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Yavapai supervisors shorten public‑notice contract to one year after local publisher objects
Summary
After testimony from a local publisher who said a contract revocation stemmed from a questionable reading of state law, the Board of Supervisors amended the county’s public‑notice contract to a one‑year term and approved the award 4–1 to preserve flexibility while county attorneys review statutory interpretation.
The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors amended and approved the county’s public‑notice printing contract on Dec. 17, shortening the term from two years to one after concerns from a local publisher that the award decision misread Arizona law.
Kyle Larson, general manager of Larson Newspapers and the Cottonwood Journal Extra, told the board his paper had been identified as the lowest and best bidder but that the award was rescinded because county staff interpreted the statute to require that a…
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