Vote: adopted

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9. BUDGET ADJUSTMENT FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY FILL THE GAP FUND 1. Increase the FY 2011 County Attorney (190) County Attorney Fill the Gap Fund (221) Operating (0000) revenue and expenditure appropriations by $63,621. This “non-local” Fill the Gap revenue is not local revenue for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore expenditure of this revenue is not prohibited by budget law. This budget adjustment does not alter the budget constraining the expenditures of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. 42-17105. 2. In accordance with A.R.S. 42-17106(B), transfer FY 2011 revenue and expenditure appropriation of $325,248 from Non-Departmental (470) Non-Departmental Grants Fund (249) Operating (0000) to the County Attorney (190) County Attorney Fill the Gap Fund (221) Operating (0000) budget . This “local” Fill the Gap revenue is local revenue for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore expenditure of this revenue must be offset elsewhere in the current County budget. Within the appropriated budget for Non Departmental, the amount to be transferred will be deducted from Potential Fee Increases. Approval of this item will allow the County Attorney to enhance the effective processing of criminal cases in order to comply with mandates for speedy disposition of criminal cases. The Maricopa County Attorney will receive in FY 2011, $63,621 in additional State Aid to County Attorney funds, and $325,248 in additional local Fill the Gap funds, greater than was originally budgeted for FY 2011. In order to effectively utilize the increased revenue, the County Attorney seeks permission to increase his agency's revenue and expenditure budget authority in the Fill the Gap Fund. State Fill the Gap Funds are used to pay for the salaries and benefits of employees who initially process criminal cases in the pre-trial bureaus. Local Fill the Gap funds pay for the salaries and benefits of employees throughout the organization who contribute to the timely disposition of criminal cases. (C-19-11-013-2-00)