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MARICOPA COUNTY AMENDMENT 6 - TRANSIT SERVICES IGA 2023-24-00 
 
 
 
 
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT 
AMENDMENT SIX 
BETWEEN 
MARICOPA COUNTY 
AND 
REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY 
CONTRACT # 215-75-2019-06-00 
 
This Sixth Amendment, effective this1st day of July, 2023, amends the following items of the Transit 
Services Master Intergovernmental Agreement Contract #215-75-2019-00 (“Master Agreement”) entered 
into between  Maricopa County (“County/Member”) and the Regional Public Transportation Authority 
(“RPTA”) effective October 1, 2019, as amended by Amendment One, effective February 5, 2020, 
Amendment Two, effective July 1, 2020, Amendment Three, effective July 1, 2021 and Amendment Four, 
effective July 1, 2022, and  Amendment Five effective December 7, 2022. The RPTA and County 
collectively are referred to as the “Parties.”  
 
I. 
The following replaces and supersedes the first paragraph of Attachment A (Annual Service 
Agreement) at page 16 of the Master Agreement, as  amended by Amendments One, Two, Three, 
Four and Five: 
 
The Annual Service Agreement outlines the specific obligations of both Parties and for 
Fiscal Year 2022-2023, beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023 and Fiscal 
Year 2023-24, beginning on July 1, 2023, and ending on June 30, 2024. The specific 
obligations will be identified in Section 1: RPTA Obligations, Section 2: Member 
Obligations, Section 3: Invoicing, Payments, and Reconciliation, and Section 4: Program 
Schedules that summarize the Programs that RPTA provides for County.   
 
II. 
The following replaces and supersedes Section 3.1 of the Master Agreement, as was amended by 
Amendments One, Two, Three, Four, and Five: 
C-22-20-007-3-06

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The County shall provide RPTA with $1,006,239in Maricopa County General Funds for 
fiscal year 2022-2023 for Paratransit and RideChoice services provided during July 1, 
2022 through June 30, 2023. Schedule A and B will be removed from the Agreement.  
And 
The County shall provide RPTA with $1,270,000 in Maricopa County General Funds and 
$804,000 in Arizona Lottery Funds (ALF) for services and an estimate 11,000 trips 
through Paratransit and services and an estimated 34,000 trips through RideChoice for 
the period July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. The County shall pay the RPTA in 
quarterly installments of $423,333.00. The first three quarterly installations will be paid 
for by the County General Fund. and the fourth quarter installment will be paid for from 
the ALF. Payment of invoices shall become due within thirty (30) calendar days after 
receipt of an invoice from RPTA. If at any time the net costs, of this program are 
projected to exceed the annual amount of $2,074,000, the parties will reduce service 
levels to stay within the budgeted amount. 
 
If it is determined upon the annual reconciliation at year end that Member has underpaid 
its share of the actual cost of services for the period of FY 2024, RPTA shall use the ALF 
monies to pay any remaining balances. If there is no remaining ALF monies Maricopa 
County General Fund monies shall be used to pay any additional remaining balances.   
 
III. 
The following is added to Attachment A (Annual Service Agreement) Section 3, Invoicing, 
Payments, and Reconciliation, at page 18, of the Master Agreement, as was amended by 
Amendments One, Two, Three, Four and Five.  
 
SECTION 3. INVOICING, PAYMENTS, AND RECONCILIATION 
3.1 
. Maricopa County shall provide transportation costs in the amount of 
$1,270,000 in County General Funds and a not-to-exceed amount of $804,000 in ALF for 
Paratransit and RideChoice services provided in the unincorporated areas of Maricopa County to 
individuals. . Additional contributions shall be provided by Maricopa County, as needed, upon 
receipt of the annual reconciliation described in section 3.10 if costs exceed the budgeted 
estimates.  
 
3.2 
Funding availability for County Fiscal Year 2023 General Funds expenditures

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for July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 timeframe shall expire on June 30, 2023. Funding 
availability for County Fiscal Year 2024 General Funds expenditures for July 1, 2023, to June 
30, 2024 timeframe shall expire on June 30, 2024, and (ALF) for Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025.  
 
3.3 
Funding shall be provided quarterly as described in sections 3.3, 3.8 and if 
necessary, in the following fiscal year as described in section 3.10. 
 
3.4 
In the first month of each quarter, RPTA shall submit a quarterly invoice based 
on the amount identified in 3.1 above. The first invoice shall be for the period of July 1st 
through September 30th and the County shall remit payment no later than July 31st or 15 
calendar days after the IGA amendment is executed by all parties, whichever is later. In 
addition, if the annual reconciliation as described in 3.10 requires an additional invoice RPTA 
shall submit no later than September 15th . The ALF balance will be used to cover any 
identified deficit from the prior fiscal year’s reconciliation. If the reconciliation identifies a 
surplus of ALF available for carryover into the next fiscal year, the RPTA will identify the 
surplus and apply it to the second quarter invoice.   
 
3.5 
The RPTA will communicate with Maricopa County should there be a zero 
cost in any quarter. 
 
3.6 
The RPTA shall provide performance data reports on a monthly basis. The data 
will be posted electronically through RPTA’s Tableau server or by other electronic means as 
developed by RPTA. Maricopa County shall be responsible for retrieving the data from the 
Tableau server. The performance data shall include at minimum the following: 
3.6.1 
Total number of trips for each service option; 
3.6.2 
Total expenses for each service option; 
3.6.3 
Total fare revenue received for each service option; 
3.6.4 
Total Contractor transportation costs for each service option 
3.6.5 
RPTA salaries, fringe, and overhead for each service option; 
3.6.6 
RPTA shall provide Maricopa County staff annual training on the Tableau 
server or by other electronic means during the month of July.  In addition, RPTA will 
provide training throughout the year upon request of Maricopa County based on new 
hire staff and/or needed refresher training for current staff. 
3.6.7 
Maricopa County shall reimburse RPTA as described in sections 3.3 and 3.4.

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3.6.8 
RPTA shall submit a final invoice no later than April 30 or 15 calendar days 
after the IGA amendment is executed by all parties, whichever is later. 
3.6.9 
Maricopa County shall reimburse RPTA on a net zero payment standard. 
3.6.10 RPTA shall apply ALF as described in section 3.11 to the amounts shown in 
the Paratransit and RideChoice schedules, toward the cost of both services. 
 
3.7 
RPTA may complete an annual reconciliation process, and Maricopa County 
invoice and payment may be adjusted up or down based on the extent to which the actual cost of 
service is higher or lower than the budget amount for service. 
 
3.8 
Within seventy-five (75) days of the close of the fiscal year, RPTA shall 
conduct a final reconciliation of the ADA Paratransit and RideChoice programs to determine the 
actual number of trips which are billable to Maricopa County. RPTA shall use this analysis to 
determine if Maricopa County has overpaid or underpaid, based on the actual service provided. 
In the event that either Party owes the other, RPTA will adjust Maricopa County invoice in 
second quarter of the following fiscal year. 
 
3.9 
As it relates to ALF monies, Maricopa County Authorizes RPTA to hold their 
portion of ALF and apply it to their annual IGA. The RPTA shall obtain authorization from the 
Deputy Director of the Human Services Department for the use of ALF monies. 
 
3.10 
Both Parties acknowledge that Maricopa County retains ownership of its ALF 
funding and is responsible for ensuring its use of ALF funds comply with the ALF program 
requirements. ALF will be applied to the final quarter of the fiscal year. Following the 
reconciliation, if a deficit is identified, the balance of the ALF will be applied to the address the 
deficit.  In the event a surplus of ALF remains at reconciliation, the ALF would be applied to the 
second quarter of the subsequent fiscal year and identified in the second quarter invoice.  
 
3.11 
Maricopa County acknowledges they will complete the ALF application 
annually within the prescribed deadlines and submit the report and expenditure certification, as 
described in the RPTA ALF application instruction and guidelines. 
 
IN WITNESS, the Parties have each executed this Amendment Five as of the effective date first 
set forth above.

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MARICOPA COUNTY AMENDMENT 6 - TRANSIT SERVICES IGA 2023-24-00 
 
 
 
REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY  (RPTA) 
 
By:  _______________________________________ 
 
Jessica Mefford-Miller, Chief Executive Officer 
 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
 
By:  _______________________________________ 
 
Michael Wawro, Interim General Counsel 
 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY 
 
By: ________________________________________ 
 
Clint Hickman, Chairman, Board of Supervisors 
 
 
ATTESTATION: 
 
By:  _______________________________________ 
 
Juanita Garza, Interim Clerk, Board of Supervisors 
 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
 
By: _______________________________________ 
 
Deputy County Attorney