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Cochise County supervisors enter executive session to discuss RFP for detention medical director searches
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The Cochise County Board of Supervisors voted 3-0 Feb. 5 to go into executive session to review the request-for-proposals process for future candidate searches for the detention medical director role; the session was held confidentially under Arizona statute and lasted about 49 minutes.
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors voted 3-0 on Feb. 5 to enter an executive session to discuss the request-for-proposals process for future candidate searches for the county’s detention medical director position.
An unidentified board member moved "that we enter into executive session pursuant to ARS 38 dash 4 31.0313 for discussion of the request for proposals RFP process for future candidate searches for the medical director position, including procedures, timing, milestones, and documentation," and two board members seconded the motion. Chair (unnamed) called for a voice vote and recorded three "Aye" votes, declaring the motion carried 3-0.
The board opened the meeting in the Supervisor's Executive Conference Room in Bisbee and noted that agenda items and attachments could be updated after publication and that members of the public could attend remotely. The chair cited Arizona confidentiality rules for executive sessions before the vote, saying, "Pursuant to ARS 38 4 31 dot o 3 b, minutes and discussions in executive session shall be kept confidential." County counsel recommended the board initially consult in executive session for legal advice before moving to any further steps.
Several county staff and officials were named before the board entered closed session, including Bert Whitehead, civil deputy attorney; Meghan Kennedy, director of detention health services; Anne Capola, contracts administrator; Karen Gohman, county administrator; Joe Casey, deputy administrator; Barbara Lang, county health director; and Kenny Bradshaw, commander of the sheriff's office. The chair announced the board was entering executive session at 01:36 and later announced at 02:25 that the meeting was adjourned with no further public discussion.
The board did not take a public vote on any procurement or personnel appointment in the open session; the sole recorded formal action in the minutes was the vote to proceed into the confidential executive session to review and advise on the RFP process. Details about specific RFP language, candidate criteria, or subsequent public actions were not disclosed in the public record because executive session discussions and minutes were confidential under the cited Arizona statute.
The next public action or vote on any RFP or candidate selection was not announced during the open meeting portion and was listed as not specified during public comments and roll call.
