Vote: adopted

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57. AGREEMENT WITH WICKENBURG RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR COMPLETION OF THE MARICOPA COUNTY COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLAN Accept the financial agreement with the Wickenburg Rural Fire Department and Maricopa County through the Department of Emergency Management in the not-to-exceed amount of $20,0 0 0.00. This agreement is for the completion of the Maricopa County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) pursuant to the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, as amended and A.R.S. 37-622, to assess and treat hazardous fuels. The grant award begins on the date signed by Wickenburg Rural Fire Department and ends September 30, 2012. The grant allows for full indirect cost recovery. The recoverable indirect cost of administering this grant is $2,817.87. The Maricopa County Department of Finance has calculated the Department of Emergency Management's composite indirect cost rate at 16.40%, or $2,817.87. Approve the waiver of $2,817.87 in indirect cost recovery and absorb the cost in the budget. The Department plans to apply 100% of the grant to the CWPP. Approve an increase in revenue and expenditure appropriation to the Department of Emergency Management (150) Emergency Management Grant Fund (215) Non Recurring Non Project (0001) in the amount of $20,000. Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore, expenditure of the funds is not prohibited by the budget law. This budget adjustment does not alter the budget constraining the expenditure of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. 42-17105. A lump sum payment of $20,000.00 will be issued to MCDEM by Wickenburg Rural Fire Department once the agreement is signed by all parties. (C-15-10-004-3-00)