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14. GRANT FUNDS FROM THE ARIZONA AUTOMOBILE THEFT AUTHORITY Approve the acceptance of grant funds from the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority in the amount of $238,348.00 and authorize the Chairman to sign all related documents. These grant funds are intended to be used exclusively for reimbursement of expenditures related to the prosecution of Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force auto theft cases. This grant agreement commences on July 1, 2009 and will terminate on June 30, 2010. The grant allows a 0% rate for indirect costs, or $0 that may be incurred by the County Attorney’s Office of Maricopa County for the administration of this grant. The Maricopa County Department of Finance has calculated the County Attorney’s composite indirect cost rate for FY 2009-10 at 14.4%, or $34,322. The recoverable indirect cost of administering this grant is $0; the non-recoverable indirect cost is $34,322. This grant does not require Maricopa County to provide any matching funds, nor does it require any on-going continuation of effort after termination of the grant program. 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 award agreement is in the amount of $238,348.00. These grant funds are intended to be used exclusively for reimbursement of salary expenditures related to one (2) FTE Prosecutors (PCN 65132, 12696), and (1) FTE Paralegal (PCN 63192), who will give priority to the prosecution of Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force auto theft cases. The Arizona Automobile Theft Authority enters into this agreement pursuant to its authority granted under A.R.S. 41-3451. This grant will expire at the end of the agreement, unless prior written approval for an extension has been obtained from the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority. The funds will be used to track and report total number of vehicle theft cases filed, of vehicle theft cases adjudicated and type of sentencing imposed, on number of responses to Arizona State task force investigative activities, of repeat offenders, and report convictions. The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has received Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approval for the acceptance of Arizona Automobile Theft Authority awards since FY 1997-98. (C-19-09-058-G-00)