Vote: approved

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3. TENTATIVE ADOPTION OF THE MARICOPA COUNTY FY 2013 BUDGET 1) Approve the Fiscal Year 2013 Tentative Budget by total appropriation, pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 42-17101 and 42-17102, for each department, fund and function class in the amount of $2,312,626,774. 2) Approve the Tentative Maricopa County primary property tax levy for Fiscal Year 2013, which is an overall tax reduction of $60,475,682 or12.45% pursuant to A.R.S. § 42-17107. The estimated savings in County primary property taxes on a $100,000 residential property is $17.65 or12.45%. 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, Public Advocate 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 Business Strategies and Health Care Programs department are considered one appropriation. Any and all employee benefits internal service fund appropriations within Business Strategies and Health Care Programs 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. d) The budgets for all Major Maintenance Projects will be appropriated at the department, fund and function category rather than department, fund and function class. 4) Pursuant to A.R.S. §11-275, the Board of Supervisors authorizes the transfer of any monies received in the General Obligation - Debt Service Fund (312) to be reported in the General Fund (100). On December 12, 2011, the Board of Supervisors approved the “FY 2013 Budgeting for Results Guidelines and Priorities,” which established the Board’s direction for development of the FY 2013 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. In coordination with the County Manager, the recommended FY 2013 budget is being presented to the Board for Tentative Adoption. (C-49-12-059-2-00)