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The economic development plan unanimously, although economic development staff is on notice that Allen wants monthly updates.

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Allen notes that the last adopted plan only met 30 percent of its goals, and the new plan is far more ambitious. #PimaSupes

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The #PimaSupes are expected to (finally) approve the adoption of the Economic Development Strategic Plan 2026-2029. This item has been on and off the agenda for at least two months, with staff tweaking the plan after getting feedback from elected officials and county staff.

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Christy isn't done fighting, asking County Administrator Jan Lesher for how much it costs to hold night meetings. Lesher said she will get Christy a number, but didn't have a figure on tap.

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Supervisor Heinz says he wants to keep the night meetings. Supervisor Christy says the meetings are disruptive for some people, noting some meetings have gone beyond the 8:30 p.m. "limit." This is the first time I've heard of a "limit."

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We are powering through the agenda, I am guessing we will be wrapping up in the next 15 minutes. Until then how about a lightning ask-me-anything round, please only #PimaSupes questions.

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The motion to make Carmine Debonis the next Pima County administrator is bi-partisan and unanimous.

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Supervisor Allen's voice break as she gives a heartfelt thank you to County Administrator Jan Lesher for her years of service.

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Supervisor Rex Scott praises DeBonis as a "collaborative" leader, here at the #PimaSupes.

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The board WILL vote tonight to move forward with a contract with Debonis, but they will negotiate a new contract with him before the next #PimaSupes meeting.

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This ends #CallToThePublic here at the #PimaSupes.

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The speaker spent some time on her speech to the #PimaSupes, saying everyone in her coven agrees that Pima County shouldn't reward companies for profiting on the construction of the border wall.

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The next speaker - a self-described witch - offers a "hex" on the #PimaSupes until they cancel their contracts with Sundt.

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The argument is to "divest" from Sundt, canceling any/all contracts with the company. I've written about this years ago, but at the city of Tucson. Under state procurement rules, the city of Tucson (and Pima County) can't simply blacklist companies.

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Proclamation and recognition count this #PimaSupes meeting. 3 so far, with 1 more to go.

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And finally, my sincere apologies to anyone whose name I don't spell correctly, I don’t have any ability to review speaker cards before or during today's meeting. It's always my best guess.

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As someone who has been to hundreds of public meetings, call to the audience is a mix of both performative political speech and authentic public pleas by the community to their elected leaders.

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The big one is that I am not going to repeat what every speaker says. There are a number of reasons, but the big one is this is a form of journalism (maybe some commentary) not stenography. There is a handy YouTube feed if you want the full experience....

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We are quickly moving to the portion of the meeting related to #CallToThePublic.

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If you want to read the #PimaSupes staff reports, the presentations and everything else you can turn into a document here: pima.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=...

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All five #PimaSupes are here, but Pima County Supervisor Steve Christy is attending remotely. A stray ray of light is giving some dramatic lighting to the lone Republican supervisor.