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Board renews MOU to combine elections director duties with County Recorder, citing cost savings

Pinal County Board of Supervisors · February 4, 2026
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Summary

Supervisors approved an MOU renewing the arrangement that consolidates the county elections-director role with the County Recorder, with staff saying combined compensation would total about $158,000 and save roughly $75,000 compared with hiring a separate elections director.

The Pinal County Board of Supervisors voted to renew a memorandum of understanding that combines the county elections-director duties with the elected County Recorder position.

Mary Ellen Sheppard (county staff) presented market salary data collected from comparable counties and said the market midpoint for an elections director is near $163,000 (market average cited ~$165,667); the proposed…

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