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A-1. AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT GRANT TO COMBAT NARCOTICS ACTIVITY FROM THE SOUTHERN BORDER Accept the grant funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 in the amount of $ 685,993 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to Maricopa County through its Department of Adult Probation for the fugitive apprehension unit to help combat narcotics activity from the southern border. The term of the grant is from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Adult Probation Department's indirect rate for FY 2009-10 is 10.0%. The grant allows for full indirect cost recovery. Therefore, indirect costs estimated at $62,363 are fully recoverable. 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. (C-11-10-001-G-00)

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17. EXCEPTION TO TECHNOLOGY FINANCE PROGRAM FOR THE PURCHASE OF LAPTOP COMPUTERS AND OFFICER RADIOS Approve an exception to the Technology Finance Program (TFP) to allow the Adult Probation Department to purchase five Dell laptop computers and five Motorola XTS2500 radios through a one-time expenditure of funds in the Adult Probation grant fund (211). The total cost is estimated not-to-exceed $25,555.00. Adult Probation recently received a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance entitled "Combating Criminal Narcotic Activity Stemming from the Southern Border of the United States". The goal of this project is to reduce crime through the apprehension of probation absconders who are on probation for drug-related offenses. This grant provides salary and fringe benefit costs for five Surveillance Officer positions and their related equipment. This grant was accepted by the Board of Supervisors at the meeting of August 5, 2009 on agenda C-11-10-001-G-00. (C-11-10-002-M-00)

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23. ADDITION TO THE FLEET OF EIGHT VEHICLES Approve a one-time addition to the fleet of eight 2009 Chevrolet Impalas numbers 52901, 52902, 52903, 52904, 52905, 52906, 52910, and 52910. Approval of this item will provide vehicles for Surveillance Officers funded by two Recovery Act grants which currently expire on June 30, 2011 and July 31, 2011 but may be extended. These are one-time additions to the fleet and the vehicles will be retired at the end of their useful lives with no funding from the general fund for their replacement. Also approve an exemption from markings and the issuance of non-government license plates per A.R.S. 38-538-03 because these vehicles will be used to apprehend probation fugitives. Markings are detrimental to the mission and create an increased safety risk to the officer and the community. The vehicle information, including make, model, year, color and VIN number will be provided to the Clerk of the Board upon approval of this agenda. The operational costs for these vehicles will be absorbed into Adult Probation's existing budget. These will be take home vehicles because fugitive apprehension is not a regularly scheduled assignment with set hours. On August 5, 2009 agenda C-11-10-001-G-00 was approved by the Board of Supervisors. On October 7, 2009, agenda C-11-10-004-G-00 was also approved. These agendas approved the acceptance of two Recovery Act grants which provided funds for a total of eight growth Surveillance Officer positions. These Surveillance Officers are assigned to the apprehension of probation felony absconders and newly-released probationers from the Department of Corrections who have absconded. (C-11-10-005-V-00)