Jun 23, 2026 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting

MISTY JUDSON.

I'VE BEEN PLAYING SINCE I WAS EIGHT.

KAREN HEATER, FIFTH GRADE.

CHRISTY CROOKSTON, GD FOR JAN LIAN, HOLLY NORTH.

OH, 11.

SORRY.

WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING YET SO MUCH TERM, MEANING TODAY.

AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA.

THE COUNTY BUSINESS UPDATE.

THANK YOU, ALICIA.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COORDINATING THESE NATIONAL ANTHEMS OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

IT'S BEEN POWERFUL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IS, UH, CALL TO THE PUBLIC.

INDIVIDUALS MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ANY ISSUE, NOT ON THE AGENDA.

AND WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES AT THE CLOSE.

THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC BOARD MEMBERS MAY NOT RESPOND TO ANY, MAY NOT RESPOND TO ANY COMMENTS, BUT MAY RESPOND TO CRITICISM.

AND WE ASK STAFF A FEW, UH, MATTERS TO ASK.

DO WE HAVE ANY CALL TO THE PUBLIC TODAY? SEEING THAT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY CALL TO THE PUBLIC? WE WILL CLOSE THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC AND COME BACK TO

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

FIRST WE'LL START WITH OUR, UH, COUNTY ATTORNEY, MR. CARLINE.

OUR COUNTY MANAGER, BRIAN LAYTON.

THANK YOU CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR SUPERVISORS.

UM, OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, UM, WE'VE RECEIVED MANY QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS REGARDING RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

AND THE BOARD HAD PREVIOUSLY DIRECTED STAFF TO COMPILE THOSE QUESTIONS THAT WE'VE HEARD.

AND THIS WEEK WE'LL LAUNCH SOME NEW WEBPAGE ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE WITH A WEALTH OF INFORMATION, WITH, UH, ANSWERS AND MORE BACKGROUND INFORMATION.

UH, FOR THOSE QUESTIONS, WE THINK THIS WILL BE A VALUABLE RESOURCE TO EDUCATE, CLARIFY MISUNDERSTANDINGS AND HELP DISPEL SOME OF THE MISINFORMATION THAT'S BEEN CIRCULATING ON THOSE ISSUES.

AND SO WE'LL, WE'LL POST THAT AND LET YOU KNOW AS IT IS DEPLOYED THIS WEEK.

LET'S START, UH, VICE CHAIR.

I'M GONNA MIX SOME ORDER UP TODAY.

WAS THAT THIS, THIS MONTH, I KNOW I HAD MY JUST BECAUSE I WANNA GET IT RIGHT.

THANK YOU CHAIRMAN.

AND GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

UM, I JUST HAVE A COUPLE UPDATES.

I KNOW, UH, THE WHITE MALE AND APACHE TRIBE, THEY HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH DROUGHT ISSUES AND, UM, WITH THE PARTNERSHIP OF, UM, MANY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, UM, AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION THAT WE'VE TRIED TO HELP AND SUPPORT, UM, THEIR PARTICULAR NEEDS.

AND I'M GRATEFUL TO NICOLE.

UH, I'M TRYING TO SCAN AND SEE IF I SEE HER, BUT GRATEFUL TO NICOLE REKY, UM, WHO SUPPORTS MY OFFICE AND THE OTHER OFFICES WHO, UM, SERVE TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, UM, TO BE ABLE TO REACH OUT AND PROVIDE SUPPORT AS WELL AS KATRINA JENKINS BACK THERE AND BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH, UM, OUR EMERGENCY, UM, RESPONDERS AND, UM, PROVIDING SUPPORT THAT WAY.

SO IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD THING FOR OUR COMMUNITIES WHEN WE CAN WORK TOGETHER, UM, TO BE ABLE TO, UM, SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER AND HELP ONE ANOTHER WHEN WE ARE IN NEED.

UM, ANOTHER THING THAT I JUST WANTED TO JUST PUT A LITTLE MARK ON

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THE NUMBERS, UM, IN TAKING A LITTLE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE PRIDE MONTH, UH, THIS MONTH IS DECLARED PRIDE MONTH IS A COMMUNAL CELEBRATION OF VISIBILITY AND PERSONAL CELEBRATION OF SELF-WORTH AND DIGNITY.

AS MY ROLE IN SERVING YOUNG PEOPLE, I THINK ABOUT THEM AND THE NEED FOR THOSE WHO IDENTIFY, UM, AS LGBT TO HAVE A PLACE TO GROW INTO THEMSELVES.

AND AMONG MY FRIENDS AND FAMILIES WHO IDENTIFY AS L-G-B-T-Q-I STAND WITH YOU TO BE YOURSELF, IT SHOULD BE STATED THAT THERE IS SPECIFIC DATA, UM, THAT SUPPORTS, I GUESS WHEN WE THINK ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE.

MY JOB FOR MANY, MANY YEARS HAS BEEN TO SERVE YOUNG PEOPLE.

AND I KNOW THAT IN THE YEARS THAT I HAVE SERVED YOUNG PEOPLE, THAT I HAVE HAD MANY CHILDREN WHO HAVE STRUGGLED WITH THEIR IDENTITY.

AND MY GREATEST CONCERN WAS SPECIFICALLY BASED ON THIS DATA, SUICIDE IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE, AGES 10 TO 24, WHO IDENTIFY AS L-G-B-T-Q.

UM, THESE YOUTH SERIOUSLY CONTEMPLATE SUICIDE AT ALMOST THREE TIMES THE RATE OF HETEROSEXUAL, HETEROSEXUAL YOUTH AND ALMOST FIVE TIMES ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE COMPARED TO HETEROSEXUAL YOUTH.

I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO REACH OUT AND LOVE AS NO PERSON SHOULD HAVE TO FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD SURRENDER THEIR LIVES BECAUSE A LACK OF KINDNESS AND RESPECT FOR LIFE, ALL LIFE.

AND I JUST WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UM, WHO IDENTIFY AND MAYBE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND THEIR PLACE THAT WE MIGHT BE RESPECTFUL AND KIND AND HELPING THEM, UM, THROUGH THIS.

UM, ANOTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO BRING TO OUR ATTENTION IS WE'RE WORKING ON PARTNERSHIP MEETINGS WITH OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, UH, WITH THE WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TRIBE.

WE CONTINUE AS WE HAVE NEW LEADERSHIP, AND WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP MEETING COMING UP HERE SOON IN TALKING ABOUT, UM, ONE, THE SUPPORTS THAT NAVAJO COUNTY PROVIDES, BUT ALSO, UM, HOW DO WE WORK TOGETHER, UM, TO BE, TO BUILD REAL PARTNERSHIP.

THERE IS A PROJECT THAT IS HAPPENING IN DISKO OR CBI Q COMMUNITY THIS WEEK WHERE IT IS A TRUE EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP.

UM, THERE'S A PLAYGROUND THAT WAS PROVIDED OR THAT, UM, THE CITY OF SHOW LOW HAD, AND THEY, UM, DONATED THAT PLAYGROUND TO THIS, THE COMMUNITY OF SIBI Q, THE WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TRIBE, UM, PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF SHOW LOW AND BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE, UM, POLICE OFFICERS, UM, FOR, I I WANNA SAY 45 HOURS OR FOR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT.

AND WE CAN LOOK AT THE AGREEMENT.

UM, AND THEN THE NAVAJO COUNTY THAT WE, UM, PREPPED THE LAND AND WE PROVIDED SUPPORT IN BEING ABLE TO HELP, UM, IN GETTING THE COMMUNICATION TO THE TRIBAL COUNCIL, UM, AND HELPING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT MET LIKE A SUCCESSFUL GOAL.

SO WE'RE SO GRATEFUL IN THIS NEXT WEEK OR THIS WEEK, IT'LL BE, UM, BUILT.

AND THEN IN THE COMING WEEK, UM, NAVAJO COUNTY WILL BE PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS IN THE WAY OF PREPPING, UM, THE PLAYGROUND.

SO I THINK THAT IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW IF WE WORK TOGETHER, WE CAN PROVIDE SUPPORTS AND SERVICES TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

SO TO ALL OF THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED AND HELPED THAT TO BECOME THE SUCCESS THAT IT IS, I'M SO GRATEFUL, UH, TO ALL OF YOU.

UH, THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN.

THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR SUPERVISOR ALI, THANK YOU, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND SUPERVISORS.

UM, APPRECIATE THE TIME.

UM, ON MY UPDATE, I DID GO TO, UM, TOWNSHIP KAY TO TOWNSHIP MEETING, UM, LAST FRIDAY.

UM, AND ALSO WESTERN AGENCY COUNCIL MEETING ON THE WEEKEND.

AND MAINLY FOR PR AND CONNECT WITH MY, UM, COMMUNITIES, ALL THE CHAPTER GO, UH, THE ONES THAT ARE IN WESTERN AGENCY, WHICH I HAVE SEVEN OF, UM, GO TO THE WESTERN AGENCY COUNCIL MEETING.

SO WE DISCUSS BUSINESS RESOLUTIONS, ET CETERA.

AND SO THAT I KNOW

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WHAT'S GOING ON, I I USUALLY ATTEND THAT.

AND THEN, UM, UM, THIS OTHER, THE LAST WEEKEND, UM, I GOT TO GO, GOT INVITED TO, UH, NAVAJO NATION POLICE OFFICER RETIREMENT IN .

AND, UM, I LEARNED THAT SHE'S GONNA WORK FOR DPS.

SHE'S ONE OF THE ONE THAT I WAS RECRUITING FOR MY SHERIFF'S SPOT OVER IN , BUT, UM, BUT I'M HAPPY FOR HER.

AND, UM, MR. UM, PRESIDENT NAVAJO NATION, UM, BOONE WAS THERE AS WELL.

AND, UM, GOT TO CHAT FOR A LITTLE BIT.

AND MAINLY, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, FOR PR SITUATIONS KEEP CONNECTED BECAUSE HE SIGNS OUR IGA THAT RUNS THROUGH THE 1 64 PROCESS OVER IN WINDOW ROCK.

SO GOTTA STAY ON THE GOOD SIDE, GET THAT WORK DONE.

ANYWAYS, UM, I ALSO, UM, HE ALSO, UM, DECLARED DROUGHT EMERGENCY OVER ON THE NAVAJO NATION AND STAGE ONE.

SO WE'RE ALL STAGE ONE FIRE RESTRICTIONS HERE, AS WELL AS DROUGHT EMERGENCY ON THE TRIBAL LANDS.

AND THAT WILL BE A LARGE AREA.

I'LL BE APACHE COUNTY, NAVAJO COUNTY AND COCONINO COUNTIES, AND THEN OVER IN SOUTHERN UTAH.

AND THEN, UM, EASTERN NEW MEXICO, JUST SO YOU KNOW.

AND, UM, I'M HAPPY THAT I'M BEING PART OF THE, UM, FIVE YEAR, UM, RECOGNITION THIS MORNING.

AND, UM, IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU TO MY CONSTITUENTS OUT IN NAVAJO LAND PRECINCT ONE, AND ALSO OVER HERE IN WINSLOW PRECINCT FOUR.

SO, UM, I HAVE TO BE THANKFUL TO THEM.

OTHERWISE THERE WOULDN'T BE A FIVE YEAR, HE'LL BE JUST FOUR ANYHOW.

UM, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, I GUESS WHEN THEY, UH, TWO DAYS BELATED FATHER'S DAY TO ALL THE FATHERS IN THE HOUSE AND ALL THE FATHERS AND OUT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTIES.

AND I'M, I KNOW MOMS, SOME OF THE MOMS HAVE RAISED THEIR CHILDREN BY THEMSELVES, SO THEY, THEY ARE PART OF THE HAPPY FATHER'S DAY AS WELL.

AND, UM, THE 4TH OF JULY IS COMING, SO BE SAFE.

BE CAREFUL WITH THOSE FIRES, FIREWORKS, SPARK, SPARKS.

IT'S PRETTY DRY OUT THERE, AS YOU KNOW.

I WAS, LAST NIGHT I CAME INTO HOLBROOK, IT WAS 101 DEGREES, SO JUST SO YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S HOT OUT THERE.

HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET MONSOONS.

WE, WE REALLY NEED THE, UM, THE RAIN.

AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT THIS YEAR.

'CAUSE THE LAST COUPLE YEARS WE DIDN'T HARDLY GET ANY, ANY RAIN.

SO PRAYING FOR RAIN.

ANYHOW, UM, THANK YOU CHAIR.

THANK YOU SUPERVISOR BEAL.

I APPRECIATE IT.

SUPERVISOR, PASTOR KIND.

UM, THANK YOU CHAIR.

UH, NO UPDATE AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU SUPERVISOR WHITING.

THANK YOU, CHAIR.

I'M GONNA HOLD MINE UNTIL NEXT TIME TOO.

OKAY, THANKS.

I SHOULD PROBABLY HOLD MINE AS WELL, BUT I, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO SAY TO EVERYBODY, UH, HAPPY 4TH OF JULY AS IT'S COMING UP, AS WE CELEBRATE 250 YEARS OF OUR NATION.

AND I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE GREAT, GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE CIVILIZATION THAT WE DO.

AND IN JUST, UH, LOOKING THROUGH SOME THINGS, UH, GARY PALUSO DEN SHARED SOME THINGS THAT MAYBE WHEN WE LOOK UP, WE HAVE IN GOD WE TRUST.

BUT THERE WAS ALSO THE LATIN PHRASE, AND IT MEANS FROM MANY ONE.

AND SO IF WE REALLY HAD ONE PURPOSE OR ONE PRINCIPLE IN LIFE, IT'D MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

AND SOME OF THE THINGS HE SAID IS COMMON HUMANITY, COMMON HUMAN DIGNITY, COMMON MOTHER EARTH, HUMAN BEINGS, CREATED AS PERSONS FOR COMMUNITY, NOT AS INDIVIDUALS TO MAXIMIZE THEIR SELF-INTEREST.

AND NET WORTH.

THE GOLDEN RULE OF LIVING, DISCOVERING, SPEAKING AND HOLDING OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE TO TRUTH, RE RE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, ACCOUNTABILITY TO MORAL, ETHICAL AND POWER GREATER THAN THE STATE AND ITS LAWS, MEANINGFUL PENANCE AND FORGIVENESS IN PUBLIC LIFE, AND NOT ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER.

BRIDGING TO OTHER COMMUNITIES.

WE COULD SHOW BY WORD AN EXAMPLE,

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HOW TO VALUE THE MANY AND THE ONE, AND MAYBE REMEMBER THAT WE ARE UNITED.

MAY WE STAND UNITED AS COMMUNITIES.

MAY WE STAND UNITED ON THIS 4TH OF JULY.

MAY WE ALWAYS STAND UNITED.

AND MAY WE PUT OUR TRUST IN OUR HEAVENLY FATHER FOR THIS IS THE GREAT LAND.

THIS IS YOUR LAND, THIS IS MY LAND.

AND MAY WE REMEMBER THAT I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU AS CITIZENS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CIVILITY AND FOR THE HELP AND SERVICE THAT YOU GIVE TO OUR COUNTY.

I APPRECIATE IT.

SO YOU NO OTHER, UH, BUSINESS HERE ON THIS ITEM.

WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH

[3. 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:]

IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UH, IS THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT NEED TO BE PULLED OR DISCUSSED SEPARATELY? CHAIR? YES.

UM, NOT TO BE DISCUSSED, BUT I JUST WANT TO JUST DECLARE A, UM, A CON CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON, UM, LETTER O.

UM, THAT CONFLICT IS DUE TO THAT.

I JUST RECENTLY BECAME, UM, A MEMBER OF THE LITTLE COLORADO, UH, MEDICAL CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXCUSE YOU ON LETTER.

ALSO, I NEED A MOTION, UH, TO PROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR, UH, MINUS, UH, THE ITEM O AT THIS TIME.

SO MOVED.

HAVE A MOTION.

A SECOND.

ITEM IS TO APPROVE, UH, NOTE THAT SUPERVISOR PRESCA IS REMOVED, BUT THE NEXT ITEM IS A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE LITTLE COLORADO CENTER'S PROPOSAL FOR RESIDENCY PROGRAM.

ANY OPPOSED? SEE THAT PASS? NEXT

[o. Letter of Support for the Little Colorado Medical Center's proposal for a residency program]

UH, NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT ITEM.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO, TO APPROVE.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.

A AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? DO THAT PASS.

THAT WE HAVE IS, UH, NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE DISTRICT.

NEXT ITEM

[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: ]

I NEED A MOTION TO MOVE INTO THE HEALTH SERVICE DISTRICT.

SO YOU HAVE A MOTION.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

A AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? SEE THAT, THAT PASS.

UH, THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR THE NAVAJO COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT.

UH, WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS. APPROVAL OF AN INTER GOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICE AND NAVAJO COUNTY PER UH, HEALTH SERVICE.

WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT BETWEEN THE HEALTH SERVICE AND NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT APPROVAL OF APPROVEMENT OF THE CHILDCARE HEALTH CONSULTING CONTRACT, AND APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT TO ARIZONA PRESCRIPTION DRUG OVERDOSE.

IS THERE ANY ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE DISCUSSED OR PULLED? SEEING NONE.

I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

HAVE A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? SEE THAT, THAT PASSED.

NEED A MOTION TO MOVE BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION? SO MOVED.

YOU HAVE A MOTION? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

IMPROVING WORKFLOWS, AND EMBRACING NEW TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING MASTERING DIGITAL EVIDENCE PRESENTATION TO ENHANCE COURTROOM EFFECTIVENESS.

ANY OPPOSED? SEE THAT PASSED.

THE NEXT ITEM IS EMPLOYEE

[a. Navajo County recognizes the following employees for their excellence in personal performance, far exceeding the organization's expectations for the month of June: Mindy Ohlson (Public Defender's Office)]

RECOGNITION.

UH, NAVAJO COUNTY RECOGNIZES THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES AT THIS TIME.

WE'LL TURN THE TIME TO ANNE FRANK.

GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

UM, TODAY WE'RE RECOGNIZING MINDY OLSON FROM THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE.

IS SHE HERE? SHE IS NOT.

UM, I'LL JUST SAY A LITTLE THING ABOUT HER AND HOW SHE WAS RECOGNIZED.

SHE WAS ANONYMOUSLY RECOGNIZED SO THAT, SO I'LL BE SPEAKING ON HER BEHALF.

MINDY EXEMPLIFIES THE CORE VALUES OF TEAMWORK, ACCOUNTABILITY, INTEGRITY, EXCELLENCE, AND INNOVATION IN ALL ASPECTS OF HER WORK.

AND SHE CONSISTENTLY GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO SUPPORT HER COLLEAGUES.

SHE FOSTERS A COLLABORATION AND DEPENDABLE WORK ENVIRONMENT THROUGH HER POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND WILLINGNESS TO HELP WHENEVER NEEDED.

UM, SHE TAKES OWNERSHIP OF RESPONSIBILITIES, EMBRACES OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH, AND CONTINUOUSLY SEEKS WAYS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY WHILE SHARING HER KNOWLEDGE AND TO STRENGTHEN THE ENTIRE TEAM.

HER HONESTY, PROFESSIONALISM, AND STRONG ETHICAL STANDARDS HAVE EARNED THE TRUST IN RESPECT OF SUPERVISORS AND COLLEAGUES ALIKE.

AND SHE'S DEDICATED TO CONTINUOUS LEARNING.

SHE ACTIVELY PURSUES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE HER SKILLS AND PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SERVICE AND SUPPORT.

AND SHE ALSO DEMONSTRATES A FORWARD THINKING APPROACH BY IDENTIFYING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS,

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THROUGH HER UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN HER ABILITY TO POSITIVELY IMPACT BOTH PEOPLE AND PROCESSES, MINDY HAS BECOME AN INVALUABLE ASSET TO THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE THAT, MINDY, AND CONGRATULATIONS ON, ON THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT.

UH, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.

OUR NEXT ITEM IS,

[a. Personnel Service Awards: Congratulations to the following employees for their continued service to Navajo County: Charles Laroue (Public Defender) 5 years; Darcy Shovestull (Show Low Justice Court) 5 years; Michael Hawe (Public Works) 5 years; Supervisor Fern Benally (Board of Supervisors) 5 years; Bryanne Yates (Jail Operations) 5 years; Violet Redbird-Nez (Health Department) 5 years; Rochelle Lacapa (BOS/Administration) 5 years; Jason Castillo (Probation) 5 years; Tavia Petrovich (Assessor) 5 years; Michelle Hunt (Snowflake Constable) 5 years; Crystal Castillo (Human Resources) 5 years; Elizabeth Whitehorne-Benally (Kayenta Constable) 10 years; Betty Starns (Sheriff) 10 years; Jerald VanWinkle (Jail Operations) 10 years; Katy Chee (Health Department) 15 years; Sheri Martinez (Holbrook Justice Court) 20 years; and Catrina Jenkins (Emergency Management) 25 years. ]

TURN THE TIME TO ERIC SCOTT.

THIS TIME WE HAVE SEVERAL, UH, EMPLOYEES WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE, SO APPRECIATE IT.

GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

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

WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THIS MORNING AND, UH, SHARE SOME, SOME COMPANY WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS AND WANTED TO INVITE THEM EACH UP.

AND IF, IF YOU'RE COMING UP, IF YOU HAVE YOUR SIGN, MAKE SURE TO BRING IT WITH YOU AND WE'LL GET A PHOTO.

UH, FIRST OFF, HERE WE HAVE CHARLES ROU IN THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, BEING RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE.

HE WASN'T HERE THIS MORNING, SO I DON'T, I DON'T SEE HIM HERE.

NOW.

UH, WE HAVE DARCY SHOVE STILL FROM THE SHOW.

JUSTICE COURT.

COME ON UP, DARCY.

SHE'S BEING RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE YEARS AT THE SHOW.

JUSTICE COURT.

JASON CASTILLO WITH THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT.

MICHAEL HAW WITH PUBLIC WORKS FIVE YEARS, WE GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE SUPERVISOR FERN ALI FOR HER FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE RIGHT HERE.

BRIANNE YATES WITH THE, THE NAVILLE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE JAIL ALSO BEEN WITH US FIVE YEARS.

VIOLET RED BIRD NE WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT BEING RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE YEARS ON HER, ON HER SECOND TIME HERE, OUR ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER, ROCHELLE KOPA, ALSO BEING RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE YEARS.

FIVE YEARS.

TAVIA PETROVICH WITH THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE FIVE YEARS.

CONSTABLE MICHELLE HUNT, UH, IN SNOWFLAKE.

RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE YEARS, BUT BEEN WITH US.

UH, 2025.

26 YOU SAID? ALMOST 26.

AND THEN LAST FOR OUR, OUR FIVE YEAR RECOGNITION, WE HAVE CRYSTAL.

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LET'S GIVE CRYSTAL A HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

CRYSTAL DOES SO MUCH TO PUT THESE EVENTS TOGETHER.

THANK YOU, CRYSTAL.

UH, THEN WE HAVE, UH, KIATA CONSTABLE ELIZABETH WHITETHORN ALI.

BEEN WITH NAVAJO COUNTY 10 YEARS.

WE HAVE BETTY STARNES IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ALSO 10 YEARS.

SORRY, GRANDMA HAS MY SIGN.

SHE WAS PROUD OF MY FIVE .

JARED VAN WINKLE IN THE JAIL AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

BEEN WITH US 10 YEARS.

THERE WE GO.

THERE YOU GO.

THANKS.

KATIE CHI WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT BEING RECOGNIZED FOR 15 YEARS.

I DIDN'T SEE HER THIS MORNING.

NOPE.

LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE THOUGH.

SHERRY MARTINEZ WITH THE HOLBROOK JUSTICE COURT BEING RECOGNIZED FOR 20 YEARS.

AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE KATRINA JENKINS, 25 YEARS WITH NAVAJO COUNTY.

THANKS.

LET'S GIVE 'EM ALL ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

IF, IF WE COULD HAVE EVERYONE BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE, COME ON UP.

WE'LL GET A, A PICTURE IN FRONT OF THE BOARD.

MAKE SURE TO BRING YOUR SIGNS IF YOU HAVE THEM.

WHILE YOU'RE, WHILE YOU'RE COMING UP, I JUST WANNA SAY, UM, CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO THE ORGANIZATION.

WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU.

AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTS THEM IN THEIR SUCCESS.

I'M LAST.

HE DOES.

SO WE'LL GOING TO TURN TO THE SIDE.

AND IF YOU COULD HOLD YOUR SPINE ALSO.

UM, YES.

JUST DARCY'S GOT IT.

PERFECT.

EVERYONE FOLLOW DARCY? YEAH.

YEAH, YEAH.

WE'RE GOOD.

HOLD YOUR SIDE SHORT, SIDEWAYS.

AND THAT WAY WE CAN ANGLE IN TOWARDS EACH OTHER.

ANGLE.

PRESENTATION OF ERNIE NEFF, HIS RETIREMENT, UH, ERIC SCOTT AND ERNIE GARCIA, IF HE'S HERE.

LIKE TURNING IN TOWARD THE CENTER.

GOOD.

SO WE YOU TURN DIAGONAL HUSBAND.

GREAT, GREAT.

CAN WE HAVE FROM ROCHELLE OVER TO BRIAN UP THERE WITH ME? YES.

CREATE SOME MORE, CREATE SOME MORE SPACE THERE.

AND THEN IF, UM, MICHELLE AND JASON, WALK, WALK, WALK.

JUST SO WE'RE CENTERED A LITTLE BIT MORE.

WE'LL GET THERE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAT WAY IN THIS FRONT ROW.

YOU GUYS ARE DOING SO GOOD.

UM, YEAH, JUST I NEED THE, YOU GUYS HERE, IF YOU COULD TAKE ONE STEP THIS WAY, THAT'LL CENTER US A LITTLE BIT MORE.

SO MICHELLE'S NOT LEFT OUT OF OUR PICTURE HERE.

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THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE SUCCEEDED, UH, FIVE YEARS AND BEYOND, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IS A

[b. Presentation to Ernie Neff on his Retirement from Navajo County.]

THANK YOU CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

WE ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE, UH, ERNIE NEFF.

HE WAS OKAY RIGHT UP.

AND SHERIFF, IF YOU WANT TO COME ON UP HERE, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE, UH, ERNIE THIS MORNING.

UH, ERNIE HAS, HAS PUT IN MANY YEARS WITH NAVAJO COUNTY AND HAS RETIRED FROM, FROM NAVAJO COUNTY SERVICE.

UM, A A A COUPLE OF WORDS COME TO MIND WHEN I, WHEN I THINK OF ERNIE, UM, I THINK OF DEDICATED, COMMITTED A QUIET CONFIDENCE AND, AND GETTING THINGS DONE.

HE'S JUST A GREAT INDIVIDUAL AND WE'RE GONNA MISS HIM HERE, HERE AT NAVAJO COUNTY.

HEY, SHERIFF, IF YOU WANNA SHARE A, A FEW WORDS TOO.

WELL, I KNOW ERNIE IS GONNA WANT TO KEEP IT SHORT.

ERNIE'S A VERY, A MAN OF VERY, VERY FEW WORDS, AND I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR 16 YEARS.

HE'S DONE OVER 24 YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE CORRECTIONS, UH, WORLD.

AND HE'S DONE 16 OF THOSE WITH THE NAVAJO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

SO 24 YEARS OF SERVICE IN THIS PROFESSION.

UM, AND HE RETIRED, UH, LAST MONTH AND, UH, APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT HE'S DONE HERE.

AND SO GETTING TO KNOW HIM OVER THE LAST 16 YEARS, LIKE I SAID, HE IS VERY A MAN OF VERY FEW WORDS, AND HE, UH, HE'S DONE MANY THINGS FOR US FROM TRANSPORTATION TO SOME TIME AS A SUPERVISOR AND HAS BEEN A, A QUIET, STEADY LEADER FOR, FOR MANY OF THOSE YEARS.

AND THE LAST FEW YEARS HE, HE, UH, WORKED AS A HANDLER AND THAT WAS A NEW PROGRAM THAT WE STARTED WITHIN THE JAIL BEING A HANDLER WITHIN, UH, THE DETENTION FACILITY.

UM, HE DID A LOT OF GREAT WORK AND I'M SURE WE'RE GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIS, UH, I THINK IT'S NEXT ON THE AGENDA ITEM.

HIS, UH, FOUR-LEGGED FRIEND THERE.

AND, UM, BUT JUST WANT TO THANK ERNIE FOR HIS WORK.

UH, HE'S BROUGHT, SOMEBODY TALKS ABOUT, IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR.

HIS SON HAS NOW WORKS FOR US, UH, WITHIN THE JAIL.

AND SO I APPRECIATE THE, THE LEGACY AND THE, AND THE, UH, THE FAMILY TIES THAT THEY HAVE BROUGHT TO THIS PROFESSION AND TO THIS COUNTY.

SO ERNIE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE AND, UH, UM, WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AROUND SOME MORE .

SEE, I TOLD YOU HE WAS QUIET.

WELL, ERNIE, WE HAVE, UH, A CERTIFICATE, UH, TO SHARE WITH YOU HERE TODAY AND A TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION, .

THANKS SIR.

AND IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO, TO SHARE? NO, SIR.

I THINK I'M GOOD.

I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE THE WORDS.

I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE.

OTHER THAN THAT, I'M GOOD.

THANK YOU, ERIC, FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE HERE TO PRE HELP RECOGNIZE OUR EMPLOYEES TODAY.

THANK YOU, CRYSTAL.

IS THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, UH, CELEBRATION OF RETIREMENT CANINE.

NEXT ITEM WE HAVE

[a. Celebration of the retirement of K-9 Sejn.]

IS IT SAME, SAME, SAME, SAME.

PRESENTED BY, UH, MR. DANIEL DIETZ.

MR. CHAIRMAN, MADAM VICE CHAIR, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

UM, TODAY WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE SERVICE AND RETIREMENT DETENTION CAN NINE SANE AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET HIM BACK.

BROUGHT BACK IN HERE.

UM, SAIN BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

AND DUE TO SOME CHANGES IN THEIR POLICY, UM, THEY RETIRED HIM.

HE WAS SIX YEARS OLD WHEN

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HE RETIRED AND THEY REACHED OUT TO US.

THE HANDLER HAD A HARD TIME KEEPING SANE AT HOME, UM, BECAUSE HE WAS BORED.

AND SO THEY REACHED OUT TO US TO SEE IF HE'D BE A GOOD FIT FOR US.

AND WE WENT OUT THERE AND TESTED HIM AND, AND FOUND THAT HE WOULD BE A GREAT FIT FOR OUR DETENTION PROGRAM.

UM, SO SANE PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN MAINTAINING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR JAIL FACILITIES.

UH, HIS PRESENCE SERVED AS A POWERFUL DETERRENT TO THOSE ATTEMPTED TO INTRODUCE CONTRABAND INTO THE JAIL.

AND ALSO HE ASSISTED ON NUMEROUS CALLOUTS, UM, WITH ME AND, AND DEPUTY OSTERTAG WITHIN OUR CANINE UNIT, SAYING QUICKLY EARNED THE NAME BENJAMIN BUTTON.

UH, BECAUSE HE, DESPITE HIM BEING MUCH OLDER THAN, UH, OUR OTHER DOGS, HE CONSISTENTLY DISPLAYED THE ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM AND WORK ETHIC OF A YOUNGER DOG.

SO DURING HIS TIME WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, UM, SAYING, HELP SEIZE 138.7 POUNDS OF METHAMPHETAMINE, 28 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA, 18,573 FENTANYL PILLS, EIGHT PCP BLOTTERS, AND 1.5 OUNCES OF CRACK COCAINE.

THESE SEIZURES REPRESENT DANGEROUS DRUGS REMOVED FROM THE COMMUNITIES AND REFLECT SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS, SAME MADE TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE CITIZENS OF NAVAJO COUNTY.

BUT AS HAPPENS WITH ALL OF US FATHER TIMES, FINALLY CAUGHT UP WITH WHOLE BENJAMIN BUTTON HERE, AND IT'S TIME FOR SAYING TO RETIRE ON BEHALF OF THE NAVAJO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE CITIZENS WE SERVE, WE EXTEND OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE, OF DEDICATED SERVICE AND WISH HIM MANY HAPPY AND COMFORTABLE YEARS AHEAD.

DESPITE THE PLASTIC, HE THANK YOU.

SAYING WHAT A GREAT ASSET HE'S BEEN TO, TO OUR JAIL SERVICE AS WELL.

GOOD LUCK WITH HIM IN THE FUTURE.

PICTURE, I GUESS, DANNY.

IS THE CELEBRATION OF THE RETIREMENT OF CANINE ZOLTON.

TAKE YOU.

TAKE IT SO AWAY FROM ME.

NOT LET IT OUT.

OUR NEXT ITEM

[b. Celebration of the retirement of K-9 Zolton.]

SIX.

ALRIGHT, WELL, AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THESE DOGS.

COME HERE.

SEATS.

WE'LL SEE IF I CAN GET THROUGH THIS.

K NINE ZOL, UM, CAME TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE BACK IN 2017.

ORIGINALLY HE WAS ASSIGNED TO DEPUTY RANDY KEITH, AND LATER HE WAS ASSIGNED TO ME DURING HIS ALMOST NINE YEAR CAREER WITH NCSL.

ZOLTON RECEIVED OR LEAVES THE FOLLOWING SEIZURE, LEGACY FIVE CRIMINAL APPREHENSIONS WITH NO BITE.

89.4 POUNDS OF COCAINE, 40.3 POUNDS OF FENTANYL POWDER, 757,330 FENTANYL PILLS, 18 POUNDS OF HEROIN, 1819.6 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA, 1,316 THC VAPE PENS, 600 POUNDS OF METHAMPHETAMINE, 600 XT C PILLS, 54 LSD BLOTTERS, AND $220,339 IN ILLEGAL CURRENCY SEIZED.

HIS SUCCESSFUL DRUG FINDS WERE OFTEN FEATURED ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ZOLTAN GAINED POPUL POPULARITY UNDER THE HASH TEAM.

ZOLTAN, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO RUN THE OTHER TEAM, WHICH WAS TEAM LEGEND.

WHILE MOST DOGS ARE HIGHLY MOTIVATED, MOTIVATED BY PLAY, ZOLTON IS HIGHLY MOTIVATED BY HIS WORK.

AND THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER WITH NAVAJO COUNTY, HE DEMONSTRATED A CONTINUAL DEDICATION TO DETECTION AND PROTECTION, THE TRUE DEFINITION OF A POLICE DOG IN HIS RETIREMENT.

WE HOPE ZOLTAN WILL FIND AS MUCH SATISFACTION IN CHASING HIS FAVORITE TOY AS IN CHASING DOWN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.

WE SPEAK FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WHEN WE SAY GOOD BOY.

OLD.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

YEAH, I KNOW THERE'S PLASTIC ON IT.

HE'S NOT GOING FOR IT.

ATTENDED DE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, FOR YOUR TRAINING AND WHAT A LEGACY, UH, A GREAT ASSET.

THE CANINE UNIT'S BEEN IN NAVAJO COUNTY AND WE KNOW THERE'S A BOND THERE AND WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO.

ANY ANY COMMENTS? BOARD, UH, CHAIRMAN, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO JUST SAY THANK

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YOU.

UM, IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE WHAT, UM, YOUR TEAM HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO, PROTECTING THE CITIZENS OF NAVAJO COUNTY AND WE'RE GRATEFUL TO YOU AND ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU SUPPORTED THAT AND CERTAINLY, UM, RESULTED.

UM, I THINK WE ALL HAVE A TENDER HEART FOR THE DOGS IN OUR LIVES AND, UM, GRATEFUL FOR HIS WORK AND ALL THAT.

HE HAS DONE THE WORK.

OUR CITIZENS.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

I, AND, UM, FOR BOTH OF THEM, CONGRATULATIONS AND, UM, PEOPLE AND ALSO FINDING ALL THEM ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES AND MAYBE EVEN LEGAL ONES.

UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH BOTH OF THE CANINES NINES.

THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR WHINING.

UM, CHAIR, THANK YOU.

UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND LEADERSHIP INSIDE OF THIS.

AND I WANTED TO THANK YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

YOU TALKED ABOUT FAMILY BEFORE.

I DIDN'T, I I SHOULD HAVE CONNECTED THE DOTS THAT DOG YOURS TOO.

BUT I MEAN, THE FACT IS YOU'VE GOT TWO FAMILY MEMBERS OVER HERE.

YOU'VE GOT A FAMILY MEMBER THERE WITH YOU AND WHAT YOUR FAMILY DOES FOR NAVAJO COUNTY'S NOTICED AND APPRECIATED.

AND I WANT TO PERSONALLY SAY THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE THAT.

I SEE IF I CAN GET ONE LAST BITE ON IT.

SO WHAT CAN I GET? THIS ONE'S NOT VERY MILD.

THANK YOU AGAIN AND HAVE A GREAT RETIREMENT.

IT'S GREAT.

THE CSA GOT HERE.

ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS, UH, PRESENTATION OF ACTIVITIES FROM THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION.

THANKS FOR ALL YOUR WORK WITH, UH, CAITLYN ON THAT SEAL.

OUR NEXT

[a. Presentation of the activities of the County Supervisors Association for FY2025-2026, including a discussion of the recent legislative session.]

WE HAVE THE CSA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH US TODAY, CRAIG SULLIVAN, AS WELL AS, UH, THE PRESIDENT OF CSA THIS YEAR.

UH, CHAIRMAN ALTON SHEPHERD FROM THE TIME TO YOU GENTLEMEN.

IS THAT OVER THE LAST YEAR WE FOCUSED ON TAKING THE DATA AND ANALYTICS THAT WE HAVE IN-HOUSE AND REDESIGNING OUR WEB PLATFORM TO GET IT OUT, TO GET THIS INFORMATION OUT TO YOU, TO PROFESSIONAL STAFF, LEGISLATORS AND THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AS A RESOURCE WHERE PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND COUNTY GOVERNMENT BETTER.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

UH, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT MEMBERS, UH, IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE THIS MORNING.

UH, ENJOY THE DRIVE DOWN HERE INTO NAVAJO COUNTY.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME TO YOUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING AND IT'S A GOOD SIGHT TO SEE HOW WE DIFFERENTIATE IN, IN OUR MEETINGS.

SO I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED THIS MORNING.

FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS ALTON JOE SHEPHERD.

I AM A, UH, APACHE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISOR FOR DISTRICT TWO, AND ALSO SERVING AS THIS YEAR'S, UH, PRESIDENT FOR OUR COUNTY SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION.

I WANTED TO BE HERE, UH, THIS MORNING TO THANK, UH, YOU FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT WITH TWO CSA.

YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN ORGAN IN OUR ORGANIZATION MAKES CSA AN EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION.

I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS BOARD'S VOICE AT OUR ASSOCIATION.

THANK YOU SUPERVISOR WHITEY, UH, FOR SERVING, UH, ON OUR ASSOCIATION'S, UH, LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE AND ALSO FOR, UH, TAKING THE HELMS BACK IN 2003.

IN DISPOSITION AS C SSA'S PRESIDENT.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK, UH, CHAIRMAN SEYMOUR, UH, FOR HIS PARTICIPATION AT OUR LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE.

WE APPRECIATE THE INVOLVEMENT OF THOSE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT MEETINGS.

JOINING ME TODAY IS THE TEAM FROM CSA.

WE HAVE CRAIG.

WE HAVE ZOE, AND WE HAVE JACOB.

UH, AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE HERE TO BRIEF YOU IN REGARDING IN REGARDING TO THE IMPORTANT ISSUE CSA WORKED ON THIS PAST YEAR.

BUT BEFORE I DO, UH, TURN THE TIME OVER TO OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, I WANTED TO PUT A PLUG IN FOR OUR 2026 CSA SUMMIT, WHICH WILL BE HOSTED BY COCONINO

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COUNTY.

PLEASE MAKE PLANS TO PARTICIPATE OCTOBER 6TH, UH, THROUGH THE EIGHTH IN THE CITY OF FLAGSTAR.

AND AS YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S, UH, CS A'S MOST IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE YEAR AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU GUYS, UH, THERE AND YOUR PARTICIPATION WITH THAT.

WITH YOUR PERMISSION, MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO TURN THE TIME OVER TO GREG, UM, TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION'S REPORT.

AND AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO PRESENT AND ALSO TO OUR SHERIFF THAT WAS HERE EARLIER IN OUR COUNTY OFFICIALS, UH, THAT ELECTED OFFICIALS, UH, COUNTY ATTORNEY AND EVERYBODY THAT'S INVOLVED TO MAKE THIS TEAM IN THIS, UH, NAVAJO COUNTY.

AND I LIKE YOUR SLOGAN.

WE ARE NAVAJO COUNTY.

SO WITH THAT, MR. SHERIFF, THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU GUYS TODAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE, UH, PRESIDENT SHEPHERD FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

HE SERVES VERY TIRELESSLY AND DOES VERY MUCH MANY THINGS FOR US.

CRAIG, WE'LL TURN THE TIME TO YOU.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING.

WE HOPE YOU'VE CUT YOUR BREATH.

MR. CHAIRMAN , THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

JUST BARELY.

I'M CRAIG SULLIVAN WITH THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE.

UH, WE HAD A WONDERFUL DRIVE UP AND SAW ALL THE PLACES WHERE ROAD CONSTRUCTION IS OCCURRING FROM PHOENIX, UH, UP TO HOLBROOK.

UM, BUT WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF THIS OPPORTUNITY AND PLEASED WITH THIS OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH YOU AND TO SHARE WHAT WE'RE DOING AS AN ASSOCIATION.

UH, WE'VE PROVIDED TO YOU, UH, OUR, OUR REPORT AND WE'LL USE IT AS A BASIS FOR THIS, FOR THE CONVERSATION.

I WON'T COVER EVERYTHING IN IT, BUT PLEASE DO.

IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ASK, WE'RE HAPPY TO EXPLORE.

UM, BUT IT'S JUST IMPORTANT FOR US, UH, TO SHOW YOU HOW WE'RE WORKING ON YOUR BEHALF AND TO TAKE YOUR FEEDBACK ON HOW WE CAN BETTER SUPPORT NAVAJO COUNTY AS YOU WORK TO SERVE YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

WE'RE PROUD TO BE ON TEAM NAVAJO COUNTY, UH, AND WE'RE, IT'S REALLY OUR PLEASURE TO SERVE YOU IN THAT CAPACITY.

UM, SO WE DO HAVE THIS, THIS SLIDE DECK UP HERE AND LET ME JUST HIT A COUPLE OF THINGS FOR FOLKS IN THE ROOM WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH US.

UM, YES MA'AM.

SO I ONLY HAVE A PDF THAT'S NOT GONNA WORK.

JUST LEMME KNOW WHEN YOU WANT ME TO SCROLL.

OH, DID YOU MOVE THAT JUST NOW? OKAY.

WELL THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I APPRECIATE AND YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE DOING YOUR MAGIC? I DID, I DID.

, I'LL, I'LL JUST SIT HERE.

YOU'RE REALLY GOOD.

SO NOW I'M JUST GONNA TRY TO WILL IT INTO MOVEMENT .

UM, SO FIRST OFF, WHAT'S THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION? WE'RE A COLLABORATION OF THE 15 COUNTIES AND WE ARE ARE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL OFFICE THAT DEVELOPS INFORMATION TO SUPPORT DECISION MAKING AT THE COUNTY LEVEL AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF LEVEL, AS WELL AS WITH LAWMAKERS.

UH, WE'RE REALLY IN THE BUSINESS OF SUPPORTING YOU IN YOUR WORK TO PROMOTE GOOD GOVERNMENT.

UM, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON AND YOU'LL SEE HOW THAT LINES UP AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE SLIDE DECK.

EVERY SUPERVISOR IN THE STATE IS ON OUR BOARD AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT AND WE ALSO APPRECIATE YOUR DEDICATION ON OUR LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE PUT IN PLACE, UH, TO SUPPORT YOU.

GO AHEAD.

TWO SLIDES.

GO TO THE NEXT ONE.

UM, AS WE MOVE INTO THE REPORT ITSELF, I WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERVIEW JUST ON HOW WE USE THE ORGANIZATION TO CREATE CONNECTIONS.

AND SO WE USE OUR BOARD MEETINGS AND ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAMS AS YOU KNOW, TO CONNECT YOU WITH LAWMAKERS, UH, AGENCY HEADS, POLICY PROFESSIONALS.

SO WE REGULARLY ARE CONVENING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT POLICY ISSUES THAT MATTER TO YOU ALL.

AND THIS SHOWS YOU A LIST OF FOLKS WHO CAME THROUGH OUR GROUP IN THE LAST YEAR.

ALSO ON THE LEFT, UH, I LISTED OUT A SERIES OF GROUPS THAT WE HAVE APPOINTMENTS TO OR THAT WE PARTICIPATE IN.

AND SO WE'RE REALLY A HUB FOR THE COUNTIES TO BE INVOLVED IN THE P-S-P-R-S SYSTEM OR WHEN THE GOVERNOR FORMED THE ENERGY TASK FORCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THINGS LIKE THE MUNICIPAL TIMEFRAMES COMMITTEE OR THE CONSTABLE ETHICS COMMITTEE.

THINGS THAT IT'S NOT WORTH YOUR COUNTY'S TIME TO BE DEPLOYED TO.

WE DO IT FOR YOU AND WE REPRESENT THE COUNTY'S INTEREST IN THAT CAPACITY.

AND THEN AT THE BOTTOM WE HIGHLIGHT HERE IS SOMETHING THAT I'M REALLY GRATEFUL AND PROUD OF AND IT'S THE CONNECTION WE HAVE WITH PROFESSIONAL STAFF, THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF AFFILIATES, THE MANAGERS GROUPS, THE FINANCE OFFICERS, PLANNING DIRECTORS, OUR PARTNERS AT THE ARIZONA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES.

IT'S HOW WE AT A STAFF LEVEL SHARE INFORMATION TO SUPPORT YOU AS SUPERVISORS AS WELL.

UM, SO WE'RE REALLY PLEASED TO REPORT OUT SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES WE DO THERE.

ON THIS NEXT SLIDE, I WANNA MOVE IN FIRST TO OUR DATA AND ANALYTICS FUNCTION AND THEN WE'LL GET INTO SOME OF THE LEGISLATIVE STUFF.

BUT MR. WHITING, YOU SERVED IN OUR LEADERSHIP ON OUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR SIX YEARS AND THEN AS OUR PRESIDENT.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS GRATEFUL FOR WAS YOUR LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT IN BUILDING OUR DATA AND ANALYTICS FUNCTION AS A FOUNDATION FOR EVERYTHING WE DO.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND YOU'RE SEEING THE FRUITS OF THAT LABOR COME TO BEAR.

UM, WHAT I WANTED TO JUST HIGHLIGHT HERE

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AND SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE AND SEE HOW THAT'S BUILT OUT.

I THINK YOU'LL BE VERY PLEASED WITH HOW WE'RE DEVELOPING A PLATFORM THAT SUPPORTS COUNTIES AND CONSTITUENTS AT ALL LEVELS.

UNDERGIRDING THIS WHOLE EFFORT IS OUR DATA COLLECTION EFFORT AND THAT HAS BEEN ACCELERATING MASSIVELY UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF VANESSA FIELDER, OUR DATABASE AND A CAP CAPACITY TO MINE.

DATA IS INCREASING SIGNIFICANTLY AND FEEDING IN TO EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.

WE'LL WALK THROUGH A COUPLE OF THOSE PRODUCTS AND ON THE NEXT SLIDE YOU'LL SEE HOW THAT DATA IS FITTING IN TO UH, WHAT WE CALL OUR DATA TOOLS.

SO WE'VE BUILT OUT AND HAVE ONLINE SIX DATA TOOLS, OUR COUNTY ENCYCLOPEDIA, STATE COUNTY REVENUE COMPARISON REPORT, COUNTY PROFILES, PROBATION DASHBOARD, AND THE REVENUE DASHBOARD.

WHAT'S THAT ALL ABOUT? THESE ARE TOOLS YOU CAN USE, UH, TO NAVIGATE, UH, UH, INFORMATION THAT HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND COMPARISONS ACROSS TAX RATES, HOW REVENUE'S PERFORMING, WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE PROBATION SYSTEM IN TERMS OF CASELOADS.

IT'S A MOUNTAIN OF INFORMATION.

UM, IF WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE, BEYOND THE DATA TOOLS, WE USE THAT TO THEN PUT TOGETHER SPECIFIC PRODUCTS AS INFORMATION DEMANDS ARE COMING UP.

WE'LL USE THAT, THE, THAT ANALYTICS TO SUPPORT OUR POLICY BRIEFS OR DEVELOP VIDEOS OR FISCAL ANALYSES AND OTHER COUNTY RESOURCES.

IT IS AN INPUT INTO EVERYTHING WE DO.

IT'S HELPED US TO EXPAND EXPLAINERS LIKE THE ALLTECH SYSTEM, PENSION SYSTEM, SPECIAL DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION, SO THAT THESE BRIEFS ARE ONLINE AND AVAILABLE TO YOU AND YOUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF.

AND ON THE NEXT SLIDE WE'LL HIGHLIGHT HOW IT'S SUPPORTING HOW WE GET AFTER EMERGING POLICY ITEMS. AND I PUT SOME ISSUES HERE FOR YOU.

PENSION BENEFIT EXPANSION, TAX FEE, MORATORIUM, AND PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS.

THESE WERE MAJOR ISSUES THAT CAME ONLINE, THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

OUR TEAM NEEDED TO RESPOND TO IT.

WE WANTED TO PUT GOOD TECHNICAL DATA TOGETHER TO INFORM LAWMAKERS.

AND WE DID THAT IN THESE BRIEFS.

BUT I THINK WHAT MADE THEM MORE POWERFUL IS THEY WERE TEXTABLE.

AND SO AS WE WERE EMAILING OUT THOSE BRIEFS, WE WERE ALSO TEXTING THEM TO LAWMAKERS AND WE WERE VERY PLEASED WITH THE ENGAGEMENT BECAUSE IT WAS HELD.

THEY WERE ACCESSING IT, THEY WERE SEEING HOW IT MATTERED.

AND I ALSO PUT ON HERE JUST HOW WE'RE BUILDING OUT INFORMATION TO USE WITHIN THE COUNTIES.

UH, WE HAVE ANNUALLY BEEN DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS TO SECURE GRANTS TO DO RESEARCH INQUIRIES INTO THINGS LIKE WORKFORCE PROCUREMENT MOVING FORWARD.

WE'RE LOOKING INTO THE TITLE 34 SY SYSTEM, UH, AS WELL AS TRANSPORTATION.

AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD CAPACITY BY WORKING WITH THE UNIVERSITIES TO BRING MORE INFORMATION TO BEAR.

AND THEN ON THE RESEARCH PIECE, JUST TO WRAP, WE ALSO PUT A PODCAST TOGETHER, UH, THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR FOLKS AND IT'S JUST CONVERSATIONS ABOUT COUNTY POLICIES AND COUNTY PARTNERSHIPS.

AND WHY DID WE DO THAT? BECAUSE AS WE WERE BUILDING OUT THIS WEBSITE, WE KNEW WE WERE PUTTING GOOD BRIEFS TOGETHER AND THEN GOOD VISUALIZATIONS.

AND WE WANTED TO ADD STORYTELLING WHERE THERE'S CONVERSATIONS ABOUT POLICY ITEMS. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE AND IN PARTICULAR THE LAWMAKER'S TOOLKIT BECAUSE YOU'LL SEE HOW ALL THIS WRAPS TOGETHER, UH, WITH CONTENT THAT'S WRITTEN, VISUALIZATIONS, AND THEN STORYTELLING.

AND WE'RE ROLLING INTO THIS SPECIFIC VIDEOS.

UH, WE HAD, UH, A VERY FUN OPPORTUNITY TO LEVERAGE WORK THAT THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES DID ON THEIR WE ARE COUNTIES CAMPAIGN.

THEY PUT INFORMATION OUT THERE AND CREATED A VISION.

UH, THEY PUT ALL THE INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL INTO WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE.

BUT WHAT WE SAW WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CUSTOMIZE IT FOR ARIZONA.

AND SO WE DID THAT IN TERMS OF, UH, UH, POSTERS AND SHORT BRIEFS EXPLAINING COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

WE PARTNERED WITH OUR FRIENDS AT ARIZONA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES TO DO SOME VOICEOVER SO THAT WE COULD WORK TOGETHER AND EXPAND THAT OUT.

AND WE WERE VERY PLEASED WITH HOW THAT ALL WORKED IN TERMS OF TELLING THE STORY ABOUT COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

AND I KNOW MR. CARLINE, YOU SERVE ON THE NACO BOARD.

UM, I'D REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE BACK TO YOUR BOARD MEMBERS OUR GRATITUDE FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP

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IN DOING THIS AND FOR YOUR ROLE IN SUPPORTING IT.

'CAUSE I THINK IT ADDED ENORMOUS VALUE IN OUR STATE AND THAT'S WHERE OUR NATIONAL AFFILIATE REALLY HELPS BY CREATING VISION AND TOOLS THAT WE CAN REPLICATE HERE LOCALLY.

AND SO THANKS FOR YOUR ROLE ON THAT MR. CARLINE LINE.

ALRIGHT, SO THAT'S THE DATA SIDE.

AND WE'RE GONNA MOVE NOW INTO THE, UH, LEGISLATIVE SIDE.

SO A BIG PART OF WHAT WE DO IS ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORK, AND THAT MEANS HITTING THE BRICKS TO GO TALK TO LAWMAKERS.

TWO FRIDAYS AGO, THE LEGISLATURE CONVENED SIGNY DIE.

THAT'S FOR THE LAST TIME PUT US ALL OUT OF OUR MISERY.

AND SO NOW WE'RE SORTING OUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S LEFT.

AND, UH, THERE ARE A LOT OF BILLS THAT WENT UP.

WHAT I PUT ON A COUPLE OF DATA POINTS YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF.

NEW LAWS ARE EFFECTIVE ON SEPTEMBER 12TH.

THERE'S ALWAYS 90 DAYS AFTER SIGNING DIE BEFORE THEY'RE PUT IN LAW.

SO WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON IS GETTING INFORMATION TO THE COUNTIES ON THE NEW BILLS SO THEY CAN OPERATIONALIZE THEM AND THEY CAN IMPLEMENT THEM.

WE'RE GETTING CALLS ALREADY FROM COUNTIES ON WHAT VARIOUS BILLS ARE, WHAT VARIOUS BUDGET TOUCH POINTS ARE, SEND YOUR STAFF OUR WAY, WE'RE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THEM IN THAT CAPACITY.

WHAT I PUT HERE ON THE RIGHT WERE JUST SOME METRICS ON THE ENGAGEMENT, UH, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO SEE HOW THIS MATERIALIZES LEGISLATIVE ENGAGEMENTS, RELATIONSHIP BASED, YOU ALL ARE THE MOST CREDIBLE PEOPLE TO ENGAGE IN IT.

OUR JOB IS TO HELP CHANNEL YOUR MESSAGE.

AND SO OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, OUR TEAM DEPLOYED ON OVER A HUNDRED DIRECT VISITS WITH LAWMAKERS TO TALK ABOUT COUNTY PRIORITIES AND ISSUES.

40 OF THAT OCCURRED BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

66 OF THOSE WERE DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

OUR TEAM TESTIFIED BEFORE COMMITTEE 49 TIMES, UH, CARRYING THE COUNTY MESSAGE AND PARTICIPATED IN 29 STAKEHOLDERS.

AND UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP IN OUR LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE, THAT TRANSLATED INTO US, UH, AMENDING BILLS, UH, ABOUT 18 BILLS FAVORABLY AND THEN DIRECTLY DEFEATING 34 BILLS.

IN THE PROCESS, WE TRIAGE ALL THE COUNTY BILLS THAT COME IN AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS.

AND THEN WE NARROW IT DOWN TO THE ONES THAT AFFECT YOUR RESOURCES AND OPERATIONS AND THEN TAKE YOUR DIRECTION TO WORK WITH LAWMAKERS TO ENGAGE 'EM.

SO A LOT OF SHOE LEATHER WAS PUT INTO THAT AND IT WAS A REAL TESTAMENT TO THE WORK THAT JACOB MNET AND KAITLYN KING ON OUR TEAM DID GETTING OVER THERE TO BE PRESENT AT THE CAPITOL TO TALK WITH FOLKS.

SO LET ME HIT A COUPLE OF SLIDES JUST CONTEXT RELATED THAT YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE BUDGET.

WHEN WE CAME INTO THIS BUDGET CYCLE, WE KNEW THAT A PRIORITY WAS GOING TO BE TAX CONFORMITY.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS ADJUSTING TO THE FEDERAL TAX REDUCTIONS.

AND THAT WOULD COST ABOUT $1.4 BILLION IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE REVENUES WERE NOT GROWING RAPIDLY.

WE KNEW THAT WAS GOING TO SQUEEZE STATE GOVERNMENT AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE COUNTY? SO WHAT WE WERE ON HIGH ALERT ABOUT WAS WERE COUNTY RESOURCES BEING AFFECTED AND EARLY ON THEY WERE IN THE END, THEY WERE ADDRESSED.

UM, BUT IT ALSO SETS US UP FOR WHAT CAN BE TIGHT TIMES GOING FORWARD.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT FISCAL YEAR 2028, YOU'RE LOOKING AT A DATA POINT THAT SHOWS AN $18 BILLION BUDGET EXPECTING AN ENDING BALANCE OF $24 MILLION, RIGHT? THAT'S NOTHING.

SO YOU PUT A SWING IN THE ECONOMY OF A HALF PERCENT, ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

AND THAT ENDING BALANCE EITHER GOES NEGATIVE OR POSITIVE.

IF YOU CHANGE CASELOADS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, IN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, THAT ENDING BALANCE SWINGS ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

AND SO IT'S REALLY GONNA DEPEND ON HOW THE ECONOMY AND CASELOADS PERFORM ABOUT WHETHER THE LEGISLATURE'S IN A SQUEEZE NEXT SESSION.

SO WE'LL BE MONITORING THAT AND WE MONITOR THEIR REVENUES JUST LIKE WE DO THE COUNTIES.

AN IMPORTANT POINT, THE STATE STILL HAS A $1.7 BILLION RAINY DAY FUND.

THEY DID NOT TOUCH IT TO BALANCE THIS BUDGET.

AND THAT'S A GOOD THING.

IF I WAS TELLING YOU THAT THEY TOUCHED COUNTY RESOURCES AND HAD NOT ACCESSED THAT FUND, I'D BE VERY FRUSTRATED AND VIEW THAT AS A FAILURE.

BUT WHEN WE PUSHED BACK ON EARLY COUNTY BUDGET CUTS, UH, THEY PROTECTED 'EM AND THEY ALSO PRESERVED THEIR OWN RAINY DAY FUND, WHICH IS GOOD.

SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE ITEMS THAT I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT? UM, EARLY IN THE SESSION, WE SAW THAT THERE WAS NO FUNDING FOR THE STATE'S OBLIGATION FOR PROBATION.

WHAT THAT MEANT WAS THAT EXISTING SALARIES THAT HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO PROBATION OFFICERS ABOUT $10 MILLION IF IT WASN'T AVAILABLE.

AND THE CONCERN WAS ABOUT WHETHER THAT WOULD GET SHIFTED ONTO COUNTIES, UM, LARGELY BECAUSE OF THE GOVERNOR'S ASSISTANCE.

UH, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THAT BACK ON THE TABLE AND THEN SOME RURAL LEGISLATORS HELPED WITH THAT ITEM IN THE END.

BUT WHAT WE'RE REALLY FINDING IS THAT

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WHEN IT COMES TO PROBATION, THE BUDGET IS LARGELY DRIVEN BY MARICOPA INTERESTS BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES IN LEADERSHIP AND RUNNING THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.

PROBATION IS NOT, THIS LINE ITEM DOES NOT PROVIDE RESOURCES TO MARICOPA PROBATION.

THERE'S A DIFFERENT MODEL IN MARICOPA.

THIS IS ALL ABOUT THE OTHER 14 COUNTIES.

AND FOR A GOOD CHUNK OF THIS SESSION, IT WAS NOT BEING FUNDED.

NOW IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE ON A BETTER TRAJECTORY NOW, BUT OUR GOAL FOR NEXT YEAR REALLY HAS TO BE TO GET THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR TO OWN THE INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND START PROGRAMMING THIS COMMITMENT ON AN ONGOING BASIS AS OPPOSED TO JUST ONE TIME.

UH, APPROPRIATIONS, I TALKED ABOUT CONCERNS ABOUT COUNTY PASS THROUGHS.

THERE ARE A SERIES OF ITEMS IN THE BUDGET THAT WE AS A GROUP HAVE PUT IN THERE.

AND THE COMMON DENOMINATOR IS THIS.

ALL OF THOSE ISSUES ARE DUE TO POLICIES PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE THAT HURT THE COUNTY TAXPAYER HURT YOUR OPERATIONS, YOU WENT BACK TO THE LEGISLATURE TO GET SOME HELP.

IT COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE ELECTED OFFICIALS RETIREMENT PLAN OR JUVENILE DEPENDENCY, OR GENERALLY ON COUNTY MANDATES.

SO THIS WAS YOU AND US WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE LEGISLATURE TO DEFRAY THE COSTS ON TAXPAYERS.

THOSE WERE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK THIS YEAR, AND WE WERE SURPRISED BY THAT.

BUT LAWMAKERS DID PUSH BACK AND ULTIMATELY THERE WERE PROTECTED.

UH, AND I SHOULD SAY THE COLOR CODING HERE, IF IT'S GREEN, WE GOT WHAT WE WANTED.

IF IT'S YELLOW, WE GOT WHAT WE NEEDED, BUT IT WASN'T EXACTLY THE WAY WE WANT IT CONSTRUCTED.

AND THEN RED IS THEY DIDN'T GO THE DISTANCE FOR US.

UM, THE RED PIECE IS ABOUT AN INCREASE IN EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR WILDFIRE PREVENTION.

THERE WAS A DESIRE AMONG THE COUNTIES FOR NEW DOLLARS OVER AND ABOVE 10 MILLION TO BE PUT IN THAT.

SOMETHING I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT RELATED TO THE LONG-TERM CARE SYSTEM.

THE LONG-TERM CARE SYSTEM IS THE STATE'S MEDICAID SYSTEM FOR DISABLED FOLKS, UH, PHYSICALLY DISABLED IN THE ELDERLY.

YOU PAY A LOT INTO THAT SYSTEM THIS YEAR.

EARLY IN THE SESSION, WE SAW THAT YOU WERE GONNA SEE A BILL INCREASE, BUT MORE THAN THAT, IT SEEMED TO BE EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH.

AND SO OUR TEAM DUG INTO THAT METHODOLOGY AND FOUND THAT THERE, OUR MATH DID NOT JIVE WITH THE LEGISLATIVE MATH.

AND SO WE HAD TO WORK WITH THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET OFFICE AND THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE TO GET THEM TO AGREE WITH OUR MATH.

AND ULTIMATELY THEY DID.

AND THAT LOWERED YOUR INCREASE BY ABOUT $1 MILLION.

SO THOSE ARE SHOCKS THAT CAN COME INTO THE SYSTEM.

THAT, BUT FOR THE CHECKING THE MATH FROM OUR STAFF WOULD'VE HAD A REAL IMPACT ON YOUR TAXPAYERS.

SO LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

THESE ARE OTHER FUNDING ITEMS THAT ARE IN PLACE.

UM, I WON'T, UH, DIVE INTO ALL THEM.

I WILL TALK ABOUT HER F SO THERE'S A LOT OF NARRATIVE GOING ON ABOUT HERF SWEEPS, WHICH WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT, RIGHT? UM, BUT I WANNA DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENED.

TWO THINGS HAPPENED.

ONE IS THERE WAS A, AN ELIMINATION OF A PROGRAM CALLED THE ECONOMIC STRENGTHS PROGRAM.

AND THAT WAS COMING OUT OF HERF AND THEY REPLACED THAT WITH MOVING SOME HERF MONEY INTO THE SMART GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH IS A MA MATCH PROGRAM FOR RURAL COUNTIES FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

AND THEN THEY TOOK $10 MILLION OUT OF THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND TO GO INTO DPS, WHICH IS A CONSTITUTIONALLY PERMISSIBLE THING.

SO THOSE ARE THE MECHANICS OF HOW IT WORKED.

IT WASN'T AN OFF THE TOP HF SWEEP.

UH, IT COMES OUTTA THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND THAT OBVIOUSLY IS SOMETHING FOLKS DON'T LIKE EITHER.

BUT I THINK A LOT OF FOLKS ARE THINKING THAT THERE WAS A HERF SWEEP THAT DIRECTLY IMPACTS COUNTY RESOURCES.

THAT'S NOT HOW IT HAPPENED.

IT IMPACTS THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND, WHICH WE CARE ABOUT TOO.

FAIR NUMBER OF ISSUES CAME DOWN TO SUPPORT YOUR SHERIFF, UH, MANAGER LEIGHTON.

WE'VE SENT OUT AN EMAIL OF ALL THESE ISSUES AND THE FUNDING SOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH THEM JUST SO THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO, TO UNDERSTAND THOSE AND SHARE THAT WITH YOUR FINANCE FOLKS.

SO A COUPLE MORE SLIDES.

AND I, I, YOU KNOW, I OFTEN SPEED THROUGH THESE, BUT THEY'RE A BIG PART OF WHAT WE DO AND IT'S RUNNING BILLS FOR THE COUNTIES.

UM, THIS SHOWS YOU THE BILLS THAT OUR BOARD APPROVED TO TAKE TO THE CAPITAL.

MOST OF THEM WERE ENACTED INTO LAW.

SEVEN OF THEM, TWO OF THEM WERE NOT.

OF THE SEVEN ONE WAS BROUGHT TO US BY NAVAJO COUNTY HOUSE BILL 2270.

UH, THE COUNTY SILL ISSUE.

UH, WE REALLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOUR SHERIFF AND THE GREAT WORK HE DID TO ADVOCATE FOR THAT.

AND SO WE APPRECIATED THAT PARTNERSHIP AS WELL.

UH, AND WE DID TALK WITH ACO ABOUT US RUNNING LEAD GIVEN ITS ROLE, UH, WITH THE BOARD.

SO THAT WAS KIND OF A FUN PARTNERSHIP.

THE ISSUES THAT DID NOT GO FORWARD WERE RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS

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ON AN ONGOING BASIS FOR WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND MORE STATE EMERGENCY COUNCIL MONIES.

WHY ARE THOSE NOT GETTING THE LIGHT OF DAY? THE LEGISLATURE'S REALLY NOT FOCUSING ON ONGOING SPENDING COMMITMENTS FROM THE STATE.

I SHOWED YOU EARLIER THE RESTRICTED NATURE OF THE STATE'S FUNDING BUDGET.

AND SO THEY, UH, THEY'RE BEING VERY CAREFUL.

SO ONGOING PROGRAMS ARE REALLY, UH, NOT SOMETHING THEY'RE ACCEPTING.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO LOOK AT THESE AND SEE HOW TO RECONSTRUCT THEM.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS YOU WHAT WE CALL REACTIVE ADVOCACY.

AND THIS IS A BIG PART OF WHAT JACOB AND KAITLYN DO AS WELL.

AND THIS IS JUST RESPONDING TO THE MANY BILLS THAT AFFECT YOUR RESOURCES.

NONE OF THESE BILLS PASSED.

UH, WE PUT TOPICS AND BILL NUMBERS IF YOU WANT TO DO A DEEP DIVE INTO THEM.

THE COUPLE THINGS THAT I WOULD HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU, THERE'S A BIG CONVERSATION ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, ZONING AUTHORITIES, PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO ENERGY DEPLOYMENT.

YOU KNOW THIS WELL ON THE RENEWABLE SIDE AND YOU KNOW THAT ZONING THAT'S PUT IN PLACE IS TO ALLOW FOR A SMALL AMOUNT OF, UH, LOCAL INPUT INTO IMPORTANT DECISIONS THAT ARE IN THE COMMUNITY, BALANCING PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS, UH, WITH OTHER NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.

THERE'S A REAL PUSH TO REMOVE LOCAL CONNECTION TO THE SIGHTING OF WHAT THEY CALL SMALL MODULAR NUCLEAR REACTORS.

OUR ORGANIZATION HAS NOT BEEN OPPOSED TO THE TECHNOLOGY.

WE'RE ACTUALLY VERY INTERESTED IN IT, BUT A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE SAID, WELL, TO DEPLOY THOSE, WE HAVE TO GET LOCAL INPUT OUT OF THE WAY.

WE'VE BEEN OPPOSING THAT WE THINK LOCAL COMMUNITIES SHOULD HAVE A CONVERSATION.

AND WE DO THINK THAT'S GONNA BE A BIG ISSUE GOING INTO THE NEXT YEAR.

UM, BUT AGAIN, THINGS WORKED IN A DECENT WAY FOR US ON THE REACTIVE, REACTIVE ADVOCACY PIECE.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS YOU BILLS THAT WERE ENACTED INTO LAW.

AND THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT HERE.

UNDER GENERAL GOVERNMENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING'S BEEN A BIG CONVERSATION DOWN THERE AND EVERYONE HAS A DIFFERENT LOOK ON THAT.

ONE OF THE TOOLS THAT PASSED THIS SESSION WAS TO CREATE A STATE AFFORDABILITY INFRASTRUCTURE DISTRICT.

AND SO YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH THE CONCEPT OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICTS.

THOSE ARE WAYS WHERE DEVELOPERS ARE ABLE TO BOND TO DEVELOP THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THEN ASSESS THE PROPERTIES.

COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICTS ARE DONE LOCALLY.

THIS IS DONE BY A STATE AGENCY WITH SOME LOCAL INPUT, BUT IT'S A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN A BONDING AUTHORITY THAT'S BEING EXTENDED FOR THIS PURPOSE.

AND SO WE'LL HAVE TO MONITOR IT OVER TIME.

AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S LONG BEEN A CONVERSATION ABOUT POSTING ONLINE, THE TIMELINESS OF IT, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND OFTEN WHAT HAPPENS IN COUNTIES WITH THE CONTRACTION OF THE NEWSPAPERS IS THAT THEY'RE MISSING DEADLINES TO GET THINGS PUBLISHED IN A WAY THAT WORKS FOR US.

AND SO WE HAVE TO RESCHEDULE OUR HEARINGS.

SO THERE WAS A BILL RUN THIS YEAR THAT ULTIMATELY ENDED UP WITH A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE NEWSPAPERS AND THE PUBLIC ENTITIES, WHICH I THINK WAS AN ELEGANT COMPROMISE TO ALLOW FOR A MORE EFFICIENT PUBLIC NOTICING THAT DOES NOT CREATE THE DIFFICULTIES IN US STAYING ON TRACK.

UM, BASICALLY ONCE WE GIVE THE INFORMATION TO THE PAPER, WE'VE MET OUR OBLIGATION AND IT'S THEIR OBLIGATION TO GET IT POSTED AND TO GET IT OUT THERE TO THE PUBLIC.

SO THAT WAS A GOOD RESULT.

WORKING TOGETHER.

WE'LL BOUNCE BEYOND THIS ONE TOO.

LEIA, PLEASE.

UH, BALLOT REFERRALS AND INITIATIVES.

SO THE LEGISLATURES REFERRED 10 ITEMS TO THE BALLOT.

UH, CITIZENS ARE RUNNING TWO, ACTUALLY FOUR, BUT TWO THAT, THAT WE PUT UP HERE.

THE ONES THAT ARE IN BROWN ARE KIND OF UNIQUELY TOUCHED THE COUNTY.

SO LET ME JUST TOUCH ON THOSE BRIEFLY.

THERE IS A MEASURE TO PROHIBIT ANY IMPOSITION OF A VEHICLE MILES TRAVEL TAX.

THERE IS NO VEHICLE MILES TRAVEL TAX IN ARIZONA, BUT IN SOME STATES THEY'VE USED THAT AS A TOOL TO REPLACE THE GAS TAX AS A, THEY'LL, THEY'D SAY A MORE EFFICIENT WAY TO HAVE A USER FEE.

THIS WOULD RESTRICT ARIZONA'S ABILITY TO GO DOWN THAT ROAD.

THERE IS A BALLOT REFERRAL THAT WILL AFFECT ALL THE COUNTIES AND WILL HAVE A DIRECT CONSEQUENCE OF HAVING THE COUNTIES DO ONSITE TABULATION OF THE MAIL-IN BALLOTS AS WELL AS THOSE THAT ARE DROPPED OFF ON, ON ELECTION DAY.

UM, IT DOES REQUIRE IN IT THAT THE STATE PAYS FOR THE NEW EQUIPMENT.

AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IF IT PASSES, WE WILL WORK WITH OUR FRIENDS AT ACO ABOUT MAKING SURE THEY MEET THAT PROMISE.

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AND I DIDN'T HIGHLIGHT IT HERE, BUT SCR 1004 WOULD BE A RESTRICTION ON PHOTO RADAR, UH, WHICH ON THE DRIVE UP WAS MUCH DEBATED BY JACOB AND ZOE AND I, AND WE WON'T SHARE WHERE WE LANDED ON THAT.

UM, BUT, UH, THAT WOULD RESTRICT, UH, PHOTO RADAR.

IT'S LARGELY TARGETED.

CITIES, COUNTIES ARE NOT DOING IT RIGHT NOW, BUT IT, WE DO THINK IT WOULD AFFECT COUNTIES IN THAT VEIN AS WELL.

SO WE'LL BOUNCE TO THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES AND WRAP THIS UP FOR YOU.

I MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING WE'RE IN THE, UH, KIND OF THE POSTMORTEM OF THE SESSION.

THIS IS A SERIES OF REPORTS THAT WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER TO EDUCATE EVERYBODY ABOUT WHAT'S IN THE BUDGET, WHAT OUR LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY WAS.

AND FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF, WE USED TO JUST EMAIL THESE ITEMS OUT AND THEY'D BE ON THE WEBSITE TO SOME DEGREE.

WE'VE CREATED A PAGE THAT WILL JUST BE GROW AS WE PUT NEW CONTENT ON IT.

THAT IS ESSENTIALLY A, A WORKSHOP PUBLICATIONS PAGE FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF.

SO THAT'LL BE OUT THERE.

AND WE'LL WRAP IT UP HERE SHORTLY.

AND AS I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, THE REWARD FOR FINISHING ONE SESSION IS WE HAVE TO GET IMMEDIATELY READY FOR THE NEXT ONE.

AND SO WE ARE ALREADY DOING THAT.

WE ARE BUILDING OUT OUR WHITEBOARD ON ISSUES THAT ARE COMING OUR WAY, THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO SOME DUE DILIGENCE AND INQUIRY IN FOR NEXT SESSION.

WE'RE ALSO ASKING FOR COUNTIES TO SUBMIT POLICIES OF INTEREST.

AND WE'LL BE MEETING FOR OUR SUMMIT THIS YEAR IN COCONINO COUNTY.

AND SO WE HOPE TO HAVE YOU ALL PARTICIPATING IN THAT.

AND SO WITH THAT, I JUST WANTED TO END BY EXPRESSING MY GRATITUDE TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN OUR ASSOCIATION.

WE LOVE WORKING WITH YOU AND SUPPORTING YOU, AND WE ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO YOUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF ON HOW WE CAN BETTER SERVE YOU.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I THINK YOU HAVE A FANTASTIC STAFF.

I THINK WHAT CSA HAS DONE, UH, WHAT YOU HAVE IMPROVED, YOUR DATA, YOU'RE SHARING, UH, TELLING THE STORY IS FANTASTIC.

YOU'VE GOT JACOB AND ZOE HERE TODAY, AND THEY'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, I WOULD HATE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION ABOUT PHOTO ENFORCEMENT BETWEEN THOSE TWO AND, AND THINGS THAT THEY HAVE.

BUT THEY KNOW, UH, VERY WELL.

THEY DO A FANTASTIC JOB, UH, ON OUR BEHALF, AND YOU LEAD THEM, AND WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU DO.

TURN THE TIME.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

BOARD MEMBERS WITH ANY COMMENTS? SUPERVISOR WHITING.

ALRIGHT, YOU READY? WELL, I'M NOT LOOKING AT ANY OF MY TEXTS.

, HOW COMFORTABLE WITH YOU TODAY.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

UM, YES SIR.

I, I DO WANT TO SAY FIRST OFF, MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU.

YOU'VE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB THIS YEAR.

GREAT LEADER THAT REALLY HAS LOOKED AT THE WHOLE OF EVERYBODY AND MADE SURE THAT EVERYBODY FELT SEEN, HEARD AND VALUED AS A PART OF THE ORGANIZATION.

AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY BECAUSE WE'VE COME FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, DIFFERENT NEEDS OF OUR CITIZENS.

BUT IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS, THE CULTURE THAT WE HAVE THERE AT CSA THROUGH YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THE TEAM HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL BECAUSE AS WE WALK THROUGH THOSE DOORS, KIND OF THAT ME AND MINE GETS CHECKED AND EVERYBODY LOOKS AT WE AND OURS MM-HMM .

AND TRIES TO WORK TOGETHER A LITTLE BIT, UH, NOT A LITTLE BIT, BUT IN A GREAT WAY.

SO I'VE ALWAYS REALLY VALUED THAT I VALUE THE, THE ORGANIZATION, THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER, UH, TOWARDS BUILDING SOLUTIONS.

AND I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE AS WE CONTINUE TO ADVANCE, UH, BOISH AS YOU PUT IT, INCLUDING WITH SOME OF THIS, THIS DATA, IT PUTS US IN A DIFFERENT POSITION WITH THE LEGISLATURE, WITH LEADERS ACROSS THE STATE OF ARIZONA, BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO HELP THEM TO UNDERSTAND, UM, STORY MATTERS.

MM-HMM .

WE KNOW THAT'S WHERE THE HEART CONNECTS, BUT WITH NUMBERS WHERE THEY ACTUALLY NEED TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING.

AND IT'S NOT JUST HEARSAY.

SO VERY, VERY MUCH APPRECIATED AND CONTINUE TO JUST BE IMPRESSED WITH THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE MOVING IN AND, UH, GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THAT ASSOCIATION.

THANKS FOR THE DRIVE UP HERE.

UH, I UNDERSTOOD THAT JACOB DROVE OTHERWISE, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN HERE ABOUT AN HOUR, , AND IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH DEFINITELY.

GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL OF YOU TODAY.

AND, AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SUPERVISOR.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? UH, CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN.

YEARS HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN SO MANY WAYS IN ADVOCATING FOR OUR, OUR REGIONS, UM, SPECIFICALLY NAVAJO COUNTY.

THANK YOU CHAIRMAN.

UM, JUST ALWAYS, UH, THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR, UM, SUPERVISOR, UM, SHEPHERD BEING HERE TODAY.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THE PARTNERSHIP IN APACHE COUNTY AND NASHVILLE COUNTY AND BEING ABLE TO JUST, LIKE YOU SAID, GET A PEEK AND LEARN ABOUT OUR COUNTY A LITTLE BIT AND THE THINGS THAT WE DO.

AND, UM, THE WORK THAT YOU DO IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

UM, AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL HERE AT COUNTY.

I KNOW THAT, UM, THE WORK THAT, UH, SUPERVISOR WHITE HAS DONE OVER THE

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BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT COUNTIES ACROSS ARIZONA, THAT WORK HAS BEEN REALLY VERY FUNDAMENTAL TO BEING ABLE TO CREATE SOME OF THIS CONVERSATION AND THE DATA THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT BECOMES.

UM, WE KNOW THAT, UM, THE VOLATILITY OF POLITICS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS EVER CHANGING AND IMPACTS THE WAY THAT WE TALK ABOUT POLICY AND LEGISLATION.

AND CERTAINLY WHEN WE ARE EXAMINING IT AND HOW IT IMPACTS OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, THAT WE WANT TO BE TRIED AND TRUE TO THE THINGS THAT WILL PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES, UM, THAT'LL ALLOW OUR COMMUNITIES TO CONTINUE TO FUNCTION, THAT WE'RE NOT, UM, GOING TO OUR, OUR LOCAL CONSTITUENTS OR INDIVIDUALS AND ASKING THEM TO PAY FOR THINGS THAT SHOULD BE UNDER THE HAT OF THE STATE.

UM, ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE SO IMPORTANT AND I AM ALWAYS, EVER SO GRATEFUL FOR CSA AND THE WORK THAT YOU DO, NOT ONLY IN ADVOCATION, BUT HELPING US TO BETTER UNDERSTAND, UM, THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

UM, AND BEING ABLE TO, LIKE THE PODCASTS, THEY'RE HELPFUL TO ME AND BEING ABLE JUST TO, UM, GET AN EAR OF, YOU KNOW, THE CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING.

SO LOTS OF GOOD WORK THERE AND I AM GRATEFUL TO THAT.

AND ALWAYS, UM, SUPERVISOR WRITING AND SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR FOR THEIR ADVOCATION.

SO THANK YOU.

SUPERVISOR, VICE CHAIR SUPERVISOR.

LIK, YEAH, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR, UM, UM, CSA CHAIRMAN'S JEFF'S LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS CSA EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS LEADERSHIP.

WE'RE GRATEFUL AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE SUPERVISORS AND, AND ALL THAT YOU PLAN AND JUST GOING TO THE SESSIONS THERE, UM, AT THE LEGISLATURE AND, UM, GIVEN ALL THAT TIME, AND OF COURSE THE STAFF HERE, THANK YOU SO MUCH AS WELL.

ALWAYS REACHING OUT TO YOU TO, TO ASSIST US SUPERVISORS.

THANK YOU, YOU SUPERVISOR, APPRECIATE IT.

WE HAVE A LITTLE, UH, TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION WE WANT TO GIVE YOU, IF THAT'S OKAY, AS LONG AS MR. WHITING DIDN'T PICK IT OUT.

ALRIGHT, COME ON, .

THAT COMES LATER.

JACOB AND ZOE, COME ON, ALTON.

OH MY GOD.

IF THIS ARE FOR PRESIDENT, YOU CHAIR AND YOU EXECUTIVE, AND WE WANT YOU, BEFORE YOU LEAVE TO FOLD THAT OUT AND LOOK AT THE GREAT VALLEYS AND THE GREAT STARS, YOU'LL SPEND THE NIGHT ENJOY WHAT WE HAVE.

TAKING THE FRESH AIR.

THE COOLNESS, YOU KNOW, 10 DEGREES COOLER UP HERE TODAY, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT, BUT JUST THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

WE APPRECIATE, THANK YOU ALL THAT YOU DO WITH LEADERSHIP.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL.

APPRECIATE.

HAVE IS PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICE, UH, PRESENTATION REGARDING STAR RIDGE, UH, STATE'S, UH, UNIT THREE DEVELOPMENT.

THANKS.

YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO KID, UH, CRAIG JUST ONE LITTLE BIT HERE.

THEY DID A VOICEOVER ON THESE PODCASTS AND, AND DIFFERENT VIDEOS THEY DID, AND HE BECAME A CELEBRITY OVERNIGHT.

SO, YOU KNOW, HE'S JUST IS A VOICE THAT'S CALM AND A VOICE IS GREAT.

AND THOSE ARE GREAT ASSETS THAT WE HAVE TO USE FOR RESOURCES.

AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL THAT YOU GUYS DO AND REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

NEXT ITEM WE

[a. Presentation regarding updates related to the Starlight Ridge Estates Unit III development. ]

MR. COOPER CHAIR, VICE CHAIR SUPERVISORS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING.

UH, AS YOU'VE NOTED THERE, STAFF IS IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE STARLIGHT RIDGE ESTATES UNIT THREE DEVELOPMENT.

UH, THIS HAS BEEN A DEVELOPMENT THAT'S BEEN OF MUCH INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS THE SUPERVISORS.

SO WE WANTED TO, UH, RE-FAMILIARIZE GO THROUGH HOW WE'VE GOTTEN TO THE STAGE WE ARE, AND THEN DISCUSS WHERE WE ARE WITH THE CURRENT STAGE FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.

UH, IF YOU'RE LOOKING HERE, JUST TO RE-FAMILIARIZE, THIS DEVELOPMENT IS ABOUT 1.5 MILES TO THE WEST OF STATE ROUTE TWO 60.

THAT'S THE WHITE MOUNTAIN ROAD IN THAT AREA WITHIN THE WAGON WHEEL, UH, REGION

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OF THE COUNTY, AND WAS ORIGINALLY FIVE PARCELS THAT WERE SPLIT UP PREVIOUSLY.

SO KIND OF AS A REMINDER TO HOW WE'VE GOTTEN TO TODAY, UH, ORIGINALLY IN AUGUST OF 2006, A MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN WAS PUT TOGETHER FOR 80 SINGLE FAMILY UNITS THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

THIS WAS TO BE PHASE THREE OF THE STARLIGHT RIDGE ESTATES SUBDIVISION.

UM, PHASES ONE AND TWO HAVE ALREADY GONE IN HERE WITHIN THE COUNTY, AND THEN IT LAID DORMANT DUE TO DOWNTURNS IN 2008 AND OTHERWISE.

AND IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR, THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD TO ALLOW FOR 49 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS AND 74 TOWN HOME UNITS, TOTALING 123 UNITS.

FOLLOWING THAT APPROVAL OF THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT IN OCTOBER OF 2025, A TENTATIVE PLAT WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF UNITS WAS APPROVED BY NAVAJO COUNTY'S PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND THAT WAS APPROVED FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE STARLIGHT RIDGE ESTATES UNIT THREE SUBDIVISION.

AND NOW THE DEVELOPER TODAY HAS COME TO US WITH PHASE ONE OF THEIR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT FOR A FINAL PLAT, WHICH INCLUDES JUST SEVEN LOTS TOTAL.

SO IN TALKING ABOUT HOW WE GOT TO THE POINT THAT WE HAVE, I WANTED TO GO BACK TO WHERE OUR STAFF IN THE 2020S HERE FROM 2022 ONWARD, UH, HAVE RECEIVED INFORMATION AND HOW THE PUBLIC, UH, STAFF GUIDING DOCUMENTS AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAVE SHAPED WHAT WE SEE IN FRONT OF US TODAY.

UM, SO ON THIS SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY RECEIVED FROM THE DEVELOPER BY OUR STAFF.

THIS WAS 200 LOTS THAT WERE DESIGNED FOR TINY HOMES WITHIN THE AREA, UM, AS REQUIRED BY OUR ORDINANCE IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, UH, THIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THAT PUT THAT IN PLACE, THE DEVELOPER HAD TO GO THROUGH AND DO A PUBLIC MEETING FOR ALL NEIGHBORS, 300 FEET AND BEYOND TO LISTEN TO ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, OR OTHERWISE THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE.

UH, FOLLOWING THAT MEETING, THERE WERE, UH, A HIGH AMOUNT OF QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, AND ITEMS BROUGHT FORTH FOR THE DEVELOPER'S CONSIDERATION AS WELL AS STAFF AND THEN THE BOARD IF THE DEVELOPER WISHED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS DESIGN.

UM, THE THREE MAJOR RECURRING, UH, THEMES THAT WERE SEEN FROM COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC OR QUESTIONS THAT WERE RECEIVED WERE, UH, CONCERNS OVER TRAFFIC AND OR ACCESS WHERE THIS DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE ACCESSED, UM, FLOODING THAT'S SEEN WITHIN THE AREA OR HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN SEEN WITHIN THE AREA.

AND THEN HOW 200 UNITS OF TINY HOMES FROM THE ORIGINAL 80 UNITS THAT WERE SINGLE FAMILY WOULD BE COMPATIBLE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE THIS.

UM, WHERE YOU ALREADY HAD STARLIGHT RIDGE ESTATES, UNIT ONE AND TWO APPROVED WITH MIXTURES OF SINGLE FAMILY AND TOWN HOMES.

FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC MEETING, THE DEVELOPER CAME FORWARD WITH A FIRST REFINEMENT OF THEIR PLAN.

THIS LOOKS PRETTY SIMILAR.

UH, THERE'S ONLY A FEW KEY FEATURES THAT ARE DIFFERENT.

UM, SO THEY HAD CUT THE DEVELOPMENT DOWN TO 196 UNITS, BUT WANTED TO RETAIN THE TINY HOME PORTION OF DEVELOPMENT HERE.

UM, THEY ALSO WANTED TO ADD STORAGE UNITS DUE TO THESE BEING TINY HOMES FOR THOSE THAT MIGHT BE DOWNSIZING AND HAVE EXTRA ITEMS THAT THEY MIGHT NEED FOR RECREATION OR OTHERWISE THAT MIGHT NOT BE ACCOMMODATED BY THESE LOTS.

IT WAS AT THIS STAGE THAT STAFF STARTED TO HAVE MORE THOROUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEVELOPER.

UH, SO WE WENT THROUGH AND NOTED HOW THE PUBLIC CONCERNS THAT WE HAD RECEIVED, HOW WE FELT THOSE MIGHT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.

BUT WE ALSO TOUCHED ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT NAVAJO COUNTY HAD IN PLACE, AS WELL AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE SHOWING THAT THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT REALLY WAS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE AREA.

AND THE DEVELOPER NEEDED TO TAKE A HARDER LOOK INTO HOW TO REFINE THIS PROJECT IN A WAY THAT WOULD BLEND WITH THE FIRST TWO PHASES OF STARLIGHT RIDGE ESTATES, AS WELL AS THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT EXISTS AROUND THIS TO THE EAST OFF OF WAGON WHEEL LANE.

FOLLOWING THAT MEETING, THE, THE DEVELOPER DID TAKE THAT TO HEART, AND THIS IS ULTIMATELY WHAT CAME IN FRONT OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS LAST YEAR FOR, FOR WHAT WAS APPROVED.

UM, THIS WAS THE SECOND REFINEMENT.

SO THIS INCLUDES THE 49 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

AND THEN ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE, THE 74 TOWNHOME UNITS, UH, THIS REPRESENTED A 38.5% DECREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF UNITS FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.

UH, THE DEVELOPER TOOK TO HEART THAT THERE WAS TOO MUCH DENSITY WITHIN THIS AREA FOR THOSE THAT SURROUNDED IT WAS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH DENSITIES IN THE AREA, AND THEY WANTED TO FIND WAYS TO MAKE THE DEVELOPMENT COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY AND TOWN HOME UNITS, AND TRIED TO MIRROR SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT HAD GONE IN PREVIOUSLY.

UM, SO THEY DESIGNED LARGER LOTS TO THE NORTH, ADJACENT TO A LOT OF THE LARGER LOTS THAT EXIST HERE FOR STARLIGHT RIDGE ESTATE, UM, SO THAT THERE COULD BE A SMOOTH TRANSITION AND THEN BROUGHT IN TOWN HOME UNITS AS OPPOSED TO TINY HOMES, UH, TO MATCH THE AESTHETIC AND THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT'S HISTORICALLY BEEN APPROVED IN THIS AREA FOR THE COUNTY.

AND THEN WITH THAT

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38.5% DECREASE IN DENSITY, IT DID BRING THIS DEVELOPMENT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND MADE IT SIMILAR TO THOSE SURROUNDING AREAS IN A WAY THAT IT COULD BE SUPPORTED BY TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS HERE FROM THE COUNTY.

HOWEVER, WHEN THIS FIRST CAME TO THE BOARD, IT DID COME BEFORE THEIR APPROVAL IN THE SUMMER OF 2025.

UM, THERE WERE STILL SOME CONCERNS THAT, THAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED AT THAT POINT IN TIME AND HAD BROUGHT FORWARD FROM THE BOARD TO SEE IF THE DEVELOPER COULD TAKE CARE OF THOSE BEFORE TAKING ANY ACTION ON THE ITEM.

UH, THE FIRST ITEM ON THAT WAS STILL ACCESS AND ROADWAYS.

AND BASED ON THE INPUT OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THE DEVELOPER WENT THROUGH AND DID A MORE THOROUGH TRAFFIC STUDY FOR THIS AREA, UM, IN COMPLIANCE WITH SOME NEW STANDARDS THAT HAD BEEN ADOPTED BY PUBLIC WORKS, WHICH WERE VERY HELPFUL FOR THEM IN ORDER TO DO A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY.

UH, AND WITH THAT STUDY, THEY SHOWED WHAT TRAFFIC LEVELS COULD BE APPROPRIATE, WHAT IMPROVEMENTS MIGHT BE NECESSARY, AND HOW THOSE COULD MOVE FORWARD APPROPRIATELY HERE WITH THE COUNTY FOR A DEVELOPMENT.

THERE WAS ALSO SOME CONCERN OVER WATER SERVICING WITH THE CITY OF SHOW LOW, UM, THAT WAS VERY QUICKLY ADDRESSED BY THE DEVELOPER THAT JUST HAPPENED TO BE A, A CASE OF MISCOMMUNICATION REGARDING HOW THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD.

UH, AND SO WITH ALL OF THAT INFORMATION, THEY CAME BACK TO THE BOARD AND THEY PROPOSED THIS DEVELOPMENT WITH THE FURTHER INFORMATION SHOWING THAT THEY WERE GOING TO REDUCE ANY IMPACT TO THE PUBLIC, UH, AND ANY IMPACTS WE ARE CONCERNED WITH AS FAR AS TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD.

AT WHICH POINT THE, THE BOARD APPROVED THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT TO THEN MOVE FORWARD INTO MORE TECHNICAL STANDARDS.

THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE 10 OF PLAT, AND SO I'LL JUST CLICK BACK ONCE AND THEN MOVE FORWARD.

THIS WAS THE LAYOUT THAT WAS APPROVED FOR THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT.

UM, THIS IS MORE DETAIL THAN WE WOULD TYPICALLY EXPECT FOR A PROJECT OF THIS NATURE, BUT IT WAS HELPFUL GIVEN THE REQUEST THAT WAS BEING MADE.

AND THEN THIS WAS THE REFINED LAYOUT GIVEN WITH THE TENTATIVE PLAT LOOKING AT PHYSICAL FEATURES GOING INTO, UH, MORE IN DEPTH TECHNICAL STUDIES TO ENSURE THAT EVERYTHING WAS DESIGNED AND LAID OUT APPROPRIATELY.

UH, AND THIS DESIGN DID FOLLOW THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE NAVAJO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

SO WHERE WE ARE TODAY IS STAFF HAS RECEIVED PHASE ONE OF THE PROPOSED FINAL PLAT FOR STARLIGHT RIDGE ESTATES.

AS YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THIS PAGE, THIS IS A LONG WAGON WHEEL LANE.

THE DEVELOPERS ONLY, UH, PROPOSING SEVEN LOTS FOR THEIR FIRST PHASE.

UM, THEY HAVE INCLUDED DRAINAGE FEATURES AND THE, THE SEVEN UNITS THAT WERE PROPOSED AS A RESULT OF THE, THE TRAFFIC STUDY THAT CAME FORWARD.

IT WAS NOTED THAT, UH, IF MOVING BEYOND 20 UNITS FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT, THERE WOULD NEED TO BE SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO WAGON WHEEL LANE, UM, PROVIDED THOSE ARE WORKED THROUGH THE PROPER AUTHORITIES AND PAID FOR BY THE DEVELOPER, NOT BY TAXPAYERS OR NAVAJO COUNTY.

UM, THE SEVEN IS WELL SHORT OF THAT.

AND SO THE DEVELOPER HAS MADE IT KNOWN THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE COME IN FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING TRAFFIC, REGARDING DRAINAGE, REGARDING OTHER ITEMS. AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO TAKE A SLOW PHASED APPROACH WITH THIS, UH, IN ORDER TO BUILD CONFIDENCE REGARDING THEIR DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO CREATE AS MINIMAL OF AN IMPACT AS THIS PHASES AND GOES THROUGH.

UH, AND ALL OF THAT WAS ABLE TO BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE WORK OF THE PUBLIC AND THEIR COMMENTS THAT WERE PROVIDED IN A PRODUCTIVE MANNER.

UH, THE ANALYSIS OF STAFF AS FAR AS HOW THIS DID NOT PREVIOUSLY COMPLY WITH OUR ORDINANCES AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND HOW THAT COULD BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE AND THEN COMMENTS AND REQUESTS OF THE BOARD IN ORDER TO FURTHER REFINE THIS PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE WITHIN THIS AREA.

UM, AS IT STANDS TODAY, THE FINAL PLAT DESIGN IS NOT, UH, COMPLETE.

IT HASN'T BEEN COMPLETELY ACCEPTED.

UM, THEY'RE STILL WORKING WITH MR. FLAKE, THE, UH, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, SORRY, I ALMOST SAID ONLY COUNTY ENGINEER.

UM, THEY'RE WORKING WITH HIM TO REFINE EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAVE HERE FOR DRAINAGE.

I THINK THEY MAY HAVE ACTUALLY OVER DESIGNED IN THIS CASE.

SO THEY'RE JUST WORKING TO MAKE SURE WHAT'S HERE IS APPROPRIATE.

UM, AS WE CONTINUE, WE'LL WORK THIS THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, UH, PROCESSES AS WE GET TO AN ACCEPTED DOCUMENT WITH THE APPROPRIATE STUDIES THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS AND PLANNING.

THAT CONCLUDES KIND OF MY UPDATE.

UM, JUST WANTED TO LET THE BOARD KNOW EVERYTHING THAT'S HERE, GIVEN THE INTEREST THAT HAS BEEN HERE, UM, AND THE STEPS THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS TAKEN WITH ALL OF THAT INPUT TO TRY TO MAKE A BETTER AND MORE APPROPRIATE PROJECT IN OUR JURISDICTION.

AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

UM, GRATEFUL TO THE COMMUNITY WHO CAME OUT AND VOICED THEIR CONCERNS SO THAT, UM, WE COULD WORK TOGETHER.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SUPERVISOR? UH, VICE CHAIR.

SORRY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

UM, THANK YOU.

UH, I KNOW THAT, UM, WHEN THIS PROJECT INITIALLY CAME FORWARD, UM, THAT IT WAS MATCHED WITH, UM, SOME CHALLENGES AND A LOT OF VOLATILITY, I GUESS, FROM THE COMMUNITY.

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I THINK, YOU KNOW, I, THIS MORNING I TALKED ABOUT, UH, AN EXAMPLE OF A GREAT PARTNERSHIP.

UM, THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A GREAT PARTNERSHIP I THINK THAT COMES FROM THE CONCERNED, UM, CITIZENS AROUND THE COMMUNITY.

UM, THE DEVELOPERS THEMSELVES IN NAVAJO COUNTY.

AND, UM, THE DEVELOPERS WERE SO GRATEFUL THAT THEY TOOK THE TIME TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND, UM, THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY, UM, AND THAT, UM, YOU WORK SO HARD TO BE ABLE TO CREATE THAT BALANCE AND HELPING THEM TO FIND THAT BALANCE.

UM, I, I THINK THAT WHEN I LOOK AT THIS, UM, THAT THIS IS HOW, UM, GOOD GOVERNMENT SHOULD WORK, THAT WHEN WE SEE A CONCERN WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, A COMMUNITY SHOULD BE ABLE TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS AND, UM, THE DEVELOPER TO BE ABLE TO HELP, UM, KIND OF NEGOTIATE THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

UM, BECAUSE EVERYONE WANTS TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS.

AND HOW DO WE PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT AS A COUNTY TO ALLOW FOR THOSE DEVELOPMENTS TO HAPPEN SUCCESSFULLY.

UM, SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO'S BEEN INVOLVED IN THAT.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON MS. CODY.

I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT.

VICE CHAIR.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? JUST HAVE A QUESTION.

THIS IS REPLACING THE OTHER UNITS OR IS THIS A NEW PHASE OF THE FINAL? THE FINAL PLAT, UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, SO THIS IS THE FIRST PHASE OF THE FINAL PLAT FOR UNIT THREE.

SO IT WON'T REPLACE ANYTHING THROUGH THE ORIGINAL PHASES THAT WERE THERE.

THIS WILL BE THE, THE FIRST STEP OF THE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES FOR PHASE THREE.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

HAVE, UH, PUBLIC WORKS CONSIDERATION OF AWARD CONTRACT NUMBER B 26 DASH OH FOUR DASH 0 0 1 FOR STARLIGHT PAVEMENT RECONSTRUCTION.

NEXT WE

[a. Consideration of the award of Contract Number B26-04-001 for Starlight Pavement Reconstruction - Phase 2 to Jud Co, LLC.]

MR. FLAKE.

THANK YOU CHAIRMAN SEYMOUR AND VICE CHAIR, WHITE SINGER AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

UM, CONSIDERATION BEFORE YOU THIS MORNING IS A CONTRACT FOR THE STARLIGHT PAVEMENT RECONSTRUCTION PHASE TWO PROJECT.

UM, WE ADVERTISED THIS PROJECT, WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED SEVEN BIDS.

UM, WE FOUND THAT THE, THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE BIDDER WAS JUDD CO.

UH, THEIR BID WAS ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN THE ENGINEER'S COST ESTIMATE.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THEY DO PLAN TO USE QUITE A FEW LOCAL CONTRACTORS.

ES ESPECIALLY FOR MATERIALS FOR THE PROJECT.

UM, WE, WE AREN'T REAL FAMILIAR WITH JUDD CO.

SO WE DID DO A LITTLE, UM, WE, WE TALKED TO SOME OTHER PROJECTS THEY, THAT THEY HAVE DONE IN ARIZONA AND WE'RE ALL VERY, VERY POSITIVE ON THE WORK THAT THEY DO AND HOW THEY RUN THEIR BUSINESS.

SO BASED ON THIS, WE STAFF RECOMMENDS THE AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE STARLIGHT PAVEMENT RECONSTRUCTION, PHASE TWO PRO, UM, PROJECT TWO, JUDD CO.

I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR HEAR ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

ANY, UH, COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR.

UH, THANK YOU CHAIRMAN.

UM, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK ON THIS AND, UM, HELPING, I GUESS, US MANEUVER THROUGH THAT AND FINDING AN APPROPRIATE WAY FORWARD.

AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT AND I KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY THERE APPRECIATES THAT AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, WITH THAT, I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

WE HAVE A MOTION, UH, FOR APPROVAL.

THERE'S A SECOND.

UH, ANY DISCUSSION? I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.

AND ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? SEE THAT PASS.

THANK YOU, MR. SLATE.

CONSIDERATION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN NAVAJO COUNTY AND WILER BOARD WILL, SORRY, CHAPTER, UH, NICOLE.

NEXT ITEM IS

[b. Consideration of Intergovernmental Agreement between Navajo County and Whippoorwill Chapter.]

THIS PARTNERSHIP WAS ESTABLISHED FOLLOWING THE COUNTY'S TRANSPORTATION PARTNERSHIP PROCESS.

GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRWOMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

WILER WILL CHAPTER LOCATED WITHIN DISTRICT TWO OF NAVAJO COUNTY HAS REQUESTED ASSISTANCE WITH EQUIPMENT REPAIR FOR A DUMP TRUCK.

THIS REPAIR SUPPORTS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES ON PUBLIC ROUTES, PRIMARILY USED BY SCHOOL BUSES, WORK COMMUTERS, AND FIRST RESPONDERS.

THE ESTIMATED REPAIR CONTRIBUTION IS APPROXIMATELY $15,000, AND THERE IS CURRENT CAPACITY IN THE HERF BUDGET.

THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

MR. JOHNNY NAS FROM THE CHAPTER IS HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE AGREEMENT, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

YES, SUPERVISOR, UM, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

APPRECIATE, APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THIS.

ANY QUE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

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THANK YOU NICOLE.

AND THEN ALSO, UM, WELCOME AS WELL TO, UM, SUPERVISOR SHEPHERD, PRESIDENT SHEPHERD.

I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE AND HONOR TO CALL YOU THAT.

AND THEN ALSO, UM, TO MR. NAS.

MR. NAS.

UM, WE'VE BEEN, UM, WORKING WITH NICOLE AND I, UM, HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH MR. NAS, UH, MARITA, DENNY, THE CHAPTER MANAGER AND THE CHAPTER OFFICIALS AS FAR AS, UM, LOCAL, UH, TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION IS CONCERNED.

THEN ASIDE FROM THAT, WE ALSO HAVE OTHER, UM, SIDE, SIDE SITE, UM, VENTURES AS FAR AS PARTNERSHIP, UM, TO ENHANCE OUR COLLABORATION AS FAR AS, UM, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY IS CONCERNED.

BUT WE DO KNOW THAT W WORLD CHAPTER DOES HAVE TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION AT THE FOREFRONT, AS IT IS IN MAJORITY OF ALL OUR TRIBAL COMMUNITIES ON THE NAVAJO RESERVATION.

AND WITH THE, UM, WITH THIS, UM, INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT, UM, IF APPROVED, UM, WE'LL FURTHER THAT, UM, ENHANCEMENT TO NOT ONLY THE VEHICLES THAT THEY UTILIZE TO HELP, UM, KEEP THE CHAPTER SERVICES MOBILE, BUT THEN ALSO, UH, TO ENSURE THE CONTINUITY OF THE, UH, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE TO THEIR DIRT ROAD TO ALLOW FOR NOT ONLY THE HIGH RISK, UM, PATIENTS THAT GO TO, UM, DIALYSIS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, BUT THEN ALSO ALLOWING FOR THE ACCESSIBILITY FOR, UM, LOCAL STUDENTS TO GO TO THE, UM, LOW, LOW MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ALSO KNOWN AS JED OR PINON, UH, UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND THEN SOME DO ALSO GO TRAVEL TO THE HOPI JUNIOR, SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL.

AND SO THIS IS JUST A, UH, AN ENDEAVOR THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED TO HELP CONTINUE THAT SUPPORT IN ONE OF OUR NORTHERN COUNTIES IN, UM, DIS OR NOT NORTHERN COUNTIES, NORTHERN CHAPTERS IN, IN THE NORTHERN PART OF DISTRICT TWO.

UM, THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE TO SAY.

AND THEN ALSO, AGAIN, MR. NAS, UH, CURRENTLY, UM, IS EMPLOYED THERE WITH THE CHAPTER.

HE ALSO DID SERVE WITH THE, THE NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL, A FEW TERMS. AND THEN HE'S ALSO GOING TO BE THE INCOMING, UM, IS IT 26 26 NAVAJO NATION, IS THAT THE NEW COUNCIL NUMBER THAT'S GONNA BE SERVING ON THE 26TH NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL? SO WHAT WE LOOK FORWARD TO HIS LEADERSHIP IN THAT CAPACITY TO HELP, UM, SUPPORT A LOT OF OUR ENDEAVORS TOO WITH TRIBAL GOVERNMENT AS FAR AS TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION IS CONCERNED WITH SUPPORT FROM THE COUNCIL.

SO, GOOD.

THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. NAY.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? LOOK FOR A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

YOU HAVE A MOTION? IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND HAVE A MOTION.

SECOND FOR APPROVAL.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

UH, ADMINISTRATION SERVICE, MR. VAL.

THE OPPOSED DID NOT PASS.

THANK YOU, NICOLE, YOU WORK ON THIS MR. PROVIDE PRESSURE.

I APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN THAT AS WELL.

NEXT,

[a. PUBLIC HEARING: TRUTH IN TAXATION pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17104 (primary) and §48-254 (secondary): Consideration and possible approval of property tax levy with no change to property tax rates from the prior year. ]

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

IT'S MY PLEASURE TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY AND TO PRESENT THE NAVAJO COUNTY TRUTH AND TAXATION HEARING FOR FISCAL 26 27.

UM, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE FOUR NOTICES THAT, THAT WE PUT OUT, UM, PUBLIC NOTICES FOR THE COUNTY RESIDENTS.

UM, THIS WORDING IS PRESCRIBED BY A STATUTE AND IS REQUIRED, UM, ANYTIME THAT THERE'S, UH, AN INCREASE TO, TO OUR PROPERTY TAXES.

UM, AND SO THIS ONE RIGHT HERE IS FOR THE, THE COUNTY, UM, PRIMARY PROPERTY TAX.

IN ADDITION, WE PUT OUT NOTICES FOR, UM, OUR SECONDARY, UM, PROPERTY TAXES, WHICH INCLUDES OUR FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, OUR PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE DISTRICT, AND OUR LIBRARY DISTRICT.

AND SO, UM, SPECIFICALLY WITH OUR PRIMARY PROPERTY TAX, UM, SO FROM FISCAL, UM, 26 TO 27, UM, JUST TO HIGHLIGHT HERE, THAT THE, THE PRIMARY PROPERTY TAX RATE IS NOT CHANGING THAT IT'S, IT'S REMAINING THE SAME AT 0.8114.

UM, THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE LEVY FOR FISCAL 27 IS GONNA BE $9.8 MILLION.

SO ALTHOUGH THAT THERE'S NO CHANGE TO THE PROPERTY TAX RATE, UM, OUR TAX PROPERTY TAXES WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY DUE TO THE INCREASED IN ASSESSED VALUATIONS OF THE PROPERTY.

UM, SO THAT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN, UM, THE RECOMMENDED LEVY FROM 26 TO 27 ABOUT THE 9.3 TO THE 8.8 IS ABOUT $409,000.

UM, $209,000 OF THAT IS DUE TO, TO NEW CONSTRUCTION.

UM, AND THEN THE, THE INCREASE, UM, BASED ON THE RATE IS ABOUT $200,000.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT'S REQUIRING THAT, THE TRUTH IN TAXATION HEARING.

UM, NOT TO JUMP INTO A LOT OF MATH HERE, BUT JUST TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THAT, THERE IS A CALCULATION THAT WE RUN THROUGH, UM, THAT

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PRO PROVIDES US THE, THE MAXIMUM RATE THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO LEVY FOR PROPERTY TAXES FOR THIS YEAR, AND THAT MAXIMUM, UM, LEVY RATE OF ABOUT $9.8 MILLION.

AND THIS CALCULATION ALSO DOES, UM, PROVIDE A TRUTH AND TAXATION RATE OR A MINIMUM RATE.

AND STATE STATUTE REQUIRES THAT ANYTHING ABOVE THIS CALCULATED MINIMUM RATE FOR THIS YEAR MUST, UM, REQUIRE THIS, THIS PUBLIC HEARING OF TRUTH AND TAXATION.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S GONNA BE MOSTLY DUE TO THE, UH, INCREASE IN THE ASSESSED VALUATIONS OF THE PROPERTY.

SO WE, WE, WE DO LIKE TO SHOW THIS, THIS IS KIND OF A HISTORICAL LOOK OF WHERE OUR PROPERTY TAX, UM, LEVEES AND, AND ALLOWABLE LEVEES HAVE BEEN.

SO IN THE DARK RED IS KIND OF WHAT THE COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO LEVY, UM, OVER THE, THE LAST FEW, UM, EIGHT YEARS.

AND THEN THE PROPOSED FOR FISCAL 27, UM, STARTING OUT IN FISCAL 18.

YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY WERE, THEY WERE THE SAME.

UM, JUST TO NOTE THERE, IN FISCAL 23, THAT'S WHEN, UM, PACIFIC COURT CAME OFFLINE AT CHOA.

AND, AND WE SAW A $300,000 DECREASE, UM, THAT YEAR IN WHAT WE WERE ALLOWED TO LEVY AND LEVY.

UM, BUT AGAIN, UM, THE PINK KIND OF LIGHTER RED COLOR, IT'S KIND OF SHOWING WHAT, WHAT THE PRO THE ACTUAL LEVY HAS BEEN.

AND SO THAT, THAT PART THERE IN THE RED KIND OF SHOWS THE, THE TAX SAVINGS, UM, TO, TO OUR COUNTY RESIDENCE.

AND SO THIS YEAR THAT AMOUNT'S GONNA BE ABOUT $571,000 OF, OF PROPERTY TAX BELOW THE ALLOWABLE LEVY THAT WE, THAT WE'VE BEEN AT.

SO JUST AS KIND KIND OF A COMPARISON AROUND THE STATE, UM, NAVAJO COUNTY, UM, LAST YEAR IN 26 WAS THE FOURTH LOWEST PROPERTY TAX RATE IN, IN THE STATE.

AND WE EXPECT TO BE THE FOURTH LOWEST AGAIN IN FOR FISCAL 27.

UM, SO WE FEEL LIKE THAT'S RE RESPONSIBLE TAXATION.

UM, AND IF YOU KIND OF TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, UM, 10 OUT OF THE 15 COUNTIES OR ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THE COUNTIES ARE AT LEAST DOUBLE WHAT NAVAJO COUNTY IS.

AND SO WE FEEL LIKE OWN PROPERTY OWNERSHIP HERE IN NAVAJO COUNTY IS, IS A GOOD INVESTMENT AND A, AND A GOOD DEAL FOR, FOR OUR RESIDENTS EVEN KEEPING THE, THE RATE THAT THE, THE, THE SAME.

AND SO WHAT, WHAT DOES THIS DO DO FOR OUR RESIDENTS? SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SERVICES, WHETHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, UM, YOU KNOW, PROPERTY TAX, YOU KNOW, AND THE INCREASE HELPS WITH INFLATIONARY POINTS, BUT IT ALSO HELPS, YOU KNOW, SERVICES PROVIDED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY.

SO WE HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY, UM, WE ALSO HAVE, YOU KNOW, ROADS AND, AND TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, UM, UM, SUPPORTS THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY WITH THOSE, UM, DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICES.

UM, LAND USE PLANNING AS WE JUST SAW CODY UP HERE, UM, TALKING ABOUT, UM, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

UM, AND THEN ALSO PROVIDES, YOU KNOW, THE INCREASE FOR STATE MANDATE SERVICES IN OUR ASSESSOR ELECTIONS, RECORDING SUPERINTENDENTS, SCHOOLS AND TREASURERS.

AND THEN REALLY KIND OF HELPS WITH THOSE SUPPORT FUNCTIONS OF, OF WHAT COUNTY GOVERNMENT IS.

AND SO, UM, THIS INCREASE THE, THE $200,000 KIND OF HELPS, KIND OF HELPS WITH THOSE INFLATIONARY POINTS AND KIND OF HELPS PROVIDE WHETHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO SUPPORT THE QUALITY OF SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE TO THE COUNTY.

UM, SWITCHING GEARS JUST A LITTLE BIT, JUST TO HIGHLIGHT, UM, FOR OUR THREE, UM, SEC SECONDARY PROPERTY TAXING DISTRICTS, OUR HEALTH DISTRICTS, OUR FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, AND OUR LIBRARY DISTRICT, WE'RE ALSO RECOMMENDING NO CHANGE TO THE PROPERTY TAX RATES, UM, FOR FISCAL 27.

SO THOSE WOULD BE ALSO, REMAIN, REMAIN THE SAME.

UM, AND SO AS THE, AS THE COUNTY, AS WE SEND OUT THOSE PROPERTY TAX BILLS, UM, JUST TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT KIND OF ON AVERAGE, UM, THE, THE COUNTY PRIMARY RATE, UM, REPRESENTS ABOUT 8% OR 8 CENTS ON EVERY DOLLAR COLLECTED.

UM, IN OUR, IN OUR PROPERTY TAX BILL GOES, UM, TO THE COUNTY PRIMARY RATE AND A COMBINED, UM, FOR THOSE THREE, THE SECONDARY PROPERTY TAX RATES IS ABOUT SIX, 6%.

SO A TOTAL OF ABOUT 14% OR 14 CENTS ON EVERY DOLLAR, UM, THAT THE COUNTY KEEPS.

AND THE REST OF THE MONEY BEING COLLECTED THROUGH PROPERTY TAX GOES OUT TO DIFFERENT TAXING DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

SO WHAT, WHAT DOES THIS, WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE WHEN WE, WHEN WE ARE, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, UM, THIS, THIS TRUTH AND TAXATION HEARING? SO THIS IS A, A REAL EXAMPLE OF, OF A HOME IN, IN NAVAJO COUNTY.

IT'S, UM, A LITTLE OVER 1900 SQUARE FEET.

IT'S THREE BED, TWO BATH.

THE ZILLOW ESTIMATE FOR THIS, THIS HOME IS 554,000, AND THE ASSESSED VALUATION IS $288,000.

SO THAT DIFFERENCE IN THE RATE WOULD YIELD ON THE PRIMARY PROPERTY TAX, UH, UM, DIFFERENCE OF $5 AND 5 CENTS FOR THE, THE, THE ENTIRE YEAR.

AND THE COMBINED DIFFERENCES FOR THE RATES FOR THE SECONDARY WOULD BE $4 AND 70 CENTS.

AND SO THAT WOULD BE AN ANNUAL INCREASE FOR THIS PROPERTY OF $9 AND 75 CENTS.

SO THAT'S LESS THAN, THAN A DOLLAR A MONTH.

MM-HMM .

UM, DUE TO THE, THE INCREASE IN, IN THAT ASSESSED VALUATION OF, OF THE PROPERTY.

AND SO WITH THAT, UM, I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS

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OR COMMENTS OR, OR FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.

CHAIRMAN, YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, GOT SUPERVISOR WHITING.

I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE, I MEAN, I KNOW THAT IT, RIGHT NOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF INFLATION, DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAVE GONE ON.

SO THE TAX SAVINGS THAT OUR CITIZENS SEE HERE IN NAVAJO COUNTY IS, IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

AND THANKS FOR THE DILIGENCE AROUND THAT.

I KNOW THAT SOME OF THE OTHER COUNTIES, EVEN COUNTIES NOT TOO FAR FROM HERE.

UM, IT'S AS MUCH AS FOUR TIMES AS MUCH AS WHAT WE HAVE HERE.

SO, UM, YOUR EFFORTS ARE NOTICED AND APPRECIATED AND THANKS TO ALL THE BOARD FOR WORKING ON THAT AS WELL.

I KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO OUR CITIZENS.

APPRECIATE THAT.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY.

AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN THIS UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING.

IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC, SEEING NOBODY MOVED, I'LL CLOSE.

CALL THE PUBLIC AND BRING IT BACK.

UH, FOR A MOTION CHAIRMAN, I MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

HAVE A SECOND.

THIS TIME.

THIS IS, UH, NEEDS TO BE A ROLL CALL VOTE.

SO AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK LEAH IF SHE, IF THERE'S ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, FIRST ASK LEAH TO GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.

SUPERVISOR WHITE THERE? YES.

CHAIRMAN S YES.

SEE THAT MOTION APPROVED YOUR UNANIMOUSLY.

THIS TIME WE'LL GO TO, UH,

[b. PUBLIC HEARING: Convene a Special Meeting of the Navajo County Board of Supervisors: FINAL 2026-27 BUDGET PURSUANT TO A.R.S. §42-17104: Consideration and possible adoption of Resolution Number 17-2026, approving the proposed final budget for fiscal year 2026-27 for Navajo County.]

THE NEXT ITEM.

UH, WE NEED TO CONVENE A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE NAVAJO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO MOVE INTO A SPECIAL MEETING.

SO MOVED.

YOU HAVE A MOTION? VICE SUPERVISOR PESCA.

I HAVE A SECOND VICE CHAIR.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

THAT'S ABOUT $54.1 MILLION.

ANY OPPOSED? SEE THAT PASS THIS TIME WE'LL TURN THE TIME TO MR. VAL FOR 26 27.

BUDGET.

THANK YOU CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

SO I'D LIKE TO STAND BEFORE YOU TO, UM, PRESENT THE ADOPTED BUDGET PRESENTATION.

UM, SO THIS PRESENTATION'S GONNA BE AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL.

UM, SO TWO WEEKS AGO I STOOD BEFORE YOU WITH OUR PRELIMINARY, OUR TENTATIVE BUDGET PRESENTATION AND WENT THROUGH, UH, NUMEROUS SLIDES AND A LOT MORE DETAIL, UM, THAT I'M GONNA PRESENT TODAY.

SO, UM, TODAY IS JUST KIND OF A HIGH LEVEL OF WHAT THAT ADOPTED BUDGET KIND OF IS.

AND SO THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES FROM THE TENTATIVE OR PROPOSED BUDGET TO THIS ADOPTED BUDGET.

UM, THE BUDGET AMOUNTS ARE, ARE THE SAME.

SO JUST REAL QUICK, UM, THE 26 27 BUDGETED HIGHLIGHTS, UM, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, UM, WE BUDGETED FOR ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS, BRIDGES, EQUIPMENT, UM, VEHICLES, AND SOME BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS, SOME ENHANCEMENTS SPECIFICALLY WITH AI REDACTION SOFTWARE WITH OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE VEHICLE TRACKING SOFTWARE WITH THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE AND SOME DIFFERENT THINGS WITH THE IT SYSTEMS, WHETHER THAT'S CLOUD SERVERS OR A DA COMPLIANCE WITH OUR, WITH OUR COUNTY WEBSITE, UM, WE ARE LOOKING AT FUNDING, UM, NEW POSITIONS, THREE POSITIONS IN THE GENERAL FUND, THREE AND A HALF IN IN OUR PUBLIC HEALTH, UM, DEPARTMENT, UM, THAT ARE GONNA BE GRANT FUNDED AND ONE POSITION IN OUR BENEFITS TRUST, UM, UM, FUND.

AND THEN LASTLY, LOOKING AT COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AS WE ARE A SERVICE ORGANIZATION TO RELY HEAVILY ON OUR EMPLOYEES TO DELIVER THOSE SERVICES.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A 5% INCREASE FOR EMPLOYEES, AND THAT WOULD BE A 3% ACROSS THE BOARD, PLUS A TWO PER PERCENT PERFORMANCE PAY COMPONENT TO THAT.

WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME MARKET ADJUSTMENTS TO TARGET SOME SPECIFIC JOB CLASSES TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE WITHIN THE MARKETS, UM, FOR HIRING.

AND THEN LOOKING AT BRINGING BACK THE $500 ONE TIME PAYMENT THAT'S, THAT'S MADE IN IN NOVEMBER FOR EMPLOYEES.

SO, UM, THERE ARE GENERAL FUND BUDGET, UM, WHAT, WHEN I CALL USE OF FUNDS, THAT'S KIND OF LIKE OUR OPERATING BUDGET.

WE DO HAVE CONTINGENCY FUNDING ALSO SITTING THERE FOR ABOUT 18 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS FOR A TOTAL BUDGET OF $72.6 MILLION.

AND THAT'S KIND OF BROKEN OUT.

UM, THE, THE MAJORITY OF THAT, UM, IS GONNA BE, OR, OR AT LEAST 25% OF THAT IS GONNA BE IN PUBLIC SAFETY, WHICH HELPS FUNDS OUR SHERIFF'S OFFICE, PROBATION, JUVENILE DETENTION, AND CONSTABLES 24% IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, WHICH IS OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND PUBLIC DEFENDER PLUS OUR COURTS, WHICH IS BOTH THE SUPERIOR AND JUSTICE COURTS, UM, MANDATED SERVICES ABOUT 23%.

SO THAT INCLUDES ELECTIONS RECORDER'S, OFFICE ASSESSOR, TREASURER, CLERK OF THE COURT, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, AND THE COUNTY'S ALTECS AND ACCESS CONTRIBUTION.

WE ALSO HAVE COUNTYWIDE SERVICES JUST UNDER 18%.

SO THAT'S OUR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, THAT'S THEIR OPERATING AND THEIR CAPITAL BUDGET.

UM, FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, FLEET MANAGEMENT, AND WE HAVE SOME AID TO OTHER GOVERNMENT NOT-FOR-PROFITS IN THERE.

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AND THEN 6% THAT'S COMBINED WITH ADMIN, FINANCE, HUMAN RESOURCES, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, CLERK OF THE BOARD, PROCUREMENT AND GRANTS MANAGEMENT.

AND THEN JUST A LITTLE OVER 4% IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR, FOR CAPITAL.

UM, UM, PURCHASES.

SWITCHING GEARS, OUR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL BUDGET FOR OUR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS IS $150.2 MILLION.

AND YOU CAN SEE THERE THAT, UM, UM, WELL JUST REAL QUICK, OUR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, UM, JUST AS A REMINDER THAT THOSE ACCOUNT FOR PROCEEDS FOR SPECIFIC REVENUE SOURCES THAT ARE RESTRICTED OR COMMITTED FOR SPECIFIC EXPENDITURES.

SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE STRINGS ATTACHED WITH THOSE.

AND SO THE TOTAL BUDGET THERE OF $150.2 MILLION.

AND THAT'S, UM, GRANT AND COUNTY SERVICES ABOUT 35%.

PUBLIC WORKS REPRESENTS, UM, ABOUT 21.6.

OUR HEALTH INSURANCE OR TRUST RESERVE, A LITTLE OVER 16%.

OUR JAIL DISTRICT JUST UNDER 10%.

WE HAVE OUR HEALTH DISTRICT FLOOD CONTROL, UM, THE LOCAL ASSISTANCE INCONSISTENCY FUND OR PENSION CONTINGENCY FUND.

UM, A LITTLE BIT THERE REMAINING FROM OUR ARPA PROJECTS.

AND THEN OUR LIBRARY DISTRICT THERE.

UM, JUST LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT OUR DEBT SERVICE, UM, FUNDS FOR OUR DEBT SERVICE BUDGET.

SO WE HAVE A TOTAL OF ABOUT TWO POINT, JUST UNDER $2.3 MILLION.

SO WE HAVE OUR PENSION OBLIGATION FUNDS AND OUR, AND OUR REFUNDING OBLIGATIONS.

UM, JUST AS A REMINDER, UM, THAT WE REFINANCED, UM, BOTH OF OUR, OUR, OUR BOTH OF THOSE, UM, ISSUES IN 2021.

SO WITH OUR P-S-P-R-S, THAT WAS, UM, REFINANCING OUR PENSION DEBT FOR OUR SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN OUR DETENTION OFFICERS.

UM, AND YOU CAN SEE THERE IN THE, IN THE GREEN, THE BLUE PLUS THE GREEN IS KIND OF REPRESENTS WHAT WE WOULD'VE PAID TO P-S-B-R-S THROUGH PAYROLL CONTRIBUTIONS.

BUT BY REFINANCING IT AND PAYING IT OFF EARLY, WE'VE KIND OF RESTRICTED THAT DOWN TO JUST A LITTLE ABOUT $1.2 MILLION CONSISTENTLY OVER YEAR OVER YEAR.

AND THAT'LL END IN 2038.

SO, SO FAR, UM, FOR OUR, FOR THE REFINANCING OF OUR PENSIONS, WE'VE SAVED ABOUT $1.1 MILLION, UM, FROM THE INCEPTION OF THE REFINANCING TO DATE.

AND WE EXPECT TO SAVE ABOUT, UM, 624,000 IN FISCAL, UM, 27.

AND THEN ON THE RIGHT THERE KIND OF REPRESENTS THE, THE, THE EXISTING REFINANCING THAT WE HAD ON, ON THE BOOKS.

AND THAT WAS FOR OUR JAIL ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING.

UM, SO KIND OF THE SAME THING.

THE GREEN PLUS THE BLUE KIND OF REPRESENTS WHAT WE, WHAT WE WOULD'VE PAID.

AND SO THE BLUE IS WHAT WE, WE HAVE PAID.

UM, SO JUST REAL QUICK WITH THAT ONE, UM, WE'VE SAVED ABOUT $472,000 SINCE, SINCE THE REFINANCING OF THAT IN 2021, WE EXPECT TO SAVE ABOUT $61,000 IN 27.

AND JUST TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THAT BIG BLUE PART THAT GOES FROM 21 TO 24, THAT REPRESENTS THE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING.

AND SO ESSENTIALLY THAT PART OF THE DEBT HAS BEEN PAID OFF.

AND SO JUST THE REMAINING PART IS JUST RELATED TO THE JAIL ENHANCEMENTS AND EXPANSION IN IN OUR, IN OUR JAIL FACILITY GOING FORWARD THERE.

AND THEN FINALLY, OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS BUDGET.

UM, THE MAJORITY OF THAT, UM, SO IT'S A TOTAL BUDGET, ABOUT 31 30 $3 MILLION.

$31 MILLION OF THAT IS WITH THE, FOR THE WINSLOW LEVEE.

AND THAT INCLUDES THE APPROPRIATION THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE, THE STATE OF ARIZONA PLUS THE, THE COUNTY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THAT PROJECT, UM, FOR THE, FOR THE WINSLOW LEVEE, UM, THERE TO, TO GET THAT OFF THE GROUND.

AND THAT'S AN ONGOING PROJECT THAT THAT, THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.

AND SO JUST TO, TO FINALIZE THIS, UM, THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET, UM, 72.6, IT'S AN INCREASE OF JUST A LITTLE OVER 6% SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, 100, $150.2 MILLION.

UM, JUST AGAIN, JUST UNDER 7%, 6.8100000000000005% INCREASE DEBT SERVICE FUNDS $2.2 MILLION.

THAT DECREASED ABOUT 3% IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS JUST A LITTLE OVER $33 MILLION, WHICH IS A 6% DECREASE.

SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ASKING THE BOARD TO APPROVE IS, UH, THE ADOPTED BUDGET FOR $258.2 MILLION FOR FISCAL 27.

AND SO WITH THAT, UM, I WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY, UM, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD.

APPROVE OUR PROPOSED BUDGET.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

THIS TIME I'M GONNA OPEN UP, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC SINCE THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO YOU NOW, I'M GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD FOR ANY COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

I'VE PUT TOGETHER A GREAT BUDGET FOR US GOING FORWARD AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HOLD THINGS POSITIVE AND, AND MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

AND SO THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN BY CHANCE.

IT HAPPENS BY SOMEBODY PAYING ATTENTION AND WORKING ON IT AND EVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER IN THEIR OWN DEPARTMENTS.

AND I APPRECIATE STAFF AND THEIR DEPARTMENTS, UH, THIS YEAR AS WE MET WITH THEM AND WENT OVER THE BUDGET.

AND I THINK WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CRAFT A, A BUDGET THAT WE CAN LIVE WITH FOR THE COMING YEAR.

I APPRECIATE IT.

I'LL LOOK, UH, AT THIS TIME FOR A MOTION TO

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I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL FOR THE VOTE.

ANY OPPOSED? SEE THAT, THAT PASS.

MOTION TO ENTER TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SESSION FOR ALL DISTRICTS IN THOSE DISTRICTS INCLUDE NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, NAVAJO COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT, NAVAJO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, INCLUDING LCR, FLOOD CONTROL ZONE, WHITE MOUNTAIN LAKES COUNTY RECREATION IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, SILVER CREEK COUNTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, VICTORY HEIGHTS ROAD MAINTENANCE DISTRICT, PORT MOUNTAIN DOMESTIC WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, SWAMP BROOK DOMESTIC WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, JOE CITY STREET LIGHTING IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, NAVAJO COUNTY JAIL DISTRICT, TIMBERLAND ACRES, SPECIAL ROAD DISTRICT, WHITE MOUNTAIN LAKES NUMBER TWO, SPECIAL ROAD DISTRICT AND SILVER CREEK FLOOD PROTECTION DISTRICT.

NEED A

[c. Board of Directors Sessions for consideration and possible adoption of the Final Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budgets: 1. Navajo County Public Health Services District 2. Navajo County Library District 3. Navajo County Flood Control District including LCR Flood Control Zone 4. White Mountain Lakes County Recreation Improvement District 5. Silver Creek County Road Improvement District 6. Victory Heights Road Maintenance District 7. Porter Mountain Domestic Water Improvement District 8. Fawnbrook Domestic Water Improvement District 9. Joseph City Street Lighting Improvement District 10. Navajo County Jail District 11. Timberland Acres Special Road District 12. White Mountain Lakes #2 Special Road District 13. Silver Creek Flood Protection District]

SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE INTO SECOND SECTION.

WE HAVE A SECOND.

ANY OPPOSED? DID THAT PASS? WE'RE IN NOW BOARD, UH, DISTRICTS, UH, MR. BOW.

THANK YOU CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

SO AS, UM, THE SUPERVISORS FOR NAVAJO COUNTY, THAT YOU ALSO REPRESENT THESE DISTRICTS AS, AS THE, AS THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR THESE SPECIFIC DISTRICTS.

AND THESE DISTRICTS ARE ALL CONSIDERED UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF NAVAJO COUNTY.

AND SO THESE AMOUNTS THAT HAVE BEEN BUDGETED FOR EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS ARE INCLUSIVE IN THE COUNTY BUDGET THAT WE JUST APPROVED AS THE ADOPTED BUDGET.

AND, BUT SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR APPROVAL FOR THE, THE, THE DISTRICTS, UH, MENTIONED BY, BY CHAIRMAN SEYMOUR.

SO I'D LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 13, UH, DISTRICTS THAT WE HAVE PRESENTED EARLIER.

SO MOVED, UH, MOTION BY VICE CHAIRS OR SECOND? SECOND.

SECOND BY SUPERVISOR ALI, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? SEE THAT PASSES.

THIS TIME I NEED A MOTION TO RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION.

SO MOTION.

SECOND.

WE'LL EXCUSE YOU NOW.

SECOND.