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City manager: Cochise County voted to leave Upper San Pedro partnership; county remains in CCRN, officials say
Summary
City Manager Chuck said Cochise County's board voted to withdraw from the Upper San Pedro partnership, while county representatives told city staff they plan to stay in the Cochise Conservation and Recharge Network (CCRN).
City Manager Chuck reported that Cochise County's board of supervisors voted to withdraw from the Upper San Pedro partnership, a long-standing technical group the city uses for water science and engineering collaboration.
"Received a letter from Cochise County today, indicating the board of supervisors, voted to remove themselves from the Upper San Pedro partnership," Chuck said in his manager's report. He characterized the partnership as the oldest and largest of three primary water groups the city engages with and said the partnership currently functions largely as a technical arm providing engineering and scientific input.
City staff and a council participant also noted the county communicated it would remain in the Cochise Conservation and Recharge Network (CCRN). A city staff member identified an "adaptive management" memorandum of understanding among the four counties, the Bureau of Land Management and the city as a separate and important forum that addresses policy and the Gila River adjudication; staff said loss of county participation in that forum would be of greater concern.
Council members asked for follow-up; staff said more information would be available after upcoming interagency meetings.
