Meeting Minutes
May 1, 2026
The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. on May 1, 2026. All board members were present. NSD attorney Mr. Denis Fitzgibbons attended by video conference. Mr. Sam Garren managed the video conference work group.
Under Old Business, the minutes from May 1, 2026 were discussed. One typo was noted and corrected. Mr. Dey moved to accept the minutes as corrected, which was seconded by Mr. Behney. The motion passed unanimously.
Next under Old Business, Mr. Behney reported that Kimley Horn is coordinating with Rural Communities Assistance Corporation (RCAC) Advisor Sierra Kubiki and Kimley-Horn engineers Erin Lansey and Erin Harris to expedite two grants for an NSD Preliminary Engineering Review. There is a May 7th deadline for certain Water Infrastructure Financing Authority (WIFA) grants for which the NSD qualifies.
According to Mr. Behney, the NSD needs to replace two monitor wells. Due to a lack of response from bidders, Mr. Behney and Mr. Dey will contact the state procurement program for contracted well companies and engineering firms. Kimley-Horn is also on the state procurment list of contractors and engineers. Additionally, lightning damage to the flow meter has been repaired by Ripple LLC. The NSD is considering a lightning suppression installation to prevent future lightning events.
Next, the board discussed the first reading of the revised bylaws draft. The board discussed and clarified that board members must still follow Arizona bidding procedures for contracts exceeding $5,000. Mr. Fitzgibbons stated that the draft bylaws as written were good. A motion for a 30-day public comment period was made by Mr. Dey and seconded by Mr. Behney. The motion passed unanimously. The revised bylaws will be further discussed and possibly approved at the next NSD meeting.
The board then discussed the tentative 2026-2027 fiscal year budget of $176,797 which includes $30,000 in reserves, and a 10% contingency increase for inflation. $12,000 si budgeted for water testing due to accelerated monitoring of the plant’s wells. Currently, the NSD has over $30,000 cash on hand. Mr. Fitzgibbons stated that the tentative budget was also good. Mr. Dey made a motion to approve the tentative budget as written. Mr. Behney seconded the motion.The tentative budget was approved unanimously for publication. The tentative budget will be published in the Bisbee Observer, and then discussed and approved 30 days after publication at the next NSD meeting.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:19 p.m.
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Charles Behney, NSD Chair