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Special Meeting Minutes Monday, June 05, 2023 11:00 AM BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Maricopa County, Arizona (and the Boards of Directors of the Flood Control District, Library District, Stadium District, Improvement Districts and/or Board of Deposit) "The mission of Maricopa County is to provide regional leadership and fiscally responsible, necessary public services to its residents so they can enjoy living in healthy and safe communities” Board Members Clint Hickman, Chairman, District 4 Jack Sellers, Vice Chairman District 1 Thomas Galvin, District 2 Bill Gates, District 3 Steve Gallardo, District 5 County Manager Jen Pokorski Clerk of the Board Juanita Garza Meeting Location Supervisors' Conference Room 301 W Jefferson, 10th Floor Phoenix, AZ 85003 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Chairman Hickman opened the meeting and asked the Clerk to call the roll, The Board of Supervisors of Maricopa County, Phoenix, Arizona, convened in Special Session at 11:00 AM on Monday, June 5, 2023, in the Supervisors' Conference Room, 301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor Phoenix, AZ 85003, with the following members present: Clint Hickman, Chairman, District 4; Jack Sellers, Vice Chairman, District 1 (remote); Thomas Galvin, Supervisor, District 2 (remote); Steve Gallardo, Supervisor, District 5. Absent: Bill Gates, Supervisor, District 3. Also present: Juanita Garza, Clerk; Jen Pokorski, County Manager; Andrea Cummings, Legal Counsel; Kelly Gardiner, Minutes Coordinator. ACTION 1. APPOINTMENT FOR LEGISLATIVE STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 26 Pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1202, receive the names of the three qualified electors as candidates to fill the vacancy for the Legislative District 26 State House Representative seat as submitted by the Legislative District 26 Precinct Committeemen and appoint one of the candidates from the list to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of State House Representative Flavio Bravo. The three candidate names submitted by the District are: • Quantá Crews • Veronica Monge • Christian Solorio (C-06-23-703-X-00) Chairman Hickman read the agenda item and turned it over to Supervisor Gallardo as he represents this district. He thanked the Chairman for calling this Special meeting to fulfill their statutory responsibility. He stated the Precinct Committeemen for LD 26 submitted the names of three candidates for this position. These candidates went through the usual background checks and interview processes for consideration. Supervisor Gallardo made the recommendation to appoint Quantá Crews to fill the seat for Legislative District 26. He gave a summary of Ms. Crews’ involvement and accomplishments in the community and stated her qualifications are well suited for this position. Special Meeting Minutes Monday, June 05, 2023 Page 2 of 2 Motion to approve the appointment of Quantá Crews to fill the Legislative State Representative District 26 seat by Supervisor Steve Gallardo, seconded by Supervisor Thomas Galvin Supervisor Galvin thanked Supervisor Gallardo and the Legislative Districts for performing their statutory duties in this process. Chairman Hickman thanked the Maricopa County departments who contributed their time to this appointment process. He also thanked all three candidates. Ayes: Clint Hickman, Jack Sellers, Thomas Galvin, Steve Gallardo Absent: Bill Gates Chairman Hickman invited Ms. Crews to come to the dais and speak. Ms. Crews said she was honored and thanked the Board for selecting her and giving her the opportunity to serve. She said she looks forward to working with the Legislature and Governor Hobbs to move Arizona forward. Ms. Crews introduced her friend, Cherlyn Hodge, who came to support her this morning. Supervisor Gallardo said thank you and welcome to Ms. Crews and noted that the appointment of Ms. Crews to the Legislature brings the total to 28 women in the legislature and a level of diversity that is currently not represented. MEETING ADJOURNED There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned. ______________________________ Clint Hickman, Chairman of the Board ATTEST: ____________________________ Juanita Garza, Clerk of the Board