HomeMy WebLinkAboutC2021-062 - Maricopa County Animal ControlC�9 2L 24 I X vI 2021-062
FIRST AMENDMENT
TO
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
MARICOPA COUNTY
ADMINISTERED BY ITS ANIMAL CARE & CONTROL DEPARTMEMT
AND
THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN ]MILLS
RECITALS
THS FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (the
"Agreement" or "IGA") is entered into as of June 15, 2021, between the Town of Fountain Hills, an
Arizona municipal corporation (the "TOWN") and Maricopa County, a political subdivision of the State
of Arizona, administered by its Animal Care & Control Department ("MCACC") (collectively referred
to as "COUNTY"). The COUNTY and TOWN are collectively referred to as "Parties" and individual as
"Party". In consideration of the following, the Parties agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
A. The Town and COUNTY entered into that certain IGA, dated July I, 2021 (the
"Agreement") for the COUNTY to provide animal control services to the Town (the "Services").
B. The Town and COUNTY have determined that additional services are necessary.
C. The Town and COUNTY desire to enter into this First Amendment to provide for
compensation for these additional services.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration oC the foregoing recitals, which are incorporated herein
by reference, the following mutual covenants and conditions, and other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Town and COUNTY hereby agree as
follows:
1. APPENDIX A: COMPENSATION SCkIEDULE FOR ANIMAL CONTROL
SERVICES is hereby replaced with APPENDDC A -I as attached.
APPENDIX B: SERVICES is hereby replaced with APPENDIX B-I as attached.
3. Effect of Amendment. In all other respects, the Agreement is affirmed and ratified and,
except as expressly modified herein, all terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force
and effect.
4, Conflict of Interest. This First Amendment and the Agreement may be canceled by the
parties pursuant to ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 38-511.
"Iq.0 244-X-01
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned represent and warrant that he/she is duly
authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of each Party and that this
Agreement is binding on said Party in accordance with its terms. The Parties enter into
this Agreement as of the Effective Date, as defined in Section 3.0 of this Agreement
(Term):
MARICOPA COUNTY
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
-
umryacxey
Jack SelB rs, Chairman s Ginny Dickey, Mayor
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Town of Fountain Hills
JUL 1 4 2021
Date
Arrest
C�
Jua ' a Garza, CIA of the Board
os/u/2ou
Attest:
csth"A. IC&ZL
Elizabeth A. Klein, Town Clerk
1UL 1 4 2021 o6/zi/zozi
Date Date
Approved as to Form:
Undersigned counsel has reviewed the foregoing Agreement pursuant to A.R.S. § 11-952
(D)and has determined it is in proper form and within the powers and authority granted
under the laws of this state to the COUNTY and TOWN.
Kam J. HaR['nan-Tel
Talia Offord, Senior Deputy County Attorney
for Maricopa County
Am,.ew.A..wew
Aaron D. Arnson
Attorney for Town of Fountain Hills
June 22, 2021 os/21/2021
APPENDIX A-1
COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR
ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES
I. COUNTY Service Level: Animal Control Services
2. Service Cast for Initial Term to incluJe ten (10) sweeps of the entire Town at $800 par sweep:
$30,318
For the initial term of this Agreement, the TOWN agrees to pay the COUNTY $30,318. Thereafter,
the TOWN shall pay the COUNTY those fees approved by the Maricopa County Board of
Supervisors in accordance with a formula developed by the Department, which require full
recovery of the COUNTY's direct and indirect costs. See Appendix A.
APPENDIX 13-1
SERVICES
1. The COUNTY, as the appointed Enforcement Agent, shall be responsible for and enforce the
Animal Control Ordinance for the TOWN (See Appendix E.). Maricopa County Animal Care
and Control shall conduct ten (10) "sweeps" (i.e. patrols) of the Town.
2. mum Staffing: Staffing will be sufficient to respond to ninety percent (90%) of service
requests within the period prescribed below
3. Response Times: The COUNTY will respond during Normal Hours of Operation.
COUNTY staff will arrive at the scene of a reported service request within the time prescribed
below based on the service classification:
Priority I 1 hour
Priority 2 2 hours
Priority 3 48 hours
Priority 4 72 hours
**See Appendix C for call for service types by priority.
4. Response Time during Limited Operations Hours: The COUNTY will only act on Priority
t and 2 calls for service during Limited Operation Hours and only when the requesting police
agency agrees to remain on scene for the duration of the time needed to handle the call for service.
The COUNTY will not respond to priority 3 or 4 calls for service after 3pm until the
commencement of the next Normal Hours of Operation. The response time for Limited Operations
Hours will be two (2) hours maximum. The response time could be longer should a higher priority
call for service be received. The choice to respond to higher priority calls is at the discretion of the
COUNTY.
5. The COUNTY shall not respond to scenes involving owned animals being seized or
impounded as a part of a police function related to neglect, abuse, abandonment, arrests, crime
scene investigations, fire scenes, or any situation where the law enforcement officer has seized an
owned animal. The COUNTY will not respond to citizen response requests for abuse, neglect, or
cruelty of animals.
6. Law enforcement agencies needing assistance in accordance with this IGA can call the
COUNTY Field Dispatch non-public phone line (602-5064309) to request general assistance
during Normal Hours of Operation and after 5pm for Priority 1 or 2 calls. The decision to respond
is based on the information provided to staff at the time of the request. The COUNTY reserves the
right to respond to non -emergency requests at the beginning of the next Normal Hours of
Operation.
7. While the COUNTY is closed for business on all COUNTY Observed Holidays, the
COUNTY reserves the right to provide limited response times from lam to 10 pm on COUNTY
observed holidays. The police only line will be staffed for Priority I calls for service from lam to
1 Opm on COUNTY Holidays,
8. The COUNTY shall provide lost and on service from Sam to Spin seven (7) days per
week to allow for citizens to report found and lost dogs at (602) 3724598. This service will not
be provided during the holiday coverage prescribed in Paragraph 7.
9. The COUNTY shall provide call center services during Normal Homs of Operation and
244hour online services for citizens to report animal control issues, conduct licensing transactions,
and ask general animal control questions. Call center services will not be provided during the
holidays prescribed in Paragraph 7.
10. The COUNTY at its discretion tnay pick up dogs from Third Parties.