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During the final meeting in 2018 for the Navajo County Board of Supervisors, Vice Chairwoman Dawnafe Whitesinger was voted in as the new chairwoman for 2019, with Supervisor Jason Whiting as the new vice chairman.
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Outgoing Chairman Steve Williams said, “We had many successes in 2018 as well as many challenges, but it is onward and upward. It has been a pleasure to serve as chairman in this last year and I will be grateful to follow in the leadership of Chairman Whitesinger this next year.”
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Whitesinger added, “When we wrapped up our meeting a couple of weeks ago, I kept thinking of the upcoming $1.7 million dollar impact to our budget. We will continue to have those budget meetings, and trying to provide the best service to our community, but we also know that there will be some tough decisions ahead. We work as a community and value each of the people that work at the county and those that live in the county.”
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Public Works Director John Osgood presented the board with the memorandum of agreement between the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo Regional Office and Navajo County for the continued funding of two Navajo County Road Maintenance Equipment Operators.
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“This new agreement will continue to support the current two equipment operators in providing road maintenance and blading work on BIA-Navajo Region roads through Dec. 31, 2019,” said Osgood.
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Funding will come from the District One and District Two Navajo Nation Highway User Revenue Funds for Fiscal Years 2019 and 2020 in the amount of $32,000 per district per year for a total of $64,000 in 2019 and $64,000 in 2020.
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Supervisor Jesse Thompson responded to the presentation by saying, “The education of our young people is very important. This has been my main focus: to get well- maintained school bus routes on the reservation. Because of road wash outs, muddy roads, our children are missing at least 15 days of school per year. This is one way we can maintain some of the dirt roads out there. Like John said this is a really good partnership and we would like to continue this type of working relationship.”
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The board unanimously approved the Task Agreement.
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In other business, the board:
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* Approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Navajo County and Navopache Electric Cooperative (NEC), Incorporated, to develop a parcel of land owned by Navajo County on Penrod Road in Show Low.
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* Approved extending the appointments an additional four years to the Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC), for Chuck Howe representing District One, Nick McVicker for District Three, Ruth Ann Smith for District Four and Chuck Teetsel for District Five. The board also extended the appointment an additional two years for Randy Murph for District Three and appointed Brian Shields and Rodger Rhoades to the PZC for two years as well.
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* Approved renaming an existing road in the Linden area from Ivy Path to Lucky Draw Lane. This road is not county maintained and no fiscal impact is expected.
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* Approved the resignation of Tim R. Humphrey from the Northeastern Arizona Local Workforce Development Board. The Board received the letter of resignation from Humphrey effective Nov. 29, 2018. Humphrey was serving as the Gila County Business Representative.
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* Approved the receipt of the complete real property assessment roll of Navajo County for the tax year 2019 and direct the clerk to accept it for filing.
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* Approved three back tax land parcels sold over the counter in the amount of $1,685, which included Accessor Parcel Numbers 105-27-076, 105-08-074D and 105-23-029.
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* Approved the National Criminal History Improvement Program grant award in the amount of $28,832 in federal monies with a match obligation of $3,223 of in-kind funding with no additional funds being requested. The grant will be used to improve the quality, timeliness, and immediate accessibility of criminal history records and related information.
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* Approved an agreement between Navajo County and the City of Show Low regarding the employment of the Magistrate Court Clerk.
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* Approved the 2018-2019 Navajo County Hazardous Materials Response Plan, the 2018-2019 Navajo County Continuity of Government/Continuity of Operations Plan and the 2018-2019 Navajo County Emergency Operations Plan.
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* Approved the Navajo County Emergency Preparedness Program grant awarded to the county in the amount of $253,364 for the period of July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019. These funds are put toward the day-to-day operation of emergency management, which includes the mitigation of, preparedness for, planning and recovery from all hazards.
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* Approved Navajo County Emergency Management entering into the Interstate 40 Response Agencies Group Multi-Agency Mutual Aid Intergovernmental Agreement.
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