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Mayor and Council of the City of Bisbee Meeting

March 3, 2026 · Bisbee, AZ
Source: Meeting minutes 2026-03-03 (PDF, 7 pp)
Retrieved April 14, 2026 from www.bisbeeaz.gov ↗
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Attendees

✓ Karen Schumacher (Councilmember)
✓ Pete Skinner (Councilmember)
✓ Trish Damon (Councilmember)
✓ Ken Budge (Mayor)
✓ Anna Cline (Councilmember)
✓ Mel Sowid (Councilmember)
✓ Lori Reynolds (Councilmember)
✓ Ashlee Coronado (Interim City Manager/City Clerk)
✓ Keri Bagley (Finance Director)
✓ Matthew Gurney (Public Works Director)
✓ Logan Dodd (Operations Manager)
✓ Tim Cox (Police Chief)
✓ Jay Ritchie (Deputy Police Chief)
✓ Melissa Hartman (City Planner)
✓ Joseph Estes (City Attorney)
✓ Present: 15/15

Decisions

#1

APPROVED

#2

APPROVED

#3

FILED

#4

SOLD

#5

APPROVED

#6

APPROVED

#7

APPROVED

Agenda Items

#1

Accounts Payable

Approval of accounts payable in the amount of $384,031.03
#2

Approval of the Consent Agenda

Approval of various items including minutes and appointments
#3

Discussion and Possible Direction on the Petition regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Discussion on a petition regarding ICE operations in the city
#4

Public Auction of Designated Surplus Property

Auction of a parcel located adjacent to 300 Williams Avenue
#5

Discussion and Possible Approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement with Cochise County for Election Supplies and Services

Approval of an agreement for election services
#6

Discussion and Possible Approval to pay the Bisbee Hospital Foundation $5,000.00 for the update to the Senior Housing Feasibility Study

Approval of payment for a senior housing feasibility study
#7

Discussion and Possible Approval of Ordinance O-26-05

Approval of an ordinance for the sale and transfer of property under the Workforce Housing Initiative

Public Comments

10 speakers
David Neufeld · Topic: Fair Building

Spoke regarding the Fair Building

Cynthia Conroy · Topic: Curiosities for a Cause event

Spoke about the event

John Viverto · Topic: City hall reconstruction

Thanked the Council for getting city hall back

Nicole France · Topic: Orienteering event

Supported the event but raised concerns about the date

Jenny Druckman · Topic: Petition regarding ICE operations

Presented a petition regarding ICE operations

Father Raymond Rittery · Topic: Petition regarding ICE operations

Spoke in support of the petition

Cado Dailey · Topic: Petition regarding ICE operations

Expressed concern about the lack of clear guidance on how the city should respond to potential ICE activity

Swaneagle Fitzgerald · Topic: Petition regarding ICE operations

Spoke in support of the petition and expressed concern about reported conditions in immigration detention facilities

Richard Dowie · Topic: Petition regarding ICE operations

Urged the Council to consider potential liability and community impacts if federal immigration operations were conducted in Bisbee

Jay Cole · Topic: Petition regarding ICE operations

Spoke in opposition to unchecked federal police power