He said the officers will also be on the lookout for anyone who may need medical help due to their level of intoxication.

“We have problems with over-intoxication every year,” Runge said.

Flagstaff police patrols will be primarily for the Tequila Sunrise crowd. In addition to the downtown bar areas, Runge said, officers will keep an eye on parties at The Grove, Rio Homes and the Franklin corridor, where officers made some of the alcohol-related arrests during the Tequila Sunrise patrol last year.

In July 2015, the city adopted a new party ordinance law that allows the police to fine landlords for repeat nuisance parties that occur within 90 days at their properties. Party hosts are issued citations with fines that rise with repeat violations.

As of the end of this September, Flagstaff police had issued nearly 200 nuisance party notices since the ordinance took effect in mid-June 2015. There were 25 first notices and one second notice from July to September 2015, compared to 44 first notices and two second notices during the same three months in 2016.