| AGENDA ITEM #: 6. DATE: 07/12/2021 AI #:224 |
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CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT
| SUBJECT: | INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN MARICOPA COUNTY AND THE CITY OF GOODYEAR REGARDING MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE BASIC ACADEMY TRAINING CENTER |
| STAFF PRESENTER(S): | Santiago Rodriguez, Chief of Police |
SUMMARY
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) offers a Sworn Officer Basic Academy Training on an as-needed basis and allows other agencies to provide recruits that are required to be trained according to the State of Arizona Peace Officer Standard Training. The IGA enables the Goodyear Police Department to enroll new recruits in the MCSO training academy and establishes responsibilities for each party.
Recommendation
Approve the Intergovernmental Agreement between Maricopa County and the City of Goodyear for training of the Goodyear Police Department recruits at the MCSO Basic Academy Training Center. (Santiago Rodriguez, Chief of Police)
FISCAL IMPACT
The cost of training new recruits, including the fees to attend the MCSO Basic Training Academy, are funded in the Police Department General Fund base budget.
BACKGROUND AND PREVIOUS ACTIONS
Hiring and recruiting is a critical component of the Goodyear Police Department’s strategic plan to support the continued growth of the city. The department has a goal of hiring fifty percent of all new officers as new recruits instead of lateral transfers. New officers are required to receive training in accordance with the State of Arizona Peace Officer Standard Training prior to beginning their field training within the department. Neither the Goodyear Police Department nor the West Valley departments have a dedicated academy and must rely on other agencies to offer the recruit training. In the past, Goodyear has obtained permission to have recruits attend both Maricopa County Sheriff's Officer Training Academy and Phoenix Regional Police Academy.
STAFF ANALYSIS
The Goodyear Police Department would like to continue to maintain the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Training Academy as an option to send recruits. The Maricopa County IGA must be executed to allow MCSO to allocate positions, as available, for new Goodyear Police Department recruits. This agreement will continue until June 30, 2023.