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42. APPLY AND ACCEPT GRANT FUNDING FROM ARIZONA CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANT FOR TRAVEL, TRAINING AND EDUCATION Approve the application and acceptance of grant funds from Arizona Criminal Justice Commission, (ACJC)-FY2012 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant, in the not-to-exceed amount of $18,621 for the purpose of providing forensic science training and education to forensic chemists and toxicologists to improve turnaround times for completing toxicology testing. The grant award begins on October 1, 2011 and ends on September 30, 2012. Authorize the Chairman to sign all documents related to these grant funds, as applicable. The grant allows a 0% rate for indirect costs, or $0 which may be incurred by the Office of Medical Examiner or Maricopa County for the administration of this grant. The Maricopa County Department of Finance has calculated the Office of Medical Examiner's composite indirect cost rate at 25.6%, or $4,767. The recoverable indirect cost of administering this grant is $0; the non-recoverable indirect cost is $4,767. The overall grant budget will be adjusted as necessary to accommodate this grant through a future reconciliation. Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and 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. §42-17105. (C-29-11-005-G-00)

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26. AMENDMENT TO THE "PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANT" PROGRAM Approve Amendment No. 1 to a(n) Agreement between Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) and Maricopa County through the Office of Medical Examiner in the not-to-exceed amount of $33,500. This amendment is funded by a grant from Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC), CV-12-002. The purpose of this amendment to extend the grant period and award additional funds of $15,000. The grant period is extended from September 30, 2012 to June 30, 2013. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect. The department’s FY13 indirect rate is 24.7%. Indirect costs are estimated at $2,971 and are fully recoverable. (C-29-11-005-G-01)

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58. AMENDMENT TO THE "PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANT" PROGRAM Approve Amendment No. 2 to an Agreement between Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) and Maricopa County through the Office of Medical Examiner in the not-to-exceed amount of $15,000. This amendment is funded by a grant from Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC), CV-12-002. The purpose of this amendment is to extend the grant period and award additional funds of $15,000. The grant period is extended from September 30, 2012 to June 30, 2013. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect. The department’s FY13 indirect rate is 24.7%. Indirect costs are estimated at $2,971 and are fully recoverable. Upon receipt of funds and pursuant to ARS §42-17106(B), approve revenue and expenditure appropriation adjustments to the Office of Medical Examiner (290) Medical Examiner Grant (224) Operating (0000) associated with the grant in the amount of $15,000 for FY 2013. Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and 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. §42-17105. (C-29-11-005-G-02)