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10. DELEGATE AUTHORITY TO APPLY FOR 2010 SCAAP REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS ON BEHALF OF MARICOPA COUNTY Approve delegation of authority to the Sheriff to apply for FY2010 SCAAP reimbursement funds, per Part I: SCAAP Guidelines issued by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. SCAAP provides federal payments to states and localities that incurred correctional officer salary costs for incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens who have at least one felony and two misdemeanor convictions for violations of state or local law and who are incarcerated for at least 4 consecutive days during the reporting period (July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009). The specific award amount is unknown and it is based on a formula. The size of the award is ultimately dependent on the total amount appropriated by Congress and the number of applicants. The Sheriff's Office submitted application information and has secured approximately $20 million dollars in SCAAP awards for Maricopa County over the past decade. Last year's award (2009) was over $4 million dollars. Subsequent Board action is required to accept any funds awarded that result from this application. (C-50-10-107-G-00)

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24. ACCEPT FUNDS FROM THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE, STATE CRIMINAL ALIEN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Approve acceptance of $2,819,911 in Federal FY 2010 reimbursement funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP). The corresponding application was approved by the Board of Supervisors (Agenda C-50-10-107-G-00), on April 28, 2010. The Bureau of Justice Assistance allows these funds to be used for corrections purposes only. The specific planned use, as determined by the Office of Management and Budget, will be stated in the electronic request to drawdown the funds. Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore expenditures of these revenues are not prohibited by the budget law. The Sheriff's Office has applied for this formula-based reimbursement on behalf of Maricopa County for many years. SCAAP reimburses state and local government agencies a portion of the costs to incarcerate undocumented criminal aliens who are convicted of felony offenses. Indirect costs are not recoverable since only staff whose primary responsibility is the care, custody, or supervision of persons detained (pre-trial detention) and incarcerated (convicted and sentenced) inmates are allowable in the calculation. (C-50-10-107-G-01)