Rosa Dierks, Second VP of the Coconino County Republican Committee, will be at Denny’s Restaurant in Williams at 9:30 am Saturday, May 28. Her presentation will be on the “Liberal Beltway environment.”
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Coconino County Republican Committe to hold meeting in Williams.
Monday, May 23rd, 2011Coconino County Board of Supervisors elect new chair
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010COCONINO COUNTY–At their Regular meeting on September 21, the Coconino County Board of Supervisors elected a new Chair, District 4 Supervisor Mandy Metzger, and a new Vice Chair, District 1 Supervisor Carl Taylor. Supervisor Metzger replaces outgoing Chair Liz Archuleta, who represents District 2.
“I am honored to serve our County as Chair of the Board and thank my fellow Supervisors for their vote of confidence in me,” said Metzger. “We have a spectacularly beautiful county full of smart and resilient people. We have dedicated elected officials, and employees who are devoted to our residents. With all this, I am confident we will find creative, innovative ways to get through these tough economic times. I look forward to the challenge.”
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Coconino County kicks off session by, surprise, raising taxes.
Saturday, July 10th, 2010Coconino County officials kicked off their annual budget meetings on Monday with County Manager Steve Peru presenting the proposed Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11) overall budget to the Board of Supervisors. The FY11 operating budget is $150 million, which includes $52 million in the General Fund, which funds most County services. The remaining funds are restricted to specific designated activities, such as the library and jail districts.
The County Manager presented a balanced budget despite County General Fund revenues still lagging (down over $6 million) due to the continuing economic slowdown and State cuts and cost shifts totaling over $3.5 million. The Board of Supervisors will review the County Manager’s proposed budget over the next two weeks during public meetings, and will make a final decision on the FY 2011 budget in June.
Some County services that have been impacted by these often severe cuts and shifts include law enforcement, probation services, road maintenance, solid waste services, the Healthy Families Program, and the closure of Cataract Lake Campground located near Williams, to name a few.
A key objective of the proposed FY11 budget is to continue to preserve essential County services wherever possible. However, with over 100 positions frozen, some services have been impacted. The County Manager’s proposed budget identifies the possible elimination of 17 positions, of which 14 are currently vacant. County officials will work to place the remaining individuals in other County positions, or assist them in seeking new employment. Employee pay was frozen in FY10 and the freeze will continue through FY11.
To deal with the continuing cost shifts from the State, and strict limits on available revenue sources, County Manager Peru is recommending the Board of Supervisors approve a 25¢ property tax rate, the maximum allowed by statute, for the new Public Health Services District (PHSD). For example, the owner of a home valued at $300,000 would pay approximately $80 per year more in property taxes, or less than $7 per month. Property tax bills reflect many taxing entities, such as school districts and fire districts, and thus vary across the County.
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Coconino Health Department learns from incident
Thursday, May 20th, 2010WILLIAMS—Chief Health Officer for the Coconino County Health Department, Barbara L. Worgess responded to the Incident at the Williams Youth and Recreation Center last week. Ms. Worgess, who is on a trip to Washington, had to respond by email.
The Health Department desired to set up a dental health booth at the Williams Health and Safety Fair held on Saturday May 15. Because the events are heavily dependent on volunteers from the NAU Dental Hygiene program, they could not arrange for a Saturday date. The staff chose, instead, to set up the Healthy Smiles event on Wednesday at the Williams Adult Actitivity Center for children. The activities included fluoride varnishes, screening and oral health education.
The turnout for the dental event at the Adult Center was light, so Joleen Burdick went to the Williams Youth and Recreation Center to generate more interest in dental hygiene. Outside the Rec Center, before she went in, she engaged several teenage couples in a conversation about risky behaviors and the consequences. Based on that conversation she provided them with a packet that included scientifically accurate information on sexual health and three condoms.
In her email, Ms. Worgess, indicated, “State and federal law enable local health departments and private health providers to provide reproductive health and sexually transmitted disease services and information to minors without parental consent.”
“I suppose it is possible the teenagers discarded the packets they were given once Ms. Burdick went into the Rec Center. If that is what happened, it is unfortunate, and Ms. Burdick and I have discussed responsibility for outcomes she did not predict,” Ms. Worgess stated in the email.
“She [Ms. Burdick] understands, in retrospect, that she was on public property and although she did not mix her messages between the two populations (teenagers and children), she should not have spontaneously engaged the teens outside. I believe her commitment and passion for her work which involves a variety of services for women, children and teens, took over when she saw an opportunity to talk with the teens.”
The web site for SexFYI does indicate that teens should talk to parents before engaging in this activity and provides a list of businesses in the county that provide free condoms. It provides a link for parents with information on how to speak with teens about sex. Some younger kids mistook the instructions for placing a condom as promoting other activities.
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Condoms at the Recreation Center not condoned.
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Condoms given out in Williams by County Health Department.
WILLIAMS—Kids at the Williams Youth and Recreation center—and Mayor John Moore, returning from vacation—got a surprise during their normal Wednesday movie night. Tooth brushes and condoms. Rose Newbold is seeking an apology from Joleen Burdick who handed out the material.
On Wednesday, May 12, the Coconino County Health Department held a “Williams Healthy Smile” event at the Williams Adult Activities Center. There were apparently no condoms offered at the event.
The Williams Youth and Recreation Center holds activities each evening and this evening was movie night. According to the daily log for the Williams Youth Recreation Center staff indicated that they shut the movie off at approximately 6:10 so Burdick could hand out toothbrushes to children as young as five-years old. Staff believed Burdick was going to give dental care instructions, but Burdick handed out the toothbrushes and left so the scheduled activity for that evening resumed.
During the movie, staff was approached by one of the youth that had been outside and was informed that “little brown bags” with condoms had been handed out by Ms Burdick. The staff person in charge went outside and found condoms and the rest of the contents of the “brown bags” strewn around the park. The staff on duty spent a portion of the night cleaning up and disposing of the items.
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