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Camp Verde council holds executive session to consult on ADEQ consent order and litigation
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The Camp Verde Town Council moved into executive session Sept. 24 to consult with the town attorney about Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Consent Order WS-05-23 and pending litigation; the council reconvened and reported no action was taken.
The Camp Verde Town Council met in a special session Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, and voted unanimously to enter an executive session to consult with the town attorney about an Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) consent order and pending litigation. The council reconvened and stated no action was taken following the closed session.
Mayor Marie Moore called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. and the clerk recorded a full roll call. Vice Mayor Wendy Escoffier moved that the council go into executive session under A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(3) and (A)(4) to consult with legal counsel regarding ADEQ Consent Order WS-05-23 and to consider the town’s position in pending litigation; Councilor Patricia Seybold seconded the motion. A roll-call vote was recorded as aye from Mayor Marie Moore, Councilor Brian Bolton, Vice Mayor Wendy Escoffier, Councilor Robert Foreman, Councilor Robin Godwin, Councilor Jessie Murdock, and Councilor Patricia Seybold. The motion carried 7-0.
The agenda described Item 4 as an executive session “for discussion or consultation for legal advice with the Town Attorney and to consider its position with regards to Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Consent Order WS-05-23,” with Town Manager Miranda Fisher and Utilities Director Jeff Low listed as staff resources. Item 5 was described as an executive session “for discussion or consultation for legal advice with the Town Attorney and to consider its position in pending litigation,” with Town Attorney Trish Stuhan listed as the resource. The publicly posted minutes do not provide details of the discussions held in the closed sessions.
The council reconvened at 5:57 p.m. Mayor Moore stated that no action was taken on Agenda Items 4 and 5. The special session was adjourned at 5:58 p.m. The meeting minutes list additional staff and consultants who were present or identified as resources: Town Clerk Leah Rhodes, Town Engineer Bruce Connolly, Wastewater Division Manager Chet Teague, Greg Dozer (Senior Geologist, Adams and Wendt, Inc.), and Rob Bryant (Consultant Engineer, Waterworks Engineers).
No formal decisions, directives, or votes on the substance of the ADEQ consent order or any litigation claims are reported in the public record for this meeting. Any formal action or future public steps related to the consent order or litigation would be recorded in subsequent public meeting minutes or filings.