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ITEM #: 8.
DATE: 04/29/2024
AI #:1968
CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT
SUBJECT:
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (IGA) WITH STATE OF ARIZONA THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED SERVICES AT THE
SOUTHWEST FAMILY ADVOCACY CENTER
STAFF PRESENTER(S):
Art Miller
SUMMARY
Intergovernmental agreement with the State of Arizona through the Department of Child Safety to provide services for children and families in partnership with the Southwest Family Advocacy Center.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with State of Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) and City of Goodyear.
(Art Miller, Interim Chief of Police)
FISCAL IMPACT
The costs associated with SWFAC are shared between the Partnering Agencies and the Department of Child Safety. The operational costs are included in the FY24 Police Department General Fund budget in the amount of $377,300. There is no additional impact to the Police Department budget as a result of the IGA with DCS.
BACKGROUND AND PREVIOUS ACTIONS
On May 29, 2014, former Governor Jan Brewer signed into law a bill creating a new State Agency to oversee child services, the Department of Child Safety (DCS). This bill separated the Division of Children, Youth and Families’ Child Protective Services unit from the Department of Economic Security.
On July 13, 2015, Council approved the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated IGA that allowed for law enforcement to continue providing services to victims of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, and elder abuse at the Southwest Family Advocacy Center (SWFAC). The IGA permitted costs to be shared among the cities of Avondale, Buckeye, Goodyear, and MCSO (collectively, “Partnering Agencies”).
The State of Arizona has requested an additional IGA documenting the responsibilities of each agency and DCS.
STAFF ANALYSIS
The SWFAC is a multidisciplinary facility that opened in May 2008. SWFAC has provided the community with a child and family focused, facility-based program in which representatives from many disciplines, including law enforcement, child protection, prosecution, mental health, and medical, work together to investigate, treat, manage, and prosecute child abuse cases, sexual assault, domestic violence, and elder abuse.
The addition of the IGA with DCS results in no additional costs to the city and clarifies the relationship between the city of Goodyear and DCS. The IGA to provide these services is beneficial to the city as resources might not be otherwise available.
Attachments
IGA between DCS and City of Goodyear
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