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14. TRANSFER EXPENDITURE APPROPRIATION FOR EVIDENCE PRESENTATION SYSTEMS Pursuant to A.R.S. § 42-17106, transfer expenditure appropriation in the amount of $269,118 from the Non-Departmental (470) Non-Departmental Grants Fund (249) Non-Recurring (0001) Potential Expenditures from Fund Balance line to Justice Courts (240) Justice Courts Judicial Enhancement Fund (204) Non-Recurring (0001). Also decrease the revenue appropriation in the Non-Departmental (470) Non-Departmental Grants Fund (249) Non-Recurring (0001) Potential Expenditures from Fund Balance line by $269,118. Approval of this action will support one-time expenditures to implement the Evidence Presentation System in the Justice Courts. According to the Justice Courts’ Strategic Plan, “A recently completed analysis looking at the long-term trends of growth in court filings and revenue completed by Justice Court Administration indicated that filings have increased at an annual rate of 2.4% over the eighteen year period from Fiscal Year (FY) 1988 through Fiscal Year (FY) 2006. The aggregate increase in filings over that period was 44%.Increases in case filings and litigant appearances in the Maricopa County Justice Courts call for new and effective ways to convey both statutory and procedurally instructive information to citizens. The courts, mindful of their Vision Statement “to provide community-based, user-friendly, efficient and professional justice” also see the need to enhance efficiencies in the conduct of trials and other courtroom appearances. New applications for technology in the courtroom can assist in the conveyance of information and in the conduct of court trials. The Maricopa County Justice Courts wish to purchase Evidence Presentation Systems for seventeen (17) courtrooms (total cost $115,730) and four (4) Video/Electronic Presentation Evidence Carts (individual cost of $13,240, total cost $52,959) for each regional facility (which would be shared by the co-located courts). Contractor labor and travel costs are calculated at $85,115 and $1,650, respectively. Sales tax calculated at $13,664. Total costs of $269,118. (C-24-09-001-2-00)