Cochise supervisors approve consent items, liquor license, grants and bridge scoping IGAs
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Summary
At the Dec. 16 meeting the board approved consent agenda items, a Series 13 farm winery liquor license, a FY26 'Fill the Gap' court grant ($233,227.59), an ADHS overdose-prevention amendment ($258,509.55), and ADOT bridge scoping IGAs for Middlemarch Creek and Leslie Creek with small county matches.
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors cleared several routine and funded items at its Dec. 16 meeting.
The board approved the consent agenda (items 1–8) by voice vote, 3–0. It approved a Series 13 farm winery liquor license application for Arizona Wineries LLC (8401 S. Bell Ranch Road, Wilcox) after staff reported no protests and current property taxes.
Court administration requested approval of the FY26 Arizona Supreme Court "Fill the Gap" grant application for Cochise County Superior Court totaling $233,227.59, including $39,275 from state Fill-the-Gap funding and $193,952.59 from local funds to support 2.8 positions (one court security officer, 1.6 pre-sentence investigators and 0.2 of a pretrial officer). The board approved the application; the resulting funding agreement will be brought back for signature.
Public Works approved two ADOT scoping IGAs for bridge work: Middlemarch Creek Bridge on Pierce Road (MP 4.8) with a total scoping amount of $127,305 and a county match of $7,695; and Leslie Creek Bridge on Leslie Canyon Road (MP 16.9) with scoping of $146,165 and a county match of $8,835. Both motions carried 3–0.
Health and Social Services presented Amendment 3 to an Arizona Department of Health Services IGA for the Arizona Prescription Drug Overdose Prevention Program in the amount of $258,509.55 (effective 09/30/2025–09/29/2026). Staff said funding supports the overdose fatality review board and the Linkages to Care project, which offers NARCAN to participants exiting jail; the board approved the amendment. All actions passed by unanimous vote.