| ITEM #: 5. DATE: 12/15/2025 AI #:2965 |
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CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT
| SUBJECT: | INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (IGA) WITH MARICOPA COUNTY FOR GOODYEAR POLICE DEPARTMENT (GYPD) RECRUIT TRAINING |
| STAFF PRESENTER(S): | Brian Issitt, Chief of Police |
SUMMARY
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) offers a Detention Officer Basic Training Academy on an as-needed basis and allows other agencies to provide recruits that are required to be trained. The Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) enables the Goodyear Police Department to enroll new recruits in the MCSO detention training academy and establishes responsibilities for each party.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
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RECOMMENDATION
Approve the IGA with Maricopa County and providing authorization and direction to the Mayor, or designee, to take actions and execute documents necessary to carry out the intent of the agreement. (Brian Issitt, Chief of Police)
FISCAL IMPACT
The cost of training new recruits, including the fees to attend the MCSO Detention Officer Training Academy, is funded in the Police Department General Fund base budget.
BACKGROUND AND PREVIOUS ACTIONS
The police department is utilizing police assistants as detention officers to assist with detainees. MCSO offers a Detention Officer Basic Training Academy for detention employees. Maricopa County has requested the execution of an IGA to allow MCSO to allocate positions, as available, for training related to detention. The first agreement was approved by council on January 10, 2022.
STAFF ANALYSIS
The GYPD would like to continue to maintain the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Training Academy as an option for training police assistants. MCSO is one of the few agencies with a detention officer academy. Neither the GYPD nor the West Valley departments have a dedicated academy and must rely on other agencies to offer the detention training. This agreement would allow the city to send the current police assistants, who will be assigned detention and transport duties, to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Detention Training Academy. Staff recommends approving the IGA with MCSO, which is included as Attachment A.