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  • .  CALL TO ORDER - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - INVOCATION  PRESENTATIONS:
  • A. Presentation by the Arizona Auditor General's Office regarding Gila County's  FY24 Financial and Single Audit results and findings. (Taryn Stangle/Daniel Hunt/Melanie Chesney)  REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:
  • A.  Information/Discussion/Action to release James Menlove from the appointment of Gila County Clerk of the Board and appoint Charlotte Asrarynezami as the Gila County Clerk of the Board per A.R.S. §-241, which will be effective on May,25, and acknowledge Maria Cook as Deputy Clerk Senior, which will be effective on May,25. (James Menlove)
  • B.  Information/Discussion/Action to approve Schedule F to the Professional Services Agreement dated April13, with Interim Public Management, LLC for the continued consulting services of Interim Public Works Director Troy White through July,25, for a total contract amount not to exceed $117,000. (James Menlove)
  • C.  Information/Discussion/Action to ratify the Board of Supervisors' approval for County Manager James Menlove's signature on ten (10) Soil Sampling Access Agreements with Freeport-McMoRan Miami, Inc. for the following properties that are owned by the State of Arizona c/o Board of Supervisors:5-07-004E,6-02-013,6-06-060,6-06-134,6-06-310C,6-06-311F,6-06-315A,7-05-004B,7-06-026A, and7-07-020A. (James Menlove)
  • D.  Information/Discussion/Action to adopt Proclamation No25-06 proclaiming the month of May25 as Treatment Court Month in Gila County. (Lynn Dee Trimble/Chief Keefe)
  • E.  Information/Discussion/Action to authorize Finance Department staff to disburse the remaining Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) funding to line-level deputies and detention officers of the Gila County Sheriff's Office in compliance with Agreement No. DBFFY23L22CH31304 that is between the ADOA and Gila County. (Maryn Belling)
  • F.  Information/Discussion/Action to receive an update on the activities of the Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens dba Central Arizona Aging (CAA) and approve Intergovernmental Agreement No.202025 with CAA whereby the County will disburse $165,000; and further, the Board finds and determines that this is for the public benefit to provide services to persons with disabilities and aged persons within Gila County. (Maryn Belling)
  • G. Information/Discussion/Action to authorize the advertisement of Invitation for Bids No.182025 - Purchase of Two (2) New Class10-Wheeler Water Trucks. (David LaForge)
  • H. Information/Discussion/Action to approve Contract No. CTR059323-3-GC1, based on Arizona State Procurement Cooperative Contract No. CTR059323-3, with San Tan Auto Partners LLC dba San Tan Ford in the amount of $845,967.20 for the purchase of fourteen (14) new Ford vehicles as outlined in the specifications. (David LaForge)
  • I.             Information/Discussion/Action to approve Modification No.2 to Cooperative Forest Road Agreement No.-RO-11031200-003 between Gila County and the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Tonto National Forest which will update the points of contact for the respective parties and extend the expiration date to September,26. (Thomas Goodman)
  • J.  Information/Discussion/Action to approve various Intergovernmental Agreements to jointly cooperate in Gila County's25 Summer Work Employment Program with the following entities: City of Globe ($7,608), Town of Miami ($22,824), Town of Hayden ($22,824), Town of Winkelman ($19,020), Town of Payson ($15,216), Hayden-Winkelman USD ($38,040), and Young Public School ($7,608). (Cathy Melvin)
  • K.  Information/Discussion Action to approve Economic Development Agreement No.212025 between Gila County and the Pleasant Valley Community Council in the amount of $10,000 to support the renovation of the commercial kitchen located in the Pleasant Valley Community Center, which the Board has determined to be for the benefit of the public. (Woody Cline)
  • L.  Information/Discussion/Action to approve Economic Development Agreement No.062025 between Gila County and Payson Pilots Association, Inc. in the amount of $2,500 to support the Payson Aerofair scheduled for October,25, which the Board has determined to be for the benefit of the public. (Stephen Christensen)
  • M.  Information/Discussion/Action to adopt Proclamation No.25-07 proclaiming May25 as Mental Health Awareness Month in Gila County. (Michael O’Driscoll)
  • 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.  Approval of the monthly activity reports submitted by the Human Resources Department for April25. B.  Approval of the Board of Supervisors' April,25, and May25, meeting minutes.
  • 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 Arizona Revised Statute §-431.01(I), 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.
  • 7.  EXECUTIVE SESSION:   A.  Information/Discussion/Action to enter into executive session pursuant to A.R.S. §-431.03 (3) for discussion or consultation for legal advice with the Board's attorney(s) regarding the future appointment of the Gila County Recorder due to the pending retirement of Gila County Recorder Sadie Bingham. (Jessica Scibelli)      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.
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Testing, testing, testing, testing. 00:00:06
OK. Good morning, everyone. I'd like to call this meeting to order. It is May 13th, 2020, 5:10 AM. 00:00:16
Here in Globe. 00:00:22
And, umm. 00:00:24
I have asked Tiffany Port if she would lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance and then? 00:00:27
I believe the Mr. James men love will lead us in prayer. After that, if you would please stand. 00:00:32
And. 00:00:47
One nation under God, indivisible. 00:00:50
I've been kind of grateful. 00:00:54
25-2 dollars. 00:01:08
Because of noise. 00:01:12
The Constitution. 00:01:20
Okay, so our first item is. 00:01:52
Presentation 2A. 00:01:55
And it's a presentation by the Arizona Auditor General's Office regarding Gila Counties fiscal year 2024 financial and single 00:01:57
audit results. 00:02:02
And findings and we have. 00:02:06
Marin bailing with us, but it looks like. 00:02:10
If this is accurate, I have the names. 00:02:13
Karen Stangle. Daniel Hunt. 00:02:15
And Melanie? 00:02:17
So we actually, Mr. Chair, if I may, we have. 00:02:20
Dan Hunt, Katherine Edwards Decker and Eric Hale with us this morning. I apologize my agenda item. 00:02:24
Didn't update there, but it is on the presentation correctly. OK, thank you. Go ahead. 00:02:30
So I'd like to welcome Dan and Catherine and Eric. 00:02:35
As they present our 2024 financial statement findings. 00:02:40
Very good. Thank you. 00:02:44
Good morning, Chairman Christensen, members of the board, county management, love. 00:02:49
I'm Catherine Edwards Becker. 00:02:53
I'm the financial audit division director for the Arizona Auditor General's Office. 00:02:55
Thank you for inviting our office today. 00:03:00
To join your regular meeting and present our audit results and findings for Gila County. 00:03:03
Joining me today is we established Dan Hunt. He's one of my Deputy managers. 00:03:08
And he was responsible for, he helped oversee your audit this year. 00:03:13
I also have your tail with me today. 00:03:18
He is a financial audit senior and he was responsible for a lot of the detailed test work that we performed. 00:03:21
Just to give you a brief reminder of who we are. 00:03:30
Our office is a legislative agency and we are made-up of nonpartisan staff. 00:03:33
We provide impartial information and specific recommendations to improve operations and programs of state and local governments. 00:03:39
Which includes heal accounting. 00:03:49
We are well versed and follow several authoritative standards. 00:03:52
Including governmental auditing standards. 00:03:56
Similar to our previous presentations to the Board. 00:04:02
We are here today in accordance with Arizona Revised Statutes 11661 D. 00:04:05
Which directs the county board to require its auditors. 00:04:12
Which is our office. 00:04:17
To present audit results and findings to the Board in a regular meeting without the use of a consent agenda. 00:04:18
And within 90 days of your audit's completion. 00:04:25
This is a great opportunity for us as your auditors. 00:04:29
To be in front of you and to provide information about our work in the answer any questions you may have. 00:04:33
Before we get started, I just wanted to go over some of the auditor responsibilities. 00:04:42
That we communicated to the Board prior to starting our fiscal year 2024 audit. 00:04:47
I'll just walk through a few of those responsibilities with you. 00:04:54
And then I'll follow it up with some of the county's responsibilities. 00:04:57
So Azure auditors. 00:05:01
Our responsibility is to plan and conduct these audits. 00:05:03
Of the county's financial statements and federal compliance audit. 00:05:08
And, according in accordance with US, generally accepted auditing standards. 00:05:12
Governmental auditing standards as well as uniform guidance. 00:05:17
We obtain reasonable assurance whether the counties financial statements are free of material missing. 00:05:22
While reasonable assurance is high, it is not absolute. 00:05:30
With that being said, the risk of identifying a material misstatement due to. 00:05:36
Fraud is. 00:05:42
More complex than through error, just the nature of fraud because a lot of times it is a collaborative process. 00:05:45
It could involve management not using or overriding internal controls. 00:05:51
And other complicating factors. 00:05:57
Azure Auditors We consider internal controls relevant to the County's preparation and fair presentation of its financial 00:06:00
information. 00:06:05
And then we design appropriate audit procedures to test that information. 00:06:11
We perform a variety of tests of controls and compliance within certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts and grant 00:06:16
agreements. 00:06:20
Specifically on the federal. 00:06:25
Compliance audit side. 00:06:27
We also will communicate to you significant matters for both of those audits. 00:06:29
And this is completed through communications you receive directly from our office. 00:06:35
We express our opinions concerning whether the counties, financial statements and schedule of expenditures of federal awards. 00:06:41
Were presented and fairly in all material aspects. 00:06:50
Finally, we report any internal control deficiencies and instances of non compliance that we find. 00:06:55
On the county side. 00:07:05
Similar to our responsibilities, we ask that county management. 00:07:07
Acknowledge and that they are responsible for preparing. 00:07:11
And fairly presenting financial statements related note disclosures. 00:07:17
And all accompanying information in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles and uniform guidance. 00:07:22
County management is responsible for designing and implementing internal controls. 00:07:32
Over the counties financial statement preparation. 00:07:37
And internal controls to prevent and detect fraud. 00:07:40
Evaluate and monitor the county's compliance with laws and regulations, as well as contracts. Grant agreements that have a direct 00:07:45
and material effect. 00:07:50
On the county statements. 00:07:55
And administration of federal programs. 00:07:57
County management is also responsible for following up and taking corrective action. 00:08:00
On audit findings, which includes providing us with a corrective action plan and summary status of those findings each following 00:08:05
year. 00:08:10
Last but not least, we provide our auditors with all of the information they need, including unrestricted access to staff. 00:08:15
Documentation, information systems, and any resources necessary. 00:08:24
This also includes meeting deadlines. 00:08:29
That were previously agreed to at the start of the engagement. 00:08:31
Together with the county, we have established a report issuance deadline of March 31st. 00:08:39
2025. 00:08:45
And due to the county's responsiveness, we were able to meet that deadline. 00:08:46
So thank you for all of your efforts in providing us with the requested information that we needed to complete our audit. 00:08:51
Today we'll be discussing the three issued reports which I have on the slide. 00:08:58
First, the county's annual financial report. 00:09:04
The report on internal control and compliance. 00:09:08
And the federal single audit report? 00:09:10
Each of these are dated for March 31st, 2025. 00:09:13
We issued them together in one package as well. 00:09:17
So for the first report, the annual financial report, this presents the county's annual financial statements and our opinion on 00:09:20
them. 00:09:24
The objective again of this audit is to obtain a reasonable assurance whether the statements are. 00:09:29
As a whole, free from material misstatement. 00:09:35
I am pleased to report that we reported an unmodified or a clean opinion, which means the county's financial statements are 00:09:40
reliable. 00:09:44
Our second report, the report on internal control and compliance. 00:09:50
This is where we report any findings and recommendations from the financial statement audit. 00:09:53
This report includes 5 findings that Eric will go over with you shortly. 00:09:59
Finally, the third and final report. 00:10:06
The federal single audit report. 00:10:08
This includes our assessment of the county's compliance with federal program requirements. 00:10:10
Over each federal program. 00:10:16
We were required to audit. 00:10:18
And the objective again of this audit is to obtain reasonable assurance about whether material non compliance with compliance 00:10:21
requirements occurred. 00:10:25
And express an opinion on the county's compliance based on our audit. 00:10:30
For this report, we have one finding for fiscal year 2024 and Dan will present that information to you. 00:10:34
I'm now going to turn it over to Dan. 00:10:42
He's going to present some financial highlights to you. 00:10:44
Thank you. 00:10:48
6.1. 00:10:50
Because we know that these reports can. 00:10:58
Sometimes, being complex, we also prepare. 00:11:00
And I'll just highlight is A2 page summary that you received with the single audit report. 00:11:04
The highlights include the county's largest primary revenue sources and how the county used those resources for monies over the 00:11:10
last 10 years. 00:11:14
But the highlights also provide a brief information about our key findings and recommendations of Fanning. 00:11:18
And contain links to current and prior year audit reports. 00:11:23
And user guidance that may be helpful in understanding the important information presented in the reports. 00:11:27
I'd like to take this opportunity to present some key financial information presented in the county over the last five years. 00:11:33
The county's main sources of revenue consists of federal and state grants. 00:11:39
Programs county property taxes, shared state sales taxes, and county sales taxes. 00:11:46
As you can see from this graph. 00:11:53
The county's revenue for property taxes, shared state sales taxes and county taxes. 00:11:55
Have been relatively consistent over the past five years. 00:12:00
Federal state grants increased during fiscal years 2021 through 2023. 00:12:04
Because of increased federal grants related. 00:12:10
That you receive related to the covert funding. 00:12:12
However, these funds are limited and their funds have been a significant reduction in the COVID-19 monies received for fiscal year 00:12:15
24, causing a decrease that you see in the graph year. 00:12:20
As you can see from this graph, the counties for primary expense purposes consists of the general government. 00:12:37
Public safety. 00:12:42
Health and welfare and highways and streets. 00:12:43
While health and welfare and highways and streets expenditures are great, remained relatively consistent over the past five years, 00:12:47
the general government expenses increased. 00:12:51
And decreased in 21. 00:12:55
2021-2022 and 2023 attributed the variations of the ARCA funded projects and Local Assistance Travel Consistency file. 00:12:57
And remain fairly consistent between 2023 and 20. 00:13:06
24. 00:13:09
Public safety expenditures remain fairly consistent between 2023 and 2024. 00:13:10
But there are variations in 2021 through 2023 due to variations in expenditures related to the flood mitigation efforts. 00:13:15
After the Telegraph fire in the summer of 2021. 00:13:22
On this slide, we highlight the five year trend of the county's revenues exceeding its expenditures. 00:13:33
As you can see from the black line. 00:13:39
The county staff position has increased every year since 2020. 00:13:41
With the ending 2024, net position was 48.2 million. 00:13:45
It is important to note that not only net position balance suspendable at the end of fiscal year 2024. 00:13:50
Because 42,000,000 of the balance was invested in capital assets. 00:13:55
And the remaining remaining balance was subject to external restrictions such as grants and contracts. 00:13:59
Finally, I'd like to highlight the county's federal expenditures that are presented each year. 00:14:13
Words Although the county received grant from 12 federal agencies during fiscal year 2024, you can see from the bar chart most 00:14:17
federal expenditures were from the US Department of Health and Human Services. 00:14:23
Department of Agriculture. 00:14:29
And from the Treasury. 00:14:30
Do these graphs represent over 69% of the county's federal expenditures during the 2024 fiscal year? 00:14:33
However, the Department of Health and Human Services has had the largest portion of expenditures on average. 00:14:40
Over the last five years. 00:14:44
I will now turn the time over to Eric to discuss the flight financing. 00:14:47
And their recommendations be recorded in the county's disclosure. 00:14:50
The report on Internal control and Non compliance is where you will find our financial audit findings along with the County's 00:15:09
response. 00:15:12
We reported five financial statement findings during the 2024 fiscal year. 00:15:16
Your first financial statement finding identified deficiencies in the counties process for restricting bank account access to only 00:15:22
authorized employees and elected officials. 00:15:26
And ensure county funds were only used for official county purposes. 00:15:31
Specifically for Timbuktu County bank accounts, the county did not remove account signs for personnel. No longer. 00:15:35
We recommended that county management should improve its all sorts of procedures over bank account access by restricting bank 00:15:42
account access to only authorize employees. 00:15:46
Review current and prior bank account activity for the account with unauthorized signers. Identify potential inappropriate 00:15:51
activity. 00:15:54
And develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure access to bank accounts are restricted. Only authorized personnel. 00:15:58
I'm KJ radio. 00:16:05
The second financial finding identified deficiencies in the counties purchasing card review and approval process. 00:16:12
Specifically, the County did not insure $31,108.00 of public monies its employees spent on food and beverages and other purchasing 00:16:18
card expenditures or for authorized County business purposes. 00:16:23
Therefore, we recommended that the County update and implement changes to its existing policies and procedures for purchasing card 00:16:30
expenditures. 00:16:33
To require color holders to maintain supporting documentation if an authorized county business purpose is not evident from the 00:16:37
invoice, receipt or other support. 00:16:41
Indicate whether purchasing cards can be used to purchase food and beverages. 00:16:46
And if so, under what circumstances the purchases would be an acceptable use of public funds? 00:16:50
Such that they would serve a public purpose and benefit the county as residents. 00:16:56
And indicate when pre approvals allowing travel expenses to exceed the allowable per diem travel rates are acceptable. 00:17:00
And what documentation should be obtained after the purchase to demonstrate or explain the purchase of public purpose? 00:17:07
And benefit when meals or other travel costs exceeded the allowable rates or lowest costs available. 00:17:13
We also recommended that. 00:17:20
The county required department supervisors responsible for reviewing and approving purchasing card transactions, including those 00:17:22
for travel expenses. 00:17:26
To approve only those transactions that are supported by documentation that evidence purposes are for authorized county business 00:17:30
purpose, and to do so prior to the counties paying for them. 00:17:35
And review travel expenditures that exceed the allowable per diem limit for reasonableness and require cardholders to reimburse 00:17:41
the county for unreasonable expenses. 00:17:45
We also recommended that the county requires finance department to develop and implement a process to monitor counties apartments. 00:17:51
Compliance with the county's person car policies and procedures. 00:17:59
To ensure that the counties does not pay for purchases that do not have the required invoices, travel claims receipts. 00:18:02
Or other documentation supporting the paper for authorized county business. 00:18:09
Train all county employees who are purchasing cardholders and department supervisors. 00:18:13
On its policies and procedures for using purchasing cards. 00:18:18
Training should address detailed instructions for how to submit documentation or reviewing approval. 00:18:23
What documentation to provide and how to ensure procurement card purchases comply with constitutional provisions. 00:18:27
A similar finding over purchasing cars has been reported since fiscal year 2017. 00:18:34
The county reported that it concurs that the findings and plans to implement our recommendations by June 30, 2025. 00:18:39
The third financial statement finding identified deficiencies in the counties process for awarding $30,500 to 4 organizations. 00:18:49
Without ensuring that the monies were used only for economic development and benefit the public. 00:18:57
Resulting in an increased risk of misuse of county models. 00:19:02
We recommended that county management should ensure A constituent owns discretionary monies used for economic development. 00:19:06
Are spent to require awarded entities to certify how monies were spent. 00:19:12
This certification should be required periodically. 00:19:17
Or at least once the specified and approved timeframe for spending the money has occurred. 00:19:19
And specify follow up procedures when awarded. Organizations do not respond at KO's request to certify how nice were spent. 00:19:25
Also follow up with awarded entities that did not serve by how many were spent. 00:19:33
Including those 4 awarded entities we identified. 00:19:37
And determine whether monies were used for intended and authorized purposes to support economic development. 00:19:41
If deficiencies are found. 00:19:47
Determine what corrective action should be taken. 00:19:49
Such as requiring awarded entities to return any unexpended or misspelled monies. 00:19:51
And or limiting future awards of discretion. 00:19:56
A summer finding was initially reported in fiscal year 2017. 00:20:00
The county reported that it concurs with the finding and plans to correct the deficiencies by June 30, 2025. 00:20:04
The fourth financial statement finding identified deficiencies in the county's process for managing and documenting its 00:20:15
information technology risks. 00:20:18
Specifically, the county's process for managing and documenting its risks did not include identifying, classifying and 00:20:23
inventorying sensitive information that might need stronger access and security controls. 00:20:28
We recommend the county's administration and IT management. 00:20:34
Should clan where to allocate resources and where to implement critical controls? 00:20:38
Perform an annual Entity wide IT risk assessment process that includes evaluating and documenting risks and safeguards. 00:20:43
And evaluate and manage the risks for holding sensitive information by identifying, classifying, and inventorying the information 00:20:51
the county holds. 00:20:55
To assess where stronger access and security controls may be needed to protect data in accordance with state statutes and federal 00:20:59
regulations. 00:21:03
A similar finding has been reported since fiscal year 2014. 00:21:07
The County continues to work toward implementing our prior recommendations. 00:21:11
And the County concurred with our finding and reported that anticipate support correcting the deficiencies on June 30, 2025. 00:21:15
The 5th and final financial statement finding identified deficiencies in the county's controls over its IT systems and data. 00:21:26
Our report identifies several recommendations and includes. 00:21:33
Implement comprehensive IT policies and procedures. 00:21:37
And immediately develop process to ensure the procedure of being consistently followed. 00:21:40
Immediately removed terminated employees access to IT systems and data. 00:21:44
And routinely review all other account access to ensure it remains appropriate and necessary. 00:21:49
A similar finding has been reported since fiscal year 2014. 00:21:54
As discussed earlier, county management and IT staff developed and began implementing comprehensive IT policy and procedures. 00:21:58
And we're very appreciative of Kerry Bartlin and Daryl Griffin for their assistance in our test work on these new policies and 00:22:05
procedures. 00:22:08
The Company anticipates fully correcting the efficiencies by June 30, 2025. 00:22:13
I'll now turn it back over to Dan, who will discuss the single outing and recommendation we reported on in the county's fiscal 00:22:18
year 2024. 00:22:21
I'll now go over our federal. 00:22:35
Compliance finding that we reported in our single audit report. 00:22:37
We found that the county did not maintain documentation that they had verified five of nine vendors. 00:22:41
We tested to ensure they were not suspended or depart. 00:22:46
From doing business with federal government or before making the purchases? 00:22:50
These vendors were paid program monies totaling $740,467. 00:22:55
We recommended that the county should. 00:23:01
Verify and maintain documentation with vendors being paid more than $25,000 in federal program monies. 00:23:03
Not been suspended or depart. 00:23:10
For doing business with the federal government. 00:23:12
Develop policies and procedures and train staff. 00:23:17
To verify vendors, suspension and department status prior to making purchases by examining the federal governments and Gov 00:23:20
website. 00:23:24
Obtaining certification from the vendor. 00:23:29
Or adding conditions to the vendors contract. 00:23:31
And then maintain that documentation to the verification. 00:23:35
County reported that it concurs with this finding and plans to implement our recommendation by June 30th. 00:23:41
2025. 00:23:47
I'd like to report to the county partially or fully corrected the prior year finding recommendations. 00:23:51
Specifically, recommendations related to the economic development, purchasing card usage. 00:23:57
IT risk assessment and IT system access were partially corrected. 00:24:02
And the conflict of interest in the federal, state and local recovery funds reporting finding. 00:24:07
Wholly correct. 00:24:12
This completes our presentation of the county's fiscal year 24 audit reports and associated findings. 00:24:14
Are there any questions that we could answer concerning? 00:24:20
Thank you for the presentation, Supervisor Humphrey. 00:24:24
I have no questions. 00:24:27
Supervisor Klein. 00:24:29
Well. 00:24:32
I think for one, when comes to the IT part, I doubt we'll ever get ahead. 00:24:35
You know, we have people out there, that's their everyday job is how they're going to RIP us all off. 00:24:40
And getting those systems. 00:24:44
I say that that also knowing that our IT people work very, very, very hard. 00:24:46
Trying to stay ahead of it, but that's just the finding I'm sure I can look forward to. 00:24:53
Next three years. 00:24:58
For the rest of it. 00:25:01
Thanks. 00:25:03
OK. Thank you. So just to clarify. 00:25:05
There was number fraud. 00:25:08
Found anywhere? 00:25:10
Write paperwork and well, if I can just summarize. 00:25:13
We need to clean up the way we report things, identify things. 00:25:17
The paperwork trails and all of that. 00:25:21
When you say it's fully corrected. 00:25:24
Is it still part of the finding them or? 00:25:26
Well, the partially corrected ones. 00:25:29
Part of that, part of the recommendations that we had in the prior year were dropped off. So we don't have as many recommendations 00:25:32
for those that are partially recommended. 00:25:35
OK, that's the difference, the fully corrected ones. 00:25:39
Or like the conflict of interest and the reportable finding for the federal program. 00:25:42
Are no longer in existence. 00:25:47
So I think it's a good report. I want to ask you though, on the per diem it was mentioned that. 00:25:51
The use of the card. 00:25:57
Charging and per diem rates and. 00:25:59
Who sets those rates? 00:26:03
Those are generally set by the county and the policy. And so therefore that's why we're recommending the policy modifications to 00:26:06
to make sure that that is clear because with. 00:26:10
The prices of things going up. 00:26:15
We have to keep up with those. 00:26:18
Policies is really what you're recommending, right? So we don't. 00:26:20
Blast through them. 00:26:24
Exactly. 00:26:25
Yes, that's that's that's in the recommendation. 00:26:27
Part of the recommendation, OK. 00:26:29
Very good. I have no other questions. Yes, Sir, Mr. Menlo, Mr. Chairman. 00:26:31
If I could, I wanted to express appreciation to Marin Belly. 00:26:37
That keeps the handle on all this and she works tirelessly to. 00:26:40
Ensure that the county's finances are. 00:26:45
Accurately reported and that the resources that the county has are adequately safeguarded. 00:26:48
So I. 00:26:54
Want to express appreciation of her, she does a really great job. 00:26:55
And is totally committed to ensuring that. 00:26:59
As I said, reporting and security. 00:27:02
Are fully encompassed. 00:27:05
I do want to point out that a lot of these are. 00:27:08
For policies. 00:27:11
And we do have a former employee at the Arizona Office of the Auditor General. 00:27:13
That is a contract working for us to go through all of our policies, financial policies. 00:27:17
To help us ensure that they are. 00:27:23
Where they need to be? 00:27:26
And so we are working to address them and all the ones that we we have a lot of controls and things in place. 00:27:28
In certain instances, as has been reported. 00:27:38
Auditor General felt that the controls were not. 00:27:41
Sufficient according to what they. 00:27:44
One to look at, but. 00:27:47
Marin is doing a great job and I really appreciate her, her and her team. 00:27:50
Yeah, thank you for that. I totally agree along with. 00:27:54
Many, many employees that we have. 00:27:58
Do the best that they possibly can. So I very much appreciate the report. 00:28:01
And we look forward to seeing you again next year. 00:28:06
In my closing marks, I'd like to thank you. 00:28:09
Chairman Christians and the other members of the Board. 00:28:11
And your memo for the support that you've given us. And I also want like to thank the county and their staff agreement. 00:28:14
Again. 00:28:20
That we have a professional working relationship with them and look forward to working with them again in the 25 fiscal year 00:28:22
audit. 00:28:25
Thank you. Very good. Thank you. 00:28:28
All right, so let's move on to our regular agenda item. 00:28:31
3A. 00:28:35
Information, discussion, action. 00:28:36
To release James Memo from the appointment of Gila County Clerk of the board and appoint. 00:28:38
Charlotte, and I'm sorry I've never pronounced your last name. 00:28:43
Is it S rare and nizami? 00:28:47
Asteroid on the. 00:28:50
That's what I thought I said. 00:28:52
That's a hard one, and. 00:28:56
Wait. 00:28:58
As the Gila County Clerk of the Board. 00:29:02
Which will be effective on May 19th 2025 and acknowledge Maria Cook as Deputy Burke. 00:29:05
Senior, which will be effective May 19, 2025. James. 00:29:11
Mr. Members of the Board, I it was great pleasure. I recommend. 00:29:25
But these two? 00:29:29
We're so thrilled and excited to. 00:29:34
Have found these two. 00:29:36
Individuals that can contribute significantly to the. 00:29:39
Board of Supervisors office and to help. 00:29:43
Keep us all going forward. 00:29:46
I know Marian, above all of us, is very thrilled. 00:29:48
That we have these two these two be appointed to. 00:29:53
The corporate board. 00:29:57
Department. 00:29:59
Thank you and would highly recommend that you. 00:30:00
Accept this and and. 00:30:03
Adopt this thing. 00:30:05
Appoint Charlotte as the clerk of the board. 00:30:07
Thank you. Did you have anything you'd like to say, Charlotte or? 00:30:10
Oh no. 00:30:14
Extremely grateful and. 00:30:16
Super excited. 00:30:19
OK. 00:30:21
Very good, very good. 00:30:23
And some may not know, but you're the daughter of. 00:30:24
David Cook. 00:30:27
Like used to be in the state legislature. 00:30:29
A supervisor, hopefully. 00:30:32
I I think it's a great thing. I've been trying to. 00:30:34
Get this going for a couple years. 00:30:37
And so I'm glad that we're finally. 00:30:39
Getting to. 00:30:42
Help Marion be able to go on with her retirement. 00:30:44
And that we can get on with the county. It's been a long deal, so. 00:30:47
Thank you very much and I appreciate it and. 00:30:51
I think the clerk of the board is an important part to keep us square and straight with what we do and what we discuss and so. 00:30:56
I look forward to working with you. Thank you. 00:31:03
Yeah, Supervisor Klein. 00:31:07
Thank you ladies. Good job. Also, I'd like to point out that. 00:31:09
Maria came to workforce. 00:31:13
In our youth program. 00:31:15
Back a while back and has dated with this for how many years now? 00:31:17
Started in 2019. 00:31:20
So I'm I'm really glad of that. 00:31:23
Did a good job. 00:31:26
Thank you. Yeah, Thank you, ladies. 00:31:27
Best of luck to it. We look forward to working with. 00:31:30
Both of you. 00:31:33
Thank you. 00:31:34
Nobody starting to be here on Monday. 00:31:35
OK. If if we vote so I will call motion. 00:31:38
I will call for a motion next year. I move to release James Men Lab for the appointment of Healer County Clerk of the Board and 00:31:43
appoint Charlotte. 00:31:47
As Rinna Zoni. 00:31:51
As the Healey County Clerk of the Board for ARS. 00:31:53
11241. 00:31:57
Which will be effective on May 19, 2025 and acknowledge. 00:31:59
Maria Cook as deputy. 00:32:05
Clerk Senior. 00:32:07
Which will be effective on May 19, 2025. 00:32:09
Mr. Chair, I'll 2nd that I have a motion and a second to approve. Those in favor say aye. 00:32:13
Aye, Thank you, ladies. Congratulations. Thank you, James. 00:32:18
All right, we're on to Item 3B, Information, discussion, action to approve Schedule F to the Professional Services Agreement. 00:32:22
Dated April 2nd, 2013. 00:32:28
With Interim Public Management, LLC for the continued consulting services of. 00:32:31
Interim Public Works Director Troy White through July 24th, 2025 for total contract amount. 00:32:36
Not to exceed. 00:32:44
$117,000. 00:32:46
Mr. Chairman, members of the Board, as you know, Mr. White has been serving as our Public works interim Public works Director. 00:32:49
For a little over a month now. 00:32:57
Need to extend that contract and. 00:32:59
With your. 00:33:02
With the amounts he was aboard, have that authority. 00:33:03
Extend the contract for Mr. White to serve as public works director. 00:33:07
Thank you, Supervisor Humphrey. 00:33:11
Yeah, I would just say the time that I've worked with him, I find him extremely efficient and I and I really. 00:33:14
Appreciate him stepping into. 00:33:22
To help us with our public works and. 00:33:25
Just curious on where we are with. 00:33:28
Applications for that position. 00:33:31
So the this doesn't go for a year or two, I hope, especially at that cost. 00:33:35
Are we getting some? 00:33:41
Some qualified applications in and. 00:33:43
Mr. Chairman, Supervisor Humphrey, our applications are very limited. 00:33:46
And their marginal. 00:33:51
At best as to being qualified. 00:33:53
For. 00:33:56
OK. 00:34:00
By decline. 00:34:03
Troy, we didn't make you run away, I guess, huh? 00:34:04
So thank you for. 00:34:07
Hanging out and being with this a lot longer. 00:34:09
I've also met with Mr. White and. 00:34:13
It seems like a great fit. 00:34:16
For the time and so. 00:34:19
I guess we'll hope for applications. I know he doesn't want the job permanently. 00:34:23
And uh. 00:34:28
So we need to extend that contract out as needed. 00:34:29
And then? 00:34:35
Give Homero a call. 00:34:37
I'm kidding, OK? 00:34:40
Anyway. 00:34:44
So we'll go ahead and I'll call promotion on that then. 00:34:46
Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to approve Schedule F and. 00:34:50
To the Professional Services Agreement dated April 2nd, 2013. 00:34:54
But the Intern Public Management LLC. 00:34:59
Mr. Chair, I'll 2nd that. I have a motion and a second to approve. Those in favor say aye, aye aye. 00:35:05
Aye, very good. All right. 00:35:11
And we'll move on to another item. 3C Information, discussion, action to ratify the Board of Supervisors approval for County 00:35:14
Manager James Man Love signature on 10. 00:35:19
Soil sampling access agreements with Report back Moran Miami Incorporated for the following properties that are owned by the state 00:35:24
of Arizona. 00:35:28
In care of the Board of Supervisors. 00:35:33
Do I need to list all these numbers? 00:35:37
Period. OK. 00:35:39
All right, the property are 205-07-004E. 00:35:41
206029013. 00:35:46
2060606020606134. 00:35:50
20606310 C. 00:35:57
206-06-311F. 00:36:01
2066. 00:36:06
06-315-A Two 0705004. 00:36:08
20706026 A. 00:36:15
And finally 20707020 a. 00:36:19
Mr. Chairman of the Board, Preport McMahon came to Supervisor Humphrey and I this these parcels are in District 2. 00:36:25
And related that they were going to do testing throughout this whole area. 00:36:33
Testing the soils to make sure that they're not contaminated from the long history of mining and such that's existed. 00:36:37
And also that the. 00:36:44
Particulars that may be in the exhaust and things of the. 00:36:46
Smelter that they have not impacted as well. So they're doing that to a number of parcels throughout this area. 00:36:50
These are the ones that belong to Healer County and. 00:36:56
On permission to be able to go and do that testing. 00:36:59
Thank you, Mr. OK, thank you, Supervisor Humphrey. Yeah, I think it's a great program and I and I think it's going very much 00:37:03
responsibility of them for for doing the testing rather than than not I. 00:37:09
My hats off to them. 00:37:15
For for reaching out to be sure that they're. 00:37:17
They're fair and doing what they. 00:37:21
They should in our county and so. 00:37:23
My hats off to them very much. I think it's a great quote. 00:37:26
Program. 00:37:29
I think it's great that we can support them anyway we. 00:37:30
That we can. 00:37:33
As they go forward. 00:37:34
Please check about the client. 00:37:36
What exactly are they testing for? 00:37:38
Contaminants. 00:37:40
Of whatever nature LED. 00:37:42
Yes, on and on. 00:37:45
OK, umm. 00:37:46
Did you check? 00:37:48
Sorry that was your understanding. 00:37:50
Contaminants in the soil that. 00:37:52
Yes, yes. And then if it is contaminated and contaminated? 00:37:54
The future will go to where they will remove a certain depth to depending on what their testing was. 00:38:00
And replace it if necessary as. 00:38:06
Depending on what the testing did and where it goes with it. 00:38:08
And so. 00:38:12
Yeah, from from my understanding, but I'm sure as we go forward. 00:38:14
With them getting these things in line, we'll have a lot more meetings with them on. 00:38:18
What? How they're going to proceed? 00:38:23
Thank you. So are these properties owned by Freeport? 00:38:27
These particular properties, Mr. Chairman, are owned by Gila County. 00:38:30
Well, that's right, Karen. Yeah, this state and care of Gila County. In other words, they've been taxed properties that didn't 00:38:35
sell for tax purposes, so therefore they're. 00:38:40
Where state properties, but I don't care if you look at that. 00:38:46
Good. OK. 00:38:49
All right. Thank you. Questions. I'll call for a motion. 00:38:51
Mr. Chair, I move to ratify the Board of Supervisors approval. 00:38:55
Or county management James Menlo's signature. 00:39:01
On 10 soil sampling access agreements. 00:39:04
With report McMahon Miami incorporated as presented. 00:39:09
And I'll second that motion and a second to approve. Those in favor say aye. 00:39:13
Aye, big James. 00:39:18
Item 3D Information discussion Action to adopt A proclamation #2025-06 and that's proclaiming the month of May. 00:39:20
2025 as treatment Court month in Hemet County and we have Chief. 00:39:28
Yep, shape rocky. 00:39:34
Hey, Brian, I know. 00:39:37
Thank you. 00:39:39
Chairman. Good morning, Chairman and members of the Board. 00:39:40
Thank you for allowing me to speak to you today just for a few moments to tell you a little bit about. 00:39:43
Drug court program in Gila County. 00:39:48
It's a program that we're quite proud of. 00:39:51
And then we're also going to be expanding here this year. 00:39:53
So I'm just going to give you a couple. 00:39:57
Background facts about. 00:40:01
Drug courts, and that is that drug courts have been found. 00:40:03
To be one of the most successful. 00:40:06
Justice system interventions in our nation's history. 00:40:09
For reducing crime by addressing substance use and mental health disorders. 00:40:12
Also, treatment courts on average save more than $6000 for every individual they serve. 00:40:18
And that savings comes from fewer. 00:40:25
Crimes committed, fewer prosecutions and fewer incarcerations. 00:40:28
Let me see if I can look like this alright. 00:40:35
In 2024. 00:40:38
There were over 1600. 00:40:40
People who died from opioid overdoses in Arizona. 00:40:43
And fentanyl accounted for 60% of those deaths. 00:40:46
And specifically eleven of those over. 00:40:50
Deaths occurred in Heala County. 00:40:53
And so fentanyl is still an issue, opioid is still an issue, as well as other drugs. 00:40:56
Fentanyl is coming into our state and into our county. 00:41:01
And levels we've never seen before. 00:41:05
Luckily, by the efforts of the police departments. 00:41:08
They are catching a lot of fentanyl, but I'm sure a lot of it's still getting through. 00:41:12
But we still have a lot of work to do. When I see these stats, I know that we've had some successes in our drug court program. 00:41:17
And not just our program, just also the treatment providers in Hemet County. 00:41:24
The work that they do. 00:41:28
Also, the law enforcement agencies that are out there every day are into. 00:41:30
Stop the drug flow. 00:41:36
We've been able to reduce it somewhat. 00:41:39
But there's still a lot of work to be done. 00:41:41
And so. 00:41:43
Let me just give you a little bit of background history of our drug court program. 00:41:45
In 2018 Hilla County Probation we sent staff to Buffalo, NY. 00:41:49
Because they have one of the premier. 00:41:54
Drug court programs in the nation. 00:41:56
And they really have got that program down. 00:41:59
And they do a very, very good job. 00:42:03
Unfortunately, it's also a big jurisdiction and IT. 00:42:04
So a lot of the things that they implement, we, we don't have the resources to do that. 00:42:08
But we did learn a lot and we came back and took about a year to process all. 00:42:12
Information that we got. 00:42:17
And then in the latter part of 2019, we started a drug court program. 00:42:18
And we came up with an iteration of that program which fit. 00:42:22
He'll account small county. 00:42:26
And. 00:42:28
During our drug court program since 2019, we have served 46 high risk individuals as of. 00:42:32
The cutoff was made of 2025. 00:42:39
And in March of 25, we had our opioid. 00:42:43
Court program evaluated by the NPC research. 00:42:47
Company which was hired by the AOC. 00:42:52
To evaluate drug courts throughout the state of Arizona. 00:42:55
And one of the recommendations that they made. 00:42:59
There's a lot of things that we were doing right. 00:43:02
But one of the recommendations they made is that we actually expand our drug board out to include other substance use disorders. 00:43:04
Not just opioids. 00:43:11
Although opioids are probably a high. 00:43:13
Problem in our county we also have other. 00:43:16
Addiction issues that we could bring into the program. 00:43:19
And so I'm happy to announce that in June of this year. 00:43:22
We are going to expand our drug court into a full Gila County Recovery Court. 00:43:26
Which will include not only opioids, but other drug addiction issues. 00:43:31
That we can address and bring more clients into the program. 00:43:35
Let me just give you a little bit of. 00:43:41
Statistics on our program here in Hilla County. 00:43:43
Average participant in our program is 34 years old. 00:43:46
The length of their program participation is 400 days, so. 00:43:50
It's it's a quite a commitment both for our staff and for the participants in the program. 00:43:54
Over a year. 00:44:00
68% of program participants are male, 30% thirty, 2% are female. 00:44:01
And our probation officers contacts with these individuals range from 5 contacts a week. 00:44:07
For high risk individuals. 00:44:12
Down to one contact a week. 00:44:14
For individuals that are at a higher level and ready to exit the program. 00:44:16
They also receive anywhere from 2 to 15 hours per week. 00:44:21
Treatment through CVI. 00:44:24
Which is partnered with our program. 00:44:27
And then I would like to. 00:44:31
Quickly. 00:44:32
Uh, introduce you to our staff. 00:44:34
So our recovery port. 00:44:41
Is headed up by the Honorable Diana Cannon Cannon. 00:44:43
And Judge Cannon, unfortunately, wasn't able to make it today. She had a hearing that conflicted. 00:44:47
She was planning on being here. 00:44:51
We also work with Indigent Services Office, providing defense attorneys when needed. 00:44:53
And we also. 00:44:58
Work with CBI and Tyler Gephardt was a case manager with CBI who's done a lot of great work with our program. 00:45:00
Our program. 00:45:09
Is coordinated by Lindy Trimble. 00:45:10
A lot of you may know Wendy. 00:45:13
A native of Globe, born and raised. 00:45:15
And she does a great job. 00:45:18
Drug Corps program as well as the other duties that she does for us at the Probation Department. 00:45:21
I'd like to recognize our probation officers, Taylor Mansour. 00:45:26
The patient office and Eric Kenney out of the globe office. 00:45:31
As well as the surveillance officers Ken Dillman. 00:45:34
And John Sheldon. 00:45:37
And our program support, admin support is Carrie Shaw and Charity Dale. 00:45:40
And without their dedicated work in the program and efforts they put in each and every day, the program wouldn't work. 00:45:45
But they they put a tremendous effort into it. 00:45:51
And that's why we've had the successes we've had. 00:45:55
And so I'd like you to consider making that proclamation. 00:45:58
To declare May 25th treatment quarter. 00:46:02
Month in Hilla County. 00:46:04
Thank you for your time. Thank you, Supervisor Humphrey. 00:46:06
No, I thank you for your time. 00:46:10
You know all that you do to help people get back. 00:46:13
On a normal life. 00:46:17
It's difficult, especially as tough as the world's getting to be. 00:46:20
Sometimes to stand up to the reality of what it is and face it and try to deal with it is difficult. 00:46:25
So thank you all very much for the time that you've spent. 00:46:31
With these people to try to help them. 00:46:34
Thank you. Appreciate it. 00:46:38
Supervisor. 00:46:40
Thank you all as well. This this is a big. 00:46:41
Project to get wrapped around I. 00:46:44
I I commend you all for diving in there and giving it your best shot. 00:46:47
Hopefully. 00:46:53
Someday we can turn this around. 00:46:54
But we gotta start somewhere, so thank you so much for that. 00:46:57
I had one question for you. 00:47:01
Besides CBI, who is their other providers or are they the main ones? 00:47:03
CBI is the main one for drug court but also clients can seek services through horizons and selfless behavior, often pacing. 00:47:08
So the CBI is really the one that coordinates with the drug. 00:47:17
Program OK, good. Thank you. 00:47:21
Thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you very much. So. 00:47:23
I don't see a need to read the proclamation. We're going to be voting on this. 00:47:25
Having OK. 00:47:30
Would you like me to read the proclamation? 00:47:35
I can do it for you. 00:47:38
Sure, please. Do you have? 00:47:41
You know, read all the time doing this with the proclamations. I wasn't sure the process. 00:47:44
So the Pro Commission reads. 00:47:51
According to All Rise treatment courts. 00:47:54
Are the most successful justice system intervention in our nation's history with reducing. 00:47:57
Crying for addressing substance use and mental health disorders. 00:48:02
And treatment courts save an average of more than 6000 for every individual they serve. 00:48:05
As I mentioned earlier. 00:48:10
Hillock County Opioid Court has served 46 high need individuals providing evidence based treatment. 00:48:11
Interventions and accountability through community supervision strategies. 00:48:17
And treatment course provide a wide range of economic benefits to a community, such as reduced costs in court. 00:48:21
And prison expenditures. 00:48:27
Increased tax revenues. 00:48:29
Lower foster care expenses and decreased costs related to victimization. 00:48:31
Treatment courts annually refer more than 150,000 people to life saving treatment and recovery support services. 00:48:36
According to All Rise treatment courts. 00:48:44
Significantly improved substance use and mental health disorder treatment outcomes and prevent fatal overdoses. 00:48:47
Treatment court facilities. 00:48:54
Community wide partnerships bringing together public safety and public health. 00:48:57
There are now more than 4000 treatment ports nationwide. 00:49:01
Treatment course demonstrates that one person rises out of substance use. 00:49:05
And crime. We all rise. 00:49:09
And then the final line is the We, the Gila County Board of Supervisors, hereby proclaim the month of May 2025 as National 00:49:13
Treatment Court Month. 00:49:16
OK. Thank you very much. I'll call for a motion. 00:49:21
Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to adopt proclamation #2025-06. Mr. Chair, I will second that. 00:49:24
We have a motion and a second to approve. All those in favor say aye, aye, aye. 00:49:32
Thank you very much. 00:49:37
All right, Item 3 E Information Discussion action. 00:49:39
To authorize financial department staff to disperse the remaining Arizona Department of Administration. 00:49:44
Funding to line level deputies and detention officers. 00:49:50
For the Healing County Sheriff's Office in compliance with agreement number. 00:49:54
DBF FY23L22 chapter 31304. 00:49:57
It is between. 00:50:03
The Arizona Department of Administration in Heather County. 00:50:05
Good morning again. 00:50:11
Morning. Thank you, Chairman. 00:50:12
Supervisor Humphrey. Supervisor Klein. 00:50:13
We received this funding initially from the state Department of Administration. 00:50:16
We have made all the. 00:50:22
Required payments from it. 00:50:24
And we have a residual dollar amount. 00:50:26
That we have worked with the Gila County Sheriff's Department. 00:50:30
I'm sorry here the County Sheriff's Office team and and finance. 00:50:33
To come up with a solution for. 00:50:37
How to equitably disperse the remaining funds? 00:50:41
If you approve this today, we will come up with a list of who those individuals are. 00:50:45
The plan is to use this funding to reimburse our staff. 00:50:50
For vacation time accrual that they have lost. 00:50:55
Because they have hit the cap. 00:50:58
So Sarah White from the Sheriff's Office and I will work together to come up with a list of who those individuals are, and then 00:51:01
we'll make that payment out of these funds. 00:51:06
The agreement. 00:51:12
DBF FY23 L22 Chapter 3 one. 00:51:14
304 requires that the funding be extended by June 30th. 00:51:19
So we're here today so that we have plenty of time to get that done before the end of the fiscal year. 00:51:24
Thank you, Supervisor Humphrey. So this is overtime hours. 00:51:31
No, this is so. 00:51:36
Each pay period, staff accrue sick and vacation time. Good. 00:51:40
We have a cap on the books of 240 hours of vacation that you can have. 00:51:44
And if staff have that, they can't earn more. 00:51:50
So this is going to be whatever over that 240 they should have earned but hadn't been able to take or use. 00:51:54
And there's $75,000 left in what the total the state? 00:52:04
Sent us which was $957,000. 00:52:09
OK, supervise the client. 00:52:15
Aaron, thank you and Sarah and everybody for doing this. That's. 00:52:19
I like to see that because so many people lose that time because they can't take it. 00:52:23
They have to work. 00:52:28
Yes. And so it's beyond their control and. 00:52:30
And I know a lot of them just get their teeth and go on. That's just the way life is. But if there's a way of universal. 00:52:34
For that or part of it or whatever. 00:52:40
That's that's a plus. So thank you for doing that. 00:52:43
So when we ran the numbers out. 00:52:46
Doing this. 00:52:49
Gives those staff members back that. 00:52:50
That time and gives us about 18 months. 00:52:53
To get those positions like fully staffed. 00:52:58
So that we don't end up back in this situation where staff in those line level positions. 00:53:01
Are losing that accrual. 00:53:06
And the goal is to. 00:53:09
To not have this happen again. 00:53:11
OK. So the distribution will be in a paycheck if it's not going to accrue more? 00:53:15
Hours, right, right, OK, right. It won't accrue more hours and this these funds from the Department of Administration are 00:53:21
specifically non pensionable. 00:53:25
So this will this does not affect PS PRS. 00:53:30
OK, Thank you. Without a corporation? 00:53:33
Mr. Chair, I want to authorize Finance Department staff to disperse the remaining Arizona Department of event. 00:53:37
Department of Administration ADOA funding. 00:53:44
To line level deputies and detention officers. 00:53:48
Of the Healing County Sheriff's Office in compliance with ADOA agreement number. 00:53:52
DBF FY23L22. 00:53:58
Chapter 31304. 00:54:02
Mr. Chair, I'll second that motion, Second to approve Those in favor say aye, aye. 00:54:06
Aye, aye. Thank you, Marin. 00:54:12
Thank you. All right. Our next item I'm going to call for a motion to table item. 00:54:14
3F we're not prepared to deal with that today. Mr. Medina sends her apologies as she got stuck in. 00:54:19
The traffic going through Hayden and could not make it here in time. 00:54:26
So moved, Mr. Chair. 00:54:29
I'll check I have a motion and a second to table item 3F. Those in favor say aye aye aye. 00:54:33
Thank you. Thank you. We'll bring that back June 3rd, we believe. 00:54:40
Thank you very much. 00:54:43
Uh, let's move to 3G information discussion action. 00:54:46
To authorize the advertisement of invitations forbid number 03182025. 00:54:49
Which would be the purchase of two new. 00:54:56
Class 810. Wheeler Water. 00:54:59
Trucks, Mr. White. 00:55:02
Thank you, Chairman. Supervisors. 00:55:04
This is simply just to replace we got. 00:55:06
Water trucks right now, they're both over 25 years old. They're kind of at the end of their life. 00:55:10
One of them. 00:55:15
Has about 3 or 4 years left if we don't use it much, so we're going to transfer one of those to the landfill. 00:55:17
Landfill doesn't put the miles on it or the hardship on it. Our roads crew does so. 00:55:23
This is just asking permission to go out to bid for these two water trucks and then once the bids come in, we'll bring it back to 00:55:29
you and let you know what the cost is and see if we can. 00:55:33
Approve it at that time. 00:55:37
Very good. Thank you, brother Humphrey. 00:55:39
Just one question, are we going to utilize the tanks and things on these existing trucks for the new trucks? 00:55:41
Are we just going to get in trucks or are they going to be equipped with tank pumps? 00:55:48
Yeah, they're going to be fully equipped. 00:55:52
With the tanks. 00:55:55
OK. 00:55:57
I'm good. Thanks, Troy. Yeah, same capacity. 00:56:00
One of them is the same for that. They're both 4000 gallons. The new ones. 00:56:04
Yeah, one existing ones, 4000 gallons. 00:56:09
Another one's a little less than that. OK. 00:56:13
All right, very good. So with that, I'll call for a motion. 00:56:16
Mr. Chair, I move to authorize the advertisement of the invitation or bid number is 0318. 00:56:20
2025 and I'll second that of a motion in a second to approve those in favor say aye. 00:56:26
Aye, aye, aye. 00:56:32
All right, Item 3H Information, discussion action to approve contract number CPR. 00:56:33
05932331. 00:56:39
Based on Arizona State procurement. 00:56:43
Cooperative contract number center 0593233 with Santan Auto Partners. 00:56:46
LLC. 00:56:54
Doing business as stand forward in the amount of. 00:56:55
845,000. 00:56:59
$967.20. 00:57:01
For the purchase of 14 new Ford vehicles as outlined. 00:57:04
In the specifications as to. 00:57:08
Thank you, Chairman. Supervisors. 00:57:11
So this purchase is as you know. 00:57:13
Over the last. 00:57:16
I think four or five years we've. 00:57:18
Gone on a vehicle replacement plan? 00:57:20
Prior to Dave taking over, we really didn't have a replacement plan for our vehicles. 00:57:23
Really, about every 10 years we should be swapping about. That's when they. 00:57:30
Typically in their life, but we had no. 00:57:34
Replacement plan in place until Dave came on board, so this is part of catching us up. 00:57:36
Most of these vehicles, I think they have a Genesis 17 years old. 00:57:41
So this is part of catches us up on our vehicle replacement plan. 00:57:45
So we're using this state contract to purchase these. 00:57:49
The state contractors, you know. 00:57:52
They get bits from all over the state when they do this. 00:57:56
They they get some of the best pricing that you can get on these vehicles. It's really hard to beat the state contract because the 00:58:00
vendors know. 00:58:04
That they are going to be selling hundreds of thousands of cars through this state contract so. 00:58:08
Our savings by using the state, state contract for these 14 vehicles is just under $80,000. 00:58:15
In savings that we're getting. 00:58:21
So out of the 14 vehicles, we've got 7 of the vehicles that are for General Services. 00:58:23
And that's just a little over 323,000. 00:58:29
Three of these vehicles are for the. 00:58:33
Sheriff's Department. 00:58:35
Which is just at 301,000. 00:58:37
And the reason why there's jumps jumps up is because this includes the outfitting that they need. 00:58:40
That cost is including in this quote. 00:58:45
Also for facilities and Land Management. 00:58:51
Their vehicles is about 167,000. 00:58:54
Just a little over 167 thousand. 00:58:59
So that's kind of the breakdown. Oh, there is one going to probation for 53,000. So that's kind of the breakdown of where these 00:59:01
vehicles are going and what they're. 00:59:05
I see. And with that, I'd be happy to answer any questions. Great Supervisor Humphrey. 00:59:09
Yeah, when you reach out to the street, to the state. 00:59:15
For pricing? 00:59:19
On a vehicle. 00:59:21
Do you ask for a particular model of vehicle when you ask for pricing? 00:59:23
Or do you leave that open for the best price? 00:59:29
We typically work with. 00:59:34
The customer which is our end user, whether it's streets, whether it's. 00:59:36
Coming from her for the probation officer, we asked them what they need and what they're looking for. 00:59:40
And then that's what we go under the state contract and look for specifically is what they're asking for. 00:59:48
And stand him forward in this instance specifically listed in their state contract. 00:59:55
Into vehicle model. 01:00:00
And what they're guaranteed over or under on MSRP is? 01:00:02
Based on. 01:00:06
The state contract, so we know when we look at the state contract. 01:00:08
Where the pricing hits. 01:00:13
Based on. 01:00:15
MSRP and that is listed on the state contract. 01:00:17
Adopt went through and lifted all the vehicles. 01:00:22
Makes models types. 01:00:25
And then? 01:00:27
Santander Board in this instance lists the percentage over under. 01:00:28
So you know exactly what markup. 01:00:33
There is or isn't on each of them. 01:00:35
I I I understand, I I'm just saying. 01:00:39
I if we if we approached. 01:00:42
A Ford or a Dodge company? 01:00:47
Wanting an F. 01:00:49
A-250 or 1:50. 01:00:52
I was just curious to what the price. 01:00:55
Would be rather than going to forward and see how forward marks up theirs. 01:00:58
And that's the particular vehicle. 01:01:04
Umm, I would. I would just be curious. 01:01:07
To see if we went to the state procurement and asked them what a Dodge or Chevy truck. 01:01:09
Of the same quality. 01:01:15
Would be priced yeah and and. 01:01:18
On that there's. 01:01:20
It's you will see this in fleet is a standardization of fleet. Now we do have some dodges and some Chevys in our fleet. 01:01:22
Not many. We typically go with board. 01:01:30
And back in the day. 01:01:33
When it was an engine on four wheels. 01:01:35
It was really easy to diversify your fleet. 01:01:38
But. 01:01:41
The way that cars are made nowadays, they're basically. 01:01:42
A computer on four wheels. They have proprietary systems, proprietary software. 01:01:46
With their control system. 01:01:51
For their sensor systems. 01:01:53
For their smog systems. 01:01:56
So it gets. 01:01:58
As a technician. 01:02:00
If you start diversifying too much. 01:02:01
Then you're asking then you've got to have a whole different set of fleet technicians and they've got to learn all these different 01:02:05
systems. It's not. 01:02:08
Like it was in the day, like I said when it was in the engine on on four on four wheels. 01:02:13
It's just the game has completely changed and these systems are pretty much proprietary systems and your mechanics have to learn 01:02:18
that system. 01:02:22
And it takes a while to learn that system. 01:02:26
And if you start, if you're bringing in different ones, then they have to learn those systems. Not that they can't, but that's 01:02:29
just one consideration. 01:02:33
So for service continuity. 01:02:37
You'll see that that fleets, especially as of late, they're starting to standardize. The other thing with that is. 01:02:40
Is when you buy your parts and then you get a discount. And if we're too spread out, we have too many different. 01:02:48
Vehicles in our fleet. 01:02:54
Then you've got to start carrying different parts. 01:02:56
But I think one of the main reasons and. 01:03:01
You know, especially where we're at right now for Ford. 01:03:04
A lot of people don't know this, but. 01:03:07
80% of the Ford vehicles are made in the United States. 01:03:10
Far higher than. 01:03:15
That even the second closest in the country. 01:03:17
Ford is far ahead of every other manufacturer. 01:03:20
For the amount that they make in the United States. 01:03:25
And they're at 80% and nobody's eating close to that. 01:03:29
So what that means for us is if we have a part that we need or. 01:03:33
Of service, tech assistance or anything like that really. It's for parts availability to be honest with you. 01:03:39
With the way that the tariffs are right now, not that this is a long term consideration, but certainly for where we're at right 01:03:45
now. 01:03:48
If we start branching out for. 01:03:52
Hearts could be become difficult to get up, you know, to get a hold of. That's a consideration that we have to really think about 01:03:54
but. 01:03:58
With Forge it's just the availability of their parts because they make 80% of them here. 01:04:01
Country, so it's an easier thing for us to link. 01:04:07
Thank you for the argument on selling me a Ford. Do you drive a Ford? 01:04:14
I don't. 01:04:18
But their parts are more available. 01:04:19
OK, no, that's fine. It's just. 01:04:24
Overseeing the constituents money. 01:04:26
Yep, and I constantly get. 01:04:29
Since I've been a supervisor hit with Fords. 01:04:33
I got a fourth, I've got a Dodge, I've got a GMC. It doesn't matter to me, I mean. 01:04:37
The gas pedals all on the same place. The brakes the same place. The blinkers in the same place. The keys the same place. 01:04:43
So I'm just wondering for the constituent money. 01:04:50
The cost? 01:04:54
And I never get the cost. 01:04:55
I get while we're driving forwards. 01:04:57
And I've heard that argument from several different people. 01:05:00
And I keep. 01:05:04
Bringing this up. 01:05:06
I just want to know what a dodge of the same quality would cost. 01:05:08
For my constituents and I never get that. 01:05:12
I get why we're driving forward. 01:05:15
And so OK. 01:05:18
I'll let you off the hook. We're done arguing over why we only buy. 01:05:20
But it's something I'm going to keep bringing up. 01:05:25
Sure. And so and and it's and. 01:05:28
And it's an argument that I'm just going to keep bringing up because I never. 01:05:32
Get a cost. 01:05:36
On a different vehicle. 01:05:39
Of the same quality. 01:05:41
Understood. 01:05:43
So thank you. No more questions, Mr. Chair. 01:05:44
Thank you, supervisor. Supervisor Klein. 01:05:47
Oh, I don't care. I like my Ford, so I'm good. 01:05:52
A. Do you have a question though, because we're looking at 14 new, new vehicles? 01:05:55
And so do we currently have a backlog of vehicles that we need to auction off? I mean, this is just going to add to that. 01:06:01
Group of vehicles that we already have, where are we with that process because. 01:06:08
That looks like it. We're going to have quite an amount of ours, our own. 01:06:13
Harlot maybe? 01:06:18
Well, it does take a while to get a new vehicle right now. 01:06:20
So when we put this out, it's still probably going to be. 01:06:24
Between November and January, when we get these vehicles. 01:06:29
We are in the process of. 01:06:33
Bringing some new staff on in finance. 01:06:35
And when we get a new person in that position, we will be. 01:06:38
Ready to have a vehicle option? 01:06:41
It'll probably be January, February of Mr. 01:06:44
Yeah, I I just know the longer they sent in storage, you know, it tracks mice, squirrels, and. 01:06:47
That will eventually render on totally useless. 01:06:54
So I just I was curious especially at the fact we got 14 new. 01:06:57
In winter, we'll add to that. Well in the vehicle replacement plan does. 01:07:01
Cycle the vehicles through right so as Troy showing you here you've got. 01:07:07
Vehicles going into General Services Sheriff's Department facilities. 01:07:12
And probation and then? 01:07:16
As those vehicles cycle out, they will either go into the fleet for for people to use around the county or if they are truly at 01:07:18
the end of their useful life. 01:07:24
They can go to surplus and then they'll be auctioned off. 01:07:29
And when we get this information from. 01:07:32
Mr. Laforge And now from from Troy, there's a list that shows us. 01:07:36
OK. This vehicle that we're going to buy for General Services, for example, is replacing this vehicle and this is what the 01:07:41
disposition of that vehicle will be. 01:07:46
And we can certainly start including that with the agenda items if you'd like, instead of waiting until we get the surplus option 01:07:51
agenda item. That way you have a. 01:07:55
Or running knowledge of that if you prefer. 01:08:00
My, my, my thing is, Mariners, I just like to see those vehicles leave. 01:08:02
As soon as we can so that they're not stored up and becoming. 01:08:08
A detriment and that that just means more money for us as a county. 01:08:13
You know somebody buys a vehicle they can drive off. 01:08:18
Flat or they gotta go to it somewhere and have it fixed Is a. 01:08:21
Mice and squirrels have. 01:08:24
Or that's where I'm at. I I know what you mean about shifting vehicles around like with these 14. 01:08:26
But somewhere along the way, there's going to be a vehicle going to hit them. 01:08:32
Option block. 01:08:36
And so. 01:08:37
So in fiscal 26 with. 01:08:38
With the new finance staffing approach. 01:08:41
We are going to come to the board and ask for permission to have quarterly. 01:08:44
Surplus auctions hosted online so that we can eliminate that storage challenge. 01:08:48
We do not currently have. 01:08:55
Enough warm bodies to do that. 01:08:57
Thank you, Mary. 01:08:59
Yeah, Thank you, Mr. White. So. 01:09:02
I like Ford, I think they make a very high quality vehicle and I agree with the arguments you've made. It would be interesting to 01:09:08
know though if the GMC, Chevy or Dodge or something. 01:09:13
That's comparable. 01:09:18
What it prices out at? 01:09:20
So is it within $500 a $1000 and? 01:09:22
For the reasons you already have given, you can say, but we recommend the forward for. 01:09:27
All these reasons. 01:09:32
We believe it's a higher value or even though it's cost a little bit more. 01:09:34
And this is. 01:09:38
How we feel it's going to be the most cost effective. 01:09:40
Long term it would be interesting to know. 01:09:44
Yeah, I agree. And I think in our future staff reports, I think that makes perfect sense to include that. That way everybody has 01:09:46
the cost comparison of what we're looking at for apples to apples. We can certainly do that. Yeah. And not only is the cheapest is 01:09:50
the best. 01:09:55
By and so you know, I'm completely sold on having a fleet. 01:09:59
Of one type of item because of all the tooling and different things like. 01:10:05
Anyway, Mr. Chair. 01:10:09
Detroit with the state procurement, I'm glad it works for vehicles. I'm glad the state procurement process works for vehicles 01:10:12
because I don't like. 01:10:16
But but wouldn't they have that information as far as vehicles go readily available that? 01:10:20
You know, if you're going with Fords, this is the lowest contract that's out there or whatever. Do they have to constantly. 01:10:27
Re up that no, they have it out there. 01:10:33
We can get that information. 01:10:35
Fairly simply. 01:10:38
OK. Thank you. 01:10:39
Thank you. With that, I'll call promotion. Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to approve contract #CPR059. 01:10:41
323-3-GC1. 01:10:48
With Santan Auto Partners, LLC. 01:10:53
Doing business in San Tan Ford as presented. 01:10:56
Mr. Chair, I'll second that we have a motion and a second, and those in favor say aye, aye. 01:11:01
I Nay. 01:11:07
OK, we have two in favor. 01:11:09
And one knee. 01:11:12
Supervisor Humphrey. 01:11:15
Is the nay vote. 01:11:17
Thank you. 01:11:19
Now let's move on to item 3, Information discussion action. 01:11:21
Approve modification numbers 002 to Cooperative Forest Rd. agreement #20-R. 01:11:25
O-1103 One 200-003. 01:11:31
Between the county and the United States Department of agriculture Forest Service to our National Forest, which will. 01:11:37
Update the points of contact for the respective parties and extend the expiration date. 01:11:44
To September 30, 2026. 01:11:48
And we have Alex with us. 01:11:51
Thank you, Mr. Chair, Board of Supervisors. 01:11:53
As I mentioned at the last board supervisors meeting, I'll be bringing a series of. 01:11:55
Contract agreements between the county and the Forest Service to you. 01:11:59
This agreement is the master agreement. 01:12:03
For all. 01:12:06
200 plus miles of roads for the foresters that we maintain for them. 01:12:07
We know that as Schedule A. 01:12:12
And so this is an extension of the existing agreement which will expire in September of this year. We would like to extend it one 01:12:13
more year. 01:12:18
And then? 01:12:22
Again, like the previous one, update the contact information so that we have the right people. 01:12:23
Notified by the floor service when something comes up. 01:12:28
OK. Thank you, Supervisor Humphrey. 01:12:32
I have no question. 01:12:34
OK, super climb. 01:12:37
Alex, thanks for doing this. My only question would be on the master agreement part. 01:12:38
Is has that? 01:12:43
Been reviewed in more recent years. Maybe there's roads out there that we don't want to maintain. 01:12:46
Maybe there's new roads that maybe we want to switch out and add something to. 01:12:52
Yes. So we actually have a quarterly meeting with the Forest Service and that has been brought up. 01:12:57
The reason we are only extending this one or requesting to extend this one year is so that we can actually get that list together 01:13:02
and get. 01:13:05
Over both the Board and the Forest Service and get a new agreement, maybe a five year agreement after this one is done so that we 01:13:08
have that in place. 01:13:13
OK, I I remember the conversations. 01:13:17
Quite a while back. 01:13:22
When I first came into here, there was a lot of roads. 01:13:23
Taken under this agreement with the thought it would help benefit us on the herf dollars. 01:13:26
The more miles, the more dollars, which isn't. 01:13:32
Necessarily the case at all. 01:13:35
And so. 01:13:38
So that will be worked on maybe in the next year. 01:13:40
Yes, OK. Thanks, Alex. 01:13:42
Thank you, Alex. With that, I'll call promotion here. If I could ask one more question in your negotiations with poor service. 01:13:44
Are we discussing? 01:13:51
The use of these roads now compared to. 01:13:53
10 years ago with. 01:13:57
With all of the new. 01:13:59
Umm, UV vehicles and all that kind of stuff. 01:14:02
I mean, there's lines of 30 and 40 of them. 01:14:05
Agreements that we had in the quality of the road years ago. 01:14:08
Were were different than they are today and the use of them is just. 01:14:13
Almost abuse of them. 01:14:17
And so is that coming into your communication with the Forest Service. 01:14:20
On the conditions of the roads and probably the more maintenance that's necessary than used to be. 01:14:27
Yes, the road classification. 01:14:34
The formula for service will is included in this. 01:14:36
Agreement and will be included in each ones and we will make sure that that is. 01:14:40
Those classifications are evaluated before we bring the. 01:14:44
Future agreement before you. OK, Thank you very much. 01:14:46
If that's enough, then we'll call for a motion. 01:14:50
Mr. Chair moved to approve modification number 002, the Cooperative Forest Rd. agreement #20-R0 Dash 110312. 01:14:54
00-003. 01:15:05
With the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Tunnel National Forest as presented. 01:15:08
And I'll second that OK motion and a second to approve those in favor say aye, aye. 01:15:14
Aye, thank you, Alex. 01:15:19
Three JS information discussion action to approve various. 01:15:23
Intergovernmental agreements to jointly cooperate. 01:15:27
In Hula County's 2025 summer work. 01:15:33
Employment program with following entities. 01:15:37
The City of Globe 7608 dollars. 01:15:40
The Town of Miami 22,824 dollars. 01:15:43
Town of Hayden 22,824 dollars. 01:15:48
Count of Winkleman $19,020.00 Counter Payson $15,216. 01:15:51
In Winkelmann USD. 01:15:58
$38,040 in young public school. 01:16:01
7608 dollars. Good morning, Kathy. Good morning, Mr. Chairman. Members of the board. It's that time of year again. It's Hulu 01:16:05
County summer work program. 01:16:10
This program has been going since. 01:16:15
2017. 01:16:18
That was year one under this board. 01:16:20
And it was pretty much just. 01:16:22
Departments. County departments funded. 01:16:24
Then in 2018, we started with actual county funding, aside from county departments where we went out into the community. 01:16:26
So we're up now to. 01:16:34
From mine. 01:16:36
Here are the ideas listed in the number of participants for each one of them. 01:16:40
We're down a little bit in some of the communities as far as like asking for workers, but our total workers. 01:16:45
Requested this year from communities and school districts is 35. 01:16:51
And that. 01:16:55
Totals out to funding spent 125,000. 01:16:56
$532. 01:17:00
Through the years, so since about 20. 01:17:03
I'm going to forget. 01:17:06
We've been talking to Pinal County. That was probably. 01:17:08
2020 as we talk to Pinal County to help us out, because over in the border there in the Copper corridor. 01:17:11
With Hayden and Winkleman area well in Kirti, which is in Pinal County. 01:17:18
We just didn't have enough. 01:17:22
Money to go into Pinellas County and kind of help them out. Our job descriptor job posting doesn't say. 01:17:25
Hayward county only, but those kids were kind of coming across the border so we've been talking to the supervisor 30s office and 01:17:30
this year, for the first time, Pinal County will have. 01:17:35
They'll have their summer work program. 01:17:40
And I spoke with Supervisor Sergey's office. 01:17:42
And for their first year, they received 137 applications and they're going to fund 75 positions. 01:17:46
But they do that strictly through their departments. 01:17:52
So they're going to work on getting funding set aside through the county. 01:17:55
Board of Supervisors to get it funded. 01:17:59
Additionally with their communities, but right now it's just internally. 01:18:02
With their department. So that's a pretty good course. Panel county is pretty big, but. 01:18:05
That's a good first year for them, 137 applications and. 01:18:09
Than 75 funded positions. 01:18:13
Right now, Gila County's applications total 85. 01:18:15
And their positions will close next Monday on March or March. 01:18:19
May the 19th. 01:18:24
And then we start interviews and next week, the day after Memorial Day on the 27th. 01:18:26
We'll start interviewing and we interview every. 01:18:30
Application that we received, like I said, we've got 85 applications as of today. The more that come in. 01:18:33
We'll be adding those to the list and then we. 01:18:40
Interview every single one of them so they all get at least get that experience of. 01:18:43
Being interviewed. 01:18:46
Uh, the cost per worker, I think when we first started this, the cost for somewhere like minimum wage for Arizona was around $9 an 01:18:49
hour. 01:18:52
So you can see it's $14.70 now. 01:18:56
Plus the ER E Class employment related expenses are a dollar another dollar 15 an hour. 01:18:59
1585 an hour. 01:19:04
So the county's investment just for our communities is 125,532, but that does not include the county departments investment. 01:19:07
And they typically fund those out of unfilled positions. 01:19:15
So that's how. 01:19:19
That all works out and I really think the county departments for doing that, the big commitment for the summer. 01:19:20
And I guess for our county department. 01:19:28
That we know right now are interested in positions. 01:19:31
And they kind of come to us as soon as they know it's it's coming out there, they start thinking about it and they come forward. 01:19:35
2024 versus 2025 last year, as you recall. 01:19:50
We got a lot of extra funding from the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. 01:19:54
Our program last year was $306,140. 01:19:59
That also included. 01:20:03
Money from the Forest Service and. 01:20:05
We partnered with the Arizona Conservation Legacy where we did 2 by CC crews, one in the north and one in the South. 01:20:08
Which umm. 01:20:14
Was the first time we've ever had two crews in the same year. 01:20:15
So that was great, but that all came from that extra funding. Unfortunately, even though I asked this year, we did not receive any 01:20:18
extra funding from Office of Economic Opportunity. 01:20:22
I don't think they're not accepting my calls. 01:20:27
So anyway, we don't know what the current circumstances with Forest Service. 01:20:31
And the different funding that will probably ever be able to. 01:20:36
Have that opportunity again to do those two crews. 01:20:40
We lost some folks in the Forest Service that were key. 01:20:43
And getting the grants because it was an internal Forest Service grant. 01:20:46
Those folks are gone. 01:20:49
Arizona conservation legacy, same thing. Kind of a shake up enough. 01:20:52
Rearranging and so we've lost those contacts as well, but. 01:20:55
Keep trying out there. But anyway, we appreciate it over the years, everything that we got done. 01:21:00
With them. 01:21:04
Here was the YCC crew accomplishment list. 01:21:07
You can see those were from southern Hewlett County and I never did get a report from the northern Heela County YCC crew, but I 01:21:10
think they're. 01:21:13
Accomplishments were pretty typical. 01:21:17
Projects that we do that they did. 01:21:20
Which as you can see, that was a lot of help out in the woods and those. 01:21:23
Kids, which attended their graduation last year in. 01:21:26
What was that? June? No end of? When was it? No end of August? End of August. Supervisor claimed I had. 01:21:30
Attended the graduation ceremony up in Payson. 01:21:36
And it was. 01:21:40
Really nice and those kids did really enjoy it and they got a lot out of it. Few of them actually said they were going to. 01:21:41
Try to get a job with the forces. Not sure how that's working out this year though. 01:21:47
City and town workers, these are the things they. 01:21:52
Did last year. 01:21:55
They all say that they really appreciate having the kids along. Not Superior. We were able to fund their Fidel County, but that's 01:21:57
what the extra money that we thought we were able to branch out into so. 01:22:01
Fidel County that was part of our. 01:22:07
Application that we want to help out those areas of superior. 01:22:08
And Kearney. So those are the places where we. 01:22:12
Place Kids, the Miami Senior Center. 01:22:14
Public works the library and they cross train their kids from department to department. 01:22:19
So they'll take somebody from. 01:22:24
Public works and put them over into the office for a while or they'll the library. They usually cross train like the library and 01:22:26
the. 01:22:30
Senior Center. 01:22:34
And then bring them into town hall so they do a lot with them. As far as working them around, wiggle them typically just takes 01:22:35
outdoor workers. 01:22:38
And they do a lot with their public works director. The kids have really learned. 01:22:43
A lot through their public works office. And they do. 01:22:47
Get a lot done over the summer with him, a lot of. 01:22:50
Weed eating, painting. 01:22:53
Fence building, working on the Ramada down in the Winkleman Flats, that kind of thing. 01:22:55
Our program dates this year June 2nd through July 18th, 6 weeks. 01:23:01
Is posted right now on the county website and as I said, it closes. 01:23:05
May 19th, a week from yesterday. 01:23:09
And the interviews will take place as soon as we can. 01:23:11
As soon as it closes, I believe we start the day after. 01:23:15
Memorial Day on the 28th. 01:23:18
As I said, we do interview every. 01:23:20
Application which takes a lot of time. 01:23:23
My defense, if you have any questions I would be happy to answer. 01:23:36
Thank you, Kathy. 01:23:40
I have no questions other than. 01:23:42
This comment. 01:23:45
It's great to plant a seed I remember. 01:23:47
2017 when I started this, it was. 01:23:50
Out of constituent funds to trick. 01:23:52
Try to get things going as we could and. 01:23:55
And then? 01:23:58
Supervisor Klein and Kathy, you guys kind of took this over. 01:24:00
And see what it's grown into today and the people that we've been able to help and. 01:24:04
I could say that the future employees that are going to be employed by Gila County nor the 4th services. 01:24:10
It's great to plant a seed and eight years later see something like this where it stays fun with nature, you know, dealing with it 01:24:16
and things of that nature. It's just the. 01:24:20
It's one of the successes of Hilo County in my opinion. 01:24:25
To be able to help our youth go forward in and so I think it's a great program and thank everybody that. 01:24:30
Has participated and worked hard for it. 01:24:37
Thank you. 01:24:40
And we do. I have to say this year too, we lost a key player. 01:24:41
Down in the HR department. 01:24:44
Erica Raymond. 01:24:47
Resigned. But Larissa Telemontes is doing a great job. She's really picked up. She's, you know, a new, fresh set of eyes and she 01:24:49
sees how we can improve things and. 01:24:53
Maybe do things a little bit better. So she's she's been great. There's been no glitches in it at all, but. 01:24:58
The busy part is getting these IGA's out and getting them back, getting them signed, getting them back. That's. 01:25:03
One of the biggest hassles and then once we get through that and get the interviews take place, it really. 01:25:08
Runs itself because the communities are all. 01:25:12
Supervising these kids in our county department heads, we have really have very little problems during the summer. They they're 01:25:15
pretty well taken care of by all the supervisors out there. 01:25:19
Do a good job. Thank you, Supervisor Cornel. 01:25:24
Kathy, thank you. 01:25:28
Kathy does spend a lot of time on this and so did Erica and Melissa. So. 01:25:29
It's really good. And Rick, thank you and your. 01:25:34
An element, but Supervisor Humphrey said it's true. I remember that first year, I think about 3 kids, something like that, yeah, I 01:25:38
mean. 01:25:42
We were darned sure at the ground level getting started, and it really has. 01:25:46
Been an exceptional program, but this isn't. 01:25:51
Something new for he accounting. This program was carried out in the years past. 01:25:55
And so there is quite a long list. 01:26:01
Of folks that went through a youth type program to be where they are today. 01:26:04
Sherry Grice is one of them. 01:26:09
And so. 01:26:12
And then this morning we've seen another young lady standing here and that. 01:26:13
That right there is really good. There's a lot of other kids that. 01:26:16
That went on to pursue. 01:26:21
Careers, whether it was in health services. 01:26:24
The law filled whatever was operators and. 01:26:26
And they've done well as far as I know the. 01:26:31
I would say 99% of these kids. 01:26:36
Make it through. We may have one snapped through with a kid or two, but that's about it. 01:26:40
Everyone else has been. 01:26:45
Going right on through it and then we've had some. 01:26:47
Year in repeats that come back and. 01:26:50
What not? 01:26:54
Some really good stories. 01:26:56
Out of all this, there really is. There's not enough time today to tell them but. 01:26:58
But there has been some really good stories from these kids and. 01:27:02
And it's a pleasure to be able to see we can put money towards a program. 01:27:05
Like we were doing with this outcome. 01:27:10
I think that's great. That's all. 01:27:13
So in addition to when you heard about Maria this morning. 01:27:16
Tyler Shreve up and Payson was also. 01:27:19
One of our summer workers, we had him for a summer, he came back part time, then he left and then he came back again. So. 01:27:22
Yeah, we were glad to see him. He's really good. 01:27:28
Yep, it's variable and enough. 01:27:31
Thank you for all that you've done. 01:27:33
What is the USD stand for after Hayden Winkleman here Unified School District? 01:27:35
Oh, OK. 01:27:42
Of the town. The town, yeah. 01:27:44
OK. Thank you. With that, I'll call for motion. 01:27:47
Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to approve various intergovernmental agreements jointly cooperate in Gila County's 2025. 01:27:50
Summer Work Employment program with the entities as presented. 01:27:58
Mr. Chair, I'll second that motion and a second to approve those in favor say aye. 01:28:03
Aye, aye. All right, Thank you. Let's move on. 3K information, discussion action to approve. 01:28:08
Economic economic development agreement number 04212025. 01:28:15
Between Hewitt County and the Pleasant Valley Community Council in the amount of $10,000 to support the renovation. 01:28:20
Of the commercial kitchen located in the Pleasant Valley Community Center. 01:28:27
Which the board can truly be for the benefit of the public. 01:28:31
And this item is Supervisor Klein. 01:28:35
Thank you, Mr. Chair, the. 01:28:37
It reached out to Sohail back to do a remodel over their kitchen, part of their building and. 01:28:40
And going and it's a complete remodel. 01:28:46
And so, so we're we're wanting to participate in that. In addition with us APS looks like they're going to be. 01:28:49
Cooper in this as well. So it's going to be a joint venture. 01:28:59
The Community Center in Young right there. 01:29:03
It hosts a number of different. 01:29:06
Functions and events and things like that. The. 01:29:09
The kitchen itself gets a lot of use. 01:29:14
About every every month for one event or another, including like the gymkhana's that are held there at the arena. They use it for 01:29:18
the kids and. 01:29:22
And so forth so. 01:29:27
So it's really good. It's a pleasure to be able to help support that and see the progress there. 01:29:28
I seen pictures here fall a few days ago. 01:29:34
Looking good, be done here shortly and. 01:29:37
It's not good. I'm happy to answer any questions. Thank you, Supervisor Humphrey. 01:29:41
I have no questions. 01:29:46
I have no questions either this. 01:29:48
I do have a question. 01:29:51
So this building. 01:29:52
Is it right by the arena? It is. 01:29:54
It just sits right next to the arena and the fire department. 01:29:56
And so this building, that's another thing. 01:30:00
In young, there's not a lot of. 01:30:03
Opportunities or space to use SO. 01:30:05
Along with that, in the years past, the Community Center was used to. 01:30:09
Stage firefighters. 01:30:13
Feed firefighters. 01:30:15
All different. 01:30:18
Sorts of things. I mean, it's 5000 square feet, this building is. So there's a lot of room there. 01:30:19
And in elections and. 01:30:24
And everything else as well. And so it gets a lot of use. It's good to see. And it was. 01:30:27
The other thing I will say is that building was built totally by volunteers 100%. 01:30:33
And uh. 01:30:39
It's it's well, well built building and looks good so. 01:30:40
OK. Thank you. I'll call for motion. 01:30:45
Mr. Chair, I move to approve economic Development Agreement number 04212025 with the Pleasant Valley Community Center as 01:30:47
presented. 01:30:52
And which the Board has determined to be for the benefit of the public. 01:30:58
Mr. Chair, I'll second that. 01:31:03
Right, we have a motion and a second to approve. Those in favor say aye. 01:31:04
Aye, item 3L. 01:31:08
My item do we have anyone from the Payson Oats Association? Okay? 01:31:11
Let me read this information. Discussion Action Approved Economic Development Agreement number 04062025. 01:31:17
Between Hewitt County and the Payson Pilots Association, incorporated in the amount of $2500 to support. 01:31:24
The Payson Aerofare scheduled for October 18, 2025. 01:31:31
Which the border determined to be for the benefit of the public. 01:31:36
And uh. 01:31:39
Go ahead and introduce yourself please, and tell us what? 01:31:40
What is the patient Aerofare? 01:31:44
My name is Brad Lawrence and I'm the Chairman of the Aerospace 2025 this year. 01:31:49
And as we've had many earth errors in the past. 01:31:57
This is a call to the community and the county and the town. 01:32:01
To bring people out. And we left those clothes. 01:32:07
Young adults and the youth to. 01:32:11
As we have already in the last couple of years sponsored. 01:32:15
By you and training them. 01:32:21
You fly being privileged into education. 01:32:23
Industry, we've raised over 60 to $70,000 which goes towards training these kids. 01:32:27
I love McDonald's and everything, but I don't want to see that. 01:32:37
Being a server of McDonald's for their whole career. 01:32:40
So I'd like to uplift these these people. 01:32:43
And for the benefit of the youth and the young adults. 01:32:46
Exposing them to this industry, OK. 01:32:50
All right. Thank you for that, Supervisor Humphrey. 01:32:54
I would imagine putting them in a plane would uplift them. 01:32:57
No question. 01:33:02
Super client. 01:33:04
Yeah, thanks for doing this. I know that arrow for it. It attracts a lot of people. 01:33:06
A lot of folks that are there so. 01:33:11
Anyway, thank you. It's a good project. It's a good project not only helps the kids, but also. 01:33:14
It's a good economy for the town of Payson. It's a good awareness. 01:33:20
Thing There's food, there's vendors. 01:33:24
Their static displays. 01:33:27
Lots of great stuff there. 01:33:29
And so I'm happy to. 01:33:30
Support them. 01:33:33
To some of my discretionary funds so. 01:33:34
With that, I will promote you. Before I make the motion, Mr. Chair, can I ask you one more question? Sure. 01:33:37
The Patient Pilots association also. 01:33:43
Maintains a lot of these other. 01:33:47
Airstrips. These real airstrips, still don't they around? 01:33:49
I couldn't answer that. I don't know. Do does the patient publish association? 01:33:53
Maintain some of the more rural, remote airstrips like. 01:33:58
I remember um. 01:34:04
In the past, some of that. 01:34:06
That's a good question. 01:34:08
In Arizona. 01:34:12
I was a former member of. 01:34:14
They do go in the back and treat some of these small airports. 01:34:17
Association. 01:34:23
Really. 01:34:25
Activities in here. 01:34:28
OK, I remember Paul Pitkin. 01:34:31
He's still around. 01:34:34
And he would. 01:34:37
Help work on like Grapevine and like really remote just I mean, you wouldn't even know they were there sort of thing though. 01:34:38
If maybe somebody, if they you find out, you can let me know because I'm I'm real curious about that. 01:34:45
Anyway, I'm ready to make a motion. 01:34:52
OK. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll make the motion to approve economic Development agreement number 04062025. 01:34:55
With patient pilots Association incorporated as presented in which the. 01:35:04
Ford has determined to be for the benefit of the public. 01:35:09
Mr. Chair, I'll second that, have a motion, and 2nd to approve. Those in favor say aye. 01:35:12
Aye, aye, aye. 01:35:18
Thank you, Chairman, for coming and presenting that. Appreciate it. 01:35:19
Let's move on now to item 3. M Information discussion Action to adopt A proclamation #2025-07 proclaiming May. 01:35:22
2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month in Gila County. Good morning, Michael, good morning. 01:35:32
Good morning, Chairman, members of the Lord. 01:35:38
Thank you for having me up here. This is sort of piggybacking off of what? 01:35:41
Chief Probation Officer He. 01:35:45
Presented earlier about their issues with. 01:35:47
Drug addiction and crime and things like that. 01:35:49
As you know, our health department works closely with a lot of these community organizations to try address some of these 01:35:53
increased mental health issues. 01:35:57
Suicide seems to be on it. 01:36:02
Huge increase in Gila County. 01:36:04
Drug addiction. 01:36:06
And mostly with the youth. 01:36:08
That we see out there. 01:36:09
And so. 01:36:11
With our community partners in this particular situation, we'd like to. 01:36:13
Have this proclamation to make the public aware of some of these issues that we're dealing with in our youth in Gila County with 01:36:17
this part. 01:36:21
Proclamation. I can read it if you would like, Chairman, or it could just. 01:36:24
Approved the proclamation as is. 01:36:28
It's just an awareness that we are seeing an increase. 01:36:31
With the youth in Gila County. 01:36:35
With suicides and drug addiction. 01:36:37
And we're trying to address that with the health department in our community partners out there, and we're trying to do everything 01:36:40
we can, even working with the chief probation officer and his team. 01:36:45
And DSO and some of these other organizations that could provide some of these services. 01:36:51
And try to. 01:36:57
Attack the problem and prevent the issues. 01:36:58
It's a sad trend and we're trying to turn that around. 01:37:01
So I'd be, I'll take your lead, Sir. 01:37:05
OK. Thank you, Michael. And I also see that we have Michelle Nelson and. 01:37:07
Someone else I can't tell. 01:37:12
Here today and so they are present and it's of their concern as well, so. 01:37:15
First, let's see if there's any questions from the board supervisor. 01:37:21
I have no questions. I think it's great to bring up. 01:37:25
OK, a proclamation for the month, but it's a 12 month issue, but I think. 01:37:30
That it's nice to be recognized. 01:37:35
If it is just for the month but but like I say it is a 12 month issue so. 01:37:39
I'm glad we're bringing awareness to it. 01:37:44
And that's all, Mr. Chair. Thank you. Supervisor Klein. Michael, thank you. Mental health is a serious deal. 01:37:47
And uh. 01:37:54
I I know that the drug issues have. 01:37:56
Pays a toll in that as well. Many issues do but. 01:37:59
It's good that we dive in there and try and do something, you know? 01:38:04
There, there is a lot to it, but thank, thank you and your your. 01:38:10
For in this together. 01:38:14
Yes, thank you. So let me ask Michelle. 01:38:17
Who's with you, Michelle? And. 01:38:21
Would you like to read the proclamation? 01:38:23
And I want to reassure you with what you said, it's 12 month program today with me as economic. 01:38:29
She's actually one of those young people you're talking about. 01:38:37
I am working nationalized on mental illness and Hulu County health. 01:38:41
Their social media person, Nikki. 01:38:49
Is working with us. We have a social media outreach campaign for non Arizona. It would help me if you all went on your Facebook 01:38:51
and Instagram. 01:38:55
I also do a podcast. 01:39:01
Called Strength Beyond Struggle and Echo has an episode with me and. 01:39:04
And the unique thing about what we're doing is we're trying to get into ELA County classrooms and in front of any middle school 01:39:08
and high school people, so. 01:39:12
I need your help with that too. 01:39:16
Churches go to schools. We had a little struggle giving the schools to talk about this, which is interesting. The only thing I can 01:39:18
think of is it's stigma. 01:39:23
But the program we use called Ending the Pilots of the quarter Echo Forward shirt, it says 15 to 24 is the average. 01:39:29
Is the is the age range. 01:39:38
The second leading cause of death. 01:39:41
Enjoy the pandemic suicide with the number one cause of gap or 15 to 24 year olds and that. 01:39:44
Precious tragic to me and that's why I'm doing this as well as I have a child mental health condition. 01:39:51
The Echo is trained, she's in her 20s. We trained 18 to 30 year olds. 01:39:57
Go into classrooms. 01:40:02
About what journey with mental health? 01:40:06
When the crisis happened to how they were to live with it and. 01:40:08
What their advice is? 01:40:12
And I'd love to have everything if we have time, but do you have any words about what it's all these challenges really use that 01:40:14
they're talking about? 01:40:18
Yeah. So I think that it's something that's not talked about a lot specifically in rural areas. 01:40:23
Go to Phoenix and they have resources like crazy, but you come to a place like this and. 01:40:30
You don't really know what your resources are until it's nearly too late, and that's what happened with me. 01:40:36
And honestly, I think it's something that has public service. 01:40:43
It's something that should be on the forefront of everybody's mind because, you know, like, well, that's it. You guys aren't going 01:40:47
to be around forever. 01:40:51
And people like me are the ones that are going to. 01:40:55
Take brief decisions and there's going to be nobody to take over your positions. 01:40:59
If mental illness continues to decline and you have the lack of resources. 01:41:04
It's super important. 01:41:11
Forced use of Asian and chemical accounting in other rural areas. 01:41:15
Resources to have the ability to have access to life saving healthcare. 01:41:20
That is what this is. However you want to talk like whatever you want to write it up to, think about it, this is life saving 01:41:28
health care. 01:41:32
So I think that's a great way to look at it and think about it. 01:41:36
And ending the. 01:41:41
Talk about it. 01:41:43
Step #1 And that's what we're doing here right now. 01:41:44
And I want to thank the Healing County Health Department and Josh back. And this is Shannon and Nikki. 01:41:47
While Nikki is a social media person and she jumped on supporting Mommy Arizona outreach. Because the young people are living my 01:41:54
life. 01:41:58
We gotta go on there. 01:42:02
High school counselors tell me that social media's done one thing right, and that's to open the conversation on mental health. 01:42:04
And I don't know if you guys know 60% of your inmates in the county jail struggle with the mental health condition. 01:42:10
40% of inmates and federal businesses have a mental health condition. It. 01:42:18
It's hard to believe because I grew up in a ranch. 01:42:25
And farmers, family and they said put on your britches and go out and work it off. 01:42:27
Well, we don't have that work anymore and our kids are are epidemic of suicide ideation of anxiety and depression and so again. 01:42:33
Just talk about and mommy patient has an office. We offer classes. 01:42:43
And support groups. I'd love to have information. 01:42:48
But again, like we just talk about it. I'm so thankful and grateful that you gentlemen. 01:42:56
Are are taking the time to take this proclamation to say something about his name is mental health. 01:43:03
And I just like to reduce the. 01:43:07
Anxiety and depression in the world. 01:43:11
Thank you and. 01:43:15
Thank both of you for being involved in this, and I do think it's important enough to read it. 01:43:17
I'm gonna ask Michael to do that. Get down to the therefore part, I think. 01:43:22
Absolutely, Sir. 01:43:27
So this proclamation of the Gila County Board of Supervisors. 01:43:29
Claiming May 25th as the Mental Health Awareness Month in Gila County, whereas the US Surgeon General has issued a public health 01:43:32
advisory concerning the alarming increase in mental health concern. 01:43:39
Concerns among teens with an emphasis on the negative impact of isolation and social media. 01:43:45
Nationwide, mental health problems among our youth have been increasing. 01:43:51
And according to the Arizona Department Health Services. 01:43:56
May is recognized as Mental Illness Awareness Month across the nation. 01:44:00
And whereas the statistics around adolescent mental health have increased. 01:44:05
40% of students in 2023 reported coping with persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness. 01:44:10
According to the federal Centers for Disease Control, 10% of children ages 3 to 17 suffer from a diagnosed anxiety disorder. 01:44:17
10% of children have been diagnosed for the behavior disorder. 01:44:26
4% of children have been diagnosed with depression. 01:44:30
37% of children with a mental health disorder have multiple diagnosis. 01:44:33
And 20% of students seriously considered attempting suicide. 01:44:38
And whereas. 01:44:43
Treatment rates remain alarmingly low for teens suffering from depression. 01:44:44
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and behavior disorders. 01:44:49
According to a meta analysis of 40 studies on the National Institute of Health online library. 01:44:53
Shame and stigma remain a major barrier to diagnose an effective treatment. 01:44:59
And whereas Gila County has consistently suffered. 01:45:05
A much higher teen suicide rate than the statewide average. 01:45:08
In chronic absence in Gila County schools has increased alarmingly. 01:45:12
81% of Helix County teens have at least one of nine adverse childhood experiences that include a family history of things like 01:45:16
drug use. 01:45:21
Alcoholism, abuse and neglect. 01:45:26
Bullying at home or the disruption caused by a divorce or separation. 01:45:28
Studies show adverse childhood experiences increase the risk of mental health disorders. 01:45:33
Substance abuse and problems in school. 01:45:39
And whereas the Gila County Health Department and its partners are committed to education treatment. 01:45:41
And access to care. 01:45:47
As is the Arizona chapter of the National Alliance for Mental Health. 01:45:49
In partnership with the Arizona Healthcare Cost Containment System. 01:45:54
Offers the ending the educational program at public schools in Gila County and across the state. 01:45:58
American adolescents face a mental health crisis, according to local and national surveys. 01:46:04
The pandemic accelerated a rise in mental health problems. 01:46:10
Problems among teenagers with only modest improvement since the peak of the disruptions in school and family life caused by COVID. 01:46:13
The Gila County Public Health Department and its partners, including the National Alliance for Mental Health Illness, are seeking 01:46:22
to address that crisis. 01:46:26
The two organizations have partnered to increase resources, share connections and collaborate to reduce. 01:46:31
Harm mental health causes are used. 01:46:37
AND now, therefore, the members of Gila County Board of Supervisors do hereby proclaim May 25th as Mental Health Awareness Month. 01:46:40
And commends the National Alliance for Mental Health Illness. 01:46:49
Tequila County Health Department and its partners for their efforts to help people understand the total of mental illness, improve 01:46:53
access to care and reduce the debilitating stigma so often attached to mental health challenges. 01:47:00
Thank you, Michael. With that, I'll call for a motion. 01:47:06
Mr. Chairman. 01:47:11
To adopt Proclamation number 202507. 01:47:13
And I'll second that. 01:47:19
OK, we have a motion and a second to approve. Those in favor say aye, aye, aye aye. 01:47:21
Thank you, Michael. Thank you, Sir. OK. 01:47:26
We have a short consent agenda today. Items for A&B. 01:47:29
Supervisor Humphrey, would you like to speak on either one of those separately? I do not. 01:47:35
Supervisor client, same question. I'm good. 01:47:41
And I'll call for a motion to approve the consent agenda. 01:47:44
Agenda items for A&B. 01:47:49
So moved, Mr. Chair. 01:47:51
I'll second that. OK, a motion in a second to approve those in favor say aye aye. 01:47:53
Thank you. 01:47:59
All right, now we'll get to. 01:48:01
Called to the public, Cassandra, are we clear on? 01:48:04
That one OK now. 01:48:07
We have. 01:48:10
Someone in Payson? 01:48:12
It's been very patient. 01:48:14
Umm, so this is the call to the public. We're not allowed to umm. 01:48:17
Make decisions with regard to the comments made. We like to. 01:48:23
Limit it to 3 minutes and. 01:48:28
I can extend that if I feel I wish to, and Mr. Julian Anderson. 01:48:32
Who lives in Pine? 01:48:38
Is with us today in the Payson. 01:48:40
Building. So, Mr. Anderson, please go ahead. 01:48:43
Thank you for the opportunity. 01:48:50
Today. 01:48:54
Impressions on the speakers form I'm hearing my capacity as the president of the Portals one and two of the Markets Association 01:48:55
high in Arizona. 01:48:59
With me is our chair. 01:49:05
Vice President, FBI. 01:49:08
A community has about 260 watts, about 180 lbs. 01:49:10
The reason here is there is a home on 1/2/30 which is 8:00 PM. 01:49:16
301-62. 01:49:21
Next 183, which is being the study is prepared for more than 15 years. 01:49:23
It was purchased in June 2018. 01:49:30
Almost seven years ago by a company that planned to repair renovating the standard. 01:49:33
Lightning a Long story short, the company commits construction in early March. 01:49:39
22 based on an accurate cycle. 01:49:46
We're becoming aware of this account. 01:49:49
Since then, the owners classified to the county Board of Adjustment. 01:49:51
Tremendous setbacks and that's why they not. 01:49:57
The stockholder remains in place and the income plate building continues to be a hazard. 01:50:01
Unprotected openings to suburban areas. Open dead Uranus construction debris lying around. 01:50:07
It's a nice story to deteriorate. 01:50:14
He also has unresolved encroachment issues with the first side date. 01:50:16
Don't join the cops in the island, it is work with the homeowner on National Way through our CCRS. 01:50:20
That having exhausted all have exhausted to it, it finds Antonio remaining level. 01:50:26
This continued limit various times. 01:50:32
HOH communication with county building is on 1000. 01:50:36
Open to move things forward. 01:50:41
Things got moved forward for O'Brien and races. 01:50:42
His truth, as we sit, is primarily now. 01:50:45
With Home under the Council. 01:50:48
I muted that to ask the board of super. 01:50:52
To interface to get the map between the county. 01:50:55
Any other results of discussion could be completed. 01:50:57
Over building Polish. 01:51:01
Some other practical solution found. 01:51:03
Thank you for all I have to say. 01:51:07
OK. Thank you for that. 01:51:11
I am aware of the house you're Speaking of. I was just there. 01:51:13
Few days ago and I've spoken to one of the neighbors, Mrs. Thompson. 01:51:17
And. 01:51:23
Mr. Albo, are you familiar with this property and what's occurring with it? 01:51:25
Mr. Chairman, I'm not familiar with it, but I myself know and I'll look into it after the Board's meeting. 01:51:32
And then get information back to Mr. Menlo. 01:51:40
OK, so I don't know how appropriate it is to really discuss too much, but I know that it's in. 01:51:44
There's a legal points involved in this. 01:51:50
Michael, is there anything that you can present to inform the board? 01:51:53
Where we are because we're being asked. 01:51:57
By Mr. Anderson, they joy and whatever. 01:52:00
To intervene. 01:52:02
And I'm not sure if we can do that. 01:52:04
Or could you please just let us know? 01:52:08
The situation, we're not going to be able to act on it today. 01:52:11
Yes, thank you, Chairman, members of board. 01:52:14
There is currently a legal proceeding against the owner of this property. 01:52:17
I believe on Thursday the 15th is a hearing for this. 01:52:22
In the past. 01:52:26
Work was done. 01:52:29
Not appropriately on this property. 01:52:30
Violation. 01:52:33
Orders were issued. 01:52:34
The homeowners. 01:52:36
One went in front of the Board of Adjustment. 01:52:37
And request variances. 01:52:41
The Board of Adjustment. 01:52:43
Twice denied their request. 01:52:44
There is a legal pathway for the homeowner. 01:52:46
To come in front of the board. 01:52:49
To ask their. 01:52:51
Decision. 01:52:53
On a variance if they so choose. 01:52:54
They have not chosen that just yet. 01:52:57
So currently there is a legal proceeding. So at this particular time it's it's something that the board. 01:52:59
Probably. 01:53:06
My recommendation is to wait for the legal proceeding and I could. 01:53:08
Speak to you individually or as a group in a work session. 01:53:12
Particular property. 01:53:17
The County Attorney just it does agree that at this particular time. 01:53:19
Umm, refrain from sort of going in a full board meeting to discuss this? 01:53:24
OK. All right. And so, yeah. 01:53:30
There were some in search of interruption, Sir, I forgot to let you know that there were complaints called into our departments 01:53:33
about this dilapidated structure. 01:53:38
And we had community development staff and the public health department, environmental health staff go out there. 01:53:43
Rats and things like that were called in and we did not see that, so that complaint was not valid. 01:53:51
And neither was the building determined by the. 01:53:57
Chief Building Officer Randy Plummer to be a hazard at this particular time, it could become eventually a hazard. 01:54:01
And then we would require the the homeowner to do something about that. 01:54:08
But that if that does happen. 01:54:13
Then we would bring the homeowner to another hearing if they refused to make the building safe. 01:54:15
Thank you for that so. 01:54:22
Mr. Anderson, I hope that that helps explain the position that we're in. 01:54:25
I would be happy to intervene if I could. 01:54:30
It's a nice neighborhood and it's. 01:54:33
It should not be this way. 01:54:36
And so we're going to have to let that go through the courts, I guess. So, Mr. Humphrey, do you have anything you'd like to know? 01:54:39
Nope, Mr. Klein, No, I do not. 01:54:44
OK. So thank you for your presentation. I think everybody understands and we may have to look at this later, so we can't talk 01:54:47
about it. 01:54:51
At this point. 01:54:55
Right. Keep us informed, Michael. All right. Thank you for coming and presenting that today. 01:54:57
Is there anyone else in the pizza that wishes to present? 01:55:05
No OK here in. 01:55:08
Globe, we have one. 01:55:14
Person that would like to come up and we've seen. 01:55:16
Mr. David Berry before. 01:55:19
And he would like to come up. 01:55:21
And talk about property issues. 01:55:24
Conflict of interest. 01:55:28
OK, Sir. Thank you for your time. 01:55:31
Thank you Mr. Humphrey for assisting me in this communicating with this. 01:55:34
I respectfully urge you to take immediate action and defend public access to a road that's under threat and an ongoing civil case. 01:55:40
The facts show that adverse possession is attempted to be taken. 01:55:48
On a public Rd. that's providing access to property in Gila County. 01:55:51
In addition, there's some serious conflicts of interest that. 01:55:55
Undermine the county's ability to fairly protect the rights of its citizens, no matter if they have political connections or renew 01:55:58
in the area. 01:56:01
The plaintiff in this case has stated I have an excellent attorney. He told me not to take **** from this *** or the police. 01:56:05
This is after law enforcement told him. 01:56:12
Not to trespass on the property. 01:56:15
He's also publicly stated my attorney told me to put no trespassing signs up. 01:56:17
Put stuff back back in the building. 01:56:22
This is after police told him he had to remove signs and belongings from the building and not to trespass and disputed property. 01:56:24
The statement reveals that his attorney. 01:56:30
Has directly advised them to disregard lawful orders from Gila County Sheriff's as well as Miami PD. 01:56:33
This is not a minor technicality or a remote interest. 01:56:40
The attorney advising the plaintiff is currently employed by the Gila County Attorney's Office, the very office responsible for 01:56:43
defending public. 01:56:47
Interest in addressing criminal acts. 01:56:51
This dual role creates an obvious and direct conflict of interest. 01:56:53
The plaintiffs public statements on social media posts make it clear that this conflict is not hidden or subtle. 01:56:58
The point of post about his attorneys position using hashtags like double dipping attorney. 01:57:03
And describes Gila County as a county. 01:57:08
Run by good old boys. A county that does not keep records, A county without management or lack there a lack of. 01:57:10
The planets confidence in ignoring law enforcement is emboldened by his attorney's conflict of interest. 01:57:17
He describes how law enforcement have told him to stop trespassing yet. 01:57:23
Follows his attorney's advice. 01:57:27
He has continued to attempt to leverage his conflict of interest to assert control over the property. 01:57:29
And public Rd. is a major issue. 01:57:35
Hilo County has a clear responsibility to protect public roads that ensure lawful access to all residents. 01:57:39
When a public Rd. is threatened by private claims of adverse possession, the county must act if. 01:57:46
On the defendant that access the property inside of Healer county. 01:57:50
Mr. Barry, are you almost done? 01:57:54
Yes, OK. 01:57:56
The county trains office. 01:57:58
Conflicts of interest have already led to a refusal and. 01:58:00
Related criminal matters, but the same issues have not been addressed in the civil case. 01:58:03
Leaving the county's property vulnerable and private citizens are responsible for protecting public property. 01:58:07
If the county does not step in the public risk. 01:58:15
Of losing access to the road. 01:58:17
Permanently. 01:58:19
I request. 01:58:23
Respectfully request that the county step in without delay. 01:58:25
Thank you for your attention on this matter. 01:58:28
Thank you for coming SO. 01:58:31
Supervisor Humphrey. 01:58:33
Yeah, we can't go into this, but I can defend the Tony. 01:58:34
Umm, if I feel necessary. 01:58:39
Umm if I have checked into this and if. 01:58:42
Someone is trying to take adverse possession over counting property. 01:58:46
The county that would defend it and they can't take. 01:58:52
Government property. 01:58:55
In adverse possession from what I have. 01:58:56
Investigated. 01:59:00
I do believe this. 01:59:03
Road This public Rd. 01:59:04
Is in the town of Miami jurisdiction. 01:59:07
That is correct. 01:59:11
Also provides access to property in Hill County. 01:59:14
No further comments. 01:59:18
And I think his supervisor's pleasure, Klein. 01:59:20
I think this is deeper than I want to get into, so I'm good, Mr. Chair. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Barry. I don't really have 01:59:23
anything to say to it, so. 01:59:27
Thank you, Bill. Thank you for your time. 01:59:31
All right, let's go to our. 01:59:35
Current events. 01:59:39
Item number six. 01:59:40
Mr. Menlo. 01:59:43
Mr. Chair, members of the Board. 01:59:45
I just want to say that the Michelson Building downtown globe that it is. 01:59:47
Demolition is occurring. 01:59:51
Has been occurring and he's occurring this week. 01:59:53
They are about finished with the second floor will be. 01:59:56
Going down to the first floor should be completely. 01:59:58
Demo in the next week or two. 02:00:02
The City Globe and their council meeting, they have awarded a contract for architectural services to design that. 02:00:06
And Mr. O'Driscoll and his team. 02:00:13
Coast with seagull on that design. 02:00:16
Of the Michelson Building. 02:00:18
Last week you'd have a meeting with the county managers and administrators for the state of Arizona. 02:00:22
And one of the main concerns is that the. 02:00:26
Several of the highest people in the public safety personnel Retirement system. The executive drift. 02:00:29
Executive Director. 02:00:36
Michael Townsend and other senior staff are all. 02:00:37
In the next 6 months. 02:00:41
Michael Driscoll was. I'm sorry, Michael Townsend was. 02:00:43
Part of Kochi, Coconio County. 02:00:47
And understood the issues that challenged Noah as a board that you. 02:00:50
Approved a refinancing of the public Safety Personal retirement System. 02:00:55
So there's concern of. 02:01:00
That we need to heighten our. 02:01:03
Concern for making sure that. 02:01:05
That nothing goes wrong to. 02:01:07
Put us at danger of accounting for. 02:01:10
Awarding benefits that are beyond what we're able to afford. 02:01:13
I just want to let you know also that I will be down in the valley tomorrow and. 02:01:18
Thursday for. 02:01:22
Small counties I'm meeting with. 02:01:23
The CBA. James Kenland is a lobbyist for CB. 02:01:27
And they wanted to meet with me as I had submissions in Gilbert County. 02:01:32
Being with them tomorrow and also small counties and then. 02:01:36
The executive board for kind of supervised association on Thursday. 02:01:40
Next week I will be in Washington, DC. 02:01:44
For Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and then back in the Valley on Thursday. 02:01:47
That is my report, Mr. Chairman. 02:01:51
Thank you, Mr. Manlau, Supervisor Humphrey. 02:01:54
Uh yeah, I held a Tunnel Basin community meeting on the 6th. 02:01:57
Held a dumpster day in Deer Creek. 02:02:02
Village on the 8th. 02:02:05
To clean up their air, help them clean up their areas. 02:02:08
Held a Roosevelt community meeting on the 12th. Was on KQSS. 02:02:12
Also on the 12th at 5:30 and also attended. 02:02:18
Miami Town Council meeting on the 12th. 02:02:22
I'll meet with Danielle Monette from the Governor's office this afternoon at 1:30. 02:02:25
To kind of help discuss. 02:02:33
Our blight issue and how I feel it's a state problem, not a. 02:02:35
A lot of it's not a counting issue. 02:02:39
And see where we can go with that. Also to Mr. Marshall said that he would. 02:02:41
Help carry a bill this year on that so. 02:02:47
Hopefully persistence will help us get. 02:02:50
Something going in that direction? 02:02:54
I'll I'll meet with the Deputy County manager Michael Driscoll and team. 02:02:58
On May 14th, then Mr. Men love if he is able to attend. 02:03:03
And then I'll attend a Healey County public safety monument. 02:03:09
Unveiling ceremony on. 02:03:13
Thursday and so. 02:03:16
That's about all I have. 02:03:18
Thank you, Supervisor Klein. Thank you, Mr. Chair. So last week me and Kathy attended the Veterans Hall of Fame luncheon on May 02:03:21
9th. 02:03:24
In Mesa and that's where they honored and awarded. 02:03:29
Representative Marshall for his help and everything in the Vet Center and what he does and what he brings to the veteran 02:03:33
community, along with law enforcement and other things. 02:03:39
Really good turn out a lot of people there. 02:03:44
Is quite lengthy actually, but it was good. 02:03:48
And then tomorrow I'll be at the ECO meeting in Phoenix and then I later in the week. 02:03:52
Actually, next weekend, Sunday, Monday, I'll be pulling out for South Dakota to the war conference. 02:03:59
I'll be gone all next week. And then one thing of interest is. 02:04:06
The National Weather Service had reinstalled a weather station back into the Vet Center. 02:04:11
I didn't realize it had been there that long till Kathy brought up this morning. But that. 02:04:18
Weather center or weather? 02:04:22
Deal right there. 02:04:25
Was first established there in 1917. 02:04:26
And what happened was, is when the folks. 02:04:31
With the Forest Service moved out of that admin site, no one was there to record it. 02:04:34
Tend to it and all of that. So they moved it to the school. 02:04:40
Well, because the Vet Center is back in there. 02:04:44
People there, whatnot. 02:04:47
They they brought it back and put it back in place there so. 02:04:49
Pretty cool, you know, for once this morning, you know, I'm sitting there watching the news and. 02:04:54
Young's on the on the deal zero wind speed this morning in Young Arizona, which amazing but. 02:04:59
That's what it said so. 02:05:04
That was quite interesting, and other than that, Mister Fear, that was that. 02:05:06
OK. Thank you. 02:05:11
I'd like to show everybody the very last commencement pamphlet that will say. 02:05:14
EA on it. 02:05:19
As they will next year have their very own. 02:05:22
As an independent SO. 02:05:25
I was able to attend that. 02:05:28
And that was nice. 02:05:30
And Thursday I went up on the 15th. There's a first responders memorial. 02:05:34
Here in the globe, I plan on going to that. 02:05:40
And other than that, just plugging away with regular stuff. So that's about all I have to say. 02:05:42
About that. So let's move on. We do have an executive session today. 02:05:47
Item 7A's information discussion action to enter into executive session. 02:05:52
For discussion or consultation for legal advice. 02:05:58
With the board's attorneys regarding the future appointment of Gila County Recorder. 02:06:03
To the pending retirement of Hewitt County Recorder. 02:06:08
Say to Joe Bam. 02:06:11
And so I need a motion to retire into executive session prior to making a motion. How many were on our? 02:06:13
Our computer land today. 02:06:22
70 people on today. 02:06:24
Great. Thank you all very much for attending a Board of Supervisors meeting. 02:06:26
Today, you know that that's great when you lookout in the room. We have staff and a few people that want to talk, but it's great 02:06:32
that we have that many people interested in what's going on locally so. 02:06:37
Thank you all very much. 02:06:43
And so now I will make a motion, Mr. Chair, I move to enter into executive session to address it. 02:06:45
Agenda item 7A for the reasons stated in the agenda item. 02:06:51
I'll second it. 02:06:56
Motion down a second to adjourn. Those in favor say aye. 02:06:57
Supervisor's here and there's no action on this particular item required today. Staff has been instructed to proceed. 02:07:06
As we have recommended in the executive session. 02:07:15
So if there's nothing further, I will adjourn to this meeting. Thank you. 02:07:19