Board to approve $100,000 DPS MOU for Sheriff, Rio Colorado final plat

La Paz County’s Board of Supervisors posted a regular meeting agenda on Feb. 12, 2026 for its Feb. 17 session that includes Memorandum of Understanding #2023-093-R3, described in a truncated staff summary as “a DPS grant/funding arrangement providing $100,000 to the La Paz County Sheriff’s Offic[e].” The agenda listing on the county site shows the Feb. 17, 2026 Regular Meeting - Agenda (PDF) was posted Feb. 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM, but the full agenda PDF text was not included in available excerpts.

A secondary summary of board business states that on March 17 the board “approved several routine and business items,” including a memorandum of understanding with the Arizona Department of Public Safety to conduct commercial motor vehicle safety inspections; that account does not list an MOU number or dollar amount. That March 17 summary says the meeting opened at 10:01 a.m., ran roughly 15 minutes, approved the consent agenda items 5(a)–5(g) by voice vote, and carried separate motions for the liquor license, the interagency MOU, and a tax‑deeded parcel auction award. The March 17 description specifically names a Series 12 restaurant liquor license for a Bouse restaurant and appointments of precinct committeepersons among the routine items.

The available records therefore show three explicit facts: the county posted a Feb. 17 agenda on Feb. 12, the truncated agenda text references MOU #2023-093-R3 and $100,000 tied to the sheriff’s office, and an external summary reports board approval of a DPS MOU on March 17 that mentions commercial motor vehicle safety inspections but omits the MOU identifier and funding amount. Those dates and descriptions do not match in the supplied material, so the timeline and whether MOU #2023-093-R3 was approved on Feb. 17 or on March 17 remain to be verified in official minutes and the executed MOU.

The user-supplied title also asserts “Rio Colorado Ranch Estates Final Plat on the Docket.” That plat name appears only in the title provided to this report; the supplied La Paz County agenda listing does not include text from the Feb. 17 PDF to confirm the plat’s item number, developer, acreage, lot count, or recommended action. The plat’s presence and any board action on it should be confirmed by downloading the Feb. 17 agenda PDF and the planning staff report or by reviewing the board minutes for Feb. 17 and March 17.

Practical next steps for residents and interested parties: download the La Paz County Board of Supervisors “Regular Meeting - Agenda (PDF)” posted Feb. 12, 2026 for the Feb. 17 meeting; obtain the Feb. 17 and March 17 minutes or statement of proceedings to confirm votes; and request the full text of MOU #2023-093-R3 (to verify parties, scope, effective dates, and whether the $100,000 is a grant, reimbursement, or other funding). County offices to contact for those records include the La Paz County Board Clerk/County Clerk, the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office for operational details tied to any funding, and the Arizona Department of Public Safety if the MOU names DPS as a party.

If the MOU #2023-093-R3 and the $100,000 figure are confirmed by the executed agreement and minutes, the action will represent a discrete funding entry referenced in county agenda metadata; if the Rio Colorado Ranch Estates final plat appears and is approved, county land‑use records and the planning staff report will show the developer, parcel data, and any conditions imposed by the board. The official agenda PDF and minutes remain the definitive next sources to settle the open discrepancies in date, MOU number, and funding.