| ITEM #: 7. DATE: 10/07/2024 AI #:2224 |
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CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT
| SUBJECT: | EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH MARICOPA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT |
| STAFF PRESENTER(S): | Brian Issitt |
SUMMARY
Approval of an Agreement between the City of Goodyear and Maricopa Community College to participate in the Glendale Community College Law Enforcement Training Academy (GCCLETA).
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
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RECOMMENDATION
Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the Educational Services Agreement with Maricopa County Community College District for the provision of certain educational services. (Brian Issitt, Chief of Police)
FISCAL IMPACT
Under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), for each recruit enrolled in the training academy, the Goodyear Police Department will pay the Maricopa Community College the current registration fee of $15.00, course fees and books as appropriate, at $175.00. The department will pay the salary and employee related costs for any instructors provided to the academy. Costs associated with the recruit and the instructors are funded by the Police Department General Fund base budget.
BACKGROUND AND PREVIOUS ACTIONS
All Goodyear Police recruits are required to attend an Arizona Police Officers Standards and Training Certified Academy. In the past, the Department has used the Phoenix Regional Police Academy and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department Training Academy to train recruits. However, in 2021, the City of Phoenix notified all valley agencies that only Phoenix Police Department recruits would be allowed to register for the Phoenix academy. While the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department Training Academy is still available to all valley agencies, it is expected that this academy will not be able to accommodate the anticipated hiring by the west valley law enforcement agencies. The West Valley Chiefs determined that a West Valley Police Academy is necessary to augment the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department training academy.
The West Valley Chiefs, including Avondale, El Mirage, Buckeye, Glendale, Goodyear, Peoria, Surprise, Wickenburg, and Tolleson, have committed to partnering with the Maricopa Community College to offer an academy hosted at the Glendale Regional Public Safety Training Center (GRPSTC). The GCCLETA currently holds two classes per fiscal year.
The summary of the major terms of the Educational Services Agreement ("ESA") are as follows:
The West Valley Chiefs, including Avondale, El Mirage, Buckeye, Glendale, Goodyear, Peoria, Surprise, Wickenburg, and Tolleson, have committed to partnering with the Maricopa Community College to offer an academy hosted at the Glendale Regional Public Safety Training Center (GRPSTC). The GCCLETA currently holds two classes per fiscal year.
The summary of the major terms of the Educational Services Agreement ("ESA") are as follows:
- The GCCLETA will be held at the facilities of the Glendale Community College PublicSafety department (the "College").
- The College will be responsible for registering students for GCCLETA (the "Academy") courses.
- The city will provide instructors for the Academy courses.
- The city will be responsible for paying the college registration fees, course fees and books, as applicable, for each recruit enrolled in the Academy courses.
- The College controls the curriculum and Instructional Services and will evaluate and reevaluate both on an ongoing basis to assure each meets the criteria for receiving college credit. The curriculum will comport with Arizona Police Officer Training Standards ("AZ POST").
STAFF ANALYSIS
Over the past several years, the competition among agencies to hire qualified police recruits has increased, with every agency looking for an edge to bring in the best and brightest. The hiring agency needs to be able to quickly place the recruit into a training academy class. The ability to place a recruit into an academy allows the department to have officers active on the road faster, and it offers the candidate a target date to begin training for their career.
The Goodyear Police Department (the “Department”) has a good relationship with the Maricopa Sheriff's Training Academy and will continue to maintain its relationship with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and send recruits there if needed. However, the city’s participation in the GCCLETA will offer the Department more available slots per class.
The Goodyear Police Department (the “Department”) has a good relationship with the Maricopa Sheriff's Training Academy and will continue to maintain its relationship with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and send recruits there if needed. However, the city’s participation in the GCCLETA will offer the Department more available slots per class.