Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force IGA

At a glance

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What: an intergovernmental agreement with the state Department of Public Safety for TPD's continued participation in the Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force (Resolution 24202).
Where it stands: approved October 20 on roll call, 6-0 (Vice Mayor Santa Cruz absent), with a six-month and a 12-month report back. It had been continued in August for more information.
Next: reports at six and 12 months, likely as off-agenda memos.

TPD has belonged about 28 years and assigns one sergeant and one detective. Through September the task force recovered 195 vehicles (about 70% tied to TPD cases); the state reimburses 75% of the two positions' pay, about $440,800 a year.
The agreement does not itself authorize new license plate readers, cameras or bulk data sharing. Task-force officers may use TPD's readers and cameras only with a case number and justification; the task force has no direct access to TPD's readers. Databases hold vehicle-theft alerts, not personal data from the readers. TPD said it is not immigration enforcement.
The independent audit and performance commission reviewed the agreement and had no objections.

Council Member Schubert pulled the item from consent and moved approval with reports on cases supported by plate-reader searches, query counts by unit, theft and recovery hotspots, and complaints to the independent police auditor. Council Member Cunningham asked that reporting not jeopardize investigations; staff said aggregate figures would not.
Councilwoman Lee asked for an off-agenda memo rather than a table discussion; staff agreed.

About 26 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Meeting	Minutes
2026-10-20 - Mayor and Council	26

2026-10-20 - Mayor and Council - Study session item 8 (16 minutes of briefing and questions) and regular meeting item 7E (about 10 minutes). Approved 6-0 with six- and 12-month reporting.