2020A011 - IGA - FCD AND MC SUPPORT SERVICES.DOCX

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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
Between 
MARICOPA COUNTY
and the
FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT OF MARICOPA COUNTY
for 
SUPPORT SERVICES
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District Agenda Item C-69-20-025-3-00
 County Agenda Item _______________
This Intergovernmental Agreement (Agreement) is entered into by and between Maricopa 
County, a body politic, acting by and through its Board of Supervisors, hereinafter called 
COUNTY, and the Flood Control District of Maricopa County, a political subdivision of the State 
of Arizona, acting by and through its Board of Directors, hereinafter called the DISTRICT.  
This Agreement shall become effective as of the date it has been executed by all parties.
STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION
1.
The COUNTY is empowered by Arizona Revised Statues (A.R.S.) Section 11-201, 11-251 and 
11-952 to enter into this agreement.
2.
The DISTRICT is empowered by Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) Section 48-3603, as 
revised, to enter into this Agreement and has authorized the undersigned to execute this 
Agreement on behalf of the DISTRICT.
BACKGROUND
3.
The DISTRICT was created on August 3, 1959, pursuant to the Arizona Constitution, Article 
XII, Section 7 and state statue as a Municipal Corporation and political subdivision of the State 
of Arizona. The DISTRICT is governed by a Board of Directors which is also the Board of 
Supervisors of Maricopa County. The DISTRICT is funded by a Flood Control Tax Levy on 
real property within the COUNTY.

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4.
On May 9, 1960, the Board of Supervisors of Maricopa County and the Board of Directors of 
the Flood Control District of Maricopa County jointly adopted a Resolution (1960R006) 
which, among other things, empowered the County Manager and the Chief Engineer and 
General Manager of the DISTRICT to enter into mutually acceptable agreements for the use 
of COUNTY employees and facilities by the DISTRICT. 
5.
On March 3, 1999, the Board of Supervisors of Maricopa County and the Board of Directors 
of the Flood Control District of Maricopa County jointly adopted an Intergovernmental 
Agreement FCD 1999A006 (C69-99-066-2 and C19-99-015-2) empowering the County 
Manager and the Chief Engineer and General Manager of the DISTRICT to enter into 
mutually acceptable agreements for the use of COUNTY employees and facilities by the 
DISTRICT and DISTRICT employees and facilities by the COUNTY.
PURPOSE OF THE AGREEMENT
6.
This agreement formalizes the continuing relationship between the COUNTY and the 
DISTRICT to provide beneficial services to each other.
7.
The COUNTY and the DISTRICT have developed expertise in their services and it is desired, 
in the interest of efficient operations, for the COUNTY and the DISTRICT to contract with 
each other for those services.
TERMS OF AGREEMENT
8.
The COUNTY and the DISTRICT may provide certain service to one another, as agreed by 
the County Manager or his/her designee and the Chief Engineer and General Manager or 
his/her designee. These services include but are not limited to, the following areas:
County Services
District Services
Assessor
Construction and repair
Budget Office
Equipment support (motorized and non-motorized)
Clerk of the Board
Flood emergency information and support
County Attorney
Floodplain management
County Manager/Ombudsman
Personnel support
Emergency Management
Print services
Enterprise Technology
Procurement services

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Equipment Services
Technical services
Facilities Management
Training, education, and related support
Finance
Human Resources
 
Internal Audit
Planning and Development
Procurement Services
Protective Services 
 
Risk Management
Treasurer Office
 
 
9.
In matters where services are provided by the COUNTY, the DISTRICT shall be the office of 
record, except for those services provided to the Board of Directors and in such instance, the 
Clerk of the Board shall be the office of record.
10. The COUNTY shall charge the DISTRICT for COUNTY services at the same rate that 
departments of the COUNTY are charged. These charges are reimbursed through the 
COUNTY’s Central Service Cost Allocation Plan or through the COUNTY’s Internal Service 
Funds. Proposed charges will be submitted to the DISTRICT staff for review and concurrence 
in accordance with A.R.S. 11-251.06. The charges associated with the COUNTY’s Central 
Service Cost Allocation Plan and Internal Service Funds are approved by the DISTRICT with 
the approval of the DISTRICT’s annual budget. After approval of the DISTRICT’s annual 
budget, changes to the COUNTY’s Central Service Cost Allocation Plan or Internal Service 
Fund charges that affect the DISTRICT must be approved by the DISTRICT. Any services 
obtained by the DISTRICT or miscellaneous items charged to the DISTRICT outside the 
scope of the COUNTY’s Central Service Cost Allocation Plan or Internal Service Funds must 
be approved by the DISTRICT’s Chief Engineer and General Manager or his/her designee 
prior to the charge.
11. In the interest of efficiency in requesting these support services, the DISTRICT will use the 
procedures used by departments of the COUNTY as long as these procedures are lawful to the 
DISTRICT, recognizing that the DISTRICT is a separate legal entity and a municipal 
corporation of the State.

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12. The DISTRICT shall charge the COUNTY for DISTRICT services at a rate that represents 
the DISTRICT’s cost of providing the service. The DISTRICT’s cost of providing the service 
will be a function of the DISTRICT’s direct personnel cost, direct materials cost and the 
overhead related to the direct cost of the service and materials provided. 
13. In the event of disagreement between the COUNTY and the DISTRICT staffs for services 
provided, the Chief Engineer and General Manager or his/her designee and the County 
Manager or his/her designee will resolve the issues and if necessary refer the problem to their 
separate boards for decision.
14. This agreement shall terminate on June 30, 2040. This agreement may be amended upon 
mutual written agreement of both parties or terminated by either party upon ninety days 
written notice of termination.

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FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT OF MARICOPA COUNTY
A Political Subdivision of the State of Arizona
Recommended by:
Michael A. Fulton
Date
Director
Approved and Accepted: 
By: 
__________
       Chairman, Board of Directors     Date
Attest:
By: 
__________
       Clerk of the Board                       Date
The foregoing Intergovernmental Agreement FCD 2020A011 has been reviewed pursuant to 
Arizona Revised Statutes 11-952, as amended, by the undersigned General Counsel, who has 
determined that it is in proper form and within the powers and authority granted to the Flood 
Control District of Maricopa County under the laws of the State of Arizona.
Flood Control District General Counsel
    Date

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MARICOPA COUNTY
A Political Subdivision of the State of Arizona
Recommended by:
  
_____________
                                                  
  Joy Rich
   
 Date
  County Manager
Approved and Accepted: 
By: 
__________
       Chairman, Board of Supervisors     Date
Attest:
By: 
__________
       Clerk of the Board                       Date
The foregoing Agreement FCD 2020A011 has been reviewed pursuant to A.R.S. 11-952, as 
amended, by the undersigned Deputy County Attorney, who has determined that it is in proper

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form and within the powers and authority granted to the County of Maricopa under the laws of 
the State of Arizona.
Deputy County Attorney   
    Date