Vote — approved

Steve Gallardo	abstain
Bill Gates	abstain
Clint Hickman	yes
and Steve Gallardo	yes
Denny Barney	abstain
Steve Chucri	yes

48.APPLY AND ACCEPT EDWARD J. BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT/ DRUG ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNT BYRNE FUNDINGApprove the application and acceptance of grant funds from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant/Drug Enforcement Account (DEA) in the amount not-to-exceed $198,515. The department budgeted $181,924 through the normal annual budget process. An additional $9,287 was appropriated through for the PFP process which resulted in a final appropriation of $191,211. Notice of the f

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48. APPLY AND ACCEPT EDWARD J. BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT/ DRUG ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNT BYRNE FUNDING Approve the application and acceptance of grant funds from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant/Drug Enforcement Account (DEA) in the amount not-to-exceed $198,515. The department budgeted $181,924 through the normal annual budget process. An additional $9,287 was appropriated through for the PFP process which resulted in a final appropriation of $191,211. Notice of the final funding amount of $198,515 was received from the grantor on July 6, 2018. Grant funds will be used to partially fund the salaries of attorneys providing legal representation for defendants with drug-related charges. The grant award supports mandated legal representation per the United States Constitution. The grant award is competitively pursued and other eligible agencies may or may not apply for this grant award. In addition, pursuant to A.R.S § 42-17106, approve an appropriation adjustment resulting in a net increase to revenue and expenditure of $7,304 in FY 2018-2019 Public Defender (D520) Public Defender Grants Fund (233) Operating (1000) budget. This increase is necessary because actual grant funding received is more than anticipated and budgeted. The grant award begins on July 1, 2018 and ends on June 30, 2019. The Public Defender indirect rate for FY19 is 11.01%. Unrecoverable indirect costs are estimated to be $21,857. The grant award is reoccurring and has been awarded to the department for the past 28 years. The cost of the positions supported by this grant for FY2018-19 total $371,885. If awarded, the grant will cover $198,515 and the remaining $264,687 (which includes the in-kind match requirement of $66,172) will be absorbed by the department’s general fund budget. In the event that the department does not receive funding in future years, grant expenditures will be absorbed by the department’s general fund budget. Funding for this agreement is provided by a Grant from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant/Drug Enforcement Account (DEA). The overall grant budget will be adjusted as necessary to accommodate this grant through a future reconciliation. Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore, expenditure of the funds is not prohibited by the budget law. (C-52-19-001-G-00)

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