Vote — approved

Steve Gallardo	yes
Jack Sellers	yes
Bill Gates	yes
Steve Chucri	yes

20.3%, or $326,728.50. The recoverable indirect cost of administering this grant is $0; the non-recoverable indirect cost is $326,728.50. Non-recoverable indirect costs will be covered by the departmental general fund budget. There is no requirement of match funds. This grant is competitive and does not require on-going cash contributions after the grant period end date. Grant revenues are not “local revenues” for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore expenditur

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20. FY22 VERTICAL PROSECUTION OF A UTO THEFT OFFENDERS GRANT FROM ARIZONA AUTO THEFT AUTHORITY Approve receipt of grant funds from the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority in the amount of $235,751.00 and authorize the Chairman to sign all applicable documents. These grant funds are intende d 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, 2021 and will terminate on June 30, 2022. 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 Attorney's Office's composite ind irect cost rate for FY22 is 20.3%, or $ $47,857.45. The recoverable indirect cost of administering this grant is $0; the non-recoverable indirect cost is $47,857.45 which will be covered by the department general fund. This grant is non-competitive and doe s not require a match. The grant award does not require on-going cash contributions after the grant period end date. This funding directly supports the mandated function of prosecution of criminal cases. Grant revenues are not “local revenues” for the pur pose 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 $235,751.00. These grant funds are intended to be used exclusively for salary expenditures o f two prosecutors and two 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 vehi cle 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 appro val for the acceptance of Arizona Automobile Theft Authority awards since FY 97/98 with most recent funding in FY2021. (C-19-22-154-X-00)