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Graham County supervisors approve contracts, grants, zoning changes; votes at a glance
Summary
At its regular meeting the Graham County Board of Supervisors approved a series of contracts, grant applications and four rezoning requests, and ratified a court evaluation contract and a juvenile program grant application. Several items drew public comment or requests for follow-up work sessions.
The Graham County Board of Supervisors on April 7 approved a package of routine and substantive items including contract amendments, a memorandum of understanding to allow dam inspection, a revised delegation agreement with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and four rezoning requests.
The board approved minutes and demands/handwritten warrants, ratified a limited services contract for Rule 11 competency evaluations for Superior Court, authorized staff to apply for a Juvenile Crime Reduction Fund (JCRF) grant for probation education upgrades, and approved multiple planning and engineering contracts. Two items drew extended discussion: an NRCS-funded canal flood study and a rezoning request that generated multiple public comments on local drainage and traffic.
Votes at a glance (motions approved) - Approve minutes of the regular meeting and March 17 work session — motion passed (unanimous). - Approve demands and handwritten warrants for payment — motion passed (unanimous). - Ratify limited-services agreement with Dr. James Holmes for Rule 11 competency evaluations for FY25–FY26 — motion passed (unanimous). - Approve submittal/ratification to apply for a Juvenile Crime Reduction Fund (JCRF) grant for probation education upgrades (new computers, smart screen, MRT training materials) — motion passed (unanimous). - Approve Tetra Tech Professional Services Agreement Amendment No. 7 (NRCS canal flow/flood study) — motion passed (unanimous). - Approve memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Graham County and the Richard M. and Mary G. Clarridge Living Trust to allow access and studies of Central Dam — motion passed (unanimous). - Approve updated Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Delegation Agreement (adds sewage pumper truck inspections and expanded reporting requirements) — motion passed (unanimous). - Approve agreement with CivicPlus to begin an update and hosted service for Graham County ordinances (planning and zoning ordinance modernization) — motion passed (unanimous). - Approve Graham County PSPRS (Public Safety Personnel Retirement System) pension funding policy for the year (annual requirement) — motion passed (unanimous). - Rezones approved following public hearings: • Rezone 926-25 (APN 105-45-087A, 1.7 acres) — from General Land Use to RR (single-family residential/half-acre split) — motion passed (unanimous). • Rezone 920-? (APN 162-80-81, ~12 acres) — from SD to AR (3-acre minimum) — motion passed (unanimous). • Rezone 930-25 (multiple APNs; total ~224 acres) — from General Land Use to Commercial/Manufacturing — motion passed (unanimous). • Rezone 930-1205 (APN 105-35-180, 2.5 acres; Tom Palmer) — from General Land Use to RSB (single-family residential) with a stipulation that lots be a minimum of 20,000 sq. ft. (buildable half-acre) — motion passed (majority; board approved with stipulation).
What changed and next steps - The Tetra Tech NRCS study amendment continues work on canal inflows and alternatives; the board requested a work session before the county engineer retires to transfer institutional knowledge. - The Central Dam MOU grants access to the landowner’s dam for state-led evaluation studies; the MOU is written to avoid county liability and does not transfer ownership to the county. - ADEQ’s delegation will increase local inspection responsibilities and reporting; the health department identified staff (Gavin Lawson) to perform new inspections. - The CivicPlus contract begins an ongoing ordinance review and hosted update service, intended to keep county code aligned with changing Arizona Revised Statutes.
The board directed staff to continue follow-up on engineering, drainage and public-safety implications where raised by residents and to bring back contract documents or further information at future meetings.
