At Maricopa County, the week's biggest public-safety item is a 9-1-1 backup agreement that would let Phoenix police and the Sheriff's Office answer each other's calls when outages, emergencies, or staffing shortages knock out one dispatch center. Supervisors would also trade 540 old firearms for $142,831.61 in credit toward new deputy weapons, add three loaner vehicles to keep cars available during repairs, and accept donations for the Sheriff's animal shelter. On the justice side, they'd reissue four unpaid restitution warrants worth $2,843.35, replace ten uncashed victim-compensation warrants worth $4,815.22, accept $3.48 million in victim-compensation grants, and replace four County Attorney fleet vehicles, including two undercover cars, with costs capped at $210,000.

In Phoenix, the Public Safety and Justice Subcommittee will hear an update on Community Court, review a roadmap for Municipal Court, and dig into police hiring and attrition. A Community Assistance Program report shows the behavioral-health and crisis teams answered 1,560 calls in July, and the fire department's staffing report counts 2,059 authorized sworn positions. Later, the City Council will weigh a radio-coverage contract, consider an ordinance amendment for School Resource Officer services, apply for the full-service crime lab grant, and also consider court reporting services, security officers for Districts 7 and 8, hazardous materials manuals, justice data software, and a Coverdell forensic grant amendment.

Elsewhere, Tempe's council considers a five-year Axon contract for police body cameras and digital evidence; Mesa would fund a technical manager through 2031 for body-camera redaction and evidence sharing; Scottsdale would hire a vet for working police and fire canines and add a Customs officer at its airport; and Tucson will handle a consent agenda with a crash-data deal and justice grant while its study session reviews transit safety. Six Glendale police grant items were listed without published details. The common thread: keeping emergency communications, staffing, and equipment ready across the region.

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BOS — September 02, 2026

  • PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT POLICY ROUTING FUNCTION BACKUP AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF PHOENIX: An agenda item asks the Board to approve a backup agreement letting Phoenix police and the Sheriff's Office provide emergency communications and dispatching for each other during planned outages, unplanned outages, emergencies, staffing shortages, or other causes until services are restored to the Next Generation 9-1-1 system. View item
  • REPLACEMENT WARRANTS - FELONY PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM: An agenda item requests approval to issue four replacement restitution warrants totaling $2,843.35 to victims in the Felony Pretrial Intervention Program whose earlier warrants were returned or went uncashed. View item
  • REPLACEMENT WARRANTS – VICTIM COMPENSATION PROGRAM: An agenda item requests approval to issue replacement warrants totaling $4,815.22 to ten crime victims whose earlier compensation warrants were not negotiated. View item
  • REPLACEMENT OF FLEET VEHICLES AND EXEMPTION FROM MARKINGS: An agenda item requests approval to acquire two replacement vehicles for the County Attorney's investigative fleet, use RICO funds to upgrade two general fund replacement vehicles, and exempt undercover vehicles from markings; the combined cost cap for the four vehicle replacements and upgrades is $210,000. View item
  • WEAPONS TRADE FOR CREDIT: An agenda item requests approval to trade 540 non-serviceable firearms and firearm parts for a $142,831.61 credit toward new Maricopa County Sheriff's Office firearms and accessories. View item
  • ONE-TIME ADDITIONS TO FLEET: An agenda item requests approval to add three used vehicles to the Sheriff's Office fleet as loaners during extended repair or maintenance waits, with expected operating costs of about $5,000 each per year. View item
  • DONATIONS TO SHERIFF’S OFFICE: An agenda item requests approval to accept $2,497 in cash donations and approximately $3,308 in non-cash donations for the Sheriff's Animal Safe Haven, which houses evidentiary animals seized in criminal abuse cases. View item
  • FY27 VICTIM COMPENSATION FUNDING FROM THE ARIZONA CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION: An agenda item requests approval to accept $3,478,624 in state and federal grant funds for the FY27 Crime Victim Compensation Program. View item

PHOENIX-PS — September 02, 2026

  • Phoenix Community Court Update - Citywide: The subcommittee is scheduled to receive an update on the Phoenix Community Court program. View item
  • Municipal Court Roadmap - Citywide: The subcommittee will review the Municipal Court Roadmap. View item
  • Phoenix Police Department Recruitment, Hiring, and Attrition Update - Citywide: The subcommittee will get an update on Phoenix Police Department recruitment, hiring, and attrition. View item
  • Community Assistance Program (CAP) Expansion Implementation Report - Citywide: In July, the Community Assistance Program's behavioral-health and crisis units responded to 1,560 calls, 653 of them transferred from police communications as the city expands this alternative-response program. View item
  • Fire Department Staffing and Response Times Update - Citywide: Authorized Phoenix firefighter positions grew to 2,059 (up 32), and the department reported on response times and an online recruitment testing process. View item

Phoenix City Council — September 09, 2026

  • In Building Radio Frequency Coverage Services Contract - IFB-26-0355 Request for Award (Ordinance S-53147) - Citywide: The council will consider awarding a contract for in-building radio frequency coverage services. View item
  • Court Reporting and Transcription Services - COOP 26-0070 Request for Award (Ordinance S-53180) - Citywide: The council will consider awarding a court reporting and transcription services contract. View item
  • Uniformed Unarmed Security Services - RFP 20-004 - Amendment (Ordinance S-53156) - Districts 7 & 8: The council will consider an amendment to a contract for uniformed, unarmed security services in Districts 7 and 8. View item
  • Hazardous Materials Technician Manuals Contract - RFA26-0387 Request for Award (Ordinance S-53150) - Citywide: The council will consider awarding a hazardous materials technician manuals contract. View item
  • Authorization to Amend Ordinance for the School Resource Officer Services (Ordinance S-53166) - Citywide: The council will consider an ordinance amendment for School Resource Officer services citywide. View item
  • Justice Web Interface (JWI) Software and Support - State of Arizona Cooperative Contract ADSPO16-132426 - Amendment (Ordinance S-53146) - Citywide: The council will consider an amendment to the Justice Web Interface (JWI) software and support contract. View item
  • Retroactive Authorization to Apply for and Accept the Fiscal Year 2027 Full-Service Forensic Crime Laboratory Grant (Ordinance S-53171) - Citywide: The city would retroactively apply for and accept the FY2027 full-service forensic crime laboratory grant. View item
  • Amend Ordinance S-52421 for the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission Fiscal Year 2025 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Grant (Ordinance S-53172) - Citywide: The council will consider an ordinance amendment for the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission Fiscal Year 2025 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Grant. View item

Scottsdale City Council — September 08, 2026

  • Police and Fire Departments Veterinary Professional Services Contract: Scottsdale would hire Hayden Road Animal Hospital for up to $60,000 a year to care for police and fire working dogs, with up to four one-year renewals. View item
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection Services at Scottsdale Airport Memorandum of Agreement: The city would add a full-time U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer at Scottsdale Airport to handle international flight arrivals. View item

Tempe City Council — September 10, 2026

  • NON-CONSENT AGENDA: Tempe's council agenda includes approval of a five-year Sourcewell cooperative contract with Axon Enterprise for police equipment and services, including body-worn cameras, cloud video storage, and related technology. View item

Mesa City Council — September 14, 2026

  • Five-Year Use of a Cooperative Term Contract for Information Technology Temporary and Professional Services for the Mesa Police Department (Citywide): Mesa would spend up to $260,000 annually under a cooperative contract with Insight Global through September 30, 2031, for a Technical Account Manager supporting police body-worn camera redaction and digital evidence sharing. View item

TUCSON-CC — September 09, 2026

  • CONSENT AGENDA: Tucson's consent agenda includes a data-sharing agreement with ADOT to support police crash reporting and the FY25 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant. View item

TUCSON-CC — September 09, 2026

  • Safe City Update – Transit Safety and Security Action Plan Update, Safe City Connect Report, Sun Tran Safe Ride to School Initiative Report, and Multimodal Traffic Safety Quarterly Report (City Wide) Memorandum: SS/SEP09-26-187: A study session will get transit-safety updates, including the Safe City Connect report, Sun Tran's Safe Ride to School initiative, and quarterly traffic-safety numbers. View item