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Cochise County Jail District Board enters executive session to discuss possible election on jail construction tax
Summary
The Cochise County Jail District Board voted to enter executive session under Arizona law to discuss and possibly give direction on calling an election related to a proposed jail construction tax; no formal public action or vote on the tax was recorded in open session.
The Cochise County Jail District Board of Directors voted to enter an executive session to discuss and possibly give direction on calling an election related to a proposed jail construction tax. The session was authorized under Arizona law for specified executive-session topics and the board recessed into private discussion before returning to open session.
The motion to enter executive session cited Arizona Revised Statutes §38-431.03(A)(3) and (A)(4), which permit executive sessions for discussion or consultation with legal counsel and for receiving confidential legal advice. A motion to enter executive session was moved and seconded; the chair called for those in favor and recorded affirmative responses before the board left the public portion of the meeting.
Board attendees announced at the meeting included Laura Wallenheim, Joe Casey, Chair (speaker not named), Crosby, Gilman, Correa, Cloud and Lasota, with Member Gomez participating by telephone. Correa briefly stepped out of the executive session at 12:13 p.m., the board recorded when they returned to open session. The board announced a related upcoming meeting: a budget work session for engineering scheduled for Tuesday, April 29, at 9 a.m. in the Hearing Room.
No formal public vote on the proposed jail construction tax or any ordinance or resolution was taken in the open session transcript. The record shows only the board’s vote to enter the executive session and the subsequent adjournment after returning to open session. Meeting participants and staff listed their presence before and after the executive session; no further public actions or directives were recorded in the available transcript.
The board identified the purpose of the executive session as discussion and possible direction regarding a call for election related to the proposed jail construction tax; the transcript does not include details of any decisions made during the executive session, nor any motion, vote, or timetable for placing a tax measure on a ballot in open session.
