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12. GRANT FUNDS FROM ARIZONA AUTO THEFT AUTHORITY FOR VERTICAL PROSECUTION OF AUTO THEFT OFFENDERS Approve receipt of grant funds from the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority in the amount of $74,449.00 and authorize the Chairman to sign all applicable 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, 2011 and will terminate on June 30, 2012. In accordance with paragraph 1, page 2, of the agreement, 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 2010-11 at 13.6%, or $10,125. The recoverable indirect cost of administering this grant is $0; the non-recoverable indirect cost is $10,125. 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 budget law. This award agreement is in the amount of $74,449.00. These grant funds are intended to be used exclusively for reimbursement of salary expenditures of a prosecutor 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, type of sentencing imposed, responses to Arizona State task force investigative activities, 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 97/98. (C-19-12-014-G-00)

Vote: approved

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A-6. RECEIPT OF ADDITIONAL VERTICAL PROSECUTION FUNDS FROM ARIZONA AUTOMOBILE THEFT AUTHORITY Approve the receipt of additional grant funds from the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority in the amount of $35,339.00, amend the agreement previously approved by the Board of Supervisors on September 28, 2011 (C-19-12-014-G-00), and authorize the Chairman to sign all applicable 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. The amendment commences on January 1, 2012. In accordance with paragraph 1, page 2, of the agreement, 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 2011-12 at 13.6%, or $4,806. The recoverable indirect cost of administering this grant is $0; the non-recoverable indirect cost is $4,806. 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 budget law. The agreement is amended by increasing the award by $35,399 and increasing the total award to $109,788.00. These grant funds are intended to be used exclusively for reimbursement of salary expenditures of prosecutors 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. The 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, type of sentencing imposed, responses to Arizona State task force investigative activities, 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 97/98. (C-19-12-014-G-01)

Vote: approved

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11. AMENDMENT TO VERTICAL PROSECUTION AGREEMENT WITH ARIZONA AUTO THEFT AUTHORITY Approve an extension to the term of the grant agreement with the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority, in the amount of $109,678.00, and amend the agreement previously approved by the Board of Supervisors on September 28, 2011 (C-19-12-014-G-00). The amended termination date is changed from June 30, 2012 to August 31, 2012. This amendment does not alter the amount of funds received. 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. These grant funds are used exclusively for reimbursement of salary expenditures of prosecutors who will give priority to the prosecution of Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force auto theft cases. No signatures are required. (C-19-12-014-G-02)