Board approves proclamations, fire restrictions, equipment purchases; rezoning item pulled for public hearing

The Greenlee County Board of Supervisors approved a set of routine and emergency measures and procurement items and removed a rezoning matter from the consent agenda for a future public hearing.

The board unanimously adopted a proclamation recognizing the “Week of the Young Child” in April for the Graham‑Greenlee region and adopted local stage‑1 fire restrictions for unincorporated Greenlee County, matching restrictions already in force on nearby federal forest lands. The board also approved a cooperative agreement with the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management to allow participating local equipment and personnel to be reimbursed when they assist with large wildland incidents.

On procurement, the board voted to award upfit work for two sheriff’s office Chevrolet Tahoes to Arizona Emergency Products at $32,313.58 per vehicle (total not to exceed $64,627.16). The board approved the remainder of the consent agenda after taking item F — a rezoning matter — off the consent calendar following public comment and ordered staff to schedule a noticed public hearing at a later meeting.

Votes at a glance - Proclamation: Week of the Young Child (First Things First request) — Motion made and seconded; unanimous “aye.” - Emergency Fire Restrictions (stage 1 for unincorporated Greenlee County, effective 02/28/2025) — Motion made and seconded; unanimous “aye.” - Cooperative agreement with Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (reimbursement framework for county resources assisting state incidents) — Motion made and seconded; unanimous “aye.” - Award upfit bids: two Sheriff’s Tahoes to Arizona Emergency Products, $32,313.58 each; total not to exceed $64,627.16 — Motion made and seconded; unanimous “aye.” - Consent agenda: item F removed from consent calendar after public objection; remainder of consent agenda approved — motions carried unanimously. Item F was directed to be set for a subsequent Board of Supervisors meeting with proper notice (likely first meeting in May).

Procedural note: staff and the board explained that consent‑calendar approval is allowable only when there is no objection; members of the public who objected to rezoning asked that the item receive full hearing and the board complied. The board directed staff to set a public hearing with notice rather than resolving the rezoning via the consent calendar.

Ending: The board’s votes were unanimous on the items considered at the meeting; the rezoning matter (item F) will return for a formal, noticed hearing so neighbors’ concerns can be heard in full.