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20. TRANSFER OF ARTICLE 5'S ADMINISTRATION TO MATERIALS MANAGEMENT Pursuant to A.R.S. § 42-17106, approve the following transfers of FY 2012 expenditure authority: $545,063 from Non-Departmental (470) General Fund (100) Operating (0000) to Materials Management (730) General Fund (100) Operating (0000) and $65,000 from Non-Departmental (470) General Fund (100) Non-Recurring/Non-Project (0001) to Materials Management (730) General Fund (100) Non-Recurring/Non-Project (0001). Within the appropriated budgets for Non-Departmental, the amounts to be transferred will be deducted from the line Unreserved Contingency. Maricopa County's Procurement Code Article 5 outlines the business process for county construction projects. The responsibility for final specifications, letting of contracts, and general contract compliance is being centralized in Materials Management under the Chief Procurement Officer. This action will fund additional staff and one-time expenses to support the duties of Article 5 administered by Materials Management. In addition, this action provides non-recurring funding to Materials Management for expenditures associated with the start up costs. (i.e., supplies, training, computers, and software). (C-20-12-015-M-00)