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Council reviews Arizona Mutual Aid Compact; staff say compact provides legal framework for statewide assistance
Summary
City staff presented a resolution to join the Arizona Mutual Aid Compact, saying it is a statewide compact (not with the county) that clarifies reimbursement and workers' compensation for mutual aid; staff and county emergency management answered council questions about signatories, school districts, fire districts, and public-works roles.
Sierra Vista — City staff presented resolution 2025-088 to approve joining the Arizona Mutual Aid Compact and described it as a statewide framework that provides clearer legal guidelines for mutual aid requests, reimbursement and workers' compensation coverage. Miss Herboel (Speaker 3) said the compact "is an agreement that is valid throughout the entire state" and emphasized that joining would not require the city to provide aid it had not already agreed to give.
Miss Herboel told the council the…
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