Vote — approved

Gallardo PRESENTATION	yes
Steve Chucri	yes

47.IGA WITH THE STATE OF ARIZONA – ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION FOR PAYMENT FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES’ BENEFITSApprove an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the State of Arizona - Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) and Maricopa County through the Department of Employee Benefits and Health. The purpose of this IGA is to provide that judges of the Superior Court in Maricopa County may participate in State benefits in lieu of County benefits, with County reimbursement to the

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47. IGA WITH THE STATE OF ARIZONA – ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION FOR PAYMENT FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES’ BENEFITS Approve an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the State of Arizona - Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) and Maricopa County through the Department of Employee Benefits and Health. The purpose of this IGA is to provide that judges of the Superior Court in Maricopa County may participate in State benefits in lieu of County benefits, with County reimbursement to the State for the employer cost of the State benefits, and to delineate the options available to the judges and the obligations of the ADOA and County with respect to the judges’ benefits. This IGA is effective from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2025. A.R.S. §12-128 was amended, effective FY 2011, to provide that in counties with a population exceeding two million persons, the County shall pay 100% of the judges’ annual salaries. Previously, the counties and the State each paid 50% of the salaries of judges of the Superior Court. The purpose of this agreement is to facilitate access to State benefits by judges of the Superior Court in Maricopa County, allowing them to participate in either the State’s or the County’s benefit programs, but not both; and to provide for payment by the County to the State for the employer cost of State benefits with respect to judges that elect State benefits. Under this IGA, the Maricopa County Department of Employee Benefits and Health will implement through the County payroll system withholding and transfer on any amounts required for Judges to participate in State benefits, including any employer paid premiums. This IGA has been numbered Attorney General Contract No. KR17-0033. (C-39-18-001-2-00)

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