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Regular Agenda Item 2. B.

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	10/30/2018
Submitted For:	James Menlove	Submitted By:	Sherry Grice, Management Associate
Department:	County Manager

Information

Request/Subject

Future use of County-owned property known as the former Juvenile Detention Center located at 1425 E South Street, Globe.

Background Information

Effective January 4, 2017, an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Pinal County was put in place to allow Gila County Probation to transport juveniles in need of detention to the Pinal County Youth Justice Center (Juvenile Detention Center). The need to detain juveniles in Gila County has declined substantially, a trend consistent throughout the State of Arizona and nationally. Keeping the Globe Detention Center open for very few or no juveniles was not fiscally sustainable in terms of personnel needed 24/7, minimum staffing standards to keep the facility open, and infrastructure costs in including much needed improvements. The Superior Court and all stakeholders involved supported the Pinal County IGA and the closing of the Gila County Juvenile Detention Center.

Evaluation

In 2017, the Gila County Juvenile Detention Center located at 1425 E South Street, Globe, closed its doors indefinitely. The building has remained unused and empty since that time.

Conclusion

The Gila County Juvenile Detention Center located at 1425 E South Street, Globe, remains unused and empty since 2017. Timothy Wright, Presiding Judge of the Gila County Superior Court, supports the Board of Supervisors' consideration to allow the Sheriff's Office to use the former Juvenile Detention Center located at 1425 E South Street, Globe, to house the Sheriff's administrative offices and for use as a storage facility.

Recommendation

Staff recommends that the Board of Supervisors allow the Sheriff's Office to use the former Juvenile Detention Center located at 1425 E South Street, Globe, to house the Sheriff's administrative offices and for use as a storage facility.

Suggested Motion

Information/Discussion/Action to consider allowing the Sheriff's Office to use the former Gila County Juvenile Detention Center located at 1425 E. South Street, Globe, to house the Sheriff's administrative offices and for use as a storage facility. (Jacque Sanders)

Attachments
Detention Center-Google Images
A.R.S. §8-305
A.R.S. §8-306
A.R.S. §48-4005