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Action   8.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting - 10:00 a.m.
County Sheriff
Meeting Date:
11/10/2026
Intergovernmental Agreements for disbursement of Howard G. Buffett Foundation
Submitted By:
Lara Loewenheim, Board of Supervisors
Department:
Board of Supervisors
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Document Signatures:
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
NAME
of PRESENTER:
John Gjerde
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
Commander
Mandated Function?:
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:

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Agenda Item Text:

Approve certain Intergovernmental Agreements between Cochise County and certain special taxing districts for the disbursement of funds received from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation for fire-related projects, and authorize the appropriate County officials to execute the agreements and take such administrative actions as may be necessary to distribute the funds in accordance with the agreements.

Background:

The Howard G. Buffett Foundation awarded $1,070,000 to the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office to support approved fire-related projects for designated fire departments and districts throughout Cochise County. Under the grant agreement, Cochise County is responsible for administering and managing the funds and ensuring they are distributed to the approved recipients in the amounts identified by the Foundation. The proposed Intergovernmental Agreements establish the terms and responsibilities for distributing grant funds to the participating municipalities and ensuring the funds are used in accordance with the Foundation’s requirements.

Entities included in this agenda item are as follows:

Bowie Fire District
Mescal/J6 Fire District
Naco Fire District
Pomerene Fire District
Portal Fire and Rescue
St David Fire District
San Jose Fire District
San Simon Fire District

Department's Next Steps (if approved):

Upon Board approval, the Intergovernmental Agreements will be executed by the appropriate County and district officials. The County will then distribute the approved grant amounts to the participating districts in accordance with the agreements and the allocations established by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation.

Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:

If the Board does not approve the Intergovernmental Agreements, the County would not have the agreements necessary to distribute the designated grant funds to the participating districts.

To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:

Contact Sheriff office finance to ensure demand is created for payment to the appropriate districts. Send copies of signed IGA's to Celina Ybarra with the Sheriff'f Office Finance Department.

Fiscal Impact

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