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A-3. GRANT FUNDING FROM STATE SUBGRANTS FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ELECTION ASSISTANCE -HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT Approve the application and acceptance of $4,365,324 from The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office from the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) for the “Adios Chads” program and funds for the block grant through the Election Assistance Commission. The term of this grant is July 1, 2002, to June 30, 2011. Authorize the Chairman to sign all documents related to these grant funds, as applicable. Funding for the “Adios Chads” Program is $1,646,482. The Funds for this program reimburse the County for its investment in the optical scan system. Funding for the Block Grant is in the amount not to exceed $2,718,842. The Block Grant will provide funding that may be utilized for: • Voting machines • Voter registration enhancements • Voter education above the amount in the County Maintenance of Effort • Poll worker recruitment and training above the amount in the County Maintenance of Effort In accordance with A.R.S. Section 42-17106(B), authorize the following fund transfer. Approve an FY 2008-09 non-recurring fund transfer in the amount of $1,646,482 from Elections Grant Fund (248) to General Fund (100). This action requires increasing revenue in Non-Departmental (470) General Fund (100) Non-Recurring/Non-Project (0001) in the amount of $1,646,482 and increasing expenditures in the Elections Department (210) Elections Department Grant Fund (248) Non-Recurring/Non-Project (0001) in the amount of $1,646,482 with offsetting revenue and expenditure adjustments in the Eliminations (980) Eliminations Fund (900) Non-Recurring/Non-Project (0001). The department's indirect cost rate is 22.95%. The non-recoverable indirect cost of administering these additional funds is $623,974, which will go into the program. 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. This budget request does not alter the budget constraining the expenditure of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. 42-17105. (C-21-09-004-G-00)

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12. REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT TO HAVA GRANT In accordance with A.R.S.42-17106(B), approve a revenue and expenditure appropriation adjustment increasing the FY 2009-10 Elections Department (210) Elections Grant Fund (248) Non-Recurring/Non-Project (0001) expenditures in the amount of $2,718,842. This action is required to reconcile the budget for the grant that was accepted on June 17, 2009 by the Board of Supervisors for the FY 2009-10 . 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. This budget adjustment does not alter the budget constraining the expenditure of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17105. (C-21-09-004-G-01)