ATTACH #1- MARICOPA IGA AMENDMENT.DOC

Arizona Supreme Court
Administrative Office of the Courts
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT AMONG
THE ARIZONA SUPREME COURT,
THE MARICOPA COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT AND
THE MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
Attorney General Contract #KR13-0136
Amendment #1
This amends the above described Intergovernmental Agreement dated February 21, 2014
(“IGA”) by and between the ARIZONA SUPREME COURT, ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE OF THE COURTS (“AOC”), and Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
through the County School Superintendent (“Superintendent”) and the Maricopa County
Superior Court through the Juvenile Court (“Court”).
The parties agree the IGA is amended as follows:
1. Section 2. Purpose; The AOC has applied for and received
$1,315,937.90 for fiscal year 2015, on behalf of all Arizona counties. The
portion of these funds allocated to Maricopa County is $181,695.00.
2. Exhibit A-1 (Budget Application) and A-2 (Budget Description) to this
document are attached hereto and incorporated herein. They amend
Exhibit A of the underlying IGA.
3. Amending Section 4. Term and Renewal; to extend the termination date
to June 30, 2016.
4. Amending Section 5. Duties of the AOC; to add one new provision.
h. In order to properly carry out duties as the Sub Grantee of funds
received from the ADE, the AOC shall:
1. Conduct monitoring reviews to ensure compliance with all funding
and program requirements within this IGA.
2. Document and submit all findings to the County School
Superintendent and Presiding Juvenile Court Judge for review and
any necessary actions. All parties shall agree on a reasonable
timeframe for achieving compliance with the requirements of the
IGA.
3. Have the authority to postpone the next fiscal year’s allocations
until the party or parties achieve compliance with the requirements
of the IGA. It is incumbent upon all parties to act in good faith to
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achieve compliance in a timeframe that permits timely
disbursement and use of funds.
4. Resolve disputes arising during this process pursuant to Paragraph
34, Disputes.
5. Amending Section 9g. Termination of Funding; to extend the
termination date to June 30, 2016.
6. Adding Section 34 Disputes. Should any dispute arise concerning this
IGA among the AOC, the County School Superintendent, and the County
Superior Court through the Juvenile Court, the parties shall first meet and
confer to resolve the issues. As stated in Section 5(h)(3) it is incumbent
upon all parties to act in good faith to achieve compliance in a timeframe
that permits timely disbursement and use of funds. Should the effort to
meet and confer not resolve the issues, the parties shall follow the dispute
resolution procedures established in the Supreme Court Administrative
Office of the Courts, Policies and Procedures Manual No. 7.04 (C) and
(D). If, after exhausting the administrative remedies set forth in those
provisions, the dispute is subject to the mandatory arbitration provisions of
A.R.S. §12-133, the AOC and the parties shall submit the matter to
arbitration in compliance with A.R.S. §12-1518.
SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this IGA Amendment on
the date written below.
AOC:
By: David K. Byers Date
Administrative Director
Arizona Supreme Court
Superior Court of Arizona in and for Maricopa County:
By: Honorable Norman Davis Date
Presiding Superior Court Judge
Superintendent:
By: Dr. Don Covey Date:
Maricopa County School Superintendent
Superintendent Counsel:
By: Maricopa County Superintendent Counsel Date
Board of Supervisors:
By: Chairman Date:
Board of Supervisors Counsel:
_____________________________________________ _____________________
Date:
By:
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