Vote — approved

Jack Sellers	yes
Thomas Galvin	yes
Bill Gates	yes
Clint Hickman	yes
Steve Gallardo	yes

Ayes: Jack Sellers, Thomas Galvin, Bill Gates, Clint Hickman, Steve Gallardo

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46. FY25 ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING GRANT Approve the application and acceptance of grant funds from the Arizona Department of Public Safety to enhance law enforcement services and programs that reduce human trafficking within the state as allowed in HB2897, not exceeding $282,281.51. These grant funds are intended to be used exclusively to reimburse expenditures related to human trafficking prosecution. The grant award begins on July 1, 2024 (retroactively), and ends on June 30, 2025. Authorize the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, or designee, to sign all documents related to these grant funds, as applicable. 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 Maricopa County Attorney’s Office’s indirect rate for FY25 is 15.530%. The grantor allows 0% for indirect cost recovery. Total grant indirect costs are estimated to be $43,838.32 for this award. Total grant indirect costs are estimated to be 0 recoverable and $43,838.32 not recoverable. The grant is a one-time award with no expectation of continued funding. This is MCAO’s second grant award from this grantor for human trafficking. There is no match requirement for this funding. No future contributions are required with this funding. This grant provides funding for a prosecutor and paralegal within MCAO to prosecute human trafficking cases. This grant award is competitive. Funding for this agreement is provided by a grant from the Arizona Department of Public Safety, Anti Human Trafficking Grant Fund, which allocates funding to eligible city, town, and county law enforcement agencies for programs that reduce human trafficking and that comply with the requirements prescribed in ARS 26-106. (C-19-25-043-X-00)

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