Approve the Minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of August 29, 2023.

Approve five Series 16 (Fair/Festival) liquor license applications submitted by Ms. Barbara Coons, Mr. Robert Dixon, II, Ms. Edith Gustason, Mr. Sal Tirrito, and Mr. Greg Gonnerman, for a festival to be held at Stand Alone Ranch on October 28, 2023, located at 11878 S. Elkhorn Road, Pearce, AZ 85625.

Approve an application for a Temporary Extension of Premises liquor license submitted by Mr. Bruce Callaghan for American Legion Post #52 located at 12 Theatre Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 on September 30, 2023, for the American Legion Bike Bash and Annual Birthday Celebration. 

Approve Series 16 (Fair/Festival) liquor license application submitted by Mr. Joshua Steinberg, for a festival to be held at Evelyn Williams Memorial Park on October 21, 2023, located at 1210 E. Treasure Road, Pearce, AZ 85625.

Approve a Proclamation designating September 17-23, 2023 as Constitution Week.

Reappoint Ray Klumb to the Building Code Advisory and Appeals Board for an additional three-year term which expires on September 25, 2026.

Reappoint Mose Lee to the Building Code Advisory and Appeals Board for an additional three-year term which expires on September 25, 2026.

Appoint Mark Prince to the Building Code Advisory and Appeals Board to fill the Member-at-Large position for a three-year term which expires on September 25, 2026.

Approve a cost extension request to extend the period of performance for Emergency Management Performance Grant EMF-2021-EP-00016-S01/18 for purchase of radio upgrade equipment, through September 30, 2023.

Approve demands and budget amendments for operating transfers.

Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.05, ratify the approval of the Tax Rates and Levies for Cochise County Taxing Entities as set forth in the attached corrected Exhibit, said approval made in open session at a special meeting held on August 21, 2023. 

On August 21, 2023, at a special meeting of the Board, the Board unanimously approved the Tax Rates and Levies for Cochise County Taxing Entities.  This vote was taken in open session.  This agenda item is being proposed for the Board to have the opportunity to ratify the approval and correct a clerical error in the Exhibit.  Due to a technological error, this meeting was not recorded and those attending via Microsoft Teams were unable to listen to the proceedings. The Exhibit attached on August 21, 2023, contained an incorrect tax rate for Fiscal Year 2023 in Exhibit 3 of the Exhibit. The minutes of the special meeting contain more detail of the action to be ratified and are attached to this agenda item.

Approve submission by the Board of Supervisors to the County Attorney's Office of the formal complaint filed by Savanna Valdez on August 25, 2023, regarding the failure of the San Simon Fire Chief John Novak to comply with mandatory professional development training, pursuant to A.R.S. § 48-803 (I) and (K). 

Approve Community Enhancement Fund expenditures for District 3 to support the City of Willcox transit program, in the amount of $20,000.

Approve Intergovernmental Agreement between Sierra Vista Unified School District and Cochise County School Superintendent to provide Special Education Services, effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.

Adopt Resolution 23-24 to approve the Vote Centers for the 2024 Primary and General Elections as listed on the attached Exhibit; and authorize the Elections Director to make substitutions as necessary prior to each election, in the event that a Vote Center replacement needs to be made in accordance with A.R.S. § 16-411.

Approve Proposal 2307-23134 with Pueblo Mechanical & Controls to install Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) units, under Mohave Cooperative Contract 19F-PMAC-0904, in the Library District warehouse, in the amount of $67,125.76, effective September 12, 2023.

Approve Proposal 2307-23135 with Pueblo Mechanical & Controls for the replacement of a Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) unit under Mohave Cooperative Contract 19F-PMAC2-0904 in the Procurement Warehouse, in the amount of $55,533.36, effective September 12, 2023.

Approve Proposal 2301-19687 with Pueblo Mechanical & Controls for the replacement of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) units at the Benson Service Center under Mohave Cooperative Contract 19F-PMAC2-0904 in the amount of $315,320.52, effective September 12, 2023.

Approve State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) Local Consent Agreement with the Arizona Department of Homeland Security (AZDOHS) to provide cybersecurity services in lieu of the County receiving Federal Fiscal Year 2022 SLCGP funding. 

Approve the addition of one Position Control Number in the Information Technology Department to create a full-time Senior Network Engineer position reallocating funds from the department's Fiscal Year 2024 appropriated professional services budget.

Approve Arizona 911 Program Grant Agreement, ADOA-AZ911-24-01 with the Arizona Department of Administration to fund Public Safety Answering Points services, in the amount of $554,902, effective through June 30, 2024.