Vote: adopted

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17. TRANSFER OF "NOT TO EXCEED" FY 2015 OPERATING CONTINGENCY FOR OUTSIDE COUNSEL EXPENDITURES Pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17106B, authorize the following amendment to the FY 2015 budget: a) Decrease the expenditure authority for the Non-Departmental (470) General Fund (100) Operating (0000) Contingency (4711) in the line "Unreserved Contingency" in an amount not-to-exceed $3,000,000. b) Increase the expenditure authority in the Non-Departmental (470) General Fund (100) Operating (0000) in the Outside Counsel (4719) by an amount-not-to-exceed $3,000,000. These actions will have a County-wide net impact of zero and they do not alter the budget constraining the expenditure of local revenue duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17105. Approval of this action will allow the County Attorney Civil Services 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 Services Division for appointments in civil cases. Costs have run higher than anticipated this year. (C-19-15-040-2-00)