At its June 6 meeting, the Gila County Board of Supervisors approved two amendments to increase contract amounts for the Russell Gulch Landfill and Pleasant Valley Veterans Reservation projects.

One amendment added $7,033.54 to the contract with Michelli Measurement Group for the installation of scales in landfills and extended the contract to June 15, 2023. The deal was approved on March 21, 2023 for $265,890.57, which included a replacement bid for the camera at $12,377.40. The total amount was set for him at $292,479.63 after the county added his 10% contingency to the bid amount. This amendment increases that to $299,513.17.

After geotechnical soil testing, the results of which were pending at the time the tender was awarded, Michelli Measurement needed to place a compacted engineered material under the scale foundation. Additional excavation and gravel material was required for the foundation and scale house, and off-site material was required for the location of the scale on steep slope areas. The total value of these items was $24,400. Additionally, a trunk wall foundation was added at a cost of $21,600.

The second approved amendment increased the Veterans Recreation Area Sewer System Repair Contract (contract with EarthQuest Plumbing and Pumping) by $52,757.44 and extended the contract through July 28, 2023. The new contract value is $215,315.44. His original contract, signed on March 7, 2023, was for $162,558.

According to county officials, the shelter’s wastewater system must comply with regulations, pumps are not working at three lift stations, and a public health situation has arisen before other work can proceed at the site. Therefore, this issue needs to be addressed.

As a separate item on the agenda, the Board resolved to accept $92,000 from the Arizona Game and Fish Service for a new Sheriff’s Office patrol boat on Lake Roosevelt. In October 2022, the Sheriff’s Office asked AZGFD for assistance in purchasing a 23-foot Ranger Bay boat with a police package to replace the current 17-year-old vessel.

County Treasurer Merrin Belling presented the board with financial data as of February.ants 28. She noted that General Fund income was 77% of the annual budget, compared with an eight-month target of 67%, and year-to-date income for fiscal 2023 was $5.98 million more than the same period in 2022. reported an increase. Belling said $6 million of that money came from funds received from the Rural Assistance and Tribal Unity Fund. General Fund expenditures, including $2.97 million in debt, reached 64% of the budget versus a year-to-date target of 67%, up $6.76 million from the end of February 2022.

The Board resolved to accept $23,093.07 in funding from the Tonto Apache Tribe to the Gila County Sheriff’s Office under the Tribal-State Gaming Agreement, in which the tribe contributes funds from casino revenues to state and local governments. The Board also approved a three-year intergovernmental agreement between Gila County and the Sheriff’s Department.Fiss And the Tonto Apaches provide law enforcement assistance and mutual aid.

The Board approved a $39,182.37 economic development grant to Tontrim Search and Rescue, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with skills such as rope rescue, rapid underwater rescue, and canyoning rescue. Funds help purchase necessary equipment such as resources.sign Rafts, batteries, garbage trucks.

The board approved the renewal of the intergovernmental agreement with Pinal County regarding coroner services. By renewal, Pinal County will continue to provide these services for him from July 1, 2023 for one year. The price remains $375,000 for up to 190 for the duration of the contract.