Vote: adopted

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24. APPROPRIATION TRANSFER FOR MANDATED PAYMENT TO THE STATE OF ARIZONA FOR COMMITMENT OF SEXUALLY VIOLENT PERSONS In accordance with A.R.S. Section 42-17106 (B), approve the transfer of appropriated expenditure authority of $1,500,000 from Non Departmental (470) General Fund (100) Operating (0000), from the amount budgeted for "State Contribution," to Health Care Programs (390) General Fund (100) Operating (0000). The purpose of this appropriation transfer is to fund the new mandated payment to the State of Arizona for commitment of sexually violent persons per Laws 2009, Chapter 10, Section 32. This action has no net impact on the overall County budget as adopted by the Board of Supervisors. Laws 2009, Chapter 10, Section 32 requires cities and counties to reimburse the Arizona Department of Health Services for twenty-five per cent of the cost of commitment to the Arizona State Hospital of individuals determined to be sexually violent by the court. Payments are to be made upon request by the Department of Health Services. If payments are not received within thirty days, the State Treasurer shall withhold the amounts due from the county's or city's distribution of transaction privilege (sales) taxes. Counties are authorized to make the required payments from any source of county funds, including funds of a county-wide special taxing district. The required payments are excluded a county's constitutional expenditure limitation. According to information from the Arizona Department of Health Services, Maricopa County's payments are estimated at $1,500,000 for FY 2009-10. (C-49-10-019-2-00)

Vote: adopted

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18. APPROPRIATION TRANSFER FOR MANDATED PAYMENT TO THE STATE OF ARIZONA FOR COMMITMENT OF SEXUALLY VIOLENT PERSONS In accordance with A.R.S. Section 42-17106 (B), approve the transfer of appropriated expenditure authority of $700,000 from Non Departmental (470) General Fund (100) Operating (0000), from the amount budgeted for "State Contribution," to Health Care Programs (390) General Fund (100) Operating (0000). The purpose of this appropriation transfer is to expand the funding of the newly mandated payment to the State of Arizona for commitment of sexually violent persons per Laws 2009, Chapter 10, Section 32. This action has no net impact on the overall County budget as adopted by the Board of Supervisors. Laws 2009, Chapter 10, Section 32 requires cities and counties to reimburse the Arizona Department of Health Services for twenty-five per cent of the cost of commitment to the Arizona State Hospital of individuals determined to be sexually violent by the court. Payments are to be made upon request by the Department of Health Services. If payments are not received within thirty days, the State Treasurer shall withhold the amounts due from the county's or city's distribution of transaction privilege (sales) taxes. Counties are authorized to make the required payments from any source of county funds, including funds of a county-wide special taxing district. Of the initial requested amount of $1,500,00, $1,250,635 has been expended to cover payments for the months of July 2009 through February 2010; these additional funds are necessary to cover the estimated payments for the remainder of FY 2009-10. (C-49-10-019-2-01)