Vote — approved

Kate Brophy McGee	yes
Debbie Lesko	yes
Mark Stewart	yes
Thomas Galvin	yes
Steve Gallardo	yes

44.AGREEMENT WITH ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE FOR THE APS SPECIAL CRISIS BILL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (Supervisory District: All) Approve a revenue Agreement between Arizona Public Service Company (APS) and Maricopa County, administered by its Human Services Department (County). The purpose of this Agreement is for APS to provide the County with funding for the delivery of crisis financial utility bill assistance to eligible low-income households residing in the APS’s service territory. The Department’s S

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44. AGREEMENT WITH ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE FOR THE APS SPECIAL CRISIS BILL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (Supervisory District: All) Approve a revenue Agreement between Arizona Public Service Company (APS) and Maricopa County, administered by its Human Services Department (County). The purpose of this Agreement is for APS to provide the County with funding for the delivery of crisis financial utility bill assistance to eligible low-income households residing in the APS’s service territory. The Department’s Senior Services and Community Services Division (SSCRD) administers the APS Special Crisis Bill Assistance Program to eligible individuals and households in Maricopa County. APS provides the County program funds administer the Crisis Bill Assistance Program for APS’s customers in crisis, as defined in the Agreement, whose incomes are less than or equal to 200% of the Federal poverty guidelines. The Agreement is effective retroactively beginning January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028. Funding in the amount of $600,000 for the provision of services for the first term of this agreement is made available and begins January 1, 2026, ending December 31, 2026. Cash match or in-kind is not required in the Agreement. The services provided under this Agreement are not a mandated function but provides a benefit to the citizens by providing eligible low-income residents with financial utility assistance. APS provides funding on an annual reoccurring basis for the crisis bill assistance program and reserves the right to extend or allow expiration of this Agreement into the future. APS selected to contract, through a non-competitive process, with the County because the Human Services Department Senior Services and Community Services Division provides financial utility assistance to low-income households. Receipt of the funds from APS does not require future or ongoing contributions by the County at the end of the Agreement term. This Agreement is issued through a non-competitive process, as the Human Services Department provides services to residents that are low-income. The Human Services Department indirect rate for FY2026 is 24%. The total Agreement amount is $600,000 of which $120,000 is for salaries and employee related expenses. The total estimated indirect costs are $28,800, with $28,800 being recoverable, costs will be absorbed by the Human Services Department budget. 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. The approval of this funding does not alter the budget constraining expenditures of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant A.R.S. §42-17105. The overall budget will be adjusted as necessary to accommodate this grant through future budget reconciliation. Acceptance of this funding will not impact the County’s General Funds. (C-22-26-032-X-00)

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