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A-4. TRANSFER EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FOR INCREASED INDIGENT REPRESENTATION COSTS Pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17106B, approve the transfer of FY 2008-09 expenditure authority in an amount not to exceed $9,000,000 from Non-Departmental (470) General Fund (100) Unreserved Contingency (4711) Operating (0000) to the Office of Public Defense Services (560) General Fund (100) Operating (0000). The purpose of the transfer is to cover increased mandated case representation costs. The transfers will only be used if, following a County Manager-authorized transfer of FY 2008-09 year-end General Fund savings from and between the Offices of the Public Defender (520), Legal Defender (540), Legal Advocate (550), and Juvenile Defender (570), the Office of Public Defense Services (560) is unable to cover remaining General Fund expenditures within its current appropriation. Approval of this action will require an appropriation adjustment increasing the Office of Public Defense Services (560) General Fund (100) Operating (0000) budget by not-to-exceed $9,000,000, and decreasing Non-Departmental (470) General Fund (100) Unreserved Contingency (4711) Operating (0000) budget by not-to-exceed $9,000,000. This action will have a net zero impact on the overall County budget. Three of the four staffed offices in the Indigent Representation System are currently projected to finish within budget for FY 2008-09. The Office of the Public Defender projects full-year expenditures of $35,299,520 ($841,866 under-budget). The Office of the Legal Defender projects full-year expenditures of $9,746,480 ($764,714 under budget). The Office of the Legal Advocate projects full-year expenditures of $8,739,606 ($790,158 under budget). The Office of the Juvenile Defender projects full-year expenditures of $4,309,667 ($27,902 over budget). The Office of Public Defense Services projects full-year expenditures of at least $25,960,195 (approximately $10,545,309 above its FY 2008-09 appropriation). The total anticipated FY 2008-09 overrun, after savings are reallocated from the staffed offices to the Office of Public Defense Services, is $8.2 million. However, due to the delay in billing from contractors, and the normal monthly variances, an additional $800,000 is requested to be set aside to ensure full funding is available. That funding will not be utilized unless required after financial transfers. (C-56-09-001-2-00)