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Board votes to terminate Queen Creek court services IGA after judges cite scope and staffing concerns
Summary
Maricopa County judges and staff told the board they will terminate an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) for court services with the Town of Queen Creek because the IGA was being used beyond its intended scope and lacks adequate reimbursement; the board approved early termination 4–1. Queen Creek asked for more time to negotiate.
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted on May 6 to approve early termination of a court‑services intergovernmental agreement with the Town of Queen Creek, after county judges and court administrators said the IGA had expanded beyond the narrow municipal code responsibilities it was intended to cover and that the town had not reimbursed the county for related staffing costs.
Presiding justice and court administrators told the board they reviewed the IGA beginning last summer and identified jurisdictional and workload issues: citations from Pinal County portions of Queen Creek had been routed to Maricopa County courts, juvenile citations had shifted to superior court, and the IGA’s scope had been interpreted to include…
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