Summit Awards
2020 Summit Award Applications
The Arizona Association of Counties and the AACo Foundation invite you to enter the 2020 County Summit Awards competition!
These unique awards recognize the innovative and creative spirit of Arizona county governments as they find new and effective ways of providing services to their citizens.
Consider entering your county's most innovative programs and/or projects to win one or more of these awards. Winners will be honored at the 2020 Annual Conference on December 11, 2020 and presented their awards during the Summit Awards Breakfast.
Completed applications are due by 5:00 p.m. on October 1, 2020. Check out the Call for Applications and download your entry form today! For more information please email Gideon Wagner.
Past Summit Award Winners
The 2019 winners are as follows:
Summit Award in Civic Engagement & Public Information - Yavapai County Recorder’s Office for the Records Management and Research Center
Summit Award in Criminal Justice & Public Safety - Yuma County Adult Probation Department for the "You Put What in a Probation Department?" program
Summit Award in Elections & Voter Registration - Yavapai County Recorder’s Office for the Follow Your Ballot Tour
Summit Award in Libraries - Cochise County Library District for the One County, One Card program
Summit Award in Information Technology - Pinal County Treasurer’s Office for the Smartphone Technology Access to Tax Information project
Summit Award in County Administration - Maricopa County Assessor’s Office for Project Green Line
Merit Award Winners are as follows:
Public-Private Partnership Merit Award - Yuma County Adult Probation Department for their Partnership with The Arizona Complete Health and Community Health Associates for the "You Put What in a Probation Department?" program
Urban Innovation Merit Award - Maricopa County Assessor’s Office utilizing Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to improve efficiency with Project Green Line
Innovation of the Year Merit Award - Pinal County Treasurer’s Office for their cutting edge and value-added approach utilizing QR codes to read tax notices with the Smartphone Technology Access to Tax Information project
The 2018 winners are as follows:
Summit Award in Civic Engagement & Public Information - Mohave County for their dual training between the Recorder and Assessors Office
Summit Award in Youth & Education - Apache County for their Legacy Teen Centers
Summit Award in Criminal Justice & Public Safety - Coconino County Sheriff’s Office for their response to the mental health crisis
Summit Award in Election & Voter Registration - Yavapai County Recorder’s Office for their temporarily away voters program
Summit Award in Health - Pinal County for their Cupanion campaign
Summit Award in Information Technology - Coconino County Sheriff’s Office for their improve communication and education for inmates program
Merit Award Winners are as follows:
Innovation of the Year Merit Award - Apache County for offering teens a safe environment for social gatherings, educational opportunities, and personal skill building with the Legacy Teen Centers!
The 2017 Summit Award winners are as follows:
Summit Award in Civic Engagement & Public Information - Coconino County for Combined County Outreach, Education, and Remote Services
Summit Award in Criminal Justice & Public Safety - Maricopa County for the Maricopa County Video Appearance Center
Summit Award in Community & Economic Development - Cochise County for the Horseshoe Draw Erosion Control Project
Summit Award in Employment & Training - Coconino County for the Professional Development Academies
Summit Award in County Administration, Finance & Management - Maricopa County Treasurer’s Office for the Customer First Initiative
Summit Award in Court Administration & Management - Coconino County for the AZCourtHelp Program
Summit Award in Health - Navajo County for the Navajo County Public Health Services District Vaccination Program
Merit Award Winners are as follows:
Public-Private Partnership Merit Award - Cochise County for the Horseshoe Draw Erosion Control Project
Suburban Innovation Merit Award - Coconino County for the Professional Development Academies
Urban Innovation Merit Award - Maricopa County for the Maricopa County Video Appearance Center
Rural Innovation Merit Award - Navajo County for the Navajo County Public Health Services District Vaccination Program
Innovation of the Year Merit Award - Coconino County for their creative use of Webinar Technology to bridge the gap between the courts and the people with their AZCourtHelp Program
The 2016 Summit Award winners are as follows:
Summit Award in Civic Engagement & Public Information - Cochise County for the Cochise County Legacy Project
Summit Award in Court Administration & Management - Coconino County for the Justice 2035 Strategic Planning Forum
Summit Award in Employment & Training - Yuma County, presented to William Anthony Holzer and Stanley Bracher for development of an in-house training program for Appraisal Data Collection Specialists
Summit Award in Criminal Justice & Public Safety - Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for their Children’s Room
Summit Award in Libraries - Yuma County Library District for Look Up, Yuma County!
Summit Award in Community & Economic Development - Coconino County for their Schultz Community Recovery Project
Summit Award in Youth & Education - Santa Cruz County for their College & Career Readiness Educational Opportunities Project
Summit Award in Information Technology - Yuma County for their GIS: Animal Services Case Management Project
Summit Award in County Administration, Finance & Management - Maricopa County for their Residential Desktop Review Recanvassing Program
Merit Award Winners are as follows:
Public-Private Partnership Merit Award - Yuma County for their partnership with The Research and Education Collaborative Occultation Network promoting the public library astronomy program, Look Up, Yuma County!
Suburban Innovation Merit Award- Yuma County, presented to William Anthony Holzer and Stanley Bratcher for development of an in-house training program for Appraisal Data Collection Specialists
Innovation of the Year Merit Award, sponsored by the Arizona Lottery - Santa Cruz County for their cutting edge and cost-effective approach in providing STEM Career Pathways with their College & Career Readiness Educational Opportunities Project!
The 2015 Summit Award winners are as follows:
Summit Award in Youth & Education - Yavapai County for the Milestones Project
Summit Award for Youth & Education - Maricopa County - MCESA for STEM Pro Live!
Summit Award for Court Administration & Management - Maricopa County Clerk of Superior Court for Juvenile Court-2-Court Program
Summit Award for Community & Economic Development - Coconino County for Listening to Customers: One Stop Permitting Shop
Summit Award for Employment & Training - Coconino County for Developing Organizational Talent Via DOT Program
Summit Award for County Administration, Finance & Management - Navajo County for County Tax Deeded Land Sales Go Worldwide
Summit Award for Health - Yuma County for Improving Employee Health Through Manual Therapy
Summit Award for Information Technology - Maricopa County Assessor’s Office for ATLAS: Innovation Driven Results
Summit Award for Information Technology - Maricopa County Treasurer’s Office for Intelligent Barcode Mailing Initiative
Summit Award for Criminal Justice & Public Safety - Pima County Attorney’s Office for Courthouse Dogs Program
Merit Award Winners are as follows:
Winners of the Innovation of the Year Award - Maricopa County School Superintendent Dr. Don Covey and the MCESA Staff
Rural Innovation Award - Yavapai County for Multi-Department Cooperation to Prevent School Violence with their Milestones Project
Innovation of the Year - Maricopa County MCESA for Their Cutting Edge and Cost-Effective Approach in Bringing High Level Math and Science Courses to Rural and Underserved Areas with STEM Pro Live!