FIRST AMENDMENT TO IGA WITH CITY OF TOLLESON FOR ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES.PDF

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FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT  
FOR ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES 
 
 
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES (“First 
Amendment”) is entered into by and between the City of Tolleson (“CITY”) and Maricopa 
County, administered through Animal Care and Control (“COUNTY”).  The COUNTY and CITY 
are collectively referred to as “Parties” and each individually as “Party.” 
 
 
RECITALS: 
 
I. 
The Parties entered into an Agreement for animal control services effective July 1, 2018 
through June 30, 2020 (“Agreement”). 
 
II. 
The Parties now desire to amend the Agreement upon the terms and conditions contained 
in this First Amendment. 
 
 
FIRST AMENDMENT: 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing and other valuable considerations, 
the Parties hereby amend the Agreement as follows: 
 
I. 
Modify the Recitals section to include recitals of the COUNTY’S authority to enforce the 
CITY’S ordinance, as follows: 
 
 
The COUNTY is authorized to enter into this Agreement by 
A.R.S. §§ 11-201, 11-952, 11-1005 and 11-1007. 
 
The CITY is in need of the animal control services and 
desires to enter into this Agreement with the COUNTY to 
appoint the COUNTY as the Enforcement Agent for the CITY 
in order to administer basic animal control services. 
 
 
II. 
Include a definition for “Enforcement Agent” under the General Provisions, Section 1 
Definitions, as follows: 
 
 
Enforcement Agent:  As defined at A.R.S. §11-1001(4), the 
person in each county who is responsible for the 
enforcement of the animal control statutes and any rules 
adopted pursuant to those statutes. 
 
III. 
The Term of the Agreement is renewed for a one (1) year term, effective July 1, 2020 
through June 30, 2021.

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IV. 
Appendix A to the Agreement, “Compensation Schedule”, is replaced in its entirety with 
the Appendix A attached hereto and incorporated herein. 
 
V. 
Appendix B to the Agreement, “Services”, is replaced in its entirety with the Appendix B 
attached hereto and incorporated herein. 
 
VI. 
Appendix C to the Agreement, “Hours of Operation”, is stricken from the Agreement.   
 
VII. 
Appendix D to the Agreement, “County Observed Holidays”, is replaced in its entirety 
with the Appendix D attached hereto and incorporated herein. 
 
VIII. The foregoing paragraphs contain all changes made by this First Amendment.  All other 
terms and conditions of the original Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this First Amendment on this ____ day of   
___________________, 20__. 
 
 
Maricopa County  
 
 
 
 
City of Tolleson 
Board of Supervisors 
 
 
 
 
By:  _____________________________ 
 
BY:  _____________________________ 
        Chairman of the Board  
 
 
         Mayor 
 
 
 
         
 
 
 
 
Attest:____________________________ 
 
Attest:______________________________ 
          Clerk of the Board 
 
 
 
           City Clerk 
 
 
 
In accordance with A.R.S. §§ 11-201, 11-251, and 11-952, undersigned counsel has reviewed the 
foregoing amendments to the Agreement and have determined that said amendments are in proper 
form and within the powers and authority granted to the public body represented by their respective 
attorneys. 
 
 
 
 
BY:  ______________________________  
BY: ________________________________ 
        Attorney for Board of Supervisors               
        Attorney for City

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APPENDIX A 
 
COMPENSATION SCHEDULE ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES 
 
 
 
1. 
COUNTY Service Level:  Basic Animal Control Services 
 
2. 
Service Cost 
 
July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021  
$14,520

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APPENDIX B 
 
SERVICES 
 
1. 
The COUNTY, as the appointed Enforcement Agent, shall be responsible for and enforce 
the Animal Control Ordinance for the CITY. 
 
Chapter 9 – ANIMALS 
 
§9-1-4 
 
Unlawful Interference 
§9-1-4 
 
Unlawful Removal 
§9-2-6(B)  
Failure to Wear 
§9-2-6(C)  
Dog at Large Public Property 
§9-2-6(D)  
Dog at Large 
§9-2-9(A)(1) 
Vicious 
§9-3-1 
 
Failure to License 
§9-3-3(A)  
Failure to Quarantine 
§9-3-4 
 
Unlawful Keeping 
 
 
2. 
Minimum Staffing: 
Staffing will be sufficient to respond to approximately ninety 
percent (90%) of service requests within the time frame prescribed below 
 
3. 
Response Times: 
Normal Hours of Operation is defined as the operating hours from 
8am to 5pm seven (7) days per week, except COUNTY observed holidays.  COUNTY staff will 
arrive at the scene of a reported service request within the time prescribed below based on the 
service classification: 
 
Priority 1 
1 hour 
Priority 2 
2 hours 
Priority 3 
48 hours 
Priority 4 
72 hours 
 
4. 
Response Time during Limited Operations Hours: Limited Operations Hours will be 
from 5pm to 10pm seven (7) days per week, except COUNTY observed holidays, and only Priority 
1 and 2 calls for service will be acted upon and only when the requesting police agency agrees to 
remain on scene for the duration of the time needed to handle the call for service. The COUNTY 
will not respond to priority 3 or 4 calls for service after 3pm until the commencement of the next 
Normal Hours of Operation. The response time for Limited Operations Hours will be two (2) hours 
maximum.  The response time could be longer should a higher priority call for service be received. 
The choice to respond to higher priority calls is at the discretion of the COUNTY. 
 
5. 
The COUNTY shall not respond to scenes involving owned animals being seized or 
impounded as a part of a police function related to neglect, abuse, abandonment, arrests, crime 
scene investigations, fire scenes, or any situation where the law enforcement officer has seized an 
owned animal. The COUNTY will not respond to citizen response requests for abuse, neglect, or 
cruelty of animals.

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6. 
Law enforcement agencies needing assistance in accordance with this IGA can call the 
Field Dispatch non-public phone line (602-506-1309) to request general assistance during Normal 
Hours of Operation and after 5pm for Priority 1 or 2 calls.  The decision to respond is based on the 
information provided to staff at the time of the request. The COUNTY reserves the right to respond 
to non-emergency requests at the beginning of the next Normal Hours of Operation. 
 
7. 
The COUNTY will be closed for business on all COUNTY observed holidays.  The 
COUNTY reserves the right to provide Limited Operations Hours response times from 8am to 
10pm on County observed holidays. 
 
8. 
The COUNTY shall provide Lost and Found Services from 8am to 5pm seven (7) days per 
week to allow for citizens to report found and lost dogs.  This service will not be provided for the 
holiday coverage prescribed in Paragraph 7.  
 
9. 
The COUNTY shall provide Call Center services 8am to 5pm, seven (7) days per week 
and 24-hour online services for citizens to report animal control issues, conduct licensing 
transactions, and ask general animal control questions. Call Center services will not be provided 
for the holidays prescribed in Paragraph 7. 
 
10. 
The COUNTY at its discretion may deny the pickup of dogs from third parties who are 
part of rescue groups who work to trap, confine, and/or pick-up found dogs from other parties who 
are not reporting the found animal directly to the COUNTY, or from parties who take in stray dogs 
from private citizens for the sole purpose of holding the animal for short periods of time until 
contacting the COUNTY.  The COUNTY, at its discretion, may deny pickup of dogs from 
individuals who habitually confine stray dogs and are not contracted by a local jurisdiction to 
provide animal control services for cities or towns within Maricopa County.

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APPENDIX D 
 
COUNTY OBSERVED HOLIDAYS 
 
 
New Year’s Day 
Martin Luther King 
Presidents Day 
Memorial Day 
Veterans Day 
Independence Day 
Thanksgiving Day 
Day after Thanksgiving 
Christmas Day