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Votes at a glance: Cochise County Board of Supervisors, Sept. 2, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal votes taken by the Cochise County Board of Supervisors at the Sept. 2 meeting, including liquor license, multiple rezones, community enhancement grants, contracts and other items approved or taken off the agenda.
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors held its regular meeting Sept. 2 and took the following formal actions (all votes noted in the meeting unless otherwise stated):
- Approve consent agenda items 1 through 3 — motion passed 3–0.
- Agenda item 4: Approve Series 13 farm winery liquor license application for Timothy Mayer Geis (Cactus Crew LLC, Pierce) — motion passed 3–0.
- Agenda item 5 (Ordinance 25-15): Adopt zoning ordinance to rezone tax parcel 404-02-027 from RU-2 (1 dwelling per 2 acres) to RU-4 (1 dwelling per 4 acres) — motion passed 3–0.
- Agenda item 6 (Ordinance 25-16): Adopt zoning ordinance to rezone tax parcel 408-11-009 from RU-4 to General Business (GB) — motion passed 3–0. Staff noted the applicant did not submit a site concept plan and that GB zoning would permit a broad range of commercial uses; staff also said public notice was sent by regular mail and published in the Sierra Vista Herald per statute.
- Agenda item 7 (Ordinance 25-17): Adopt zoning ordinance to rezone tax parcel 117-02-284B from SR-43 (1 dwelling per 43,000 sq ft) to SR-174 (1 dwelling per 4 acres) — motion passed 3–0.
- Agenda item 8 (Ordinance 25-18): Adopt text amendment to zoning regulations regarding accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to align with state law (House Bill 2928) — motion passed 3–0. (See separate story for details.)
- Agenda item 9 (previously tabled, docket RZ 25-13): Applicant Tactical Holdings LLC asked to withdraw the rezoning application; the board removed the item from the table and took no action on the rezoning.
- Community enhancement funds: Approve District 3 support for Wilcox Transit, $7,500 — motion passed 3–0.
- Community enhancement funds: Approve District 3 support for Muscoy J6 Fire District to purchase firefighting nozzles and hoses, $3,000 — motion passed 3–0.
- Agenda item 12 (Resolution 25-27): Accept state funds (HB 2897) for sheriff's office pepper-ball equipment, $56,600 — motion passed 3–0. Public comment asked whether the funding was linked to immigration enforcement; commander of the sheriff's office said it was not and described the devices as less-lethal tactical munitions.
- Agenda item 13: Approve Attorney General FY2026 Victims Rights Program award (AG 2026-043) in the amount of $11,500 — motion passed 3–0.
- Agenda item 14: Consider removal of a Planning and Zoning commissioner (Albert Young) for missed meetings — motion to remove passed 3–0.
- Agenda item 15: Approve contract 25-29 ITD-01 with Preventronics for DSX access control system (new facilities building) in the amount of $15,660.10, with countywide maintenance options — motion passed 3–0.
- Agenda item 16: Accept NEHA/FDA Retail Flexible Funding Model grant GDash202411-06263 for Environmental Health training, $21,500 (effective 04/01/2025–03/31/2026) — motion passed 3–0.
Other substantive public comment and staff notes during the meeting included: a Cochise County resident raising concerns about county road grading and requesting an upcoming public hearing on add/drops to the road maintenance list; a Portal resident alleging nondisclosure of supervisor legal defense funds and executive-session activity (public comment only, no board action recorded).
