Pinal County Board holds multiple executive sessions on county attorney powers and 287(g) litigation

Sep 16, 2026

The Board convened three executive sessions under A.R.S. 38-431.03(A)(3)(4) to obtain legal advice on the statutory limits of the County Attorney's Arizona POST‑certified investigators and to discuss Pinal County v. Miller, No. CV2026-008061, a dispute involving a 287(g) Memorandum of Agreement executed Aug. 28, 2025. The sessions were convened in executive session.

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The Pinal County Board of Supervisors convened three executive sessions at the start of its Sept. 16, 2026 meeting to receive legal advice under A.R.S. 38-431.03(A)(3)(4). Chairman Jeffrey McClure led the sessions in which outside conflict counsel (Brett Johnson and Joseph Kanefield) and County legal staff discussed the scope and statutory limitations of any Arizona POST‑certified investigator authority within the County Attorney's Office and related enforcement questions.

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