MOHAVE COUNTY BOARD of SUPERVISORS

P.O. Box 7000 M E 7M00O WResAt BNeDaleU SMtre et Kingman, Arizona 86402­7000 Website – www.mohavecounty.us TDD ­ (928) 753­0726 ​ ​

RE : District B1 o a r d A c cDoistmricpt 2li s h m e n t s D i–st riCct Y3 2 0 1 5 District 4 District 5 Gary Watson Hildy Angius Buster D. Johnson Jean Bishop Steven Moss (928) 753­0722 (928) 758­0713 (928) 453­0724 (928) 753­8618 (928) 758­0739

BYCo uOntFy AFdImCinIiAstrLat oAr/CCoTunItOy ENngSin eer Clerk of the Board Michael P. Hendrix, P.E. Ginny Anderson (928) 753­0729 (928) 753­0731 ● Entered into Intergovernmental Agreement with Arizona Department of Health Services for Arizona’s Prescription Drug Overdose Prevention program.

● Sent letter in opposition of the BLM proposals regarding the Beaver Dam Wash and Red Cliffs National Conservation Areas draft amendments.

● Adopted a Resolution opposing the Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument Act.

● Took action towards eliminating the Manufactured Housing Installation Restrictions drafted into the Mohave County Zoning Ordinance and to relieve the immediate burden on the industry.

● Obtained $620,000 FEMA Cooperating Technical Partner Grant and matching funds for a total project cost of $891,580 for mapping and base flood elevations in the Golden Valley, Mohave Valley, Kingman and Lake Havasu City areas of Mohave County.

● Entered into the agreement for the Bridge Subsidy Program housing the homeless, seriously mentally ill families for a total of $207,000.

● Entered into the agreement with State of Arizona Department housing persons with AIDS for a total of $113,757.

● Leased space in the Lake Havasu Complex to the Lake Havasu Chapter of the Disabled American Veterans.

● Working with the BHC Pest Abatement District, Bullhead City, Laughlin, Clark County, and the Arizona Game and Fish to address pest abatement issues along the Colorado River.

● Supervisor JEAN BISHOP was the recipient of the Annual Andy Awards Lifetime Achiever Award.

● Supervisor Hildy Angius was the recipient of the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Award of Excellence.

● Resolved I­40 Water System billing discrepancies with Uni­Source Energy resulting in a additional payment to Mohave County of $40,252.68.

● Approved the American Public Works Association reaccreditation of Mohave County’s Public Works Department, Flood Control District, Environmental Quality/Waste Disposal Division and Emergency Management Division.

● Settled the Mineral Park Mine bankruptcy case and approved the distribution of their portion $3,388,751.75 to the special districts.

● Sponsored and organized a very successful 3 day County Supervisors Legislative Summit at the Nautical Inn in Lake Havasu City.

● Approved the Community Development Block Grant for the Virgin River Domestic Waste Water Improvement District for equipment purchase in the amount of $96,072.00.

● Adopted the 2015 Mohave County General Plan as amended.

● Worked with the National Park Service and the residents in and around Katherine Resort to help facilitate an alternative solution to the Park water supply.

● Adopted resolutions in support of the Federal Bill to ensure justice for Downwinders exposed to Government Radiation Testing.

● Declared a County Flood Emergency as a result of severe flooding and loss of life in the Colorado City area of the County.

● Declared a County Fire Emergency as a result of the Willow Fire in the Mohave Valley Area of the County.

● Developed and approved a balanced budget for FY 2016 which resulted in a zero overall County tax valuation assessment increase.

● Adopted resolution supporting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposed rule to remove the Hualapai Mexican Vole from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. 2

● Approved the Hydrologic and Hydraulic data developed with the Mohave Valley Phase II Risk Map project as best available data potentially removing over 600 parcels from the regulatory floodplain.

● Approved the Intergovernmental Agreement with the Bureau of Land Management to provide wildland fire prevention and suppression services in the Hualapai Mountain Park, including Camp Levi Levi.

● Approved an Emergency Broadcast System to deliver important emergency information such as weather information, AMBER alerts and local incident information targeted to specific areas.

● Renewed the contract with Western Arizona Humane Society to operate Mohave County’s Kingman Animal Shelter.

● Executed a letter of support in the development of federal legislation for the transfer of public lands to the Western States.

● Approved resource sharing agreements with Bullhead City and working on an agreement with the City of Kingman for the purpose of mutual cooperation, furnishing and exchanging personnel, equipment, facilities and supplies to make for more efficient and cost effective government operations.

● Partnered with the Arizona Game and Fish to stock Rainbow Trout in the Lower Colorado River for an amount not­to­exceed $50,000.

● Adopted resolution declaring the desire to coordinate with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service and City of Bullhead City to create a portion of the Colorado River Heritage Greenway Trail at Davis Camp.

● Held Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Events for the residents of Mohave County.

● Approved the County to reimburse the Mohave Valley ­ Community Park non­profit organization $250,000 for improvements to the park and entered into a 25 year lease of the property and approve an IGA with the Colorado River union High School District for its operation and maintenance.

● Approved resolution in opposition to the designation of a “Grand Canyon Watershed National Monument” in Northern Mohave County.

● Declared Patterson Road County Highway and constructed the road to provide access to the Chloride Cemetery.

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● Entered into a delegation agreement with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality for expanding and enhancing County Services to include approval of on­site alternative wastewater treatment systems, sewage collection systems and drinking water distribution systems.

● Became a Participating Local Government Agency with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other Cooperating Agencies in the preparation of a Candidate Conservation Agreement for the Sonoran Desert Tortoise.

● Approved a Reclaimed Water Use Requirement Ordinance for Mohave County to promote water conservation.

● Approved the Friends of the Fair sponsored trails application grant for the Horizon Six Equestrian Trail.

● Adopted the resolution recognizing January 27, 2015 as a National day of Remembrance for American Downwinders, strongly urging and amendment to the Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program for the addition of Mohave County as a covered area.

● Approved the State of Arizona and Mohave County providing $$131,027 in Community Development Block Grant funds for wastewater and flood improvement equipment to the Virgin River Domestic Wastewater Improvement District.

● Received the National Procurement Institute’s Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award.

● Approved the waiver of landfill fees for those residents damaged by the Willow Fire.

● Sent board Resolution encouraging the Federal Government to control the excessive population of feral burrows calling attention to the dangers they pose to travelers.

● Obtained almost half a million dollars in Federal Flood Control Funding for improvements to Sunrise Vistas Subdivision.

● Accepted the resignation of Travis M. Heaton and appointed Michael K. Hoggard to Constable North Canyon Precinct.

● Successfully recruited and hired a new Mohave County’s Finance Director.

● Received a total Federal Grant totaling $1.17 Million for installing road safety improvements throughout the County.

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● Approved the plan to consolidate 73 voting precincts into the proposed 24 voting precincts to include the purchase of new voting system comprised of new tabulation equipment, electronic poll books, and peripherals.

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BY DEPARTMENTS (As submitted) ​

COMMUNITY SERVICES

● CSD secured approximately $8.4 million grants and community resources for 2015 – 2016 promoting affordable housing programs, supporting workforce development programs/initiatives and building community development projects funded by federal and state grants.

● Mohave County Housing Authority (MCHA) administers the US Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH) programs for Low­income families, elderly, handicapped and specialized populations (SMI, Homeless and Veterans) such as Housing Choice Vouchers Program, Mainstream 5 Voucher Programs and the Veteran’s Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) Programs for approximately 550 families. MCHA has approximately $4.2 million grants from HUD and ADOH.

● Developed successful partnership with Mohave Mental Health, Southwest Behavioral Health and Veteran’s Administration leveraging grant resources for the housing programs.

● Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) funded emergency assistance payments to low and moderate income families through Interagency; purchase of equipment for Virgin River Water District; and housing rehabilitation for low­income, veterans and elderly through the $2 million CDBG funds and HOME Housing funds from Arizona Department of Housing.

● The Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) aimed to purchase foreclosed houses in the HUD targeted areas using the remaining $200,000 grant funds from HUD this year. Approximately 20 homes were purchased, rehabilitated and sold to low and moderate income families. The last home was recently purchased and Mohave County will receive mortgage payments from 15 families. The NSP infused approximately $1.9 million to the Mohave County economy by hiring local contractors and real estate agents, improving the property values of the affected communities; putting the houses back into the property tax rolls; and providing housing opportunities to low and moderate income families.

● Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014, (Public Law 113­128) was enacted by Congress, supersedes the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and amends the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, the Wagner­Peyser Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This legislation was effective July 1, 2015.The programs increase access and equal opportunities to eligible adult population and individuals with disabilities to employment, education, training and support services and provide funding for the Comprehensive One­Stop Centers for the Mohave/La Paz Workforce Development Area. The WIOA Adult programs, DES/EA Contract and CSD Skills Center are funded by Federal Grant funds from the US Department of Labor, passed through the State of Arizona, State Grant Funds,

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Mohave Community College GED, and Probation funds. WIOA funds secured for these programs for the current year is approximately $2.5 Million.

● 2015 marked the transition year for WIOA and Mohave/La Paz Development Area and accomplished the certification of the development area and the reappointments of the Mohave/La Paz Development Board.

● Mohave/La Paz Development Area has met and exceeded all the performance measures for the Youth, Adult and Dislocated Workers Program for Program Year 2014­2015.

● WIOA Dislocated Workers Program provided Rapid Response and Job Fairs for employees affected by the closure of mines in Mohave County in 2015. The program provided funds to re­train the workers, opportunities to those laid­off to gain access to job search/support services and business services to the mining companies by sponsoring the job fairs. The program was able to assist approximately 60% of the employees affected by the mine closure.

● The WIOA Youth program successfully completed another COYOTE Summer Program with substantial private donations in the amount of $ 68,000 cash and in­kind. These community partnership makes the COYOTE Program a best practice in the State of Arizona.

● Successful partnership with Mohave County Probation EAGLES Program for the current year. WIOA youth/adult programs and EAGLES Program combine grant resources to assist the probation clients in education and job training.

● Mohave Community College, Mohave County Probation Department and Community Services Department leverage resources to operate and fund the Skills Center which provides GED.

● Re­branding of the WIOA Workforce Connection to Arizona@Works which will be the name of all the Comprehensive One­Stop Career Centers. Activities and training to effect the branding occurred this year.

● Mohave/La Paz Development Area has been successful in its Sector Strategy which is also considered a best practice in the State of Arizona.

● The Service Delivery Systems for Mohave County Social Services Programs (Workforce and Housing Programs) are considered models for other areas, particularly, the leveraging of federal and grant funds with private and business resources through community partnership and collaboration.

Public Fiduciary ● The Public Fiduciary’s office has experienced an unprecedented increase in case load volume. Our cases have increased by 46.4% (33 new cases) during 2015. Our office currently serves 86 clients in need of Guardian/Conservator protection.

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● The Public Fiduciary’s Office is responsible for facilitating the County Indigent Decedent’s Program (CIDS). To date, our office has processed and approved 83 CIDS cases, effectively assisting our indigent citizens of Mohave County.

● Court requested investigations are completed on a weekly basis, which assists the Court in case determinations. The Public Fiduciary’s office is diligent in completing the investigation reports with 100% timeliness in meeting the Court’s requested deadlines.

● Court mandates due on an annual basis for every client, such as Annual Guardian Reports and Annual Accountings, are completed and filed with 100% timeliness per statute.

● Our office continues to meet or exceed our annual fiscal year revenue goal which supports approximately 25% of our total operating budget. In addition, when funds are available from processed CIDS applications, our office diligently marshals those funds to replenish any payments made from the CIDS general funds budget.

● The Public Fiduciary’s office has volunteered, in conjunction with the Courts, to educate families who serve as Guardian or Conservator in completing the mandated annual standardized forms at no cost to our citizens. This program has been extremely helpful to our citizens as the forms are complicated. Our office has developed a training packet and meet with each individual family to assist them in understanding how to complete the forms.

● The Public Fiduciary has successfully met with agencies such as Adult Protective Services. Hospice of Havasu, Mohave Mental Health, Kingman Regional and Havasu Regional hospitals to provide an overview of the Public Fiduciary’s role in the community. This was necessary due to massive turnover of staff in the agencies we directly work with.

● Successful renewal of licensing, from the National Guardianship Association, for Rashida Suminski and Lillian Ramey.

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Building Inspection Division ● The plan examiners and building inspectors added to their duties the services for on­site septic systems in the County unincorporated areas as well as within the Cities; ● The building inspectors are also getting trained to perform floodplain elevation certificate inspections to save money on travel time for the floodplain administration; ● Due to the increasing development activity, we opened up our office in Bullhead City full time; ● We had several meetings and provided info to the contractors’ community to obtain their input for the adoption and implementation of the IBC building codes; ● With local contractors, we thoroughly reviewed the 2012 building codes, specifically their impacts on building safety and on building costs, and as part of the review process, several amendments were developed to omit items which would cause potential problems 8

or cost increases for local projects; ● Worked with the Insurance Services Office (ISO) evaluators and achieved the Insurance Services Office (ISO) grades of 4 and 3 for residential and commercial structures to ensure improved insurance and financing rates for County property owners; ● We recently implemented quicker turnaround times for building plan reviews by permit types effectively reducing issuance times for all permits; ● Established shorter timeframes to issue minor permits in less than five days and simple permits within two to three days; and ● Worked with the Abatement Action Committee and successfully achieved the mitigation of numerous dangerous structures throughout the County.

Emergency Management Division ● The Division revised the County Emergency Response and Recovery Plan to be compliant with the National Incident Management System and National Response Framework; ● Coordinated development of the County Multi­Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan for FEMA approval; ● We completed several fire prevention improvements in the Hualapai Mountain area and are in the process of a new and more effective flood response plan for the Golden Valley area; ● Maintained in readiness and deployed TOAD 1 communications van to multiple exercises and actual emergency events; ● Expanded Citizen Corps and CERT programs to seven teams and 200 active members; ● Achieved American Public Works Association (APWA) recertification as an APWA accredited agency, which makes our Emergency Management Division the only emergency management operation in the entire country to achieve the prestigious accreditation; and ● Emergency Management and flood Control received the National Weather Service Storm Ready Certificate for our enhanced ability to provide timely and effective hazardous weather warnings to the public.

Economic Development Department ● Our economic development staff provided assistance for numerous potential industries and developments in Mohave County by offering site­selection assistance, relocation cost­benefit analysis, coordination of State and local assistance, fiscal / economic impact calculations, access to regulatory authorities, and labor market analysis; ● Completed the 2015 Golden Valley grocery store needs survey and promoted the community of Golden Valley to potential investors; ● Successfully applied for a water system grant funding of $500,000, which was used for the installation of a new well of the County’s I­40 Water System; ● Provided all incorporated and unincorporated communities in Mohave County with current updated demographic, workforce and retail data for use in their respective communities; and ● Improved the County’s Economic Development Website and created a web presence for our unincorporated areas. 9

Environmental Quality/Waste Disposal Services Division ● We successfully established a new division, which includes the management of the County Landfills and the permitting for on­site septic disposal, sewer systems and potable water lines; ● The well managed Mohave County Landfills provided municipal solid waste disposal for all County residents and handled over 120,000 tons of Solid Waste, 16,000 tons of septage and 3,400 tons of tires; and ● We greatly enhanced and increased local County services for all developments by taking over from ADEQ the application processing, engineering review and approval of all innovatively engineered septic disposal systems, sewer systems and drinking water lines.

Flood Control District of Mohave County ● We implemented a flood hazard prevention program to educate the community regarding flood hazards and solutions, such as developing flood hazard response plans, improving and correcting the erroneous FEMA maps, and developing and maintaining a flood warning network to provide first responders and the general public with real time weather hazard data; ● Our Flood Control District was rewarded by the National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System for floodplain management with the elite class 6 rating, which puts us in the top 20% of all Arizona communities and results in a total savings of 20% in flood insurance premiums for buildings located in floodplains; ● Achieved American Public Works Association (APWA) recertification as an APWA accredited agency; ● The Flood Control Ordinance was updated and amended this year to meet FEMA requirements; ● The County engineering design standards and a drainage design manual was also updated this year; ● The in­house engineering capabilities were substantially increased by implementing the Development Services engineering reviews and approvals for all new site plans, grading plans and subdivision plats; ● In­house development of engineering rating curves for stream gauges on drainage courses/washes was implemented; ● The NPDES storm water quality administration is being implemented for certain portions of the County as a result of new State delegation requirements; ● With our flood control infrastructure program, we are maintaining critical drainage infrastructure and providing innovative engineering solutions and construction management to complex flooding challenges throughout Mohave County; ● The channel and infrastructure maintenance program has continued and improved utilizing local contractors; ● Several flood hazard mitigation projects have been completed within project budget; ● As a result of our professional Engineers’ and Technicians’ excellent performance and Community Rating System (CRS) position, we are currently on the leading edge of all communities in Arizona for receiving flood control grants from FEMA, which have paid for 10

many critical flood control projects. Mohave County has received and implemented a total of 2.8 million grant dollars for actual projects in the past five years; and ● We are in the process of bidding out the flood protection construction project for the Sunrise Vista subdivision in Fort Mohave utilizing a FEMA grant of 550,000­dollars, and we recently completed the Beaver Dam Wash channel project with approximately 700,000 dollars of State of Arizona grant contribution. ● Shannon Summers, Floodplain Programs Manager was reelected as Chairman of the Arizona Floodplain Managers Association.

Planning Division ● We provided professional and technical support and pursued expedited solutions for Development Plan submittals; ● Maintained Long Range Planning, the County General Plan and Area Plans; ● Facilitated the applications and approvals for subdivisions; ● We were also assigned the interaction with federal agencies for several Environment Impact Statements and the U.S. Corps of Engineers environmental remediation project in the Kingman area; and ● The Mohave County General Plan 2015 review project and major amendment was completed successfully and on schedule relying only on in­house planners and expertise and without the assistance of outside consultants.

Zoning Division ● We provided continuous support to the Planning and Zoning Commission and Boards of Adjustment; ● Completed numerous development permitting and process rezones, zoning use permits and variances; ● Facilitated the applications and approvals of Site Plans for commercial, industrial and multi­family developments; ● Handled all service requests and investigated potential zoning violations; ● Worked with the Abatement Action Committee and the County Attorney’s Office to resolve difficult zoning violations; ● The Mohave County Zoning Ordinance has been completely revised to simplify procedures and facilitate applications, with the assistance of a working committee designated by the Planning and Zoning Commission; and ● We developed with the Planning and Zoning Commission a new County ordinance limiting and prohibiting loud disturbing noise. ● Christine Ballard, Manager of Planning and Zoning was elected as Secretary of the Arizona Association of County Planning Directors. ● ELECTIONS

The biggest, and most visible, accomplishment for the Mohave County Elections Department in 2015 has been revamping the way that Mohave County voters will vote in the future. Elections in Mohave nd County will become leaner and meaner starting with the March 22 ​ 2016 Presidential Preference ​ 11

Election (PPE). This change was necessitated by the need to replace twelve year old voting equipment, having a useful life of 10 years, with new, more efficient tabulation equipment. In addition to updated tabulation equipment, modern technology now allows election administration to take advantage of improving poll site efficiencies with the implementation of electronic pollbooks (e­Pollbooks). The acquisition of both these new election based technologies allows for a more efficient and cost effective poll site while improving the voters experience.

While formulating the election transformation plan the Mohave County Elections Department took a bare bones approach to minimize equipment acquisition while maximizing on operational efficiencies and cost savings. Cost saving first occurred when the Mohave County Board of Supervisors approved voting precinct consolidation in August of 2015. By combining areas with similar political characteristics into larger voting units, Mohave County will reduce its poll site operating cost by approximately a third each election. These poll site savings are in addition to the savings that will be realized in election preparation, ballot development and ballot printing cost.

The guiding direction behind this bare bones minimum approach to elections administration was to position Mohave County to take advantage of all mail ballot election options in the future, if they care to, while still being able to run fair and efficient poll site elections. To maximize future cost savings, new polling site ballot scanners were not purchased to replace the existing outdated units. In addition, a minimal purchases of handicap accessible voting devices was made. When all mail ballot election laws finally pass through the Arizona State Legislature, and if in the future Mohave County chooses to exercise the all mail ballot election options for Federal, state and county elections, the lost investment in poll site voting equipment would be minimal. All ballots would continue to be tabulated on the high speed, highly efficient, central count ballot scanners that Mohave County purchased as part of the 2015 voting equipment replacement project without the added expenses associated with poll site elections.

Once last point needs to be mentioned concerning the 2015 Mohave County equipment replacement project. The money used to replace the equipment was drawn from a fund that had been paid into by Mohave County and other voting jurisdictions for the past 8 years. These funds, as well the addition of approximately $115,000 of Federal and state grants, allowed Mohave County to make these purchases with no funds being used from the Mohave County FY2015 General Operating Fund.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Employment Services ● Job Postings ­ 204 ● Requisitions ­ 327 ● New Hires ­ 189 ● New Hire Orientation (including Court employees) ­ 226 ● Management Recruitment for Financial Services Director, Background Checks ­ 189 ● Total HR employment actions processed ­ 963

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Administrative ● Investigations ­ 3 ● Desk Audits – 38 ● Compensation Studies – 7 ● FLSA Audit; Review of all positions ● Reclassifications ­ 83 ● Job Description updates and consolidation ● New Job Titles/Class Codes – 5 ● NEOGOV revisions and updates ● Assisted with Reorganization of Treasurer’s Office ● Sheriff’s / Detention Officer Testing ­ 9 ● Service Awards, 125 (in process) ● Merit Commission Appeal Hearings ­ 2 ● Lost Property Recovery $6,284.32 ($5,557.58 in process) ● Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO 4) Report completed ● Equal Employment Opportunity Plan (EEOP) Utilization Report completed ● PTO Presentation and Policies updated for review ● Countywide PTO comments collected ● Human Resources webpage updated ● Created a professional HR atmosphere with fresh paint and artwork

Training ● Customer Service for Public Employees ­ 6 ● Communication Course ● HR Best Practices ­ 4 ● Prohibited Harassment (ACIP) ­ 5 ● Performance Management ● New Hire Orientation (NEO) Training ● NEOGOV User Training – 2 ● Training Plan and Schedule for 2015 ● Training materials inventory

Staff Development ● EEOC Training ­ 2 ● HR certification through IPMA­HR – 2 ● HR certification through SHRM (in process) – 1 ● HR Staff that received certificate in Real Colors Training – 2 ● FMLA compliance updates for 2015 ­ 1 ● Northwestern Arizona Human Resources Association (NWAHRA) President Elect/Treasurer – 1

Benefits ● Third party administrator RFP completed ● Arizona Strip Medical Network added 13

● Standard Life Insurance conversion from Lincoln Life completed ● Benefit Fairs held – 3 ● Open Enrollment presentations conducted ● COBRA letters ­ 239 ● Implemented FMLA tracking system ● Request for Proposal (RFP) for an Employee Assistance Program in process ● Implemented Short Term Disability (STD) ● Instituted electronic compliance with ASRS and STD ● Reorganized AFLAC Business process ● Streamlined vendor claims and billing process ● New employee Benefit Enrollment – 180 ● Qualifying Event Benefit changes ­ 145

INDIGENT DEFENSE SERVICES

● In tandem with the Courts, modified processes, which enabled IDS to recruit several additional contract attorneys to represent clients in dependencies. In addition, we also recruited several criminal and appellate contract attorneys. The combined efforts have resulted in IDS having more contract attorneys than ever before to manage various case types.

● Drafted proposed legislation for the state to provide resources for mandated defense costs associated with dependencies, which are initiated by the State, but the bulk of the costs are accrued by the County. The proposal was passed by both the Board of Supervisors and the County Supervisors Association, and will now proceed to the State House of Representatives.

● Drafted a new solicitation for dependency attorneys which has produced considerable cost savings despite increases in dependency filings.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

● NACO Digital Counties Survey Award for the past 3 consecutive years (2015,2014,2013, 2010) th ● Nathan McDaniel – ITIL Foundation Certification November 18 ,​ 2015 (IT Service ​ Management Best Practices) ● Department installed 427 new leased computers throughout nearly all county departments. ● Tyler Eagle Treasurer system implementation completed. ● Finance/HR major version upgrade of MUNIS completed. ● Munis Self Service live for employee record and paystub, W2 lookup. ● Community Services ­ major version upgrade of HAPPY Software completed. ● Prosecution/Public Defense ­ minor version upgrade for JustWare. ● Email Archive System ­ major version upgrade to the 5.3 platform. ● Email Security System ­ major version upgrade to the 5.3 platform. 14

● Developed a web­based Inmate Search tool for the Sheriff's Office ­ Jail. ● Developed a web­based Inmate Log tool for the Sheriff’s Office – Jail. ● GIS – HTML5 beta Map viewer for mobile devices publicly available. ● VMWare Server infrastructure 50% complete, 100% in primary data center. ● Migration towards SSRS for centralized reporting continues. ● Meeting Portal now provides access to agenda items backup documentation. ● Continual ongoing development and evolution of the county website. ● Virtualization efforts continue to save the county hard dollars. ● Support existing systems and continue to provide excellent customer service.

LEGAL ADVOCATE

● Two dedicated and organized individuals, Legal Secretary, Gina Romero­Link, and Legal Clerk, Jessica Moore, assisted attorneys in preparation and maintenance of hundreds of juvenile and appellate cases. They also maintain the daily workflow of cases and paperwork and assist in the day­to­day operations of the office.

● Investigator, Liz Krebs, assisted attorneys by completing hundreds of in person visits with juvenile clients (placed throughout the state of Arizona) as required by law.

● Attorneys, Kathy Tuthill, Aaron Demke, Dawna Argenbright, Tyler Palmer, Barbara Cook­Hamp represented hundreds of juvenile clients in both juvenile delinquency and juvenile dependency court (six different courts in three different Kingman, Bullhead City and Lake Havasu City).

● Appellate attorney, Jill Evans, continues to successfully represent adult felony appeal clients. Jill completed two oral arguments before the Arizona Supreme Court, one in June 2014 and one in April 2015. Both cases involving issues of statewide significance. In 2015, Jill also completed oral argument before Division One of the Arizona Court of Appeals. Aside from oral arguments, Jill also had success in written decisions, including several felony case reversals for trial Error. Finally, several of Jill’s cases resulted in published opinions.

● Department Head, Barbara Cook­Hamp maintains national juvenile law specialization as a Certified Child Welfare Law Specialist (through the National Association of Counsel for Children). Barbara is the only attorney in Mohave County with this specialization and one of thirteen in the State of Arizona. Barbara also sits on the Mohave County Crossover Youth Governance Board, the Arizona Public Defenders Association Board of Directors, and the Mohave/La Paz County Infant and Toddler Court Team Steering Committee.

LIBRARY DISTRICT

● The Mohave County Library District’s collection now numbers 251,000* items; 1.23 per capita ● There were 683,466* visits to the library in 2015 ● More than 708,000 items were circulated 15

● There were 167,713* public computer sessions ● 123,251* WiFi sessions ● Attendance at library programs exceeded 30,000 ● Completion of a 350­square foot addition to the Mohave County Library in Meadview. This project was funded by the Friends of the Meadview Library. ● Our bookmobile was replaced with a larger, more reliable, used vehicle which will allow us to supply a greater selection of materials to residents of our outlying communities ● Awarded a Library Services and Technology Act grant to address early digital literacy in Lake Havasu City ● Increased Internet speed from 50 to 150 megs at our libraries in Bullhead City and Lake Havasu City ● Increased Internet speed at the community library located in Ft. Mohave from 10 megs to 75 megs ● Significantly expanded bandwidth and reduced costs at the Mohave County Libraries in Chloride and Meadview through purchase of 15 meg 4G data routers to replace 1.5 meg Digital Subscriber Line ● Improved network security architecture in public computer labs ● Connected all library locations’ public computer networks to one another to allow remote diagnosis and support ● Created a training/help website for library patrons to assist with using e­readers, basic computer skills, answers to common questions about library services, etc. ● Created an intranet website for library staff to more conveniently provide access to updated library procedures, forms, documents, links, etc. needed on a regular basis. This allows for improved communication and awareness as new procedures are developed and keeps such procedures in a central location so that there are not competing versions in circulation ● Cindy McQuien, Library Assistant at Mohave County Library in Bullhead City, was elected to the Arizona Library Association Executive Board as the Northern Regional Representative ● Bruce Carter, Library Technical Services Manager, is the Treasurer of the Kingman Mohave Lions Club ● Bruce Carter, Library Technical Services Manager, is on the Board of Directors of Libraries Limited. Libraries Limited is a nonprofit organization which promotes literacy in children and teenagers in Arizona, particularly targeting underserved communities ● Bruce Carter, Library Technical Services Manager, is the President of WELCOME. WELCOME is an acronym for Workplace, Education and Literacy Coalition of Mohave County ● Trish Cobb, Library Assistant Senior, is the Secretary of WELCOME ● Trish Cobb, Library Assistant Senior, is the Secretary of Mohave Library Alliance. Mohave ​ Library Alliance is a group of organizations, institutions, and individuals in Mohave County and the surrounding area dedicated to promoting libraries and information services

*Estimated. December 2015 numbers not available at time of submittal

PROCUREMENT

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In addition, $1,785,864.05 savings and/or cost avoidance has been realized for the period January ​ ​ 2015 to today’s date (12/14/15) through efficiencies delivered due to Procurement’s involvement in the procurement process. COST SAVINGS: Cost savings on County initiated contract awards are calculated using the average of bids received and subtracting the awarded bid amount for the reported “cost savings”. COST AVOIDANCE: Use of an approved cooperative contract, or what is commonly referred to in the industry as “piggy­backing” on another agency’s contract. In these cases, a default of ten (10) percent is applied due to the associated reduction in staff/administrative costs that accrue over time, as well as the reduction in commodity prices due to volume purchasing. Cost Avoidance reporting also includes savings when associated with avoided costs due to the result of Best and Final negotiations; Sole­Source negotiations; savings in avoiding a price increase; a lower than previously paid cost results in the purchase of the same, or comparable product or service; interdepartmental transfer of County Surplus savings; refunds; credits; rebates; etc.

● Tara L. Acton, CPPB, Procurement Officer Senior was nominated to attend and represent the Grand Canyon Chapter at The Institute for Public Procurement’s (NIGP) second annual Leadership Development Symposium held January 29 – 31, 2015 in Washington, D.C.

● Terri H. Williams, CPPB, Procurement Officer was invited to serve as a volunteer judge at the January 16, 2015 Academic Decathlon held at Kingman Academy High School.

● On February 19, 2015, the Universal Public Procurement Certification Council (UPPCC) named Mohave County as a 2015 recipient of the UPPCC Agency Certification Award in the Small Agency category. This is Mohave County’s second consecutive year to receive this award.

● On May 14, 2015, Tara provided Strengths­Based Leadership Training to attendees at The Institute for Public Procurement (NIGP) Grand Canyon Chapter (GCC) bi­monthly meeting held at Mohave County’s Public Works Building.

● $2,500.00 Cost Savings: Tara Acton, CPPB Procurement Officer Senior applied for an NIGP ​ (The Institute of Public Procurement) Young Professionals Scholarships grant in May and received notification on June 10, 2015 that she was chosen to receive a 2015 Annual Forum Scholarship in the amount of $2,500.00 to be used towards expenses related to attending the Forum August 1­5 in Kansas City, Missouri.

● As charter members to the National Institute for Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) Grand Canyon Chapter (GCC), Mohave County professional staff have continually been involved in the leadership as elected Board members. Procurement Officer Terri H. Williams, CPPB has held the office of Secretary/Treasurer since 2011 and was nominated, running unopposed and re­elected to serve as Secretary/Treasurer for the 2015 year by a unanimous vote. Procurement Officer Senior Tara L. Acton, CPPB, was nominated as President also running unopposed and elected by a unanimous vote. Procurement Officer Allen “Tony” Burgett, CPPB had a write­in vote for the office of Vice­President with members electing Mohave

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Educational Services Cooperative (MOHAVE) Contract Specialist I Nancy Colbaugh, CPPB as the Chapter’s newly elected 2015 Vice President.

● Mohave County Procurement Department received notification on July 20, 2015 of our success in earning the 2015 Achievement of Excellence in Procurement from Brian Garrity, C.P.M., CPPB, National Procurement Institute (NPI) Chair. This is the eleventh consecutive year that Mohave County Procurement Department has earned this prestigious award recognizing organizational excellence in public procurement.

● On October 19, 2015, Tara was advised of her recommendation by the NIGP Talent Council to serve on the NIGP Knowledge Management Committee. The committee includes eleven voting members which support and advise the Institute in the development and implementation of programs and services produced by the Institute.

PUBLIC HEALTH

● Environmental Health Quality Improvement provided a new opening inspection packet and a new inspection form write up. ● A new software system for WIC that makes enrollment easier for client and more efficient. ● KYCBUTT worked with Kingman City Council to become the first Arizona city to pass a “No Smoking in Vehicles with children under 18” law. ● Responding to the Ebola outbreak. ● Accessing every school immunization record of every student in Mohave County. Huge task! ● Completed all data entry for accreditation – over 2,700 documents. ● Survived with two key managers and accreditation coordinator resignations. A HUGE accomplishment!

PUBLIC WORKS

Roads ● Arizona Strip: ­ Cane Beds Road – Installed new culvert. ­ Cane Beds Road – Chip sealed 4 miles. ­ Pipe Springs Road – Chip sealed 4.04 miles. ● Dolan Springs: ­ Pierce Ferry Road – Chip sealed 13.2 miles. ● North Kingman/Butler: ­ Bank Street – Chip sealed 1 mile adjacent Kingman High School. ­ Bruce Drive – Reshaped and surfaced 0.5 miles at north end of the Kingman Airport Industrial Park. ● Valle Vista / Hackberry: ­ Painted Rock Road – Hard surfaced 0.59 miles. ● Hualapai’s / East Kingman: ­ Hualapai Mountain Road – Chip sealed 2.28 miles. 18

­ Hualapai Mountain Road – Chip sealed 0.5 miles. ● Golden Valley: ­ Estrella Road – Hard surfaced and chip sealed 4.0 miles from Agua Fria Road to ​ ​ Jurassic Drive. ­ Estrella Road – Chip sealed 1.1 mile from SR 68 to Agua Fria Drive. ­ Estrella Road – Reinforced crossing at Sacramento Wash through cut­off wall installation. ­ Oatman Highway – Reinforced crossing at Secret Pass and Sacramento Wash crossings through cut­off wall installation. ­ Shinarump Drive – Realigned low water crossing. ­ Shinarump Drive – Performed clean­out of 17 culverts by hydrovac. ­ Egar Road – Performed clean­out of 3 culverts by hydrovac. ● Chloride: ­ Patterson Road – Realigned, constructed, and signed new access road to the Chloride Cemetery across 0.4 miles. ● Oatman: ­ Oatman Highway – Chip sealed 0.38 miles through Oatman CBD. ● Fort Mohave / Mohave Valley: ­ Laguna Road – Chip sealed 2 miles. ­ Oatman Highway – Chip sealed 8.53 miles. ­ Aztec Road – Chip sealed 0.5 miles. ● Desert Hills: ­ Havasu Gardens Subdivision – Installed thin asphalt overlay across 1.3 miles.

● Bullhead City Area: ­ Entered into our first Resource Sharing Agreement with the City of Bullhead City for the chip sealing of 4 miles of roadway within the city.

Roads – Awards, Certifications, Offices and Professional Appointments ● APWA: Recognized Model Practices: Safety Chapter: Practice 9.6 ● Gary Lasham, P.E., ­ Arizona OSHA Review Board Chairman. ­ “Safety Starts with Me” program implementation. ­ BNSF Certified Contractor ­ OSHA 10 Certification – Certified 77 Road Division Staff. ­ Flagger Certification – Certified 80 Road Division Staff.

Engineering & Survey ● Arizona Strip: ­ Roads Accepted for Tertiary Maintenance: 1.00 miles ­ County Route 91 – Rehabilitated a box culvert bridge. ­ County Route 91 – Rehabilitated Sand Hollow Bridge. ● Meadview: ­ Roads Accepted for Tertiary Maintenance 0.56 miles 19

● Dolan Springs: ­ Pierce Ferry Road – Installed Polymer Rubberized Asphalt Rubber chip seal structural surface treatment from U.S. 93 to Mt. Tipton School (7.2 miles) and incorporating approximately 7,500 used tires collected in Mohave County. ● North Kingman/Butler: ­ Roads Accepted for Tertiary Maintenance: 1.44 miles ­ Roads Accepted for Regular Maintenance: 1.43 miles ● Golden Valley: ­ Roads Accepted for Tertiary Maintenance: 2.07 miles ● Oatman: ­ Oatman Highway – Chip sealed through Black Mountains across 7.5 miles. ● Fort Mohave / Mohave Valley: ­ Roads Accepted for Regular Maintenance: 0.73 Miles ­ Laguna Road – Installed roller compacted concrete section across Mountain View Road intersection. ● Desert Hills: ­ Roads Accepted for Tertiary Maintenance: 0.19 miles

Engineering & Survey – Grants, Awards and Program Savings ● HSIP Engineering Sign Replacement Project: Federal Funds $293,092 ● HRRRP 5 Component Project: Completed Design: Federal Funds $1,169.345 ● County Route 1 Roundabout Design Initiation: Federal Funds: $777,841 ● Pierce Ferry Low Water Crossing: Norbert Storm Event Federal Emergency Funds $262,645 ● Sacramento Wash – Oatman Highway: Accelerated Innovation Deployment Demonstration Grant: $1,000,000

Engineering & Survey – Awards, Certifications, Offices and Professional Appointments nd ● APWA: Successfully completed Public Works 2 ​ Re­accreditation with numerous model ​ practices noted. I. Organization & Strategic Planning: Practices 1.3, 1.6 and 1.7 II. HR Management: Practice 2.8 III. Communications: Practice 6.2 Newsletter ● Steve Latoski, P.E., PTOE, Vice­President Arizona Association of County Engineers. WACOG Transportation Advisory Committee Chairman. ● Jed Noble, P.E., Kingman Area Regional Transit Commission Member ● Jason Foose, RLS, Appointed to the Arizona State Technical Board of Land Surveyors. ● Marri Lundquist, Project Management Professional (PMP), APWA Accreditation Team Leader. ● Nichole Jenks, Esterbrooks Award Overall Excellence Honorable Mention

Traffic ● Installed wash name signs for improved emergency response. ● Installed reflective tape on sign posts to enhance sign visibility

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● Implemented replacement program of existing engineer­grade sign sheeting with high­intensity prismatic grade sheeting for optimum sign retro reflectivity and compliance with a Year 2019 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices mandate. ● Lipan Blvd @ Mountain View Drive – Installed left­turn lanes on Lipan Blvd. ● Aztec Road – Installed new left­turn lane configuration west of SR 95 for improved business access. ● Pierce Ferry Rd ­ Installed tourist guide signs for Dolan Springs Trail ● Pierce Ferry Rd ­ Installed Community Organization Signs ● Golden Valley ­Installed 62 “Turn Around Don’t Drown” signs for Flood Control District ● Oatman ­ Corrected street name signs for 911 response

Traffic – Awards, Certifications, Offices and Professional Appointments ● International Municipal Signing Association (IMSA) ­ Justin Casanova – Signs & Markings Level III Certificate ­ Renaldo Galindo – Work Zone Temporary Traffic Control Technician ● Forklift Certification – Entire Traffic Crew ● OSHA 10 Certification – Entire Traffic Crew ● Flagger Certification – Entire Traffic Crew ● CPR/AED Certification – Entire Traffic Crew

Parks ● County Parks set a new all­time revenue record this year with an overall increase of 17% over last year.

Parks – Grants, Awards and Program Savings ● Increase the OHV Park at HMP by 12 RV sites through a $300,000 grant ● Completed a trail grant project in Dolan Springs to add a vault restroom and new trail maps. Grant amount $27,000.

Parks – Awards, Certifications, Offices and Professional Appointments ● Mohave County Parks is the only dual accredited parks department in APWA ● APWA Model Practices: Parks, Grounds & Forestry: Practice 19.20, CAPRA Certification

Facilities, Building Maintenance & Grounds ● Energy Efficiency Projects (note 2015 projected savings) ● Admin Access Control Update ● Development of BHC Complex Bid Package ● Meadview Library Addition ● LHC MCSO Generator and Fencing Project ● Parking Lot Asphalt PM (DSB and Mohave Valley) ● Cerbat Justice Court Driveway project ● Mohave Valley Fleet Restroom Upgrade Project

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● Achieved 11% real savings (weather adjusted) in County building operation energy expenses from FY 14 to FY 15 due to Facilities Division operational changes and CIP improvements on selected buildings. ● Performance of in­house design where practical on select Capital Improvement Program projects (e.g., estimated $10,000 savings on the records warehouse re­roof design) ● Launch of new Pest Control contract at a cost savings of $3,179.00

Facilities, Building Maintenance & Grounds – Awards, Certifications, Officers and Professional Appointments ● APWA reaccreditation: Facilities Management: Practice: Entire Facilities Chapter 17 noted as best practice with nd Mohave County 2 ​ behind Houston, Texas. ​ ● ADOSH OSHA 10 – Construction Training Certification for entire Facilities section (including Greg Arnold and John Mieding) ● Arc Flash Electrical Safety NFPA 70E Certificate: Keith Shelly

Fleet and Equipment Maintenance Services ● Implemented consignment agreement with Empire Equipment to achieve increased revenue for disposal of heavy equipment versus auction. The consignment sale of the first five pieces of heavy equipment netted an increase in revenue of 26% to staff estimated revenue as budgeted. ● Completed successful search, procurement, and retrofit of a replacement bookmobile for the Library District through the purchase of a full­size, ultra­low mileage law enforcement command center vehicle.

Fleet and Equipment Maintenance Services – Awards, Certifications, Offices and Professional Appointments ● OSHA 10 Certification, Fleet and Equipment Personnel

Water Systems and Improvement Districts ● Rehabilitated I­40 1.5 Million Gallon Storage Tank ● Converted 2 (two) I­40 Wells and 1 (one GVID Well from submersible motor to above ground motors with increased efficiency and decreased electrical demand ● Drilled new well (Well #4) in I­40

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