At the Navajo County Board of Supervisors meeting on April 10, Sheriff KC Clark along with Dispatch Communications Supervisor Caitlin Montoya asked that the week of April 8 – 14 be proclaimed National Telecommunicator’s Week as a way to honor the dispatchers that provide an invaluable service to the area.
Clark noted that the dispatchers don’t get enough recognition for what they do. From covering shifts around the clock to calming a panicked mother when her child is hurt, the dispatchers are often the first voice in an emergency. “They hear a lot of ugly stuff and the stress is incredible,” Clark shared.
The board agreed and supported the proclamation.
The board also approved a proclamation naming April as Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month after a brief presentation by Buena Vista Children’s Services Recruitment Specialist for Gila, Navajo and Apache Counties CJ Wischmann, who encouraged everyone to recognize and report child abuse. April was also proclaimed Fair Housing Month.
In other business, the board:
* Authorized the Forest Fees Allocations for the 2017-2018 year, in the amount of $44,159 to be distributed to Snowflake, Show Low, Blue Ridge and Heber/Overgaard unified school districts.
* Approved an application for Treasurer’s Deed for the Board of Supervisors on behalf of the State of Arizona.
* Approved one back tax land parcel sold over the counter in the amount of $25,415 and 12 back tax land parcels sold over the counter in the amount of $8,301.
* Authorized the use of the southwest portion of property of the Navajo County Complex for the annual community July 4 fireworks display.
* Amended a facilities agreement between the county and the Arizona Conservation Corps for a portion of the Pine Lake Facility located in Pinetop.
* Approved tax exemptions filed as a Request for Redemption of Waiver.
* Authorized naming an existing unnamed road in the Overgaard Area as “Trailblazer Drive” and an existing unnamed road in the Pinetop-Lakeside Area as “Old Dirt Road”.
* Authorized renaming an existing road in the Adamana area from “Twenty First Street” to “Woodcrafter Way”.
* Approved the appointments of Terry Lee Graham, Virginia Lee Gardner, Patricia A. Graham, Dennis James Azevedo and Stetson Eugene Kizzar as Republican Precinct Committeemen for their respective precincts.
* Approved an amendment to the Ellen Morse Professional Services contract to perform psychiatric services at the adult detention facility.
* Approved a modification to the U.S. Forest Service agreement adding $10,000 for the 2018 Annual Operating Plan.
* Approved an application for an extension of premises/patio permit for Kimberly Ann Matthews of Mr. Earl’s Pizza Time in Overgaard to increase the available seating for restaurant customers and provide an area for live entertainment.
* Authorized letters of congratulation to the newly elected officials of the White Mountain Apache Tribe: Gwendena Lee-Gatewood, Chairwoman; Jerome Kasey III, Vice-Chairman; Travis Tessay, District I; Renaldo Dazen, District II; Alvin Declay, Sr., District III; Alvena Bush, District IV; and Gary Alchesay, District IV.
