In a recent Pinal County Board of Supervisors meeting, Registrar Dana Lewis reported on the Presidential Preference Election where 160,000 eligible Democrats and Republicans could vote. Results from 50,000 early ballots were posted Tuesday evening, with additional votes still being processed, detailed the meeting recap. A decision to not appoint a new Justice of the Peace for Western Pinal Justice Court, Precinct #4, was also reached due to the lack of a recommended appointee.
The board unanimously passed an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Arizona Department of Revenue to address the invalidation of the Pinal County Transportation Excise Tax by the Arizona Supreme Court. The same session saw approval for two zoning items set to spur an industrial complex development near Casa Grande. However, they chose to indefinitely table a resolution to abandon part of Greasewood Street and Muleshoe Road in Apache Junction.
Adding social imports to their legal ledger, the Board issued proclamations and recognitions, including "Public Defense Week", acknowledging the 61st anniversary of the Supreme Court's Gideon v. Wainwright decision. Other notable designations included "International Dark Sky Week" and "National Child Abuse Prevention Month". AmeriCorps NCCC's service in the county was also spotlighted.
Among individual recognitions, Detention Officer William Edward Tanner was appointed to the CORPS Local Detention Officers Retirement Board. Additionally, the Supervisors acknowledged three employees, Mary Seballos-Rollins, Cedric Samayoa, and Richard Garcia, for their extensive tenure with Pinal County. In the County Manager's report, Leo Lew extended gratitude to election workers and briefed on ADOT's recent involvement in local affairs.
