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A. Information/Discussion/Action to consider a liquor license application (County No. LL-24-02) submitted by Kelli Smith for an owner transfer with an interim permit to operate a Series6 Bar License at Cactus Flats located in Tonto Basin; and issue a recommendation to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control whether the license should be granted. (Samantha Trimble)
B. (Recess as the Gila County Board of Supervisors and convene as the Gila County Library District Board of Directors) Convene a Truth in Taxation (TNT) public hearing to hear from citizens regarding the proposed secondary property tax levy rate of $.2425 per $100 assessed value for FY25, excluding amounts that are attributable to new construction and any changes that may occur from property tax levies for voter-approved bonded indebtedness or budget and tax overrides, that is $53,507.75 greater than the amount allowed without a TNT public hearing; and approve the proposed secondary property tax levy rate of $.2425 per $100 of assessed value for FY25. (Roll Call Vote) (Elaine Voutruba)
C. Convene a public hearing to hear taxpayers who may wish to comment on the FY25 Gila County Library District Tentative Budget, which was adopted on June,24, or any proposed changes to the FY25 Gila County Library District Tentative Budget; and adopt the FY25 Gila County Library District Budget in the amount of $2,789,627. (Elaine Votruba) (Adjourn as the Gila County Library District Board of Directors and reconvene as the Gila County Board of Supervisors.)
D. Convene a Truth in Taxation (TNT) public hearing to hear from citizens regarding the proposed primary property tax levy for the rate of $4.19 per   $100 assessed value for FY25, excluding amounts that are attributable to new construction and any changes that may occur from property tax levies for voter-approved bonded indebtedness or budget and tax overrides, that is $924,530.07 greater than the amount allowed without a TNT public hearing; and approve the proposed primary property tax levy rate of $4.19 per $100 of assessed value for FY25. (Roll Call Vote) (Maryn Belling) (Recess as the Gila County Board of Supervisors and convene as the Gila County Flood Control District Board of Directors.)
E. Convene a public hearing to hear taxpayers who may wish to comment on the FY25 Gila County Flood Control District Tentative Budget, which was adopted on June,24, or any proposed changes to the FY25 Gila County Flood Control District Tentative Budget; and adopt the FY25 Gila County Flood Control District Budget in the amount of $675,884. (Maryn Belling) (Adjourn as the Gila County Flood Control District Board of Directors and convene as the Board of Directors for the Gila County Street Lighting Improvement Districts.)
F. Convene a public hearing to hear taxpayers who may wish to comment on the FY25 Gila County Street Lighting Improvement Districts' (SLIDs’) Tentative Budgets, which were adopted on June,24, or any proposed changes to the FY25 Gila County SLIDs' Tentative Budgets; and adopt the FY25 Budgets for Gila County SLIDs, as follows: Pine SLID $1,790, Apache Hills SLID $2,910, Upper Glendale/Central Heights $1,744, East Verde Park SLID $5,591, Miami Gardens SLID $3,512, Midland/Central Heights SLID $16,884, and Claypool/Lower Miami SLID $26,071. (Maryn Belling) (Adjourn as the Board of Directors of the Gila County Street Lighting Improvement Districts and reconvene as the Gila County Board of Supervisors.)
G. Convene a public hearing to hear taxpayers who may wish to comment on the FY25 Gila County Tentative Budget which was adopted on June,24, or any proposed changes to the final FY25 Gila County Tentative Budget; and adopt Resolution No.-07-01 authorizing the adoption of the FY25 Gila County Budget in the amount of $146,774,151. (Maryn Belling)   REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:
A. Information/Discussion/Action to authorize the Treasurer's Office to abate the taxes, interest, and fees on properties, and authorize the Chairman's signature on each of the related Certificates of Removal and Abatement of Tax and Certificates of Clearance. (Monica Wohlforth)
B. Information/Discussion/Action to approve the Fifth Amended Intergovernmental Agreement between Gila County and the Arizona Counties Insurance Pool, which shall become effective July,24, and shall continue in force and effect for a period of ten years or until terminated in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Agreement and, further, may be renewed for an additional ten-year term by mutual agreement by part or all of the parties prior to the expiration of the original or any renewal term of the Agreement. (James Menlove)
C. Information/Discussion/Action to adopt Resolution No.-07-02 authorizing the acceptance of an easement from Barbara Roberts for approximately341 square feet of Assessor’s Parcel Number6-09-081. (Homero Vela)
D. Information/Discussion/Action to adopt Resolution No.-07-05, authorizing the Chairman’s signature on a Purchase Agreement, an Acquisition Incentive Agreement, a Warranty Deed, and a Temporary Construction Easement granted to the State of Arizona by and through its Department of Transportation for construction of the State Route0 Lion Springs Section Widening Project.(Homero Vela)
E. Information/Discussion/Action to approve Subrecipient Agreement Hazard Mitigation Grants Program - HMGP FM85-001-001R between Gila County and the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs in the amount of $1,541,258.25 with a county match of $539,606.75 and authorize the Chairman's signature on the Agreement. (Homero Vela)
F. Information/Discussion/Action to approve Economic Development Agreement No.05092024 with Globe-Miami Elks Lodge #489 in the amount of $8,500 for the installation of a boundary fence around the Lodge property, which the Board has determined to be for the benefit of the public. (Tim Humphrey)
G. Information/Discussion/Action to approve Economic Development Agreement No.012024 between Gila County and Payson Book Festival in the amount of $1,000 to promote local authors and literacy in Gila County, which the Board has determined to be for the benefit of the public. (Stephen Christensen)
4. CONSENT AGENDA ACTION ITEMS: (Any matter on the Consent Agenda will be removed from the Consent Agenda and discussed and voted upon as a regular agenda item upon the request of any member of the Board of Supervisors.)   A. Adoption of Resolution No.-07-06, which approves the Gila County Administrative Plan for the Housing Choice Voucher Program as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which has been updated by the Gila County Public Housing Authority, and authorizes the Chairman's signature on the April24, Revision of the Administrative Plan for the Housing Choice Voucher Program.   B. Approval of Amendment No.to Contract No. ADCRR-175-28 between the Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation and Reentry and Gila County regarding the use of the Correctional Officer Training Academy to extend the contract from May24, through June,25.
5. CALL TO THE PUBLIC: A call to the public is held for public benefit to allow individuals to address the Board of Supervisors on any issue within the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors. Board members may not discuss items that are not specifically identified on the agenda. Therefore, pursuant to A.R.S. §-431.01(H), at the conclusion of an open call to the public, individual members of the Board of Supervisors may respond to criticism made by those who have addressed the Board, may ask staff to review a matter or may ask that a matter be put on a future agenda for further discussion and decision at a future date.
6. At any time during this meeting pursuant to A.R.S. §-431.02(K), members of the Board of Supervisors and the County Manager may present a brief summary of current events.  No action may be taken on the information presented.    IF SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS ARE NEEDED, PLEASE CONTACT THE RECEPTIONIST AT (928)5-3231 AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO ARRANGE THE ACCOMMODATIONS. FOR TTY, PLEASE DIAL1-1 TO REACH THE ARIZONA RELAY SERVICE AND ASK THE OPERATOR TO CONNECT YOU TO (928)5-3231. THE BOARD MAY VOTE TO HOLD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE BOARD’S ATTORNEY ON ANY MATTER LISTED ON THE AGENDA PURSUANT TO A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(3). THE ORDER OR DELETION OF ANY ITEM ON THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION AT THE MEETING.
And everyone. 00:00:01
I'd like to call this meeting to order. It's Tuesday, July 16th, 2020, 4:10 AM special meeting of the Board of Supervisors. And 00:00:03
we'll start with the pledge of ask Scott if he would lead us in the pledge and then we'll remain standing. Our invocation is a 00:00:08
Laurie's. 00:00:13
Gruders, I'm not sure if I got that right. OK, thank you. 00:00:21
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, 00:00:27
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 00:00:34
Heavenly Father. 00:00:43
We thank you, Lord, police officers to fire men and women, the AMT, the Hotshots who serve and protect us in Cuba, safe work. We 00:00:46
pray your blessings upon them. We thank you for the Healer, County Board of Supervisors and Father, we pray for a spirit of unity 00:00:52
through the bond of peace and civility through their conversation, their discussion, their deliberations, their decisions, and 00:00:59
even in their debates today, Lord, and then in their differences. Father, because we have blessed by you to live in beautiful 00:01:06
country. 00:01:12
In this beautiful county, this beautiful state, and in a remarkable country of the United States of America, He ask you, father, 00:01:20
to forgive us our sins and in spite of ourselves, heal our land and continue to please bless these United States of America. We 00:01:27
pray this Father in here in Jesus name, Amen. Amen. Thank you, Patrick. 00:01:34
OK. 00:01:45
Well, good morning, everyone. 00:01:47
Again. 00:01:49
And we got quite a bit to do today. We're going to start with item 2. 00:01:51
Which is the public hearing section of our meeting so we get started with item 2A, Information, discussion, Action to consider a 00:01:56
liquor license application. The number is LL-24-02. Submitted by Kelly Smith for an owner transfer with an interim period. 00:02:06
Permit to operate a Series 6 bar license at Cactus Flats located in Tunnel Basin and issue a recommendation to the Arizona 00:02:15
Department of Liquor Licenses and Control whether the license should be granted. And Samantha, would you like to fill us in on 00:02:22
that? Yes, Sir. Thank you. Chairman and board members. As stated, this is an owner transferred with an interim permit to operate a 00:02:29
Series 6 bar license for Cactus Flats. 00:02:36
The county has an inter review process whereby the Treasurer reviews the application and ensures that the applicant is current on 00:02:44
property tax payments for all properties owned in Hewitt County. The Health Department and building Permanent Department both 00:02:50
review the application. To date there have been one issue reported so Grant is going to come and talk to us about that. 00:02:56
Good morning, Randy. Morning. 00:03:07
So during our process, we go to the site and look at the structures, make sure it's all code compliant. There has been work done 00:03:11
without permits out there, they have and I don't. It looks like it was the prior owner that they're working supposedly to get it 00:03:18
corrected, but we do have a code case because they built covers and. 00:03:25
Added on to kitchens and done stuff that wasn't permitted and wasn't reviewed. And so that's why I wrote today on the application 00:03:33
that that they have a cocation, that building permits are required. 00:03:39
OK. Thank you, Randy. Supervisor Humphrey. 00:03:47
Yeah, those are, even if they get their liquor license, they can't open until you give them the stamp of approval. Well, they're 00:03:51
open now, so they're under. They would go to hearing officer that if they did not move forward. 00:03:57
So it's not stopping them from operating. It would. It's up to you guys to decide whether you want to transfer the license before 00:04:04
or after. 00:04:08
The stuff you get corrected I will say the new owner seems to be very. 00:04:14
Forward in trying to get the stuff corrected so I that's why I think it was a prior owner who's done this. Thank you supervisor 00:04:19
Klein. 00:04:24
So I. 00:04:31
So what's been done has been done previous to this owner. So in my opinion, hold it if they're going to go back through the 00:04:35
permitting process, a hearing officer and work it out and get it fixed. I don't have a forward with this and just listening to 00:04:41
you, I feel like you have the impression they're doing. 00:04:47
I have the impression they're going to correct what they want, that they're going to correct what needs to be corrected. Good. 00:04:53
Thank you, Andy. Yeah, thank you, Randy. So that seems clear to me too, if if they don't follow through with their permits. 00:05:00
Having a liquor license is a loop point. So with that I will call for no, I'm sorry, bones of it. Yes, sorry. Thank you for that. 00:05:08
So at this time, I will close that discussion and open it up for public comments. 00:05:15
Globe, anyone? Hasten anyone doesn't look like it and the Internet. So I'll close the public hearing portion and call for motion 00:05:23
Item 2A. Mr. Chair, I move to recommend that the Arizona Department of Liquor Licensing Control approved the liquor license 00:05:31
application submitted by Kelly Smith of Cactus Flats. Mr. Chair, I'll second that. OK, we have a motion and a second to approve. 00:05:39
Those in favor say aye, aye, aye. Motion passes Item 2B. 00:05:47
I'd like to call for a motion to recess as the Healer County Board of Supervisors and convene as the Healer County Library 00:05:55
District Board of Directors. So moved, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I'll second that movement and a second those in favor say aye, aye. 00:06:02
All right. We're going to convene a Truth in Taxation public hearing to hear from citizens regarding the proposed secondary 00:06:10
property tax levy rate of .2425 per $100 assessed value for fiscal year 2025, excluding amounts that are attributable to new 00:06:19
construction and any changes that may occur from property tax levies per voter approved bonded. 00:06:29
Indebtedness or budget and tax overruns? 00:06:40
That is $53,507.75 greater than the amount allowed without a truth and taxation public hearing and approve the proposed secondary 00:06:43
property tax levy rate of .2425 per $100.00 of assessed value for fiscal year 2025. And this will require a roll call vote. So we 00:06:54
have Elaine and Marin. Elaine, good morning Chairman, good morning. 00:07:04
Advisors, as you just stated, we are doing this truth and taxation public hearing. The Hilo County Library Board District Board 00:07:15
has published a notice of hearing. This is notified property tax, owners of the proposed secondary tax. This was published in the 00:07:22
Payson Roundup on July 2nd and July 9th. The staff recommends that the Board hold a public hearing to receive all comments from 00:07:29
the citizens regarding this. 00:07:37
Our current tax rate of 0.2425 per $100.00 of assessed value and that any motion to adopt an increased levy be voted on by roll 00:07:45
call vote for the board members. 00:07:50
Thank you, Elaine. Supervisor Humphrey. 00:07:57
I have no questions. He provides a client. We're holding steady at our tax rate and that tax rate has been in effect so long. 00:08:00
20/15/2015. 00:08:09
OK, good. Thank you. 00:08:12
And if I work my math right, that's about $0.25 per $100 evaluation, 24 and a quarter cents. 00:08:17
And so I have no other questions, I'll post this discussion and open it up. 00:08:26
To the public for any comments anyone in Globe? 00:08:32
No. Anyone in pace? No. And anyone on the Internet. 00:08:37
Now, I'll close the public hearing and I will call for a motion. Mr. Chair. Yes, Sir. Oh, yeah, pleasure. I got it. I'll make the 00:08:42
motion to approve the Felix County Library District proposed secondary property tax levy right of .2425 per 100 of assessed value 00:08:52
for fiscal year 2025. Mr. Chair, I will second that. Hey, we have a motion and a second to approve. 00:09:02
Supervisor Humphrey, how do you vote? 00:09:12
Yeah, Supervisor Klein, your vote. Yeah. 00:09:15
And Supervisor Christensen votes, yay, unanimous approval, Thank you. And we now will go to Item C convene a public hearing to 00:09:20
hear taxpayers who may wish to comment on the fiscal year 2025 Healer County Library District tentative budget, which was adopted 00:09:27
on June 18th, 2024, or any proposed changes to the fiscal year 2025 Hewlett County Library District tentative Budget and adopted 00:09:35
Fiscal year 2025 Yuma County Library District Budget. 00:09:43
In the amount of $2,789,627.00 land. 00:09:51
Good morning, Mr. Chair, Supervisor Klein, Supervisor Humphrey, today we are asking you to adopt the County Library District 00:10:01
budget as the as the preliminary budget was adopted on June 18th. The amount has not changed. 00:10:08
Thank you, Marin Supervisor Humphrey. 00:10:18
No questions, Supervisor Klein, I'm good. Thank you and I as well. So I'll close this discussion and open it up for public 00:10:20
hearing. Anyone in Globe. 00:10:25
Hasten. 00:10:31
The Internet. OK, no public comments at this time. We'll close the public hearing. I'll call for a motion. Mr. Chair, I move to 00:10:34
adopt the physical year 2025 budget for the Healer County Library District in the amount of. 00:10:42
2,000,700 and. 00:10:50
$89,627.00 Mr. Chair, I'll second that. A motion and a second to approve. Those in favour say aye, aye aye. Motion passes. Item 2C 00:10:52
passes. Now I will call for. 00:10:59
A motion to adjourn County Library District Board of Directors and reconvene as the Hewlett County Board of Supervisors. So we'll 00:11:08
move. Mr. Chair, I'll second that those in favor say aye, aye aye. 00:11:14
Motion passes Item 2D Convene a truth and taxation public hearing to hear from citizens regarding the proposed primary property 00:11:22
tax levy or the rate of 4.19 per $100 assessed value for the fiscal year 2025, excluding amounts that are attributed to new 00:11:31
construction and any changes that may occur from property tax levies for voter approved bonded indebtedness or budget and tax 00:11:40
overrides, that is $924,530.07 greater than the amount allowed without AT&T public hearing. 00:11:49
And approve the proposed primary property tax levy rate of 4.19 dollars per $100.00 of assessed value for fiscal year 2025. Good 00:11:58
morning, Mr. Chair, Supervisor Humphrey, Supervisor Klein. 00:12:07
While we were putting the budget together, you all made it clear that you wanted to keep the tax rate flat for this year. This tax 00:12:18
rate has been in effect since 2010 and it is this flat as requested. Happy to answer any questions you may have. Supervisor 00:12:25
Humphrey, I have no questions. No, I'm good. Mary, thanks. Thank you. Remains the same last 14 years. OK, thank you. With that, 00:12:33
I'll close this discussion and open up to the public for any comments in Globe. 00:12:41
No Payson. 00:12:49
No and in on the Internet. 00:12:51
OK. So with that, I'll close the public hearing portion and call for a motion. 00:12:56
Mr. Chair, I move to approve the Healing County proposed primary property tax levy rate of 4.19 per $100.00 of assessed value for 00:13:02
physical year 2025. 00:13:08
And Mr. Chair, I will second that. OK, we have a motion and a second to approve Supervisor Klein. How do you vote? Mr. Chair? It'd 00:13:15
be easier if we let Sam do the roll call. 00:13:20
Sam, go ahead. Thank you. Chairman. Supervisor Humphrey, may I have your vote? 00:13:27
Supervisor Christensen, may I have your vote? Yes. Supervisor Klein, may I have your vote? Motion passes unanimously. 00:13:34
Thank you. 00:13:41
I'm learning things. 00:13:42
Healer County Flood Control District budget in the amount of $675,884. Mary, good morning again, Mr. Chair, Supervisor Client 00:14:26
Supervisor Humphrey, on June 18th, you adopted the tentative budget for the Healer County Flood Control District. We bring it to 00:14:34
you as its own agenda item annually because it is its own taxing district. We do not presently tax that district. We don't levy a 00:14:43
tax on it, but we do keep this information separate for you. 00:14:51
As required. 00:14:59
Thank you. Supervisor Humphrey, I have no questions. Supervisor Klein Baron, this this budget shows that it did go up from 00:15:02
previous years and go ahead. I'm sorry, go ahead. The reason being I just want to point this out to people that may be looking is 00:15:08
that we have Alex now that is a part or to being charged out of this district, right. Yes, in part it's that and also we got more 00:15:15
detailed about how we presented the budget this year and the capital request for the flood control district are showing in the 00:15:22
flood control district budget. 00:15:29
Previously, they hadn't been this way. Our constituents, our staff and our supervisors can all see what those capital requests 00:15:36
are. That way we're more transparent and everything right there on the surface. You don't have to go digging in the system to find 00:15:41
it. Thank you for that. 00:15:47
And with that, I will open it up for public hearing at this point, anyone in Globe? 00:15:54
Anyone in Payson? 00:16:00
And on the Internet, we're clear. Cassandra, thank you. And so I'll close the public comment portion and call for a motion. Mr. 00:16:03
Chair, I move. 00:16:07
Flood Control district in the amount of $675,884. Mr. Chair, I'll second that. OK, we have a motion and 2nd to approve. Those in 00:16:12
favor say aye, aye aye. Motion carries. And now we'll call for a motion to adjourn as the Healer County Flood Control District 00:16:19
Board of Directors and convene that the board of directors for the Healing County St. Lighting Improvement Districts. So move, Mr. 00:16:27
Chair. 00:16:34
Second, those in favor say aye aye, thank you. Item 2F Convene a public hearing to hear taxpayers who may wish to comment on the 00:16:42
fiscal year 2025 in the County St. Lighting Improvement District or sleds tentative budget which were adopted on June 18th, 2024 00:16:50
or any proposed changes to the fiscal year 2025. Hilo County slid tentative budgets and adopt the fiscal year 2025 budgets for 00:16:57
Gila County slids as follows. 00:17:05
Heinz LED $1790, Apache heel slit $2910.00 Upper Glendale Central Heights 1744 dollars, E Birdie Park slid 5591 dollars, Miami 00:17:13
Gardens slid 3512 dollars, Midland Central Heights slid $16,884 and Claypool Lower Miami slid 26,000. 00:17:28
$71 Marin. 00:17:44
Again, each year we bring to you the street lighting improvement districts with their budget. These budgets allow county to 00:17:47
collect the amount from the taxpayers of that particular St. lighting Improvement District and then use those monies to pay the 00:17:55
APS bills for that. There's no other expenditures or costs associated with that the way the budget is adopted. So these amounts 00:18:02
would just go directly to the APS bill. 00:18:10
Supervisor Humphrey. 00:18:18
No questions other than if anybody's out there and you see a street light out, let us know when we can contact them and they take 00:18:20
care of it. There's, there's a yellow number on each one of the street light poles that you can go on the APS website or call APS 00:18:28
and you just put in that, that poll code and they will get somebody out to take care of it for you. 00:18:35
Thank you, Supervisor Klein. Thank you, Mary. Thank you, Marion. I have no questions. So I will call for a motion. No, I will open 00:18:44
it up for a public hearing. Anyone and Globe? 00:18:49
Pay Center No And thank you. And Cassandra. OK, I'll close the public hearing portion and call for a motion. Mr. Chair, I move to 00:18:57
adopt the physical year 2025 budget for the following Gila County St. lighting Improvement District Lids Pine slid 1790, Apache 00:19:06
Hills slid 2910. Upper Glendale slash Central Heights 1744. 00:19:16
East Verde Park sled 5591 dollars. Miami Gardens slid 3512 dollars. Midland slash Central Heights sled $16,884 playful or Miami 00:19:26
sled 26,071 dollars. 00:19:37
Good morning again, Mr. Chair, Supervisor Humphrey, Supervisor Klein. As adopted on June 18th, we brought you the Tentative 00:20:43
Healing County budget in the amount of $146,774,151.00. The total budget amount has not changed since then. There has been some 00:20:51
movement of expenditures within general fund departments, but the overall budget itself has not changed. Again to reiterate for 00:20:58
our constituents. 00:21:06
This sets the maximum amount that Gila County can expend in the coming year, accounting for every dollar of resources that are 00:21:14
available to the county, including all of our cash reserves. We do not intend to actually spend $146 million for our constituents 00:21:21
accessibility. Mr. Menlov and I did go on the radio earlier this month so that we could address any questions that our 00:21:29
constituents. 00:21:36
And other citizens have. So we got some good questions that we were able to address there. And we've also made sure that we're at 00:21:44
other public events in case anybody has any questions. And the tentative budget has been at all nine of the libraries as required 00:21:52
by statute. So our citizens are welcome to peruse that at any time. It's also on our website. 00:22:00
Our 2025 priorities after we met with you, it seemed to be stewardship, compliance and transparency. So we brought those three 00:22:10
values through the budget, including keeping our tax rate flat and making sure that we are looking to the future in a responsible 00:22:16
way. 00:22:23
One of the points that we made during the tentative adoption that we're reiterating here is that the primary property tax, which 00:22:32
you all just have an item on, makes up 27% of the total revenue in the budget. Other revenues make up 73% of the budget. 00:22:42
Our primary property tax rate again is $4.19 per hundred, that's consistent since 2010 and we will adopt all the tax rates county 00:22:54
wide on the third Monday in August as per statute, which is August 19th this year. 00:23:02
Our expenditure limitation as set by the Economic Estimates Commission, based on estimates from 1979 this year, is $51,593,295. 00:23:11
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See, that's how not interesting I am. 00:23:56
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There's no light on the little microphone. Does it need to be charged? 00:24:45
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And it shows the little one in the corner here too, so. 00:24:54
Oh, you're welcome to use mine. 00:25:00
So these two guys went into a bar. 00:25:30
Give it a shot, Steve. 00:25:35
The time we say something inappropriate, the sound will work perfectly. 00:25:38
I. 00:26:05
OK. So we're going to continue. Thank you, Mary. Please continue. 00:27:24
So as I was saying, the economic estimates commissions that are 2025 expenditure limitations at $51,593,295, that's up 3% from the 00:27:32
prior year, which is consistent with what we expected. We do have a prior year carry forward of just over 7.4 million. That's just 00:27:42
how we let the Auditor General and our constituents know that there are federal funds. 00:27:51
Leftover from the previous year that we will be using in future years and that's our reporting it change and improvement for the 00:28:02
current year. 00:28:07
So our ongoing investment priorities as expressed by the Board of Supervisors, as expressed by our constituents and as mirrored in 00:28:15
our budget include our employees, technology, infrastructure and public safety. Under each of these, we've highlighted things that 00:28:22
affect each of those. Again, this is for you and for our constituents. For the employees, we adopted a new salary plan at the last 00:28:29
meeting. 00:28:37
The Board of Supervisors has also instituted the Tuition Assistance Program for this 2025 budget year for Technology and 00:28:44
Infrastructure. We will be bringing you a work session on September 24th so that you can again re-evaluate what your priorities 00:28:51
within those categories are and which resources you would like to allocate to which projects. 00:28:59
For public safety, we have completed the retention and recruitment program that was given to us by the Department of 00:29:07
Administration from the state level. We also have a STEPS plan in place and with that, our public safety deputies and detention 00:29:15
officers who participate in this test program received a 3% increase with the salary plan adoption. 00:29:24
And for anyone who is curious, that salary plan as adopted does go into effect. It is currently in effect and people will see that 00:29:33
on their paycheck on Friday. 00:29:39
So here are stewardship keynotes for 2025. We have budgeted reserves of 16 and a half million. Our expenditure limitation carry 00:29:47
forward and that's a typo. That should be 7.4 million. Sorry. We have, we are looking into grants and collaboration not only with 00:29:55
the state and federal resources, but with regional and local opportunities also. We will come to you on September 24th with our 00:30:04
work session and then after you've had a chance to review information from the September 24th work session. 00:30:12
Will come to you on October 2nd for a board meeting in case you have decisions about infrastructure, technology and expenditure 00:30:21
priorities in those areas. 00:30:27
And that is all I have for you today. I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have. Thank you very much, Mayor and Supervisor 00:30:35
Humphrey, I have no questions. Supervisor Klein. Mayor, and thank you. Budget's a lot of work. You explain it very well. So I 00:30:41
think our our goals are good. And I think we're on our way to another Goodyear when it comes to our expenditure limitation. James, 00:30:48
have you ever come close to spending that I mean? 00:30:55
Mr. Chairman, Mr. Roger Klein. 00:31:04
I want to take a minute to talk about these finished limited if I could. 00:31:07
And maybe in a rundown way, I'll answer the question that if I told him he could let me know. Expenditure limit was set in 1979, 00:31:12
nineteen eighty, based on expenditures that occurred in Healer County at that point in time, the expenditure limit was put in 00:31:17
place to limit. 00:31:22
The ability for local governments to tax local residents. 00:31:28
So that expenditure limit is the general fund and it's just controlling how much local taxpayers have to pay to spend on local 00:31:33
government needs. 00:31:38
So that $7.4 million that Marin referred to? 00:31:44
Means that through the years, in particular in the last few years he was aboard have control or limited local tax taxes to the 00:31:50
people in Gila County. 00:31:56
To that amount of money, $7.4 million. Could we spend that money? We certainly have the tax cast capacity. We at that same point 00:32:03
in time the expedition limit, the amount was based on the property taxes and the the property tax rate that existed at times that 00:32:12
time. We could have a property tax rate of 6 1/2 dollars per $100 assessed value if we were consistent with what. 00:32:21
What was on the books in 1979? Nineteen 80. 00:32:31
It's $4.19, so about two and a half dollars less. 00:32:35
Then property taxes. 00:32:40
The level of property taxes that existed back 40 years ago. 00:32:45
So it shows the restraint, the limitation that the Board of Supervisors here that you have on limiting the amount of tax burden on 00:32:50
local homeowners in Gila County. Do we get close to that I. 00:32:57
We certainly could, and the there's been some recent declarations by the Auditor General that has. 00:33:06
Created a difficult hardship for that, for example, in the excise tax for roads that the voters approved, the Auditor General 00:33:15
changed their mind halfway through and said, Oh well, that's not a limitation. That's not a. 00:33:22
Something that excludable from the expenditure limit because. 00:33:30
Even though the Borders approved that tax. 00:33:35
So there's even with all of that, the conservative nature of the Board of Supervisors has made it so that there's a carry forward 00:33:39
a 7.4 inch. Could we spend it? 00:33:44
Yes, we could, but by the conservative nature of this board, I don't imagine that we're going to get there and that we will. 00:33:50
Gets that point of spending those dollars, does that make sense or answer the question or that's perfect, James, that's what I 00:33:59
wanted to hear so. 00:34:03
I thought that's the track we were on, you know, so it, it means that we, the Yoga Board as a board, have made decision to. 00:34:09
Ease the burden of local taxpayers. A conscious decision by the Board of Supervisors. 00:34:21
So I would point out too that the the the budget and this is a question that came through on Marin answered on the radio up in 00:34:27
pacing. 00:34:32
That the budget is about three, 3% less than it was a year ago. 00:34:38
And that is because those are available resources. It's actually our money that we're spending down, have invested in the 00:34:43
community, invested in the county. Those dollars are one time dollars. You as a board have taken those one time dollars, invested 00:34:51
them in one time projects and not built them into ongoing expenditures, which sometimes governments get in trouble with. Thank you 00:34:59
for your wisdom and and not going down that path and I really appreciate that. 00:35:06
So again, the budget as a whole down 3 something percent. 00:35:15
And it was due to. 00:35:22
Reductions or having invested in the county infrastructure and those things that are one time expenses. 00:35:24
Oh yeah, I'm good. 00:35:33
OK. All right. Thank you, Marin for your presentation. So. 00:35:36
Our budget is lower than last year's was indicated. 00:35:43
We have reserves financially speaking in Gila County is doing well. 00:35:47
We're able to hold all of our tax rates without increasing them. 00:35:53
And 27 percent of our budget spending is from. 00:35:58
Property taxes. That's almost just a little over a. 00:36:05
4th correct. And so the message should be very clear to people that we do seek grant money at a tremendous level, almost 3/4 of 00:36:09
our spending is. 00:36:15
Not property taxes. So that's great. I just wanted to say that people are listening. All right? If that's all we are going to talk 00:36:23
about, then I'll open it up to public hearing. Anyone in Globe or Payson? No. 00:36:31
And thank you and Cassandra. 00:36:40
No. OK. So I'll close the public hearing portion and call for a motion on item 2G. 00:36:45
Mr. Chair, I move to adopt resolution #24-07-01, authorizing the adoption of the physical year 2025 Gila County budget and the 00:36:52
amount of $146,774,151. 00:37:02
Mr. Chair, I'll second that motion to 2nd to approve. Those in favor say aye, aye, aye. Motion passes unanimous. Thank you, Marin, 00:37:13
appreciate it. That closes off our public hearing portion and we'll move to regular number 3A. 00:37:22
And her staff, this is a the budget is a six month process. Well, it's an annual process requires working on this all year round. 00:37:32
And. 00:37:44
There's particular emphasis for the last six months that Mary has been working with elected officials, department directors, Board 00:37:46
of Supervisors to. 00:37:50
Help ensure that the budget meets the needs that have been identified throughout the county. So Marin, thank you to you and your 00:37:55
team for all that you do and prepare the budget. 00:38:00
Thank you. It's our pleasure. And if I could, Mr. Chair, we'll say something about Marin and her bunch as well. There's never been 00:38:06
a day I had talked to you about budget that I. 00:38:10
And I wasn't comfortable with, I mean, you're right, spot on every time I ask you a question. And so it's great to have you 00:38:16
aboard. Mayor, you've been awesome. Well, thank you. And I have to express appreciation to leadership and Tequila County. You 00:38:22
continually invest in our knowledge and education in this area. Mr. Menlov and I were at the annual conference for GFOA last 00:38:29
month, and we attended an exceptional seminar about taking the politics out of budgeting. And that gave us access to a really neat 00:38:36
software tool. 00:38:42
That will have access to for the next year so that we can continue to learn and grow and strengthen our ability to serve Healer 00:38:49
County and a nonpartisan way. 00:38:53
Cool. Thank you, Mary. I concur with the comments. We have one of the smallest counties in Arizona and we have a great team 00:38:58
running the finances. You guys are really great. Appreciate it. Thank you. Makes our job easier. 00:39:06
Right Regular agenda item 3A information discussion action to authorize the Treasurers Office to abate the taxes, interest and 00:39:16
fees on 67 properties and authorize the Chairman signature on each of the related certificates of removal and abatement of tax and 00:39:22
certificates of clearance. 00:39:29
Good morning, Treasurer Monica, how are you? I'm well, thank you. Good morning, Mr. Chairman. Supervisor Klein, Supervisor 00:39:36
Humphrey. I'm here this morning presenting 67 certificates of clearance to declare the taxes uncollectible on these personal 00:39:44
property. In this particular case, they are mobile homes, manufacture homes, and this falls under the ARS 42 Dash 19118. These 00:39:52
mobile homes have been either demolished or they have been removed from the park. 00:40:00
Or from the land where they were sitting. This has been verified by a sheriff's deputy or by the assessor's office. Some of these 00:40:08
accounts have been deactivated by the assessor's office. Some of them go back to 2015. And I'm just requesting the treasurer's 00:40:16
office to abate these taxes, interest and fees for all 67 accounts. 00:40:23
Thank you, Supervisor Humphrey. 00:40:32
Yeah, just just one question is, is it a state deal that the mobile homes are taxed one and then the property that they said on 00:40:35
are taxed differently? Do you ever see anything in the future about the mobile home being attached to the property for one tax 00:40:42
rather than the separate taxes? Yes, Professor Humphrey, that is an option for a property owner. If they have land they and they 00:40:49
have a mobile home, they could combine them together. 00:40:56
OK. Yeah. Because I noticed in the past that a lot of these mobile homes, they weren't paying the taxes on the mobile home, but 00:41:04
they were paying taxes on the property. So being that it was on private property that you couldn't do anything with the with the 00:41:10
mobile home because you couldn't go and take it or whatever because it was on private property. So I know that that's been a 00:41:16
difficulty. So it's good that we've gotten rid of 67 of these issues. 00:41:22
A supervisor Clooney, so this will clean your records up Monica on the mobile homes you'll see me one more time for personal 00:41:30
property which are the like a bar or any kind of business that have established business one or two years and they closed up shop. 00:41:39
I'm always glad we can straighten something out, so thank you for doing. Thank you. Yeah, thanks, Monica, for doing that. And with 00:41:48
that, I have no questions. So I'll call for a motion. Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to authorize the Treasurer's office to abate 00:41:55
the taxes, interest and fees on 67 properties and authorize the Chairman's signature on each of the related certificates of 00:42:02
removal and abatement of tax and certificates of clearance. 00:42:09
Mr. Carroll, Second. All right. We have a motion and a second to approve. Those in favor say aye, aye. Thank you. Thank you. 00:42:16
Item 3B Information, Discussion. Action to approve the 5th Amended Intergovernmental Agreement between Hilo County and the Arizona 00:42:26
Counties Insurance Pool, which shall become effective July 16th, 2024, and shall continue in force in effect for a period of 10 00:42:33
years or until terminated in accordance with the terms and provisions of the agreement and further. 00:42:41
May be renewed for an additional 10 year term by mutual agreement by part or all of the parties prior to the expiration of the 00:42:49
original or any renewal term of the agreement. Mr. Menlo. 00:42:55
Mr. Chairman, members of the Board, aye. 00:43:02
I'd like to request that we continue or extend the participation that the county has with the Arizona County's insurance pool. 00:43:06
Arizona County's insurance pool is an intercom agreement that we have with 13. 00:43:13
12 other counties, 13 counties total, all counties other than Maricopa and Pima counties large enough that they are on their own, 00:43:22
but we have all 13 other counties that are part of this pool. Coconut County was the last of the holdout of the smaller counties 00:43:29
to become a member, but we all are participants the Arizona County Insurance pool. 00:43:36
Provides coverages for property damage, automobile liability, workers compensation and employers liability, general liability 00:43:44
including employment practices liability, public officials liability and law enforcement liability, and automobile physical 00:43:51
damage. 00:43:58
Other things that we can and do participate in is developing effective risk management programs to reduce the amount and frequency 00:44:06
of losses. 00:44:11
Cooling of self insured losses. Jointly purchasing excess insurance or reinsurance. 00:44:16
Adopting memorandums of coverage. 00:44:25
Providing claim service and claims administration. 00:44:29
Providing or purchasing such administrative services as a Board of Trustees as defined by the ASIP Bylaws and determines any 00:44:33
necessary appropriate administration of ESIP. 00:44:38
And provide or purchase or provide other insurance or risk management services. 00:44:45
So the this is a self managed program. So the board of trustees are 13 trustees. 00:44:50
Definition and the bylaws. The county manager or county administrator for each of the 13 counties is the trustee with a alternate. 00:44:57
Elite counties alternate is Rick Husk who is our HR director and is over risk management working the county. 00:45:06
They would be available for any questions you might have. This is a 10 year renewal. There are options that if we force who I 00:45:15
decided that we have need to do something different. We do have that option, but it is proven that it's local governance by local 00:45:25
counties and I have a strong belief that local governance is the best and meets our needs the best that we can as trustees. 00:45:34
Direct ASIP according to the needs that we have. 00:45:44
Thank you. OK, Thank you. Supervisor Humphrey. I have no question. Supervisor Klein. 00:45:48
I don't think we have an option but to go that route and I don't see any other options out there. 00:45:54
Mr. Chairman, Suarez Klein, in comparing, we spend a lot of time looking at actuarial reports and things and. 00:46:00
What it looks like in the industry, if we lose control, we just are under whatever somebody else tells us we have to do. 00:46:10
And the rates that they pay or sometimes very significant to what we pay. 00:46:18
Ourselves because we make decisions locally and we can change things as we need to address our needs and hold our costs to a 00:46:23
minimum. So can we make a different decision? Yes. Is it advisable from my point of view, no, Absolutely not. This is a really 00:46:31
good benefit for you. Thank you, James. Yeah. Thank you, James. Theo, I just have a question to to learn a little more. How long 00:46:38
has Hila County participated in this pool? 00:46:45
30 years, 30 years. OK, We were one of the early participants in the Arizona County's insurance board, OK. 00:46:53
Thank you. With that, I will call for motion as Chair, I move to approve the 5th amended Intergovernment Agreement with the 00:47:01
Arizona Counties Insurance Poll as presented. Mr. Chair, I'll second that motion on a second to approve. Those in favor say aye, 00:47:09
aye. Motion passes. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman of the Board. Item 3C, Information discussion action to adopt resolution 00:47:17
#24-07-02 authorizing the acceptance of an easement from Barbara Roberts. 00:47:25
For approximately 1341 square feet of assessors. Parcel #206-09-081. Good morning, Romero Vela. Good morning, chairman and board 00:47:33
members. 00:47:41
Counting the aerial show that you're encroaching on a corner of Barbara Roberts property. ATM 2/06/09 Dash Zero 81. 00:48:25
And I want to extend my appreciation to the Barbara Roberts family for granting us this evening. They've been very cooperative in 00:48:37
the whole process. It is in the best interest of the public for the county to accept this easement so that we can continue to 00:48:44
maintain the road as it crosses this corner. It is approximately 1341 square foot is was contained in the easement that's granted 00:48:51
to the county. 00:48:58
With that with I would like to. 00:49:07
Turn it over back to the board and answer any questions you may have. Thank you, Barrow. Supervisor Humphrey, No question, just 00:49:10
tomorrow. Thank you and staff for going over some of these areas that have just been let go so we get squared away with easements 00:49:17
and things so as we go forward. So I appreciate it very much on a lot of these. 00:49:25
To think you **** no, that's good and Romero, I would assume that this 13141 square feet will then. 00:49:34
Alter their assessed value in a. 00:49:43
In a positive way for them. 00:49:46
If they would have activists at the assessor and request that, yes, and that is possible. 00:49:50
OK, all right, thank you. And with that, I'll call for motion. Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to adopt resolution #24-07-02. Mr. 00:49:55
Chair, I'll second that motion in a second to approve those in favor say aye. 00:50:02
Thank you. And one more, we got 3D information, discussion, action to adopt Resolution 24-0705 authorizing the Chairman's 00:50:12
signature on a purchase agreement and acquisition incentive agreement, a warranty deed and a temporary construction easement 00:50:18
granted to the State of Arizona. 00:50:25
By and through its Department of Transportation for construction of the State Route 260 Alliance Springs Section Widening Project. 00:50:32
Thank you, Chairman. As you read, we're asking the board to sign multiple documents in this one document is to where a God is 00:50:42
actually going to purchase 76,000 square feet of property from us. The other one is where we grant the interest in a right of way 00:50:49
easement that we granted to a dot in years past. And the other one is the grant a dot, a temporary construction easement. And the 00:50:56
final one is for us to receive extra money for expediting this request. 00:51:04
And so I wanted to thank a number of people that helped me expedite this. County Manager James Banda, County Attorney Joe Albo and 00:51:11
Samantha Trimble have all been very helpful in getting this together and and as well as Scott Warren, who sits behind me. And if 00:51:19
you do have a question on this, probably Scott Warren's going to answer that question. OK, So in the early 2008 dot Whiten state, 00:51:27
State Route 260 from Star Valley to the top of Mogion Rim, adding one lane in this in this direction, the only section. 00:51:35
That was not white and it was a four mile strip in the Lion Spring section. A dot has finished. 00:51:44
The design and they're ready to start work construction in 2026 and they needed some of these easements like the one that they 00:51:53
that they're requesting some of these easements and some of these property purchases like they're requesting from Gila County. Ada 00:52:00
is asking the county to also grant that underlying fee interest in the existing 100 foot right of way it owns as shown on a record 00:52:08
of survey number 982. This 100 foot white East Point was originally granted to ADOT by C simple back in. 00:52:16
C simple #1999, dash 3121. 00:52:24
Again, it's, it's, it's a property that we're transferring paid out that they're buying a property that we're transferring to a 00:52:28
dot that they have an easement from us from years past. The appraisal has the market value of the land to be acquired for the new 00:52:37
right of way at $76,200. The county is being offered $675 for the temporary construction easement and in an effort to expedite the 00:52:46
acquisition and incentive payment of approximately 20% of the of the value of the new right of way is being offered at $15,285. 00:52:54
The documents must be postmarked July 26, 2024 or sooner to receive that incentive payment. The total offer from a dot is 00:53:04
$92,160.00. It's in the best interest of the county to approve the land transfer for construction of State Route 260 whitening 00:53:11
project. It's both a safety and a traffic congestion improvement, especially on holiday weekends with basically the safety is at 00:53:18
all times. 00:53:26
And with that I will accept any questions and. 00:53:33
Hey, thank you supervisor Humphrey. I have no questions other than just thank you very much for the team that you built and the 00:53:39
people that work with, especially with these time limited projects. Thank you very much for going forward and and everybody 00:53:45
working together to get things like this done. Thank you supervisor for you. 00:53:52
So yeah, single to me on this, this is quite a project and and regardless of the cost price, whatever it is, this is a project 00:54:00
that needs to go on. 00:54:04
And get finalized, so thanks for doing it. 00:54:09
Yes, thank you. Much needed project. So thank you and everyone that you mentioned that has been helpful in this situation. With 00:54:13
that I will call for a motion. 00:54:18
Mr. Chair, I move to adopt resolution #24-07-05. Mr. Chair, I'll second that. We have a motion and a second to approve. Those in 00:54:24
favor say aye, aye. Motion passes. Thank you, Romero, we got another one for you. 3 E. Yes, Sir. The next item will be presented 00:54:34
by our acting floodplain administrator, Alex. Alex, thank you. All right. Item 3 E is information discussion action to approve. 00:54:45
What's that word supplicant opportunity. 00:54:56
Agreement. 00:55:00
What is that word of recipient? OK, thank you. 00:55:03
Agreement Hazard Mitigation Grants Program HMGP FM5385-001-001 are between Healer County and the Arizona Department of Emergency 00:55:08
and Military Affairs the amount of $1,541,258.25 with a county match. 00:55:18
Of $539,606.75 and authorized the Chairman signature on the agreement. Alex. 00:55:29
Thank you, Mr. Chair, Board of Supervisors. So this is a again the request to approve the acceptance of the Hazard Mitigation 00:55:39
Grant. FM 538-5001, Dash 001 are better known as the Campaign Creek buyout. 00:55:47
On June 21st, 2022, the Board supervisors approved the. 00:55:56
Campaign Creek postponed grant application to fund the buyout of eight properties that are most flood prone on Ash St. and 00:56:02
Mesquite St. in Roosevelt Estates and the total project cost was going to be 2,080,000 dollars, $865. 00:56:09
On June 17th of this year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, actually finally approved that grants. I know we were 00:56:19
waiting on that for quite some time. So with that. 00:56:25
This is the next step, and we're bringing this before you for your signature. Thank you, Alex. Supervisor Humphrey. Yeah, thank 00:56:33
you very much. This has been a long project since the fires and the floods and, and homes getting flooded on Campaign Creek. And 00:56:38
we've dealt with Campaign Creek a lot. 00:56:43
And, and it's a good thing that we got this buyout because there's fires up above that Campaign Creek area right now still. 00:56:49
Campaign Creek is not going to get any tamer in the future. And also to thank you for for diligently getting this in front of the 00:56:57
board because we also have a time limit on this funding of when we need to be finished with the demolition of the properties. And 00:57:06
so thank you for getting that here and, and working diligently with the team to get this done before we lose the funding. 00:57:14
So thank you all very, very much. You know, three years that just people don't realize that the constant turn of the wrench that's 00:57:23
necessary to to get some of these done. And thank you very much for for the team effort in getting this taken care of. Appreciate 00:57:28
it. 00:57:34
Thank you. Thank you, Supervisor Klein. Alex, thanks. And one thing I see on there, there's a deed restriction on it. It'll be 00:57:40
maintained as open space. So that deed restriction, nobody's going to be able to go back on that change it right. Correct. So 00:57:46
that's FEMA's requirement, FEMA 480. So anytime there's a buyout, you're no longer allowed to build anything on that property ever 00:57:52
again. And that gets recorded indeed. So and then so the buyout will be held in in the county's name that who's holding the 00:57:58
property or. 00:58:04
I believe so, yes. OK, so the county own it. Nobody's going to build on it and we're good to go. OK. Thanks, Mr. Chair, if I may. 00:58:10
Yeah, We own some property. Same reason just below this area where it actually washed homes away years ago. So that Creek is 00:58:17
wanted. It's it's wanted its space back for a long time. So it's nice that we're finally able to give it to the Creek. Oh, I don't 00:58:24
disagree. I just want to make sure that come a day when we're not around by somebody else doesn't reverse it because that's the 00:58:32
case. I'm happy. 00:58:39
You know, that's fine. You don't, you know, like, yeah. 00:58:46
It's good, yeah. 00:58:50
Thank you, Alex. So with that, I'll call for a motion on the sub recipient agreement. Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to approve 00:58:53
the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs Sub recipient Agreement Hazard Mitigation Grants Program, HMGP. 00:59:01
Mr. Chair, I will happily second that we have a motion to approve and a happy 2nd. All those in favor say aye. 00:59:11
Motion approved. Thank you. Thank you, Alex. Item 3F. 00:59:22
Information Discussion Action to approve Economic Development agreement number 05092024 with quote Miami Elks Lodge number 489 and 00:59:28
the amount of $8500 for the installation of a boundary fence around the large property which the board has determined to be for 00:59:37
the benefit of the public. Mr. Humphrey Yeah, we have someone from the Nails Club here to. Yeah. Danny Sanchez, thank you for. 00:59:47
Chairman and board member. 00:59:58
We're in a position right now where we have to the north. 01:00:02
West Side, we've got to do a flood control with rocks and stuff. We're nonprofit so. 01:00:07
We basically have to do my donations. 01:00:15
We. 01:00:19
Have a liquor license too. 01:00:23
Now we're having people go on the backside of property drinking now going, we've got something up right now. 01:00:25
To try and control the gut cameras so we can see people come in and we've got to drive over there and chase them off. 01:00:34
Starting to be a hangout so we're trying to put a stop to that. 01:00:43
We have the windows been busted already? 01:00:48
People in the back. 01:00:52
So it's money that we have to pull out. We do. 01:00:54
Presently, we are. 01:01:00
Got an agreement with the Global Unified School District. 01:01:03
If there's an emergency, our hall will be used for students to get over there. 01:01:06
Protection. That's one reason why control what's coming in. 01:01:13
It's used for voting, county voting. That's the only place the county will vote is our area. So there's a lot going on with the 01:01:22
county. 01:01:28
With our lodge. So we're looking to help for some help to finish doing what we're doing. We've got some. 01:01:35
Stephen, we got replaced. It's up right now to block people from coming in, so we just want to put new stuff up and. 01:01:45
Hopefully the city will check it off. Yes, it's OK so. 01:01:54
And add to that, Mr. Chair, the local Oaks does a lot of things for the community. Like I said, we do our voting here. They do a 01:01:59
lot of dinners, they do a lot of funerals. They do a lot of things. And, and they're located right across the street from a from a 01:02:07
big motel. And that motel leases, you know, I mean, they rent rooms to people with big vehicles and stuff and they park on a lot 01:02:14
of the lot that is parking for the Elks Club, which enables the people. 01:02:21
From being able to park there because there's a lot of big trucks. 01:02:29
And a lot of the overflow park there. And so they, they definitely need help with a fence. And you know, people have asked me 01:02:33
that, you know, working on a, on a boundary fence. How's that beneficial for the public? Will a non profit organization? Like I 01:02:40
say, they, they do a lot of functions and they help our community a lot. And so if they have to spend some of their funding. 01:02:47
To to protect their property, then that's funding that they don't have spend, have to spend for a lot of the public things that 01:02:55
they do. 01:03:00
For us and so that's that's why I have brought this to the board to help them for the things that they do for the public. 01:03:05
Thank you, Supervisor Kleiner. 01:03:18
Oh well, thanks for proposing this and looking at it. It's somebody's good dealing and supervisor. If you need help with that 01:03:20
$8500 like Kathy, no one will help you so. 01:03:25
We got. 01:03:31
Yes, you know, it's a good cause and and if you if you care to help that we you know, that's, that's fine with me and I'm sure 01:03:35
it's fine with the Elks Club. If we if we were to partner on something of that nature, it's the assistance in the paperwork that 01:03:41
might give us a rough time for deciding how we're going to divvy it up in a Board of Supervisors meeting. But but Oh well, forward 01:03:48
to things like this, Tim. 01:03:54
So I. 01:04:01
As long as the paper works proper and and things I as long as they get the funding in for all they do to help us so appreciate it 01:04:03
very much. 01:04:07
Thank you. This is where I say I'll contribute as well. 01:04:15
Yes. So we haven't approved it yet, so. 01:04:20
If I'm going to do paperwork once, you might as well do that. So let's District One will also participate in that. And thank you. 01:04:25
And with that, I will call for a motion. Mr. Chair, I move to approve economic Development grant number 05092024 with Globe Miami 01:04:35
Elks Lodge #489 as presented. 01:04:44
Which the board has determined to be for the benefit of the public. Mr. Cheryl, second that motion and a second to approve those 01:04:54
in favor say aye, aye, thank you. We'll move on to item 3G information discussion action to approve another economic development 01:05:01
agreement number that is 07012024 between Healer County and the Payson Book Festival in the amount of $1000 to promote local 01:05:09
authors and literacy. 01:05:16
In Hewitt County, which the board has determined to be for the benefit of the public. 01:05:24
This is my item. This is a request that I've received multiple times for the book fair and it will be coming out of my 01:05:28
constituents funds as well. And I think it by far benefits the public, it benefits our area, it enhances literacy and is a good 01:05:35
project. So with that I will answer any questions. 01:05:41
I have no questions. I don't either. OK, Steve, good job. All right, thank you. With that, I will call for motion. Mr. Chair, I'll 01:05:49
make the motion to approve Economic Development Agreement number 07012024, but the Payson Book Festival Incorporated is presented, 01:05:58
which the Board has determined to be for the benefit of the public. Mr. Chair, I'll second that motion and 2nd to approve. Those 01:06:06
in favor say aye, aye. Thank you. All right, we'll move on to the consent agenda item. We have items 4A and 4B. 01:06:14
Supervisor Humphrey, is there either or both of those that you would like to discuss separately? I no, I'm good with it, as is 01:06:24
Supervisor Klein. I believe I'm good. And with that, I'll call for motion and I'll consent agenda items 4A and B Mr. Chair, I move 01:06:31
to approve consent agenda items 4A through 4B, and I'll second that. We'll see the 2nd to approve. Those in favor say aye, aye, 01:06:37
aye, aye. 01:06:43
Thank you. Item number 5 is a call to the public. Is there anyone present here in Globe that wishes to address the Board of 01:06:50
Supervisors at this time? 01:06:55
No. How about in Payson? 01:07:01
Thank you, Lisa. 01:07:06
To Sandra know how many do we have on the Internet today? 01:07:08
40 All right. Thank you very much. 01:07:14
All right, at this time, we will then now have the Board of Supervisors in the county Manager present a brief summary of current 01:07:18
events. We'll start with Manager Menlove. Mr. Chairman, members of the board, if I can go back for a moment to the Campaign Creek. 01:07:26
That was that was a grant from FIFA through Shoebury Humphrey and the Public Works team. There is an additional $3,000,000 that is 01:07:37
been a grant that was secured. 01:07:42
And I want to point out that there will be additional work on Campaign Creek to help with the flooding in that area. So we've been 01:07:47
waiting for this moment that we can now carry forward or move forward on the Campaign Creek $3,000,000 that we have security to 01:07:53
grant. 01:07:58
Mr. Chairman, last and members of board, last week I was at the Arizona City County Managers Association being good to touch base 01:08:05
with a number of my counterparts in both cities and counties. I want to identify that there's. 01:08:11
Able to meet and discuss. There's been comments of what our financing options for, for different projects we might have coming up. 01:08:20
We're looking at the end of September to have a work session on, on those different opportunities we have and there's it. 01:08:29
Has encouraged and different things that we can have as we look at different projects of how we can organize those and what we can 01:08:38
the tools that we can have to address different projects. So we look forward to having that discussion in September projects and 01:08:43
financing for those projects. 01:08:48
I think that's it for now. Thank you. OK. Thank you, President Humphrey. Yeah. I attended a GOP meeting and Payson on the 13th. I 01:08:55
was the guest speaker at the Rotary luncheon on the 10th. 01:09:02
Was on KQSS radio on the 8th. 01:09:10
Umm held a community meeting at Roosevelt at one. Those are my monthly meetings and I will, I will be at a Tri-City sanitation 01:09:15
meeting this evening at 5:30. They're going to do a presentation apparently and, and answer questions and things of that nature 01:09:22
and I support them. So I will be there. It's their deal, not mine. But I'll I'll be there this evening. And as James said back 01:09:30
when we when? 01:09:38
We had the fires and floods and Campaign Creek was in houses. The state is the one that gave us the $3,000,000 and and at that 01:09:46
time we could have used it for the buyout, but we had the opportunity to put in put in for the buyout grant. And so if we were to 01:09:54
use that $3,000,000 to buy out the homes, then if we got the grant, that's what the grant was for. And that's the only thing we 01:10:02
can use a grant for. But the three million we can use for other improvements on Campaign Crew. 01:10:10
And so we've been patient for three years and, and I'm grateful for the public that lived there that was willing to work with us 01:10:19
on that because now we have the buyout grant and we still have the three million. So that allows us to not only buy out the hounds 01:10:26
that are affected, but also do some work on the north side of Campaign Creek, which was also needed. So, so if we just use that 01:10:34
money early on to buy out the houses, then we still wouldn't have the the work that we're going to get by being patient. 01:10:42
And so anyway, I just wanted to let the people know that and also to then the road between the the two sides of the estates will 01:10:50
be able to be opened back up once we're not protecting the houses with the big firm. So anyway, all that's moving forward, it's 01:10:57
just patience and perseverance. 01:11:04
Thank you, supervisor or supervisor Klein. 01:11:12
OK, so June 9th I had a campaign event here in Globe and I think those of you that were there, it was a good turn out, good visit, 01:11:15
really good visit. Is it the train depot down here? And I don't know if you have been in there, Steve, have you? You'll get a 01:11:21
chance to go in there and then check out the museum there. It's really cool. 01:11:27
On the 11th, I, I went to Florida. I left and went to Florida for a few days. Do not go to Florida in July. I I'm going to tell 01:11:34
you, hold it until like December. 01:11:40
January something like that. You know, it's, it's bad when you have to chew that air before you can breathe it. So but I was there 01:11:45
and it was naked annual conference. And so I was there and I attended the public lands, the WIR conference and rural caucus part 01:11:54
of it. And so not a real good turn out and and after getting there I knew Hawaii. So anyway, but it was good. I learned some 01:12:02
things. We had a lot of discussion on the amendment that the president signed on old growth timber. 01:12:11
The Western states are fighting out really hard and so it's got a ways to go. 01:12:20
There's some other talk on the Pilt part of things. Some, you know, when they gave us the LATCF money that. 01:12:27
So some of us probably got used to that. I would say I had a lot of money, especially for the counties with a lot of public lands. 01:12:36
And so that's gone as a one time deal that's gone. And so some folks are wanting to try and go back and and try and get more money 01:12:42
out of that built pot. 01:12:47
The other ones and, and there's talks in there from other ones that hey, let's be careful how hard we rock this boat because we 01:12:55
could get no money out of that build pot. 01:12:59
One thing that I didn't understand is PELT is huge when it comes out. It's a big pot of money, but there's twelve other entities 01:13:05
that take money out of it. 01:13:09
And so right now the talk is maybe to go back and kind of look at some formulas and percentages and maybe see if there's a way of 01:13:14
adjusting some things like that rather than asking for more money from the feds in that program. So a lot of that'll be going on. 01:13:20
The Pilt flying is going to be in September. 01:13:26
So for you guys, I don't know, I'm pretty sure I am not going to be able to make that fly. And so if somebody from the county 01:13:34
needs to be there, you know, and if I don't know whether you guys got going or maybe Mr. Min Love or even Michael or someone but. 01:13:41
Someone from healer County needs to be on that. That's, that is a good showing there. And, and you go around, you hit all the 01:13:50
offices on the hill and, and sometimes you talk to people that are already in our corner and it's kind of a maybe a waste of time, 01:13:56
but other places you don't. So something really to look at and consider. But I'll tell you right now, it's too soon for me and I 01:14:02
don't think I'll I'll be able to make that one. So. 01:14:08
Also the war part of that was the first meeting that I took over as. 01:14:16
For Arizona, and it's myself and Patrice. 01:14:22
Horsemen from Coconino County, she was there as well. Richard Lunt, that's going off the board. He was there. And so it, it was a 01:14:26
good deal. And then tonight I'm going to be heading to Star Valley for a council meeting. I'll be there tonight. Tomorrow night 01:14:32
I'll be on Kmog. 01:14:37
Friday the 19th, I'll be in Camp Verde is Arizona State cattle growers meeting there. But prior to that, first thing in the 01:14:43
morning at 6:00, we have our Arizona, New Mexico coalition accountants meeting. And so I'm the chair on that and so I'll be there 01:14:49
to chair that meeting. 01:14:55
And then one more thing on short term rentals. Senator Rogers had made a, made a request to the Attorney General to look into and, 01:15:03
and, and kind of review our ordinance. Well, it came back good. What we've been doing is, is OK, we're fine. If it gets into more 01:15:10
zoning ordinances or whatever, that's that's a different story. But what we have done appears to be just fine from the attorney 01:15:18
general standpoint. 01:15:25
And so anybody that gets a chance to thank Senator Rogers for that, please do so. 01:15:33
That was a good thing. And with that, I believe that is all I have. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Supervisor. 01:15:38
The yesterday I was on KMOG, that's always good. Spent probably 3/4 of the time talking about national issues, what happened on 01:15:48
Saturday with former President Trump and things like that. A lot of people wanted to talk about that. So I was able to fit in a 01:15:55
number of things regarding the county as well, but we just kind of had a general conversation and people needed that. I believe 01:16:02
last Tuesday was at the Veterans Coffee time. 01:16:09
Candidate Kerry Lake was there and so we had pretty much a record number about 130 almost or right in that vicinity, which was 01:16:19
good. Usually it runs right around 100 to 105 or 6. And Payson where where I'm at, we got rained on and ice hail all that just a 01:16:28
tremendous on Sunday and yesterday. So we're really happy about that. 01:16:37
And hopefully other areas are getting that rain. Well, it's really needed with also at the same precinct. GOP meeting on Saturday 01:16:47
and spoke for just a few minutes. 01:16:53
Along with the supervisor, Humphrey and. 01:17:00
Unfortunately we had another drowning at Fossil Creek last week that makes 3 in the last couple months or so, a total of 10 over 01:17:06
several year period of time, 800 plus rescues. And so hopefully all of this that's occurring will. 01:17:18
Provide opportunities to. 01:17:32
Get what we need done, which is improvement of trails for rescue purposes. 01:17:35
Only. And so it just makes sense that we do that, but we're having some resistance and we're trying to work through that. So it 01:17:40
becomes political and things and that's never good because when it becomes political, then decision making changes. 01:17:48
Sorry to hear you're not going to be able to make pill because I'm not going to be able to make pill. And that's why I said you 01:17:57
should go to Pilt. And so we do need to have representation there. And so whoever would like to do that, I'm not going to be able 01:18:02
to make it neither supervisor client sounds like. 01:18:07
No, I won't. It's gonna, it's gonna be a little bit too soon, I think for me to make that trip and and do that. But but by all 01:18:13
means, somebody from the county needs to be there. Absolutely. So consider that. And that's coming up in September. 01:18:20
All right. With that, I don't have anything else. So with that, I will adjourn the meeting. Thank you, everyone. 01:18:28
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And everyone. 00:00:01
I'd like to call this meeting to order. It's Tuesday, July 16th, 2020, 4:10 AM special meeting of the Board of Supervisors. And 00:00:03
we'll start with the pledge of ask Scott if he would lead us in the pledge and then we'll remain standing. Our invocation is a 00:00:08
Laurie's. 00:00:13
Gruders, I'm not sure if I got that right. OK, thank you. 00:00:21
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, 00:00:27
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 00:00:34
Heavenly Father. 00:00:43
We thank you, Lord, police officers to fire men and women, the AMT, the Hotshots who serve and protect us in Cuba, safe work. We 00:00:46
pray your blessings upon them. We thank you for the Healer, County Board of Supervisors and Father, we pray for a spirit of unity 00:00:52
through the bond of peace and civility through their conversation, their discussion, their deliberations, their decisions, and 00:00:59
even in their debates today, Lord, and then in their differences. Father, because we have blessed by you to live in beautiful 00:01:06
country. 00:01:12
In this beautiful county, this beautiful state, and in a remarkable country of the United States of America, He ask you, father, 00:01:20
to forgive us our sins and in spite of ourselves, heal our land and continue to please bless these United States of America. We 00:01:27
pray this Father in here in Jesus name, Amen. Amen. Thank you, Patrick. 00:01:34
OK. 00:01:45
Well, good morning, everyone. 00:01:47
Again. 00:01:49
And we got quite a bit to do today. We're going to start with item 2. 00:01:51
Which is the public hearing section of our meeting so we get started with item 2A, Information, discussion, Action to consider a 00:01:56
liquor license application. The number is LL-24-02. Submitted by Kelly Smith for an owner transfer with an interim period. 00:02:06
Permit to operate a Series 6 bar license at Cactus Flats located in Tunnel Basin and issue a recommendation to the Arizona 00:02:15
Department of Liquor Licenses and Control whether the license should be granted. And Samantha, would you like to fill us in on 00:02:22
that? Yes, Sir. Thank you. Chairman and board members. As stated, this is an owner transferred with an interim permit to operate a 00:02:29
Series 6 bar license for Cactus Flats. 00:02:36
The county has an inter review process whereby the Treasurer reviews the application and ensures that the applicant is current on 00:02:44
property tax payments for all properties owned in Hewitt County. The Health Department and building Permanent Department both 00:02:50
review the application. To date there have been one issue reported so Grant is going to come and talk to us about that. 00:02:56
Good morning, Randy. Morning. 00:03:07
So during our process, we go to the site and look at the structures, make sure it's all code compliant. There has been work done 00:03:11
without permits out there, they have and I don't. It looks like it was the prior owner that they're working supposedly to get it 00:03:18
corrected, but we do have a code case because they built covers and. 00:03:25
Added on to kitchens and done stuff that wasn't permitted and wasn't reviewed. And so that's why I wrote today on the application 00:03:33
that that they have a cocation, that building permits are required. 00:03:39
OK. Thank you, Randy. Supervisor Humphrey. 00:03:47
Yeah, those are, even if they get their liquor license, they can't open until you give them the stamp of approval. Well, they're 00:03:51
open now, so they're under. They would go to hearing officer that if they did not move forward. 00:03:57
So it's not stopping them from operating. It would. It's up to you guys to decide whether you want to transfer the license before 00:04:04
or after. 00:04:08
The stuff you get corrected I will say the new owner seems to be very. 00:04:14
Forward in trying to get the stuff corrected so I that's why I think it was a prior owner who's done this. Thank you supervisor 00:04:19
Klein. 00:04:24
So I. 00:04:31
So what's been done has been done previous to this owner. So in my opinion, hold it if they're going to go back through the 00:04:35
permitting process, a hearing officer and work it out and get it fixed. I don't have a forward with this and just listening to 00:04:41
you, I feel like you have the impression they're doing. 00:04:47
I have the impression they're going to correct what they want, that they're going to correct what needs to be corrected. Good. 00:04:53
Thank you, Andy. Yeah, thank you, Randy. So that seems clear to me too, if if they don't follow through with their permits. 00:05:00
Having a liquor license is a loop point. So with that I will call for no, I'm sorry, bones of it. Yes, sorry. Thank you for that. 00:05:08
So at this time, I will close that discussion and open it up for public comments. 00:05:15
Globe, anyone? Hasten anyone doesn't look like it and the Internet. So I'll close the public hearing portion and call for motion 00:05:23
Item 2A. Mr. Chair, I move to recommend that the Arizona Department of Liquor Licensing Control approved the liquor license 00:05:31
application submitted by Kelly Smith of Cactus Flats. Mr. Chair, I'll second that. OK, we have a motion and a second to approve. 00:05:39
Those in favor say aye, aye, aye. Motion passes Item 2B. 00:05:47
I'd like to call for a motion to recess as the Healer County Board of Supervisors and convene as the Healer County Library 00:05:55
District Board of Directors. So moved, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I'll second that movement and a second those in favor say aye, aye. 00:06:02
All right. We're going to convene a Truth in Taxation public hearing to hear from citizens regarding the proposed secondary 00:06:10
property tax levy rate of .2425 per $100 assessed value for fiscal year 2025, excluding amounts that are attributable to new 00:06:19
construction and any changes that may occur from property tax levies per voter approved bonded. 00:06:29
Indebtedness or budget and tax overruns? 00:06:40
That is $53,507.75 greater than the amount allowed without a truth and taxation public hearing and approve the proposed secondary 00:06:43
property tax levy rate of .2425 per $100.00 of assessed value for fiscal year 2025. And this will require a roll call vote. So we 00:06:54
have Elaine and Marin. Elaine, good morning Chairman, good morning. 00:07:04
Advisors, as you just stated, we are doing this truth and taxation public hearing. The Hilo County Library Board District Board 00:07:15
has published a notice of hearing. This is notified property tax, owners of the proposed secondary tax. This was published in the 00:07:22
Payson Roundup on July 2nd and July 9th. The staff recommends that the Board hold a public hearing to receive all comments from 00:07:29
the citizens regarding this. 00:07:37
Our current tax rate of 0.2425 per $100.00 of assessed value and that any motion to adopt an increased levy be voted on by roll 00:07:45
call vote for the board members. 00:07:50
Thank you, Elaine. Supervisor Humphrey. 00:07:57
I have no questions. He provides a client. We're holding steady at our tax rate and that tax rate has been in effect so long. 00:08:00
20/15/2015. 00:08:09
OK, good. Thank you. 00:08:12
And if I work my math right, that's about $0.25 per $100 evaluation, 24 and a quarter cents. 00:08:17
And so I have no other questions, I'll post this discussion and open it up. 00:08:26
To the public for any comments anyone in Globe? 00:08:32
No. Anyone in pace? No. And anyone on the Internet. 00:08:37
Now, I'll close the public hearing and I will call for a motion. Mr. Chair. Yes, Sir. Oh, yeah, pleasure. I got it. I'll make the 00:08:42
motion to approve the Felix County Library District proposed secondary property tax levy right of .2425 per 100 of assessed value 00:08:52
for fiscal year 2025. Mr. Chair, I will second that. Hey, we have a motion and a second to approve. 00:09:02
Supervisor Humphrey, how do you vote? 00:09:12
Yeah, Supervisor Klein, your vote. Yeah. 00:09:15
And Supervisor Christensen votes, yay, unanimous approval, Thank you. And we now will go to Item C convene a public hearing to 00:09:20
hear taxpayers who may wish to comment on the fiscal year 2025 Healer County Library District tentative budget, which was adopted 00:09:27
on June 18th, 2024, or any proposed changes to the fiscal year 2025 Hewlett County Library District tentative Budget and adopted 00:09:35
Fiscal year 2025 Yuma County Library District Budget. 00:09:43
In the amount of $2,789,627.00 land. 00:09:51
Good morning, Mr. Chair, Supervisor Klein, Supervisor Humphrey, today we are asking you to adopt the County Library District 00:10:01
budget as the as the preliminary budget was adopted on June 18th. The amount has not changed. 00:10:08
Thank you, Marin Supervisor Humphrey. 00:10:18
No questions, Supervisor Klein, I'm good. Thank you and I as well. So I'll close this discussion and open it up for public 00:10:20
hearing. Anyone in Globe. 00:10:25
Hasten. 00:10:31
The Internet. OK, no public comments at this time. We'll close the public hearing. I'll call for a motion. Mr. Chair, I move to 00:10:34
adopt the physical year 2025 budget for the Healer County Library District in the amount of. 00:10:42
2,000,700 and. 00:10:50
$89,627.00 Mr. Chair, I'll second that. A motion and a second to approve. Those in favour say aye, aye aye. Motion passes. Item 2C 00:10:52
passes. Now I will call for. 00:10:59
A motion to adjourn County Library District Board of Directors and reconvene as the Hewlett County Board of Supervisors. So we'll 00:11:08
move. Mr. Chair, I'll second that those in favor say aye, aye aye. 00:11:14
Motion passes Item 2D Convene a truth and taxation public hearing to hear from citizens regarding the proposed primary property 00:11:22
tax levy or the rate of 4.19 per $100 assessed value for the fiscal year 2025, excluding amounts that are attributed to new 00:11:31
construction and any changes that may occur from property tax levies for voter approved bonded indebtedness or budget and tax 00:11:40
overrides, that is $924,530.07 greater than the amount allowed without AT&T public hearing. 00:11:49
And approve the proposed primary property tax levy rate of 4.19 dollars per $100.00 of assessed value for fiscal year 2025. Good 00:11:58
morning, Mr. Chair, Supervisor Humphrey, Supervisor Klein. 00:12:07
While we were putting the budget together, you all made it clear that you wanted to keep the tax rate flat for this year. This tax 00:12:18
rate has been in effect since 2010 and it is this flat as requested. Happy to answer any questions you may have. Supervisor 00:12:25
Humphrey, I have no questions. No, I'm good. Mary, thanks. Thank you. Remains the same last 14 years. OK, thank you. With that, 00:12:33
I'll close this discussion and open up to the public for any comments in Globe. 00:12:41
No Payson. 00:12:49
No and in on the Internet. 00:12:51
OK. So with that, I'll close the public hearing portion and call for a motion. 00:12:56
Mr. Chair, I move to approve the Healing County proposed primary property tax levy rate of 4.19 per $100.00 of assessed value for 00:13:02
physical year 2025. 00:13:08
And Mr. Chair, I will second that. OK, we have a motion and a second to approve Supervisor Klein. How do you vote? Mr. Chair? It'd 00:13:15
be easier if we let Sam do the roll call. 00:13:20
Sam, go ahead. Thank you. Chairman. Supervisor Humphrey, may I have your vote? 00:13:27
Supervisor Christensen, may I have your vote? Yes. Supervisor Klein, may I have your vote? Motion passes unanimously. 00:13:34
Thank you. 00:13:41
I'm learning things. 00:13:42
Healer County Flood Control District budget in the amount of $675,884. Mary, good morning again, Mr. Chair, Supervisor Client 00:14:26
Supervisor Humphrey, on June 18th, you adopted the tentative budget for the Healer County Flood Control District. We bring it to 00:14:34
you as its own agenda item annually because it is its own taxing district. We do not presently tax that district. We don't levy a 00:14:43
tax on it, but we do keep this information separate for you. 00:14:51
As required. 00:14:59
Thank you. Supervisor Humphrey, I have no questions. Supervisor Klein Baron, this this budget shows that it did go up from 00:15:02
previous years and go ahead. I'm sorry, go ahead. The reason being I just want to point this out to people that may be looking is 00:15:08
that we have Alex now that is a part or to being charged out of this district, right. Yes, in part it's that and also we got more 00:15:15
detailed about how we presented the budget this year and the capital request for the flood control district are showing in the 00:15:22
flood control district budget. 00:15:29
Previously, they hadn't been this way. Our constituents, our staff and our supervisors can all see what those capital requests 00:15:36
are. That way we're more transparent and everything right there on the surface. You don't have to go digging in the system to find 00:15:41
it. Thank you for that. 00:15:47
And with that, I will open it up for public hearing at this point, anyone in Globe? 00:15:54
Anyone in Payson? 00:16:00
And on the Internet, we're clear. Cassandra, thank you. And so I'll close the public comment portion and call for a motion. Mr. 00:16:03
Chair, I move. 00:16:07
Flood Control district in the amount of $675,884. Mr. Chair, I'll second that. OK, we have a motion and 2nd to approve. Those in 00:16:12
favor say aye, aye aye. Motion carries. And now we'll call for a motion to adjourn as the Healer County Flood Control District 00:16:19
Board of Directors and convene that the board of directors for the Healing County St. Lighting Improvement Districts. So move, Mr. 00:16:27
Chair. 00:16:34
Second, those in favor say aye aye, thank you. Item 2F Convene a public hearing to hear taxpayers who may wish to comment on the 00:16:42
fiscal year 2025 in the County St. Lighting Improvement District or sleds tentative budget which were adopted on June 18th, 2024 00:16:50
or any proposed changes to the fiscal year 2025. Hilo County slid tentative budgets and adopt the fiscal year 2025 budgets for 00:16:57
Gila County slids as follows. 00:17:05
Heinz LED $1790, Apache heel slit $2910.00 Upper Glendale Central Heights 1744 dollars, E Birdie Park slid 5591 dollars, Miami 00:17:13
Gardens slid 3512 dollars, Midland Central Heights slid $16,884 and Claypool Lower Miami slid 26,000. 00:17:28
$71 Marin. 00:17:44
Again, each year we bring to you the street lighting improvement districts with their budget. These budgets allow county to 00:17:47
collect the amount from the taxpayers of that particular St. lighting Improvement District and then use those monies to pay the 00:17:55
APS bills for that. There's no other expenditures or costs associated with that the way the budget is adopted. So these amounts 00:18:02
would just go directly to the APS bill. 00:18:10
Supervisor Humphrey. 00:18:18
No questions other than if anybody's out there and you see a street light out, let us know when we can contact them and they take 00:18:20
care of it. There's, there's a yellow number on each one of the street light poles that you can go on the APS website or call APS 00:18:28
and you just put in that, that poll code and they will get somebody out to take care of it for you. 00:18:35
Thank you, Supervisor Klein. Thank you, Mary. Thank you, Marion. I have no questions. So I will call for a motion. No, I will open 00:18:44
it up for a public hearing. Anyone and Globe? 00:18:49
Pay Center No And thank you. And Cassandra. OK, I'll close the public hearing portion and call for a motion. Mr. Chair, I move to 00:18:57
adopt the physical year 2025 budget for the following Gila County St. lighting Improvement District Lids Pine slid 1790, Apache 00:19:06
Hills slid 2910. Upper Glendale slash Central Heights 1744. 00:19:16
East Verde Park sled 5591 dollars. Miami Gardens slid 3512 dollars. Midland slash Central Heights sled $16,884 playful or Miami 00:19:26
sled 26,071 dollars. 00:19:37
Good morning again, Mr. Chair, Supervisor Humphrey, Supervisor Klein. As adopted on June 18th, we brought you the Tentative 00:20:43
Healing County budget in the amount of $146,774,151.00. The total budget amount has not changed since then. There has been some 00:20:51
movement of expenditures within general fund departments, but the overall budget itself has not changed. Again to reiterate for 00:20:58
our constituents. 00:21:06
This sets the maximum amount that Gila County can expend in the coming year, accounting for every dollar of resources that are 00:21:14
available to the county, including all of our cash reserves. We do not intend to actually spend $146 million for our constituents 00:21:21
accessibility. Mr. Menlov and I did go on the radio earlier this month so that we could address any questions that our 00:21:29
constituents. 00:21:36
And other citizens have. So we got some good questions that we were able to address there. And we've also made sure that we're at 00:21:44
other public events in case anybody has any questions. And the tentative budget has been at all nine of the libraries as required 00:21:52
by statute. So our citizens are welcome to peruse that at any time. It's also on our website. 00:22:00
Our 2025 priorities after we met with you, it seemed to be stewardship, compliance and transparency. So we brought those three 00:22:10
values through the budget, including keeping our tax rate flat and making sure that we are looking to the future in a responsible 00:22:16
way. 00:22:23
One of the points that we made during the tentative adoption that we're reiterating here is that the primary property tax, which 00:22:32
you all just have an item on, makes up 27% of the total revenue in the budget. Other revenues make up 73% of the budget. 00:22:42
Our primary property tax rate again is $4.19 per hundred, that's consistent since 2010 and we will adopt all the tax rates county 00:22:54
wide on the third Monday in August as per statute, which is August 19th this year. 00:23:02
Our expenditure limitation as set by the Economic Estimates Commission, based on estimates from 1979 this year, is $51,593,295. 00:23:11
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OK. So we're going to continue. Thank you, Mary. Please continue. 00:27:24
So as I was saying, the economic estimates commissions that are 2025 expenditure limitations at $51,593,295, that's up 3% from the 00:27:32
prior year, which is consistent with what we expected. We do have a prior year carry forward of just over 7.4 million. That's just 00:27:42
how we let the Auditor General and our constituents know that there are federal funds. 00:27:51
Leftover from the previous year that we will be using in future years and that's our reporting it change and improvement for the 00:28:02
current year. 00:28:07
So our ongoing investment priorities as expressed by the Board of Supervisors, as expressed by our constituents and as mirrored in 00:28:15
our budget include our employees, technology, infrastructure and public safety. Under each of these, we've highlighted things that 00:28:22
affect each of those. Again, this is for you and for our constituents. For the employees, we adopted a new salary plan at the last 00:28:29
meeting. 00:28:37
The Board of Supervisors has also instituted the Tuition Assistance Program for this 2025 budget year for Technology and 00:28:44
Infrastructure. We will be bringing you a work session on September 24th so that you can again re-evaluate what your priorities 00:28:51
within those categories are and which resources you would like to allocate to which projects. 00:28:59
For public safety, we have completed the retention and recruitment program that was given to us by the Department of 00:29:07
Administration from the state level. We also have a STEPS plan in place and with that, our public safety deputies and detention 00:29:15
officers who participate in this test program received a 3% increase with the salary plan adoption. 00:29:24
And for anyone who is curious, that salary plan as adopted does go into effect. It is currently in effect and people will see that 00:29:33
on their paycheck on Friday. 00:29:39
So here are stewardship keynotes for 2025. We have budgeted reserves of 16 and a half million. Our expenditure limitation carry 00:29:47
forward and that's a typo. That should be 7.4 million. Sorry. We have, we are looking into grants and collaboration not only with 00:29:55
the state and federal resources, but with regional and local opportunities also. We will come to you on September 24th with our 00:30:04
work session and then after you've had a chance to review information from the September 24th work session. 00:30:12
Will come to you on October 2nd for a board meeting in case you have decisions about infrastructure, technology and expenditure 00:30:21
priorities in those areas. 00:30:27
And that is all I have for you today. I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have. Thank you very much, Mayor and Supervisor 00:30:35
Humphrey, I have no questions. Supervisor Klein. Mayor, and thank you. Budget's a lot of work. You explain it very well. So I 00:30:41
think our our goals are good. And I think we're on our way to another Goodyear when it comes to our expenditure limitation. James, 00:30:48
have you ever come close to spending that I mean? 00:30:55
Mr. Chairman, Mr. Roger Klein. 00:31:04
I want to take a minute to talk about these finished limited if I could. 00:31:07
And maybe in a rundown way, I'll answer the question that if I told him he could let me know. Expenditure limit was set in 1979, 00:31:12
nineteen eighty, based on expenditures that occurred in Healer County at that point in time, the expenditure limit was put in 00:31:17
place to limit. 00:31:22
The ability for local governments to tax local residents. 00:31:28
So that expenditure limit is the general fund and it's just controlling how much local taxpayers have to pay to spend on local 00:31:33
government needs. 00:31:38
So that $7.4 million that Marin referred to? 00:31:44
Means that through the years, in particular in the last few years he was aboard have control or limited local tax taxes to the 00:31:50
people in Gila County. 00:31:56
To that amount of money, $7.4 million. Could we spend that money? We certainly have the tax cast capacity. We at that same point 00:32:03
in time the expedition limit, the amount was based on the property taxes and the the property tax rate that existed at times that 00:32:12
time. We could have a property tax rate of 6 1/2 dollars per $100 assessed value if we were consistent with what. 00:32:21
What was on the books in 1979? Nineteen 80. 00:32:31
It's $4.19, so about two and a half dollars less. 00:32:35
Then property taxes. 00:32:40
The level of property taxes that existed back 40 years ago. 00:32:45
So it shows the restraint, the limitation that the Board of Supervisors here that you have on limiting the amount of tax burden on 00:32:50
local homeowners in Gila County. Do we get close to that I. 00:32:57
We certainly could, and the there's been some recent declarations by the Auditor General that has. 00:33:06
Created a difficult hardship for that, for example, in the excise tax for roads that the voters approved, the Auditor General 00:33:15
changed their mind halfway through and said, Oh well, that's not a limitation. That's not a. 00:33:22
Something that excludable from the expenditure limit because. 00:33:30
Even though the Borders approved that tax. 00:33:35
So there's even with all of that, the conservative nature of the Board of Supervisors has made it so that there's a carry forward 00:33:39
a 7.4 inch. Could we spend it? 00:33:44
Yes, we could, but by the conservative nature of this board, I don't imagine that we're going to get there and that we will. 00:33:50
Gets that point of spending those dollars, does that make sense or answer the question or that's perfect, James, that's what I 00:33:59
wanted to hear so. 00:34:03
I thought that's the track we were on, you know, so it, it means that we, the Yoga Board as a board, have made decision to. 00:34:09
Ease the burden of local taxpayers. A conscious decision by the Board of Supervisors. 00:34:21
So I would point out too that the the the budget and this is a question that came through on Marin answered on the radio up in 00:34:27
pacing. 00:34:32
That the budget is about three, 3% less than it was a year ago. 00:34:38
And that is because those are available resources. It's actually our money that we're spending down, have invested in the 00:34:43
community, invested in the county. Those dollars are one time dollars. You as a board have taken those one time dollars, invested 00:34:51
them in one time projects and not built them into ongoing expenditures, which sometimes governments get in trouble with. Thank you 00:34:59
for your wisdom and and not going down that path and I really appreciate that. 00:35:06
So again, the budget as a whole down 3 something percent. 00:35:15
And it was due to. 00:35:22
Reductions or having invested in the county infrastructure and those things that are one time expenses. 00:35:24
Oh yeah, I'm good. 00:35:33
OK. All right. Thank you, Marin for your presentation. So. 00:35:36
Our budget is lower than last year's was indicated. 00:35:43
We have reserves financially speaking in Gila County is doing well. 00:35:47
We're able to hold all of our tax rates without increasing them. 00:35:53
And 27 percent of our budget spending is from. 00:35:58
Property taxes. That's almost just a little over a. 00:36:05
4th correct. And so the message should be very clear to people that we do seek grant money at a tremendous level, almost 3/4 of 00:36:09
our spending is. 00:36:15
Not property taxes. So that's great. I just wanted to say that people are listening. All right? If that's all we are going to talk 00:36:23
about, then I'll open it up to public hearing. Anyone in Globe or Payson? No. 00:36:31
And thank you and Cassandra. 00:36:40
No. OK. So I'll close the public hearing portion and call for a motion on item 2G. 00:36:45
Mr. Chair, I move to adopt resolution #24-07-01, authorizing the adoption of the physical year 2025 Gila County budget and the 00:36:52
amount of $146,774,151. 00:37:02
Mr. Chair, I'll second that motion to 2nd to approve. Those in favor say aye, aye, aye. Motion passes unanimous. Thank you, Marin, 00:37:13
appreciate it. That closes off our public hearing portion and we'll move to regular number 3A. 00:37:22
And her staff, this is a the budget is a six month process. Well, it's an annual process requires working on this all year round. 00:37:32
And. 00:37:44
There's particular emphasis for the last six months that Mary has been working with elected officials, department directors, Board 00:37:46
of Supervisors to. 00:37:50
Help ensure that the budget meets the needs that have been identified throughout the county. So Marin, thank you to you and your 00:37:55
team for all that you do and prepare the budget. 00:38:00
Thank you. It's our pleasure. And if I could, Mr. Chair, we'll say something about Marin and her bunch as well. There's never been 00:38:06
a day I had talked to you about budget that I. 00:38:10
And I wasn't comfortable with, I mean, you're right, spot on every time I ask you a question. And so it's great to have you 00:38:16
aboard. Mayor, you've been awesome. Well, thank you. And I have to express appreciation to leadership and Tequila County. You 00:38:22
continually invest in our knowledge and education in this area. Mr. Menlov and I were at the annual conference for GFOA last 00:38:29
month, and we attended an exceptional seminar about taking the politics out of budgeting. And that gave us access to a really neat 00:38:36
software tool. 00:38:42
That will have access to for the next year so that we can continue to learn and grow and strengthen our ability to serve Healer 00:38:49
County and a nonpartisan way. 00:38:53
Cool. Thank you, Mary. I concur with the comments. We have one of the smallest counties in Arizona and we have a great team 00:38:58
running the finances. You guys are really great. Appreciate it. Thank you. Makes our job easier. 00:39:06
Right Regular agenda item 3A information discussion action to authorize the Treasurers Office to abate the taxes, interest and 00:39:16
fees on 67 properties and authorize the Chairman signature on each of the related certificates of removal and abatement of tax and 00:39:22
certificates of clearance. 00:39:29
Good morning, Treasurer Monica, how are you? I'm well, thank you. Good morning, Mr. Chairman. Supervisor Klein, Supervisor 00:39:36
Humphrey. I'm here this morning presenting 67 certificates of clearance to declare the taxes uncollectible on these personal 00:39:44
property. In this particular case, they are mobile homes, manufacture homes, and this falls under the ARS 42 Dash 19118. These 00:39:52
mobile homes have been either demolished or they have been removed from the park. 00:40:00
Or from the land where they were sitting. This has been verified by a sheriff's deputy or by the assessor's office. Some of these 00:40:08
accounts have been deactivated by the assessor's office. Some of them go back to 2015. And I'm just requesting the treasurer's 00:40:16
office to abate these taxes, interest and fees for all 67 accounts. 00:40:23
Thank you, Supervisor Humphrey. 00:40:32
Yeah, just just one question is, is it a state deal that the mobile homes are taxed one and then the property that they said on 00:40:35
are taxed differently? Do you ever see anything in the future about the mobile home being attached to the property for one tax 00:40:42
rather than the separate taxes? Yes, Professor Humphrey, that is an option for a property owner. If they have land they and they 00:40:49
have a mobile home, they could combine them together. 00:40:56
OK. Yeah. Because I noticed in the past that a lot of these mobile homes, they weren't paying the taxes on the mobile home, but 00:41:04
they were paying taxes on the property. So being that it was on private property that you couldn't do anything with the with the 00:41:10
mobile home because you couldn't go and take it or whatever because it was on private property. So I know that that's been a 00:41:16
difficulty. So it's good that we've gotten rid of 67 of these issues. 00:41:22
A supervisor Clooney, so this will clean your records up Monica on the mobile homes you'll see me one more time for personal 00:41:30
property which are the like a bar or any kind of business that have established business one or two years and they closed up shop. 00:41:39
I'm always glad we can straighten something out, so thank you for doing. Thank you. Yeah, thanks, Monica, for doing that. And with 00:41:48
that, I have no questions. So I'll call for a motion. Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to authorize the Treasurer's office to abate 00:41:55
the taxes, interest and fees on 67 properties and authorize the Chairman's signature on each of the related certificates of 00:42:02
removal and abatement of tax and certificates of clearance. 00:42:09
Mr. Carroll, Second. All right. We have a motion and a second to approve. Those in favor say aye, aye. Thank you. Thank you. 00:42:16
Item 3B Information, Discussion. Action to approve the 5th Amended Intergovernmental Agreement between Hilo County and the Arizona 00:42:26
Counties Insurance Pool, which shall become effective July 16th, 2024, and shall continue in force in effect for a period of 10 00:42:33
years or until terminated in accordance with the terms and provisions of the agreement and further. 00:42:41
May be renewed for an additional 10 year term by mutual agreement by part or all of the parties prior to the expiration of the 00:42:49
original or any renewal term of the agreement. Mr. Menlo. 00:42:55
Mr. Chairman, members of the Board, aye. 00:43:02
I'd like to request that we continue or extend the participation that the county has with the Arizona County's insurance pool. 00:43:06
Arizona County's insurance pool is an intercom agreement that we have with 13. 00:43:13
12 other counties, 13 counties total, all counties other than Maricopa and Pima counties large enough that they are on their own, 00:43:22
but we have all 13 other counties that are part of this pool. Coconut County was the last of the holdout of the smaller counties 00:43:29
to become a member, but we all are participants the Arizona County Insurance pool. 00:43:36
Provides coverages for property damage, automobile liability, workers compensation and employers liability, general liability 00:43:44
including employment practices liability, public officials liability and law enforcement liability, and automobile physical 00:43:51
damage. 00:43:58
Other things that we can and do participate in is developing effective risk management programs to reduce the amount and frequency 00:44:06
of losses. 00:44:11
Cooling of self insured losses. Jointly purchasing excess insurance or reinsurance. 00:44:16
Adopting memorandums of coverage. 00:44:25
Providing claim service and claims administration. 00:44:29
Providing or purchasing such administrative services as a Board of Trustees as defined by the ASIP Bylaws and determines any 00:44:33
necessary appropriate administration of ESIP. 00:44:38
And provide or purchase or provide other insurance or risk management services. 00:44:45
So the this is a self managed program. So the board of trustees are 13 trustees. 00:44:50
Definition and the bylaws. The county manager or county administrator for each of the 13 counties is the trustee with a alternate. 00:44:57
Elite counties alternate is Rick Husk who is our HR director and is over risk management working the county. 00:45:06
They would be available for any questions you might have. This is a 10 year renewal. There are options that if we force who I 00:45:15
decided that we have need to do something different. We do have that option, but it is proven that it's local governance by local 00:45:25
counties and I have a strong belief that local governance is the best and meets our needs the best that we can as trustees. 00:45:34
Direct ASIP according to the needs that we have. 00:45:44
Thank you. OK, Thank you. Supervisor Humphrey. I have no question. Supervisor Klein. 00:45:48
I don't think we have an option but to go that route and I don't see any other options out there. 00:45:54
Mr. Chairman, Suarez Klein, in comparing, we spend a lot of time looking at actuarial reports and things and. 00:46:00
What it looks like in the industry, if we lose control, we just are under whatever somebody else tells us we have to do. 00:46:10
And the rates that they pay or sometimes very significant to what we pay. 00:46:18
Ourselves because we make decisions locally and we can change things as we need to address our needs and hold our costs to a 00:46:23
minimum. So can we make a different decision? Yes. Is it advisable from my point of view, no, Absolutely not. This is a really 00:46:31
good benefit for you. Thank you, James. Yeah. Thank you, James. Theo, I just have a question to to learn a little more. How long 00:46:38
has Hila County participated in this pool? 00:46:45
30 years, 30 years. OK, We were one of the early participants in the Arizona County's insurance board, OK. 00:46:53
Thank you. With that, I will call for motion as Chair, I move to approve the 5th amended Intergovernment Agreement with the 00:47:01
Arizona Counties Insurance Poll as presented. Mr. Chair, I'll second that motion on a second to approve. Those in favor say aye, 00:47:09
aye. Motion passes. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman of the Board. Item 3C, Information discussion action to adopt resolution 00:47:17
#24-07-02 authorizing the acceptance of an easement from Barbara Roberts. 00:47:25
For approximately 1341 square feet of assessors. Parcel #206-09-081. Good morning, Romero Vela. Good morning, chairman and board 00:47:33
members. 00:47:41
Counting the aerial show that you're encroaching on a corner of Barbara Roberts property. ATM 2/06/09 Dash Zero 81. 00:48:25
And I want to extend my appreciation to the Barbara Roberts family for granting us this evening. They've been very cooperative in 00:48:37
the whole process. It is in the best interest of the public for the county to accept this easement so that we can continue to 00:48:44
maintain the road as it crosses this corner. It is approximately 1341 square foot is was contained in the easement that's granted 00:48:51
to the county. 00:48:58
With that with I would like to. 00:49:07
Turn it over back to the board and answer any questions you may have. Thank you, Barrow. Supervisor Humphrey, No question, just 00:49:10
tomorrow. Thank you and staff for going over some of these areas that have just been let go so we get squared away with easements 00:49:17
and things so as we go forward. So I appreciate it very much on a lot of these. 00:49:25
To think you **** no, that's good and Romero, I would assume that this 13141 square feet will then. 00:49:34
Alter their assessed value in a. 00:49:43
In a positive way for them. 00:49:46
If they would have activists at the assessor and request that, yes, and that is possible. 00:49:50
OK, all right, thank you. And with that, I'll call for motion. Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to adopt resolution #24-07-02. Mr. 00:49:55
Chair, I'll second that motion in a second to approve those in favor say aye. 00:50:02
Thank you. And one more, we got 3D information, discussion, action to adopt Resolution 24-0705 authorizing the Chairman's 00:50:12
signature on a purchase agreement and acquisition incentive agreement, a warranty deed and a temporary construction easement 00:50:18
granted to the State of Arizona. 00:50:25
By and through its Department of Transportation for construction of the State Route 260 Alliance Springs Section Widening Project. 00:50:32
Thank you, Chairman. As you read, we're asking the board to sign multiple documents in this one document is to where a God is 00:50:42
actually going to purchase 76,000 square feet of property from us. The other one is where we grant the interest in a right of way 00:50:49
easement that we granted to a dot in years past. And the other one is the grant a dot, a temporary construction easement. And the 00:50:56
final one is for us to receive extra money for expediting this request. 00:51:04
And so I wanted to thank a number of people that helped me expedite this. County Manager James Banda, County Attorney Joe Albo and 00:51:11
Samantha Trimble have all been very helpful in getting this together and and as well as Scott Warren, who sits behind me. And if 00:51:19
you do have a question on this, probably Scott Warren's going to answer that question. OK, So in the early 2008 dot Whiten state, 00:51:27
State Route 260 from Star Valley to the top of Mogion Rim, adding one lane in this in this direction, the only section. 00:51:35
That was not white and it was a four mile strip in the Lion Spring section. A dot has finished. 00:51:44
The design and they're ready to start work construction in 2026 and they needed some of these easements like the one that they 00:51:53
that they're requesting some of these easements and some of these property purchases like they're requesting from Gila County. Ada 00:52:00
is asking the county to also grant that underlying fee interest in the existing 100 foot right of way it owns as shown on a record 00:52:08
of survey number 982. This 100 foot white East Point was originally granted to ADOT by C simple back in. 00:52:16
C simple #1999, dash 3121. 00:52:24
Again, it's, it's, it's a property that we're transferring paid out that they're buying a property that we're transferring to a 00:52:28
dot that they have an easement from us from years past. The appraisal has the market value of the land to be acquired for the new 00:52:37
right of way at $76,200. The county is being offered $675 for the temporary construction easement and in an effort to expedite the 00:52:46
acquisition and incentive payment of approximately 20% of the of the value of the new right of way is being offered at $15,285. 00:52:54
The documents must be postmarked July 26, 2024 or sooner to receive that incentive payment. The total offer from a dot is 00:53:04
$92,160.00. It's in the best interest of the county to approve the land transfer for construction of State Route 260 whitening 00:53:11
project. It's both a safety and a traffic congestion improvement, especially on holiday weekends with basically the safety is at 00:53:18
all times. 00:53:26
And with that I will accept any questions and. 00:53:33
Hey, thank you supervisor Humphrey. I have no questions other than just thank you very much for the team that you built and the 00:53:39
people that work with, especially with these time limited projects. Thank you very much for going forward and and everybody 00:53:45
working together to get things like this done. Thank you supervisor for you. 00:53:52
So yeah, single to me on this, this is quite a project and and regardless of the cost price, whatever it is, this is a project 00:54:00
that needs to go on. 00:54:04
And get finalized, so thanks for doing it. 00:54:09
Yes, thank you. Much needed project. So thank you and everyone that you mentioned that has been helpful in this situation. With 00:54:13
that I will call for a motion. 00:54:18
Mr. Chair, I move to adopt resolution #24-07-05. Mr. Chair, I'll second that. We have a motion and a second to approve. Those in 00:54:24
favor say aye, aye. Motion passes. Thank you, Romero, we got another one for you. 3 E. Yes, Sir. The next item will be presented 00:54:34
by our acting floodplain administrator, Alex. Alex, thank you. All right. Item 3 E is information discussion action to approve. 00:54:45
What's that word supplicant opportunity. 00:54:56
Agreement. 00:55:00
What is that word of recipient? OK, thank you. 00:55:03
Agreement Hazard Mitigation Grants Program HMGP FM5385-001-001 are between Healer County and the Arizona Department of Emergency 00:55:08
and Military Affairs the amount of $1,541,258.25 with a county match. 00:55:18
Of $539,606.75 and authorized the Chairman signature on the agreement. Alex. 00:55:29
Thank you, Mr. Chair, Board of Supervisors. So this is a again the request to approve the acceptance of the Hazard Mitigation 00:55:39
Grant. FM 538-5001, Dash 001 are better known as the Campaign Creek buyout. 00:55:47
On June 21st, 2022, the Board supervisors approved the. 00:55:56
Campaign Creek postponed grant application to fund the buyout of eight properties that are most flood prone on Ash St. and 00:56:02
Mesquite St. in Roosevelt Estates and the total project cost was going to be 2,080,000 dollars, $865. 00:56:09
On June 17th of this year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, actually finally approved that grants. I know we were 00:56:19
waiting on that for quite some time. So with that. 00:56:25
This is the next step, and we're bringing this before you for your signature. Thank you, Alex. Supervisor Humphrey. Yeah, thank 00:56:33
you very much. This has been a long project since the fires and the floods and, and homes getting flooded on Campaign Creek. And 00:56:38
we've dealt with Campaign Creek a lot. 00:56:43
And, and it's a good thing that we got this buyout because there's fires up above that Campaign Creek area right now still. 00:56:49
Campaign Creek is not going to get any tamer in the future. And also to thank you for for diligently getting this in front of the 00:56:57
board because we also have a time limit on this funding of when we need to be finished with the demolition of the properties. And 00:57:06
so thank you for getting that here and, and working diligently with the team to get this done before we lose the funding. 00:57:14
So thank you all very, very much. You know, three years that just people don't realize that the constant turn of the wrench that's 00:57:23
necessary to to get some of these done. And thank you very much for for the team effort in getting this taken care of. Appreciate 00:57:28
it. 00:57:34
Thank you. Thank you, Supervisor Klein. Alex, thanks. And one thing I see on there, there's a deed restriction on it. It'll be 00:57:40
maintained as open space. So that deed restriction, nobody's going to be able to go back on that change it right. Correct. So 00:57:46
that's FEMA's requirement, FEMA 480. So anytime there's a buyout, you're no longer allowed to build anything on that property ever 00:57:52
again. And that gets recorded indeed. So and then so the buyout will be held in in the county's name that who's holding the 00:57:58
property or. 00:58:04
I believe so, yes. OK, so the county own it. Nobody's going to build on it and we're good to go. OK. Thanks, Mr. Chair, if I may. 00:58:10
Yeah, We own some property. Same reason just below this area where it actually washed homes away years ago. So that Creek is 00:58:17
wanted. It's it's wanted its space back for a long time. So it's nice that we're finally able to give it to the Creek. Oh, I don't 00:58:24
disagree. I just want to make sure that come a day when we're not around by somebody else doesn't reverse it because that's the 00:58:32
case. I'm happy. 00:58:39
You know, that's fine. You don't, you know, like, yeah. 00:58:46
It's good, yeah. 00:58:50
Thank you, Alex. So with that, I'll call for a motion on the sub recipient agreement. Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to approve 00:58:53
the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs Sub recipient Agreement Hazard Mitigation Grants Program, HMGP. 00:59:01
Mr. Chair, I will happily second that we have a motion to approve and a happy 2nd. All those in favor say aye. 00:59:11
Motion approved. Thank you. Thank you, Alex. Item 3F. 00:59:22
Information Discussion Action to approve Economic Development agreement number 05092024 with quote Miami Elks Lodge number 489 and 00:59:28
the amount of $8500 for the installation of a boundary fence around the large property which the board has determined to be for 00:59:37
the benefit of the public. Mr. Humphrey Yeah, we have someone from the Nails Club here to. Yeah. Danny Sanchez, thank you for. 00:59:47
Chairman and board member. 00:59:58
We're in a position right now where we have to the north. 01:00:02
West Side, we've got to do a flood control with rocks and stuff. We're nonprofit so. 01:00:07
We basically have to do my donations. 01:00:15
We. 01:00:19
Have a liquor license too. 01:00:23
Now we're having people go on the backside of property drinking now going, we've got something up right now. 01:00:25
To try and control the gut cameras so we can see people come in and we've got to drive over there and chase them off. 01:00:34
Starting to be a hangout so we're trying to put a stop to that. 01:00:43
We have the windows been busted already? 01:00:48
People in the back. 01:00:52
So it's money that we have to pull out. We do. 01:00:54
Presently, we are. 01:01:00
Got an agreement with the Global Unified School District. 01:01:03
If there's an emergency, our hall will be used for students to get over there. 01:01:06
Protection. That's one reason why control what's coming in. 01:01:13
It's used for voting, county voting. That's the only place the county will vote is our area. So there's a lot going on with the 01:01:22
county. 01:01:28
With our lodge. So we're looking to help for some help to finish doing what we're doing. We've got some. 01:01:35
Stephen, we got replaced. It's up right now to block people from coming in, so we just want to put new stuff up and. 01:01:45
Hopefully the city will check it off. Yes, it's OK so. 01:01:54
And add to that, Mr. Chair, the local Oaks does a lot of things for the community. Like I said, we do our voting here. They do a 01:01:59
lot of dinners, they do a lot of funerals. They do a lot of things. And, and they're located right across the street from a from a 01:02:07
big motel. And that motel leases, you know, I mean, they rent rooms to people with big vehicles and stuff and they park on a lot 01:02:14
of the lot that is parking for the Elks Club, which enables the people. 01:02:21
From being able to park there because there's a lot of big trucks. 01:02:29
And a lot of the overflow park there. And so they, they definitely need help with a fence. And you know, people have asked me 01:02:33
that, you know, working on a, on a boundary fence. How's that beneficial for the public? Will a non profit organization? Like I 01:02:40
say, they, they do a lot of functions and they help our community a lot. And so if they have to spend some of their funding. 01:02:47
To to protect their property, then that's funding that they don't have spend, have to spend for a lot of the public things that 01:02:55
they do. 01:03:00
For us and so that's that's why I have brought this to the board to help them for the things that they do for the public. 01:03:05
Thank you, Supervisor Kleiner. 01:03:18
Oh well, thanks for proposing this and looking at it. It's somebody's good dealing and supervisor. If you need help with that 01:03:20
$8500 like Kathy, no one will help you so. 01:03:25
We got. 01:03:31
Yes, you know, it's a good cause and and if you if you care to help that we you know, that's, that's fine with me and I'm sure 01:03:35
it's fine with the Elks Club. If we if we were to partner on something of that nature, it's the assistance in the paperwork that 01:03:41
might give us a rough time for deciding how we're going to divvy it up in a Board of Supervisors meeting. But but Oh well, forward 01:03:48
to things like this, Tim. 01:03:54
So I. 01:04:01
As long as the paper works proper and and things I as long as they get the funding in for all they do to help us so appreciate it 01:04:03
very much. 01:04:07
Thank you. This is where I say I'll contribute as well. 01:04:15
Yes. So we haven't approved it yet, so. 01:04:20
If I'm going to do paperwork once, you might as well do that. So let's District One will also participate in that. And thank you. 01:04:25
And with that, I will call for a motion. Mr. Chair, I move to approve economic Development grant number 05092024 with Globe Miami 01:04:35
Elks Lodge #489 as presented. 01:04:44
Which the board has determined to be for the benefit of the public. Mr. Cheryl, second that motion and a second to approve those 01:04:54
in favor say aye, aye, thank you. We'll move on to item 3G information discussion action to approve another economic development 01:05:01
agreement number that is 07012024 between Healer County and the Payson Book Festival in the amount of $1000 to promote local 01:05:09
authors and literacy. 01:05:16
In Hewitt County, which the board has determined to be for the benefit of the public. 01:05:24
This is my item. This is a request that I've received multiple times for the book fair and it will be coming out of my 01:05:28
constituents funds as well. And I think it by far benefits the public, it benefits our area, it enhances literacy and is a good 01:05:35
project. So with that I will answer any questions. 01:05:41
I have no questions. I don't either. OK, Steve, good job. All right, thank you. With that, I will call for motion. Mr. Chair, I'll 01:05:49
make the motion to approve Economic Development Agreement number 07012024, but the Payson Book Festival Incorporated is presented, 01:05:58
which the Board has determined to be for the benefit of the public. Mr. Chair, I'll second that motion and 2nd to approve. Those 01:06:06
in favor say aye, aye. Thank you. All right, we'll move on to the consent agenda item. We have items 4A and 4B. 01:06:14
Supervisor Humphrey, is there either or both of those that you would like to discuss separately? I no, I'm good with it, as is 01:06:24
Supervisor Klein. I believe I'm good. And with that, I'll call for motion and I'll consent agenda items 4A and B Mr. Chair, I move 01:06:31
to approve consent agenda items 4A through 4B, and I'll second that. We'll see the 2nd to approve. Those in favor say aye, aye, 01:06:37
aye, aye. 01:06:43
Thank you. Item number 5 is a call to the public. Is there anyone present here in Globe that wishes to address the Board of 01:06:50
Supervisors at this time? 01:06:55
No. How about in Payson? 01:07:01
Thank you, Lisa. 01:07:06
To Sandra know how many do we have on the Internet today? 01:07:08
40 All right. Thank you very much. 01:07:14
All right, at this time, we will then now have the Board of Supervisors in the county Manager present a brief summary of current 01:07:18
events. We'll start with Manager Menlove. Mr. Chairman, members of the board, if I can go back for a moment to the Campaign Creek. 01:07:26
That was that was a grant from FIFA through Shoebury Humphrey and the Public Works team. There is an additional $3,000,000 that is 01:07:37
been a grant that was secured. 01:07:42
And I want to point out that there will be additional work on Campaign Creek to help with the flooding in that area. So we've been 01:07:47
waiting for this moment that we can now carry forward or move forward on the Campaign Creek $3,000,000 that we have security to 01:07:53
grant. 01:07:58
Mr. Chairman, last and members of board, last week I was at the Arizona City County Managers Association being good to touch base 01:08:05
with a number of my counterparts in both cities and counties. I want to identify that there's. 01:08:11
Able to meet and discuss. There's been comments of what our financing options for, for different projects we might have coming up. 01:08:20
We're looking at the end of September to have a work session on, on those different opportunities we have and there's it. 01:08:29
Has encouraged and different things that we can have as we look at different projects of how we can organize those and what we can 01:08:38
the tools that we can have to address different projects. So we look forward to having that discussion in September projects and 01:08:43
financing for those projects. 01:08:48
I think that's it for now. Thank you. OK. Thank you, President Humphrey. Yeah. I attended a GOP meeting and Payson on the 13th. I 01:08:55
was the guest speaker at the Rotary luncheon on the 10th. 01:09:02
Was on KQSS radio on the 8th. 01:09:10
Umm held a community meeting at Roosevelt at one. Those are my monthly meetings and I will, I will be at a Tri-City sanitation 01:09:15
meeting this evening at 5:30. They're going to do a presentation apparently and, and answer questions and things of that nature 01:09:22
and I support them. So I will be there. It's their deal, not mine. But I'll I'll be there this evening. And as James said back 01:09:30
when we when? 01:09:38
We had the fires and floods and Campaign Creek was in houses. The state is the one that gave us the $3,000,000 and and at that 01:09:46
time we could have used it for the buyout, but we had the opportunity to put in put in for the buyout grant. And so if we were to 01:09:54
use that $3,000,000 to buy out the homes, then if we got the grant, that's what the grant was for. And that's the only thing we 01:10:02
can use a grant for. But the three million we can use for other improvements on Campaign Crew. 01:10:10
And so we've been patient for three years and, and I'm grateful for the public that lived there that was willing to work with us 01:10:19
on that because now we have the buyout grant and we still have the three million. So that allows us to not only buy out the hounds 01:10:26
that are affected, but also do some work on the north side of Campaign Creek, which was also needed. So, so if we just use that 01:10:34
money early on to buy out the houses, then we still wouldn't have the the work that we're going to get by being patient. 01:10:42
And so anyway, I just wanted to let the people know that and also to then the road between the the two sides of the estates will 01:10:50
be able to be opened back up once we're not protecting the houses with the big firm. So anyway, all that's moving forward, it's 01:10:57
just patience and perseverance. 01:11:04
Thank you, supervisor or supervisor Klein. 01:11:12
OK, so June 9th I had a campaign event here in Globe and I think those of you that were there, it was a good turn out, good visit, 01:11:15
really good visit. Is it the train depot down here? And I don't know if you have been in there, Steve, have you? You'll get a 01:11:21
chance to go in there and then check out the museum there. It's really cool. 01:11:27
On the 11th, I, I went to Florida. I left and went to Florida for a few days. Do not go to Florida in July. I I'm going to tell 01:11:34
you, hold it until like December. 01:11:40
January something like that. You know, it's, it's bad when you have to chew that air before you can breathe it. So but I was there 01:11:45
and it was naked annual conference. And so I was there and I attended the public lands, the WIR conference and rural caucus part 01:11:54
of it. And so not a real good turn out and and after getting there I knew Hawaii. So anyway, but it was good. I learned some 01:12:02
things. We had a lot of discussion on the amendment that the president signed on old growth timber. 01:12:11
The Western states are fighting out really hard and so it's got a ways to go. 01:12:20
There's some other talk on the Pilt part of things. Some, you know, when they gave us the LATCF money that. 01:12:27
So some of us probably got used to that. I would say I had a lot of money, especially for the counties with a lot of public lands. 01:12:36
And so that's gone as a one time deal that's gone. And so some folks are wanting to try and go back and and try and get more money 01:12:42
out of that built pot. 01:12:47
The other ones and, and there's talks in there from other ones that hey, let's be careful how hard we rock this boat because we 01:12:55
could get no money out of that build pot. 01:12:59
One thing that I didn't understand is PELT is huge when it comes out. It's a big pot of money, but there's twelve other entities 01:13:05
that take money out of it. 01:13:09
And so right now the talk is maybe to go back and kind of look at some formulas and percentages and maybe see if there's a way of 01:13:14
adjusting some things like that rather than asking for more money from the feds in that program. So a lot of that'll be going on. 01:13:20
The Pilt flying is going to be in September. 01:13:26
So for you guys, I don't know, I'm pretty sure I am not going to be able to make that fly. And so if somebody from the county 01:13:34
needs to be there, you know, and if I don't know whether you guys got going or maybe Mr. Min Love or even Michael or someone but. 01:13:41
Someone from healer County needs to be on that. That's, that is a good showing there. And, and you go around, you hit all the 01:13:50
offices on the hill and, and sometimes you talk to people that are already in our corner and it's kind of a maybe a waste of time, 01:13:56
but other places you don't. So something really to look at and consider. But I'll tell you right now, it's too soon for me and I 01:14:02
don't think I'll I'll be able to make that one. So. 01:14:08
Also the war part of that was the first meeting that I took over as. 01:14:16
For Arizona, and it's myself and Patrice. 01:14:22
Horsemen from Coconino County, she was there as well. Richard Lunt, that's going off the board. He was there. And so it, it was a 01:14:26
good deal. And then tonight I'm going to be heading to Star Valley for a council meeting. I'll be there tonight. Tomorrow night 01:14:32
I'll be on Kmog. 01:14:37
Friday the 19th, I'll be in Camp Verde is Arizona State cattle growers meeting there. But prior to that, first thing in the 01:14:43
morning at 6:00, we have our Arizona, New Mexico coalition accountants meeting. And so I'm the chair on that and so I'll be there 01:14:49
to chair that meeting. 01:14:55
And then one more thing on short term rentals. Senator Rogers had made a, made a request to the Attorney General to look into and, 01:15:03
and, and kind of review our ordinance. Well, it came back good. What we've been doing is, is OK, we're fine. If it gets into more 01:15:10
zoning ordinances or whatever, that's that's a different story. But what we have done appears to be just fine from the attorney 01:15:18
general standpoint. 01:15:25
And so anybody that gets a chance to thank Senator Rogers for that, please do so. 01:15:33
That was a good thing. And with that, I believe that is all I have. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Supervisor. 01:15:38
The yesterday I was on KMOG, that's always good. Spent probably 3/4 of the time talking about national issues, what happened on 01:15:48
Saturday with former President Trump and things like that. A lot of people wanted to talk about that. So I was able to fit in a 01:15:55
number of things regarding the county as well, but we just kind of had a general conversation and people needed that. I believe 01:16:02
last Tuesday was at the Veterans Coffee time. 01:16:09
Candidate Kerry Lake was there and so we had pretty much a record number about 130 almost or right in that vicinity, which was 01:16:19
good. Usually it runs right around 100 to 105 or 6. And Payson where where I'm at, we got rained on and ice hail all that just a 01:16:28
tremendous on Sunday and yesterday. So we're really happy about that. 01:16:37
And hopefully other areas are getting that rain. Well, it's really needed with also at the same precinct. GOP meeting on Saturday 01:16:47
and spoke for just a few minutes. 01:16:53
Along with the supervisor, Humphrey and. 01:17:00
Unfortunately we had another drowning at Fossil Creek last week that makes 3 in the last couple months or so, a total of 10 over 01:17:06
several year period of time, 800 plus rescues. And so hopefully all of this that's occurring will. 01:17:18
Provide opportunities to. 01:17:32
Get what we need done, which is improvement of trails for rescue purposes. 01:17:35
Only. And so it just makes sense that we do that, but we're having some resistance and we're trying to work through that. So it 01:17:40
becomes political and things and that's never good because when it becomes political, then decision making changes. 01:17:48
Sorry to hear you're not going to be able to make pill because I'm not going to be able to make pill. And that's why I said you 01:17:57
should go to Pilt. And so we do need to have representation there. And so whoever would like to do that, I'm not going to be able 01:18:02
to make it neither supervisor client sounds like. 01:18:07
No, I won't. It's gonna, it's gonna be a little bit too soon, I think for me to make that trip and and do that. But but by all 01:18:13
means, somebody from the county needs to be there. Absolutely. So consider that. And that's coming up in September. 01:18:20
All right. With that, I don't have anything else. So with that, I will adjourn the meeting. Thank you, everyone. 01:18:28
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