Vote: approved

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15. COUNTY ATTORNEY CIVIL DIVISION HIRING FREEZE EXEMPTION AND APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT Approve a hiring freeze exemption for a vacant attorney position in the County Attorney Civil Division. This position will be used to handle real property tax appeal cases within the County Attorney’s Civil Division. The cost for filling this position, including benefits, is estimated to be $40,050 in salary and part-time benefits in FY 2011, or $137,317 annualized. Pursuant to A.R.S. § 42-17106(B), transfer FY 2010-11 expenditure appropriation of $40,050 from Non-Departmental (470) General Fund (100) Non-Recurring/Non-Project (0001) to County Attorney Civil (280) General Fund (100) Non-Recurring/Non-Project (0001). This action results in a net impact of zero to the total County General Fund budget. Within the appropriated budget for Non-Departmental, the amount to be transferred will be deducted from Unreserved Contingency. Once, approved, the County Attorney expects to fill this position, PCN 719, on a contract basis, with an experienced property tax appeals attorney who is already familiar with the various pending cases. The expenditure appropriation increase would ensure funding was in place to cover the costs of this part-time contract position during FY 2010-11 and potentially during FY 2012. (C-19-11-051-2-00)