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Votes at a glance: Yuma County Board approves consent items, traffic signal amendment, CDBG submissions, and health‑department change order
Summary
On April 20 the board approved most consent calendar items (with items 4, 8 and 11 pulled), authorized an amendment for the US‑95/Avenue C traffic signal, approved appointment for elections oversight, authorized a $157,911.60 change order for the health‑department expansion, accepted CDBG regional applications (estimated $464,259) and authorized the chairman to sign related documents; the broadband petition to form an agricultural broadband authority was also approved.
The Yuma County Board of Supervisors recorded several formal approvals during its April 20 meeting. Key actions were:
- Consent calendar: The board approved consent items 1–12 with items 4, 8 and 11 pulled for separate consideration; motion carried by voice vote.
- Item 8 (Consent, amended intergovernmental agreement): The board approved Amendment No. 1 related to the US‑95/Avenue C traffic signal project adjacent to Somerton Airport. Staff explained the signal location shifted into county jurisdiction, relieving the Cocopah tribe of monetary responsibility; the motion carried.
- Item 4 (Appointment): The board approved appointing Clerk Desiree Phillips as officer in charge of elections to strengthen administrative oversight; the motion carried by voice vote.
- Item 11 (Engineering change order): The board authorized a change order of $157,911.60 for the Yuma County Health Department expansion/renovation project (CIP 21905) with Mortenson Cunningham; the board approved the motion after prior review.
- Item 1A (Broadband district petition): The board accepted a petition to form a Broadband Service District Authority, approved district boundaries and board‑member methodology, and authorized the chairman to sign formation documents; each motion carried.
- Item 2 (CDBG): The board adopted the resolution authorizing submission of Community Development Block Grant regional account applications for prioritized projects (estimated $464,259) and authorized the chairman to sign application certifications and disclosure reports.
Most motions were approved by voice vote with the record stating "motion carries." No roll‑call vote tallies were read into the minutes for the recorded motions in the meeting transcript.
Actions approved will move forward to administrative implementation by county staff.
