Vote: adopted

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50. AGREEMENT WITH ARIZONA COMMUNITY ACTION ASSOCIATION TO ADMINISTER UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TO LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF MARICOPA COUNTY Approve a revenue Agreement between Arizona Community Action Association (ACAA) and Maricopa County, administered by its Human Services Department (MCHSD), in the not-to-exceed amount of $201,837.00. The purpose of this Agreement is to receive various fund sources from ACAA for MCHSD’s provision of utility deposit and utility bill assistance services to eligible low-income residents of Maricopa County. This Agreement is effective from July 1, 2013 until June 30, 2014. For Fiscal Year 2013, the Human Services Department negotiated with the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, an indirect cost rate of 17.8% of Salaries and ERE. The total grant funds are $201,837.00, of which $187,135.50 is utilized for direct service (utility) payments and are not subject to indirect cost recovery. The maximum program delivery amount allowed under this Agreement is $14,701.50, and will be used for administrative costs. This Agreement does not alter the budget constraining expenditures of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. 42-17105. Funding for this Agreement does not contain any County General Funds. MCHSD’s Community Services Division will be reimbursed for allowable expenditures under this Agreement. This Agreement is fully funded by contributions from various utility companies and managed by ACAA. The overall grant budget will be adjusted as necessary to accommodate this increase through a future reconciliation. (C-22-13-059-3-00)