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La Paz County supervisors adopt proclamations, approve jail mental-health agreement and several CUPs; consent agenda passes
Summary
On April 7 the board approved consent agenda items, two proclamations for April observances, a memorandum of agreement for inmate psychiatric follow-up, and a conditional-use permit for a Sunshine Acres sales office; one CUP for a cell tower was pulled or denied and one was approved with a removal stipulation.
The La Paz County Board of Supervisors on April 7, 2025 approved routine consent items, adopted two proclamations recognizing early-childhood supports and National County Government Month, and approved a memorandum of agreement to expand psychiatric and telehealth follow-up for inmates. The board also approved a conditional-use permit for an on-site sales office in Sunshine Acres and removed one administrative item from the agenda for rework.
County Administrator (name recorded in the meeting as “county administrator”) provided a budget update, saying department budget meetings took about two weeks to complete and staff expects to present a draft to the board in mid-May. The board publicly thanked representatives from First Things First and Child and Family Resources who attended for a proclamation recognizing the Week of the Young Child; the board also adopted a separate proclamation recognizing April as National County Government Month.
On jail health services (item 8), the board approved a budgeted memorandum of agreement between the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office and Regional Center for Border Health, Inc., to provide psychiatric, medication-management, telehealth and counseling follow-up for inmates returning from state treatment. The sheriff’s office explained the county had previously relied on out-of-county providers and sought stronger local follow-up. The board approved the agreement by voice vote.
The board pulled item 9 at the sheriff’s request to allow county attorneys to add stronger protective language to the related agreement; the item will be returned to a future agenda. Several conditional-use permits were considered in public hearings. The board approved a CUP to allow a sales office and information center to promote and sell lots within Sunshine Acres (docket recorded as CUP 2025-05, parcel APN 304-3985, address 67992 Palm Boulevard, Salome). Planning staff said the property already had septic and was following community-development guidelines; the Planning and Zoning Commission had recommended approval unanimously.
Votes at a glance - Consent agenda (items 5a–g): approved by voice vote. - Proclamation (April 2025, Week of the Young Child; proclamation 2025-O3): adopted. - Proclamation (April 2025, National County Government Month; proclamation 2025-O4): adopted. - Item 8, Memorandum of Agreement between La Paz County Sheriff’s Office and Regional Center for Border Health, Inc.: approved (budgeted item). - Item 9: removed from agenda at the sheriff’s request for rework. - CUP (docket CUP 2025-05 / parcel APN 304-3985, Sunshine Acres sales office): approved.
Ending: The board adjourned after completing scheduled business and said the signed proclamations would be available at the end of the meeting.
