[1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL] [4. CALL TO THE PUBLIC] [5.A. PRESENTATION OF PERSONNEL ] [6. CONSENT AGENDA ] [7.A. FIRE CHIEF'S REPORT – CHIEF BRANDHUBER ] [7.B. COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION DIVISION’S REPORT - ASSISTANT CHIEF PERRY] [7.C. SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION’S REPORT - ASSISTANT CHIEF CESAREK] [7.D. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES & FIRE RESPONSE DIVISION’S REPORT – ASSISTANT CHIEF GRISSOM] [00:21:37] IN PARTICULAR FACILITIES, DJ NANCY KEEPING IT TOGETHER. APPRECIATE YOU GUYS EFFORTS. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR THIS HIRE. LIKE TO INTRODUCE SCOTT NORTON [00:21:47] SCOTT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDED COLLEGE AT THE WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY WHERE HE EARNED HIS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE [00:21:55] FOLLOWED BY YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY, WHERE HE HELD THE POSITION OF CAPTAIN IN LOGISTICS [00:22:02] AFTER YEARS IN THE MILITARY, HE'S BEEN A DISTRICT MANAGER, A PRODUCT MANAGER POSITION, EARLY 2000S, CHANGED HIS CAREER PATH, BECAME A PROPERTY MANAGER FOR A SMALLER COMPANY AND HAS [00:22:13] THAT'S BEEN HIS CAREER PATH EVER SINCE IN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE EVER SINCE. MOST RECENTLY HE WAS EMPLOYED BY COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL, WHICH IS A COMPANY THAT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE OWNERS AND PROPERTY MANAGERS. PRETTY IMPORTANT IN THIS POSITION RECENTLY RELOCATED FROM RICHMOND, VIRGINIA TO TUCSON JUST TO BE A PART OF OUR FAMILY AND WORK HERE AND TO FOLLOW HIS PURSUIT OF LOVE. DOMESTIC PARTNER IS HERE, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ON THAT. THAT'S GREAT. RECREATIONAL SIDE OF THINGS. SCOTT LOVES THE OUTDOORS, MOTORCYCLES, AND HOPES HE CAN SURVIVE HIS FIRST SUMMER HERE IN TUCSON. I'M EXCITED. THIS HAS BEEN GREAT THESE GUYS AREN'T AWARE, BUT LAST MONTH THEY'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM, KIND OF COMBATING ALL THE THINGS AROUND THE DISTRICT, GETTING THEM FAMILIAR WITH THINGS. I PUT A CAMERA IN THE CAR TO KIND OF FILL IN THE DAY TO DAY, SO I'D LIKE TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU GUYS, IF WE CAN TAKE A SECOND. YEAH, DJ, COME ON UP YOU'LL SEE WHY THE RESEMBLANCE HERE IN A MINUTE THEY HAVE A LOT OF FUN IN THEIR POSITIONS, AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB WITH WHAT THEY DO, SO YES, SIR. THIS IS EVERY DAY YEAH, CERTAINLY IS. YEP. TERRIFIC DAY FOR A DRIVE. IT'S BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY OUT HERE. A FROG AND A BEAR SEEING AMERICA. RIGHT ALONG IN SEARCH OF GOOD TIMES AND GOOD GOOD FRIENDS YOU CAN'T THIS COULD BECOME A OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS ONCE, LET'S READ YOU GET THE GIST OF IT. SO THIS HAS BEEN THE DAY-TO-DAY FOR THE LAST MONTH. I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT THESE GUYS DO AND I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT SCOTT HAS JOINED OUR TEAM. SO THANK YOU GUYS WELCOME TO EXAMINE OH, YEAH. HELLO MADAM CHAIR, WE'RE GOING TO BRING THEM BACK FOR THE OATH. I ALMOST DID OPEN YOU GUYS HAVE RAISED YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. REPEAT AFTER ME. I GET YOUR NAME, DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL BE ALERT IN MY DUTIES AT ALL TIMES. [EXECUTIVE SESSION] [00:25:01] I WILL STRIVE TO BE MINDFUL OF THE WELFARE AND RIGHTS OF OTHERS. I'LL BE IMPARTIAL IN MY TREATMENT OF ALL PERSONS COMING UNDER MY JURISDICTION. I WOULD BE COURTEOUS AND HELPFUL TO ALL AND MY FEELINGS SHALL NOT INFLUENCE MY DECISION. I'LL REFRAIN FROM BEING VULGAR OR PROFANE IN MY SPEECH OR ACTIONS WHILE ON DUTY. COOPERATE FULLY WITH MY SUPERVISORS TO PROVIDE GREATER PROTECTION TO THE PUBLIC AND THE FIRE DISTRICT I SERVE. I WILL STRIVE TO BECOME MORE PROFICIENT IN MY DUTIES AS AN EMPLOYEE AT THE GOLDER RANCH FIRE DISTRICT THROUGH DILIGENT STUDY AND TRAINING. [8.C. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN AMENDMENT TO THE FIRE CHIEF’S CONTRACT ] I REGARD MY EMPLOYMENT WITH BOULDER RANCH BAR DISTRICT AS A SYMBOL OF TRUST FOR MY STATE, MY FIRE DISTRICT, AND THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH I SERVE, AND ACT ACCORDINGLY [8.D. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED TENTATIVE BUDGETS FOR THE GOLDER RANCH FIRE DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026/2027 AND 2027/2028 ] I'LL CONSTANTLY STRIVE TO OBTAIN THESE OBJECTIVES AS I SERVE AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE GOLDEN RANCH FIRE DISTRICT. OKAY, NOW WE'LL DO THE LOYALTY OATH, OKAY? YOU CAN RAISE YOUR EYE, ANNE. I STATE YOUR NAME, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, AFFIRM THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA WE SWEAR THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME AND DEFEND THEM AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE AND THEN STATE YOUR POSITION, PLEASE. ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, SO HELP ME, GOD. OKAY. OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. DO WE NEED A SHORT RECESS SO OTHERS CAN LEAVE THAT OUR GUESTS. THANK YOU. ITEM 6, THE CONSENT AGENDA. DOES ANYBODY WISH TO REMOVE ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AT THIS TIME? IF NOT, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED NO MOTION PASSES. ITEM 7A REPORTS AND CORRESPONDENCE. FIRE CHIEF, YOU'RE UP FIRST. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. YOU HAVE MY REPORT. THE ONLY THING I'D LIKE TO ADD TO IT IS I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK OUR PERSONNEL WHO HELPED SHOWED UP LAST THURSDAY AND SATURDAY, I DON'T WOOD RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL AND CDO TO HELP MOVE EVERYTHING FOR PROJECT GRADUATION. I THINK IT'S A GREAT REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE AT THE DISTRICT THAT VOLUNTEER OVER TIME, AND EVEN IF THEY'RE AT WORK, THEY SHOW UP WITH GREAT ATTITUDES. THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT GETS MOVED AND I JUST APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS AND THEIR SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY AND PENDING ANY QUESTIONS, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. YEAH, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF AMPHY AS WELL THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD SUCH SUCCESS IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR OUR EMPLOYEES SHOWING UP AND DOING WHAT THEY DO, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYONE THAT SHOWED UP AND DID A GREAT JOB ON BEHALF OF AMPHI. PRESIDENT JONES. MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. GOOD MORNING. I, TOO, WANT TO KIND OF TAG ON TO WHAT CHIEF BRAIN HUBER JUST SAID WITH THE ALSO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, BECAUSE A LOT OF THE FOLKS THAT SHOWED UP WERE FROM THE LAST RECRUIT CLASS, AND I THINK THAT THAT KIND OF SPEAKS VOLUMES TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GETTING THEM SET UP FOR SUCCESS, AND KNOWING THAT WE ALL GOT TO KIND OF PITCH IN TO GET THE MISSION COMPLETED. SO, I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND ALSO THANK THOSE THAT SHOWED UP. THE SAME PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP FOR PROJECT GRAD ALSO SHOWED UP FOR A COUPLE OF POLITICAL PROJECTS THAT WE WERE DOING. SO WE'RE JUST THANKFUL THAT WE'RE GETTING SOME PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER. LAST THING I GOT FOR YOU IS NEXT WEEK WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL [00:30:24] PFFA CONVENTION. IT'S A STATE CONVENTION HERE IN TUCSON. WE'RE GOING TO BE SENDING 8 PEOPLE TO BE PARTICIPATING IN CLASSES OVER ABOUT THREE DAYS. SO WE'LL GIVE YOU ANY UPDATES THAT COME FROM THAT. OH, GREAT. THANKS, BEN. I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE BOTH SPECIALIST WONG AND OF COURSE SHANNON FOR, I GUESS, ANOTHER SECOND ANNUAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS TRAINING TURNED OUT REALLY WELL, WELL ATTENDED, AND FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN FROM THANK YOUS THAT PEOPLE ENJOYED IT, AND THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. SO, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN FOR YOUR GREAT JOB. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE MICHELLE CHAVEZ, OUR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT THAT ALSO ASSISTED. IT WAS JUST A 1ST OF ALL, WE WANT TO THANK CHIEF BROWN HUBER FOR BEING ABLE TO DO THIS TRAINING AND THANK THE BOARD FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF IT OVER THE YEARS. SEEMS TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND BE WELL RECEIVED, SO JUST THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN CONTINUE IT IN THE FUTURE. SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION REPORT, ASSISTANT CHIEF PERRY MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I HAVE NOTHING TO HIGHLIGHT IN MY REPORT. HOWEVER, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. I WAS WONDERING THAT NIMBLE, THE FALL PERFECTION ACT YOU'VE GONE TO THREE ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES. IS IT WELL ATTENDED? DO YOU GET A GOOD ATTENDANCE AT MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. YES, WE HAVE DECENT ATTENDANCE AT THE AT THE MEETINGS THAT WE PUT IT ON. WE'VE ALSO WITH LYDIA'S HELP ROLLED IT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO THE GREATER PUBLIC AS WELL. WE'VE GOT 70 PARTICIPANTS SO FAR ON THE NIMBLE APP. OH, WOW. WE HOPE TO INCREASE THAT AS WE AS WE CONTINUE TO PUSH IT OUT. SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GREATLY NEEDED, ESPECIALLY IN MY AGE GROUP. SO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THAT ON. IT'S A GREAT GREAT IDEA, AND CERTAINLY ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO? OKAY, SO SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION CHIEF CESAREK, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. YOU HAVE OUR REPORT. OBVIOUSLY, YOU CAN TELL THAT OUR ENTIRE DIVISION IS VERY BUSY THIS PAST MONTH, AS THEY NORMALLY ARE. BUT THE ONLY THING THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, AND IT'S EXCELLENT NEWS WE RECEIVED PICTURES YESTERDAY OF THE START OF OUR LADDER TRUCK THAT IS FINALLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. SO THAT'S A POSITIVE FOR US, AND IT'S KIND OF NICE TO SEE SOME PICTURE OF THE ALUMINUM GOING TOGETHER TO START MAKING UP THE CAB OF THAT VEHICLE THAT PUTS US ABOUT 90 TO 100 DAYS OUT FROM COMPLETION. SO WHILE WE WERE IN THE WAITING LINE FOR A WHILE, THEY DO MOVE PRETTY QUICK ONCE WE GET TO THE SPOT. SO THAT WAS THE ONLY THING THAT I REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE WELL SO MOVING ON TO CHIEF GRISSOM. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. YOU HAVE MY REPORT. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THREE OF OUR NEWEST INDIVIDUALS IN THE ROOM, OUR RECRUIT FIREFIGHTERS IN THE BACK, GARCIA, MADRESKY, AND NEIGHBORS BUNCH OF 3 OF OUR EXCELLENT OUT OF 24 RECRUITS THAT WE JUST GRADUATED. SO REALLY PROUD TO HAVE THESE FINE GENTLEMEN IN THE AUDIENCE, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I DO. UNDER THE PROMOTIONAL SUCCESS RATE, YOU HAVE THAT CAPTAIN PROMOTIONAL WAS 40% AND ENGINEER PROMOTIONAL 58%. WHAT DOES THAT REPRESENT? MADAM CHAIR, THAT REPRESENTS THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT PAST THE PROCESS. THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE AMOUNT THAT WE'RE PROMOTED. WE HAVE A HANDFUL OF INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE STILL ON THE PROMOTIONAL LIST. SO AS SPOTS OPEN, WE WILL PULL FROM THAT LIST. SO, FOR INSTANCE, WE HAD 20 CAPTAIN CANDIDATES, AND ONLY 8 WERE ABLE TO PROCEED TO BE ON A LIST OR BE PROMOTED. OKAY. AND THEN I ALSO HAD YOU KNOW, THE TRAINING JUST BOGGLES MY MIND. YOU GUYS HAVE SO MUCH TRAINING. AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU CAUGHT THAT SKATEBALL BOWL IN URANA PARK THAT YOU GUYS TRAINED ON. I MEAN, THAT'S JUST AMAZING TO ME THAT YOU FIND THESE THINGS THAT SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN AND YOU ACTUALLY TRAIN TO TO RESCUE SOMEBODY THAT MIGHT GET HURT AS A STAPLE THAT THAT TO ME IS JUST AMAZING [00:35:03] YES, MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE… INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE DISTRICT THAT WILL BRING PLACES AND IDEAS UP TO THE TRAINING STAFF, AND WE'LL PUT TOGETHER ANY PROGRAM THAT WE CAN, SO IT'S A, YOU KNOW, A CONGLOMERATION OF EVERYBODY OUT THERE FINDING HAZARDS IN OUR AREA, SO YEAH WE LOOK FOR ANYWHERE TO TRAIN, AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB. THAT'S JUST BOGGLES MY MIND. AND I ALSO WANT TO KNOW, YOU DO SWIFT WATER RESCUE TECHNICIAN TRAINING. WHERE DO YOU GO TO GET SWIFT WATER? MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE OUR SPECIAL OPS DIVISION CHIEF EXTRAORDINAIRE, ACTUALLY BATTALION CHIEF ADAM HASTINGS, I'LL HAVE HIM SPEAK TO THAT MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, NO, THERE IS NO WATER NEARBY. NO, I DIDN'T THINK SO. SO THEY GO TO THE THERE'S A CLASSROOM DAY, THEN THEY GO TO THE POOL. AND THEY GO TO THE LOWER SALT RIVER. AND THAT'S WHERE THEY DO THE ACTUAL RIVER. THAT MAKES SENSE. YEAH, BECAUSE THERE'S USUALLY WATER THERE, RIGHT? YES, THERE'S TYPICALLY WATER, SOMETIMES MORE OR LESS, BUT THAT IS WHERE WE GO TO TRAIN. IT'S ALSO WHERE THE WHOLE REGION GOES TO TRAIN. OH, OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. YEP. APPRECIATE THAT. AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT LIKE NINE OR SOME FIRES IN RESERVE, I GUESS, IS HAS HAD A LOT OF OUR FIRES, BIG FIRE IN RESERVE NEW MEXICO. MADAM CHAIR. YES, WE DO HAVE. WE'VE HAD A HANDFUL OF FIRES THAT WE'VE WE'VE SENT CREWS OUT ON RIMS TEAMS SPECIAL WILDLAND TEAMS. WE'VE GOT 3 INDIVIDUALS OUT RIGHT NOW, ONE AS FAR AS FLORIDA AND 2 IN NEW MEXICO. SO WE'VE GOT WE'VE BEEN BUSY. THE WILDLAND TEAMS HAVE BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB, AND THEY'VE BEEN BUSY [8.E. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF A PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR THE FORMAL ADOPTION OF THE GOLDER RANCH FIRE DISTRICT BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026/2027 AND 2027/2028] OKAY, SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GO AHEAD. KEITH WITH THE ACCIDENT THAT WAS ON I-10 WITH THE ELECTRIC CARS AND THE FIRES HOW DO WE HANDLE… DO WE HAVE A PROCEDURE ON HOW WE HANDLE ELECTRIC CAR FIRES? MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBER VETT, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WE ACTUALLY DO… THAT'S STILL IN THE WORKS. WE DO HAVE [8.F. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF A REQUEST BY ORO VALLEY INVESTMENTS, LLC DBA PAIN INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA ] WE HAVE WAYS TO COMBAT THE VIRUS, BUT THE PROCEDURE ISN'T COMPLETELY APPROVED YET. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE HAVE BEEN TALKING WITH THE GENTLEMAN FROM ROCKIN' FOR HEROES AND ELLEN CURTIS TO DO SOME EV TRAINING IN OCTOBER, SO WE'RE LOOKING TO DO SOME TRAIN-THE-TRAINERS, AND WE DO HAVE A COMPANY THAT WILL TAKE CARS AWAY FOR US SO YEAH, WE'RE ACTIVELY WORKING ON THAT. OKAY I NOTICED ON THE NEWS THAT TUCSON FIRE SAID THEY'VE GOT A SOME SORT OF A TARP THEY PUT OVER IT AND THEN THEY'VE GOT WHAT THEY CALL A TURTLE THAT THEY PUT UNDERNEATH IT. MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBER, WE DO HAVE THE TARPS AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR REPORTS. HEY, EXECUTIVES, DO YOU WANT TO DO THIS 8 EXECUTIVE SESSION? THE BOARD WILL VOTE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO ARS 38-43103A FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF FIRE CHIEF BRENT HEAVER'S EMPLOYMENT, INCLUDING ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW. I WILL BE GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS CHIEF BRAND HUBER'S EMPLOYMENT, INCLUDING ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW. IS THERE A SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED, NO. MOTION PASSES. OKAY. [8.G. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING AN ADDENDUM TO THE BRYCER COMPLIANCE ENGINE CONTRACT ] MADAM CHAIR, IF WE COULD JUST ADD THAT CHIEF BRENTHUBER DID RECEIVE THIS 24-HOUR NOTICE OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND ALSO THAT WE WILL BE INCLUDING THE ATTORNEY, DIRECTOR DELONG, AND MYSELF IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD, BUT LET'S GO DO THAT. [8.H. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE GOLDER RANCH FIRE DISTRICT RECONCILIATION AND MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT ] [02:00:32] OKAY, ITEM 8C, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON AMENDMENT TO THE FIRE CHIEF'S CONTRACT. I NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE FIRE CHIEF'S EVALUATION DIRECTION TO STAFF TO PLACE ITEM ON [02:00:43] NEXT MONTH'S BOARD MEETING AGENDA. SO MOVED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE OPPOSED NO MOTION PASSES. ITEM D, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED TENTATIVE BUDGETS [02:01:01] THE GOLDEN RANCH FIRE DISTRICT FISCAL YEARS 26, 27, AND 27-28, CHIEF. [02:01:09] MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU. THE BUDGET THAT WE PROPOSED AT THE BUDGET STUDY SESSION ALONG WITH THE EDITS THAT WE'D SENT ARE WHAT WE'RE ASKING THE BOARD TO CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL. OKAY. [02:01:23] DO I HAVE A MOTION? [02:01:26] I WAS GOING TO ASK [02:01:27] CHIEF PERRY, IF YOU COULD GO THROUGH THE EDITS ON THE [02:01:31] THE CHANGES. OKAY. [02:01:34] MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I'D BE GLAD TO. SO [02:01:40] ALL OF IT STEMS FROM A MAJORITY OF SOME [02:01:45] CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT UNFORTUNATELY DIDN'T GET FULLY TRANSFERRED OVER INTO THE ORIGINAL BUDGET. SO IF I CAN GET YOU TO START ON PAGE 73, GENERAL FUND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. OKAY. [02:02:00] 73. OKAY. [02:02:10] DO WE HAVE THE BUDGET TO PULL UP ON THE [02:02:14] THIS IS A GREAT [02:03:00] CHAIR ONE SECOND WHILE WE GET THE [02:03:02] TECHNOLOGY SORTED HERE REAL QUICK [02:03:42] AND THERE WAS ONE SUBMITTED THAT WAS THE PRESENTATION BUDGET. [02:07:14] MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. WHILE WE SORT THROUGH OUR NEVER MIND. WE'RE WE SORTED THROUGH IT. SORRY ABOUT THE DELAY. YEAH, THAT'S THE ONE. IF WE CAN START ON PAGE 73, PLEASE. RIGHT THERE. OKAY, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. TO GO THROUGH THIS LINE BY LINE, JUST TO COVER THE ADDITIONS OR CHANGES. IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE 73 HERE, THE PROJECT TITLED COMMUNITY FIRE HYDRANTS THAT WAS A PROJECT THAT WAS SUBMITTED BY FIRE PREVENTION, ONE THAT THEY DO EVERY YEAR. WE INADVERTENTLY LEFT THAT OUT OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. THAT IS AN ADDITION OF $20,000 TO OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT IF WE GO DOWN TO ALTERNATIVELY FUNDED CAPITAL PROJECTS ON THE SAME PAGE. THE BOND WAS QUOTED AT 48. 4.8 MILLION. THAT WAS ACTUALLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN 4.4. THAT WAS A SIMPLE TYPO. IF WE GO TO THE NEXT PAGE, 74 THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CASCADE SYSTEM IN DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF. WE DID NOT NEED THE ENTIRE AMOUNT, 87.5 THAT WAS ALLOCATED FOR THIS YEAR, SO THAT WAS CHANGED TO 72.5. SO THAT DECREASED THE AMOUNT FOR THE SINKING FUNDS IF WE SCROLL DOWN TO THE NEXT PAGE, 7 75. CAPITAL LEASES, THE O&M LEVY LEASE, EXCUSE ME, THE ENTERPRISE FLEET LEASE THAT WAS INADVERTENTLY ENTERED INTO THE WRONG YEARS, SO WE STARTED THIS YEAR WITH 185 WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 215. SO THAT WAS A $30,000 INCREASE AS WELL. SO WITH THAT, THOSE ARE THE ADDITIONS THAT WERE INADVERTENTLY LEFT OUT OF THE CAPITAL BUDGET. NOW, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THESE ADDITIONS ARE BEING FUNDED OUT OF AVAILABLE CASH [02:10:06] THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE HAD SINKING FUNDS FOR OR OTHER AVAILABLE CASH. THESE ARE NOT NECESSARILY ADDING TO THE O&M RATE. WE ARE STILL PRESENTING THE SAME O&M RATE THAT AND BOND RATE THAT WE PROPOSED BEFORE, THE 276 COMBINED RATE THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHIEF. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FISCAL 2026-2027 AND 2027-2028 TENTATIVE BUDGET AS PRESENTED WITH BOTH REVENUE AND COST OF 09,471,460 $3 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2627, AND WITH A RECOMMENDED O&M MILL RATE OF 267, AND THE RECOMMENDED DEBT SERVICE RATE OF 9 CENTS FOR AN AGGREGATE RATE OF 276 I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED, NO MOTION PASSES. ITEM F, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF REQUEST BY OIL VALLEY INVESTMENTS LLC, DPA PAINT INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA. OH, DID I HAVE A MOTION TO SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR THE FORMAL ADOPTION OF THE OH, I'M SORRY. YEAH. OKAY. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR THE FORMAL ADOPTION OF THE GOLDEN RANCH FIRE DISTRICT BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEARS 26, 27 AND 2728, CHIEF I'M GUESSING FOR JUNE. YES, MADAM CHAIR, THAT'S CORRECT. JUNE 16TH AT 9AM. OKAY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED, NO. MOTION PASSES. NOW, AFTER DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF A REQUEST BY OIL VALLEY INVESTMENTS, LLC, DPA PAYNE INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA, CHIEF MADAM CHAIR, THIS REQUEST IS FROM THE BUSINESS THAT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF STATION 377. THEY'RE APPEALING TO THE TOWN TO BE ABLE TO USE A DIFFERENT COLOR TO THEIR SIGN BASED ON, I BELIEVE, A 2002 OR 2003 ORDINANCE THERE'S FIVE PROPERTY OWNERS, INCLUDING OURSELF. FOUR OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE ALREADY SIGNED THE LETTER SAYING THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. AND TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES, OUR REQUEST IS THAT THE BOARD RECONSIDER SIGNING THAT LETTER OKAY. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. YES, GO AHEAD. MOTION TO APPROVE THE LETTER TO THE TOWN WITH THE TOWN OF ORO VALLEY SUPPORTING THE ORO VALLEY INVESTMENTS LLC DBA PAIN INSTITUTE OF ARIZONA'S REQUEST FOR A DEVIATION FROM THE ORIGINALLY REQUIRED SIGNAGE COLOR AND APPROVE THE LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE VARIANCE SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED NO. MOTION PASSES. ITEM G, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING AN ADDENDUM TO THE BRICER COMPLIANCE ENGINE CONTRACT. CHIEF MADAM CHAIR, I'LL TURN THIS OVER TO CHIEF PERRY. MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS IS A COMPLIANCE ENGINE IS A SOFTWARE THAT WE UTILIZE DOWN IN FIRE PREVENTION FOR I BELIEVE IT'S FOR PERMITS, CORRECT? FOR INSPECTION REPORTS, I APOLOGIZE. THIS IS STRICTLY A CLARIFICATION. WE WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FEES BEING ATTRIBUTED THAT BRICER WAS CHARGING BEING ATTRIBUTED TO US CHARGING THOSE FEES AND SOME OTHER TIME NOTIFICATION THINGS. WE WANTED CLARIFICATION ON THOSE THAT WE ARE NOT CHARGING THE FEES, AND WE WANTED CLARIFICATION THAT THE FEES WERE NOT GOING TO BE CHARGED UNTIL FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD TO GIVE CONTRACTORS THE TIME TO PAY WHAT THEY NEEDED TO PAY. SO WE JUST GOT THAT CLARIFICATION IN WRITING. IT'S JUST AN ADDENDUM TO THE CONTRACT THAT WE ALREADY HAVE, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD THOSE THINGS IN WRITING. OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ADDENDUM TO THE AGREEMENT WITH PRICER LP FOR THE COMPLIANCE ENGINE. I'LL SECOND THAT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED NO MOTION PASSES H, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE GOLDEN RANCH FAR DISTRICT RECONCILIATION AND MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT. CHIEF MADAM CHAIR, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO OUR ACTING FINANCE DIRECTOR, JEFF SARGENT, TO DO HIS FAVORITE THING, PUBLIC SPEAK. HAVE MY BLUE STICKY NOTE. OH, YOU DO? OH, I'M GLAD YOU DO. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER A COUPLE THINGS. WE'RE USING, WE'RE 42 DAYS AWAY FROM THE NEW FISCAL YEAR. AND WE'RE USING THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS OF MEETINGS TO KIND OF [02:15:11] PREP YOU GUYS ON WHAT YOU MIGHT BE SEEING DIFFERENT IN SOME OF THE REPORTS COMING UP. SO THE YELLOW BOX AROUND INTEREST IS REMEMBER MOST OF THAT'S NOT OURS. A LOT OF THAT'S GOING BACK TO THE FEDS. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BREAK THAT OUT FOR NEXT YEAR. I HAVE A SLIDE AND A COUPLE SLIDES THAT SHOWS YOU WHAT MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE CONSISTS OF 108,000 OF MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES A LOT IN MY MIND. SO WE NEED TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THAT IS. AND THEN REMEMBER FOR LATER 358, BUT I DID WRITE THAT ON THE BACK OF THE STICKY NOTE SO YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE TO. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A SECOND. SO THIS IS THE YEAR TO DATE. WE'RE MISSING AN ENTIRE COLUMN THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR YOU ALL TO SEE HOW WE'RE DOING COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE UNFORTUNATE PART ABOUT THAT IS WE'RE ABOUT 400 DAYS AWAY FROM BEING ABLE TO POPULATE THAT COLUMN. BECAUSE WITH OUR CLEANUP PROCESS AND CHANGING THINGS WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU A CLEAR PRIOR YEAR DATA UNTIL JULY OF NEXT YEAR. YOU KNOW NEXT AT THE END OF NEXT FISCAL, WE'RE GOING TO USE NEXT YEAR AS OUR BASICALLY OUR STARTING POINT. ONE THING I FORGOT ON THAT FIRST SLIDE IS YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THERE IS A $2 MILLION VARIANCE IN PROPERTY TAX. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A SECOND TOO. SO THIS IS THE LIST OF REVENUE. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT NONE OF THAT REALLY COINCIDES WITH THOSE FOUR. THINGS ON THE FRONT. ON THE FIRST PAGE FOR BREAKDOWNS OF REVENUE, SO WE NEED TO BASICALLY STILL WORK ON CREATING REPORTS THAT KIND OF SHOW ALL OF THE REVENUE AND IN WHAT CATEGORIES IT IS, FOR EXAMPLE, PRIOR YEAR TAXES WAS NEVER BUDGETED. BUT YET IT'S $12,000 FOR THE CURRENT YEAR. SO WE NEED TO BUILD A TREND ON THAT AND YOU'LL START SEEING THAT IN THE NEXT SET OF REPORTS OF WHAT'S COMING IN FROM PRIOR YEAR. AND RIGHT NOW, I'LL TELL YOU THAT THAT LINE ITEM CONTAINS ALL PRIOR YEAR TAXES, INCLUDING PINAL, AND, LIKE, IF WE GET MONEY FROM FDAP FROM THE YEAR BEFORE, IT ALL TRICKLES INTO WHATEVER THAT IS LISTED AS PRIOR YEAR TAXES. SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING IS BASICALLY DEFINING EVERY SINGLE BUDGET CODE THAT WE HAVE, AND PUTTING DEFINITIONS TO THEM SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY HERE, INCLUDING THE PUBLIC AND YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT EXACTLY EACH LINE ITEM MEANS. SO P NOW OR PIMA'S COLLECTION FOR LAST MONTH, YOU COULD SEE THAT IT'S WAS $4.1 MILLION DOLLARS. IT SHOULD, BASED ON WHAT WAS BUDGETED TO BE AROUND 6 MILLION AND CHANGE. SO WHEN I LOOKED AT MAY MONTH TO DATE, WE'RE AT 6.5 MILLION ALREADY, BUT WE'RE BUDGETED AT 6.5 MILLION. SO WE MAY COME IN A LITTLE BIT ABOVE 6.5 FOR CASH COLLECTION FOR THIS MONTH, BUT OR TAX COLLECTION FOR THIS MONTH, BUT WE'RE NOT SURE YET. SO WE STILL AREN'T 100% SURE WHERE THAT 2 MILLION VARIANTS IS COMING IN. WE'RE HOPING THAT IT'S GOING TO COME IN IN MAY, BUT WE MAY SEE SOME OF THAT IN JUNE AS WELL. COLLECTIONS IN PINAL COUNTY, SAME THING. WE'RE PULLING THAT OFF OF THEIR SITE. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU KNOW THIS, BUT PINAL'S MONEY IS SWEPT INTO PIMA. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE NEXT CHART. BASICALLY, IT SHOWS WHERE ALL THE MONEY IS CURRENTLY. PINAL DOESN'T KEEP IT. THEY SHIP IT TO PIMA, AND THEY HOLD THAT FOR US. OUR YOU KNOW CHASE, WE HAVE 4.5 MILLION IN THE CHECKING ACCOUNT. DEBT SERVICE HAS BEEN THE SAME. YOU'LL SEE THAT GO UP WHEN WE NEED TO PULL MONEY OUT OF DEBT SERVICES, WHICH IS IN THE COLUMN THE BOND SERVICES COLUMN ESSENTIALLY UNDER PIMA, WHICH IS AT 1.7 BOND PROCEED ACCOUNTS AT 58,000. IT'S GONNA STAY THERE MOST LIKELY UNTIL WE SWEEP THAT ALL BACK INTO PIMA COUNTY'S BOND PROCEEDS WHERE THEY WANT US CUTTING CHECKS ACTUALLY OUT OF THE COUNTY IS OPPOSED TO THE BANK, SO THAT ACCOUNT YOU WON'T SEE VERY MUCH MOVEMENT IN. BOND SERVICES. WITH THE TAX RATE GOING TO 9 CENTS YOU'LL SEE, LIKE, IF YOU LOOK BACK AT JULY, YOU'LL SEE IT WAS 600,000 AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. THAT NUMBER WILL BE CONSIDERABLY LOWER BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR BECAUSE WE ARE [02:20:03] NEEDING TO BURN OFF SOME OF THE EXCESS THAT'S IN THAT ACCOUNT BECAUSE WE'RE PAYING THE ARBITRAGE ON THE INTEREST FOR THAT AS WELL. SO YOU'LL SEE THAT GO DOWN. THAT'S WHY WE WERE ABLE TO LOWER THE BOND RATE TO 9 CENTS TO HELP BURN SOME OF THAT DOWN. BOND PROCEEDS, YOU'LL SEE THAT ACCOUNT OVER THE NEXT YEAR GET REALLY CLOSE TO ZERO WITH THE CONSTRUCTION AT FLEET. AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. EMS BILLING, I HAVE THAT YOU NOTICE THAT THERE'S FLUCTUATIONS IN THE CASH COLLECTED PER MONTH. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO DO IS CHALLENGE US IF YOU SEE SOME KIND OF A VARIANCE. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WHY HAS OUR NET RECEIVABLE GONE UP $600,000 THIS FISCAL YEAR I CAN TELL YOU SOME OF THAT IS A COMPUTER GLITCH THAT HAPPENED LAST MONTH. YOU CAN SEE WHY CASH COLLECTION DROPPED. THERE WAS ABOUT TWO WEEKS OF ALL OF OUR INVOICES THAT GOT REJECTED. AND NOW THEY'VE ALL BEEN BILLED AGAIN, THIS MONTH HAD BEEN ACCEPTED, BUT THAT'S PART OF WHY YOU SEE THAT LARGER THAT $300,000 JUMP IN THERE. I'M STILL NOT 100% SURE WHY WE HAVE THE PREVIOUS 300,000 THAT WENT UP. BUT THAT'S ON MY LIST OF THINGS TO GET YOU AN ANSWER. LAST MONTH WE HAD SAID WE WERE REDOING WILDLAND IT'S A LOT SMALLER ON THAT SCREEN THAN I'D HOPED. BUT AND GENE WORKED LIKE CRAZY THIS WEEK TO GET IT COMPLETELY. BUT WE HAD ALREADY SUBMITTED THIS SO WE'VE HAD 11 FIRES TOTAL SO FAR. 7 OF THEM HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY THE STATE. WE'RE OUR TOTAL OF THE INVOICE TO 77, WE'RE UP TO 188 AS OF YESTERDAY. BUT YOU'LL SEE HERE THAT THE STATE ALLOWS US TO BILL FOR THE ADMIN TIME. SO THAT'S OUR NEW COLUMN WHERE YOU'LL SEE THE 346. THERE IS THAT'S HOW MUCH WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO BUILD THE STATE FOR THE WORK THAT THE ADMIN FOLKS HAVE DONE ON CREATING THE BILLS. WE'VE ALSO BROKEN IT OUT INTO HOW MUCH HAS BEEN BILLED FOR EQUIPMENT, AND HOW MUCH HAS BEEN BILLED FOR THE EMPLOYEES EXPENSES, WHICH IS FOOD AND LODGING AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS. AND IT'S JUST TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT, KIND OF SHOW PEOPLE WE'RE REALLY I DON'T THINK YOU'LL EVER SEE WILDLAND REALLY AS AN ENTERPRISE FUND, LIKE IF, YOU KNOW, WE WERE RUNNING A WATER DEPARTMENT OR SOMETHING, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO GET YOU A REAL NUMBER OF WHAT IS GENERATED BY WILDLAND AND WHAT WE SPEND. THAT IS THE REPORT IN A NUTSHELL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I'M JUST SURPRISED THAT THE ADMIN BILLING THAT THE ADMIN BILLING IS SO LOW. TO ME, IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD TAKE MORE TIME TO GO THROUGH AND DO ALL THIS. YEAH, WE ESTIMATE THAT WE GET ABOUT HALF OF THE TIME THAT WE ACTUALLY SPEND ON THOSE. AND THAT'S ONCE WE HAVE A YEAR'S WORTH OF DATA AND WE HAVE A BETTER TREND, THAT SHOULD BE A DISCUSSION WITH THE CHIEFS TO THE STATE IS MY GUESS. BUT BASED ON AN 18 MONTH ANALYSIS, WE WERE LOOKING AT WE WERE LOOKING AT WHY, YOU KNOW WHY THAT NUMBER IS SO LOW AND IT TO US, BASED ON OUR TIME. IT'S ABOUT HALF OF WHAT WE'RE SPENDING ON THE BILLING. SOME OF THAT'S INTERNAL. WE CAN LOWER SOME OF THAT, AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THE ISLAND FOLKS TO DO THAT. BUT A LOT OF IT IS JUST THE PROCESS WITH THE STATE. I MEAN, THIS THIS SEASON SO FAR YOU'LL SEE THE THOUGH THERE'S ONE THAT SAYS ONE OF 2 UP THERE, AND FIRE THAT CROSSED THE THE BOUNDARY OF THE CONTRACT WITH THE STATE. SO WE HAD TO SUBMIT IT. WE HAD TO SPLIT IT AND SUBMIT IT UNDER 2 SEPARATE SET OF RULES, WHICH IS JUST AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF WORK, BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE GETTING THERE. WE'RE SPEEDING UP THE PROCESS. SO, OH, THE ONE THING I DID FORGET TO TELL YOU, AND I EVEN SAID REMEMBER IT IS AND I WROTE IT DOWN ON MY STICKY NOTE, BUT IT'S THE BOTTOM LINE IN APRIL. YOU'LL SEE THAT'S 354, AND IT WAS 358 ON THE FIRST SLIDE. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE, LIKE I SAID, GOING BACK TO DEFINITIONS AND TRYING TO EXPLAIN WHY THERE'S A VARIANCE WHAT YOU'RE SEEING ON THE FRONT IS TOTAL CASH COLLECTED. THIS IS AFTER THE REFUNDS HAVE BEEN APPLIED. SO THAT'S WHY THE NUMBERS OFF 4,000. SO WE REFUNDED ABOUT $4,000. THE FIRST AMOUNT IS JUST CASH COLLECTION THAT CAME IN AGAIN, WE HAVE TO WORK ON DEFINITIONS AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS, BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THESE REPORTS AND YOU'RE SEEING VARIANCES, THERE'S EXPLANATIONS TO THEM. WE JUST HAVEN'T DONE A GREAT JOB OF MAKING SURE THAT YOU HAVE ALL THE DEFINITIONS [02:25:07] THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS. THANKS. MAY I HAVE A MOTION I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND ACCEPT THE GOLDEN RANGE FIRE DISTRICT RECONCILIATION AND MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT AS PRESENTED. WE HAVE A SECOND. BUT WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED NO. MOTION PASSES. ITEM NINE, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO PUT ON A FUTURE AGENDA IN JUNE? NO ALL RIGHT, CALL TO THE PUBLIC. NOTHING. ALL RIGHT. I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED, NO. MOTION PASSES. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.