Vote: adopted

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10. APPLY AND ACCEPT CONSTABLE ETHICS, STANDARDS AND TRAINING BOARD GRANT FOR THE PURCHASE OF GLOCK PISTOLS Approve application and acceptance of grant funds from the Constable Ethics, Standards and Training Board, in the amount of $5,068.75, for the purchase of 10 Glock pistols and associated equipment. These grant funds would be used to start a program to purchase pistols to be issued by Maricopa County to qualified Constables and Deputy Constables. This will allow the Department to ensure that the weapons being carried by Constables meet the same standards set by AZPOST and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. The grant award begins on December 9 , 2009 and ends on June 30, 2020. Authorize the Chairman to sign all documents related to these grant funds as applicable. The grant allows for 0% rate for indirect costs, or $0 which may be incurred by the Constables or Maricopa County for the administration of this grant. The Maricopa County Department of Finance has calculated the Constable’s composite indirect cost rate at 10.9%, or $552.00. The recoverable indirect cost of administering this grant is $0; the non-recoverable indirect cost is $522.00. Pursuant to A.R.S. 42-17106(B) approve revenue and expenditure appropriation adjustments to the Constable (250) General Fund (100) Non-Recurring/Non-Project (0001) budget associated with the grant in the amount of $5,069 for FY 2009-10. Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation; 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. 42-17107 The applicant for this grant will be purchasing 10 Glock pistols which will replace older personally owned pistols. These grant funds would be used to start a program to purchase pistols to be issued by Maricopa County to qualified Constables and Deputy Constables. This will allow the Department to ensure that the weapons being carried by Constables meet the same standards set by AZPOST and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. (C-25-10-007-G-00)