Action 11.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
Board of Supervisors
- Meeting Date:
- 05/24/2016
- Title:
- IGA Regarding the Exercise of Joint Powers for the Operation of the Coalition of Arizona/New Mexico Counties for Stable Economic Growth
- Submitted By:
- Britt Hanson, County Attorney
- Department:
- County Attorney
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
Submitted for Signature:
2
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Britt Hanson
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Chief Civil Deputy
Docket Number (If applicable):
Mandated Function?:
Not Mandated
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
Information
Agenda Item Text:
Approve an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) and By-Laws Regarding the Exercise of Joint Powers for the Operation of the Coalition of Arizona/New Mexico Counties for Stable Economic Growth.
Background:
Cochise County has been a member of the Arizona/New Mexico Counties Coalition for Stable Economic Growth ("Coalition") for many years. Five Arizona counties are now members, along with ten New Mexico counties.
In reviewing the Joint Powers Agreement that created the Coalition, it became clear that the way that the Coalition now operates has diverged from the procedures described in the Joint Powers Agreement. Thus, the Agreement needed to be updated to more accurately reflect how the Coalition operates in fact. The Coalition's Executive Director requested certain attorneys for some of the members to draft appropriate revisions to that agreement, as well as the corresponding by-laws. Those drafts have been reviewed and revised, and the final drafts have been discussed and approved by Coalition members. Those final drafts are attached to this agenda item for approval by the Board of Supervisors as a member of the Coalition.
For the most part, as stated, the revisions simply reflect the way the Coalition currently operates. Other revisions clarify procedures that were ambiguous or missing. One provision makes clear that only counties, as governmental entities, can be members, but does allow for participation in Coalition activities by certain NGOs.
In reviewing the Joint Powers Agreement that created the Coalition, it became clear that the way that the Coalition now operates has diverged from the procedures described in the Joint Powers Agreement. Thus, the Agreement needed to be updated to more accurately reflect how the Coalition operates in fact. The Coalition's Executive Director requested certain attorneys for some of the members to draft appropriate revisions to that agreement, as well as the corresponding by-laws. Those drafts have been reviewed and revised, and the final drafts have been discussed and approved by Coalition members. Those final drafts are attached to this agenda item for approval by the Board of Supervisors as a member of the Coalition.
For the most part, as stated, the revisions simply reflect the way the Coalition currently operates. Other revisions clarify procedures that were ambiguous or missing. One provision makes clear that only counties, as governmental entities, can be members, but does allow for participation in Coalition activities by certain NGOs.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
Participate in the Coalition in accordance to the IGA and by-laws.
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
There would continue to be a disparity between the Coalition's Joint Powers Agreement and the way that the Coalition operates.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
Have the Board Chair, County Attorney and Clerk of the Board sign two copies of the IGA. Keep one copy and send the other to Howard Hutchinson, Executive Director of the Coalition.