[ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND AGENDA Tuesday, June 10, 2025 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. 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 EVERYBODY.WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
UM, GET STARTED WITH OUR MEETING, AND WE ALWAYS START WITH THE PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE, BUT REAL QUICK, I'M GONNA ASK EVERYBODY BEFORE WE START WITH THE PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE, IF WE CAN STAND AND DO A QUICK MOMENT OF SILENCE.
UM, WE LOST ONE OF OUR, ONE OF OUR FAMILY MEMBERS OUT OF THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE, JENNA RICHARDS, UM, UNEXPECTEDLY, AND WE'D LIKE TO, I'LL BE ABLE TO HONOR HER WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL OTHERS, AND I, I KNOW I WON'T GET EVERYBODY, BUT THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED LOSS.
WE HAVE A SUPERVISOR THAT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ONE OF THEIR BEST FRIENDS, AND WE HAVE, UH, LIEUTENANT WHIPPLE WHO LOST HIS SISTER YESTERDAY.
AND SO I KNOW THERE ARE MORE THAN THAT, BUT JUST FOR A MOMENT, IF YOU ALL WOULD PLEASE STAND.
AND THAT'S ALL, THEN WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
AND THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND LEAD US INTO PRAYER AFTERWARDS.
NOW, OUR FATHER AND HEAVEN, WE STAND BEFORE TO THIS DAY, GRATEFUL, GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO BE HERE TOGETHER.
GRATEFUL FOR THIS COUNTRY THAT WE LIVE IN.
GRATEFUL FOR THE FRIENDSHIPS THAT WE ENJOY, FOR THE FAMILY THAT WE HAVE, THE FRIENDSHIPS THAT WE ENJOY, AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE CHERISH.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE BLESSING OF THE MOISTURE THAT'S FALLEN ON THE LAND.
MOST RECENTLY, WE PRAYED THAT THE MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO FALL UPON THE LANDS THAT WOULD BE PROTECTED AND WATCHED OVER.
HEAVENLY FATHER, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE RIGHTLY STRUGGLING AT THIS TIME.
WARNING THE LOSS OF LOVED ONES.
WATCH OVER THEM, PROTECT THEM.
IT'S A NICE SPIRIT TO BE WITH THEM.
BLESS THOSE THAT ARE AROUND THEM, WILL KNOW BEST TO HAVE A COMFORT AND SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR HOUR OF NEED.
THERE ARE MANY THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE SEEING BOTH SUCCESS AND THEIR STRUGGLES AND TRIALS.
PLEASE HELP US TO BE KIND, TO BE CONSIDERATE, TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER, TO ASSUME POSITIVE INTENT.
LOOK FOR THE BEST OF EACH OTHER.
PLUS, AS THIS STAY, AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THIS MEETING, IT WILL DO SO RECOGNIZING THE NEED TO REPRESENT THOSE THAT ARE IN THE ROOM AND THOSE THAT ARE NOT IN THE ROOM.
TO LOOK FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITIZENS IN WHICH WE REPRESENT UNDER THE AUTHORITY, WHICH WE HAVE.
BLESS US, THAT WE'LL BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE AND WITH I SPIRIT, TO BE CONSIDERATE AND HAVE WISDOM BEYOND OUR OWN.
BLESS US TO BE MINDFUL OF THE IN ALL THAT WE DO, TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO SERVE AND HELP THOSE THAT STAND IN NEED.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR MANY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY THAT LOOK TO MAGNIFY THEIR JOBS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN DOING THE BEST THEY CAN TO HELP OTHERS.
HELP US TO ALWAYS BE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND UPON THE WAY THAT WE SERVE AND HELP AND DO SO WITH THE JOYFUL HELP.
WE PRAY THAT THY SPIRIT WILL BE WITH US HERE IN THIS MEETING.
IT'LL BE WITH THOSE THAT ARE STRUGGLING TO SUSTAIN THEM IN THEIR HOUR.
JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I HAVE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO REPUBLIC FORWARD TO STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE.
AND WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE A FULL BOARD.
UM, SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR AND SUPERVISOR
WE'RE GRATEFUL TO HAVE THEM, BUT I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THEY ARE WITH US.
[1. 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:]
BEFORE US.ITEM NUMBER ONE, THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS? IF NOT, THE CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
CHAIRMAN, ANY MOTION FOR APPROVAL ON THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? I SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION, THEN A SECOND.
ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
[a. Consideration and acceptance of the resignation of Pamela Phillips as the Public Fiduciary Director and appointment of Eileen Rogers as the new Public Fiduciary Director, effective 7/1/2025.]
NUMBER TWO, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.ITEM TWO, A CONSIDERATION ACCEPTANCE OF RECOGNITION OF PAMELA PHELPS AS THE PUBLIC FIDUCIARY DIRECTOR
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AND A POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT.ELAINE ROGERS IS THE NEW PUBLIC FIDUCIARY DIRECTOR, EFFECTIVE 7 1 20 25.
UM, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS AN NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC FIDUCIARY FOR THE PAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS.
UM, I'VE, UM, IT'S JUST BEEN SUCH AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO HAVE THIS JOB, AND I THANK YOU FOR TRUSTING ME TO DO IT.
'CAUSE WHAT WE DO IS, IS IMPORTANT WORK.
AND, UM, THE PEOPLE WE SERVE ARE OFTEN PEOPLE THAT NO ONE WANTS TO HELP.
SO IT'S JUST, I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE.
UM, I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK BRIAN AND HR AND ADMIN AND JASON FOR ALL THE HELP AND GUIDANCE THAT YOU'VE GIVEN ME THESE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS, BECAUSE I, UM, I DIDN'T, WE HAD A LOT OF TRANSITION AT THAT TIME, AND I JUST, YOU KNOW, I JUST TOOK IT AND, AND, UM, REALLY JUST, UM, KIND OF OVERWHELMED IN THE VERY BEGINNING.
SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE HELP AND ASSISTANCE AND KNOWLEDGE AND GUIDANCE THAT I GOT, UM, DURING MY TENURE.
SO, UM, CAN I INTRODUCE EILEEN RIGHT NOW? OKAY.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE EILEEN ROGERS.
UM, SHE'S BEEN, UM, I COULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS JOB WITHOUT HER.
SHE'S BEEN MY DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND COME ON UP AND HAS WORKED FOR, UM, THE COUNTY FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND OUR DEPARTMENT FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
AND, UM, UH, JUST, UM, KNOWS EVERYTHING.
AND, UM, HER EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE AND COMPASSION AND EMPATHY THAT SHE SHOWS HER CLIENTS IS, UM, WHAT I THINK IS REALLY NEEDED TO BE THE PUBLIC FIDUCIARY.
SO I WOULD HOPE THAT THE BOARD WOULD ACCEPT MY RESIGNATION AND, UM, APPOINT EILEEN ROGERS AS THE NEXT PUBLIC FIDUCIARY.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS? SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY.
AND, UM, PAM'S BEEN A GREAT BOSS AND A GREAT EXAMPLE OF, UH, THE WORK THAT WE DO IN OUR OFFICE.
I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU AND, AND REQUEST TO BECOME THE PUBLIC FIDUCIARY.
I'VE BEEN WITH THAT OFFICE FOR 22 YEARS, AND I LEARN SOMETHING EVERY DAY THROUGH THIS JOB AND THE CONFERENCES WE GO TO, AND, AND JUST US COMING TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND TALKING ABOUT THINGS.
THERE'S ALWAYS SOME I EVEN LEARNED FROM THE CLIENTS, WHICH IS REALLY COOL.
AND SO, UM, I'M, I'M EXCITED TO TAKE THIS NEXT STEP, UM, BUT I'M REALLY GONNA MISS THE PEOPLE THAT I SERVE NOW, AND I'M GONNA TRY TO GO OUT AND SEE THEM SOME, BUT IT JUST, IT'LL BE DIFFERENT, BUT IT'LL BE THE SAME.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD?
UH, PAM, I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE YOU AND THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM FOR YOUR 19 YEARS OF SERVICE, BUT, UM, I THINK IT'S A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE.
UM, I THINK YOUR DEPARTMENT IS SO SPECIAL AND UNIQUE TO ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION THAT, UM, THERE AREN'T MANY PEOPLE LIKE ALL OF YOU WHO WORK THERE, WHO GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS WHO MAYBE OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE RECOGNIZED IN ANY CAPACITY.
AND I THINK THAT THE MANY PEOPLE THAT YOU'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE WILL REMEMBER THAT.
AND YOUR LOVE AND YOUR LEGACY WILL LIVE FOR YEARS AND YEARS.
I'M JUST, UM, SO IMPRESSED BY YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AND TO BE DEDICATED IN THAT WAY.
AND I CAN SEE THAT YOU HAVE A GREAT LOVE FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND THE PEOPLE THAT YOU WORK WITH.
AND EILEEN, I KNOW THAT, UM, I'VE JUST SEEN THROUGH THIS DEPARTMENT, IT REALLY IS JUST LIKE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE AND A UNIQUE LOVE FOR PEOPLE TO REALLY SERVE IN THIS DEPARTMENT.
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UM, SO I WISH YOU THE VERY BEST OF LUCK.AND SO I, I MAKE THE NOMIN, OR NOT THE NOMINATION, BUT FOR THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL CHAIRMAN, SO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I HAVE A, I'LL DO A SECOND.
ANY MORE DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS? I'LL SAY I, I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR NAVAJO COUNTY, BOTH OF YOU.
UM, BUT HOPEFULLY YOU ENJOY THIS NEXT SEASON OF LIFE.
AND, UH, HOPE YOU HAVE A REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE INSIDE OF THAT.
AND, UM, APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS TODAY.
IT, IT IS, THE VICE CHAIR TALKED ABOUT, IT TAKES A SERVANT'S HEART TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT JOB AND YOU DO IT WELL, AND, UH, IT'S APPRECIATED.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
HEARING NONE, THE AYES HAVE IT.
[a. Presentation to Pamela Phillips on her Retirement from Navajo County after 19+ Years of Service]
ERIC.THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WE'D LIKE TO DO A PRESENTATION TO PAMELA ON OUR RETIREMENT OF NAAU COUNTY AFTER 19 YEARS OF SERVICE.
ERIC, TURN THE TIME OVER TO YOU.
THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AS WE'VE, UH, BEEN ABLE TO HEAR THE PAST FEW MINUTES.
PAM IS, IS JUST A FANTASTIC EXAMPLE OF, OF, AS, AS YOU SAID, A A SERVANT LEADER THERE.
UM, IN HR, WE HAVE THE, THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH MANY DEPARTMENTS, SOMETIMES MORE THAN OTHERS.
UH, AND, AND PAMELA HAS DONE A GREAT JOB RUNNING HER DEPARTMENT.
UH, HAS, UH, SHE MENTIONED WORKING WITH HR AND, AND WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH HER DEPARTMENT, BUT NOT BECAUSE OF HR CONCERNS AND ISSUES IN HER DEPARTMENT.
SHE'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A, A LEADER.
SHE ALWAYS HAS A SMILE ON HER FACE, ALWAYS MAKING JOKES AND, AND LAUGHING AND JUST HAVING A GOOD TIME.
AND I, I, I BELIEVE THAT'S A GREAT QUALITY TO HAVE IN A, A LEADER AND A DIRECTOR.
SO WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE HER THIS MORNING FOR HER 19 PLUS YEARS OF SERVICE, TRULY SERVING THOSE THAT NEED HELP IN OUR, IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WHAT A, WHAT A GREAT EXAMPLE SHE IS.
UM, BRIAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE A FEW WORDS ABOUT PAM AS WELL? FOR SURE.
UM, SUPERVISORS, PAM IS ONE OF THE COOLEST PEOPLE YOU EVER MEET.
AND YOU ALREADY TALKED ABOUT WHAT A, A SERVANT HEART AND A CARING, BUT IN THIS TYPE OF POSITION THAT ONLY GOES SO FAR, YOU HAVE TO MATCH THAT WITH, UM, PROFESSIONALISM AND A REAL SKILL AT LEADERSHIP.
UM, YOU SIMPLY CAN'T MANAGE, UM, THE CASELOAD THAT SHE MANAGES AND THE FOLKS THAT SHE MANAGES THAT, THAT IT'S SO COMPLEX, UM, UH, DEALING WITH THE COURTS AND JUST THE UNIQUE, THE UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF EACH ONE OF THE CLIENTS.
UM, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE CARING AND SPADES, WHICH YOU ALSO HAVE TO BE IN EXTREME PROFESSIONAL.
UM, AND THAT'S WHAT PAM HAS BROUGHT TO THE TABLE.
SHE'S, SHE'S GOT SOME BIG SHOES FOR YOU TO FEEL.
UM, AND I'M GLAD YOU'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER FOR SO LONG, BUT WHAT A WONDERFUL PERSON.
SUPER, SUPER COOL, EXTREMELY COMPETENT.
UM, WE'RE VERY SAD TO SEE HER GO, BUT I'M, I'M EXCITED THAT, YOU KNOW, WE, WE WORK A LONG TIME, THEN IT'S TIME TO HAVE FUN AND GO DO SOME THINGS, ACCOMPLISH SOME THINGS.
WE'RE VERY MUCH GONNA MISS YOU.
AND WE VERY, VERY APPRECIATE YOU.
PAM, YOU WANNA SHARE ANY ANYMORE? NO, I'LL START CRYING AGAIN.
UM, I'M GONNA TAKE A MOMENT HERE TO EMBARRASS PAM
UM, I'M JASON MOORE, UH, FOR FOLKS WHO IN THE ROOM WHO MAY NOT KNOW WHO I AM, BUT, UH, I AM A DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE, AND, AND I DO MEAN IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO, UH, GET TO REPRESENT THE PUBLIC FIDUCIARY'S OFFICE.
UM, THE WORK THAT, UM, THIS DEPARTMENT DOES IS SO IMPORTANT.
IT REALLY EXEMPLIFIES, UM, PUBLIC SERVICE AND I MEAN, TRUE PUBLIC SERVICE.
I MEAN, THEY'RE TAKING CARE OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE GOTTEN TO A POINT IN LIFE WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE ANYONE, UH,
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WHO CAN TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES, WHO CAN TAKE CARE OF THEM ANYMORE.AND SO THEY'RE TAKING CARE OF THEIR LEGAL OBLIGATIONS, THEY'RE TAKING CARE OF THEIR, THEIR MEDICAL NEEDS.
THEY'RE MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S FOOD, THEY'RE MAKING SURE THAT THEIR BENEFITS ARE ARRANGED.
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THEY HAVE TO GO INTO, INTO HOMES THAT ARE, UM, UM, IF YOU'VE SEEN HOARDING, BURIED ALIVE, UM, THEY HAVE TO GO IN WITH HAZMAT, UH, EQUIPMENT AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
UM, SOMETIMES, UM, 'CAUSE THINGS HAVE GOTTEN THAT BAD.
UM, THEY GIVE, THEY, THEY TAKE PEOPLE IN THESE SITUATIONS AND, UH, THEY TREAT THEM AS, AS HUMANS, UH, AND THEY TRY TO GIVE THEM THE BEST QUALITY OF LIFE THAT IS POSSIBLE.
AND, UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, THANK YOU TO, TO PAM.
UM, YOU KNOW, SHE'S HAD GREAT MENTORS BEFORE HER.
SHE HAD SHERRY REED, SHE HAD BRENT HURLEY, UM, AND SHE SET A GREAT EXAMPLE.
AND I KNOW THAT EILEEN IS GONNA BE ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS, UM, AS, AS OUR NEW PUBLIC FIDUCIARY.
THANK YOU, JASON, YOU'RE MINUTES.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? I KNOW WE, I'LL DO HOLD THE BOARD, BUT IF I COULD YES, PLEASE, PLEASE DO SO, UM, I ACTUALLY WANT TO ECHO WHAT EVERYBODY'S BEEN SAYING ABOUT PAM.
THINK ABOUT THE SIX OR SEVEN PUBLIC FIDUCIARY THAT I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH, AND BY FAR THE MOST EMPATHETIC OF ANY OF THEM.
UM, MANY OF YOU KNOW, MY MOTHER IS IN LONG-TERM CARE AND HOSPICE, AND PAM HAS CLIENTS IN THE SAME FACILITY AND SHE'LL COME VISIT MY MOM, UH, REALLY BRINGS IS JOY TO MY MOTHER WHEN SHE STOPS BY OFTEN DRAGS HER SISTER ALONG WITH HER.
BUT IT'S HOW SHE TREATS EVERYBODY, EVEN WHEN IT'S NOT REQUIRED.
THAT JUST SHOWS THAT SHE WAS THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THIS TYPE OF JOB.
AND THAT IT WILL, AS SOMEBODY'S ALREADY SAID, HUGE SHOES FOR IRENE TO FILL, UH, TO BE ABLE TO MATCH WHAT PAM HAS BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH IN THAT OFFICE.
AND I JUST WANNA THANK YOU, PAM.
THANK YOU PAM, FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR THE COUNTY.
AND IT SAYS 19 PLUS YEARS, PROBABLY MORE LIKE 25 YEARS WITH ALL THE ADDED TIME YOU PUT IN THERE.
SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF NAVAJO COUNTY AND, UM, REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AND I ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT AND YOU KNOW, I'M SURE YOU HAVE GRANDCHILDREN, CHILDREN AND, UM, FRIENDS AND ET CETERA.
SO SPEND TIME WITH THEM AND, UM, ENJOY.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM ANY OTHER SUPERVISORS? CHAIR? YES, GO AHEAD, SUPERVISOR BECK.
UM, GOOD MORNING AND, UM, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
THIS IS, UH, SUPERVISOR PEKA AND, UM, I ALSO LIKE TO OFFER, UM, SIMILAR SENTIMENTS, UM, TO PAM.
PAM, UM, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WAS JUST SCROLLING THROUGH MY PHOTOS WHERE I'M AT RIGHT NOW, AND ER WELL, AND I CAME ACROSS A PHOTO OF US TAKING A SELFIE ON APRIL 22ND, 2022, UM, WHEN YOU WERE PARTICIPATING IN THE 5K AS PART OF NATIONAL COUNTY'S, UM, COUNTY HEALTH MONTH IN PINETOP LAKESIDE.
AND SO BY YOUR PARTICIPATION AND SETTING, AND A GOOD EXAMPLE IN, IN A LEADERSHIP CAPACITY, UH, IN, IN THE POSITION THAT YOU ARE RETIRING FROM, UM, SAYS, UM, ATTEST TO YOUR, TO, TO, TO YOUR, TO YOUR PARTICIPATION AS AN EMPLOYEE.
AND THEN ALSO THAT I WANTED TO, AND THOUGH THAT WE'RE HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE AND THEN ALSO TO RECOGNIZE THE INCREDIBLE, UM, 19 PLUS YEARS OF SERVICE.
AND WE DO HAVE MANY COUNTY EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE REACHED THAT, UM, MARK WITHIN THEIR SERVICE HERE AT NAVAJO COUNTY.
AND SO WHEN YOU STARTED HERE, I'M SURE THINGS WERE A LITTLE DIFFERENT, UM, THAN GOING THROUGH VARIOUS, UH, POSITIONS AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATORS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS.
UM, YOU'VE SEEN SO MUCH CHANGE AND GROWTH AND YOU'VE BEEN A PART OF IT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
UM, BUT MORE THAN JUST TIME, IT'S YOUR DEDICATION AND YOUR, YOUR SPIRIT THAT WILL, WILL REMEMBER THE MOST, THAT I'LL REMEMBER THE MOST.
AND YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN, UM, A PERSON THAT WITHIN THE PUBLIC FIDUCIARY THAT CAN BE COUNTED ON.
UM, WHETHER IT'S FROM THE SMALLEST TASK TO THE LARGEST TASK OR SOMETHING VERY COMPLICATED, UH, OR EITHER JUST OFFERING A HELPING HAND.
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IS, UH, HAS BEEN VERY INFECTIOUS.AND, UM, YOU'VE MADE THE, THE WORKPLACE, UM, BETTER.
AND THEN, SO AS YOU START THIS NEW CHAPTER, I WISH YOU JOY, RELAXATION, AND ALL THE ADVENTURES, UM, YOU'VE BEEN DREAMING OF.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY, WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO A PICTURE WITH YOU, IF THAT'S OKAY.
WOULD THAT BE ALL RIGHT WITH YOU? OKAY.
YES, WE WILL GET YOU A PICTURE.
WOULD APPRECIATE YOU BEING IN THE PHOTO.
JASON, SHOULD WE HAVE HER STAND RIGHT NEXT TO HER? YEAH, PAST TO THE FUTURE
EVERYONE COULD TAKE ONE STEP WAY.
IS THAT YEAH, WE WERE JUST OFF.
COULD YOU TAKE ONE STEP TOWARD I? OH YEAH, SORRY.
[a. Approve proposed settlement agreement in property tax appeal, Wal-Mart v. Navajo County, Maricopa County Case No. TX-2024000400.]
WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE.UM, THIS IS AN ITEM TO APPROVE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN PROPERTY TAX APPEAL.
UH, MR. WHITENING, UH, WE'RE GONNA ASK TO BOARD SUPERVISORS, CAN YOU TO DO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURPOSES OF CONSIDERING A SETTLEMENT PROPOSAL? SO MOVE, IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, BUT WE, WE CAN MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT ANY TIME.
WE HAVE THE GENERAL PROVISION AT THE TOP, SO, UH, WE CAN STILL DO THAT.
SO YOU'D LIKE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? YES.
WE NEED A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, CORRECT? YES.
THE CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION MOTION.
WE'RE GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION VISOR.
I WILL CALL YOU ON MY CELL PHONE.
WE'RE GONNA NEED A MOTION TO COME BACK TO REGULAR SESSION.
I'M AT THE MOTION TO INTERVIEW BACK IN YOUR REGULAR SESSION.
THANK YOU SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, VOTE.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE BACK IN REGULAR SESSION NOW.
UM, WE HAVE FOR US A PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME.
MOTION FOR APPROVAL AND THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WAS
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DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.I SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
HEARING NONE, THE EYES HAVE IT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GREAT WORK ON THAT.
[a. Consideration of award of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) One-Stop Operator, Contract B25-04-003 to Head Forward Solutions LLC.]
ON TO ITEM FIVE A NORTH NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA INNOVATIVE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS, CONSIDERATION OF AWARD OF WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT, WIOA ONE STEP OPERATOR.CONTRACT B 25 DASH FOUR DASH ZERO THREE TO HEAD FORWARD SOLUTIONS LLC.
ALRIGHT, ADAM, GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY.
UH, UH, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
I, I WANT TO SAY, UH, UH, WHEN I TOOK, UH, OVER AS DIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE, IT, WE HAD SOME CHALLENGES, UH, A GREAT DEAL OUT THERE, BUT WE OVERCAME THEM.
I HAVE ONE OF THE MOST FANTASTIC TEAMS, IN FACT, WE'RE FULLY STAFFED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MANY, MANY YEARS.
WE'VE GOT A FULL TEAM AND, UH, THEY'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
SO WITH THIS, UM, WIOA RIGHT NOW, WE'RE NOT REAUTHORIZATION
CAN HE SIGN SOMETHING FOR THAT? THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE?
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF INVESTMENT.
I I THINK THEY'RE GONNA BE HERE.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE FACING WITH WIOA AS A WHOLE ACROSS THE NATION IS THAT WE HAVE NOT REAUTHORIZED SINCE ITS EXPIRATION DATE, UH, WHICH WAS BACK IN 2016.
AND SO WE, WE'VE BEEN PLUGGING ALONG AND THERE'S BEEN A DECREASE OF 12 TO SOMETIMES 16, 18% ON OUR BUDGETS EVERY YEAR.
UH, ONE OF THE, THE CHALLENGES I HAD WAS HOW DO I TAKE A VERY, VERY SMALL LITTLE BUDGET AND DO A LOT WITH IT? UH, AND WE'VE COME UP WITH IT AND THIS IS ACTUALLY STEP, OUR NEXT STEP IS TO GET THESE CONTRACTS REDONE AND GET SOME INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE READY TO ENGAGE US, GIVE US A BETTER PRICING AND, AND BE A LITTLE MORE, IT'S IN THE TITLE, BE A LITTLE MORE INNOVATIVE.
UH, AND SO WITH HEAD SOLUTIONS, UH, THIS YOUNG LADY IS GOING TO BRING A LOT TO THE TABLE.
UH, THE CONTRACT CAME IN AT A VERY WONDERFUL PRICE BEFORE OUR YEARS WAS 140,000.
UH, AND IT'S, AGAIN, IT'S A SINGLE OPERATOR THAT KNOWS THE STUFF SHE'S BEEN WITH THE, THE COUNTY OR WITH OUR GROUP FOR SOME TIME NOW AS OUR CURRENT ONE STOP OPERATOR.
SO THAT IS, UH, ALL I CAN SAY ON THIS.
AND AGAIN, WITH THE AUDIT ISSUES WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST FOR THE COUNTY, THIS IS ALSO PART OF MY REPAIR TO GET THIS BACK ON TRACK AND GET US BACK TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE IN FOLLOWING THE RULES AND, AND PASSING AUDITS.
SO THANK YOU FOR LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION AND BRINGING THIS BEFORE US TODAY, AS WELL AS YOUR LEADERSHIP.
UM, I KNOW HOW GREAT JOB THAT YOU'RE DOING AND YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT IT, SO THANK YOU.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? OKAY, IF THERE'S NO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION CHAIRMAN I MOTION FOR APPROVAL? PERFECT.
I'LL SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[b. Consideration of award of WIOA Title I-B Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Career Services Provider, Contract B25-04-015 to Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc.]
WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM B, CONSIDERATION OF AWARDED WIOA.ADULT DISLOCATED WORKER AND YOUTH CARRIER SERVICES PROVIDER CONTRACT B 25 DASH ZERO FOUR DASH ZERO 15 TO ECKERD YOUTH ALTERNATIVE SCHEME.
UH, AGAIN, THIS IS, UH, A PART OF THAT REBUILD.
UH, ECKERD IS BEING USED BY COCONINO COUNTY.
THEY'RE ALSO BEING USED BY, UH, PINEL COUNTY.
UH, PINNELL HAS BEEN KIND OF A BIG BROTHER TO ME.
A LOT OF MENTORING, A LOT OF GUIDING ME.
UH, I LIKE TO LOOK AT OTHER LOCAL AREAS TO SEE WHAT'S WORKING, WHAT'S NOT WORKING.
UH, ECKARD HAS BROUGHT A LOT TO THE TABLE.
UH, I WAS VERY SURPRISED WHEN THEY APPLIED FOR THE GRANT, BUT THEY, THEY'RE TAKING A BET ON US TOO.
AND THEY BRING A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE, A LOT OF EXPERIENCE.
AND AGAIN, ONE OF THE THINGS I DID IS BEFORE WE WERE CHARGED, WE WERE GIVING OUT 775,000 FOR THE CONTRACT.
THIS YEAR WE ONLY RECEIVED 772 OR 742,000.
SO OBVIOUSLY THAT WAS NOT GONNA WORK FROM THE PRIOR CONTRACTOR.
SO WE DID PUT THE BID OUT, DID SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
WE ACTUALLY PUT A CAP AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT OUR BUDGET IS.
WE HAVE TO BE WITHIN OUR MEANS AND, AND THIS IS WHAT WE NEED.
AND ECKERD CAME THROUGH WITH A VERY, VERY PLAUSIBLE PROPOSAL, A VERY SHORT NEGOTIATION.
UM, I WAS VERY, VERY HAPPY WITH THE NEGOTIATIONS.
AND SO WE ARE, UH, THIS IS WHAT'S BEFORE US.
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THAT KNOWS WHAT THE RULES ARE.THEY'RE GONNA FOLLOW THE PROGRAM, THE WORK EXPERIENCE, AND DO IT PROPERLY.
AND CIRCUMVENT THOSE AUDIT RESULTS THAT WE HAD THIS LAST YEAR THAT'S REALLY ON MY MIND IS HOW DO WE, HOW DO WE FIX AND GET WITHIN COMPLIANCE? AND AGAIN, ANOTHER STEP INTO COMPLIANCE.
THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING AND FOR LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT'S CLEANED UP SO MUCH APPRECIATED.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? IF NOT, CHAIR TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION CHAIRMAN I MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
SECOND, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
HEARING NONE, THE AYES HAVE IT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GREAT WORK.
[a. Consideration of Task Agreement between the Hopi Tribe and Navajo County for the purchase of asphalt concrete millings and cold mix asphalt repair material for road maintenance activities on Route 25 and Hopi public routes.]
ON TO PUBLIC WORKS.ITEM SIX, A CONSIDERATION OF TASK AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HOPI TRIBE, NAVAJO COUNTY FOR THE PURCHASE OF ASPHALT CONCRETE MILLINGS AND
MICHELLE, GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, YOU AS WELL, CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
UM, TODAY I'M BRINGING BEFORE YOU A TASK AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HOPI TRIBE AND NAVAJO COUNTY FOR THE PURCHASE OF ASPHALT CONCRETE MILLINGS AND COLD MIX ASPHALT REPAIR MATERIAL FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES ON ROUTE 25 AND HOPI PUBLIC ROUTES.
THE HOPI PUBLIC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS REQUESTED ASSISTANCE WITH PURCHASING MATERIALS TO IMPROVE ROADWAY SURFACE CONDITIONS ON THE HOPI RESERVATION WITHIN NAVAJO COUNTY BOUNDARIES.
THE MILLING MATERIAL WILL BE USED FOR ROUTE 25 LOCATED IN KAMO.
THE COLD MIX ASPHALT REPAIR MATERIAL WILL BE USED ON HOPI PUBLIC ROADWAYS FOR MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.
THE ESTIMATED PROJECT COST IS $50,000 AND THERE IS CURRENT CAPACITY WITHIN THE HEAR F BUDGET.
THIS PROJECT WAS ESTABLISHED FOLLOWING THE COUNTY'S TRANSPORTATION PARTNERSHIP PROCESS, THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD CHAIR? YES, GO AHEAD.
SUPERVISOR
UH, THANK YOU ROCHELLE FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THEN ALSO TO, UM, NICOLE AS WELL AND PUBLIC WORKS AND JANINE FOR, UM, THE BACKGROUND, UH, OF INDIVIDUALS THAT, UH, WORK IN, UH, BRINGING THIS, UH, TASK AGREEMENT BEFORE THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION AND IN PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH, UM, THE INDIVIDUALS FROM THE TRIBE.
YOU ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF OUR PARTNERSHIP AND THE SUPPORT AS FAR AS TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION IS CONCERNED.
AND SO, UM, WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
[7. COUNTY BUSINESS UPDATE: Report from County Manager, County Attorney and Board members.]
IT.WE'RE ON THE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, COUNTY BUSINESS UPDATE.
MR. CARLINE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO UPDATE? I DO NOT.
NOW I JUST WANT TO, UH, EXPRESS MY CONDOLENCES TO, TO THE FAMILY FOR JANET RICHARDS AND FOR ALL THE STAFF HAS GONE THROUGH, UH, FOR PREPARATION TO REACH OUT.
AND I KNOW IT'S A TRAGEDY, UH, WHERE WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WORK TOGETHER WITH HER.
WE NEVER KNOW WHEN A LIFE WILL CUT, BE CUT SHORT.
SO EVERY DAY WE JUST HAVE TO BE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT WE DO HAVE AND JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE, UH, WE RETURN.
MELISSA, I'M GLADYS THAT SHE'S BACK WITH US TODAY AS WELL.
SORRY, I'M NOT THERE TODAY, BUT I APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO BE WITH YOU VIRTUALLY.
UM, SUPERVISOR
I'LL WAIT UNTIL NEXT BOARD MEETING.
UM, LAST MONTH I DID GO TO WIR AND UM, UP IN, WE WENT UP TO SOUTH DAKOTA TO TOUR SOME SITES AND ALSO LECTURE TIME AND, UM, GOTTA SEE A GOOD AMOUNT.
UH, BADLANDS, UH, I ARRIVED EARLY TO GO TO THE BADLANDS AND THEN REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF, UM, EROSION, UH, IN THE AREA AND THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF, UM, FOSSILS STILL WHEN IT RAINS.
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THE WHOLE TIME WE WERE THERE, UM, AT THE SITE.AND THAT THE, THE FOSSILS GET UNBURIED.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS I I ONLY LEARNED WAS THAT, UM, THAT THEIR HORSES HAD THREE FOOT, UH, THREE, THREE, THEY WERE THREE, I CAN'T EVEN SAY IT, THREE HOOFED.
AND EVENTUALLY IT BECAME, UM, ONE.
SO THAT WAS KIND OF INTERESTING.
UH, WE ALSO WENT TO THE CRAZY HORSE PARK.
AND THE MOST INTERESTING BECAUSE I KEPT MISSING THE, THE, THE ANIMALS THAT WERE IN THE AREA, I COULDN'T GET PICTURES OF THEM.
UM, IT WAS, I BELIEVE WAS RAINING AS WELL, AND THAT THE ROADS WERE BUILT ALL CURVE FOR A REASON SO PEOPLE DON'T DRIVE FAST.
UM, ANYWAYS, UM, AMONG OTHER THINGS, I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT.
AND THEN, UM, ALSO WENT TO BIRCH SPRINGS VETERANS MEMORIAL FOR, UM, NAVAJO NATION MEMORIAL DAY, AND I GOT THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER THERE.
UM, BIRCH SPRINGS, UM, OR CITY TO IN NAVAJO IS, UM, WELL KNOWN VETERANS GROUP.
THEY, THEY TRAVEL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, UH, WASHINGTON, DC EVERY OTHER YEAR I BELIEVE.
AND, UM, IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO BE THERE WITH THEM, UM, TO DO THE VETERANS EVENT, REFOLDING OF THE FLAGS AND, AND ET CETERA.
UH, OTHERWISE IT'S, UM, ATTENDING THE REGULAR CHAPTER MEETINGS AS WELL AS, UM, OTHER ADDITIONAL MEETINGS LIKE ROAD MEETINGS.
AND I ALSO ATTENDED THE FOREST LAKE, UM, PEABODY PUBLIC HEARING, OR NOT JUST NOT PEABODY, COLE COLE PUBLIC HEARING.
AND, UM, I LISTENED TO THE PE MAINLY TO LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE, BUT I SPOKE AS WELL.
AND THE MOST OF THE PEOPLE DON'T WANT, DON'T WANT ON COAL TO BE EXTRACTED AGAIN IS LIKE 99.9% OF THE FOLKS WHO WERE THERE.
I THINK THERE WAS JUST ONE, ONE PERSON WHO, WHO WAS RAISED, UM, OFF THE BLACK MYSELF, BUT HIS DAD WORKED UP THERE FOR FOUR YEARS AND HE ALSO IN THE END WORKED THERE AT PEABODY COAL COMPANY.
SO, AND BECAUSE OF THE COST OF COAL, I HOPEFULLY I'M, IF I'M RIGHT, I DOUBT THAT COAL WOULD BE, UM, EXTRACTED AGAIN UNLESS THEY FIND BIGGER WAYS BECAUSE, UM, THE, THE AREA ON BLACK MESA, WHICH IS KEY TO MINE AND FORMER BLACK MESA MINE, THEY'VE ALL BEEN RECLAIMED AND, AND I SAID, I WANT THEM TO COMPLETE THEIR RECLAMATION AND MOVE ON AND SAY GOODBYE.
SO THAT WAS SORT OF MY COMMENT THOUGH, JUST TO SHARE IT WITH YOU AND I THANK YOU.
SUPERVISOR AL, SUPERVISOR WEISINGER.
AND THEN I DON'T HAVE AN UPDATE TODAY.
[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.]
UM, DO WE HAVE ANY CALL FOR THE PUBLIC? WE DOSO I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, AMANDA SILVERN HORN.
SHE COMES TO US FROM SNOWFLAKE HIGH SCHOOL WHERE SHE SPENT 10 YEARS.
SHE COMES HIGHLY REGARDED AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE HER AS PART OF OUR TEAM.
ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER CALLS TO THE PUBLIC ITEMS? NO.
WE'LL, JUST, THE BOARD CAN'T REALLY COMMENT A LOT ON CALL THE PUBLIC ITEMS, SO WE CAN'T SAY A TON, BUT ANYHOW,
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BUT WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU.SO, UM, WITH THAT THEN WE STAND ADJOURNED.
AND WHY DON'T WE TAKE A QUICK 10 MINUTE OR LET'S START UP AT 10 O'CLOCK.
WOULD THAT GIVE YOU ENOUGH TIME? 10 0 5 WORK TIME
WE'LL START THE WORK SESSION BACK UP AT 10 0 5 THEN.