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10. TRANSFER EXPENDITURE APPROPRIATION FOR HART V. HILL Pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17106(b), transfer expenditure appropriation of $400,000 from the Non-Departmental (470) General Fund (100) Non-Recurring (0001) Contingency line to a new line in Non-Departmental (470) General Fund (100) Non-Recurring (0001) Contingency entitled, “Hart v. Hill”. $400,000 is being set aside for additional legal costs associated with complying with the Court’s upcoming hearing requirements in Hart v. Hill regarding the treatment of presentenced inmates in County detention facilities. (C-49-09-013-2-00)

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20. TRANSFER EXPENDITURE APPROPRIATION FOR GRAVES V. ARPAIO (FORMERLY HART V. HILL) Pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17106(b), transfer FY 2008-09 expenditure authority of $400,000 from the Non-Departmental (470) General Fund (100) Non-Recurring (0001) Contingency (4711) line entitled "Hart v. Hill" to County Attorney Civil (280)General Fund (100) Non-Recurring (0001). This action utilizes funding previously reserved in contingency to allow County Attorney Civil to charge litigation costs associated with the Graves v. Arpaio (formerly Hart v. Hill) case. In C-49-09-013-2-00, $400,000 was set aside in contingency for legal costs associated with complying with the Court’s hearing requirements in Hart v. Hill regarding the treatment of presentenced inmates in County detention facilities. This action makes the Hart v. Hill contingency funding available for use by County Attorney Civil to charge litigation expenses. Additional funding from contingency may be requested based upon the actual expenses associated with Graves v. Arpaio (Hart v. Hill). (C-49-09-013-2-01)

Vote: approved

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12. TRANSFER EXPENDITURE APPROPRIATION FOR LITIGATION COSTS OF GRAVES V. ARPAIO (HART V. HILL) Approve, pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17106(b), the transfer of FY 2008-09 expenditure authority in the not-to exceed amount of $700,000 from the Non-Departmental (470) General Fund (100) Non-Recurring/Non-Project (0001) Contingency line to County Attorney Civil (280) General Fund (100) Non-Recurring/Non-Project (0001) line. This action funds County Attorney Civil Division for litigation costs associated with the Graves v. Arpaio (formerly Hart v. Hill) case. This action has a net zero budgetary impact countywide and does not change the duly adopted budget as approved by the Board of Supervisors. In C-49-09-013-2-01, $400,000 was funded in the County Attorney Civil General Fund for legal costs associated in complying with the Court’s hearing requirements in Graves v. Arpaio (formerly Hart v. Hill) regarding the treatment of presentenced inmates in County detention facilities. Based on actual expenses, this action provides an additional $700,000 in contingency funding for Graves v. Arpaio litigation expenses, adjusting the total expenditure budget for this non-recurring line item to $1,100,000 for FY 2008-09. (C-49-09-013-2-02)