Council approves acceptance of state grant for DUI enforcement
At its regular meeting on Thursday, the Sierra Vista City Council authorized acceptance of grant funding in the amount of $29,254 for overtime costs associated and other employee-related expenses tied to DUI and aggressive driving enforcement.
The Sierra Vista Police Department has been a member of the Southeastern Arizona DUI Task Force for over 20 years. This task force operates DUI/Impaired driving enforcement deployments throughout the county, with most deployments occurring in the greater Sierra Vista area. While on these deployments, officers are committed to focus on DUI/Impaired and aggressive driving enforcement and are not subject to handling regular on-duty calls for service.
SVPD applied for and was awarded a grant through the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to enhance these operations throughout the City of Sierra Vista and surrounding area. The grant funds will reimburse the City for overtime in the amount of $20,900 and employee related expenses in the amount of $8,354.
In other business:
- The City Council authorized an Intergovernmental Agreement with Whetstone Fire District that allows the City of Sierra Vista to provide fueling services to them for the actual price per gallon paid by the City plus a 5-cent per gallon flowage fee. The initial term of the agreement is Sept. 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, and may be renewable for successive one-year terms as of July 1 each year.
- The City Council approved the 2023 Title VI Nondiscrimination Plan for the City of Sierra Vista/Vista Transit. The Federal Transit Administration and Department of Transportation require that the City/Vista Transit update and reapprove this plan every three years.
- Mayor Clea McCaa proclaimed the week of Oct. 29 through Nov. 4 as Veterans Small Business Week.
- Mayor McCaa presented an Economic Development Commission Business Recognition Award to Doc’s Watering Hole as the Veteran-Owned Small Business of the Year. To learn more about Doc’s Watering Hole and this award, see the story published on the City’s website www.SierraVistaAZ.gov, in the City’s email newsletter, and on the “City of Sierra Vista” Facebook page today.
More information from Thursday’s City Council meeting is available in the supporting documents for the Thursday, Oct. 26, City Council meeting. They can be accessed via the City’s website at www.sierravistaaz.gov/government/city-council/council-documents.
City Council meetings can be streamed live and past meetings can be viewed on YouTube. The meetings are also aired on Cox Channel 12. Learn more at www.sierravistaaz.gov/government/city-council/council-meetings or in the “Council HQ” page at engage.sierravistaaz.gov.
