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La Paz County board approves consent agenda, reinstates two assessor positions, renews ICE data agreement; tax-deeded parcels sold at auction
Summary
At its Feb. 3 meeting the La Paz County Board of Supervisors approved the consent agenda, authorized an assessor office reorganization restoring two positions with a budget-neutral shift, renewed an interconnection service agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and completed two tax-deeded property auctions.
The La Paz County Board of Supervisors on Monday approved its consent agenda, reinstated two assessor positions previously handled by contractors, renewed an interconnection service agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and completed two tax-deeded property auctions.
The board approved consent agenda items 5(a)–5(i by voice vote with no items pulled for separate discussion.
On a separate motion the board approved an assessor’s office reorganization to reinstate two positions, identified in the meeting as a chief appraiser and a systems administrator, positions that had been performed under consulting contracts. County staff described the action as budget neutral: finance staff said $56,000 would be moved from the assessor’s contract/other professional services line to payroll (personnel) to cover salaries and employer-related expenses for the remainder of the fiscal year. The presenter said the consultant contract for Judy Bender is scheduled to end in March 2025 and that training and transition work with county staff has been completed.
The board also approved renewal of an interconnection service agreement (ISA) that allows the county detention center to connect to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) systems used for reporting and detainee case processing. A county official said the existing contract allows the county to hold noncitizen arrestees for up to 72 hours while ICE coordinates transfer.
Finally, the board conducted two tax-deeded property auctions. A parcel identified as Subdivision Castle Lakes Unit 1, Lot 192 (Parcel 30477192) sold for $1,300 to a bidder who identified herself as Tina Western. A second parcel (Castle Lakes Unit 1, Lot 211) sold for $1,400 to Christopher Costa (doing business as Mojave Deals LLC). The clerk instructed successful bidders to complete paperwork with county staff after the meeting.
Votes at a glance: the consent agenda passed by voice vote; the assessor reorganization motion carried (voice vote); the ISA with ICE carried (voice vote); both auction sales were finalized at auction and purchasers were directed to complete paperwork with county staff.
Practical effect: the assessor reorganization moves two technical duties back into county employment after several years of contracting, with finance staff describing the change as a net-zero budgetary move for the current fiscal year. The ICE interconnection agreement preserves the county’s ability to exchange detainee information and hold certain arrestees pending federal transfer. The auction sales transfer title to the purchasers pending completion of required paperwork and recording.
Procedure note: board members and staff emphasized that routine consent items can be pulled for discussion if a supervisor requests it; none were pulled at this meeting.
