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11. 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 $255,326.00 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 retroactively on July 1, 2016 and will terminate on June 30, 2017. 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 approved the County Attorney’s composite indirect cost rate for FY 2016-17 at 15.2%, or $38,809.55. The recoverable indirect cost of administering this grant is $0; the non-recoverable indirect cost is $38,809.55. 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 $255,326.00. These grant funds are intended to be used exclusively for salary expenditures of two prosecutors and one paralegal 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 with most recent funding in FY2016. (C-19-17-001-M-00)

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Vote: adopted

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9. GRANT FUNDING AND BUDGET ADJUSTMENT FROM THE ARIZONA AUTO THEFT AUTHORITY Approve the acceptance of additional grant funds from Arizona Auto Theft Authority, in the amount of $2,820 in state grant funds. Funds are to support the partial cost of travel and training for two employees to attend training related to the funded grant project. This grant agreement commences retroactively on July 1, 2016 and will terminate on June 30, 2017. Also approve the following budget adjustments: a) Increase the revenue and expenditure authority for the County Attorney (D190) County Attorney Grants Fund (219) Operating (1000) by an amount not to exceed $2,820. Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore, expenditure of the funds is not prohibited by the budget law. The approval of this action does not alter the budget constraining the expenditures of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17105. 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 for the administration of this grant. The County Attorney's Office has an indirect cost rate of 15.2% for FY17, the recoverable indirect cost of administering these additional grant funds is $0; the non-recoverable indirect cost for the additional funds is $428. (C-19-17-001-M-01)

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Vote: adopted

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9. ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING FROM THE ARIZONA AUTO THEFT AUTHORITY AND BUDGET ADJUSTMENT Approve the acceptance of additional grant funds from Arizona Auto Theft Authority, in the amount of $865.00 in state grant funds. Funds are to support the partial cost of travel and training for two employees to attend training related to the funded grant project. Also approve the following budget adjustments: a) Increase the revenue and expenditure authority for the County Attorney (D190) County Attorney Grants Fund (219) Operating (1000) by an amount not to exceed $865.00. Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore, expenditure of the funds is not prohibited by the budget law. The approval of this action does not alter the budget constraining the expenditures of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17105. 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 for the administration of this grant. The County Attorney's Office has an indirect cost rate of 15.2% for FY17, the recoverable indirect cost of administering these additional grant funds is $0; the non-recoverable indirect cost for the additional funds is $131.48. (C-19-17-001-M-02)

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