Vote: continued

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9. GRANT FUNDING FROM ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR VICTIMS’ RIGHTS Approve receipt of FY 2009-10 grant funds from the State of Arizona, Office of the Attorney General, in the amount of $513,400. These grant funds are to be used to support the direct costs of implementing victims’ rights laws pursuant to Arizona Revised Statues Title 13, Chapter 40 and Title 8, Chapter 3, Article 7 impacting prosecutorial agencies as an entity type. This agreement will commence on July 1, 2009 and terminate on June 30, 2010. In accordance with Victims’ Rights Program Guidelines, Section IV, page 5, 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 at 14.4%, or $73,930. The recoverable indirect cost of administering this grant is $0; the non-recoverable indirect cost is $73,930. Authorize the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, or designee, to sign all documents related to this award. 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 $513,400. This award will be used to support one 1.0 FTE Legal Support Assistant (PCN 17260) and ten 1.0 FTE Advocates (PCN 11755, 15625, 16279, 16280, 16281, 16287, 17259, 19720, 32411, 64537). This award will ensure that victims of crime are notified of the progress of criminal proceedings. This grant will expire at the end of the agreement. There is no long term expectation of continued funding for this grant; however, the County Attorney’s Office has been receiving grant funds from the Attorney General’s office for victim services since FY 1996-97, the most recent award was for FY 2008-09 in the amount of $521,350. (C-19-10-010-G-00)

Vote: approved

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11. AMENDMENT TO VICTIMS’ RIGHTS GRANT FUNDING Approve amendment to an award of FY 2009-10 grant funds from the State of Arizona, Office of the Attorney General. The amount of the award is amended from an amount of $513,400 to a new amount of $513,900. The original award was approved by the Board on October 21, 2009 (C1910010G00). These grant funds are to be used to support the direct costs of implementing victims’ rights laws pursuant to Arizona Revised Statues Title 13, Chapter 40 and Title 8, Chapter 3, Article 7 impacting prosecutorial agencies as an entity type. The commenced July 1, 2009 and terminates on June 30, 2010. In accordance with Victims’ Rights Program Guidelines, Section IV, page 5, 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 at 14.4%, or $74,002. The recoverable indirect cost of administering this grant is $0; the non-recoverable indirect cost is $74,002. Authorize the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, or designee, to sign all documents related to this amendment. 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 is amended to reflect a total amount of $513,900. This award is used to support one 1.0 FTE Legal Support Assistant (PCN 17260) and ten 1.0 FTE Advocates (PCN 11755, 15625, 16279, 16280, 16281, 16287, 17259, 19720, 32411, 64537). This award will ensure that victims of crime are notified of the progress of criminal proceedings. This grant will expire at the end of the agreement. There is no long-term expectation of continued funding for this grant; however, the County Attorney’s Office has been receiving grant funds from the Attorney General’s office for victim services since FY 1996-97, the most recent award was for FY 2008-09 in the amount of $521,350. (C-19-10-010-G-01)