April 21, 2025, scandal plagued Runbeck Election Services was back on the agenda for a new contract for the 26-27 election cycle. The Board of Supervisors voted to continue with Runbeck with five additional “Ballot Guard”, at a minimal additional cost. Mohave is the first county in AZ to implement these anti-counterfeit measures which could include: invisible fibers, proprietary watermark, IR taggant, UV dead paper, and microprint.
District 5 Supervisor, Ron Gould, pulled an item concerning the state AVID voter registration database contract. At the March 17th meeting, the Board had requested an item about outsourcing the Voter Registration Database be continued, requesting the Recorder, Lydia Durst, research creating an in-house database and return with a report. Because it did not require an inter-government agreement, Durst just had Procurement pay the bill without Board approval. She also claimed the cost and staff time would make it difficult to bring the database in-house. The Board has asked Clerk Skubal to create a policy mandating items continued by the Board to be brought back before the Board for approval..
The Mohave County Airport Authority (MCAA) was asked to make a formal presentation and show their financial reports for the last two years on May 19th.
The Board voted to prohibit outdoor fires and fireworks in the unincorporated areas of Mohave County Fire Zones 3 & 4 within the Hualapai Mountain Range.
The county attorney’s office offered several policies for the Board to distribute the opioid settlement funds amongst the five districts. The Board voted to direct funding agreement between Mohave County and the applicant, with a request by the District’s supervisor, with final approval by the Board.
May 5th, the Board directed staff to create a new policy that would allow for small donations to the libraries without Board approval.
The Board voted to approve two rezones, one to allow for a storage facility in Dolan Springs, the other to allow for a minor land division in Golden Valley.
District 2 Supervisor Rich Lettman requested $10,000 be added to the 25-26 budget to pay for a structural evaluation and testing for hazardous materials at the abandoned church located at Davis Camp. Vocal Bullhead City resident, “Scotty” McClure spoke about asbestos concerns and believes it will cost greater than $10,000 to remediate. Supervisor Lettman mentioned that there are two private groups interested in the property but would like to know the status of hazardous materials before moving forward with intent. The Board voted to fund the testing.
District 4 Supervisor Don Martin brought forward an item for discussion regarding the UN Agenda 2030 International Plumbing Code requiring a permit for water heaters. This caused a stir on social media, with most thinking he wanted to implement a new fee and not knowing a $75 permit is currently required for such a simple install. Supervisor Gould commented that he would like to see the International Codes eliminated or revised to allow for more freedom for property owners and help lower the costs for home building. The County did not even have a building code until the early 2000's because contractors used the State Code.
Supervisor Gould has tried twice to have an item heard regarding repealing portions of the Mohave County code requiring pet shops and dog groomers having to pay for County Health inspection permits. Unfortunately, due to legal notice requirements, the public hearing has been continued to the June 2nd meeting.