Vote: approved

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2. TENTATIVE ADOPTION OF THE MARICOPA COUNTY FY 2011 BUDGET 1) Approve the Fiscal Year 2011 Tentative Budget by total appropriation, pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 42-17101 and 42-17102, for each department, fund and function in the amount of $2,264,280,816. 2) Approve the Tentative Maricopa County primary property tax levy for Fiscal Year 2011, which is an overall tax reduction of $14,975,372 or 3% pursuant to A.R.S. § 42-17107. The estimated savings in County primary property taxes on the median-valued residential property is $24.68 or 12%. 3) Notwithstanding the Budgeting for Results Accountability Policy, approve the following: a) Adult Probation, Juvenile Probation and Superior Court are collectively known as the Judicial Branch, and considered as one appropriation. Any and all appropriations within the Judicial Branch can be transferred between any and all Judicial Branch departments by fund and function, as requested and approved by the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, without any further Board approval. b) Contract Counsel, Legal Advocate, Legal Defender, Juvenile Defender and Public Defender are known as the Public Defense System, and are considered as one appropriation. Any and all appropriations within the Public Defense System can be transferred between any and all Public Defense System departments by fund and function, as requested and approved by the County Manager, without any further Board approval. c) The appropriated budgets for all employee benefits internal service funds administered by the Workforce Management and Development department are considered one appropriation. Any and all employee benefits internal service fund appropriations within Workforce Management and Development can be transferred between any and all funds by function as requested, upon review and recommendation of the Office of Management and Budget and approval by the County Manager, without any further approval by the Board of Supervisors. 4) The estimated ending fund balance in the General Fund, according to the schedule “FY 2011 Tentative Sources, Uses and Ending Fund Balance by Fund Type,” amounts to 15% of estimated General Fund operating revenues for FY 2011. This amount is committed for the specific purpose of covering either a) an unusual revenue shortfall of 5% or more of estimated General Fund operating revenue for FY 2011 due to a natural disaster, a sudden, severe economic downturn and/or actions by the State of Arizona to reduce shared revenues; b). an unusual unanticipated expenditure equaling 5% or more of estimated General Fund operating revenue for FY 2011 that must be funded in the upcoming fiscal year due to natural disaster, a legal judgment or settlement not covered by the County’s Risk Management Trust, and/or actions by the State of Arizona that shift significant new expenditures to the County; or c). a combination of the circumstances described in a) and b) that together equal 5% or more of estimated General Fund operating revenue. On January 11, 2010 the Board of Supervisors approved the “FY 2011 Budgeting for Results Guidelines and Priorities,” which established the Board’s direction for development of the FY 2011 budget. Departments used these guidelines to prepare and submit their budgets. Budget requests have been extensively reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Judicial Branch and all elected officials reached agreement with OMB on their budget recommendations, with the exception of the Sheriff and the former County Attorney. In coordination with the County Manager, the recommended FY 2011 budget is being presented to the Board for Tentative Adoption. (C-49-10-040-2-00)