The Navajo County Board of Supervisors met on Feb. 28 and authorized acceptance of a Constable Ethics, Standards and Training Board Grant in the amount of $2,500 in order to attend the National Constable and Marshals Association Conference in April.
In other business, the board:
* Authorized acceptance of a Constable Ethics, Standards and Training Board Grant in the amount of $4,511 in order to attend a Nevada Handgun Training event.
* Authorized acceptance of a Constable Ethics, Standards and Training Board Grant in the amount of $2,978 in order to purchase miscellaneous equipment.
* Approved a five year contract with Neopost Mail Finance for a new mail machine and maintenance agreement for a total cost of $37,836.
* Approved an amendment to the price sheet of the agreement with Arizona Department of Health Services for the Emergency Preparedness Program. The amendment provides a seven percent increase to the current budget period.
* Approved a back tax land parcel sold over the county in the amount of $454.
* Authorized Navajo County to file an amicus brief in Humphrey, et al. v State of Arizona Court of Appeals No. 1 CA-CV 16-0570. The county is being asked to do this along with all 12 Arizona Counties Insurance Pool counties regarding how to calculate the time of accrual of a claim against the county for purposes of the Notice of Claim statute, as well as the immunity of governmental entities when they decide not to act.
* Approved a utility easement to Arizona Public Service Company to a section of land in Navajo County.
* Approved the appointments of William Crull, Jill Grey, Linda Jo Hoy, Andrea Locurzio, Patricia Mayer, Kimberly Whitley, John Franklin, Michael Angelo, Jacqueline Day, Diane Anderson and Janis Newton as Democratic Precinct Committeemen for their respective precincts.
* Authorized the Navajo County Attorney to sign the “Agreement for Legal Services” with the Husk Law Office for capital murder case prosecution of two Pinal County Superior Court cases State v. Jose Valenzuela and State v. Arturo Jimenez.
* Authorized the White Mountain Lakes County Recreation Improvement District to enter into settlement negotiations with an amount not to exceed the amount discussed in executive session regarding pending litigation in Berger v. White Mountain Lakes County Recreation Improvement District.
