Vote: approved

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A-3. ACCEPT FY 2008-09 GRANTS FOR THE ADULT PROBATION DEPARTMENT Accept the FY 2008-09 grants and other associated revenues for the Adult Probation Department of the Judicial Branch. The indirect cost rate as of July 2008 is 9.1% as approved by the Department of Finance. Most of the grants for FY 2008-09 do not allow the indirect cost recovery, as reflected in the funding agreements. The status of indirect costs for each grant is noted on the attached summary sheets. For FY 2008-09 we anticipate accepting 17 new awards for Grants Fund revenue of $4,651,627 and carrying over Grants Fund revenue balances of $260,064 on five previously accepted awards. On the new awards, indirect costs on eligible expenditures are estimated to be $420,072.17 with $37,189.85 of indirect costs recoverable and $382,882.32 unrecoverable. In addition, approve an increase to the Adult Probation Grant Fund (211) revenue and expenditure appropriation in the amount of $375,222. This increase is necessary because actual grant funding to be received is more than anticipated and budgeted. Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation and, therefore, expenditures of these revenues are not prohibited by the budget law. This budget adjustment does not alter the budget constraining the expenditures of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. 42-17105. Administrative Order #95-50, approved by Presiding Judge Robert D. Myers on June 29, 1995, adopted for the Judicial Branch a policy for the administration of grant funding. The policy is identical in form and substance to policy A2502 "Policy for Administering Grants" and all revisions adopted by the Board of Supervisors for all County departments. The policy states that the Presiding Judge will make a presentation to the Board of Supervisors on an annual basis of the Judicial Branch's grants. A summary of each grant has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the policy. All supporting documents are electronically attached to this agenda. (C-11-09-002-G-00)