The Payson Town Council met on March 25, 2026, at 4:03 p.m. in the Town Hall Council Chambers. The meeting included a consent agenda, public comments, presentations, and a contentious resolution regarding property acquisition via eminent domain. The council voted unanimously to table the resolution to allow mediation.
First regular meeting of the common council of the town of pace and order, March twenty-fifth, twenty twenty six. Then interpret in English. Do your work with the welfare of others always in mind. Um sahanababatu saha nobnakturian karva bahai they just be navaditamas to mahabid visaba hai. May we be protected together, maybe we nourish together, may we work together with great vigor, may ever study in lightning, may no obstacle arise between us. Samniwa Kuti, Samna Hildyaniwa, Samana Maskomanu Yathava Susa Hasthi. United your resolve, united your hearts. May your spirits be at one that you may long together dwell in unity and concern. Om Shanti Shanti Shanti. Peace, peace, peace be unto all. Thank you. Thank you. Time for the Pledge Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under God. Okay. Thank you. That brings us to call to the public. As a reminder, it is election season and state law prohibits any town resource, including staff time, equipment, and anything of value to be used to influence an election. This prohibition applies to call to the public. You can talk about a town issue, but please do not advocate for a specific candidate or ballot measure. We appreciate your efforts to help the town comply with the state law and avoid using taxpayer monies to influence an election. This call to the public allows citizens with an opportunity to speak to on any issues within the legal authority and jurisdiction of the town of Payson. The town must abide by Arizona Open Meeting Law and the agendized item uh is the opportunity for the public to be heard at this meeting. When called to speak, please approach the podium, speak towards the microphone so your statements can be heard and give your name. The town requests that you address your comments to the council as a whole. If you're speaking on an agenda item from today's meeting, you can wait until that specific item is presented to speak, or you may state your comments now. Call to the public is regulated by time, place, and manner restrictions, and you cannot speak more than once at this meeting on the same issue. Each speaker is limited to three minutes. You may not donate your time to another speaker. Note that the council will not be entering into a dialogue with you or answering your questions. State law prohibits the council and staff from responding to your questions. If you've not submitted a speaker form but wish to speak, raise your hand, and uh I will ask if there's additional speakers, and uh that'll be your opportunity to speak. If I make a mistake and I call you in to the general call to the public, and you want to speak on a specific issue, uh just tell me so before you start the speaking, and uh I'll call you again for your specific item. Uh your courtesy and respect are appreciated. The town thanks you for coming to this meeting and for sharing your thoughts with the council. Uh Mr. Mayor, yes, we have a technical problem. Currently, there is no sound at all on the Zoom. Did you get it? We're working on it. So are you taking minutes or no? As long as they take minutes for applying. Minutes only need to be a general description of the event, so it doesn't have to be a transcription. Sorry to all those people out there. Oh no, do we have to do that? Sorry. Okay, everyone, I'm not sure if I was just called on. Uh, but uh I have no audio on my side.