Council votes to renew law enforcement training academy IGA
At its regular meeting on Thursday, the Sierra Vista City Council voted to renew an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) for a continuing partnership between the City of Sierra Vista, the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office, and the Cochise County Community College District to operate the Southeastern Arizona Law Enforcement Training Academy (SEALETA).
The purpose of the agreement has been to enhance law enforcement services by offering a local, cost effective, law enforcement training academy. So far, the agreement has proven to be successful.
“This particular academy is producing the highest caliber recruits we’ve seen,” Sierra Vista Police Chief Chris Hiser says.
Within the IGA, the Sierra Vista Police Department agrees to provide a recruit training officer at the academy and to allow SEALETA to utilize the SVPD defensive tactics room for training when needed. In return, Cochise College agrees to reimburse the City up to $11,800 for overtime pay for the officer assigned to the academy.
In other business:
- Mayor McCaa honored the winners of the Council Chamber photography contest. The winning photographers have their work featured in a display that was part of an update to the City Council Chambers. The winners received a certificate of appreciation and honorarium for their work.
- Mayor McCaa and Chief Hiser honored the Sierra Vista Police Department Annual Awards winners.
- Council voted to adopt the Surface Water Master Plan (SWMP) and associated code amendments. The SWMP guides the planning, construction, location, and function of surface water conveyance systems and erosion control measures within the City.
- Council authorized submission of the City’s Five-Year Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding, and the 2024 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for review and approval.
- Council approved an addendum to the City Attorney’s contract to allow the annual base salary to correlate with salary increases received by other City employees on an annual basis.
- Council adopted updates to the City’s policies and procedures for naming and renaming public facilities and areas. These changes reflect updated commission and departmental names, remove redundancies, and ensure that the policy is clear and easy to understand.
- Council approved a loaned employee agreement between Cochise County and Southeastern Arizona Communications (SEACOM) to retain the services of SEACOM Executive Director Tammy-Jo Wilkins.
