IGA_MOHAVE_AND_MCSO_DETENTION_BASIC_ACAD_2020 .PDF

Maricopa County — Formal (2020-12-09)

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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN  
MARICOPA COUNTY BY AND THROUGH  
THE MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE 
AND MOHAVE COUNTY 
BY AND THROUGH THE  
MOHAVE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE  
FOR MCSO DETENTION OFFICER TRAINING ACADEMY 
C-50-21- ____ -X-00 
 
 
This Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) is entered into by and between Maricopa County a 
political subdivision of the State of Arizona by and through the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, 
(“MCSO”), and Mohave County, a political subdivision of the State of Arizona by and through the 
Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (“MOHAVE SO”) collectively referred to as the “Parties” and 
individually as the “Party”. 
 
Whereas MCSO conducts Detention Officer Training Academies on an as-needed basis and 
regularly has sufficient space for additional participants, and whereas the MOHAVE County SO 
detention recruits are required to be formally trained in an acceptable training program and the 
MOHAVE County SO does not have its own detention or corrections training academy, the Parties 
enter into this IGA. 
 
The Parties Agree: 
 
Term: 
This IGA shall have an initial term beginning December 1, 2020 through November 30, 2022 and 
is effective when signed by the Parties.  Following the initial term, this IGA will automatically renew 
for up to two, one-year terms unless canceled or terminated. 
 
 
The MCSO:   
 
1. 
Will provide training space as available for MOHAVE County SO detention recruit 
officers to attend scheduled Detention Officer Training Academies. 
  
2. 
Reserves the right in its sole discretion to decide whether the MOHAVE County 
SO recruits maintain the academic standings necessary to continue in the 
Academy class.   
 
3. 
Retains the right, in its sole discretion, to dismiss any recruit for training, academic, 
ethical or disciplinary standards applicable to all Detention academy participants.  
 
4. 
Will provide MOHAVE County SO original individual training records for each of its 
recruits upon completion of the MCSO Academy or termination of a recruit’s 
attendance at the MCSO Academy.   
 
5. 
Will treat MOHAVE COUNTY SO recruits in the same manner as MCSO recruits 
for purposes of training, academics, ethics and discipline.    
 
6. 
Will require MOHAVE COUNTY SO to investigate its recruits should a situation 
arise for an Internal Affairs Investigation concerning the actions of one of its 
recruits.  
 
7. 
Will bill MOHAVE COUNTY SO non-refundable registration in the amount of $250 
per registrant.

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8. 
Will review its costs annually and process amendments to this Agreement for 
future increases not later than April of each fiscal year, to be effective with the new 
fiscal year.  
 
Mohave County: 
 
 
1. 
Accepts that there is no guarantee that any minimum number of candidates from 
the MOHAVE COUNTY SO will be accepted to attend the academy, because 
enrollment is based MCSO’s determination of appropriate space/resource 
availability and because MCSO candidates have enrollment priority.   
 
2. 
Understands and agrees that the curriculum will consist of the standard MCSO 
training program for MCSO and that the curriculum shall focus on the policies and 
procedures of the MCSO. 
 
3. 
Agrees to pay amounts cited in 7., above per registrant within 2 weeks of billing; 
and make amounts payable to Maricopa County; and reference “MCSO Detention 
Training Academy” in the transaction detail. 
 
4. 
Agrees to pay for all employer related costs for its employees as acknowledged in 
the Independent Contractors section, below.  
 
5. 
Agrees to provide worker’s compensation insurance, salary, benefits, for MOHAVE 
COUNTY SO recruits.  
 
6. 
Agrees to provide applicable items for MOHAVE COUNTY SO recruits depending 
on the requirements for the detention basic training. 
 
7. 
Will ensure its employee participants have received infectious disease testing and 
required immunizations and have undergone health related pre-requisites 
applicable to MCSO academy attendees prior to the first day of training.  Proof of 
the preceding will be necessary for the participant’s records prior to the academy 
start.   
 
COVID-19: 
 
Will ensure that registrants are tested for COVID-19 with negative results 
before the start of the academy within safe time parameters specified by 
MCSO Training.   
 
Will ensure that required subsequent COVID-19 testing for current 
academy participants occurs as directed by MCSO Training until a vaccine 
is available.   CDC guidelines will be followed for any participants testing 
positive.   
 
When a vaccine is available:  
Will ensure its current academy participants and future registrants are 
immunized from COVID-19.

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General Provisions 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Termination/Suspension/Cancellation:  
Except as otherwise provided herein, each party shall have the right to terminate this IGA without 
liability to the non-terminating party by hand-delivering to the non-terminating party written notice 
of termination at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of said termination or as otherwise 
agreed to by the Parties in writing. 
 
Either party has the right to terminate this IGA upon twenty-four (24) hour notice when it is deemed 
the health or welfare of the service recipients is endangered. 
 
If this IGA is terminated prior to expiration of its stated term, any funds advanced shall be refunded 
within ten days after the effective date of such early termination; however, there shall be no 
obligation to refund any monies representing registration for participants who have attended the 
first day of training. 
 
Termination or suspension of this IGA by either party shall not terminate or otherwise affect the 
obligations of the parties to provide indemnification and to maintain and permit inspection of records 
as provided herein. 
 
Mutual Indemnification 
Each Party (as "indemnitor") agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the other Party (as 
"indemnitee") from and against any and all claims, losses, liability, costs, or expenses (including 
reasonable attorney's fees) (hereinafter collectively referred to as "claims") arising out of the 
negligent performance of this IGA, but only to the extent that such claims which result in 
vicarious/derivative liability to the indemnitee are caused by the act, omission, negligence, 
misconduct, or other fault of the indemnitor, its officers, officials, agents, employees, or 
volunteers. 
 
Independent Contractors 
This IGA is not intended to constitute, create, give rise to, or otherwise recognize a joint venture 
agreement, partnership or other formal business association or organization of any kind, and the 
rights and obligations of the parties shall be only those expressly set forth in this IGA. 
 
Parties acknowledge that under this IGA no employee or participant of the MOHAVE COUNTY SO 
is to be considered a County employee, and that no rights of County merit, County retirement, or 
County personnel rules shall accrue to such individual. MOHAVE COUNTY SO shall have total 
responsibility for all salaries, wages, bonuses, retirement, withholdings, workman's compensation, 
occupational disease compensation, unemployment compensation, other employee benefits, and 
all taxes and premiums appurtenant thereto concerning such individuals and shall save and hold 
MCSO  harmless with respect thereto. 
 
Governing Law 
The laws of the State of Arizona shall govern this IGA.  Venue will be in the Maricopa County 
Superior Court unless otherwise agreed to between the Parties. The parties to this Agreement 
agree to resolve all disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement through arbitration, after 
exhausting applicable administrative review, to the extent required by A.R.S. § 12-1518 except as 
may be required by other applicable statutes. 
Conflict of Interest 
This Agreement is subject to the provisions of A.R.S. § 38-511, the  Parties may  cancel any IGA 
without penalty or further obligation within three years after execution of the IGA, if any person 
significantly involved in initiating, negotiating, securing, drafting or creating the IGA on behalf of the 
County is at any time while the IGA or any extension of the IGA is in effect, an employee or agent

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of any other party to the IGA in any capacity or consultant to any other party of the IGA with respect 
to the subject matter of the IGA.  
E-Verify 
Each party to this IGA warrants compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA using  
e-verify) and all other federal immigration laws and regulations related to the immigration status of 
its employees and A.R.S. §23-214(A). Each party shall obtain statements from its subcontractors 
certifying compliance and shall furnish the statements to the other party upon request. These 
warranties shall remain in effect through the term of this IGA. Each party and its subcontractors 
shall also maintain Employment Eligibility Verification forms (I-9) as required by the Immigration 
Reform and Control Act of 1986, as amended from time to time, for all employees performing work 
under this IGA and verify employee compliance using the E-verify system and shall keep a record 
of the verification for the duration of the employee’s employment or at least three years, whichever 
is longer. I-9 forms are available for download at USCIS.GOV.  Each party retains the legal right to 
inspect contractor and sub-contractors or employee documents performing work under this IGA to 
verify compliance with this IGA. Each party and its subcontractors shall be given reasonable notice 
of the other party’s intent to inspect and shall make the documents available at the time and date 
specified. Should either party find that the other party or any of its subcontractors are not in 
compliance, such non-compliance may be considered a material breach of this IGA and may 
pursue any and all remedies allowed by law. Nothing set out herein shall make any subcontractor 
an agent or employee of either party. 
 
Non-Discrimination 
Each party shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, Executive Orders, rules, regulations, 
standards, and codes of the Federal, State, and local governments whether or not specifically 
reference herein. The Parties agree that there will be no discrimination as to race, color, creed, 
religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, 
marital status or status in regard to obligations, work, and services performed under the terms and 
any IGA ensuing from this engagement. The Parties will comply with the Executive Order No. 
11246, entitled “Equal Employment Opportunity” and as amended by Executive Order No. 11375, 
as supplemented by the Department of Labor Regulations (41 CFR, Part 60). 
 
Records  
In accordance with A.R.S. § 35-214, both parties shall retain and shall contractually require each 
subcontractor to retain all data, books and other records (“records”) relating to this Agreement for 
a period of five (5) years after completion of the Agreement.  All records shall be subject to 
inspection and audit by either party at reasonable times. Upon request, a party shall produce a 
legible copy of any or all such records. 
 
Severability 
If any term, covenant, condition or provision of this IGA is held by a court of competent jurisdiction 
to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the provisions hereof shall remain in full force 
and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated. 
 
Any provision of this IGA which is determined to be invalid, void or illegal shall in  no way affect, 
impair or invalidate any other provision hereof, and remaining provisions shall remain in full force 
and effect. 
 
Litigation 
Any litigation arising from the agreement or the performance thereof will be decided in the federal  
or state courts of Maricopa County unless otherwise agreed to between the Parties.  The laws of 
the State of Arizona shall govern the construction and interpretation of this IGA.  This Agreement 
is subject to the provisions of A.R.S. § 12-1518 relating to the use of arbitration.

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Amendments 
This IGA may be amended only by the mutual written consent of authorized representatives for all 
Parties and requires Board approval. 
 
Non-Availability of Funds 
 
Every payment obligation of each party under this agreement is conditioned upon the availability of 
funds appropriated or allocated for the payment of such obligation. If funds are not allocated and 
available for the continuance of this Agreement, this Agreement may be terminated by either party 
at the end of the period for which funds are available.  No liability shall accrue to either party in the 
event this provision is exercised, and the parties shall not be obligated or liable for any future 
payments or for any damages as a result of termination under this paragraph. 
 
 
No Waiver; No Accord or Satisfaction 
Waiver of any breach of any term, conditions or covenant herein contained shall not be deemed to 
be a waiver of any subsequent breach of any term, covenant or condition herein.   
 
Counterparts 
This IGA may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original 
but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  E-signed, Faxed and copied 
and scanned signatures are acceptable as original signatures. 
 
Notices: 
 
Any notice to be given under this IGA shall be sent to the Parties listed below. 
 
 
If to MCSO: 
 
 
 
If to MOHAVE COUNTY: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief, Administration 
 
 
Jail Commander 
 
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office 
Captain Donald Bischoff 
 
550 W Jackson  
 
 
Mohave County Sheriff’s Office 
 
Phoenix, Arizona 85003  
 
501 W Highway 66 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kingman, AZ  86401 
 
 
 
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have entered into this IGA as of the date of the last 
signature set forth below. 
 
 
 
Mohave County, a political subdivision  
of the State of Arizona 
 
 
__________________________  ________ 
  
   
     
    
  Date         
Chairman, Board of Supervisors 
 
ATTEST: 
 
 
 
 
  
 
_________________________  ________ 
Ginny Anderson     
              Date 
 
Clerk of the Board 
 
 
 
 
Mohave County Sheriff’s Office 
 
 
 
 
 
 
__________________________  ________ 
Doug Schuster          
                Date 
Sheriff  
 
 
 
 
Approved as to form: 
 
 
 
     
 
__________________________  ________ 
County Attorney       
 
    Date  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maricopa County, a political subdivision 
of the State of Arizona 
 
 
__________________________  ________ 
Clint Hickman    
                Date 
Chairman, Board of Supervisors  
 
 
ATTEST: 
 
 
__________________________  ________ 
Fran McCarroll   
 
    Date 
Clerk of the Board 
 
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office 
 
 
 
__________________________  ________ 
Paul Penzone,  
 
    Date 
Sheriff 
 
Approved as to form: 
 
 
__________________________  ________ 
Deputy County Attorney                 Date