Vote — approved

Steve Gallardo	abstain
Jack Sellers	abstain
Bill Gates	abstain
Clint Hickman	yes
Gallardo Procurement Services	yes
Steve Chucri	yes

49.RECEIPT OF BRIGHT SPOT AWARD FROM NATIONAL HEAD START ASSOCIATIONRequest approval for receipt of a financial award from the National Head Start Association (NHSA). The Maricopa County Head Start program (“Program”) will receive $1,500 as the recipient of the Bright Spot Award. The Award is a one-time award and project period is December 18, 2018 and shall end on August 31, 2019.Maricopa County was awarded the Bright Spot Award through a non-competitive process and as a result of the collabora

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49. RECEIPT OF BRIGHT SPOT AWARD FROM NATIONAL HEAD START ASSOCIATION Request approval for receipt of a financial award from the National Head Start Association (NHSA). The Maricopa County Head Start program (“Program”) will receive $1,500 as the recipient of the Bright Spot Award. The Award is a one-time award and project period is December 18, 2018 and shall end on August 31, 2019. Maricopa County was awarded the Bright Spot Award through a non-competitive process and as a result of the collaborative efforts the Program provided to the developers of the Head Start Language Playbook. Receipt of the Award do not require a match and does not require future or ongoing contributions by the County at the end of the project period. Also request authorization for the Chairman to sign the Statement of Work for the Bright Spot Award. The Human Services Department FY2019 Indirect cost rate has not been fully negotiated, but the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has approved the use of the FY2018 indirect cost rate to be used. Therefore, the FY2019 indirect cost rate is 22.9% for salaries and employee related expenses. The total award funds are $1,500 of which $0 is for salaries and benefits. The total estimated indirect costs are $0. The activities under this award are not a mandated function but provides a benefit to the citizens by continuing to be leaders in the Head Start program to ensure low-income, eligible children with high quality care and learning opportunities to enhance development and preparing children to be school ready. The Project is made possible through a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and Therefore, expenditure of the revenues is not prohibited by the budget law. This Agreement does not alter the budget constraining expenditures of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. 42-17105. The overall budget will be adjusted as necessary to accommodate the grant funding through a future reconciliation. Acceptance of the grant funds will not impact the County General Fund. Supervisory District: All (C-22-19-021-G-00)

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