4-24-25 SPECIAL BOS MEETING - SSA NEGOTIATIONS TIMELINE.PPTX
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Shared Services Agreement Negotiations Timeline • January 27 – Recorder terminates SSA • February 7 – Maricopa County Attorney appoints outside counsel to Board and Recorder Ø Outside counsel hired because Recorder threatens litigation Ø Recorder sent an email with SSA requests to Supervisor Lesko • February 10 – Correspondence from Recorder to Supervisors Ø Recorder sent an email to Supervisors Lesko and Stewart with election duties he believed should be under the Recorder/Board • February 24 – Recorder send Press Release titled Battle with Board of Supervisors Ø Incorrectly states that the Board transferred nearly all the Recorder’s elections responsibilities • March 4 – Negotiation Meeting with Supervisors and Recorder Ø Face-to-face Negotiation meeting with the Board Chairman, the Board’s Vice-Chair, the Recorder, his appointed counsel and BOS outside counsel Ø 30-minutes prior to meeting, the Recorder’s counsel e-mailed a new proposed SSA to BOS counsel Ø Conflicting requests in the Recorder’s “visual aid” used during the meeting and the proposed SSA sent 30 minutes prior to meeting Shared Services Agreement Negotiations Timeline • March 26 – Correspondence from BOS counsel to Recorder Ø Lengthy correspondence in response to Recorder’s proposed SSA sent prior to March 4 in-person meeting Ø BOS counsel provided new SSA proposal that was consistent with the breakdown of responsibilities the Recorder provided in his visual aid, it addressed IT, and it aligned with state statutes Ø BOS counsel received no response • April 2 - Correspondence from Recorder with Threat of Litigation Ø Recorder emails entirely new draft SSA to Board and does not copy BOS outside counsel on correspondence Ø Recorder also sent a cover letter in which he stated his deadline to reach an agreement was April 7, 2025, and “if no agreement is approved by that date, the Recorder’s Office will file suit.” Shared Services Agreement Negotiations Timeline • April 3 – BOS counsel receives new draft SSA and cover letter with deadline Ø BOS counsel emails Recorder’s counsel and explains that the April 7 deadline provided by the Recorder was not reasonable Ø New draft SSA was entirely different from the prior version the Recorder had provided • April 7 – Recorder demands special meeting and threatens litigation Ø BOS counsel attempts to negotiate April 2nd draft SSA provided by the Recorder to the Board directly Ø BOS counsel proposes meeting with the Chairman, Vice-Chair, staff and counsel for additional negotiations on Friday of that week Ø Recorder responds by demanding an immediate special meeting with the Board or the Recorder would litigate • April 9 – BOS counsel sends response to special meeting demand Ø Email explains that special meeting was not possible, but reiterated the offer to meet on Friday, April 11, 2025 Shared Services Agreement Negotiations Timeline • April 11 – Negotiation Meeting between Supervisors and Recorder Ø Meaningful discussions and significant compromises on both sides • April 12 – BOS Counsel sends revised SSA Ø BOS counsel sends Recorder’s counsel the revisions to the Recorder April 2nd draft SSA that were agreed upon during the meeting • Week of April 13 – BOS Counsel follows up several times Ø BOS Counsel inquired about the status of proposed SSA Ø Reminded Recorder’s counsel a response was needed by Friday, April 18, 2025, so counsel could advise the Board in executive session on April 21, 2025 • April 17 – Recorder retains new counsel Ø No response to SSA, Recorder counsel informs BOS counsel that Recorder had retained new counsel Ø Recorder’s counsel stated Recorder understood this would delay further negotiations