20261110 Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting

The Cochise County Board of Supervisors’ regular meeting on November 10, 2026, approved several spending- and procurement-related items. The board approved Contract 27-01-DEV-1 with Arizona Energy Management and Remodel LLC for energy-auditing services under the County’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program; the work will assess about 16 owner-occupied homes, with no contract amount stated. It also approved an ADOT intergovernmental agreement for Black Draw Bridge scoping, with a project amount of approximately $132,200 and a $7,980 local match, and approved agreements to distribute Howard G. Buffett Foundation funds for fire-related projects. Other approvals included participation in the Albertsons national opioid settlement, a 2026-G79 public-safety subgrant for victim assistance through September 30, 2027, and a letter of understanding to transition county HSA, FSA, and dependent-care accounts to Fidelity Investments effective July 1, 2027. The board also approved the over-the-counter sale of tax-deed properties and related administrative fees; staff said the sales would return 39 parcels to private ownership and the tax rolls.

The County Administrator reported that the proposed jail project budget had increased from $130 million to $160 million, and that the County was seeking design services after an earlier RFQ received no responses; the County is revising its RFQ to meet USDA grant requirements for a separate facility-remodel project. These were updates rather than new votes at this meeting. The board also approved a land-use amendment and rezoning, and denied an appeal of an agritourism special-use authorization while modifying the approval to require the applicant to seek commercial access from State Road 80 before pursuing access from McCrae Road. Public commenters raised concerns about the proposed SpaceX data-center application and its review schedule; no data-center approval or procurement decision was made at this meeting.