Action 9.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
Board of Supervisors
- Meeting Date:
- 07/25/2017
- Title:
- Tourism Council Intergovernmental Agreement
- Submitted By:
- Arlethe Rios, Board of Supervisors
- Department:
- Board of Supervisors
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
Submitted for Signature:
1
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Ed Gilligan
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
County Administrator
Docket Number (If applicable):
Mandated Function?:
Not Mandated
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
Information
Agenda Item Text:
Approve the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Cochise County, and the cities of Benson, Bisbee, Douglas, Sierra Vista, Tombstone and Willcox to update the responsibilities of the Cochise County Tourism Steering Committee in the amount of $34,165 for the period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020.
Background:
The Cochise County Tourism Council has been in existence in some form since approximately 1975. In 2002, an IGA was put into existence. It has not been updated since inception and it is the desire of all the communities to revise the IGA to ensure continuation of the Tourism Council.
On November 17, 2016, the county and cities managers met to discuss revising and updating the existing IGA.
A joint meeting with the Cochise County Tourism Council and the Steering Committee was held on January 5, 2017 where members agreed continuing the Tourism Council, under a new IGA, was in the best interest of all. It was agreed that the County would work with the City of Sierra Vista to revise and update the IGA and send back to both Steering Committee and Tourism Council for comments. That was completed and a few changes were incorporated into the document.
On July 13, the members of the Cochise County Tourism Steering Committee met to approve the IGA before you today. The next step is to have each government body adopt the new IGA.
The dues structure currently in place is not changed under this IGA, and the responsibility of the fiscal agent will be moved from Cochise County to the City of Sierra Vista effective July 1.
On November 17, 2016, the county and cities managers met to discuss revising and updating the existing IGA.
A joint meeting with the Cochise County Tourism Council and the Steering Committee was held on January 5, 2017 where members agreed continuing the Tourism Council, under a new IGA, was in the best interest of all. It was agreed that the County would work with the City of Sierra Vista to revise and update the IGA and send back to both Steering Committee and Tourism Council for comments. That was completed and a few changes were incorporated into the document.
On July 13, the members of the Cochise County Tourism Steering Committee met to approve the IGA before you today. The next step is to have each government body adopt the new IGA.
The dues structure currently in place is not changed under this IGA, and the responsibility of the fiscal agent will be moved from Cochise County to the City of Sierra Vista effective July 1.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
Return the signed document to the Board Office to forward to the City of Sierra Vista. Work with the Finance Dept to close out existing funds in the CCTC budget and transfer funds remaining over to City of Sierra Vista.
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
The existing IGA, which is outdated since 2002, will remain in place.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
Send one original copy to the City of Sierra Vista, and one copy to Lisa Marra in the Board Office.