Who They Are: Cochise County
Cochise County, in Arizona's southeast corner, is run by three elected supervisors who set policy and hire a county administrator. Its Planning and Zoning Commission decides SU26-22, the proposed data center campus south of Cochise that SpaceX has said it is behind, at a public hearing on Dec. 9; that decision is final unless appealed to the supervisors.
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Board of Supervisors4 people
Three members elected by district to four-year terms on the presidential-year ballot, taking office Jan. 1. The board sets the budget, hires the county administrator, appoints the planning and zoning commissioners, and hears appeals of the commission's decisions.
Planning and Zoning Commission9 people
Nine unpaid members, three from each supervisorial district, appointed by that district's supervisor. Advises the board on planning and zoning, and decides special use applications such as SU26-22; a decision can be appealed to the board.
County Administrator2 people
Hired by the board. Runs day-to-day county operations, carries out the board's policies and develops the budget.
Department directors1 person
The directors under the administrator. Only the ones in our reporting are listed: Development Services handles the SU26-22 application.
Where the pay figures come from
Each figure on the chart is the annual base pay for the seat, from the statute, charter section, resolution or reported contract linked here. Click any person for the same citation on their card.
- Board of Supervisors: $83,800 a year, by statute since Jan. 1, 2025. A.R.S. § 11-419(B), counties of less than 500,000 (azleg.gov).
Seats and terms come from each government's own pages and election canvasses; pay figures link to their sources above; each person's list of reports is drawn from What They Decided. Tell us what's wrong or missing: nicholas@tucsondailybrief.com.
Who They Are was researched and written by Nicholas De Leon with Claude Opus 5.5 from the official pages, election canvasses, statutes and contracts linked on each chart; the reports naming each person are matched by code from What They Decided, and no model wrote any of it. Last updated 3:35 PM MST on November 12, 2026. Read more about how this is made.
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