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Desert Hawk board amends agenda to add air‑conditioning repair item
Summary
Board members approved an amendment to the July 15 agenda to address a failing rooftop HVAC unit at the Desert Hawk facility; staff said the unit’s heat exchanger is cracked and the issue will require a budget amendment to fund the replacement.
The Desert Hawk Management Board amended its July 15 agenda to add an unscheduled item about a failing rooftop heating, ventilation and air‑conditioning unit after staff reported a heat‑exchanger failure at the facility.
The Chair requested the addition and a board member moved to amend the agenda; the motion passed. Board members then heard from county staff who had been asked to present the issue to the board. Jared Mirror, the county energy manager, explained the urgency and background of the equipment failure.
Mirror told the board the unit’s heat exchanger is “severely cracked,” which prevents the heating side from being in service because it “poses severe health and safety risks, with potential for carbon monoxide, to be distributed through the air supply.” The board discussed next steps, including a budget amendment to pay for replacement and whether the Desert Hawk account or county funds would cover the unbudgeted expense.
The amendment to add the agenda item was recorded as passed. Board members debated a subsequent formal budget amendment to fund the repair, but the provided transcript does not include a completed motion and recorded vote approving that budget amendment; staff said they would work with county accounting to identify lines to cover the cost.
The board then moved on to managers’ items and a planned budget presentation.
