ASU-MC AFFIRMATION AGREEMENT - SPRING 2016.PDF

Maricopa County
Board of Supervisors
Administration
301 West Jefferson Street December 9, 2015
10th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85003-2143 P.O. Box 7705
Phone: 602-506-3416
www.maricopa.gov/BOS Tempe, AZ 85287-3902
RE: MCLEAPS Student Placement Agreement
Addendum No. 4
Dear Dr. Crow:
The Maricopa County Leadership and Education Advancing Public Service (MCLEAPS)
Internship Program is preparing to select students for the spring 2016 semester. The
MCLEAPS Internship Program is administered through the master Student Placement
Agreement in place between Maricopa County and the Arizona Board of Regents, for and
on behalf of Arizona State University (collectively, the “Parties”), approved by the
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on April 23, 2014 (C-31-14-029-3-00) (the
“Student Placement Agreement”) and which the Parties agree remains in full force and
effect.
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreement contained in the Student
Placement Agreement, the Parties hereby enter into this fourth letter addendum
(“Addendum No. 4”) for the purpose of ensuring all parties are in accord with the
following agreements for the spring 2016 semester, with respect to the MCLEAPS
Internship Program:
Arizona State University agrees to:
1. Preclude advisors or professors from requiring outside assignments or class
attendance during the semester the intern is assigned to Maricopa County, without
the knowledge and consent of the MCLEAPS Intern Coordinator.
2. Provide a waiver for ASU tuition and University fees (this excludes any course or
program fees associated with a particular degree program).
3. Select and recommend those applicants found to be most qualified for the program.
The number of applicants shall be determined during the interview process.
Maricopa County agrees to:
1. Provide a stipend of $4,700 to all interns in the MCLEAPS Internship Program.
2. Provide an orientation session for interns.
3. Provide seminars for the interns.
4. Provide the University Intern Coordinator with a mid-semester performance
evaluation for each intern.

5. Provide the University Intern Coordinator with a final evaluation for each intern that
includes:
a. A paper or project prepared by the intern reflecting the intern’s experience.
b. A performance evaluation by the intern’s immediate supervisor.
6. Accommodate conferences between interns and the University Intern Coordinator.
The intern agrees to:
1. Work at Maricopa County for a period not to exceed 16 weeks from January to May,
2016. Interns will be expected to work 40 hours per week.
2. Act in a professional manner at all times.
3. Provide Maricopa County with a signed Maricopa County Internship Program
Acknowledgement Form (copy attached).
4. Provide the MCLEAPS Intern Coordinator with an evaluation of the internship
program.
5. Provide the MCLEAPS Intern Coordinator a final project that includes:
i. A paper or project reflecting the intern’s experience.
ii. The performance evaluation completed by the intern’s immediate
supervisor.
The Parties agree to this Addendum No. 4. The Parties further agree and reaffirm that no
other terms or conditions of the above mentioned master Student Placement
Agreement not hereby otherwise modified or amended shall be negated or changed as a
result of this Addendum. In this event of a conflict between the Student Placement
Agreement and any portion of this Addendum, the terms of the Student Placement
Agreement shall prevail.
If this meets with your approval, please so designate by signing and returning one copy of
this letter to Ms. Fran McCarroll, Clerk of the Board, Maricopa County.
Sincerely,
Steve Chucri, Chairman
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
ACCEPTED AND APPROVED this day of , 2015.
University President, Dr. Michael Crow
cc: MaryEllen Sheppard, ACM/HR Director

MARICOPA COUNTY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM
By signing this form I, __________________________________________, acknowledge the following:
1. The Maricopa County Internship Program (the “Program”) is approximately ______ weeks, for a minimum
of ____ hours per week (not to exceed ____ hours per week), beginning ______________, 20___ and
concluding ______________, 20___.
2. In order to successfully complete the Program, I am required to participate for the duration of the term of the
Program.
3. It is my responsibility to seek academic credit from my college for my participation in the Program. The
County does not control eligibility for internship credit.
4. If I fail to comply with any rules, regulations, policies, or procedures of the County, such failure may result in
disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal from the Program.
5. Transportation to and from the Program is my sole responsibility, and shall not be the responsibility of the
County.
6. I am responsible for maintaining my own health insurance throughout the entire term of my participation in
the Program.
7. I am not an employee of the County and therefore I will not be entitled any benefits normally associated with
employment with the County, such as, but not limited to, wellness programs, paid leave accrual, commuter
benefits, and health, behavioral health, pharmacy, vision, dental, life, and short term disability insurance
programs. Also, I will not be entitled to enroll in the Arizona State Retirement System or the County’s
deferred compensation retirement plan as a result of my participation in the Program.
8. I am not entitled to any wages from the County and I will not be eligible for unemployment compensation
benefits when my internship ends, even if the County terminates my services.
9. My internship is at will, terminable at any time, and participation in or completion of the Program does not
entitle me to a job with the County or any of the protections afforded by A.R.S. § 11-351 et seq. (Arizona
laws governing county employee merit systems) or the Maricopa County Employee Merit System.
10. I understand that I may be exposed to confidential information while participating in the Program and I agree
to respect the confidential nature of all information whether in hardcopy or electronic form which may be
revealed to me in any manner. I also agree not to remove such information via copies or by other recording
means from County work locations.
Signature: _______________________________________________ Date: ____________________
Print Name: ______________________________________________