SPECIAL MEETING – TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2026 – 10:00 A.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:
A. Information/Discussion/Action to canvass the election results contained in the Official Canvass of the Primary Election held on July 21, 2026, in Gila County, Arizona, and declare the results as being official. (Alfonzo Alvarez)
B. Information/Discussion/Action to approve the renewal of Varonis Security Software licensing through CDW Government LLC utilizing OMNIA Partners/City of Mesa Contract No. 2024056-01 for a three (3)-year term in the total amount of$180,264.75, including applicable sales tax, with annual invoicing. (Carrie Bartling)
C. Information/Discussion/Action to approve Contract No. 212816-0l-GC3 with Empire Southwest LLC for 2026 Caterpillar 826 Landfill Compactor Lease-Purchase for a period of seven years, for a total amount not to exceed $1,300,708.08 plus applicable sales tax. (Troy White)
D. Information/Discussion/Action to ratify previous expenditures and authorize future expenditures with Payson Concrete and Materials, Inc. for the purchase and delivery of certified aggregate for County-maintained Forest Service roads in an amount not to exceed $754,682.00. (Troy White)
3. 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 Board of Supervisors' June 2, 2026, Meeting Minutes.
4. WORK SESSION ITEMS:
A. Information/Discussion on the feasibility and estimated cost of adding a secondary (redundant) internet connection for County buildings. (Carrie Bartling)
B. Information/Discussion regarding Monthly Flood Recovery Update. (Maryn
Belling/Thomas Goodman)
C. Information/Discussion on the Fee Structure Analysis presentation. (Maryn Belling)
D. Information/Discussion regarding the status of flood recovery projects, associated funding resources, and the 220-day completion timeline requirements for NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection projects. (Troy White)
F. Information/Discussion regarding the Pleasant Valley Veterans Retreat operational update, including facility utilization, performance indicators, fiscal activity, and capital improvement efforts. (Michael O'Driscoll) This item was addressed before 4E.
G. Information/Discussion to receive the Gila County Fairgrounds Operational, Financial, and Capital Improvement Update and offer any recommendations or observations for staff consideration. (Michael O'Driscoll) This item was addressed with item 4G.
E. Information/Discussion regarding the introduction of the Pleasant Valley Veterans Retreat, Inc. Board of Directors, and an update on the organization's activities and accomplishments. (Cathy Melvin)
F.
Information/Discussion regarding the Pleasant Valley Veterans Retreat
operational update, including facility utilization, performance indicators,
fiscal activity, and capital improvement efforts. (Michael O'Driscoll)
G.
Information/Discussion to receive the Gila County Fairgrounds Operational,
Financial, and Capital Improvement Update and offer any recommendations or
observations for staff consideration. (Michael O'Driscoll)
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§ 38-431.0l(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. SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS: At any time during this meeting pursuant to A.R.S.§ 38-43l.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. REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEM(S): Members of the Board of Supervisors may request for future agenda item(s) and/or reports to be presented at an upcoming meeting. The Board of Supervisors may not propose, discuss, deliberate, or take legal action on a request for a future agenda item unless the specific matter is properly noticed for legal action. Subject to the discretion of the Chairman, the item may be included on a future regular or work session agenda.
IF SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS ARE NEEDED, PLEASE CONTACT THE RECEPTIONIST AT (928) 425-3231 AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO ARRANGE THE ACCOMMODATIONS. FOR TTY, PLEASE DIAL 7-1-1 TO REACH THE ARIZONA RELAY SERVICE AND ASK THE OPERATOR TO CONNECT YOU TO (928) 425-3231.
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. §38-43 l.03(A)(3).
THE ORDER OR DELETION OF ANY ITEM ON THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION AT THE MEETING.