Maricopa County's Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider a Public Safety Answering Point backup agreement with Phoenix to keep 9-1-1 call routing and dispatch available during outages, staffing shortages, or other emergency disruptions. Mesa's agenda asks the council to authorize a three-year, $164,000/year police helicopter pilot training contract; Avondale asks the council to amend its firefighters' MOU and grant utility easements related to Fire Station 171; and Surprise asks the council to transfer $173,000 into a police grants fund. Tempe's agendas ask the council to renew mental-health counseling and fire-alarm maintenance contracts, approve a five-year Axon body-worn-camera and video-storage purchase, and accept a series of police, fire, and school-resource-officer grants, while its Sept. 3 work-study session includes a proposed Public Safety and Community Oversight subcommittee. Scottsdale's agenda asks the council to add veterinary services for police and fire canines and an additional CBP officer at its airport. The Board's Sept. 2 agenda also includes proposed victim-compensation funding, replacement warrants for uncashed victim payments, fleet and undercover-vehicle replacements, a firearm trade for $142,831.61 in credit, a MCSO HIPAA business-associate agreement, and donations for its animal safe haven. The week's through-line is continuity: jurisdictions are investing in the people, equipment, and systems that answer the call.

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Avondale City Council — August 31, 2026

  • CONSENT AGENDA: Consent agenda asks the council to amend the Avondale Professional Firefighters Association MOU and personnel/benefit policies, approve an agreement with A New Leaf to operate and maintain the Family Bridge Homes, and grant four APS utility easements related to Fire Station 171. View item

Mesa City Council — August 31, 2026

  • Three-Year Term Contract with Two-Year Renewal Options for Helicopter Pilot Training Services for the Mesa Police Department (Single Response) (Citywide): The council is asked to approve a three-year helicopter pilot training contract with up to two additional years of renewals for the Police Air Support Unit; staff recommends an award to Jets to Helis dba Quantum Helicopters at up to $164,000/year. View item

Tempe City Council — August 31, 2026

  • CONSENT AGENDA: Consent agenda asks the council to renew contracts for mental-health counseling for police/fire/911 dispatchers and for cancer screening for fire personnel, approve an increase to a fire control/alarm maintenance contract, and adopt resolutions accepting multiple police/fire grants (including from Tucson, Arizona Dept. of Homeland Security, and DOJ) and a School Resource Officer IGA. View item
  • NON-CONSENT AGENDA: Non-consent agenda asks the council to approve a five-year Sourcewell cooperative contract with Axon for police body-worn cameras, video cloud storage and related equipment/services, along with other contract awards, renewals and easement actions. View item

SURPRISE-CC — September 01, 2026

  • Citywide: Agenda asks the council to accept a grant from the Arizona Department of Administration and transfer $173,000 in FY 2027 budget authority to a Police grants-fund project. View item

BOS — September 02, 2026

  • FY27 VICTIM COMPENSATION FUNDING FROM THE ARIZONA CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION: Agenda asks the Board to accept $3,478,624 in Arizona Criminal Justice Commission funds — $1,818,830 state, $1,649,457 VOCA, and $10,337 ARPA — for the FY27 Crime Victim Compensation Program. View item
  • REPLACEMENT WARRANTS – VICTIM COMPENSATION PROGRAM: Agenda asks the Board to approve replacement warrants totaling $4,815.22 for ten victims whose Victim Compensation Program payments were not negotiated. View item
  • REPLACEMENT WARRANTS - FELONY PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM: Agenda asks the Board to approve replacement warrants totaling $2,843.35 for four victims whose Felony Pretrial Intervention Program restitution warrants were not cashed. View item
  • REPLACEMENT OF FLEET VEHICLES AND EXEMPTION FROM MARKINGS: Agenda asks the Board to approve replacement of four County Attorney's Office fleet vehicles, including RICO-funded SUV upgrades, with a total net impact not to exceed $210,000, and issuance of non-governmental plates/exemption from county markings for undercover vehicles. View item
  • BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENT WITH SOLARI, INC.: Agenda item proposes approval of a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement between Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and Solari, Inc., made part of an existing contract. View item
  • PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT POLICY ROUTING FUNCTION BACKUP AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF PHOENIX: Agenda asks the Board to approve a Public Safety Answering Point backup agreement between the Sheriff's Office and Phoenix so each can provide emergency communications/dispatch for the other during outages, staffing shortages, or other Next Gen 9-1-1 disruptions; it would take effect Sept. 1, 2026 and continue until terminated on 90 days' written notice. View item
  • WEAPONS TRADE FOR CREDIT: Agenda asks the Board to approve trading 540 non-serviceable firearms and firearm parts to ProForce Law Enforcement for a $142,831.61 credit toward new MCSO firearms and accessories. View item
  • ONE-TIME ADDITIONS TO FLEET: Agenda asks the Board to approve one-time additions of three used vehicles to the Sheriff's Office fleet as loaners during repair or maintenance waits, exempt one Tahoe from county markings, and notes an expected $15,000 in annual operating costs. View item
  • DONATIONS TO SHERIFF'S OFFICE: Agenda asks the Board to accept $2,497 in cash and roughly $3,308 in non-cash donations for the MCSO Animal Safe Haven unit, which houses and cares for evidentiary animals from abuse cases. View item

Tempe City Council — September 03, 2026

  • 6A Proposed Council Subcommittees: Work-study agenda includes a proposed Public Safety and Community Oversight Council Subcommittee; packet materials include the Public Safety Advisory Task Force's strategic recommendations. View item

Scottsdale City Council — September 08, 2026

  • Police and Fire Departments Veterinary Professional Services Contract: Agenda asks the council to adopt Resolution 13757 authorizing a professional services contract with Svoboda Veterinary Services (Hayden Road Animal Hospital) for working canines in the Police and Fire Departments — one-year initial term estimated at $60,000, with up to four additional one-year terms. View item
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection Services at Scottsdale Airport Memorandum of Agreement: Agenda asks the council to adopt Resolution 13764 authorizing a memorandum of agreement with U.S. Customs and Border Protection for an additional full-time CBP officer at Scottsdale Airport to support international flight arrivals. View item