HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 24-20 RESOLUTION NO. 24-20
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT WITH APACHE JUNCTION UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
#43 FOR GRANT-FUNDED SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS .
WHEREAS, in 2022, through an Intergovernmental Agreement
("IGA") , the City of Apache Junction ("City") and the Apache
Junction Unified School District #43 ("School") , entered into
two separate agreements (the "2022 agreements") wherein the City
assigned an Apache Junction Police Department ("AJPD") peace
officer to serve as a school resource officer ("SRO") to the
Apache Junction High School and Cactus Canyon Junior High School
campuses to assist in the development and implementation of a
school safety and educational program; and
WHEREAS, in 2022, as per the IGA, the term of the 2022
agreements ends on May 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the City and the School desire to continue their
community partnership by entering into an amendment to the 2022
agreements for all SRO issues (hereinafter referred to as the
"First Amendment" as set forth in Attachment A) ; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to A.R. S . §§ 11-952 (A) , 15-155 and 15-
342 (13) , cities and schools may enter into IGAs with each other
for joint or cooperative activities; and
WHEREAS, the proposed First Amendment to the . 2022
agreements set forth in Attachment A has been developed to allow
the City and the School to continue their, community partnership.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS :
1) The council hereby approves, and the mayor is authorized to
execute the First Amendment to the SRO IGA as more fully set
forth in Attachment A.
2) The chief of police is also authorized to participate in
and designate staff to fulfill all the duties of the SRO
program.
RESOLUTION NO. 24-20
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, THIS i�'I DAY OF ftjpf: Ld , 2024 .
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS o2IST DAY OF fi1 0 , 2024 .
WALTER "CHIP" WILSON
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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RICHARD J. STERN
City Attorney
RESOLUTION NO. 24-20
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ATTACHMENT A
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION AND APACHE JUNCTION
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT#43 FOR PROVIDING SCHOOL
RESOURCE OFFICERS
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT is made and entered into this day of
, 2024, ("the Execution Date"), by and between the CITY OF APACHE
JUNCTION, ARIZONA, an Arizona municipal corporation ("City"), and APACHE
JUNCTION UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT#43, a political subdivision of the State of
Arizona, (the "District" or "School"), sometimes collectively referred to as the
"Parties" or individually as a "Party".
RECITALS
A. In July 2022, the Parties entered into two separate but similarly-worded
agreements (the "2022 agreements") wherein the City assigned an Apache
Junction Police Department("AJPD") officer to serve as a school resource officer
("SRO") to the Apache Junction High School and Cactus Canyon Junior High
School campuses to assist in the development and implementation of a school
safety and educational program.
B. The term of the 2022 agreements ends on May 31, 2024.
C. The Parties desire to continue their community partnership by creating
one comprehensive agreement modeled after the 2022 agreements for all SRO
issues and it shall be referred to as the "First Amendment" to the 2022
agreements.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of mutual promises contained herein
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is
hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree to amend the 2022 agreements in this
First Amendment as follows:
1) Section 1, Services, shall include the following eligible school locations
for an AJPD SRO:
a. Apache Junction High School, 2525 S. Ironwood Dr., Apache Junction,
AZ
b. Cactus Canyon Junior High School, 801 W. Southern Ave., Apache
Junction, AZ
c. Desert Vista Elementary School, 3701 E. Broadway Ave., Apache
Junction, AZ
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d. Four Peaks Elementary School, 1785 N. Idaho Rd., Apache Junction,
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e. Superstition Mountain Elementary School, 550 S. Ironwood Dr.,
Apache Junction, AZ
f. Peralta Trail Elementary School, 10965 E. Peralta Rd., Gold Canyon,AZ
2) Section 2, Term and Termination. This Agreement shall commence on the
Effective Date and shall continue until June 30, 2029 with automatic one-
year renewals for up to five additional years through 2034, however,
either Party may terminate this Agreementfor any reason upon thirty (30)
calendar days'written notice to the other Party by first class certified U.S.
mail, addressed to the other Party as set forth in § 11 of this Agreement.
3) Section 4(a), Costs and Payments.
a) Cost of Wages for Anticipated Scheduled Hours. District agrees to
pay City One Hundred Thirty Nine Thousand Six Hundred Seventy
One Dollars and Seventy Nine Cents ($139,671.79) plus an increase
of up to 10%per year for each SRO who provides services each fiscal
year as more fully set forth in Section 5 below, however, the Parties
acknowledge that such payment obligation is subject to and
conditioned upon School receiving state School Safety Grant
funding each fiscal year this Agreement is in effect.
4) Existing Section 5, SRO's Responsibilities and Goals, shall include the
following new subsections:
(vii) The SRO will partner with School Administrator and the SRO
supervisor to meet the needs of the campus for law-related
education ("LRE"). SROs shall provide LRE instruction as a
prevention activity and opportunity to build relationships. The
development and implementation of LRE must be based on a
needs assessment. The LRE may be provided virtually, but the
LRE reports shall be detailed and presented as per the School
Safety Grant.
(viii) Complete required training and reports as dictated by the
School Safety Grant.
5) Existing Section 7(a), Time and Place of Performance, is amended as
follows and renumbered as Section 6(a), with existing Section 7(b) being
renumbered as new Section 6(b):
(a) City shall assign SRO to District beginning on July 25, 2024, except
that the Parties shall have flexibility in actual start dates in order to
build in SRO prep time before students are physically present on
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campus for the new school year. City will ensure that the assigned
SRO will provide the services under this Agreement in a full-time,
forty (40) hour a week capacity when school is in session and as
District requests during out-of-session breaks. The SRO will wear
uniforms as authorized by City.
6) Existing Section 8, School Responsibilities, is renumbered as Section 7.
7) Existing Section 9, Status Meetings, is renumbered as Section 8.
8) Existing Section 10, Entire Agreement, is renumbered as Section 9.
9) New Section 10, Nondiscrimination. Both Parties shall comply with all
applicable state and federal employment laws, rules, regulations and
executive orders that all persons shall have equal access to employment
and educational opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, sex,
age, national origin, disability, veteran's status, political affiliation,
and/or genetic code and shall comply with Executive Order 2009-09.
10) New Section 24, Retention and Inspection of Records. The Parties shall
retain and shall contractually require each other to retain, all books,
accounts, reports, files and other records relating to the performance of
the Agreement for a period of five (5) years after the completion of
termination of the Agreement and to make such documents open to the
inspection and audit at reasonable times.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this First Amendment as
of the date first set forth above.
SCHOOL:
APACHE JUNCTION UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
#43, a political subdivision of the State of Arizona
By: Dena Kimble
Its: District Board President
CITY:
CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, an
Arizona municipal corporation
By: Walter"Chip" Wilson
Its: Mayor
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ATTEST:
Jennifer Pena
City Clerk
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STATE OF ARIZONA )
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COUNTY OF )
The foregoing was subscribed and sworn to before me this day
of , 2024 by Dena Kimble, District Board President of the Apache
Junction Unified School District#43.
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
STATE OF ARIZONA )
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COUNTY OF PINAL )
The foregoing was subscribed and sworn to before me this day
of , 2024 by Walter "Chip" Wilson, Mayor of City of Apache
Junction, Arizona, an Arizona municipal corporation, who acknowledged that he
signed the foregoing instrument on behalf of City.
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
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COUNSEL APPROVAL AS TO FORM:
have read this Agreement and have determined such Agreement is in proper
form and is entered into within the powers of and authority granted under the laws
of the State of Arizona.
Renee Osipov Date
District Attorney
Richard J. Stern Date
City Attorney
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