Vote: approved

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22. FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2014 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANT (EMPG) Approve and Accept the Federal Fiscal Year 2014 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Grant # EMW-2014-EP-000016, CFDA # 97.042, in the amount of $657,866. These grant funds are for Emergency Planning within Maricopa County. The grant award begins on October 1, 2013 and ends on June 30, 2015. The grant allows for full recovery of our indirect costs, or $66,510.00 which may be incurred by the Department of Emergency Management for the administration of this grant. The Maricopa County Department of Finance has calculated the Department of Emergency Management's composite indirect cost rate at 13.50%, or $66,510.00. The recoverable indirect cost of administering this grant is $66,510.00. In addition, approve an increase in revenue and expenditures for Fiscal Year 2015 for Emergency Management Department (150) in the Emergency Management Fund (215) Operating (0000) in the amount of $94,222. The Fiscal Year 2015 budget was approved by the board at $563,644 for this grant. In order for Emergency Management to spend up to the awarded amount of $657,866 an increase in revenue and expenditure authority is needed in the amount of $94,222. 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. (C-15-15-001-G-00)