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| TITLE: |
| Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2023-07: A resolution of the Flagstaff City Council, approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between Coconino County and the City of Flagstaff for provision of Warrant Services by the Coconino County Sheriff's Department to the City of Flagstaff Police Department |
| STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: |
1) Read Resolution No. 2023-07 by title only
2) City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2023-07 by title only (if approved above)
3) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-07
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| Executive Summary: |
| Approval of the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Flagstaff Police Department and the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, will enable the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office to provide outstanding arrest warrant services for both parties, for a 5-year term, in the estimated annual amount of $278,290 in FY23. |
| Financial Impact: |
| For the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office to provide outstanding arrest warrant services for both parties, for a 5-year term, it is estimated that the annual amount for FY23 is $278,290. The methodology for charging FPD for warrant services splits costs based on the number of warrants processed. |
| Policy Impact: |
| None. |
| Connection to PBB Priorities/Objectives, Carbon Neutrality Plan & Regional Plan: |
| Priority Based Budget Key Community Priorities and Objectives
Utilizing the Coconino County Sheriff Office to provide public safety services with resources, staff and training responsive to the communities needs.
Carbon Neutrality Plan
DD-2: Assists in providing public safety services with adequate resources and staff time in ensuring that our neighborhoods are safe for community members to travel in.
Regional Plan
Goal E.I Increase energy efficiency. Supporting and utilizing our partners resources for warrants services to reduce duplication in work (reducing electricity use in co-located facilities).
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| Has There Been Previous Council Decision on This: |
| When the Law Enforcement Administrative Facility was completed in 2000, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, Coconino County Jail District, and the Flagstaff Police Department began the collocation in the new building. Simultaneously, Intergovernmental Agreements (IGA’s) were executed to provide details of the shared services. The Flagstaff Police Department provided Dispatch services and Records services, and the Sheriff’s Office provided Information Technology services, Maintenance and Custodial services, and Warrants services. These IGA’s were in place until now. |
| Options and Alternatives: |
| The alternative to shared services would be for each agency to budget employees and equipment for the services of Dispatch, Records, Warrants, Information Technologies, and Maintenance/Custodial. |
| Background/History: |
When the Law Enforcement Administrative Facility was completed in 2000, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, Coconino County Jail District, and the Flagstaff Police Department began the collocation in the new building. Simultaneously, Intergovernmental Agreements (IGA’s) were executed to provide details of the shared services. The Flagstaff Police Department provided Dispatch services and Records services, and the Sheriff’s Office provided Information Technology services, Maintenance and Custodial services, and Warrants services. These IGA’s were in place until now.
Since these agreements have been in place, technology and services have evolved. All agencies have negotiated current services, IGA's have been approved by Jail District Directors and the Board of Supervisors and we are requesting the Flagstaff City Council to approve the agreements.
For the Warrants IGA:
The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) enter all arrest warrants delivered to the County by the City into the Sheriff’s Office computer system and the Arizona Criminal Justice Information System (ACIJIS) within fourteen days after receipt. The CCSO will maintain alphabetical files of original arrest warrants and provide timely responses to inquiries with regard to those documents. The CCSO will maintain copies of correspondence, court orders, and other court documents related to outstanding arrest warrants until those arrest warrants are removed from the CCSO and ACJIS computer systems. The CCSO will make all necessary contacts and arrangements for the extradition of persons arrested outside of the State of Arizona pursuant to an arrest warrant for their return to Coconino County, including obtaining a Governor’s Warrant if necessary. |
| Community Benefits and Considerations: |
| The Intergovernmental Agreement will allow the Flagstaff Police Department and Coconino County Sheriff's Office to jointly control crime and administer justice. This contributes to a Safe and Healthy Community by providing public safety services with resources, staff and training responsive to the community's needs. |
| Community Involvement: |
| Inform the Council and public on the Intergovernmental Agreement and how the partnering agencies are providing public safety services with adequate resources. |
| Expanded Options and Alternatives: |
1. Approve as recommended.
2. Disapprove the IGA with the County and require each agency to budget employees and equipment for the services of Dispatch, Records, Warrants, Information Technologies, and Maintenance/Custodial. |
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