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Yavapai supervisors shift funds to prioritize Gurley Street remodel; sheriff urges immediate 911 fixes
Summary
Board directed staff to prioritize renovating the Gurley Street building and to investigate moving $1.9 million originally allocated for YCSO administration building design to that remodel. Sheriff David Rhodes told the board 911 capacity and noise constraints make immediate work necessary even as long‑term relocation plans continue.
Chair Compton opened a study‑session discussion by proposing the immediate reallocation of $1,900,000 earmarked for design of a new Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office administration building to begin remodeling the Gurley Street facility.
Brandon Schultz, facilities director, confirmed the $1.9 million had been allocated for design of a new YCSO administration building and said staff could proceed if the board directed them to shift the funds. "We were funded, in this last fiscal year, to do the design work. So we were allocated $1,900,000 to do the design work," Schultz said during the presentation.
Sheriff David Rhodes urged action focused on the county’s 9‑1‑1 capacity at Gurley Street. "We have to expand. We have to increase our 9‑1‑1 capacity," Rhodes said, citing noise and structural constraints that make phased renovations difficult while 24‑hour dispatch operations continue in the facility. Rhodes described existing space as "not tenable" and said sound testing showed some areas would be unsuitable for dispatch during heavy construction.
Several board members supported moving forward with the Gurley Street remodel while continuing to pursue a longer‑term administration building. Supervisor Mallory said the remodel was the practical step: "Girly Street is like the plug. Once we get this building done, the future of the board and all of the departments will really start to see all the new strategic plans that are in place." Supervisor Jenkins, who toured the building, described its condition as poor and said moving 9‑1‑1 or other functions would enable renovation.
Brandon Schultz told the board his department could chip away at deferred maintenance through upcoming budget cycles and pursue a short list of rural priorities for parallel work. The board asked staff to return with a management schedule and more specific proposals; County Manager (Mr. Berdan) suggested staff come back with a revised strategic timeline to make the cadence realistic.
Next steps: staff will prepare a follow‑up briefing with a proposed plan for reallocating existing design funds to Gurley Street work and lay out how to manage space impacts (for example, relocating adult probation functions) while preserving 9‑1‑1 operations.
