Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM

Pima County Board of Supervisors — What to Watch

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM

Board of Supervisors' Hearing Room

6 substantive items on the agenda (6 for discussion, 0 on consent calendar)

Pima County Supervisors Weigh How to Spend Leftover Budget Money, Discuss Hiring a New County Administrator

Pima County supervisors will discuss how to spend extra money left over from last fiscal year, with options including emergency crisis grants, housing for working families, preschool scholarships and raises or other investments in county employees. The board will also meet behind closed doors on the search for a new county administrator, hear from Tucson Medical Center on how federal pandemic relief money helped expand its emergency department, receive updates from supervisors on regional boards, and honor 11 county employees.

Supervisors Debate What to Do With Extra Leftover Money

Item 7: Potential Use of Additional FY 2025/26 Fund Balance

The county ended its 2025/26 budget year, which closed June 30, with more money left over than expected. Supervisors will discuss how to use that surplus in the current year. Options on the table include short-term crisis and emergency grants, "gap housing" for residents who earn too much for subsidized housing but can't afford market rents, the One Pima Initiative, the Pima Early Education Program scholarships (PEEPs) that help families pay for preschool, investment in county employees, and existing department needs.

Leftover fund balance is one-time money. How supervisors split it shows which priorities they will pay for when cash becomes available, and those choices could directly affect families struggling with rent, child care costs or emergencies. County Administration's memo on the item was updated October 7. This is a study session discussion item, not a consent item. Residents can send written comments on it to COB_mail@pima.gov.

Not on consent calendar. Scheduled for discussion.

Closed-Door Talks on Hiring the County's Top Administrator

Item 4: Executive Session — Employment and Appointment of the County Administrator

Supervisors will meet privately to discuss hiring a county administrator, including how the recruitment and hiring process will work. The county administrator is the unelected official who runs the county's day-to-day operations. That includes carrying out the budget, overseeing departments, and putting the board's policies into practice.

The closed session is allowed under Arizona's open meeting law for personnel matters and legal advice. Any final decision to appoint someone must be voted on in public. The process the board settles on will shape who leads a government that serves more than a million residents.

Not on consent calendar. Executive session, closed to the public.

TMC Reports Back on Pandemic Relief Money for Its Emergency Room

Item 6: Tucson Medical Center Presentation

Tucson Medical Center will brief supervisors on how it used federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds the county directed toward renovating and expanding its emergency department. TMC's ER is one of the busiest in the region, and wait times and crowding in emergency rooms affect anyone who needs urgent care.

The presentation is a chance for the public to see what the county's share of federal pandemic relief actually paid for, and whether the investment improved emergency care capacity.

Not on consent calendar. Presentation and discussion.

Supervisors Report on Regional Boards and Neighboring Governments

Item 5: Board of Supervisors Representative Updates

Each supervisor sits on outside boards and commissions, such as regional transportation, water and economic development bodies, and works with Tucson and other local cities and towns. In this standing item, supervisors share updates from those groups. These updates sometimes give the first public hint of regional decisions on roads, water or growth that later come before the board for action.

Not on consent calendar. Discussion item.

Source: Pima County Legistar

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