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- Consent agenda: Items 1–4 approved by voice vote.

- Item 5 (detailed separately): Adopted Resolution 25-12 (CPA 25-02/RZ 25-04) and Zoning Ordinance 25-08 to rezone 369 acres near Douglas to Light Industry; board struck the planning commission's 100-foot landscape-buffer recommendation and left buffer details to permitting (approved as amended).

- Item 6: Adopted Resolution 25-10 to authorize abandonment of a 100‑foot public right of way known as Jacoba Place in Naco. Motion carried; chair voted aye and motion passed unanimously. Engineering reported the applicant paid administrative and land-purchase fees and that abandonment will not deny legal access to current parcels.

- Item 7: Adopted Resolution 25-11 clarifying the county administrator's role and rescinding Resolution 03-15 (approved).

- Item 8: Approved an updated Cochise County organizational chart reflecting current reporting structure under the county administrator (approved).

- Item 9: Approved a $10,000 Community Enhancement Fund expenditure from District 2 for architectural design of a flag pavilion at Camp Naco to recognize the 9th/10th Cavalry and 24th/25th Infantry (the Buffalo Soldiers). Motion carried.

- Item 10: Approved a $4,000 Community Enhancement Fund expenditure from District 2 for the Mundo Basketball Program in Douglas (motion carried).

- Item 11: Approved interagency service agreement ISA 2024-0252 between the Arizona Supreme Court Administrative Office of the Courts and the Cochise County Clerk of the Superior Court for use of the statewide digital evidence portal (contract number cited as AOC 2021-0006); clerk said a $5 per-case fee will be paid from the document and digital evidence storage and retrieval fund.

- Item 12: Approved an annual work plan for a cooperative services agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services for $61,736.41 for July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026 to cover wildlife services (approved).

- Item 13: Approved an extension request for the assurance agreement for King's Ranch at Coronado Subdivision, extending the assurance through Feb. 14, 2030; staff recommended approval (approved).

- Item 14: Approved Lease Agreement Renewal #9 with Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation for space at Bisbee Douglas International Airport at $1,500 per month, effective May 1, 2025–April 30, 2026 (approved).

- Item 15: (see separate article) Approved IGA GRA state-24-1242-O1-Y2 for child-care health consultations ($138,420).

- Item 16: Approved a delegation agreement EV24-0014 between the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and Cochise County Environmental Health Division for on-site wastewater/septic program delegation; staff said a loss of delegation could reduce county revenue by about $158,000 (approved).

- Item 17: Board discussion of state and federal legislative matters; no board action recorded.

All formal actions that were moved and seconded were approved by voice vote with the chair casting the concluding aye when votes were called. If an item required additional permitting or variance (for example, setbacks on item 5) staff noted the next steps would occur at the permitting or Board of Adjustment stage.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","20250603 Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","At its June 3 meeting the Board of Supervisors approved a range of actions including rezoning for a Douglas-area industrial site, abandonment of a public right of way, multiple intergovernmental agreements, community enhancement grants, a lease renewal, and subdivision assurance extension.","taxTitle","Cochise County, Arizona","taxId",27859,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6525214,"Board approves $138,420 grant renewal to fund county child-care health consultations",43,4124000,4167000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3642311-c93585800746750816045964595a9d79&start=4124&end=4167","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3642311-c93585800746750816045964595a9d79/thumbnail_4124000.jpg","/articles/6525214/Cochise-County/Arizona/Board-approves-138420-grant-renewal-to-fund-county-child-care-health-consultations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6525214-677df9fac9859c33c8bb76f2f336c79e/orig.mp4?Expires=1773588225&Signature=SgE7VOnvPJtjVBGzg0jj9D9~F~KBNpvdItdoE0Dzg0nLcrIZbG3KyBhyavCqJpj72QbSzJgbko4KwpI5Rmn1Nh74a1zDrG3LfR0uOHfO~OR-Uryx7LlqLVY85kpT~xkia5UsKry0qYny6hN8oPhYPClG87vDrzD37H-7~81tz9U81vOXNTdUkKUyMUGpmsngugp0NGxPnhdEoL8h7tiYCitdeO7Bz2ESFst77qDDfgcKqIpuaG3Xpf0p-jmYCOptm8ehXtHNPEWVFq0u-xFWISAVtpkYnm-lk5rowMmHTMg~c7UIn7dj0qBYN3tkNKBY3BQgxQ2n5gli5NqVvBhu~w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cochise County Board of Supervisors on June 3 approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Early Childhood Development and Health Board (First Things First) to fund county child-care center health consultations for fiscal year 2025–26.

The grant (GRA state-24-1242-O1-Y2) provides $138,420 to Cochise County Health and Social Services to support two part-time staff who provide on-site consultations, training, safety and infection-control checks for child-care centers across the county. Health staff told the board the program serves 43 centers with a combined enrollment of 2,772 children.

The county clerk presented the funding mechanism: the county will pay a $5 per-case fee for a separate judicial digital evidence portal from a dedicated fund, and the child-care grant is a separately funded state grant administered through Health and Social Services. Health staff emphasized the public-health purpose of the consultations: verifying staff CPR capability, infection control and other safety measures, and providing technical assistance to centers to maintain licensing and public confidence.

Supervisor Kathleen Gomez moved approval; a second was made and the board voted in favor. Health staff noted the two employees are spread thin covering the county but provide an important regulated service. Staff said participation and compliance are required for centers that accept state funding; refusal to participate can affect star ratings and eligibility for funds.

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At the first \"call to the public,\" Ronnie Maestas Condos said comments made by Supervisor Antonori at a May 29 work session about former elections director Lisa Mara were \"offensive, very inappropriate, and slanderous.\" Maestas Condos said those remarks — including that Mara was \"a punk bureaucrat\" and that she would have been fired for insubordination — were improper because the person targeted was not present to respond. \"It was a cowardly act on your part,\" Maestas Condos said.

Supervisor Antonori responded later in the meeting, saying his earlier remarks were made in the context of discussions about elections administration and staff supervision. Antonori said county employees report to the board and defended his right to free speech, adding, \"If somebody's not happy with me, you're free to vote me out. That's the system.\" He reiterated his view that staff who lobby the legislature without board approval had acted insubordinately and said, \"If I had been the chair, I would have fired her for that, and I stand by that.\"

Allison Morse, a registered voter from Portal who also spoke during the public-comment period and again later during discussion of the county organizational chart, urged the board and other speakers to refrain from \"name calling\" at public meetings. Morse cited examples of derogatory language she has heard at work sessions and asked the board to adopt consistent conduct guidelines similar to those used by the Planning and Zoning Commission; she also suggested beginning work sessions with an invocation if it promotes civility. Morse later raised concerns about potential board pressure on the elections director, noting the county has had several elections directors in recent years and urging the board to support an elections director who follows state law.

The board did not adopt a new formal decorum policy at the meeting. Supervisors allowed speakers to respond when personally addressed; the chair stated that a person named during public comment may reply. The public comments were entered into the record; no formal disciplinary or policy action followed at this meeting.

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The board adopted Resolution 25-11 (rescinding an earlier resolution cited as 03-15) to clarify that the county administrator has administrative control over department directors (appointing, hiring and conducting performance evaluations) while the board retains operational oversight as provided by state statute. The board also approved an organizational chart that shows solid lines from the board to the county administrator and directors for administrative control and a dotted line from the board for operational oversight. The board voted to approve both items after motions from Supervisor Kathleen Gomez and a second; both measures passed.

County Administrator Gilman explained the change as aligning internal reporting with state law. Gilman said the updated chart places the clerk of the board consistent with statute: the clerk \"serves at the pleasure of the board of supervisors and by appointment of the board of supervisors,\" rather than reporting to the county administrator.

Supporters said the clearer lines of authority should reduce confusion about personnel roles and reduce what supervisors referred to as a \"toxic\" work environment. Supervisor Antonori described the change as codifying the board's hybrid legislative-and-executive role under Title 11 of Arizona law and said it would \"clarify and codify\" oversight authority. Supervisor Gomez said the change would make roles and responsibilities more transparent.

There was public comment concerning elections management raised during discussion on the organizational chart. A public speaker urged the board to avoid pressuring the elections director to take actions that conflict with state law and to support the new elections director in following statutory guidance.

The motions passed by recorded voice vote; the board chair cast the concluding aye.

","The Board adopted a resolution clarifying the county administrator's authority and approved an updated organizational chart that repositions the clerk of the board to report to the board rather than the county administrator.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6525229,"Cochise County approves rezoning of 369-acre site west of Douglas for industrial use to support port of entry",1341,943000,2284000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3642311-c93585800746750816045964595a9d79&start=943&end=2284","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3642311-c93585800746750816045964595a9d79/thumbnail_943000.jpg","/articles/6525229/Cochise-County/Arizona/Cochise-County-approves-rezoning-of-369-acre-site-west-of-Douglas-for-industrial-use-to-support-port-of-entry","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6525229-a702d09b9462536ff6b02c715becaf7e/orig.mp4?Expires=1773588225&Signature=ov1HSu0rtXIHz2xr9j-5ePBQJKQ~UluZ7SYIftu92A61knVZAc~FN4uPn5CH7umWsZKmnA1ZIKMWF1~H88iGo5ibKUAJEymqpMxi2svbxL6ftJCcZeCjZMYDThUm4gJRLkyZ~F3y--TH-7wJmAmEGdMJ7eGNk7zV2M59cOdgoK1qEUCK4pFCDJ4MIKtXqVi5kibxvgx6otIh4763wd1xkWTBD~nYX-mYWXcdapq~NY0vLcl1y8-QsZ0-eVW06HSEv0FeeS4rlib7l87mOYd8TAncRTDa8J3FJ8BDPEHrODH~RIS4Jw8-SqWwWxaEenqcckscBNOUerxuPlZw94E34g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cochise County Board of Supervisors on June 3 approved a request to change land-use and growth-area designations for roughly 369 acres about 2.5 miles west of Douglas and rezoned several parcels to LI (Light Industry) to accommodate warehousing and logistics connected to a planned port of entry.

The rezone (zoning ordinance 25-08) and associated amendments (docket CPA 25-02 and RZ 25-04) were approved after the board struck a planning-and-zoning commission recommendation requiring a 100-foot landscape buffer along property lines adjacent to established residences. Supervisor Kathleen Gomez made the motion to approve the package; the motion was seconded and the board voted to approve the item, as amended.

Why it matters: the site lies near a long-studied location for a new port of entry. Supervisors and the applicant said industrial development there would provide warehousing and logistics support to the port and spur local economic activity. Nearby residents raised concerns about buffers and traffic; county staff said landscape buffers can be negotiated during permitting, while building setbacks are set by zoning regulations.

County planner Matthew Taylor told the board that the requested rezone would facilitate industrial development in an area where neighboring parcels to the north and west are already designated \"developing.\" Taylor said the planning staff originally recommended a 20-foot landscape buffer, the planning-and-zoning commission recommended 100 feet, and staff would support the commission if it altered a staff recommendation.

Applicant Michael Marks, representing Ardent, said the company views warehousing and logistics as an essential, \"inevitable\" part of the port-of-entry development. Marks asked the board to avoid dedicating excessive land area to a permanent buffer given that some adjacent parcels may not remain residential, and proposed resolving buffer depth and planting density during permitting. \"We want to be good neighbors,\" Marks said, but asked the board to allow flexibility so land area is not permanently removed for buffer requirements.

Taylor clarified a common point of confusion: the code-required building setback where industrial zones abut rural parcels is 80 feet and can be changed only by variance before the Board of Adjustment. The landscape buffer is a separate, negotiable condition and not a mandatory zoning setback. Taylor said, \"The applicants agreeing to put a perimeter setback next to these residential properties is not a requirement. It's something that we're asking for as a condition of the rezone... If the board would like to entertain a reduction in the depth of that setback based on the types of vegetation that's used, that's perfectly acceptable.\"

Residents and local planning officials pressed the board to ensure neighbors would be protected from noise and truck traffic. Heather Gardner, who described herself as a Cochise County resident with a long working relationship with the applicant, said the corner of Kings Ranch and Posey would become heavily trafficked as part of a connector road and that \"50 feet is not going to change the overall outcome of what's coming and what's going to impact them.\" The planning commission chair said commissioners were most concerned about encroachment on nearby residents and supported negotiating the landscaping details at permitting.

After discussion the board voted to strike the 100-foot landscape-buffer recommendation and to keep requirements for right-of-way dedications and a wildlife survey to be completed during permitting. Supervisors directed staff and the applicant to consult with adjacent property owners during the permitting process to refine buffer planting and depth.

Clarifying details: the motion as introduced requested a comprehensive-plan amendment (CPA 25-02), rezoning (RZ 25-04) and adoption of zoning ordinance 25-08 to rezone tax parcels 408-34-004A and 408-34-004D from RU-4 (Rural) to LI (Light Industry). Staff will require right-of-way dedications along Kings Ranch and an unnamed industrial connector and a wildlife survey required by the Arizona Game and Fish Department at permitting. The planning-and-zoning commission had recommended a 100-foot landscape buffer, which the board removed and left as a permitting-stage condition to be negotiated.

The board chair called the question after the amendment and the measure passed as amended. The applicant indicated it would work with staff to resolve buffer depth and planting density at the permit stage.

The county did not specify a guaranteed timetable for construction; no funding or development timeline was included in the rezoning action.

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