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A-4. COUNTY ATTORNEY CIVIL DIVISION BUDGET ADJUSTMENT – TAX APPEALS Pursuant to A.R.S. § 42-17106(B), transfer FY 2010-11 expenditure appropriation of $253,103 from the Non-Departmental (470) General Fund (100) Non-Recurring/Non-Project (0001) line to County Attorney Civil (280) General Fund (100) Non-Recurring/Non-Project (0001). This action will allow the County Attorney to establish and fill 16.5 FTE contract positions to handle the existing and projected inventory of tax appeal cases during the months of May and June 2011. The annualized budgetary impact is estimated to be $1,518,618. 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.” This measure is brought forth after a thorough analysis of the tax appeal caseload demands on the County Attorney Civil Division indicates that an on-going short-term staffing increase is required. This funding will be used to establish eight-and-one-half (8.5) full-time contract attorney positions, seven (7) contract paralegal positions, and one (1) contract financial business analyst position. In addition, the funding will cover necessary and customary supplies. (C-19-11-057-2-00)