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Camp Verde council interviews three bidders for Equestrian Center, then enters executive session
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Summary
On Feb. 20, 2026, the Camp Verde Mayor and Council interviewed three teams for RFQ #25-224 (operation and management of the town Equestrian Center) and voted 7-0 to go into executive session to discuss contract positions; the council reconvened at 4:26 p.m. and said direction was given to staff.
Camp Verde, Ariz. — On Feb. 20, 2026, the Camp Verde Mayor and Council interviewed three applicant teams for the town’s Request for Qualifications (RFQ #25-224) to operate and manage the Town of Camp Verde Equestrian Center, then voted unanimously to enter executive session to discuss contract positions.
The council heard from Arizona Rally LLC (doing business as Arizona Rally Association), Bryson Ranch LLC, and The Sports Facilities Companies. Town Manager Miranda Fisher told councilors that "each applicant was going to be asked a set of questions from Council" as part of the interview process. Presenters included Sean Spring and Justin McBee for Arizona Rally; Tanner Bryson and Christa Brunori for Bryson Ranch; and Billy Hilliard and Josh Callahan for The Sports Facilities Companies.
After the interviews, Mayor Marie Moore read Agenda Item 5 and Councilor Jessie Murdock moved — with Vice Mayor Wendy Escoffier seconding — that the council go into executive session at 3:27 p.m. The motion passed on a roll call vote recorded as seven ayes, with Councilor Robin Godwin absent. The council cited Arizona Revised Statutes § 38-431.03(A)(4) and (A)(7) as authority to discuss and consider its position regarding contract negotiations and to instruct its representatives.
Mayor Moore reconvened the regular session at 4:26 p.m. and stated that direction had been given to staff on Item 5; the council did not disclose the substance of that direction in open session. No contract awards or specific lease or use terms for the Equestrian Center were announced in the public record of this meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 4:26 p.m.
Next procedural steps were not specified in the public minutes; any staff follow-up or recommendations were not described in the open session record.