Nov 18, 2025 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting

[ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND AGENDA Tuesday, November 18, 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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THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING.

WE WILL GO AHEAD AND START THE MEETING.

UH, THE FIRST THING ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND I WILL LEAVE THOSE THIS MORNING STARTING WITH THE PRAYER.

OUR KIND AND GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER AS NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS, TO BE ABLE TO DO THE WORK OF THE COUNTY.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT THAL HAS PROVIDED.

WE GRATEFUL FOR THE MOISTURE THAT DOW HAS PROVIDED FOR THE LAND AND FOR THE NEW RENEWANCE THAT IT BRINGS.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SERVE ONE ANOTHER, TO BE ABLE TO UPLIFT ONE ANOTHER AND BE, UM, SUPPORT AND CHAMPION AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED IN NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS TO BE ABLE TO DO THY WORK, AND TO BE ABLE TO PRESS FORWARD AND TO STRENGTHEN ONE ANOTHER.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK FOR THY CONTINUED GUIDANCE IN ALL THINGS.

WE ASK FOR THY STRENGTH OVER US, THAT WE WILL BE MINDFUL, AND THAT WE WILL WORK TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT.

THAT WE WILL BE RESPECTFUL OF ONE ANOTHER, THAT OUR WORDS WILL BE UPLIFTING, AND THAT WE WILL BE ENCOURAGING, AND THAT WE WILL ALWAYS LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE.

AND THAT WHEN WE HAVE THY STRENGTH AND LIABILITY UPON US, THAT WE USE THOSE THINGS FOR GOOD.

HEAVENLY FATHER.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THOSE WHO SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS FOR OUR TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS, FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL, FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN OUR HOSPITALS AND THOSE IN OUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS, AND THOSE WHO ARE IN NAVAJO COUNTY AND ALL ACROSS THE REGION WHO SERVE IN DIFFERENT CAPACITIES, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR THY HAND UPON THEM AND THAT THEY MIGHT BE WITH THEM AS THEY WORK TO DO THE SERVICE OF PEOPLE.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK FOR THEIR BLESSINGS UPON ALL THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED TODAY, THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING, AND THOSE WHO ARE DESIRING SUPPORT THAT WE MIGHT BE ANGELS HERE ON EARTH AND BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE COMFORT THAT THEY ARE SEEKING HEAVEN.

FATHER, WE ASK FOR THY STRENGTH IN ALL THINGS.

IN THESE THINGS.

WE PRAY IN THE NAME OF THY SON, JESUS CHRIST, AMEN.

I OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND FOR STANDS BY NATION UNDER GOD AND INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

GOOD MORNING, SHERIFF.

UH,

[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:]

UM, IF THERE AREN'T ANY QUESTIONS, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH A MOTION.

IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, PLEASE POSE THOSE MOTION.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY, AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

WE WILL MOVE

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

WE'LL NEED A MOTION TO ENTER INTO THE JAIL DISTRICT.

SO MOVED.

SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND.

UM, SINCE THERE ARE THREE OF US, THE MOTION CARRIES.

UM, WE HAVE AN ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA UNDER THE NAVAJO COUNTY JAIL DISTRICT.

IF THERE AREN'T ANY QUESTIONS, UM, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MOTION CHAIR.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A, A CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

SECOND, THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND.

UM, THE MOTION HAS BEEN APPROVED.

WE'LL MOVE

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

WE'LL NEED A MOTION TO LEAVE THE NAVAJO COUNTY JAIL DISTRICT AND A MOTION TO ENTER INTO THE NAVAJO COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT.

SO MOVE SECOND, FIRST, AND SECOND.

UM, MOTION CARRIES.

AGAIN.

WE HAVE CONSENT.

AGENDA ITEM.

UM, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE, UM, OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS OR OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS.

OR

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UH, MOTION.

SECOND.

THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE LIBRARY DISTRICT CONSENT AGENDA.

UM, AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

WE'LL MOVE

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

WE'LL NEED A MOTION TO LEAVE THE NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT AND MOVE ON TO THERE IN A MOTION TO ENTER INTO THE NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTOR SESSION.

SO MOVED.

SECOND MOTION.

AND A SECOND MOTION HAS BEEN APPROVED.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM, OR THERE ARE SEVERAL CONSENT ITEMS. THERE ARE FOUR UNDER THE NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT.

IF THERE AREN'T ANY QUESTIONS, WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR A MOTION.

ACTUALLY, THERE'S 11.

ARE THERE 11? OKAY.

YEAH.

UM, MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE 11 ITEMS. SECOND, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.

UM, AND THE MOTION HAS BEEN APPROVED.

NOW WE HAVE A MOTION TO ENTER INTO REGULAR SESSION.

SO MOVE, SECOND OBJECT, MOTION, AND A SECOND TO APPROVE, TO ENTER INTO A REGULAR SESSION.

MOTION IS APPROVED.

UM, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE F THE FIFTH ITEM, I THINK THERE ARE SOME NEW FACES IN HERE.

UM, JUST IN THINKING OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, UM, WE WENT THROUGH THAT REALLY QUICKLY.

UM, AND SO THERE ARE, ALL OF THESE ITEMS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR COUNTY WEBPAGE.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO GO TO THOSE PAGES TO, OR THAT SPECIFIC PAGE TO LOOK AT WHAT THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ARE.

'CAUSE OFTENTIMES WE'RE LIKE, WHAT, WHAT WAS APPROVED? YOU KNOW, AND JUST SO YOU HAVE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS ALL OF THAT INFORMATION.

OKAY.

UM,

[a. Personnel Service Awards: Congratulations to the following employees for their continued service to Navajo County: Joshua Dillard, (Probation) 5 years; Casey Hackler (Public Works) 5 years; Gabriella Tovar (County Attorney) 5 years; Tristan Watson (Sheriff) 5 years; Kimberly Willis (Sheriff) 5 years; Maribel Chavira Pozos (Jail Operations) 5 years; Connie Adamovich (Jail Operations) 10 years; Dustin Matkin (Sheriff) 15 years; Michael Sample (Clerk of Superior Court) 15 years.]

AND WE HAVE OUR PERSONNEL SERVICE AWARD WARD, AND ERIC SCOTT WILL BE LEAVING.

GOOD MORNING, MR. SCOTT.

GOOD MORNING, VICE CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

THIS MORNING, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE A NUMBER OF OUR EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE TO NAVAJO COUNTY.

WE, WE HAD A LITTLE GET TOGETHER THIS MORNING, AND THE EMPLOYEES GOT TO RECEIVE A LITTLE GIFT, A TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION, AND, UH, WE'RE, WE'LL CALL 'EM UP HERE AND, AND RECOGNIZE THEM WITH A, A SIGN AND A SHIRT FOR, FOR NAVAJO COUNTY AS WELL, AND THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE.

SO, FIRST OFF, WE HAVE JOSHUA DILLARD IN PROBATION.

JOSH, IF YOU WANT TO COME ON UP.

JOSH IS BEING RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE TO NAVAJO COUNTY.

NEXT WE HAVE CASEY HACKLER IN PUBLIC WORKS, ALSO BEING RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE YEARS.

GABRIELA TOVAR IN THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, UH, COUNTY ATTORNEY OFFICE, ALSO BEING RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE YEARS.

GABRIELA, UH, AT A, A FAMILY EMERGENCY THIS MORNING AND WAS ABLE, UNABLE TO MAKE IT, BUT WE'LL STILL GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

NEXT, WE HAVE TRISTAN WATSON IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

UH, ALSO UNABLE TO MAKE IT THIS MORNING, FIVE YEARS AS WELL.

KIMBERLY WILLIS WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE BEING RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE, THANK MARIBEL SHAVIRA IN THE JAIL.

ALSO BEING RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE YEARS.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH.

DUSTIN MATKIN IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, 15 YEARS OF SERVICE.

AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE MICHAEL, SAMPLE, CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT, 15 YEARS OF SERVICE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS, SIR? OH, GO AHEAD.

I'M SORRY.

BIG PICTURE.

OH, YEAH.

YEAH.

IF WE COULD HAVE EVERYONE THAT, THAT WAS RECOGNIZED, COME ON UP.

WE'LL GET A PICTURE WITH THE BOARD.

BRING YOUR, BRING YOUR SIGN ON UP TOO, IF YOU GOT IT.

THANK YOU.

MELISSA, YOU CAN YOU GO OVER BY DUSTIN, PLEASE? JOSHUA, WE GO WALK OVER THERE OR OVER? RIGHT HERE.

OH, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

WHICH WAY ON THE SIGN IS TORY? THIS WAY.

STRAIGHT, STRAIGHT UPSIDE DOWN.

THE OTHER.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SCOOT IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

I'M JUST WAITING.

ALL RIGHT.

ONE BIG SMILE, CASEY, TWO, THREE.

BIG CHEESE.

SOME PEOPLE, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, UM, FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR ORGANIZATION.

WE CERTAINLY PRIDE OURSELVES, UM, THAT WE COULD NOT BE THE ORGANIZATION THAT WE ARE WITHOUT THE GREAT EMPLOYEES WHO COME AND SERVE EVERY DAY.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

WE'LL MOVE ON

[b. Presentation to Randall Whipple on his Retirement from Navajo County after 36+ Years of Service]

ERIC, THANK YOU.

VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

RANDALL, IF YOU WANT TO COME ON UP.

SO, RANDALL WHIPPLE HAS BEEN WITH NAVAJO COUNTY FOR, FOR OVER 36 YEARS.

IT'S, IT'S ACTUALLY CLOSER TO 37 YEARS IF YOU INCLUDE HIS TIME AS A, A TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE.

HE STARTED WITH NAVAJO COUNTY IN OCTOBER, 1988.

THAT SOUND RIGHT.

UM, AS A TEMPORARY UTILITY WORKER IN PUBLIC WORKS.

UH, RANDALL, DO YOU REMEMBER HOW MUCH AN HOUR YOU WERE MAKING BACK THEN? $6 AN HOUR.

$6 AND 63 CENTS AN HOUR AT 20 YEARS OLD.

SO RANDALL HAS, HAS PUT IN A LIFETIME OF SERVICE TO NAVAJO COUNTY AND BEEN IN PUBLIC WORKS THE ENTIRE 37 YEARS, RIGHT? YES.

SO OUT THERE, UH, BLADE IN THE, THE ROADS PUSHING SNOW.

UH, RANDALL'S JUST BEEN A, A PLEASURE TO, TO WORK WITH, UM, IN, IN HR.

I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO WORK WITH, WITH MOST OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

AND RANDALL ALWAYS HAS A SMILE ON HIS FACE AND JUST A GREAT ATTITUDE.

SO HAPPY TO, TO HAVE HIM AND HIS YEARS OF SERVICE AND WISH HIM IN THE, THE BEST IN HIS, IN HIS RETIREMENT.

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AND SHELBY, YES.

COME ON.

IT'S JUST GONNA BE ME.

THIS IS, I, I APPRECIATE YOU ALL BOARD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, THIS IS, I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN HERE.

THIS IS A TOUGH ONE.

SO I'VE KNOWN RANDALL FOR, FOR A LOT OF YEARS.

UM, AND, UH, IT'S KIND OF, KIND OF HARD NOT TO GET, GET TOO EMOTIONAL.

UM, I'LL JUST SHARE KIND OF A QUICK STORY.

I, SO I'VE BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT 18 YEARS, AND WHEN I FIRST STARTED, UM, AS A, AS A ROAD INSPECTOR, THE ROAD CREWS COULD BE KIND OF TOUGH AND LIKE TO PLAY A LOT OF JOKES AND KIND OF MAKE YOU WHATEVER, EARN THEIR FRIENDSHIP AND ALL THAT.

BUT THERE WAS ALWAYS TWO PEOPLE IN THE ROAD YARD THAT REALLY STUCK OUT MY MIND AND, UH, UH, MADE IT REAL EASY FOR ME TO FIT IN.

UM, AND ONE OF THOSE WAS, WAS OF COURSE, UH, MARTY, MARTY MCNEIL, OF COURSE, RANDALL FROM, FROM DAY ONE, .

HE'S, UH, HE'S ALWAYS BEEN VERY KIND.

UM, NOT ONLY TO ME, BUT BUT TO MY FAMILY.

ANYWAYS, THANK YOU, RANDALL.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

SO HERE, YOU'RE A GOOD FRIEND.

GOOD.

AND I, UM, UH, HOPE FOR NOTHING BUT THE BEST FOR YOU.

THANK YOU.

AND YOUR, YOUR JOURNEYS FROM HERE.

I'M GOING MISS YOU GUYS ALL.

SO I'LL MISS YOU VERY MUCH.

THIS GUY'S MADE A REALLY GOOD JOB WITH THE COUNTY AT SHO.

IT'S REALLY CHANGED IS HOW IT USED TO BE.

THIS GUY'S DONE IT WELL, YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME CRY, .

THAT THAT WAS IT.

THAT WAS, EXCEPT THAT'S THE TRUTH.

EVERYBODY KNOWS HOW SHALLOW IT WAS FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS.

IT WAS STABBING PEOPLE IN THE BACK AND THIS AND THAT.

IT'S REALLY CHANGED.

SEE, THIS IS WELL, ABOUT RANDALL, RIGHT, RIGHT HERE IS HE, HE HAS A TENDENCY TO NOT REALIZE WHAT HE'S ALWAYS BROUGHT WITH HIS POSITIVITY AND WITH, WITH JUST BEING AN ENLIGHTENED INDIVIDUAL.

AND THAT IS SOMETHING I WILL MISS IN THE, IN THE ROAD YARD THERE, BECAUSE THE GUY THAT'S BEEN WITH THE ORGANIZATION THAT LONG, YOU KNOW, WHEN HE SITS IN THERE AND HE LOOKS EVERY DAY, JUST NO MATTER WHAT HE'S DOING, HE HAS A SMILE ON HIS FACE.

IT'S CONTAGIOUS, AND IT, AND IT SPREADS.

SO DON'T SELL YOURSELF SHORT, BECAUSE YOU HAVE DONE A LOT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

YOU ABSOLUTELY.

SO THANK YOU GUYS.

I, I HAD A LOT MORE TO SAY, BUT I DO THIS, SO YEAH, IT WAS, IT WAS HARD.

HARD.

SO WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR A LOT OF YEARS, SO HE'S, HE'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD, GOOD, GOOD FRIEND TO, NOT ONLY TO ME, BUT MY FAMILY.

SO THANK YOU GUYS.

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU, RANDALL.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

RANDALL.

WE WANNA PRESENT YOU WITH THIS, UH, GIFT CERTIFICATE, THE SNOWFLAKE SMOKEHOUSE, AND THANK YOU.

GET A, GET A PICTURE WITH YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ERIC, CAN YOU, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING, RANDALL? YOU KNOW, IT'S .

LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, WHEN I STARTED, WE HAD THE YARD BEHIND THE FEED YARD IN TAYLOR.

OKAY.

AND THEN WE MOVED OUT TO THE PINEDALE ROAD YARD.

I'VE BEEN FROM THE LANDFILL RUNNING SCRAPERS TO WHATEVER WE NEEDED TO DO.

AND THEN WE BUILT THE TRANSFER STATION WHERE THE GARBAGE IS.

NOW.

WE'VE DONE ALL THAT.

WE PAVED ALL THIS.

WHEN WE STARTED THERE WAS MARTY MCNEIL WADE, THERE WAS A FEW OF US.

SO WE'VE DONE ALL THIS, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE ROADS WAS DIRT WHEN I COME HERE AND WE BUILT THESE ROADS, EXCEPT IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN GOOD JOB.

I CAN'T COMPLAIN.

YEP.

I CAN'T, YOU KNOW, AND THERE'S GOOD PEOPLE HERE.

MM-HMM .

YOU KNOW? MM-HMM .

YEP.

EXCEPT I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING AND THANK YOU GUYS.

WE NEED A PICTURE UP TOP WITH YOU.

OH, OKAY.

PICTURE, CONGRATULATIONS.

THAT'S A LOT OF YEARS.

YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

35 PLUS YEARS.

AND WE, I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THE RACE TOO.

JUST LEFT IN A HO GUN.

YES.

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CLOSE LEFT.

I GUESS YOU'RE THERE AND IN THE CENTER WORK LIKE THIS.

LET'S GET THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YEAH.

GOOD OUT THERE, CHRISTIAN.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ROLLING.

.

UM, BEFORE WE WRAP UP, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD CHAIR? YES.

OR VICE CHAIR? I'M SORRY.

UM, MR. RANDALL, BEFORE YOU LEAVE, UM, I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION, UM, ON, NOT ONLY ON BEHALF OF THE NAVAJO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, BUT ON BEHALF OF, UM, FORMER SUPERVISOR, UM, JONATHAN EZ, SUPERVISOR, UM, JACK, AS WELL AS FORMER AND LATE NAVAJO COUNTY EMPLOYEE, LEO SHEPHERD, WHO WAS A FORMER, UH, TRANSPORTATION PROJECT MANAGER, UM, WITH PUBLIC WORKS.

AND AS YOU DID STATED, I, I CAN ATTEST TO YOUR CONTRIBUTION, NOT JUST TO THE OFF RESERVATION COMMUNITIES, BUT TO THE NORTHERN, UM, PARTS OF DISTRICT ONE AND DISTRICT TWO, BECAUSE IT WAS YOU THAT, UM, PUBLIC WORKS RELIED ON TO GO OUT TO HELP, UM, PROVIDE PLAING ASSISTANCE TO CHINLE BIA AS WELL AS WESTERN BIA AND FORT DEFIANCE BIA IN 2011, 2013 AND 2014.

SO BY YOUR CONTINUED, UM, ASSISTANCE IN THOSE THREE YEARS, ATTEST TO YOUR, TO YOUR, UM, UH, YOUR, YOUR AVAILABILITY AND THEN KNOWING THAT THEY CAN RELY ON YOU BECAUSE IT'S NOT REALLY EASY TO IDENTIFY ROADS OUT THERE, ESPECIALLY IN A VERY RURAL AREA THAT'S JUST NOTHING BUT DIRT WITH NO SIGNAGE.

BUT YOU WENT OUT THERE AND YOU BLADED AND YOU PROVIDED TO MAKE ROADS PASSABLE, NOT ONLY FOR THOSE THAT ARE HIGH RISK, BUT ALSO THOSE THAT, UM, COMMUTE ON A DAILY BASIS TO SCHOOL AND SO FORTH.

AND THEN ALL THERE, THOSE THAT HAVE, UM, JOB OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF BOTH DISTRICT ONE AND DISTRICT TWO, AND THOSE WHOM I HAVE, UM, NAMED AS WELL FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION DURING THEIR 10 YEARS AS SUPERVISORS.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

UH, THANK YOU RANDALL FOR 36 PLUS YEARS.

GOOD TO KNOW YOU SPENT LOTS OF TIME IN A, ON THE RES, INCLUDING IN A HOGAN, SO I'LL REMEMBER THAT.

AND THEN THE REST OF YOU, FIVE TO 15 PLUS YEARS, WE APPRECIATE YOU AS WELL.

I MET SOME OF YOU THIS MORNING, AND AGAIN, I CONGRATULATE YOU AND APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU, INCLUDING THE 36 PLUS YEARS.

SO I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE NAVAJO COUNTY TEAM THAT YOU'RE A PART OF, AND YOU'VE BEEN THE BUILDING BLOCKS AND, YOU KNOW, INTERCONNECTING THAT PUZZLE.

SO TO MAKE IT ALL WORK.

GOOD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, SUPERVISORS.

BEST OF LUCK, RANDALL.

THANK YOU.

YEAH.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US.

I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

WE HOPE YOU GET TO GO FISHING .

UM, WE'LL MOVE ON

[c. Consideration of an Intergovernmental Agreement between Navajo County and the incorporated municipalities of Holbrook, Pinetop-Lakeside, Show Low, Snowflake, Taylor, and Winslow to improve efficiency in the operation of the Magistrate Courts.]

LAKESIDE SHOW LOW SNOWFLAKE, TAYLOR AND WINSLOW TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY IN THE OPERATION OF THE MAGISTRATE COURTS.

AND WE HAVE SHELLY AL.

GOOD MORNING VICE CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A ONE YEAR RENEWAL OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN NAVAJO COUNTY AND OUR MUNICIPAL PARTNERS.

THIS AGREEMENT WAS ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED IN 2011 AND AMENDED IN 2019.

ALTHOUGH THE UNDERLYING ARRANGEMENTS HAVE CONTINUED IN PRACTICE, THE FORMAL AGREEMENT IS TECH IS TECHNICALLY EXPIRED AND HAS BEEN FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

THE PURPOSE OF TODAY'S ACTION IS SIMPLY TO RENEW IT FOR AN ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR TERM TO BRING EVERYTHING BACK INTO ALIGNMENT.

THE AGREEMENT DOES THREE MAIN THINGS.

FIRST, IT AUTHORIZES OUR COUNTY COURT COLLECTION STAFF TO CONTINUE PROVIDING COLLECTION SERVICES ON BEHALF OF THE MUNICIPAL MAGISTRATE COURTS.

SECOND, IT CONTINUES THE LONGSTANDING PRACTICE OF HAVING MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL FILE CRIMINAL MISDEMEANOR CASES IN THE APPROPRIATE JUSTICE COURT.

THOSE CASES ARE THEN PROSECUTED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND WHEN NECESSARY, DEFENDANT BY THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE.

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EACH MUNICIPALITY PAYS TO THE COUNTY TO HELP OFFSET THE COSTS OF PROVIDING THESE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES.

THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE SCOPE OR RESPONSIBILITIES FROM PRIOR YEARS.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE IGA AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF THERE AREN'T ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, WE CAN OPEN FOR MOTION.

I THINK YOU WERE LOOKING FOR.

I WAS LOOKING FOR, YEAH, WE CAN TAKE A SECOND.

YEAH.

OKAY.

UM, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, WE CAN OPEN UP FOR A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL CHAIR.

OKAY.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL.

UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU, SHELLY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.

WE APPRECIATE THAT.

YES.

UM, WE'LL

[a. Consideration of Stipulations between the County Assessor and Petitioners on Petitions for Review of Notice of Change (APN 104-03-006A, APN 206-40-007H, APN 207-12-061A, APN 212-88-015, APN 212-88-017, APN 212-17-001D, APN 212-88-996, APN 212-88-997, APN 212-88-998, APN212-88-999, and APN 105-12-027); Swearing in of Assessor.]

UH, WE'LL NEED A MOTION TO ENTER INTO THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION MOTION, SECOND MOTION, AND A SECOND, UM, MOTION CARRIES WITH APPROVAL.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM A, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION OF STIPULATION BETWEEN THE COUNTY ASSESSOR AND PETITIONERS ON PETITION FOR REVIEW OF NOTICE CHANGE.

UM, AND WE HAVE MELISSA AND MICHAEL, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

YOU DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, SO YOU GOD, I DO.

GOOD MORNING.

THANK YOU.

SO THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE SENDS OUT NOTICES TWICE A YEAR IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY TIMEFRAME.

WE SEND OUT THE NOTICES OF VALUE IN SEPTEMBER.

WE SEND OUT WHAT WE REFER TO AS OUR SEPTEMBER NOTICE.

IT'S ALSO CALLED A NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGE TO ANYTHING THAT'S HAD A CHANGE IN USE, WHICH CAUSES A CHANGE IN VALUE.

THEY HAVE, UH, A CERTAIN TIMEFRAME IN WHICH TO APPEAL THOSE.

WE DID RECEIVE 11 TIMELY APPEAL APPLICATIONS.

UH, ALL 11 OF THOSE APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN SETTLED, UH, WITH THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE.

SO THEY'RE BEFORE YOU.

YOU HAVE A SUMMARY OF THOSE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THOSE 11, UH, I'M HERE TO ANSWER THEM.

IF YOU DON'T, I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND THAT, UH, THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE 11 SETTLEMENTS.

OKAY.

DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE 11 SETTLEMENTS? OKAY.

WELL OPEN IT UP FOR A MOTION CHAIR.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ALL STIPULATIONS AS REPORTED.

SECOND OF A MOTION AND A SECOND.

UM, WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH APPROVAL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

UH, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

UH, WE'LL NEED A MOTION, UM, TO ENTER INTO THE REGULAR SESSION.

MOTION TO ENTER INTO REGULAR SESSION.

SECOND, HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, UH, MOTION APPROVED.

WE WILL MOVE ON

[a. Presentation of the Navajo County Rural Diversion Program. ]

MR. KALE, ADAM, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE AARON ESBA, WHO IS THE MANAGE MANAGED CARE COORDINATOR FOR COMPLETE CARE PARTNERS IS THE ONE THAT PROVIDES THE SERVICES TO THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE IN OUR MISDEMEANOR DIVERSION PROGRAM.

AND THAT PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THOSE WHO HAVE SUBSTANCE USE AND OR MENTAL HEALTH IS ISSUES.

THEY TEND TO BE OUR FREQUENT FLYERS THROUGH OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, UH, MAINLY ON THE MISDEMEANOR LEVEL.

AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO ERIN TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE SERVICES THAT HER AND COMPLETE CARE PARTNERS PROVIDE, AND THE SUCCESS THAT WE'VE HAD WITH THIS PROGRAM THAT WE RECEIVED FUNDING FOR THREE YEARS FROM THE ARIZONA STATE LEGISLATURE.

AND ERIN, A MOMENT WHILE SCREENS DROP DOWN AND YOUR POWERPOINT COMES UP.

ALL THOSE GOOD THINGS.

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GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

OKAY.

UM, MY NAME IS ERIN CHEBA AND I HAVE MANAGED COMPLETE CARE PARTNERS FOR ABOUT FIVE AND A HALF YEARS SINCE WE OPENED OUR DOORS.

UM, WE HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION IN NAVAJO COUNTY FOR ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS NOW.

UM, WITH OUR, OUR FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT BEING ESTABLISHED IN YAVAPAI COUNTY, WORKING FOR THEIR COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

UM, OUR, I, I'D LIKE TO READ OUR MISSION STATEMENT.

I THINK IT'S, UM, A GOOD EXPLANATION OF THE PROGRAM.

UH, THE NAVAJO COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS ESTABLISHED A COURT DIVERSION PROGRAM TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF HOLDING LOW LEVEL OFFENDERS WHOSE OFFENSE OFTEN HAS AN NEXUS TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS ACCOUNTABLE FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN AN EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATION OR TREATMENT PROGRAM THAT TARGETS FACTORS RELATED TO RECIDIVISM.

THE PROGRAM EFFECTIVELY REDIRECTS LIMITED CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESOURCES, BRINGS ABOUT PARTICIPANTS REHABILITATION, AND GIVES RISE TO SAFER COMMUNITIES.

THE PROGRAM DIVERTS CRIMINAL CASES FROM FORMAL COURT PROCEEDINGS AND ALLOWS FOR THE DISMISSAL OF CHARGES IF THE PROGRAM IS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES OUR PROGRAM UNIQUE IS THAT WE REALLY COUPLE ACCOUNTABILITY AND MENTAL HEALTH AND, UM, ALL THE DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT PLAY INTO SUCCESS AND OVERALL CHANGE, UM, THAT'S LASTING.

SO WE DO VERY DETAILED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SCREENINGS AND REFERRALS.

WE WORK WITH LOCAL PROVIDERS LIKE CBI OR CHANGE POINT.

UM, AND THEN WE ALSO OFFER REMOTE SERVICES FOR OUR RURAL CLIENTS.

UM, OUR COMPANY IS PARENTED BY TWO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOMES, UM, PRIMARILY IN YAVAPAI COUNTY.

UM, BUT WE PROVIDE SERVICES REMOTELY THROUGH THEM, UM, TO FOLKS THAT CAN'T MAKE IT TO IN-PERSON, UH, SERVICES.

WE ALSO PROVIDE THE TECHNOLOGY NECESSARY FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND THOSE SERVICES, WHICH IS REALLY HELPFUL FOR THOSE THAT ARE LACKING IN TRANSPORTATION.

UM, WE SCREEN FOR SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, WHICH I'LL GO INTO IN A, IN A LATER SLIDE.

UM, BUT THESE ARE THE FACTORS THAT REALLY DETERMINE IF SOMEONE IS GOING TO, UM, HAVE OVERALL SUCCESS IN THE PROGRAM AND, UM, BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE A, A HEALTHIER WAY OF, OF LIVING.

UM, OFTENTIMES THESE ARE THE UNDERLYING CAUSES TO, UM, CRIMINAL CONDUCT.

UM, WE DO ALCOHOL AND DRUG TESTING.

WE REQUIRE THAT EVERYBODY IN THE PROGRAM BE SOBER.

UM, IF PEOPLE ARE NOT SOBER, THEN WE HELP THEM GET SOBER, UM, THROUGH ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT METHODS OF, OF TREATMENT, UM, AND SUPPORT AND NATURAL SUPPORTS THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE IN THEIR LIFE THAT WE, WE TRY TO RECRUIT FOR HELP AND SO FORTH.

UM, WE DON'T KICK PEOPLE OUT IF THEY ARE POSITIVE ON A TEST.

THAT'S JUST A CHALLENGE THAT WE NEED TO HELP THEM TO, TO OVERCOME.

UM, THEY HAVE AT MINIMUM A WEEKLY CONTACT WITH THEIR CARE MANAGER.

THAT'S OFTENTIMES IN PERSON OR ON THE PHONE OR ON ZOOM.

UM, WE HAVE LOCAL CARE MANAGERS UP HERE THAT RESIDE IN WINSLOW, AND THEY, UM, TRAVEL ALL OVER THE PLACE IN ORDER TO, TO SEE THEIR CLIENTS.

UM, WE DO GPS MONITORING AND, AND ELECTRONIC CHECK-INS.

THAT IS NOT, UM, WE DON'T MONITOR EVERYBODY'S MOVEMENTS BY GPS EVERY SECOND OF THE DAY.

THAT WOULD BE A HUGE INVASION, OF COURSE.

UM, BUT WE DO MONITOR WHEN THEY SAY WE'RE AT A MEETING.

UM, OKAY, CAN YOU DO A CHECK-IN IN THE APP OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES IN ORDER TO VERIFY THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY THERE.

UM, WE HAVE GROUPS THAT WE PROVIDE.

UM, OUR SPEAKERS GROUP IS, IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT, UM, PART OF OUR PROGRAM.

WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY, THIS COMMUNITY, AND PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY IN, UM, YAVAPAI COUNTY.

AND THEY COME AND THEY TALK ABOUT THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCES.

WE HAVE POLICE OFFICERS THAT WILL COME AND, AND TALK, UM, WHICH HELPS KIND OF FOSTER THAT, UH, RESPECT AND RELATIONSHIP, UM, FOR PEOPLE THAT MAYBE HAVEN'T HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE WITH POLICE OFFICERS.

WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN SOBRIETY, UM, AND HAVE OVERCOME A LOT IN ORDER TO, TO ACHIEVE THAT AND MAINTAIN IT THAT COME AND PROVIDE ENCOURAGEMENT.

UM, AND LET'S SEE, SO FAR IN THE TWO AND A HALF YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN IN OPERATION IN NAVAJO COUNTY, WE'VE HAD 165 CLIENTS ENROLL.

WE HAVE A 68%,

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AS FAR AS PEOPLE THAT ARE, UH, COMPLETING THE PROGRAM, IT'S KIND OF A TRICKY NUMBER BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE RETURN TO THE PROGRAM AFTER THE FIRST TIME.

LIKE, UM, BRAD SAID, THESE ARE OFTENTIMES FREQUENT FLYERS.

AND SO THAT MEANS THAT THEY MIGHT TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE INTERVENTION BEFORE THE CHANGES REALLY TAKE HOLD IN THEIR LIVES.

AND SO WE HAVE WELCOMED BACK PEOPLE, UM, SEVERAL TIMES INTO THE PROGRAM, UM, AFTER, AFTER THEY'VE EITHER COMPLETED IT OR, OR NOT COMPLETED IT THE FIRST TIME.

SO WE CHARGE FEES, WE COLLECT, UM, FEES FOR THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ON THEIR BEHALF, AND THEN WE ALSO CHARGE A FEE OF OUR OWN.

UM, BUT WE STRIVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROGRAM IS NOT, UM, EXCLUSIVE.

WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY.

WE USE THE NATIONAL POVERTY GUIDELINES, WHICH ARE ON THE NEXT SLIDE, UM, TO DETERMINE SOMEONE'S ABILITY TO PAY.

IT'S BASED OFF OF THEIR INCOME LEVEL AND THE NUMBER OF, UM, DEPENDENTS THAT THEY HAVE.

AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THE LARGEST PORTION OF THIS, UM, GRAPH IS FOLKS THAT FALL INTO THE 80% CATEGORY.

THAT MEANS THAT THEY'RE IN THE GREATEST NEED.

THEY ARE THE FOLKS THAT LIKELY, UM, ARE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO PAY THE FEES, OR THEY ARE GOING TO BE PAYING A, A VERY REDUCED AMOUNT.

WE HAVE ALSO, UM, THROUGH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, BEEN ABLE TO WAIVE THE FEES COMPLETELY FOR THOSE THAT DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT, UM, OR THOSE THAT ARE IN LONG-TERM TREATMENT.

UM, MEANING THEY CAN'T BECOME EMPLOYED DURING THAT TIME.

UH, THERE'S A NUMBER OF FACTORS THAT WOULD CAUSE US TO WAIVE FEES FOR SOME FOLKS.

WE HAVE ALSO SEEN A LOT OF SUCCESS AND MOTIVATION WITH, UM, PEOPLE WANTING TO BECOME EMPLOYED, AND WE HELP THEM TO BECOME EMPLOYED, OR THEY ARE FEELING STRONG ENOUGH TO HELP THEMSELVES BECOME EMPLOYED.

UM, AND SO THEY'VE TAKEN GREAT PRIDE IN BEING ABLE TO PAY THEIR FEES, UM, EVEN AT A, AT A REDUCED RATE.

UM, THIS IS THE GRAPH I WAS TALKING ABOUT WITH THE SLIDING FEE SCALE AND HOW WE DETERMINE, UM, IF PEOPLE ARE ELIGIBLE.

IT'S SUPER TINY, BUT I WILL POINT OUT THAT A FAMILY OF THREE, UM, IN ORDER TO RECEIVE AN 80% DISCOUNT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT ON JUST OVER $600 A WEEK FOR A FAMILY OF THREE, WHICH IS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT.

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT HOUSING, UM, AND CARING FOR ASSUMING THAT THE THIRD PERSON IS A CHILD OR A PERSON WITH TWO CHILDREN.

UM, AND SO, UM, JUST TO GIVE A GLIMPSE OF, OF WHO IT IS THAT IS IN OUR PROGRAM.

OKAY, THIS ONE I'M HAVING A HARD TIME READING .

UM, SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH FACTORS THAT, UM, I MENTIONED EARLIER.

AND SO WE HAVE, UM, STATISTICALLY SPEAKING, IF SOMEONE HAS MADE IT PAST THE AGE OF 16 WITHOUT USING ALCOHOL FOR THE FIRST TIME, OR A SUBSTANCE FOR THE FIRST TIME, THEN THEY HAVE A REDUCED RISK OF HAVING ADDICTION PROBLEMS LATER IN LIFE.

AND SO THIS IS, UM, THE SECOND TO BOTTOM ONE IS A STATISTIC ON PEOPLE THAT HAVE USED ALCOHOL PRIOR TO THE AGE OF 16.

AND, UM, A GREAT NUMBER.

YOU CAN SEE IT, THAT'S A, A PRETTY BIG CHUNK OF OUR PARTICIPANTS HAVE, UM, OUR YOUNGEST CLIENT OR OUR CLIENT THAT REPORTS USE AT A YOUNGEST AT A YOUNG AGE REPORTS USING ALCOHOL AT AGE FIVE.

AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF GETTING DRUNK AND FEELING ITS EFFECTS WITH OUR YOUNGEST, UM, REPORTING CONSUMPTION, UM, IN THEIR BOTTLE AS A MATTER OF ROUTINE.

UM, WELL, YOU CAN SEE HERE THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE, THAT'S THE, THE VERY LARGE LINE HAVE A PRIOR MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS.

UM, SOME UP THE BIG LINE UP AT THE TOP, UM, HAVE BEEN TO OUTPATIENT TREATMENT BEFORE.

UM, THAT NUMBER, YOU KNOW, IF THEY'VE BEEN TO OUTPATIENT TREATMENT BEFORE, AND THEN THEY'RE SENT TO OUR PROGRAM AND WE RECOMMEND MORE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT, UM, IT'S GONNA BE IN COMBINATION WITH ADDRESSING SOME OF THE OTHER FACTORS.

AND SO OUR HOPE IS THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY'VE HAD SOME EXPERIENCE WITH OUTPATIENT TREATMENT IN THE PAST, THAT BY ADDRESSING SOME OF THESE UNDERLYING CONDITIONS THAT PERHAPS, UM, IT'LL STICK.

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THE MAJORITY OF OUR CLIENTS ARE UNDEREMPLOYED OR UNEMPLOYED, UM, OR HAVE NO ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION.

AND MANY, UM, ARE HUNGRY AND MANY LACK IN EDUCATION, UH, BEYOND HIGH OR LACK IN EDUCATION IN THEY HAVEN'T COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL.

ANOTHER FACTOR, UM, THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT IS A HISTORY OF TRAUMA.

AND WE HAVE 66% OF OUR PARTICIPANTS REPORTING A HISTORY OF TRAUMA.

OFTENTIMES THAT'S BEEN UNTREATED.

AND SO THAT'S A, A REALLY IMPORTANT FACTOR IN OUR PROGRAM, IS HELPING PEOPLE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE THINGS IF THEY'RE READY TO DO THAT.

OF THE 93 PEOPLE WHO'VE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PROGRAM, THEY COLLECTIVELY HAVE PARENTED 128 CHILDREN.

UM, I PUT THIS IN THE PRESENTATION BECAUSE I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT.

UM, THESE ARE, THAT'S 128 PEOPLE, KIDS THAT, UM, THEIR PARENTS ARE GONNA BE MORE LIKELY TO BE EMPLOYABLE BECAUSE THEY'RE LACKING A CRIMINAL RECORD.

UM, BECAUSE THERE ARE CASES BEING DISMISSED THROUGH PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM, UM, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN OUR PROGRAM HAVE ACHIEVED AND MAINTAINED SOBRIETY.

THEY'VE BEEN INTRODUCED TO VALUABLE SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE FAMILY'S QUALITY OF LIFE.

UM, WE SAW IN THE LAST SLIDE, UM, I DON'T THINK I TOUCHED ON IT, BUT THE GREATEST RISK, THE GREATEST RISK TO RE-OFFEND, UH, FOR OUR CLIENTS IS A FAMILY HISTORY OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

AND SO, UM, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO, TO ADDRESS THAT.

AND FOR 128 CHILDREN SO FAR, IT'S MADE A REALLY BIG DIFFERENCE.

I WOULD SAY.

UM, THIS IS DELAINE.

SHE WANTED TO BE HERE TODAY.

UM, BUT SHE, SHE COULDN'T, AND I'LL EXPLAIN.

UM, DELAINE CAME TO US.

SHE'S BEEN IN OUR PROGRAM A A FEW TIMES.

UM, BUT THIS TIME, THIS LAST TIME, I FEEL LIKE IT HAS REALLY STUCK.

UM, SHE TAKES SO MUCH PRIDE IN THE PROGRESS THAT SHE'S MADE.

UM, SHE HAD A SIGNIFICANT HISTORY OF TRAUMA.

HER, HER PARENTS, UM, HAD BEEN ALCOHOL, UM, ABUSERS AND HAVE BEEN IN SOBRIETY ABOUT 10 YEARS.

AND DELAINE IS ONLY 19, OR SHE'S RECENTLY 20 YEARS OLD.

UM, AND SO SHE EXPERIENCED A LOT OF THAT THROUGH HER CHILDHOOD BEFORE THEY BECAME SOBER.

SHE WAS UNEMPLOYED.

THE FAMILY DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE ENOUGH FOOD ON REGULARLY.

UM, SHE FELT LIKE COLLEGE WAS OUT OF REACH.

UM, SHE HAD NEVER GONE TO TREATMENT OR AA BEFORE.

UM, SHE HAD BEEN ARRESTED SEVERAL TIMES FOR UNDERAGE DRINKING.

UM, AND HER FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS WERE STRAINED.

SHE WAS NOT GETTING ALONG WELL WITH HER PARENTS.

SHE WASN'T GETTING ALONG WELL WITH HER OLDER SIBLINGS WHO WERE GROWN AND OUT OF THE HOME.

HER, HER PARENTS WHO HAD BEEN IN SOBRIETY FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS OR SO, UM, WERE JUST AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT TO DO WITH HER.

UM, SHE WOULD HOLD UP IN HER ROOM AND DRINK AND NOT SHOW UP TO, YOU KNOW, WHEN SHE WOULD LEAVE THE HOUSE, SHE WOULDN'T COME BACK.

SHE WAS USING MARIJUANA ALL THE TIME.

UM, SHE'S A WHOLE LOT DIFFERENT NOW.

UM, SHE ACHIEVED AND MAINTAIN SOBRIETY.

SHE CAME THROUGH A, OUR PROGRAM AT LEAST TWO TIMES.

UM, SHE WOUND UP COMPLETING AN INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT.

UM, SHE CONTINUES HER TREATMENT BEYOND THE END OF OUR PROGRAM, WHICH TO ME IS REALLY TELLING IF SOMEONE IS WILLINGLY DOING TREATMENT AFTER THEY'VE GRADUATED OUR PROGRAM AND WE'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF HOUNDING THEM TO DO IT, UM, THAT'S A REALLY POSITIVE SIGN AND MAKES ME FEEL EXCITED FOR THEIR, THEIR FUTURE.

UM, SO SHE HAD IMPROVED RELATIONSHIPS WITH HER PARENTS.

UM, SO AT THE TIME THAT I MADE THIS SLIDE, HER FATHER WAS IN HOSPICE CARE.

UM, AND HE HAD EXPRESSED TO HER CARE MANAGER WHO, UM, ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES THAT HE JUST FELT SO BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO SEE HER OUT OF HER ROOM AND HELPING CARE FOR HIM AND HELPING CARE FOR THE FAMILY AND ALL OF THAT WHILE HE WAS SOBER, UH, OR WHILE SHE WAS SOBER.

AND THAT HE WAS ABLE TO SHARE STORIES AND FAMILY STORIES AND JUST ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT HE HAD ALWAYS WANTED TO TELL HER.

UM, AND THE REASON SHE'S NOT HERE TODAY IS BECAUSE HE PASSED AWAY.

AND, UM, HE WAS BURIED THIS PAST WEEKEND AND SHE REALLY WANTED TO COME TODAY.

I WAS AT HER HOUSE THIS MORNING, UM, AND SHE JUST, HER AND HER MOM BOTH WANTED TO BE HERE.

UM, THEY,

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UM, SO I'M SPEAKING ON THEIR BEHALF.

UH, THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE PROGRAM, SHE WAS ALSO ABLE TO GET A JOB.

UM, AND SHE HAS NOT RETURNED TO DRINKING OR USING MARIJUANA.

UM, YESTERDAY WHEN I SPOKE WITH HER, SHE SAID THAT NOW THAT HER DAD'S DONE GONE, SHE'S GOT TO BE THE, THE WOMAN OF THE HOUSE.

AND, UM, SHE'S THE YOUNGEST OF ALL OF HER SIBLINGS.

AND STILL SHE FEELS THAT WAY.

AND I'M, I'M JUST REALLY PROUD OF HER.

SHE IS ONE OF OUR SUCCESS STORIES, AND, UM, I'M JUST VERY PROUD OF HER AND I'M EXCITED FOR HER FUTURE.

UM, KELLY'S STORY IS SIMILAR IN THE WAY THAT, UM, SHE ALSO GOT VALUABLE TIME WITH HER FAMILY, UM, WITH HER DAD PRIOR TO HIS PASSING.

UM, SHE SAID, WHEN WE ASKED HER, DID THE PROGRAM HELP YOU? SHE SAID, YES, TREMENDOUSLY.

I LOST MY FATHER THIS MORNING, WHICH WAS, UM, COINCIDENTAL WHEN WE, WHEN WE REACHED OUT TO HER.

UM, AND IF IT WEREN'T FOR THIS PROGRAM, I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR MY RELATIONSHIPS WITH HIM BECAUSE OF CCP.

I WAS ABLE TO CARE FOR HIM, TRANSPORT HIM, GET TO KNOW HIM, AND CONNECT WITH HIM ON AN EMOTIONAL LEVEL.

I GOT MY FATHER BACK AND HE GOT HIS DAUGHTER BACK.

THIS PROGRAM IS A GODSEND.

UM, THIS IS KHAW.

UM, HE'S, HE'S ONE OF OUR, OUR FAVORITE CLIENTS.

UM, HE'S A WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER.

AND, UM, HE CAME TO US FOR A, UH, A MINOR INCIDENT, A A MISDEMEANOR OF COURSE.

AND, UM, HIS RELATIONSHIP JUST WASN'T GOING WELL, , UH, OBVIOUSLY.

AND SO THROUGH THE PROGRAM, HE WAS ABLE TO, UM, IDENTIFY THAT AND MAKE SOME POSITIVE CHANGES.

AND HE IS SO PROUD OF HIMSELF AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF HIM.

ALSO.

UM, THESE ARE JUST SOME, SOME VARIOUS QUOTES, UM, FROM OUR CLIENTS, LIKE BRAD SAID, ARE MANY OF OUR CLIENTS ARE, UM, THEY COME TO US MORE THAN ONCE.

UM, AT FIRST I WAS LIKE, WOW, THAT'S, YOU KNOW, NOT A GOOD SIGN.

I, I THOUGHT, WOW, WE'RE NOT DOING OUR, OUR JOB THAT WELL, YOU KNOW, IF, UM, IF THEY HAVE TO COME BACK.

BUT I THINK THAT WITH THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE SEEN WITH THE FEW THAT HAVE COME BACK OVER AND, AND OVER AGAIN, WELL, I SAY THAT, BUT I MEAN, THREE IS THE MAX THAT ANYBODY'S EVER COME BACK.

BUT, UM, THOSE ARE THE ONES WHERE IT REALLY STICKS EVENTUALLY.

THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE THE, THE BIGGEST CHANGE.

UM, SO, UM, THERE WAS ONE QUOTE.

IT, IT KEPT ME IN CHECK LONG ENOUGH TO CHANGE EVERYTHING I WAS DOING AND I LOVE THAT.

UM, SO DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YOUR HONOR, THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.

UM, AS I HAD MENTIONED AS WE STARTED THIS PRESENTATION, THE LEGISLATURE THREE YEARS AGO FUNDED THE PROGRAM FOR THE 12 RURAL COUNTIES.

ALL OF US GOT MONIES BASED UPON OUR POPULATION, NOT TOLD WHAT TO DO WITH IT.

IT WAS KIND OF AN INCUBATOR TO SEE WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T WORK.

AND HERE IN NAVAJO COUNTY, WE CHOSE TO FOCUS ON OUR MISDEMEANORS, UH, WHICH MEANS WE'RE MAINLY HANDLING SINCE WE DID THAT CONTRACT WITH OUR MUNICIPALITIES, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE PARTICIPANTS WOULD'VE BEEN A MUNICIPAL COURT AND IN THE OTHER COUNTIES OF THIS STATE, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM.

BUT THEY'RE ALSO THE ONES ON THE MISDEMEANOR LEVEL WHERE WE GET THE MOST COMPLAINTS FROM THE CITIZENS IN OUR MUNICIPALITIES.

BECAUSE THERE ARE FREQUENT FLYERS BECAUSE OF THE SUBSTANCE USE AND OR THE MENTAL HEALTH.

THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE JAIL, SEIZE ON A ROUTINE BASIS.

THEY MIGHT BE ARRESTED AS SOON AS THEY GET OUT OF JAIL, AS THEY'RE GOING BACK AND STEALING FROM THE, UH, LOCAL CONVENIENCE STORE TO SELF-MEDICATE WHERE THEY'RE GOING HOME AND ENGAGING IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BECAUSE OF THE MENTAL HEALTH AND THEIR SUBSTANCE USE.

WE WANT TO GET TO THEM EARLY BEFORE WE RISE TO THE FELONY LEVEL.

AND WE DIDN'T DO ON THE FELONY LEVEL BECAUSE WE HAVE RESOURCES THROUGH PROBATION, WE HAVE RESOURCES, UH, THROUGH THE ACCESS SYSTEM TO GET 'EM TREATMENT.

WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THAT ON THE MISDEMEANOR LEVEL.

AND WE HAVE TAKEN THIS TO HEART.

'CAUSE AS AARON TALKED ABOUT, THERE'S A 68% SUCCESS RATE OF PEOPLE GRADUATING THIS PROGRAM.

IF YOU'VE EVER DEALT WITH PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND OR SUBSTANCE USE PROBLEMS, THAT IS A VERY HIGH SUCCESS RATE.

PART OF IT IS BECAUSE WE MAKE 'EM PUT SKIN IN THE GAME BY PARTICIPATING FINANCIALLY, WE NOT ONLY DEAL WITH

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WE ALSO HAVE TAKEN A LOOK AT THEIR SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH.

HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET FOOD ON THE TABLE SO THEY'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT AND FALL INTO THEIR SUBSTANCE USE BECAUSE IT'S EASIER TO GET HIGH OR GET DRUNK AND NOT HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT THAN IT IS TO GO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES.

HELPING THEM WITH HOUSING.

WHAT WAS IT? 11% HAVE HOMELESSNESS ISSUES HELPING.

AND THAT'S ONE OF OUR BIGGEST ISSUES THAT IN ALL OF NAVAJO COUNTY FOR THESE PEOPLE IS HOMELESSNESS.

UH, WE STARTED THIS OUT MAINLY IN THE WINSLOW JUSTICE COURT.

'CAUSE AT THAT TIME WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROGRAM, THAT WAS A COURT I WAS COVERING, WORKED WITH JUDGE, UH, LITTLE ON THAT.

AND ALSO, UM, NOW, UH, JUDGE PRO TEM, UH, MICHAEL PENROD.

HE WAS HANDLING IT FOR THE PUBLIC DEFENDERS.

WE TALKED AND WORKED TOGETHER AND WE WENT THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WORKED OUT THE KINKS TO GO COUNTYWIDE WITH IT.

I NOW HAVE ONE PROSECUTOR WHO REVIEWS THE JAIL ROSTER EVERY MORNING TO SEE WHO MIGHT QUALIFY FOR THIS PROGRAM.

WE HAVE JEANNIE BOYCE HERE WHO RUNS THE PROGRAM FOR THE COUNTY, NOT ONLY THIS MISDEMEANOR PROGRAM, BUT ALSO ALL OF OUR DIVERSION PROGRAMS. AND WE HAVE FIVE OF THEM, I THINK, GOING ON AT THE MOMENT.

UM, AND JEANNIE IS A LEADER.

SHE IS A CO-CHAIR FOR APAC DIVERSION PROGRAM.

UH, SHE IS MAKING SURE THAT NOW WE ALL REPORT THE SAME WAY, SO THAT WE CAN COMPARE APPLES TO APPLES, SEE WHAT'S WORKING, SEE WHAT ISN'T WORKING.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE FUNDING OF THIS IS RUNNING OUT.

YAVAPAI COUNTY LAST WEEK OR TWO WEEKS AGO, THEIR COUNTY ATTORNEY CAME TO THEIR BOARD AND THEIR BOARD AGREED TO FUND THIS FOR ANOTHER YEAR.

I'M NOT GONNA ASK YOU GUYS TO DO THAT AT THIS TIME.

ONE, I MAY COME BACK FOR OUR BUDGET FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR TO DO IT, BUT WE'RE GOING AS A WHOLE, FROM THE PROSECUTORS ACROSS THE STATE TO OUR STATE LEGISLATURE, ASKING THEM TO REFUND IT.