Vote: adopted

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12. ONE TIME "NOT TO EXCEED" CONTINGENCY FOR OUTSIDE COUNSEL In accordance with A.R.S. 42-17106(B), authorize the following amendment to the FY 2014 budget: a) Decrease the expenditure authority for the Non Departmental (470) General Fund (100) Non Recurring Non Project (0001) Contingency (4711) in the line "Unreserved Contingency" by an amount not-to-exceed $600,000; b) Increase the expenditure authority in the Non Departmental (470) General Fund (100) in the Other Programs line for Outside Counsel Overage (4712) Non Recurring (0001) by an amount not-to-exceed $600,000 from $0 to not more than $600,000; These actions will have a County-wide net impact of zero and they do not alter the budget constraining the expenditure of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. 42-17105. Approval of this action will allow the County Attorney Civil Division to continue to provide Maricopa County, the Board of Supervisors, and various elected and appointed agencies, with legal representation through contract legal service providers. The Outside Counsel budget is used by the County Attorney Civil Division for appointments in civil cases. Costs have run higher than anticipated this year. (C-19-14-051-2-00)