RESIDENTS OF OUR COUNTY APPRECIATE THAT TYPE OF STEWARDSHIP AS WELL.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR AND YOUR STAFF FOR A GREAT JOB.

I APPRECIATE THE REPORT TODAY.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? CHAIRMAN, GO AHEAD.

WHITE HERE.

UM, I ACTUALLY WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION, UM, THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF WHO WORKED SO HARD TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES AND TO, UM, ANSWER QUESTIONS.

I KNOW THAT YOU ARE AVAILABLE TO BE ABLE TO SIT WITH INDIVIDUALS AND ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS THAT WE MIGHT HAVE, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT SERVICE.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DID.

YES.

WE'LL HAVE AN OPEN DOOR POLICY COME ANYTIME AND PLEASE SAY HI TO MY STAFF, .

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I'LL JUST ECHO WHAT THEY'VE SAID AS FAR AS THANK YOU AND PLEASE RELAY IT.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO GO OVER AND DO THE SAME BUT RELAY IT TO YOUR TEAM.

I WILL THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT JOB THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING AND FOR THE REPORT, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND SEE.

AND SO APPRECIATE THE LEVEL OF COMMUNICATION THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE, BUT THEN ALSO WILLING TO COME EACH YEAR AND DO A REPORT.

SO, YES, AND I APPRECIATE I, AND WE ADDED SOME BAR GRAPHS THIS YEAR.

MY CHIEF DEPUTIES THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR YOU GUYS TO SEE AND UNDERSTAND HOW THE NUMBERS ARE WORKING.

IT FOR ME, IT WAS , BUT I'M SIMPLE MINDED.

A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A VISUAL.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? NOT CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

CHAIRMAN.

CHAIRMAN, GO.

GO AHEAD.

CHAIRMAN I MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

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

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

GONNA MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX.

[a. Consideration and possible adoption of Resolution Number 34-2024, extinguishing a 30-foot public ingress and egress easement over two properties in Section 15, Township 11 North, Range 19 East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian Recorded on Fee#2018-9280.]

PUBLIC WORKS CONSIDERATION A POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 34 DASH 2024 EXTINGUISHING A 30 FOOT PUBLIC INGRESS EGRESS EASEMENT OVER TWO PROPERTIES IN SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 11 NORTH RANGE 19 EAST OF GILA AND SALT RIVER BASE.

AND MERIDIAN RECORDED ON FEE NUMBER 2 0 1 8 DASH 9 2 8 0.

BRIAN, GOOD TO SEE YOU TODAY.

GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND BOARD.

UM, RESOLUTION NUMBER 34 DASH UH, 2024 FOR EXTINGUISHMENT OF A 30 FOOT PUBLIC INGRESS.

RESS EASEMENT OVER TWO PROPERTIES IN SECTION 15.

UM, IT'S IN CLAY SPRINGS AREA OFF OF ROCKY ROAD.

UM, THE EASEMENT WAS, UH, ESTABLISHED AND DEDICATED TO THE PUBLIC.

UM, BUT BOTH THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNER AND THE APPLICANT WERE WISHING TO TO EXTINGUISH THE PUBLIC EASEMENT.

UM, IN DIFFERENT SURVEYS, ANOTHER EASEMENT WAS GRANTED FOR THE PUBLIC.

AND, UH, THIS CURRENT ACCESS WAS NO LONGER NEEDED.

UM, NO PROPERTIES WERE BEING LANDLOCKED.

THERE WAS NO HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION TO WORK WITH.

THE PUBLIC EASEMENT, UM, IS IDENTIFIED IN THE PACKET ON A SURVEY AS E HAS BEEN A, UM, AND IT WAS ORIGINALLY, UH, ESTABLISHED AS PART OF A MINOR SUB MINOR LAND SUBDIVISION.

THERE'S BEEN MANY DIFFERENT, UH, IDEAS FOR THIS PROPERTY.

AND RIGHT NOW IT'S BEEN COM RECOMBINED AND THE EASEMENT'S NO LONGER NEEDED.

UH, THE NEW PUBLIC EASEMENT FOR ACCESS WAS OR ALREADY SAID THAT, UM, NOTIFICATION ABOUT THE EASEMENT WAS SENT IN MAIL TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN A 300 FOOT RADIUS.

AND IN THE FIELD POSTINGS WERE MADE.

UM, NIP APACHE CONTACTED US THEIR INTEREST IN THE UTILITY EASEMENT.

THE UTILITY EASEMENT IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE EXTINGUISHMENT OF THE PUBLIC ACCESS EXTINGUISHMENT.

UM, NO ADDITIONAL RESPONSES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED OTHER THAN THE SUPPORT FROM THE TWO CURRENT PROPERTY OWNERS.

UM, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT

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THE APPROVAL OF THE MOTION, UH, FOR THE EXTINGUISHMENT OF THE PUBLIC EASEMENT.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU MR. COOK.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? I'LL, I'LL SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WORKING WITH THEM ON THIS AND TRYING TO SEE IF WE COULD FIND A RESOLUTION THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, WORKABLE FOR HIM.

SO APPRECIATE YOU WORKING ON THAT.

HAVE NO OTHER COMMENTS.

CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION CHAIR.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UH, APPROVE AS PRESENTED.

IS THAT GOOD? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

APPRECIATE YOUR WORK WITH THOSE CITIZENS.

[b. Consideration of approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement with the State of Arizona, Department of Transportation for Redhead St; Crandell Rd-Capps Rd & Porter St; 5th Ave to 2nd Ave, sidewalk and bicycle path improvement design.]

ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM B, CONSIDERATION, APPROVAL OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR REDHEAD STREET, CRANDALL ROAD, CAPS ROAD, PORTER STREET, FIFTH AVENUE TO SECOND AVENUE, SIDEWALK AND BICYCLE PATH IMPROVEMENT.

UH, DESIGN.

MANNY.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN AND SUPERVISOR.

THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS IG BETWEEN, UH, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND NAVAJO COUNTY.

NAVAJO COUNTY HAS RECEIVED FUNDING THROUGH A Z SMART FUNDS FOR THE DESIGN OF A PROJECT IN BERT OR GUARD, AN INCORPORATED AREA.

THIS IS IN DISTRICT FOUR.

UH, THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT IS TO DO, UH, DESIGN, UH, TO SEE, UH, IF WE CAN DO SIDEWALK AND MULTI-USE PATH PATHS ON FEW STREETS, UH, IN AND AROUND OR ADJACENT TO THOSE TWO SCHOOLS GAPS, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND MO AND HIGH SCHOOL.

UH, NOT ALL STREETS WILL GET SIDEWALK AND MULTIUSE PATH.

UH, THE DESIGN, UH, UH, WILL DETERMINE WHICH ONE WILL TALK TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SEE WHICH ARE THE MOST SUITABLE STREETS.

UH, THIS WILL BE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW IN JOSEPH CITY, WHERE WE TALK TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO IDENTIFY WHICH SIDEWALKS, UM, ARE NECESSARY, UH, FOR THE KIDS TO TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH.

UH, AS PER THE AGREEMENT, ADOT WILL ADMINISTER THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT BECAUSE IT'S, UH, IT INVOLVES EASY SMART FUNDS AND COUNTY INTENDS TO ADMINISTER THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT AND WILL BE PURSUING A FEDERAL GRANT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SITE PROJECT.

UH, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE GRANT IS 170,000, AND AS PER THE AGREEMENT, UH, 30,000 WILL BE, UH, PDA FEE PROJECT ADMINISTRATION FEE BY EIGHT OUT BECAUSE THEY WILL ADMINISTER THE PROJECT ON OUR BEHALF.

UH, ALL THE DETAILS OF THE AGREEMENT ARE IN THE PACKET FOR YOUR REVIEW.

AT THIS TIME, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS IG.

QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD CHAIR? I, I JUST WANNA THANK, UH, MANY AND HIS GROUP FOR REACHING OUT ON THIS SMART, UH, GRANT HERE TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.

I'M SURE THIS WILL BE A GREAT ASSET FOR THAT COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY SAFETY AND THINGS FOR THE, UH, BICYCLE AND THE, THE PASS WALK PAST THROUGH THERE.

IF I COULD JUST ASK STAFF IF THEY'D JUST DOUBLE CHECK THAT THAT IS REDHEAD.

IT COULD BE REED HEAD, YOU KNOW, JUST DOUBLE CHECK THAT.

BUT I, I, I, I'M NOT SURE I THERE, BUT I'LL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS AS PRESENTED.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

MOTION PASSES YOU UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM C OR ITEM

[c. Consideration of Task Agreement Number 36 to the Memorandum of Agreement with the Bureau of Indian Affairs Navajo Region, Fort Defiance Agency, Branch of Road Maintenance for the funding of culverts for BIA route N9806.]

UM, CONSIDERATION OF TASK AGREEMENT NUMBER 36 TO MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS.

NAVAJO REGION.

FORT DEFIANCE AGENCY BRANCH OF ROAD MAINTENANCE FOR THE FUNDING OF CULVERTS FOR BIA ROUTE N 98 0 6.

ANNIE.

GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRWOMAN AND SUPERVISORS.

UM, THIS TASK AGREEMENT IS BETWEEN, UH, FOUR FIVE AGENCY OF BIA AND NAVAJO COUNTY FOR, UH, DEFENSE AGENCIES.

BRANCH OF ROAD MAINTENANCE IS REQUESTING NAVAJO COUNTY'S ASSISTANCE IN PURCHASING CULVERTS TO REPLACE THE EXISTING CULVERTS ON N 98 0 6 ROADWAY.

UH, THE EXISTING CULVERTS ARE IN BAD SHAPE AND NEED REPLACEMENT.

UH, THE NEW CULVERTS WILL HELP, UH, TO IMPROVE THE WATER CONVEYANCE AND, UH, WILL MAKE THE ROADWAY SAFE FOR TRAVELING PUBLIC.

UH, THE REQUEST CAME VIA LETTER FROM BIA.

UH, THE LETTER IS IN THE PACKET, UH, AND THE DETAIL OF THE TASK AGREEMENT IS ALSO IN THE PACKET FOR THE REVIEW.

UH, THEY'RE REQUESTING PIPE CULVERTS AND, AND, UH, ACCESSORIES THAT COME WITH THOSE PIPE CULVERTS.

AND THE REQUEST IS FOR UP TO $70,000.

AT THIS TIME, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS TASK AGREEMENT WITH BIA.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ON THIS ITEM? NO QUESTIONS,

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BUT JUST, UH, COMMENT.

UH, CHAIR, IF I MAY.

SURE.

ABSOLUTELY.

I'D JUST LIKE TO, UM, EXPRESS, UH, MY APPRECIATION TO, UM, MANNY AS WELL AS TO NICOLE AND JANINE, UM, FOR COORDINATING WITH, UH, MR. UH, CLARENCE.

SO OF THE FORT DEFIANCE ON BIA BRANCH OF ROAD.

UM, IN THIS, UH, IN THIS, UH, IN THIS, IN THIS, UH, REPLACEMENT OF THESE CULVERTS.

IT IS A ROAD THAT IS, UH, THAT DOES HAVE A HIGH A DT, UM, WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

AND IT'S PREVIOUSLY UNDER A FORMER SUPERVISOR, UM, WHOM WE'RE TRYING TO, UM, WELL, I GUESS, UM, ENSURE THAT SOME OF THESE PROJECTS THAT, THAT WERE AT STANDSTILL ARE, UM, GAINING THE NECESSARY A MOMENTUM TO MOVE FORWARD.

AND SO WE APPRECIATE, UM, THE WORK THAT, THAT THEY DID.

AND I KNOW THAT THOSE THAT DO TRAVEL IT, UM, WILL BE BENEFITING FROM IT.

NOT JUST THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE ALONG THAT, BUT ALSO, UH, THEIR, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY, COMMUNITY HEALTH, UM, WORKERS AND SO FORTH, UM, THAT PROVIDE, UM, SERVICES TO THOSE, UH, HIGH RISK CLIENTS THAT LIVE IN THAT VERY, UM, RURAL LOCATION.

AND THEN SOME FROM TIME TO TIME.

THIS ROAD ALSO SERVES AS A DETOUR WHEN THERE'S A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON NAVAJO ROUTE SIX ALLOWS FOR RESIDENTS TO TAKE THIS ROAD AND THEN RECONNECT, WHICH IS A DETOUR OF PROBABLY ABOUT 13 MILES OF DIRT ROAD TRAVEL WHEN, WHEN THERE IS AN ACCIDENT THAT, UM, FOR RENTING TRAFFIC FROM EITHER GOING NORTH OR UM, SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 77 NORTH, ALSO KNOWN AS NAVAJO ROUTE SIX.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU.

CHAIR ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

SO MOVED.

CHAIR.

SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND NONE.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

HEARING NONE.

THE AYE.

HAVE IT.

CHAIR TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ENTER INTO THE NAVAJO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTOR SESSION.

[d. NAVAJO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT: Board of Directors Session: ]

I MOVE SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.

HEARING NONE.

MOTION PASSES.

WE'RE NOW IN THE NAVAJO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTOR SESSION ITEM ONE.

REGULAR AGENDA, CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH J FULLER HYDROLOGY AND GENERAL NEPHROLOGY.

DIDN'T SAY THAT RIGHT? I'M SURE.

FOR NAVAJO COUNTY ALERT SYSTEM MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR 2024 IN THE AMOUNT OF 140,000.

JULIANA.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR BOARD MEMBERS.

NAVAJO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT IS ASKING FOR CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE RENEWAL CONTRACT WITH JE FULLER HYDROLOGY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY FOR NAVAJO COUNTY ALERT SYSTEM MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FOR 2024 IN THE AMOUNT OF 140,000 NAVAJO COUNTY PARTICIPATES IN THE STATEWIDE NGAGE SYSTEM CALLED THE ALERT SYSTEM.

THE PURPOSE OF THE GAUGES AND FLOW GAUGES IS TO PROVIDE AN EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR, FOR FLOOD POTENTIAL.

EACH OF THE 30 RAIN GAUGES INCLUDES THE MEASURING APPARATUS, SOURCE OF POWER, TRANSMITTER, AND ANTENNA.

ALSO INCLUDED IS THE WINDLOW LEVEE SIREN, WHICH IS WHICH J FULLER IS COORDINATING THE INSTALLATION.

THE SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES THE ROUTINE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE FOR NAVAJO COUNTY ALERT SYSTEM, ALERT SUPPLIES, BASE STATION SERVER UPGRADES AND DATA ACQUISITION SOFTWARE DEPLOYMENT, AND ALSO KNOWN REPAIRS AT SHOS DAM, SUCH AS REPLACING THE CABLE AND CONDUIT FOR THE GATE SENSOR AND STAFFER RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALSO, THANK YOU FOR STAYING ON TOP OF THIS.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO OUR CITIZENS AND OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO HAVE SOME AWARENESS OF THE FLOW OF WATER AND HOW IT'S GOING.

SOMETIMES IT COMES PRETTY QUICK 'CAUSE WE'VE SEEN A FEW TIMES THIS LAST, THIS LAST MONTH.

BUT SO APPRECIATE STAYING ON TOP OF THIS.

UM, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE CHAIR.

TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION CHAIRMAN I MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND.

WE HAVE MOTION.

A SECOND.

HEARING NONE.

THANK YOU CHAIR.

WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, COUNTY BUSINESS UPDATE.

WE'RE NOW BACK IN REGULAR SESSION

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

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UH, MR. CARLINE, DO YOU HAVE ANY BUSINESS UPDATE ON, UH, NO.

MR. LAYTON? NO SIR.

SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR, JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS REAL BRIEF HERE.

I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR ELECTION GROUP FOR THE PAST ELECTION AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO, WHO WON, UH, THE OFFICES THAT THEY WERE SEEKING FOR.

ALSO WANT TO REACH OUT AND THANK OUR OLYMPIANS AS, UH, A COUNTRY.

IT'S A GREAT, UH, CHANCE TO BE, YOU KNOW, RECOGNIZED AND TO BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

AND WE HAVE MANY, IT'S NEAT TO SEE JUST THE CHALLENGES AND THE WORK THAT GOES FORWARD WITH IT.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT SAID ABOUT THE OLYMPICS, THE PROS, THE CONS.

I DON'T WANT TO LABOR THIS, BUT I FEEL IT'S MY RIGHT AND MY PRIVILEGE AND MY RESPONSIBILITY TO SPEAK OUT FOR THE DISCUSSION OF THE OPENING CEREMONIES.

I BELIEVE THAT EVERYBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO WORSHIP HOW, WHERE, OR WHAT THEY MAY, BUT THAT DOESN'T GIVE THEM THE RIGHT TO MOCK SOMETHING THAT'S VERY SACRED.

AND IN THAT SETTING OF THE CHRISTIANITY OF WHICH OUR COUNTRY FOUGHT FOR THE FREEDOM TO WORSHIP, HOW WE MAY AND WHAT WE MAY, WAS ONE OF THE RIGHTS THAT OUR FOUNDING FATHERS FOUGHT FOR.

FRANCE SENT US A STATUE OF LIBERTY TO THANK US AND TO BE A PARTNER IN DEFENDING THOSE RIGHTS.

SO TODAY I REALIZE THAT IT'S A VERY SACRED CHRISTIAN RITUAL OF THE LAST SUPPER.

AND SO I DO NOT APPROVE OF THE MOCKERY, BUT I'M GRATEFUL FOR MY SAVIOR.

JESUS CHRIST.

UH, SUPERVISOR PRES, I FOR DISTRICT TWO FOR THE MONTH OF JULY.

IT WAS REALLY VERY BUSY.

UM, AS IT IS, WE DID COMPLETE OUR DISTRICT TWO SPRING INTO SUMMER 5K SERIES AND, UH, ONE MILE WALK GOING INTO 10 NAVAJO CHAPTER COMMUNITIES, FOUR OFF RESERVATION COMMUNITIES.

AND, UM, WE ALSO HAD OUR FINALE IN, UM, IN HOPI, WHICH WAS, I GUESS, YEAH, TWO IN THE HOPI TRIBE, UM, WHICH WAS VERY GOOD.

AND ALSO LIKE TO, UM, I THINK WE HAD A TOTAL OF A ROUND.

I WAS, I WAS HOPING TO PUT TOGETHER A POWERPOINT PER, UM, UM, CLIP SO THAT YOU CAN SEE, UM, THE FACES OF THE AREAS THAT WE WENT TO, UM, THROUGHOUT DISTRICT TWO.

SO IT WAS HITTING FOUR COMMUNITIES PER WEEK IN THE MONTH OF JULY, IN ADDITION TO OTHER, UM, EVENTS AND, UM, PARTICIPATING IN LOCAL ACTIVITIES, UM, WITHIN DISTRICT TWO, AND THEN ALSO PARTNERING, UM, WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND ATTENDING VARIOUS, UM, MONTHLY CHAPTER MEETINGS AND PROVIDING, UH, UH, A LOCAL UPDATE REPORT TO THOSE LOCAL COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS COVERING, UM, DISTRICT TWO AS A WHOLE AND THEN COUNTYWIDE, UM, PROJECTS AS WELL, UM, TO THE CONSTITUENTS WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

UH, SO I'D LIKE TO JUST POSSIBLY, HOPEFULLY BY NEXT, UH, MONTH, WE'LL HAVE A FINALIZED, UH, PRESENTATION TOWARDS THE END, UM, AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOARD MEETING TO SHOWCASE, UM, THE, THE, THE EVENT ITSELF AND HIGHLIGHTING, UH, WHERE WE HAD GONE.

AND, AND THEN THAT ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THE TIME TO, UH, THANK, UH, MELISSA, LEAH CRYSTAL, AS WELL AS, UM, NICOLE AND, UH, THE TE P THE TEMP, UM, CAMI, UM, FOR, FOR PROVIDING, UH, AND AS WELL AS ERIC AND THEN BRANDON FROM PUBLIC WORKS FOR PROVIDING THE CONES AND, UM, ENSURING THAT WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL EVENT, UM, GOING THROUGHOUT, UM, UM, DISTRICT TWO IN ADDITION TO WHAT THE COUNTY DOES IN APRIL BY HAVING THESE EVENTS IN, UM, IN ONE EVENT PER DISTRICT.

UM, OTHER THAN THAT, UH, DISTRICT TWO CURRENTLY, UM, OUT OF JUST ADDING THE NUMBERS NOW, I BELIEVE WE, WE'VE, UM, HAD A TOTAL OF OVER 550 PARTICIPANTS THROUGHOUT DISTRICT TWO THAT CAME OUT.

AND THEY JOINED, UM, UH, IN, IN RUNNING AS WELL AS IN WALKING.

AND THERE WAS, UH, AS FAR AS WEATHER FORECAST, WE HAD A GOOD TURNOUT.

LAST YEAR WAS VERY WINDY, BUT THIS YEAR WE HAD A LOT OF, UM, UH, CLOUD COVERAGE THAT PROVIDED A GOOD, UM, ATMOSPHERE FOR, FOR, FOR PARTICIPANTS, BOTH YOUNG AS WELL AS OLD, AND THOSE THAT WERE INFANTS WERE BEING PUSHED IN THEIR, UM, STROLLERS AND SO FORTH.

SO IT WAS A GOOD, IT WAS A GOOD ENGAGEMENT, UM, WITH THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND LOOK, AND ALSO PARTNERING WITH VARIOUS, UM, HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS THEIR ADMINISTRATORS AS WELL.

UM, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE TO ADD AT THIS TIME.

AS FAR AS FOR DISTRICT TWO.

THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR, PASTOR COUNTY, UH, SUPERVISOR WEINGER, UH, THANK YOU CHAIRMAN.

BOARD MEMBERS AND EVERYONE WHO HAS JOINED US TODAY.

UM,

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JUST A COUPLE THINGS.

I WANTED TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO THE ELECTIONS OFFICE AND TO OUR COUNTY RECORDERS FOR OUR PAST ELECTION CYCLE.

DURING THE PRIMARY ELECTION.

I KNOW THAT THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED IN ENSURING THAT, UM, ONE, THAT WE WERE LOOKING OUT FOR THE SAFETY OF THOSE, UM, WHO PARTICIPATED, UM, ENSURING THAT, UM, WE WERE FOLLOWING THE LETTER OF THE LAW.

I'M SO GRATEFUL TO THE VOLUNTEERS AND EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED THAT EFFORT.

I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT JUST THOSE WITHIN OUR BUILDING, BUT THERE ARE MANY THROUGHOUT THE REGION WHO PARTICIPATE AND ENSURE THAT, UM, WE ARE PROTECTING EVERY VOTE.

SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THAT, AND CERTAINLY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THOSE.

UM, WHO ONE ELECTED TO PARTICIPATE.

IT IS NOT AN EASY THING TO, UM, TO HAVE THE DESIRE TO SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY OR YOUR COUNTRY OR YOUR STATE.

AND SO I EXPRESSED MY CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED AND THOSE WHO ARE, UM, HAVE NEW ELECTED SEATS.

UM, THE OTHER THING IS IT'S BACK TO SCHOOL, UM, WHICH IS AN EXCITING TIME OF THE YEAR.

AND CERTAINLY I JUST WANT TO, UM, EXPRESS TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO OUR PARENTS AND COACHES AND TEACHERS, UM, OUR GRATITUDE FOR THEM.

AND CERTAINLY NAVAJO COUNTY IS CHEERING YOU ON.

UM, THE WHITE MAN APACHE TRIBE IS HAVING THEIR ANNUAL TRIBAL FAIR AND RODEO DURING LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

SO JUST PUTTING THAT ON YOUR RADAR AND, UM, IT SHOULD BE GREAT FUN.

I KNOW LAST YEAR, UM, THE NAVAJO COUNTY, WE PARTICIPATED IN A CALF DRESSING COMPETITION, SO YOU MAY SEE NAVAJO COUNTY TEAM DOING THAT AGAIN.

I HOPE SO.

UM, JUST PUTTING THAT ON YOUR RADAR.

THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN.

SUPERVISOR WEISINGER, VICE CHAIRMAN BENELLI.

OH YEAH, THANK YOU.

CHAIR AND SUPERVISORS, UM, FOR DISTRICT ONE, UH, OF THE ELECTIONS WENT WELL AND I APPRECIATE THE, I, AGAIN, THE ECHOING.

UM, THE OTHERS THAT, UM, WE APPRECIATE THE ELECTIONS OFFICE AND RECORDER'S OFFICE, BUT ESPECIALLY THE POLL WORKERS BECAUSE IT'S A DIFFICULT JOB, UM, GETTING THE REAL EARLY AND THEN, UM, LEAVING REALLY LATE AND HAVE TO DEAL WITH ALL THE, UM, ELECTION ISSUES AND PROVISIONAL BALLOTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

AND A LOT OF THEM, A LOT OF THE, THE COUNTY, UM, POLL WORKERS HAD TO SHARE OFFICE WITH, UM, THE NAVAJO NATION WHO WAS ALSO, UM, GET, UM, HAVING AN ELECTION AS WELL.

SO, SO WE ARE JUST REALLY THANKFUL FOR THE POLL WORKERS THAT THEY HAVE TO, UM, OVERCOME THESE CHALLENGES AS, UM, THEY WORKED ON THE DAY OF THE ELECTION AND THEN IT, I THINK THAT MONSOON SEASON HAS BEGUN.

I THOUGHT IT WAS EARLY IN JUNE, 'CAUSE SOME YEARS IT COMES EARLY, UH, 'CAUSE WE HAD SOME RAINS IN CERTAIN AREAS AND FLOODING, BUT THEN IT KIND OF STOPPED FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BUT IT'S BACK UP AGAIN.

UH, THIS MORNING I HAD TO DRIVE THROUGH MUD AND PUDDLES, SO LUCKILY A FAIR AMOUNT OF IT HAD, UM, KIND OF THE GROUND HAD HARDENED IN SOME AREA, SO A LOT OF THE GRAVEL WORK THAT WAS, UM, APPLIED TO THE ROADS, UM, STILL HELPFUL.

SO, UM, I LIKE MORE QUICK GRAVEL WORK, UM, TO BE APPLIED TO SOME OF THESE ROADS SINCE MY, MANY OF MY ROADS ARE MORE, MAJORITY OF MY ROOTS ARE, UM, DIRT, ESPECIALLY IN THE BLACK MESA REGION WHERE WE, UM, HAVE NO CONTINUOUS, UM, PAVE THROUGH FAIR.

SO I WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT AND HOW WE CAN TRY TO GET FUNDING FOR THAT AREA SO THAT WE CAN HAVE BETTER, UM, ROADS GOING THROUGH AND NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE MUD AND NOT STILL STRESS OUT WITH HAVING TO EITHER TAKE THE KTA ROUTE OR THE FLAGSTAFF ROUTE OR THE HOPI ROUTE.

THEY'RE BASICALLY, I THINK, UM, 20 TO 30 MINUTES DIFFERENCE.

BUT, UM, YOU HAVE TO TAKE IN TO CONSIDERATION, UM, THE DISTANCE.

UM, EVEN THOUGH THE TIME-WISE, THEY MIGHT BE EQUAL TO ALMOST EQUAL TO EACH OTHER.

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AND I HAD TO DEAL WITH, UM, ONE FIRE.

AND ALSO I DIDN'T GET TO, ACTUALLY, I DIDN'T GET TO DEAL WITH THE SECOND FIRE, BUT LUCKILY IT BURNED ITSELF OUT, SO THAT WAS GOOD.

BUT WE ALSO STILL HAVE ISSUES WITH, UM, DROUGHT AS WELL AS SOME AREAS HAVE LACK OF RAIN, SO, UM, WE NEED TO HAVE TO, UM, MAYBE HALT SOME WATER.

AND I DID ASK NAVAJO COUNTY IF THAT WOULD HAPPEN.

AND, UM, SO I, THE CHAPTER, WHICH IS SHOWN TO STILL HOPE THAT NAVAJO, NAVAJO COUNTY WOULD ASSIST WITH THAT, SINCE THEY WILL HAVE TO, UM, HAUL WATER ALMOST EVERY TWO TO THREE DAYS, AND THE DISTANCE IS FAR FROM SOMEWHERE.

SOME OF THE FAMILIES LIVE TO THE CLOSEST WATERING POINT.

SO THAT MAKES IT A REAL DIFFICULTY.

AND THE SAND, WHEN IT, WHEN THE ROADS DRY OUT, IT GETS REALLY SANDY AND THE SAND, RATHER YOU HAVE A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE DEPENDING ON THE DEPTH OF THE SAND, UM, YOU CAN GET STUCK IN THERE.

SO I WON'T DRAW.

DROVE OUT THERE THE OTHER DAY AND THOUGHT, MAN, I BETTER TURN AROUND BECAUSE I'M OUT HERE BY MYSELF AND I DON'T WANNA BE STUCK IN THE SAND EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE.

SO THAT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, ALMOST EQUAL TO THE MUD IN THE WINTER OR DURING THE MONSOON.

SO, UM, THOSE ARE ISSUES THAT I HAVE AT THIS TIME.

AND ALSO, UM, ATTENDING, UM, THE CHAPTER MEETINGS AS USUAL, UH, TO LISTEN TO CONCERNS AND ISSUES AT THE CHAPTER LEVEL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

BACK TO YOU CHAIR.

THANK YOU VICE CHAIR.

UM, LAST NIGHT I WAS AT A MEETING WITH SOME FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHERE THEY WERE DECIDING WHAT THEIR TEAM MOTTO'S GONNA BE THIS COMING YEAR.

AND IN THAT THEY, THEY CAME UP WITH, AND I'LL SHARE THE BACKSTORY TOO, BUT THEY CAME UP WITH, I'LL DO IT.

AND WHERE THAT COMES FROM, UM, IN THE USA BASKETBALL, SOMEBODY HAD PUT A SOCIAL MEDIA POST OUT SAYING, USA BASKETBALL BETTER GET SOME NBA STARS THAT KNOW HOW TO PLAY A ROLE.

ANYBODY CAN BE NICE WITH A BALL IN THEIR HANDS, BUT CAN YOU HAND, CAN YOU BE COOL WITH DEFENDING? AND GOING TO THE CORNER FOR A FEW POSSESSIONS.

DEVIN BOOKER STAR FOR THE PHOENIX SUNS RESPONDED, I'LL DO IT.

AND THEN AFTER THEY WON THE GOLD MEDAL, STEVE KERR, I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY ACTUALLY KIND OF A COOL THING.

STEVE KERR, WHEN THE MEDIA WAS DONE ASKING QUESTIONS, HE WAS THE COACH SAID, NONE OF YOU ASKED ABOUT DEVIN BOOKER, BUT I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIM AS THE UNSPOKEN MVP OF OUR TEAM BECAUSE HE WAS WILLING TO GO DO THOSE THINGS.

THESE YOUNG MEN SAW THAT AND DECIDED THAT THAT'S WHO THEY WANTED TO BE.

THEY NOT DEVIN BOOKER, BUT THEY WANTED THAT TO BE EMBODIED WHO THEY ARE, THAT THEY'LL GO AND DO WHAT'S REQUIRED TO BE ABLE TO SHOW UP, BE RESPONSIBLE, TAKE CARE OF THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE.

IT MADE ME REFLECT ON, UH, NAVAJO COUNTY, UM, AND A COUPLE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT.

BUT THE PEOPLE THAT WORK HERE, THAT'S MY EXPERIENCE OF MOST ANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

AND I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU.

ALSO OUR CITIZENS WHO ARE WILLING TO COME OUT AND SERVE AND HELP.

DURING THE ELECTIONS, WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE WILLING TO COME AND HELP, UM, SUPPORT THAT AND MAKE IT SOMETHING THAT WAS GREAT.

PEOPLE WERE WILLING TO SAY, I'LL DO THAT AND WORK MANY HOURS AND LONG AND LATE.

I ALSO HAD A CHANCE THIS WEEK TO DO AN INTERVIEW ABOUT THE UPCOMING, UH, NAVAJO COUNTY FAIR AND IN THE NAVAJO COUNTY FAIR, WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT VOLUNTEER OVER THEIR TIME TO COME AND HELP MAKE THAT BE A GREAT EVENT.

BUT OUR FAMILIES CAN ALL COME TOGETHER AND WE CAN COME TOGETHER AS COMMUNITIES AROUND SOMETHING THAT'S A, IT'S A LOT OF FUN.

THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT CHILDREN AND THE GOOD THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING WITH THEIR LIVESTOCK.

UM, DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITIES AND, UH, IT TAKES A LOT OF VOLUNTEER HOURS TO DO THAT.

BUT WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM HERE IN NAVAJO COUNTY.

WE HAVE GREAT CITIZENS WHO ARE WILLING TO SAY, I'LL DO THAT.

I'LL DO THE STUFF THAT'S NOT ALWAYS FUN OR NOT ALWAYS EXCITING.

SO ANYWAYS, I JUST THOUGHT I'D SHARE THAT THOUGHT AND SOMETHING THAT I APPRECIATED AND WAS ON MY MIND THIS MORNING.

UM, WITH THAT, WE'RE

[8. CALL TO THE PUBLIC: Individuals may address the Board on any relevant issue for up to 3 minutes. At the close of the call to the public, Board members may not respond to any comments but may respond to criticism, ask staff to review a matter or ask that a matter be placed on a future agenda.]

THROUGH THE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, THE COUNTY BUSINESS UPDATE.

WE'LL MOVE TO CALL TO THE PUBLIC.

UM, THE BOARD WILL NOT, WILL NOW MOVE TO THE BOARD, WILL NOW MOVE TO CALL TO THE PUBLIC.

ANY CITIZEN DESIRING TO SPEAK ON A MATTER THAT IS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION BOARD, SUPERVISORS MAY DO SO AT THIS TIME.

COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON SHALL BE ADDRESSED TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AS A WHOLE AND NOT TO ANY INDIVIDUAL MEMBER.

PURSUANT TO A RS 38 DASH 44 31 0.01 I, THE BOARD MAY NOT DIALOGUE, DISCUSS, CONSIDER, OR DECIDE ON ANY ISSUE RAISED DURING CALL TO THE PUBLIC AT THIS TIME, AT THE CLOSE OF THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC BOARD.

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MEMBERS MAY NOT RESPOND TO THE SUBSTANCE OF THE COMMENTS, BUT MAY RESPOND TO THE CRITICISM MADE BY THOSE WHO HAVE SPOKEN AND MAY ALSO DIRECT STAFF TO REVIEW AN ITEM.

THIS IS A PUBLIC MEETING THAT AS SUCH A PROFESSIONAL DECOR IS EXPECTED.

THIS INCLUDES NO FILE LANGUAGE, NO SHOUTING, MAINTAINING A CIVIL DEMEANOR, TREATING EVERYONE WITH RESPECT.

SPEAKERS WHO CHOOSE TO VIOLATE ANY OF THESE GUIDELINES WILL BE GIVEN A WARNING.

AND IF THE CONDUCT PERSISTS, THEY'LL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE ROOM.

SPEAKERS ARE ASKED TO REFRAIN FROM REPEATING COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SHARED.

RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO SHARE THEIR ADDITIONAL CONCERNS WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OUTSIDE OF CALL OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE TO THE CLERK OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, MELISSA BUCKLEY, WE APPRECIATE HEARING FROM THE MEMBERS OF OUR NAVAJO COUNTY COMMUNITIES AND LEARNING YOUR PERSPECTIVES AND CONCERNS.

THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING.

SO WE HAVE THREE, UM, CALL TO THE PUBLIC THAT HAVE ASKED TO SPEAK.

THE FIRST ONE, UM, CECILIA LAUGHLIN.

OKAY, SO SHE'S NOT HERE.

SO DONNA, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS MORNING.

NIGHT BEFORE MYSELF AND A MARSHAL FOUND AN ELECTION PROGRAMMING ZIP DRIVE LEFT IN ONE OF THE EXPRESS VOTING MACHINES, WHICH HOLDS ALL THE DATA FOR THE ELECTION PROGRAM FOR THE EXPRESS VOTING MACHINES THE INSPECTOR TOOK AND POCKETED THE DRIVE.

UM, MY NAME IS DONNA SHERWIN.

I LIVE IN PINETOP, UM, ON FOREST LANE AND I HAVE ADDRESSED YOU BEFORE, SO I DO APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AGAIN TODAY.

UM, IT WAS INTERESTING TO HEAR THREE OF YOU SAY THAT THE ELECTIONS RAN REALLY WELL.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST, UH, AN AGENDA ITEM OR, UH, POTENTIALLY JUST A DEBRIEFING SESSION WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER, BRIAN LEIGHTON AND, UH, POTENTIALLY ALL OF YOU AS WELL AS THE ELECTION OFFICIALS TO, UH, DISCUSS AND, UM, ASSESS WHAT TOOK PLACE IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION.

UM, JULY 30TH, I WAS POLL WORKER IN WHITE RIVER.

THERE WERE SEVERAL THINGS THAT DID NOT RUN VERY SMOOTHLY, AND I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A GAP OF INFORMATION THAT'S GOING BETWEEN YOU AND THE ELECTION STAFF THAT, UM, IS NOT GETTING OUT THERE THAT'S IMPORTANT TO BE, TO BE ADDRESSED.

UM, UH, AS A CITIZEN THAT WORKS IN THE POLLS AND DOES AS, UH, FOR INSTEAD, UH, DEDICATE A LOT OF TIME TO BE THERE.

UM, IT DOES TAKE A LOT.

UH, WE COME HERE, WE TALK TO YOU.

WE'VE BEEN HERE SINCE MARCH, UH, ALMOST EVERY WEEK TO TELL YOU WHAT WE'RE NOT HAPPY WITH.

AND YOU HAVE LISTENED.

THERE'S BEEN A FEW THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN CARE OF AND, UM, AND ADDRESSED.

BUT NOW THAT THE, THE PRIMARY ELECTION HAS COME AND GONE, WE GOT RID OF THE TABULATING MACHINES AT THE 39 VOTING CENTERS.

UM, THERE'S STILL TO ME, UH, LOTS OF ROOM FOR ERROR THAT I SAW.

FOR EXAMPLE, UM, A BALLOT DROP BOX, UH, IN WHITE RIVER THAT, UM, WAS PICKED UP BY A HELPER FROM THE ELECTIONS OFFICE IN, UM, HOLBROOKE WITHOUT ANY CHAIN OF CUSTODY.

AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THAT THERE'S ONE PERSON FROM EACH MAJOR PARTY THAT WAS THERE, PLUS A THIRD PERSON TO HAND IT OFF TO.

AND A CHAIN OF CUS CUSTODY SIGNED OFF ON IT DID NOT HAPPEN.

UM, WE HAD, UM, NO CAMERAS ON THE, THE BOX AS WE WERE TOLD WAS GONNA HAPPEN.

I THINK BRIAN LEIGHTON WAS LOOKING INTO THAT.

UM, THERE WERE PEOPLE THAT, UM, WERE TOLD THAT THEY HAD ALREADY VOTED AND THEY SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T VOTE, WHICH IS AGAIN, REPEATING THE SAME THING THAT'S HAPPENING.

THESE MAIL-IN VOTE, UM, BALLOTS ARE, UM, FALLING INTO THE WRONG HANDS POTENTIALLY, WE DON'T KNOW.

BUT I THINK A DEBRIEFING SESSION WOULD BE REALLY, UH, VERY VALUABLE FOR THE COUNTY TO LEARN FROM AND, UH, TO HEAR BOTH SIDES OF THE STORY.

HAVE THE ELECTIONS OFFICE THERE, HAVE US THERE.

THOSE OF US WHO ARE CONCERNED FROM BOTH PARTIES.

I'M NOT SAYING IT'S ONE PARTY OR THE OTHER.

IF, IF, IF THE OTHER PARTY IS UH, FULLY CONTENTED, THEN THEY CAN COME IN AND SAY ALL THE GOOD THINGS AND, AND, UH, SHINE THAT LIGHT ON THE GOOD THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THEIR EYES.

BUT WHEN WE HAVE THINGS THAT WE FEEL TRULY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AND THEY'RE NOT BEING ADDRESSED, TO ME, THAT'S DISRESPECTFUL BECAUSE WHY IS OUR VOICE NOT MATTER? WHY DO OUR CONCERNS NOT MATTER? THE ELECTION PROCEDURE MANUAL THAT WAS WRITTEN BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND ADOPTED, UH, IS NOT, UM, FOLLOWING THE, THE STATUTE.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THAT IT FOLLOWS THE STATUTES IN ARIZONA.

AND IT'S BEEN, UM, EMBELLISHED.

IT'S THINGS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO IT.

AND A, A JUDGE, I THINK LAST WEEK, UH, STRUCK DOWN THAT THAT MANUAL IS NOT CORRECT.

UH, IT'S NOT FOLLOWING THE STATUTE, THE CODE AND THE LAW LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO.

IT'S THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING IN OUR COUNTY THAT ARE NOT CORRECT EITHER.

SO ELECTRONIC ADJUDICATION DONE IN THE MAIN CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS.

I WAS THERE THE DAY, THREE DAYS AFTER THE ELECTION ON SATURDAY.

AND WE HAD, I'M SORRY.

OKAY, WELL THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

I HOPE THAT YOU'LL CONSIDER THIS.

BELINDA OR LINDA? BELINDA.

SORRY.

GOOD MORNING, BELINDA.

UH, SHOW CHOLO.

UM, I SECOND HER REQUEST TO, TO HAVE A DEBRIEFING SESSION.

UM, I'M HERE THIS MORNING TO TO DO A BRIEF REPORT ON AND, AND ALSO PUT ON THE RECORD MY OBSERVANCES AS A POLL WORKER AT THE OPINION VOTING LOCATION IN THE NAVAJO NATION FOR THIS PAST PRIMARY ELECTION.

NUMBER ONE, SET UP THE

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THIS WE FIND IS A CRITICAL ERROR IN PROTOCOL AND SECURITY.

NUMBER TWO, THERE WAS ELECTION HEARING GOING ON, UM, OVER THE 75 FOOT ZONE WITH LOUDSPEAKERS.

THAT WAS VERY DISRUPTIVE.

WE UNDERSTAND THERE'S A 75 FOOT ZONE, THAT'S FINE.

HOWEVER, YOU COULD PROBABLY HAVE HEARD THIS OVER A HALF A MILE AWAY.

UM, SO THE SOUND FAR EXCEEDED IT.

NUMBER THREE, NEW VOTERS WHO WANTED TO REGISTER WERE PERSUADED TO VOTE FOR ONE PARTICULAR PARTY.

THIS IS NOT ETHICAL, NOR IS IT LEGAL.

NUMBER FOUR, ONE VOTER CAME IN AND THE POLL PAD HAD HIM REGISTERED AS A DEMOCRAT.

HE ADAMANTLY INSISTED THAT HE WAS REGISTERED AS AN INDEPENDENT.

HE WAS ASKED ABOUT THE PPP ELECT, PPE ELECTION, SORRY ABOUT THAT.

AND STATED THAT HE DID NOT VOTE IN IT BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANNA CHANGE HIS PARTY AFFILIATION.

HE WAS TOLD TO RE-REGISTERED.

NUMBER FIVE.

ONE VOTER, UM, NOTICED THAT ON HER PUL PAD TICKET THAT HER BIRTHDATE WAS CHANGED AND HER ADDRESS FROM 10 YEARS AGO SHOWED UP AS ACTIVE.

WHEN SHE JUST VOTED IN THE PPE, WHICH JUST WAS A FEW MONTHS AGO, SHE PERSISTENTLY STATED THAT ALL HER INFORMATION WAS CORRECT.

THEN SHE WAS TOLD TO RE-REGISTER AND VOTE PROVISIONALLY.

NUMBER SIX, THE POLL WORKERS WERE TOLD BY A COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE PROVISIONAL BALLOTS WOULD NOT BE COUNTED.

NUMBER SEVEN, THE BIGGEST ISSUE OF ALL, BY OUR ESTIMATION, OVER 60 VOTERS WERE TOLD THAT THEY HAD ALREADY VOTED AT THE POLL PADS.

SOME OF THESE PEOPLE CAME A VERY LONG WAY.

THEY WERE VISIBLY UPSET.

SOME OF 'EM LOOKED CONFUSED.

SOME OF THEM SAID THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHERE THEIR BALLOT WAS WHEN THEY LEFT IT AT HOME.

MOST WERE MIDDLE AGED AND SOME, THEY ALL SEEMED VERY EDUCATED.

NUMBER EIGHT REPORTS FROM INDIAN WELLS POLLING LOCATION ESTIMATE 30 TO 35% OF VOTERS WERE TURNED AWAY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY WERE TOLD THAT THEY HAD ALREADY VOTED.

I HAVE WITNESSES TO ALL OF THE ABOVE.

NOW, BACK IN APRIL, THE PPE WAS ADDRESSED.

WE ADDRESSED SUCH AN ISSUE TO THE BOARD ABOUT A VOTER BEING TURNED AWAY.

THE NAVAJO COUNTY MANAGER LABELED THEM AS BEING FORGETFUL OR PROBABLY FORGETTING.

IT DOES NOT SEEM POSSIBLE THAT THIS VOLUME OF PEOPLE WOULD SIMPLY JUST FORGET.

NOW SINCE THE TRACK RECORD SHOWS THAT NAVAJO COUNTY HAS FAILED TO GET MORE OF A MIXED, DIFFERENT PARTY OF POLL WORKERS AND OBSERVERS IN THESE REMOTE LOCATIONS TO REPORT THESE ISSUES IN THE PAST, IT'S MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TURNING AWAY OF THESE VOTERS, BECAUSE THEY HAVE ALREADY VOTED IN THIS KIND OF VOLUME, HAS OCCURRED BEFORE AND WILL OCCUR AGAIN.

BELINDA, WE'RE AT THE THREE MINUTES.

YOU GUYS WILL GET A COPY OF THIS AND IT WILL BE NOTARIZED.

THANK YOU, LINDA.

I WAS GRATEFUL TO BE A POLL WORKER IN SIBI.

QI HAD NEVER BEEN TO THAT MOST BEAUTIFUL PART OF THE STATE.

UH, ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY APPRECIATE IS THAT THERE WERE ONLY FOUR OF US WORKING THAT POLL.

IT WAS A VERY SMALL POLL.

BECAUSE OF THAT THOUGH, WE GOT TO WORK ALL FOUR STATIONS.

SO I FEEL LIKE I GOT A REALLY GOOD TRAINING THAT DAY.

UM, I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS TO MAKE THAT ARE, UH, A LITTLE BIT DISCONCERTING.

THERE WAS NO PRIOR COORDINATION WITH THE HIRED POLL WORKERS, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD OUR PHONE NUMBERS AND EMAILS AND, UM, IT WAS MY FIRST TIME DOING THIS LEVEL OF POLL WORK, SO I WOULD'VE APPRECIATED PRIOR NOTICE.

WHEN I WAS THERE, I ASKED, UH, BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE CAME IN AND SPEAKING A NATIVE LANGUAGE, UH, AND IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME BY THE HEAD OF THE POLL, WHATEVER HER JOB WAS, THAT EVERYONE SPEAKS ENGLISH.

I'M, I DON'T EXPECT AN ANSWER FROM YOU COMING FROM THE BOARD, BUT IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL OF THE, UH, DIRECTIONS, EVERYTHING SHOULD BE IN ENGLISH, THERE WERE CONSTANT CONVERSATIONS BEING SPOKEN IN A NATIVE LANGUAGE.

I BELIEVE THEY WERE SPEAKING APACHE.

UM, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY UNFAIR TO THE TWO WHITE PEOPLE OR CAUCASIANS AS I WAS TAUGHT TO CALL MYSELF, UM, BECAUSE WE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND.

AND THEY COULD HAVE BEEN SAYING, VOTE FOR THIS, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE.

AND WE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE.

SO BEING A POLL WORKER, I THOUGHT THAT WAS SUSPECT.

THAT'S, THAT'S THE BEST WAY I COULD PUT IT.

UM, LATER IN THE EVENING, THERE HAD BEEN A COUPLE OF POLICE OFFICERS WAITING OUT FRONT FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

IT SEEMED WAITING FOR US TO HAVE EVERYTHING TABULATED.

AND AT ONE POINT, A YOUNG, A YOUNG MAN CAME IN IN A UNIFORM AND SAID, YOU COME WITH ME.

AND I DIDN'T HAVE MY DOG TAGS ON.

USUALLY I GO WITH THEM.

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NO ID NOTHING.

HE TOOK ME OFFSITE AND I WAS BEING TAKEN TO A DROPBOX.

AND, UM, THERE WAS NOTHING IN THAT DROPBOX.

HE EVEN HAD TO MAKE A PHONE CALL.

HE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO OPEN IT.

HE HAD TO MAKE A PHONE CALL TO THE COUNTY TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET WHATEVER WAS IN THERE.

ANOTHER THING IS THERE WAS NO INTERNET SERVICE IN SIBI Q SO THERE WAS NO PHONE OR GPS AVAILABLE OTHER THAN IF YOU HAD A PHONE SYSTEM THROUGH WHATEVER THE SYSTEM IS ON THE RES.

UM, I WOULD'VE LIKED TO HAVE KNOWN THAT AHEAD OF TIME.

UH, ALSO, I KNOW YOU CAN'T ANSWER THIS QUESTION, BUT I AM CURIOUS AFTER HEARING HOW MUCH LIQUID MONEY YOU HAVE ON HAND, WHY THERE ARE NO CAMERAS IF THE COUNTY HAS THE MONEY AND THESE, UH, ELECTIONS ARE UNDER SUCH QUESTION NOW IT SEEMS TO ME THAT YOU IN POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY, WOULD WANT TO DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO RESTORE INTEGRITY, TO RESTORE THE BELIEF THAT EVERY VOTE COUNTED AND EVERY ILLEGITIMATE VOTE GOT TOSSED ASIDE.

UM, I KNOW I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO COMMENT TO AN INDIVIDUAL, BUT I WOULD'VE LOVED TO HAVE HEARD YOUR PRAYER AND WHEN YOU STOOD UP.

I KNOW.

I JUST PRAY THAT YOU'LL NEXT TIME PRAY INTO THE MIC.