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Board directs attorneys to negotiate settlements tied to alleged treasurer embezzlement

Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors · April 16, 2026
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Summary

After an executive session, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors directed legal counsel to negotiate settlements with local fire districts related to litigation stemming from alleged embezzlement by a former county treasurer; action was taken consistent with executive-session direction.

Following an executive session convened under the cited Arizona statute, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on April 15 directed county attorneys to negotiate settlement consistent with the board’s executive-session instructions in litigation related to alleged embezzlement by a former county treasurer, Elizabeth Gutvar.

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