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2. D.
Regular BOS Meeting
Meeting Date:
12/01/2020
Submitted For:
Michael O'Driscoll
Submitted By:
Michael O'Driscoll, Director
Department:
Health & Emergency Management
Division:
Health Services
Information
Request/Subject
To move forward with canceling the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Star Valley and Gila County Animal Control and begin the process by sending the required 30-day notification to the Town of Star Valley.
Background Information
On July 10, 2009, the Gila County Board of Supervisors approved an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Town of Star Valley and Gila County Animal Control to provide the Town of Star Valley with certain animal control services. The Gila County Sheriff's Office has been providing law enforcement for the Town of Star Valley since 2009. Also, since 2009 the Gila County Animal Control and Gila County Sheriff's Office have worked together to provide animal control services to the Town of Star Valley which included the Sheriff's Officers responding to after-hour calls, on weekends, and holidays. Since 2009, there has been no service fee charged to the Town of Star Valley to respond to these calls by the Gila County Sheriff's Office.
Between January 1, 2018, to September 2020 the Gila County Sheriff's Office has handled 184 animal control calls for after-hours, weekends, and holidays.
In September 2020, the Town of Star Valley contracted law enforcement services with the Town of Payson Police Department ending the contract with the Gila County Sheriff's Office. In October 2020, the Gila County Animal Control Manager was notified by the Payson Police Department that they will not be dispatching officers to after hour, weekend, and holiday calls.
Evaluation
Having the Gila County Animal Control staff begin to respond to all after hour, weekend, and holiday animal control calls in the Town of Star Valley would have a negative impact on the Gila County Animal Control budget. This would require additional funding to cover the added overtime and weekend coverage to provide animal control services to the Town of Star Valley. Therefore, it is the opinion of the Gila County Health & Emergency Management Director that it makes good fiscal sense to cancel the current IGA with the Town of Star Valley to provide animal control services.
Conclusion
Having the Gila County Animal Control staff begin to respond to all after hour, weekend, and holiday animal control calls in the Town of Star Valley would have a negative impact on the Gila County Animal Control budget. This would require additional funding to cover the added overtime and weekend coverage to provide animal control services to the Town of Star Valley. Therefore, it is the opinion of the Gila County Health & Emergency Management Director that it makes good fiscal sense to cancel the current IGA with the Town of Star Valley to provide animal control services.
Recommendation
It is the recommendation by the Gila County Health & Emergency Management Director to have the Board of Supervisors begin the process of canceling the Intergovernmental Agreement between the Town of Star Valley and Gila County Animal Control and send the required 30-day cancellation notification to the Town of Star Valley.
Suggested Motion
Information/Discussion/Action to authorize the cancellation of an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Town of Star Valley and Gila County Animal Control which includes sending the required 30-day cancellation notification to the Town of Star Valley.
(Michael O'Driscoll)
Attachments
SV Gila Animal Control IGA
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