Vote: approved

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13. RENEWAL OF IGA WITH ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR GIITEM GANG PROSECUTION Approve the renewal to an Intergovernmental Agreement between the State of Arizona through the Arizona Department of Public Safety and Maricopa County , extending the expiration date of the agreement from June 30, 2008 to June 30, 2009. The purpose of this Agreement is to enhance law enforcement services concerning the criminal activities of gangs and gang members, through the cooperative efforts of the County Attorney and the Department of Public Safety in accordance with the provisions of Senate Bill 1222, Chapter 287 of the 48th Legislature. The Agreement was originally effective July 1, 2007. The IGA automatically renews for one year if funding is available. In accordance with the terms of the agreement, the Arizona Department of Public Safety has notified us that FY 08-09 funding is available and the renewal has been approved. The Board of Supervisors previously approved the receipt of funds from the Arizona Department of Public Safety in the amount of $450,000 pursuant to the above agreement on November 14, 2007 (C1908031200). These funds will be used to pay the salaries and benefits of four new Prosecutors to prosecute State Gang Task Force cases and other criminal street gang cases submitted by law enforcement agencies in Maricopa County . The funds may not be expended for any indirect costs which may be incurred by the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office or Maricopa County for the administration of this grant. The Maricopa County Department of Finance has calculated the County Attorney ’s composite indirect cost rate at 14.0%. The non-recoverable indirect cost of administering this grant is $63,000.00. These funds were included in the County Attorney (190) Grant fund (219) operating (0000) revenue and expenditure budget appropriation for FY 2008-2009. Therefore, no revenue, or expenditure appropriation adjustment is required for FY 2008/2009. These 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. (C-19-08-031-2-01)