* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. OKAY, [00:00:01] SEE YA. IT'S THAT TIME. SO [ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND AGENDA Tuesday, October 14, 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 ] WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH OUR MEETING TODAY. GLAD TO HAVE EVERYBODY HERE WITH US. I HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD WEEKEND, UM, AND ALL AS WELL. WE'RE GOING TO TURN THE TIME OVER TO SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR, UM, FOR A PRAYER AND THEN A MOMENT ASSIGNMENT. WE'D JUST LIKE TO OFFER A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR TIMBER MESA. IN THE PAST MONTH, THEY HAVE, UH, LOST THREE OF THEIR FIRST RESPONDERS, AND I JUST THINK, UH, IT'S APPROPRIATE TODAY THAT IF WE STARTED WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE LET ME AT THE THANK YOU. THOSE WHO'D LIKE TO JOIN WITH US IN PRAYER, PLEASE STAND. OKAY. OUR MOST GRACIOUS FATHER IN HEAVEN, HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE THIS DAY TO BE ABLE TO ASSEMBLE TOGETHER AS CITIZENS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS OF NAVAJO COUNTY TO BE ABLE TO MEET AND TO DO THE BUSINESS OF THE COUNTY AT THIS DAY. FATHER, WE WISH TO GIVE THESE THANKS FOR THE MOISTURE THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED, FOR THE BLESSING THAT IT IS TO OUR COUNTRY AND TO OUR LAND. AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF ARIZONA. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR IT. FATHER, WE ASKE TO BLESS THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE TIMBER MESA, WHO HAVE LOST, UH, LOVED ONES AS WELL AS THOSE WHO HAVE LOST, UH, FELLOW PEOPLE WHO THEY SERVE AND WORK WITH TOGETHER AS A BROTHERHOOD AND SISTERHOOD WITHOUT COMFORT THEM. FATHER, AS MUCH AS THERE'S BEEN MANY THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN OUR COUNTRY RECENTLY, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE PEACE THAT HAS BEEN FOUND IN OTHER COUNTRIES AND FOR THE WORK THAT'S GONE ON TO BRING PEACE TO AREAS THAT HAVE KNOWN MORE AND KNOWN DESTRUCTION. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THY SON JESUS CHRIST, AND FOR THE BLESSING THAT IT GIVES US, FOR THE HOPE, FOR THE FAITH, FOR THE REALITY OF ETERNAL TRUTHS THAT HELP US IN OUR LIFE. WE ASK A BLESSING UPON OUR CITIZENS WHO MAY BE ILL OR AFFECTED IN OR SICK, THAT THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO HAVE COMFORT. WE PRAY FOR THOSE PEOPLE IN GLOBE AND SUPERIOR WHO HAVE TAKEN THE BRUNT OF THIS STORM WITH FLOODING. AND WE KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE ASSISTED AND HELPED, AND WE PRAY THAT THEY MIGHT CONTINUE TO DO SO, THAT WE MIGHT REACH OUT ANY WAY THAT WE CAN TO ASSIST AND TO HELP THEM. BUT WE KNOW THAT THOU KNOWS ALL THINGS, FATHER, THAT THOU COULD SEND THE RAINS AND THOU ALSO CAN SEND MOISTURE THAT WILL HELP THIS LAND THROUGH THE WINTER AND, AND ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE SERIOUS PROBLEMS THAT WE WERE FACING. NOW WE PRAY THAT AS WE DISCUSS THE THINGS OF THIS MEETING TODAY, THAT WE MIGHT HAVE THY SPIRIT TO DO SO THAT WE MIGHT DO IT IN A MANNER THIS PLEASING UNTO THE NOW. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE COME TO RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN SERVICE TO THE COUNTY FOR MANY YEARS, THAT THEY MAY FEEL APPRECIATED THIS DAY. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THEM. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT THOU HAS DONE FOR US FATHER. AND WE GIVE BE THANKS IN THE NAME OF THY SON, JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE STRAW. THANK YOU SUPERVISOR. APPRECIATE IT. VICE CHAIR. UH, WE ALSO HAVE, UH, SUPERVISOR WITH US. UM, SHE'S WITH US VIRTUALLY TODAY. UM, BUT WE HAVE THE FULL BOARD CHAIR WITH US. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF YOU HAVE ANY FOR FIRST [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:] ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THE BOARD'S WISHING TO SPEAK TO OR THE CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN? A MOTION CHAIR I MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? CARRY NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? VOTE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? VOTE NAY. HEARING NONE. THE AYE. SEVEN. THANK YOU. OKAY, [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'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO. NAVAJO COUNTY JAIL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTOR SESSION. WE'LL LEAD A MOTION [00:05:01] TO MOVE INTO THAT. SO SECOND, A MOTION TO SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVORABLE VOTE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? VOTE NAY. NONE. THE AYES HAVE IT. WE HAVE A CONSENTED AGENDA BEFORE ANY ITEMS THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR YOU TO SPEAK TO NON CHAIR. WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION, SO MOVE. SECOND. MOTION A SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVORABLE? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? VOTE NAY. HEARING NONE HAVE IT. I'LL NEED [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: ] A MOTION TO LEAVE THE NAVAJO COUNTY JAIL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTOR SESSION AND MOVE INTO THE NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTOR SESSION. SO MOVE SECOND. ALL THOSE IN, IN FAVOR? VOTE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? VOTE NAY. AYE. HEARING NONE, THES HAVE IT. WE NOW ARE IN THE NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT. ITEM A CONSENT AGENDA. ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? AGENDA THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS? DO NOT CHAIR OF ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PROPOSED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? VOTE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION OR RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION. SO MOVE. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? VOTE. AYE. AYE. HEARING NONE. AYES HAVE IT. WE ARE NOW BACK [a. Presentation to Vincent Palazzolo on his Retirement from Navajo County after 10+ Years of Service] IN THE REGULAR SESSION. I'M NUMBER FOUR. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ITEM FOUR A. WE'RE TURN THE TIME OVER TO ERIC SHERIFF FOR THAT, OR VINCENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THIS MORNING WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE A NUMBER OF OUR EMPLOYEES HERE FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE TO NAVILLE COUNTY IN THEIR RETIREMENT. THE FIRST ONE HERE IS, UH, VINCE PALAZZOLO. IF YOU WANNA COME ON UP, VINCE AND CHAIR, IF YOU, IF YOU WANNA COME ON UP TWO. SO, VINCENT POLO IS, IS JUST A, A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE TO OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY. UM, I'VE, I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK AND DEAL WITH HIM, UH, A NUMBER OF TIMES OVER THE, THE 10 PLUS YEARS THAT HE'S BEEN HERE. AND HE'S ALWAYS EXEMPLIFIED BEING CORDIAL AND COLLABORATIVE, WHICH IS SOME OF OUR, OUR BASELINE EXPECTATIONS FOR HERE IN NAVAJO COUNTY. AND HE'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT. UH, AND A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, UH, HE, HE VOLUNTEERED TO BE A PART OF OUR, OUR VERY FIRST HEALTH ADVISORY TEAM. WE CALLED IT THE HAT TEAM. AND, AND VINCE, UH, VOLUNTEERED TO BE A PART OF THAT. AND, AND HIS INPUT WAS, WAS GREAT FOR BUILDING PART OF OUR BENEFITS FOR NAVAJO COUNTY. SO HE'S JUST, HE'S JUST A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL MAN AND GONNA WISH HIM THE BEST IN HIS RETIREMENT. SHERIFF, WE'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU UP TO SAY A FEW WORDS TO CAREFUL ERIC. I GOT MORE THAN A FEW WORDS AS YOU CAN SEE, . UM, FIRST OFF, GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO HAVE A FEW MINUTES TO RECOGNIZE, UH, DEPUTY PALAZZOLO AND THANK YOU ERIC FOR SETTING THIS ALL UP AND, UH, RECOGNIZE HIS YEARS OF SERVICE. UM, I KNOW IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT, BUT I ACTUALLY TRAINED VINCE, SO YES, YOU DID. WE'RE JUST A COUPLE YEARS APART, RIGHT? UM, THE UNIQUE HISTORY OF VINCE IS, UH, HE DID A LIFE OF SERVICE, NOT A LIFE, BUT A, A A CAREER OF SERVICE IN, UH, CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING AND GOT INVOLVED WITH THE NAVAJO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WITH OUR SEARCH AND RESCUE. THAT'S WHY YOU SEE SO MANY SEARCH AND RESCUE VOLUNTEERS HERE TODAY. THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHERE HE GOT HIS, HIS FOOT IN THE DOOR. AND THEN I DON'T, I FORGET HOW OLD YOU'RE, HE WAS IN HIS FIFTIES. WE DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT AGE HERE, BUT HE WAS IN HIS FIFTIES AND HE VOLUNTEERED AND SIGNED UP AND WENT TO THE POLICE ACADEMY IN PHOENIX AT, UH, AALIYAH, ARIZONA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY. AND THEY, THEY DON'T SEE THAT TOO OFTEN. YOU REALLY DON'T. I, WHEN I WENT, WE HAD A 40-YEAR-OLD AND WE CALLED HIM LIKE FATHER DIE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. . AND I WAS CALLED PAPALO. PAPALO. THAT'S RIGHT. I DO REMEMBER, UH, PAPALO. AND THEY RAN HIM AND RAN HIM. AND, UH, AND, UH, HE DID OBVIOUSLY GRADUATE. HIS KNEES WERE BOTHERING HIM, BUT HE MADE IT THROUGH IT. AND THEN HE CAME TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THEN THEY GAVE ME, THE FIRST TIME I MET HIM, THEY SAID, CAN YOU TRAIN THIS GUY? AND MY FIRST THING I DID WITH HIM, I SAID, YOU REALLY NEED TO GET INTO PHYSICAL FITNESS. YOU NEED TO, YOU KNOW, EAT HEALTHY AND WORK OUT AND ALL THOSE THINGS, RIGHT? MM-HMM . RIGHT? . WE EAT LUNCH AT YOUR HOUSE. THAT'S TRUE. WE DID. RIGHT. UH, ANYWAYS, [00:10:01] HAD A, HAD A GREAT TIME GETTING TO KNOW VINCE AND WORK ALONG WITH HIM, UM, AND GOT TO KNOW HIS FAMILY AND ALL THAT AS WELL. SO WITH THAT, WE JUST HAVE A FEW THINGS WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT TO VINCE. A COUPLE LETTERS AND APPRECIATE TORY AND THE REST OF THE NAVAJO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE STAFF THAT HELP US. BUT MUCH LIKE THE ROAD SIGNS THAT ERIC GIVES, WE KIND OF HAVE A TRADITION WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. WE GIVE THESE ROCKS, UH, LOCAL ARTISTS, UH, RICHARD GORMAN, UH, MAKES THESE, WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE UNCLE TO TORI, AND SHE HELPED US KIND OF GET THESE, BUT THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE REALLY COOL AND UNIQUE. SO, VINCE, WE'D LIKE TO FIRST PRESENT YOU WITH THIS, UH, FOR YOUR 12 YEARS OF SERVICE FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THANK SHERIFF. THANK YOU. AND THEN SECOND, WE HAVE HIS RETIREMENT BADGE. SO WHEN HE, UH, GETS PULLED OVER, HE CAN SAY, HEY, I DON'T SPEED. YOU DON'T SPEED. NO, YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T. WE'LL LEAVE THAT WITH YOU THERE. UM, BUT SECONDLY, I'D LIKE TO, UH, FIRST, I KNOW SHE'S RECORDING, BUT LORI, CAN YOU, CAN YOU COME UP? WE, UH, WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT THE SPOUSES. I WRITE A LETTER, UM, TO THE SPOUSES BECAUSE WE FEEL LIKE WE SHARE THEM. AND WE, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR, UM, FOR YOUR SERVICE AS WELL, FOR, FOR LENDING VINCE TO US FOR THE LAST, UH, 12 YEARS. I WON'T READ THE WHOLE THING, BUT I WANT TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU AS WELL. AND IT SAYS, ON BEHALF OF THE NAVAJO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THE SUPPORT, UNDERSTANDING, AND ENCOURAGEMENT YOU HAVE PROVIDED TO YOUR HUSBAND, DEPUTY VINCE PAOLA PAPA, THROUGHOUT HIS 12 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF HOE COUNTY. AND AS VINCE BEGINS AS HIS WELL-DESERVED RETIREMENT, PLEASE KNOW THAT YOUR SACRIFICES, ENCOURAGEMENT HAVE BEEN DEEPLY VALUED BY ALL OF US. THAT AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, YOU HAVE BEEN AND ALWAYS WILL REMAIN AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FAMILY. SO, LORI, THANK YOU. WE, WE RECOGNIZE THAT, THAT, UH, YOU'VE SHARED HIM WITH US AND WE APPRECIATE THE THANK YOU SPLITTING THE TIME BETWEEN HOME AND HERE. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A LETTER, UH, TO DEPUTY PAOLA FOR ME. AND I WON'T, AGAIN, WON'T READ THE WHOLE THING. BUT ON BEHALF OF THE NAVAJO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE CITIZENS WE YOU PROUDLY SERVE, I WANT TO EXTEND MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT, YOUR 12 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE, INCLUDING 10 AS A FULL-TIME DEPUTY AND, AND TWO YEARS AS A RESERVE DEPUTY. VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME REPRESENT AN EXTRAORDINARY COMMITMENT TO, TO OUR AGENCY AND TO THE PEOPLE IN NAVAJO COUNTY. AS YOU MOVE INTO RETIREMENT, PLEASE KNOW THAT YOUR S YOUR SERVICE HAS MADE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE. THE NAVAJO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FAMILY, THANKS YOU FOR YOUR LOYALTY AND SACRIFICE, AND WE WISH YOU CONTINUED HEALTH, HAPPINESS, AND FULFILLMENT IN THIS NEXT CHAPTER, YOUR LIFE. CONGRATULATIONS ON A WEALTH EARNED RETIREMENT, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE TO NCSO AND THE CITIZENS IN NAVAJO COUNTY. THANK YOU. YOU WANT ME TO HAVE IT? NO, THAT'S FINE, . BUT, UM, JUST IN CLOSING, APPRECIATE VINCE, AND LIKE I SAID, HE, HE GOT A START WITH, UH, NCSO IS IS SEARCHING RASH. SHE SEE HIS WIFE'S BEEN THE CAPTAIN FOR AS LONG AS I'VE KNOWN YOU GUYS 10 YEARS MM-HMM . UM, AND THEN THEY CONTINUE TO SERVE THAT WAY. THEY'VE DONE, YOU'VE, YOU'VE HEARD ALL THE STORIES THAT THE WONDERFUL, UH, SEARCHES THAT THEY'VE CONDUCTED, BUT VINCE FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS WORKED WITH US, UH, REALLY HIS FOCUS NOT ONLY ON SEARCH AND RESCUE, BUT UH, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, UH, WORKED IN HEBREW OVER GUARD FOR A LONG TIME. THE SCHOOLS JUST ABSOLUTELY LOVED HIM. HE PLAYED BASKETBALL WITH KIDS, ATE LUNCH WITH KIDS, AND THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT, SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ALWAYS TOLD US, YOU CAN'T MOVE VINCE. SHE CAN'T MOVE. VINCE. UH, VINCE SERVED IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT ROLES, SEARCH AND RESCUE A TV, UH, UH, TRAINING AND DID, DID SO MUCH FOR OUR COUNTY AND ALWAYS, ALWAYS WAS LOOKING FOR MORE WAYS TO HAVE THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND WORK WITH IT. NOT ONLY THE SCHOOLS, BUT THE LOCAL BUSINESSES AND THE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND EVERYTHING THAT WAS HAPPENING IN, IN HEBREW REGARD. AND NOW WE KIND OF PUSH HIM INTO OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTY. HE WAS, HE WAS ALWAYS THERE AND HAD A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH ALL THE CITIZENS AND BUSINESS LEADERS. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE IN YOUR, YOUR INFLUENCE WAS, WAS CERTAINLY RECOGNIZED. SO THANK YOU. YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU'RE GONNA SAY? I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, I WAS GONNA SAY, I, I, I WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, ALTHOUGH THIS WASN'T PART OF MY PLAN, YOU THE PODIUM, IT WASN'T, IT WASN'T PART OF THE, THE, MY, THE, THE PLAN TO RETIRE AT THIS, THIS TIME. I THINK SOMETIMES THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON. SO, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND ALONG WITH EVERYONE ATTENDING TODAY FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, FOR THE, [00:15:01] THEIR SUPPORT. UM, THERE'S WAY, WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE TO, TO THANK, YOU KNOW, THE SHERIFF AND RYAN AND EVERYONE THAT'S HERE, AND, UM, MY FELLOW DEPUTIES, THE DISPATCHERS, EVERYBODY, BUT, AND OF COURSE MY SEARCH AND RESCUE VOLUNTEERS WHO BELIEVED IN ME AND CAME OUT IN THE WEATHER CONDITION IN, IN ALL THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO HELP ME FIND OR, OR RESCUE SOMEONE AND THE COMMUNITY FOR THEIR TRUST AND PARTNERSHIP FOR WORKING WITH THEM AND TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE. SO THANK YOU ALL AND, AND THANK MY WIFE FOR HER SUPPORT. AND, UH, THIS IS 1365. I'LL BE TEN SEVEN. THANK YOU. WE GOT, OH, OKAY. THANK YOU. AND, UH, IF WE COULD GET A, A PICTURE WITH SURE. YEAH. WHERE DO WE, YOU WANT ME STAND RIGHT? RIGHT ON UP THERE. OH, UP THERE. YEAH. SHOULD I TAKE THIS WITH ME OR, OR DON'T LEAVE IT? NEITHER ONE OF THESE. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE, OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BRIAN. THREE. WE NEED, UM, ONE PERSON FROM THE . DO NOT CRY. . THANK YOU, BRIAN. 1, 2, 3. BIG CHEESE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I DUNNO, I HAVE NO IDEA. YES. I THOUGHT YOU GUYS' LIKE GOLD LOCKS, . I THOUGHT YOU WOULDN'T. OKAY. ANY COMMENTS, COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM YOUR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD BEFORE WE MOVE ON? I'LL JUST SAY IT'S, UH, CONGRATULATIONS, ENJOY RETIREMENT. IT'S GREAT. AND LORI, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. IT'S ALWAYS, UH, GREAT TO HAVE A SUPPORTIVE SPOUSE WHO HELPS YOU FULFILL YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES. BUT BEING THERE FOR, AND TEACHING THE YOUTH OVER THERE IN THE HEBREW OVER GUARD AREA, UH, YOU'LL BE MISSED AND JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH. BUT WE KNOW YOU'LL STILL BE PART OF A COMMUNITIES OR PART OF LIFE OR WHEREVER YOU GO, YOU WON'T QUIT SERVING. SO THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. YOU CAN TELL HOW MUCH YOUR LOAN AND RESPECTED BY THOSE THAT YOU HAD OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE WITH. SO THANK YOU. IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE YOU TODAY. THANKS. WE'RE [b. Presentation to Lynda Wilson on her Retirement from Navajo County after 18+ Years of Service] GONNA MOVE ON TO ITEM B, PRESENTATION TO LINDA WILSON ON HER RETIREMENT. WE'RE GONNA TURN THE TIME OVER TO ERIC AND JASON FOR THAT. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. IF WE COULD INVITE LINDA WILSON ON UP AND JASON CASH. LINDA WILSON HAS BEEN WITH NAVAJO COUNTY AND THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT FOR OVER 18 YEARS HERE. AND I KNOW I'VE, I'VE SHARED THIS, UH, WITH THE BOARD BEFORE, BUT I ACTUALLY STARTED WITH PROBATION. UH, WHEN I, WHEN I CAME TO NAVAJO COUNTY BACK IN 2012, I STARTED IN THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT AND LINDA WAS ONE OF THE, THE FIRST PEOPLE I GOT TO MEET HERE AT THE COUNTY. AND, AND SHE AGAIN, EXEMPLIFIES WHAT NAVAJO COUNTY IS ALL ABOUT. AND ESPECIALLY SERVING IN THE JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENT, SEEING HER WORK WITH THE, THE YOUTH THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITIES, UH, THAT CAN BE A, A, A TOUGH, A TOUGH JOB. AND SHE DOES A FANTASTIC JOB AT DOING THAT. SHE'S ALWAYS PATIENT, KIND, CARING FOR EVERYONE THAT SHE, SHE WORKS WITH AND ALWAYS HAS A SMILE ON HER FACE. AND JUST A PLEASURE TO, TO HAVE KNOWN HER THROUGHOUT HER CAREER HERE IN ADVIL COUNTY. JASON, UH, GOOD MORNING. UM, AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A MOMENT TO CELEBRATE THE RETIREMENT OF SOMEONE. UH, TRULY EXTRAORDINARY, UH, [00:20:01] TO OUR DEPUTY CHIEF LINDA WILSON. UM, SHE'S DEVOTED NEARLY 19 YEARS OF HER LIFE TO THE PEOPLE IN NAVAJO COUNTY. UM, LINDA'S CAREER, UM, I THINK IS, HAS BEEN DEFINED BY SERVICE. SHE DIDN'T JUST WORK FOR THE DEPARTMENT. UM, SHE SERVED THE PEOPLE IN NAVAJO COUNTY. UH, SHE DID IT WITH DEDICATION, WITH PURPOSE AND, AND GENUINE COMPASSION. UM, AS A PROBATION OFFICER, SHE WORKED WITH BOTH ADULTS AND JUVENILES, UH, MOST OF HER CAREER WITH JUVENILES. UH, LATER IN, IN HER CAREER, SHE STARTED WORKING ON THE ADULT SIDE AS WELL AS A DEPUTY CHIEF. UM, SHE'S HELPED, UH, LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, UM, CHANGE THEIR LIVES. UM, SO I I, I THINK IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO QUANTIFY THE GOOD LINDA HAS DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. UM, BUT I CAN, I CAN SAY WITH ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE THAT IT'S BEEN FELT FAR AND WIDE, UH, AS SHE MOVED ON TO DEPUTY CHIEF, UH, ADMINISTRATION. UM, HER LEADERSHIP WAS NEVER ABOUT THE TITLE. UH, IT WAS ABOUT TRUST, INTEGRITY, DOING THE HARD WORK, UM, THE MAKE SURE EVERYTHING RAN SMOOTHLY. SHE WAS, UH, THE QUIET FORCE ALWAYS KEPT US ALL GROUNDED. UM, SHE WAS THE SHARP MIND BEHIND ALL OF OUR POLICIES. IF WE EVER NEEDED POLICIES UPDATED OR, OR WE WORKED, LINDA WAS, WANTED TO JUMP ON THAT. UH, AND SHE WAS A STEADY HAND THAT WE ALL RELIED ON. SHE WORE SO MANY HATS. UH, SHE WAS A TRAINER OF BOTH HUMANS AND CANINES. I DON'T KNOW, UH, HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW THIS, BUT, UH, UH, LINDA WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN DEVELOPING THE FIRST ARIZONA STATE PROBATION CANINE ACADEMY. UM, WE JUST GRADUATED OUR FIRST GROUP OF HANDLERS FROM AROUND THE, AROUND THE STATE, UH, FOR DOING, UH, DRUG AND FIREARM DETECTION CANINES. UM, SHE, UH, UH, SHE'S TRAINED GENERATIONS, UH, OF OFFICERS, UM, WITH WISDOM AND HER PATIENCE. SHE'S AN AMAZING TRAINER. UH, SHE CONDUCTS ALL OF OUR INVESTIGATIONS, UH, WITH, YOU KNOW, EXTRAORDINARILY FAIR AND, UH, AND PRECISE WITH THEIR INVESTIGATIONS. AND SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN THE ONE TO HANDLE ALL THE MINUTE DETAILS OF ANY TYPE OF OPERATIONAL REVIEWS WE'VE HAD TO DO, UM, POLICY DEVELOPMENT. UM, AND LARRY, HER, HER FINGERPRINTS ARE ON EVERY CORNER OF THIS DEPARTMENT'S SUCCESS. UM, SO WHEN I SAT DOWN YESTERDAY, UH, TO TRY TO PUT MY THOUGHTS DOWN ON PAPER, UM, I REALIZED REALLY QUICK THAT, YOU KNOW, EVEN WITH THE HELP OF AI, IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. , UH, TO REALLY, TO REALLY PUT INTO WORDS THE, UM, THE IMPACT LINDA'S HAD ON THIS DEPARTMENT. UH, I TRULY BELIEVE THAT NAVAJO COUNTY, UH, HAS ONE OF THE BEST PROBATION DEPARTMENTS, NOT ONLY IN THE STATE, BUT EVEN, EVEN NATIONALLY. AND LINDA'S A HUGE, HUGE PART OF THAT. UM, AND FOR THAT, I THINK WE ALL OWE HER, UH, OUR HEARTFELT THANKS. UH, SO LINDA, AS YOU, AS YOU MOVE INTO RETIREMENT AND, UH, ONTO NEW ADVENTURES AND HOPEFULLY A LOT OF FUN, UH, JUST KNOW HOW MUCH, UH, I PERSONALLY AND I KNOW I SPEAK FOR THE REST OF THE DEPARTMENT, RESPECT, UH, AND ADMIRE, UH, NOT ONLY THE HARD WORK YOU'VE DONE, BUT JUST YOU AS A GENUINE ATHLETE, AS A PERSON, AS YOU'RE GONNA BE MISSED. UM, AND, BUT, UH, YOU'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WOW, I CAN'T FOLLOW THAT, BUT I JUST, I DIDN'T PREPARE A SPEECH, BUT FROM MY HEART, I THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING SUCH A BIG PART OF MY WORLD AND OF MY LIFE. AND IT'S BEEN MY HONOR AND MY PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THE COUNTY. AND IT'S, IT'S, ESPECIALLY THE JUVENILES, BUT ALSO OUR WAYWARD ADULTS THAT WE TRY TO, TO REIGN BACK IN FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE HONOR. THANK LINDA. WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT WITH THIS. THANK YOU. DO YOU WANT TO GET A PICTURE OF THE BOARD? 1, 2, 3. RIGHT THERE. 1, 2, 3. CONGRATULATIONS. [00:25:19] THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ERIC. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? YEAH, I WAS JUST GONNA THINK THAT WHEN ERIC SAID HE STARTED WITH THE JUVENILE, MAYBE HE, MAYBE HE WAS INCARCERATED OR SOMETHING FOR A WHILE THERE, BUT NO, BUT LINDA, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENT. AND I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT, BUT WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE SOMEBODY LIKE YOU WHEN OUR JUVENILE PEOPLE, OUR YOUTH ARE INCARCERATED OR GO THROUGH A PROBATION PERIOD. AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THEM ON THE RIGHT TRACK WHEN THEY HAVE STRAYED. BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION, YOUR YEARS OF TRAINING OTHER PEOPLE. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT ABOUT THE CANINE, BUT THAT'S SPECIAL. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR NAVAJO COUNTY. AND AGAIN, I SAY ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT. I HOPE IT'S WONDERFUL. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR SMAR. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. WISH YOU THE BEST IN YOUR RETIREMENT. OBVIOUSLY YOU TOO WILL VERY MUCH APPRECIATE BY THE PEOPLE YOU SERVED WITH AND THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE ABOUT YOU AND YOUR SERVICE HERE. SO THANK YOU. UM, WE WISH YOU BOTH THE BEST THIS NEXT PHASE OF LIFE. AND THANKS FOR BEING WITH US HERE TODAY AND SHARING. WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON [a. Consideration of a Proclamation recognizing November as Operation Green Light Salute, honoring the men and women who served in the Armed Forces, maintaining the freedom and way of life enjoyed by our community.] TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. IT'S THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND, UM, THEY HAVE A PROCLAMATION THEY'D LIKE TO SHARE FROM YOU. UM, SHE'S NOT HERE, IT'S MAINLY CARRIE'S BABY, BUT SHE'S OUT IN MEDICAL. ALICIA DOES A LOT OF WORK ON IT, SO IF SHE WANTS TO LEAVE IT, I COULD LET HER LEAVE. IF NOT, I WILL BE THE LAST IN LINE. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE UP. UM, FIRST THIS REALLY SHOULDN'T BE A COUNTY ATTORNEY, UH, MATTER, WHICH IS REALLY A NAVAJO COUNTY MATTER. UH, THIS IS THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES PROJECT CALLED OPERATION GREEN. LIGHT IS TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE THE VETERANS TO MAKE SURE BY LIGHTING UP GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS GREEN, THAT WE ARE SENDING A MESSAGE TO THEM THAT THEY ARE SEEN, APPRECIATED AND SUPPORTED OF. TOO MANY OF OUR VETERANS HAVE FOUGHT WARS WORSE OVERSEAS, AND WHEN THEY COME BACK, THEY HAVE BEEN CHANGED USUALLY IN NOT THE MOST POSITIVE WAYS. THERE AN EXTREMELY HIGH SUICIDE RATE AMONG OUR VETERANS. THERE IS A HIGH SUBSTANCE USE RATE AMONG OUR VETERANS. TOO OFTEN THEY GET INVOLVED IN OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM BECAUSE OF THE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ISSUES THAT OFTEN COME WITH BEING IN BATTLEFIELDS. UM, COUNTIES ARE OFTEN A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN FIND HELP AND SUPPORT. SOME STATES ALLOW COUNTIES TO HAVE ACTUALLY VETERANS COMMUNITY OFFICERS THAT DIRECTLY ASSIST THE VETERANS. WE DON'T HAVE THAT IN ARIZONA, BUT IN NAVAJO COUNTY, WE ARE VERY GOOD AT HELPING TO BE INTERMEDIARY TO ASSIST OUR VETERANS THAT REACH OUT TO ANY DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTY TO LET THEM KNOW WHERE THEY CAN GET HELP. WE HAVE A VERY STRONG AND ROBUST VETERANS COURT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN ACCESS THE BENEFITS THAT THEY'VE EARNED AND THE RESOURCES THAT THE COUNTY HAS TO GET THEM BACK ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND TO OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES THEY HAVE. AND ONCE AGAIN, NAVAJO COUNTY WILL BE HAVING AN EVENT AT THE OLD NAVAJO COUNTY COURTHOUSE WHERE WE TURN THE COURTHOUSE GREEN. AND I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO, UH, THE, THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT FOR NAVAJO COUNTY FOR ALL THE WORK THEY DO TO HELP THAT COME ABOUT TO ALICIA FOR ALL OF HER WORK AND PUT ON THAT EVENT AND TO TAKE PHOTOS AND TO HELP PUBLICIZE THAT EVENT. SO WHILE THIS HAS THE CAPTION, THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS REALLY THE NAVAJO COUNTY EVENT. AND I WISH THAT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAD MET BECAUSE I'M SURE THERE WOULD'VE BEEN A VETERAN IN THAT GROUP. AND I DIDN'T REQUESTING ON BEHALF OF ALL THE EMPLOYEES OF NAVAJO COUNTY, THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADOPT A PROCLAMATION CONCERNING OPERATION [00:30:01] GREEN. LIGHT INFORMALLY ANNOUNCED TO THE PUBLIC AND TO THE VETERANS AND OUR COMMUNITIES THAT WE ARE THERE FOR THEM IF THEY EVER NEED HELP AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU BRAD, FOR THAT. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? I'LL SAY THANKS FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, BRAD. THANKS FOR ALL THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH THAT TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZING THESE THINGS YOUR OFFICE DOES A GOOD JOB OF, AS YOU MENTIONED, THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY THINGS THAT ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY, BUT SOCIETY HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO 'EM AND YOU'VE LET OUT IN A NUMBER OF THINGS, UM, OVER THE YEARS. AND, UH, THIS IS JUST ONE OF MORE OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOUR OFFICE HAS CHOSEN TO RECOGNIZE. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THAT, IF YOU'RE REALLY TO EVERYBODY INVOLVED. UM, THANKS SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN IN DOING THAT. UM, ANY MORE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? WE HAVE THE PROCLAMATION COURSE. DO WE NEED TO READ IT? NOT NECESSARILY. OKAY. THAT MEANS YOU DON'T WANT TO READ IT, HUH? BECAUSE WE ALWAYS READ IT . I'M JUST KIDDING. YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ IT. , UM, . JUST A CLERK. THAT'S ISN'T, THERE YOU GO. UM, WE HAVEN'T ENFORCED ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OTHERWISE, CHAIRMAN DIDN'T TAKE A MOTION. CHAIRMAN I MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND. NO MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. UM, WE WILL NOW TAKE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? VOTE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? VOTE NAY. AYE. HEARING NONE, THE AYES HAVE IT. MOTION PASSES. UM, ABOUT TO PASS THAT ONE. SO CAN WE DO A PICTURE FROM, I THINK SHE HAS A VETERAN OR TWO IN THE ROOM. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU ASK THEM TO COME UP AND JOIN YOU AND READ THE ONES THAT, THE PROCLAMATION. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. LET'S DO THAT. PLEASE COME FORWARD. DO WE HAVE A FRAME? DO WE HAVE A COPY? DO WE HAVE A FRAME PROCLAMATION OR WE, DO YOU WANT US TO USE THE ONE HERE? THERE'S ONE, RIGHT? DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER? THERE'S THAT. HERE IT. THANK YOU, SIR. YOU, THERE'S THREE OF YOU ON THAT LOOKS GREAT. OKAY. 1, 2, 3. DO ONE MORE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU MUCH, EVERYBODY. WE NOW CAN I JUST, UH, HAVE A LITTLE MOMENT ON THIS JUST TO SHARE SOMETHING. YOU KNOW, OUR VETERANS ARE SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, OVERLOOKED, SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, FORGOTTEN. BUT WE TRY NOT TO FORGET THEM. AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY RECENTLY OF, UH, OUR AUNT PASSED AWAY. SHE WAS 101 AND HER HUSBAND WAS A, A VETERAN WHO SERVED IN WORLD WAR II AND RECEIVED A DISTINGUISHED, UH, FLYING CROSS. BUT IT WAS INTERESTING AS WE WENT THROUGH SOME OF HIS THINGS, SOME OF THE RECORDS, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HE KEPT, SHE HAD SENT HIM A JOURNAL AND HE WROTE HOME LETTERS THAT JUST WERE LETTERS, BUT WASN'T ABOUT WHAT REALLY HAPPENED, WHAT REALLY HAPPENED IN THE WAR. HE KEPT IN THAT JOURNAL BECAUSE HE COULDN'T SEND IT HOME TO HIS WIFE. AND SO HE WAITED FOR [00:35:01] THAT TO COME OUT AFTER HE HAD GOT BACK THROUGH. AND SO I APPRECIATE BRAD TAKING THE LEADERSHIP OF MAKING THIS POSSIBLE. I KNOW YEARS AGO, THE CITY OF SHEVA WOULD HAVE A BANQUET FOR THE VETERANS AND SOME OF THE THINGS SO THAT THEY FEEL APPRECIATED THROUGHOUT WHAT THEY HAVE DONE. BECAUSE TRULY THEY ARE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE FOUGHT, WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR ALL. SOME HAVE GIVEN THEIR ALL, SOME HAVE, UH, GIVEN THEIR LIFE THAT'S CHANGED THEIR LIFE, NOT NECESSARILY FOR GOOD, BUT FOR THE EVILS OF THE WORLD THAT THAT WAR HAS BROUGHT. AND I JUST THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE AND THANK THEM FOR ALL THAT THEY DO. AND MAYBE WE ALWAYS REMEMBER OUR VETERANS BECAUSE IT IS OUR FREEDOM THAT WE ENJOY MOST AS CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE HAVE COMMENTS? OKAY. NONE. WE'LL MOVE ON [a. Consideration of the County proposal to transfer ownership of the Clay Springs Community Center to the Clay Springs Heritage Foundation (CSHF), a Arizona non-profit, for $1. ] TO ITEM NUMBER SIX, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, UH, CONSIDERATION OF THE COUNTY PROPOSAL TO TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF THE CLAY SPRINGS COMMUNITY CENTER TO CLAY SPRINGS HERITAGE FOUNDATION, ARIZONA NONPROFIT. SO TURN THE TIME OVER TO BRIAN. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN, VICE-CHAIR, SUPERVISORS, UH, THE, SOME BACKGROUND. THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE CLAY SPRINGS COMMUNITY CENTER WAS PURCHASED BY THE COUNTY ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO FROM THE SHOW, LOW UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND IT'S BEEN USED AS A GATHERING PLACE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF CLAY SPRINGS TO HOLD EVENTS, COMMUNITY MEETINGS, CELEBRATIONS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE, UH, THE COMMUNITY PLAYGROUND THERE AND IT'S REALLY BEEN A HUB FOR THAT, THAT COMMUNITY. THE COUNTY LEASES THAT BUILDING TO A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ORGANIZED BY THE RESIDENTS CALLED THE CLAY SPRINGS HERITAGE FOUNDATION. THIS GROUP HAS REQUESTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE THE BUILDING FROM THE COUNTY AND CONTINUE OPERATING THE BUILDING AS A COMMUNITY CENTER. UH, THE CLAY SPRINGS HERITAGE FOUNDATION USES PROCEEDS FROM THEIR THRIFT STORE, VOLUNTEER SUPPORT, AND, UH, AND OTHER COMMUNITY PROCEEDS TO PAY FOR THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE BUILDING. UM, IT HAS A LOT OF HISTORY FOR THAT, UH, COMMUNITY HOLDS A LOT OF SIGNIFICANCE AND THEY'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS BUILDING AND, UH, AND CONTINUOUS OPERATIONS. SO WITH THAT, I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS AND THE STAFF DOES RECOMMEND THAT WE SUPPORT THE, THE TRANSFER OF THIS BUILDING. THANK YOU, BRIAN. UM, I JUST MAKE A COUPLE QUICK COMMENTS. I, I WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE, UM, IN CLAY SPRINGS FOR THE GOOD JOB THAT THEY'RE DOING WITH THAT BUILDING. THIS HAS BEEN A CONVERSATION THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE. UM, THEY'VE BEEN WANTING TO TRY TO, UH, TAKE OVER THAT BUILDING. UM, IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY USES QUITE A BIT. UM, IT'S BEEN A GATHERING PLACE AS YOU HAD MENTIONED, AND RESOURCE, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THAT COMMUNITY. AND IT'S, IT'S, IT WAS NEAT TO KIND OF HEAR THEIR HISTORY OF LIKE HOW IT GOT STARTED, WHY THAT BUILDING WAS BUILT, AND THEN WHAT'S TRANSPIRED TO GET IT TO THE PLACE THAT IT IS TODAY. UM, BUT THE COUNTY, I THINK THAT AT FIRST IT WAS MY EXPERIENCE THAT PEOPLE THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA TRY AND NOT ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN FOR WHATEVER REASON. BUT WE ABSOLUTELY WANT TO BE GOOD PARTNERS AND, AND WORK WITH, UH, THE CITIZENS AS MUCH AS WE CAN. AND WE FOUND, WE'RE GLAD THAT THERE WAS A HAPPY ENDING TO THIS. WE WERE ABLE TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR EVERYBODY THERE. AND THANKS FOR EVERYBODY'S HARD WORK ON THE TEAM HERE IN NAVAJO COUNTY AND HELPING THAT TO HAPPEN. SO ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? IF NOT CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. TRY MOVE TO APPROVE THIS, UH, PURCHASE OF THE CLAY SPRINGS HERITAGE FOUNDATION FROM THE COUNTY. SECOND WE MOTION AND A SECOND? ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ANY? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? VOTE NAY. AYE. HEARING NONE THE EYES HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYBODY AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU GUYS. EXCITED FOR YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WE CAN, WE CAN CLAP THAT BE EVERYONE. THANKS. JUST ON BEHALF OF PLACE BRINGS COMMUNITY. WE APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH AND WE'VE LOVED WORKING WITH YOU GUYS AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS IS SHE RUSSELL, SHE'S ALSO ON THE BOARD AND I BELIEVE MICHELLE BREWER CALLED IN. SHE'S NOT FEELING WELL TODAY, BUT I BELIEVE SHE MIGHT BE ON ZOOM. BUT MY NAME'S ELEANOR MALCOLM AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THAT FOUNDATION AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO. EXCITED IT WORKED OUT. OKAY. [7. COUNTY BUSINESS UPDATE: Report from County Manager, County Attorney and Board members.] WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO THE COUNTY BUSINESS UPDATE ITEM SEVEN. UM, MR. CARLINE, ANYTHING BRIEFLY? UH, THIS LAST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY I DOWN IN THE VALLEY BEFORE ALL THE REIGNS CAME, THANK GOODNESS I WAS PARTICIPATING IN THE 2050 CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICE AND INFRASTRUCTURE SYMPOSIUM. I WAS BOTH A PRESENTER [00:40:01] AT THAT, UH, AT THAT SYMPOSIUM AND ALSO A PARTICIPANT. AND IT WAS CONVENED BY THE ARIZONA PROSECUTING ATTORNEY AS ADVISORY COUNCIL AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS TO LOOK AHEAD 25 YEARS FROM NOW AND SEE WHAT THE NEEDS ARE FOR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THEY FIRST MET, THEIR FIRST SYMPOSIUM WAS ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO IN MAY OF 2024, WHERE THEY WERE LOOKING AT WHAT FOUNDATIONAL INFORMATION THEY WOULD NEED FROM WHAT IS THE GROWTH NOT ONLY IN ARIZONA, BUT EACH OF OUR COUNTIES AND SOME OF OUR MUNICIPALITIES TO WHAT WILL BE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT NEEDS TO THE COURT NEEDS TO THE PROSECUTOR. PUBLIC DEFENDER NEEDS. THIS PAST WEEK WAS THE SECOND SYMPOSIUM IN, IN THIS ONGOING EVALUATION, THEY WERE FOCUSING ON CRIME LABS, JAIL NEEDS, UH, DATA NEEDS THAT HELP, UH, PROJECT WHAT IS, WHAT IS WORKING AND WHAT ISN'T TO HELP, UH, KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE CYCLE. UH, IT'S A ARIZONA TOWN HALL TYPE FORMAT. SO PROBABLY IN A COUPLE MONTHS THERE WILL BE A VALUE, A PUBLICATION COMING OUT THAT SYNTHESIZES THE CONSENSUS OF WHAT IS THERE. ONE POINT OF NOTE, ARIZONA, I MEAN, NAVAJO COUNTY IS ONE OF TWO COUNTIES IN ARIZONA PROJECTED TO HAVE NO GROWTH OR NEGATIVE GROWTH IN THE NEXT 25 YEARS. UM, SO OUR NEEDS MAY BE SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WILL SEE IN ARIZONA IS A GROWTH OVERALL DRIVEN BY PEOPLE RELOCATING FROM OTHER STATES TO ARIZONA, WHICH MEANS THE AGE AGING OF OUR STATE AS A WHOLE WILL BE INCREASING, WHICH WILL PROBABLY HAVE SOME IMPACT. THOSE WHO ARE 35 OR LESS TEND TO COMMIT MOST SEVERE VIOLENT TYPE OF CRIMES. THAT DEMOGRAPHIC COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE DEMOGRAPHICS WILL BE REDUCED. BUT YOU WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT, UH, INCREASE IN THOSE THAT ARE 65 AND OVER, WHICH WHILE THEY DON'T TEND TO COMMIT A LOT OF CRIMES, THEY TEND TO BE VICTIMS OF A LOT OF CRIMES. THEY'RE THE VICTIMS OF ELDER ABUSE, THEY'RE THE VICTIMS OF FINANCIAL FRAUDS. THERE WILL BE A LOT MORE MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS UPON DEATH. UH, SO IT WILL CHANGE SOME OF THE NEEDS AND FOCUSES OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. BUT I'M JUST GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE TAKING A PROACTIVE LOOK AT WHAT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE NEEDS ARE MOVING FORWARD. AND I WAS, HAPPENED TO BE A PART OF IT. I ALMOST FELT LIKE THE ONE WAS OUTTA PLACE COMPARED TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE POWER BROKERS THAT WERE IN ATTENDANCE FROM THE, UH, CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE ARIZONA SUPREME COURT TO LOTS OF, UM, BIGWIGS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THANK YOU FOR SHARING BRIAN. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. UH, JUST A REMINDER, TODAY WE HAVE OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY FAIR. IT'S A FOCUS ON WELLNESS, OUR HEALTH PLAN AND THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE FOR EMPLOYEES. AND ONE I'D JUST LIKE TO EXPRESS, UH, GRATITUDE TO THE BOARD. AND THE BOARD HAS BEEN EXTREMELY SUPPORTIVE OF THESE INITIATIVES AS WE FOCUS ON THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF EMPLOYEES. AND ALSO, UM, WE STARTED LAST YEAR'S NOT JUST, UH, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, BUT ALSO THE PHYSICAL SAFETY OF EMPLOYEES HERE AT WORK AND AT HOME. UH, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE A LOT OF TRAINING, CPR FOR STOP LEAD TRAINING, UM, HOW TO PUT OUT SMALL FIRES AND AT THEIR HOME AND AT THE OFFICE IF THAT SHOULD HAPPEN. SO GRATEFUL FOR THE BOARD SUPPORT FROM THIS. AND WE'RE EXCITED. ONE EDUCATIONAL EVENT TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR, I'LL JUST SHARE A A BRIEF MOMENT HERE. JUST A LITTLE THOUGHT. RECENTLY THE WORLD LOST, UH, ANOTHER 101 YEAR OLD MAN WHO WAS A GREAT LEADER, A GREAT PERSON, THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER EIGHT SAINTS, BUT A WORLD RENOWNED HEART SURGEON. HE HELPED, UH, DEVELOP AND PIONEER HEART SURGERIES. HE PERFORMED THE FIRST HEART, OPEN HEART TRA OPEN HEART SURGERY IN THE STATE OF UTAH. IN READING HIS BOOK, THE HEART OF THE MATTER, IT COMES DOWN TO WHAT'S REALLY IN YOUR HEART. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEART PHYSICALLY AND YOU CAN DO THINGS TO MAKE YOUR HEART BETTER. BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO SPIRITUALLY OR ALLOW YOUR HEART FROM BECOMING HARDENED OR YOUR HEART BECOMING DIFFERENT, INDIFFERENT OR HAVE [00:45:01] HATE WITHIN YOUR HEART? WE SOMETIMES HAVE OUR THOUGHTS, BUT WHEN THEY INTERNALIZE, THEY GO TO THE HEART AND THEY CHANGE YOUR HEART. EACH OF YOU HAVE A HEART AND YOUR LITTLE HEART. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW THAT IT PUMPS 2000 GALLONS OF LIQUID OR BLOOD A DAY AND THAT YOUR BODY HAS 67,000 MILES OF VEINS OR TISSUES THAT THAT SUPPLY BLOOD THROUGHOUT YOUR BODY. AND YET, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER THERE'S HATRED OR WHETHER THERE'S LOVE OR KINDNESS. THE HEART CONTINUES TO BE AND CONTINUES TO GO ON. IT'S NOT PLUGGED INTO ANYTHING AND IT JUST HAS THE ENERGY. MAY WE SHARE LOVE AND KINDNESS. MAY OUR HEART BE TOWARDS GOOD AND NOT EVIL. AND AS WE DO THAT MAY WE REMEMBER THAT WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OURSELF, BUT WE HAVE TO GUARD OURSELF AGAINST THOSE THINGS THAT CAN CHANGE OUR HEART BECAUSE WE ARE THE ONES WHO HAVE CONTROL OF THAT. WE'RE THE ONES THAT CAN LET IT CHANGE AND MAY WE CHANGE IT FOR THE BETTER AND ALWAYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, SUPERVISOR . UM, I HAVE NONE AT THIS TIME. CHAIR. I'LL WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, SUPERVISOR BENAL, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO UPDATE US ON? OKAY. OKAY. AND I'M NOT GONNA UPDATE AT THIS TIME EITHER. DO WE HAVE ANY CALL TO THE PUBLIC? WE DO NOT. OKAY. WE HAVE NO CALL TO THE PUBLIC. OKAY. SO THEN WE'RE TO ITEM NUMBER NINE. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.