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34. ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT TO INMATE BOOKING AND HOUSING FEES Approve the annual adjustment to the inmate booking and housing fees charged to other jurisdictions for the use of Maricopa County jails. The effective date of this adjustment will be July 1, 2012. The inmate booking fee will increase from $188.48 to $236.78 per inmate booked; the inmate housing fee will increase from $73.54 to $85.91 per day. Also, pursuant to A.R.S. 42-17106(B), transfer FY 2012 expenditure appropriation of $7,402,606 within Non-Departmental (470) Detention Fund (255) Non-Recurring/Non-Project (0001) from the Contingency (4711) Unreserved Contingency line to a new Other Programs (4712) line entitled “Per Diem/Booking Repayment to Cities/Towns.” As directed by the Board of Supervisors, the Department of Finance, in conjunction with the Sheriff’s Office, Office of Management and Budget, and MGT of America Consultants, has completed the annual fee review for adult detention services and has developed new per diem rates for Board of Supervisor approval. The new per diem rates will be effective July 1, 2012. These per diem rates help cover Maricopa County’s cost of operating and maintaining the jail system. The rates are calculated based on the FY 2011-12 budget. Although total costs have decreased, the cost per inmate booked and per housing day is higher due to the decrease in bookings and housing days. This action will allow for repayment of a portion of booking and per diem charges to cities and towns that were in inflated by Sheriff’s Office spending of detention funding for non-detention related purposes. (C-18-12-026-M-00)