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Board approves two Arizona DPS grants totaling about $680,000 for La Paz County Sheriff operations
Summary
Supervisors approved two agreements with the Arizona Department of Public Safety: a recurring $100,000 contract for enforcement related to immigration and smuggling and a $579,975.40 local border support award to purchase vehicles, mobile Wi‑Fi and related costs.
The La Paz County Board of Supervisors approved two agreements with the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) that together provide roughly $679,975.40 to the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office for border-related enforcement and equipment.
The first agreement is a recurring $100,000 contract (Contract 20203-393R2 as read into the record) the sheriff’s office receives for enforcement related to immigration, human smuggling, drug smuggling, gang enforcement and employer sanctions, and for county jail costs relating to illegal immigration. County staff described the item as budgeted with no local match required.
The second approved award, through a local border support application, provides $579,975.40 for a two‑year period ending in June 2026. County staff said the funds will be used to purchase and upfit three undercover vehicles, mobile Wi‑Fi equipment, travel and training expenses, and personnel-related costs.
A county presenter identified himself as the commander for the sheriff’s office and said the sheriff was called away and asked him to present the items; he also confirmed the $100,000 award is recurring and requires no local match. Supervisors moved and seconded both items in separate motions and the board approved each by voice vote; the chair announced each motion carried.
No public comment on the items was reported during the meeting and staff characterized both as budgeted, no-match awards. The county’s acceptance of the funds authorizes the sheriff’s office to receive and spend the grants under the stated purposes; the board did not add conditional terms to either approval on the record.
