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20. EXPENDITURE APPROPRIATION TRANSFER FOR MAINTENANCE RENEWAL ON THE INFINITE VISIONS FUND ACCOUNTING SYSTEM Pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17106, transfer expenditure appropriation in the amount of $359,561 from the FY 2008-09 Non-Departmental (470) Non-Departmental Grants Fund (249) Non-Recurring (0001) “Potential Expenditures from Fund Balance” line to the Superintendent of Schools (370) Superintendent of Schools Grant Fund (715) 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 $359,561. This action authorizes the SOS to use $359,561 of non-grant related fund balance to pay for a portion of the five-year maintenance renewal on the Infinite Visions Fund Accounting System. Also, per A.R.S. §42-17106(b), approve the transfer of expenditure authority in the amount of $381,691 from FY 2008-09 Non-Departmental (470) General Fund (100) Contingency (4711) Non-Recurring (0001) to an existing line item in Non-Departmental (470) General Fund (100) Technology Projects (4715) Non-recurring (0001) entitled “Schools New Financial System.” This action authorizes the transfer of contingency funds to pay for the remaining portion of the five-year maintenance of the SOS financial system that is not paid for by the use of the non-grant related fund balance. The remaining balance will be paid from savings in the FY 2008-09 Superintendent of Schools General Fund (100). The Department has benefited from additional vacancy savings year-to-date in the amount of $64,978. The Payroll and Financial system for school districts was migrated to the Infinite Visions Fund Accounting Software in 2004. The total cost of the system, including hardware, software, training, and five years of pre-paid maintenance, including applicable discounts was $1,711,000. The five-year pre-paid maintenance is set to expire in March 2009. Pre-payment of $776,874 for the next five-year period is crucial to maintaining support including source code updates as well as legislative changes and forms. (C-37-09-002-2-00)