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Maricopa County Constables Acimini s ration 111111111111111111111r--- 391 West lefferson Street rith Floor Phoenix, A.Z 85003-2143 Phone: 112 1i43 Prix: 61 12 506-33'8 October 24, 2013 WWW.MMIC(7p3.171I" Constable Ethics Standards and Training Board Constable Equipment Grant Program 1910 W. Jefferson Street Phoenix, AZ 85009 Chairman, Enclosed is an original and nine copies of an equipment grant being submitted for consideration by the Constable Ethics Standards and Training Board. Maricopa County wishes to apply for grant funds to purchase Tablet computers. Maricopa County Constables are issued desktop computers for use in their office only. There is a necessity to have capabilities of a computer in other locations than the office. The Maricopa County Constables have a need to log court orders and court papers into a computer program in the field as they serve documents. The expected benefits of these computers are to provide more efficient service to the public and the courts with better record keeping and to provide the hardware necessary to transmit court documents electronically to Constables in their vehicles in the future. This will make the Constables more efficient in their duties. These grant funds will be used specifically to purchase four SAMSUNG ATIV PRO 700T 15-3317U 128GB W80 Tablet computers, with three year warranty, mobile power supply and software licensing agreement with Maricopa County. Grant amount requested $6,200.48 of 7 David Alster Constable Administrator Maricopa County IV. Grant Application Package Materials 9 required This section fields. reflects TIPS: the Grant Application itself. Please respond to each of the requests below in the from grant applicants in Be the thorough. form of a well-prepared, The Board seeks assurance of fiscal and performance responsibility thorough request for funding. A. Statement of Applicant Eligibility Instructions: for the Constable Please Ethics, describe the nature of your organization and explain how it is eligible to apply response to no more than Standards 1,000 words & Training and Board Equipment Grant Program. Please limit your exhibits. attach evidence of your eligibility as documented Response: Attached on the following two pages is the documentation required to justify the legal status of the applicants as Constables and Deputy Constables in Maricopa County. 1, Maricopa County is a political entity in the State of Arizona. Pursuant to A.R.S. 22-102 there are 26 elected Constables who are eligible for grant funds from the Constable Ethics Standards and Training Board. 2. Attached is a list of all Constables and Deputy Constables currently elected or hired by Maricopa County. Listed are the names, employee's identification numbers, dates of election or hire and title or position. 3. A copy of the agenda item #C-25-07-002-0-00 voted on by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors authorizing the implementation of a Five Dollar writ fee pursuant to A.R.S. 22-138 as required by the Constables Ethics Standards and Training Board 10 POSITION D AGCY EMPLID NAME Allen, Stephen ST ST DATE HIRE DT JOBTITLE POSTITLE 66968 250 81 101551 Charles A 1/1/2009 1/112009 Elected 970 250 811063406 Arnett, Fred J A Constable 963 91111999 9/1/1999 Elected Constable 250 811058209 Arredondo, Joe C; A 111/1995 11111995 Elected Constable 16263 250 811964432 Ayers, Ronald R A Legal Order Deputy 8/1212002 8/1212002 Server Constable 67711 250 811105992 Bailey, Dawn A Warrant 1 8 4-rr 9/20/2010 9/2012010 Program Admin Specialist 250 811108451 Schmoll Brandon A 1/1/2011 1/1/2011 Elected Constable 12750 250 811958153 Canez, Frank Luera A 1/1/1997 1/1/1997 Elected Constable 974 250 811' 08448 Ciark, Douglas A 1/1/2011 1/1/2011 Elected Constable 67710 250 811103387 Dryer, Megan A 9/20/2010 Warrant 9,20/2010 Program Admin Specialist 12751 250 811070524 Freestone, Phillip J A 7/16/2003 7/16/2003 Elected Constable 968 250 811058937 Garnez, Alfred F A 1/1/1999 1/1/1999 Elected Constable 15411 250 811059310 Green, Vaughn X A 9/1/1999 9/1/1999 Legal Order Deputy Server Constable 19674 250 811075832 Harris, Richard A 1/7/2011 Legal Order Deputy 1/712011 Server Constable 66967 250 811101538 Hazlett, Cory Lynn A 1/1/2009 1/1/2009 Elected Constable 250 Ken Sumner A 111/2013 1/1/2013 Elected Constable 18476 250 811056748 Hazlett, PhilipW A 3/20/1995 3120/1995 Elected Constable 980 250 811056244 Jones, James K A 3/4/1998 314/1998 Elected Constable 67709 250 811103467 Kohl, Arnold A 8/23/2010 8/23/2010 Warrant Program Deputy Lane, Carolyn Constable 975 250 811101544 Elizabeth A 1/1/2009 1/1/2009 Elected Constable 12752 250 811024797 Mates, Edward David A 1/1/2005 111/2005 Elected Constable 972 250 811093425 Russell, Maria A 1/1/2011 1/1/2011 Elected Constable 10479 250 811108449 Sinclair, Mark A 1/1/2011 1/1/2011 Elected Constable 63879 250 811057736 Martineau, Tony C A 1/1/2001 1/1/2001 Server Legal Order Deputy Constable 67708 250 811054833 McCieve, Brent A 8,23/2010 8123/2010 , Program Warrant Constable Deputy McCloskey, Leonard 976 250 811081550 G A 420/2005 42012005 Elected Constable 979 250 811055605 Middleton, Doug E A 1/1/1997 1/1/1997 Elected Constable 966 250 811108446 Keegan, Miles A 1/1/2011 1/1/2011 Elected Constable 9903 250 811069576 Munoz, Jimmie A 1/1/2003 1(1/2003 Elected Constable 965 250 811050655 Myers, Ronald H A 5/2/2001 5/212001 Elected Constable 11936 250 811106034 Coplan, Richard A 10/4/2010 1014/2010 Server Legal Order Deputy Constable 964 250 811091318 Ryan, Daniel F A 1/1/2007 111/2007 Elected Constable 978 250 811098911 Santa Cruz, Rudy A 11/6/2008 1116/2008 Elected Constable 977 250 811069618 Spuriock, Billy Joe A 1/1/2003 1/1/2003 Elected Constable 973 250 811057336 Taylor, William D A 1/1/1991 1/1/1991 Elected Constable 63534 250 J 811058809 I Trejo, Gilbert J A Legal Order Deputy 967 250 811055734 1/23119961 112311996 I Server I Constable Weaver, Robert G A I 9/18/1992 I 9/1811992 Elected Constable Agenda Activity: Action Department: Agenda Number: C-25-07.002-0-00 Constables Category: Constables Contact: Chris Pinuelas Phone: 506-1960 Continued from: 12120/2006 Return to: Chris Pinuelas Phone: 506-1950 Location: County Administration Building 4.4r,III,S.T6STVT ..-., Action Requested: 4.10.0t,..N117exceRee.... $5.00 This Is for the all time writs scheduled for a public hearing to solicit comments and consider the the proposed fee of issued by a Justice of the Peace in civil cases, affective upon Board of Supervisors' approval Fees collected will be deposited into the Constable Ethics Committee Fund established by Section 22-136. Senate Bill 1180, enacted September 21, 2006, amends A.R.S. §11-445 to allow Board of Supervisors to establish a fee not-to-exceed $5.00 per writ served. (C2507002000) Complete description of action requested: In the 2006 session, the Arizona State Legislature amended A.R.S. 11-445 with regard to the Constables Ethics Committee under Senate B1111180. Effective September 21, 2008, each County Board of their Supervisors Is mandated to set an additional fee on each Writ issued by a Justice of the Peace Court in respective counties. The fee to be set shall not exceed $5.00 per writ and shall be administered by the Constable Ethics Committee. The fees shall be established by the Board of Supervisors requires the Constables Ethics Committee to use 80% of the monies for Constable training, equipment, and related grants; and 20% win be used for funding the Constables Ethics Committee, which currently does not have any appropriated funding. Senate Bill /180, also known as the "Marilyn Jarrett Constable Ethics Act," directs the State Treasurer to invest and divest the monies in the fund as provided by law and on notice from the Constables Ethics fund Committee from and provides that monies earned from Investments be credited to the fund and exempts the the training lapsing of of appropriations. The intent of this law change was to provide sufficient funding for training, and professionalism Constables throughout the State of Arizona in an effort to increase the knowledge, Committee to adequately of all Constables and to increase the ability of the Constables Ethics for Constables training even perform though its mandated duties. Currently, many counties do not provide funding additional writ fees will alleviate this training problem is mandated by law. The collection of funds from the The end result should be that the public will benefit by making from funding the availability for training available to all Constables. who should be able to more effectively serve their constituents in a professional of training for an Constables manner. Performance Information: Program: Service of Process Activity: Service of Process Activity Performance Measures:Writs of Restitution are served within five working days Anticipated Results: By adding a writ fee, the Constables Ethics Committee Fund will help the Constables receive training and better equipment Expenditure impact by FY(s): No impact Routing: Meeting Date: 01/1712007 Legend X=Pending A=Approved R=RejectecTi LEGAL OMB A A Notes Created: 1211412006 h B. Project Proposal Form 12 Instructions: Constable Ethics, Please describe completely the project you propose to complete if awarded the of the project. At a Standards minimum and Training Board Equipment Grant. Be complete in your description your response to this form must contain: • A detailed description of the proposed project. • An explanation of needs for equipment purchases. • An explanation of outcomes to be expected from the funding proposal. • An explanation of how grant funds will be used (this is not a substitute for the Project Budget required in Section IV C.) Response: Maricopa County wishes to apply for grant funds to purchase laptop computers. Maricopa County Constables are issued desktop computers for use in their office only. There is a necessity to have capabilities of a computer in other locations than the office. The Maricopa County Constables have a need to log court orders and court papers into a computer program in the field as they serve documents. The expected benefits of these computers are to provide more efficient service to the public and the courts with better record keeping and to provide the hardware necessary to transmit court documents electronically to Constables in their vehicles in the future. This will make the Constables more efficient in their duties. These gent funds will be used specifically to purchase four SAMSUNG ATIV PRO 700T I5-3317U 128GB W80 Tablet computers, with three year warranty, mobile power supply and software licensing agreement with Maricopa County. C. Project Budget Enter the FY14 Equipment Grant Objectives that relate to this project and funding. Please identify a projected date for accomplishing each task associated with expending the funding. Response: The objective of this program is to allow constables the use of laptop computers in their vehicles so that they may log court documents and their service, as they work. It would also allow court documents to be transmitted to the constable in his vehicle in the future. The purchase of the laptops will be completed within 120 days after the approval of grant funds. Enter a description and outline of equipment to be purchased if granted funding. Response: Contract: National IPA Technology Solutions QTY Item 4 Tablets 2853777 SAMSUNG ATIV PRO 7001 15-3317U 128GB W8 4 Warranties 2315878 SAMSUNG 3Y EXT DPT ADH 3Y RF SERIES 4 Black Leather Stand Case Cover w/ Keyboard Holder for Samsung ATIV Smart PC 500T 4 KH0I1971 ® CAR charger power adapter for SAMSUNG ATIV SMART PC 700T WINDOWS TABLET 13 Projected Number of Constables to Benefit from Equipment Purchases: Response: Twenty-Six Constables and Eight Deputy Constables will benefit from this equipment. Please attach all enter supporting all estimated bid expenditures (including tax) from three (3) different vendors. (Please documentation.) Response: This Contract and quote has gone through the bid process used by Maricopa County. Contract: National IPA Technology Solutions QTY Item 4 2853777 SAMSUNG ATIV PRO 700T15-3317U 128GB Unit Price Totals W8 1,064.14 $4,256.56 4 2315878 SAMSUNG 3Y EXT DPT ADH 3Y RF SERIES 334.27 $1,337.08 4 Black Leather Stand Case Cover w/ Keyboard Holder for $20.74 $82.96 Samsung ATIV Smart PC 500T 4 KHO1 1 971 C CAR charger power adapter for $14.90 $59.60 SAMSUNG ATIV SMART PC 7001 WINDOWS TABLET SUBTOTAL $5,736.20 TAX $464.28 TOTAL $6,200.48 Please enter all funding sources and amounts that will be utilized to complete this project by the projected completion date. Response: There will be no matching funds from any other source, all funding for this project will come from grant CETSB. We are requesting the total amount of $6,200.48 for the completion of this project. Maricopa County Office of Enterprise and Tech. will provide support, software and maintenance for these computers. Funding for support is provided by Maricopa County. D. Project Performance Measures 14 Instructions: of your proposal, Please if selected identify for performance measurements that you will use to illustrate the outcomes minimum for consideration. The funding. The following performance measures must be included at a by the Constable Ethics, Standards performance & Training measurements Board, you identify in this section, as approved if the Applicant is selected as a CNA EG Program Grantee. will become provisions of your grant contract goals The performance described in measurements this Grant must demonstrate how the proposed project will meet the program shall include: Manual. Minimum performance measurements for each project 1_ The total number of Constables & Deputy Constables that will benefit from the equipment funding. 2. Please explain the estimated savings of your local government entity by award of CNA EG. 3 Please identify the improved safety of Constables & Deputy Constables in their required duties. 4. Please explain the improved execution of Constable duties and responsibilities by purchase of equipment being requested. Response: 1. Four Constables/Deputy Constables will directly benefit from the equipment funding. Those Constables/Deputy Constables who are operating the computers will be able to answer requests for information from the other 20 Constables in Maricopa County, sharing the information obtained. 2. The savings for Maricopa County will be for the cost of purchasing the hardware. This project would not be able to proceed without funding from this grant. 3. By using laptops in the field it will allow Constables and Deputy Constables to obtain more background information on the defendants to be served before service. This will make them aware of dangers that may arise before service, thus allowing the Constables and Deputy Constables to prepare more adequately in regards to their safety and the safety of others. 4. A laptop computer will allow the Constable to be more productive. Constables could record and log documents at the time of service instead of waiting until they return to an office. This allows for more accurate logs and data. Additionally. Constables usually have time spent in the field waiting to serve or meet with a plaintiff. This waiting time can be spent more constructively on projects and logs if a laptop was available. 15 E. Request for Advance Payment & Justification Instructions: expenses incurred As described in the in the Grant Manual, grant awards are disbursed as reimbursements for Training Board may consider completion requests for of Advance projects. However, the Constable Ethics, Standards & the Grant Manual. If you require Advance Payment, Payment please of finding pursuant to the provisions of budget is being requested in advance and clearly explain identify in great what portion of the project advancement is required for the completion of the project. NOTE: If detail your the request reason(s) why payment is approved, you will be subject to the terms outlined in Section III, for advance paragraph 2. Subsection B, Response: There will be no request for advance payment of funding.