SignalsAZ.com Prescott News Podcast - Weekly Update with Mayor Goode of Prescott | June 16

Episode Date: June 16, 2025

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Hello, I'm Mayor Phil Good with your weekly update. At the end of this month, there will be several commemorative events marking the 12th anniversary of the June 30th, 2013 tragedy, when the 19 Granite Mountain Hot Shots made the ultimate sacrifice, giving their lives battling the Yarnel Hill fire. On Monday, June 30th at 1 p.m., the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew Learning and Tribute Center, located at the Pine Ridge Marketplace, will host a... ceremony marking the 12th anniversary of the hot shot tragedy, followed by a seventh anniversary celebration of the opening of the center. Also on Monday, June 30th at 4.42 p.m., Yavapai County will mark the 12th anniversary by ringing the courthouse bells 19 times in honor of the fallen

heroes. There will be no public comment or program. This is intended to be a quiet moment of reflection. In case you've not seen it, there is a Granite Mountain Hotchots memorial on the east side of the Yavapai County Courthouse Plaza adjacent to Cortes Street near Union. The memorial was dedicated last year in 2024 and stands as a year-round tribute to the 19 brave heroes. The city of Prescott and Prescott Fire Department wish to thank the committee that worked for over 10 years to bring this memorial statue to the courthouse plaza forever honoring. our fallen heroes. I want to offer my personal congratulations to the City of Prescott Public Works Airport Water Reclamation Facility, which has received a bronze award for the Voluntary Environmental Stewardship

Program from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, also known as ADEQ. This state program awards participants who have a good history of environmental compliance and strive to go beyond what is legally required protect the public health and the environment. The Bronze Level Award is a recognition of facilities that do not have any violations on record with any environmental regulatory agency and have maintained compliance for three years. As Gwen Roewich, our Public Works Director noted, this is a great recognition of the commitment to excellence that the utilities group within the City of Prescott strives to accomplish. Thank you to the entire team for your efforts and attention to detail, which is evident for all to see and appreciate.

The accreditation assessment team for the Prescott Police Department is seeking public comment. The Prescott Police Department is currently undergoing re-accreditation through the Arizona Law Enforcement Accreditation Program, known as A-Leep. The accreditation is administered by the Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police. Accreditation is a progressive and proven approach that enables law enforcement agencies to assess and enhance their overall performance. ALEP offers Arizona agencies a framework to demonstrate adherence to widely recognized best practices and industry standards, promoting efficient, effective, and high-quality operations. The Prescott Police Department first achieved accreditation in 2021. A team of assessors from the

Arizona Law Enforcement Accreditation Program will be on-site June 18th and 19th, 2025 to examine all aspects of the department's policies and procedures, management operations, and support services. As part of the re-accreditation on-site assessment, employees and members of the public are invited to provide feedback to the assessment team regarding the department's compliance and accreditation standards. Feedback may be submitted directly through the Arizona Law Enforcement Accreditation Program's official website. Comments should focus on the agency's ability to meet the Commission's standards for accreditation. The Prescott Police Department must comply annually with 174 standards to achieve and maintain accredited status. According to Chief Amy Bonnie, quote,

Accreditation enhances agency accountability, minimizes risk and liability, strengthens the defense against civil litigation, fosters greater community support, and builds public confidence in the agency's efficiency and responsiveness to community needs, unquote. Accreditation is valid for four years. Please notice the new signs at the Prescott Public Library parking area. Some of the parking spots are designated as two hours or less, and the library is requesting that drivers did not back. into available parking spots. The fiscal year 2026 City Manager's proposed budget is now available for public review.

The budget can be accessed on the new OpenGov platform, which offers a user-friendly interface that navigates like a web page. If you need more information on the OpenGov platform, please watch the Council Study session from last Tuesday, June 10th. During that meeting, our finance department provided in the... overview on how to get the most information from OpenGov. That meeting video can be reviewed at our city website, Facebook page, or YouTube account. Council will vote on the budget next week on June 24th during the regular voting meeting. City meetings this week include the Airport

Advisory Committee on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 2 p.m. at 6,500 McCurdy Drive in the old airport terminal. The Board of Adjustment meets in Council Chambers Thursday, June 19th, at 9 a.m. The Civic Enhancement Committee also meets on Thursday in Council Chambers at 3.30 p.m. We are officially in our monsoon season now, which runs from June 15th to September 30th. During this time of year, we can experience sudden and severe weather changes. Please monitor the weather forecast carefully and take appropriate precautions. As a reminder, we also remain under stage 1 fire restrictions in our local area. Thank you for being especially careful this time of year to help us all prevent wildfires.

I'm Mayor Phil Good and I'll update you again next week. Thanks so much for watching.