Vote: approved

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20. TRANSFER EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY TO FEES FUND FOR COMPLETION OF SAFETY BUILD OUTS AND CONTRACTS Pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17106, transfer expenditure appropriation in the amount of $734,000 from the Non-Departmental (470) Non-Departmental Grants Fund (249) Non-Recurring (0001) Potential Expenditures from Fund Balance line to the Adult Probation (110) Adult Probation Fees Fund (201) Non-Recurring (0001). Also decrease the revenue appropriation in the Non-Departmental (470) Non-Departmental Grants Fund (249) Non-Recurring (0001) Potential Expenditures from Fund Balance line by $734,000. Approval of this action will support one-time expenditures to complete safety build outs, contract services, and vehicle upgrades. The use of one time carryover funds that exist within Adult Probation Fund 201 is necessary for the following reasons. Adult Probation has two sites remaining that have not completed their BOS-approved safety build outs. After an inspection and evaluation, it was determined that one Adult Probation location needs a new fire alarm system. Also, contracts are needed to: secure an assessment tool that can be used with our transferred youth probationers to better determine level of supervision and treatment needs; evaluate the halfway houses within our community for compliance with standards as established by this department and; develop evidence-based hiring and retention practices. Lastly, upgrade nine vehicles from compact to intermediate. These vehicles are used in the surveillance and supervision of high risk probationers and the location of probation absconders. Our officers spend all of their work hours in these vehicles and many of these officers do not fit comfortably into a compact sized vehicle. We've experienced ergonomic issues and officer injuries due to the small sized vehicles. Also, the State standard recommends that nothing smaller than intermediate sized vehicles be used for these purposes. (C-11-09-001-2-00)