Action 7.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
Court Administration
- Meeting Date:
- 08/10/2021
- Title:
- Amended Court Co-Location Agreement - Sierra Vista
- Submitted By:
- Tim Mattix, 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:
3
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Richard G. Karwaczka
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
County Administrator
Docket Number (If applicable):
Mandated Function?:
Local Mandate or Policy
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
Information
Agenda Item Text:
Approve the First Amended Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) for Court Co-Location and Operations between Cochise County, City of Sierra Vista, Cochise County Superior Court and Sierra Vista Justice Court #5, effective retroactively to January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, with automatic one-year renewals.
Background:
For many years, the Sierra Vista Justice Court has provided municipal court services to the City of Sierra Vista by operating a consolidated court through IGAs to do so. On November 17, 2020, the Board approved, via IGA, a new model to provide court services. Under the proposed First Amended IGA, the Sierra Vista Justice Court would continue to handle and process all misdemeanor, traffic offenses and other cases that arise within City jurisdiction. This First Amended IGA provides that the City appoints the Justice of the Peace as Magistrate to handle cases to be processed by the Magistrate Court. The IGA calls for the Superior Court to appoint a Judge Pro Tem, who must be an Arizona attorney, to assist the Justice of the Peace.
The City will pay the County an amount determined according to a cost model that is attached as Exhibit A to the IGA. Compensation of the Magistrate is the sole responsibility of the City.
The City will pay the County an amount determined according to a cost model that is attached as Exhibit A to the IGA. Compensation of the Magistrate is the sole responsibility of the City.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
Implement the changes called for in the IGA.
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
The County would not have a written agreement in place and the City would have to establish a municipal court and facility for it to handle magistrate cases.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
Send the IGA to Presiding Superior Court Judge Tim Dickerson for signature, with a cc to Court Administrator John Schow. When he returns it, it should be sent to County Attorney Brian McIntyre for signature.