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46. TRANSFER EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FOR INCREASED PUBLIC DEFENSE SERVICES COSTS Pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17106B, transfer FY 2013-14 expenditure authority in an amount not-to-exceed $3,500,000 from Non-Departmental (470) General Fund (100) Non-Recurring (0001) to the Office of Contract Counsel (560) General Fund (100) Non-Recurring (0001). The purpose of the transfer is to cover increased mandated case representation costs. The contingency funding will be used only if the transfers authorized by the County Manager for the FY 2013-14 year-end General Fund savings within the offices of Public Defense Services (PDS) are insufficient to cover General Fund expenditure deficits. The offices in PDS include: Public Defender (520), Legal Defender (540), Legal Advocate (550), Contract Counsel (560) and Public Advocate (570). Public Defense Services’ (PDS) combined projected FY 2013-14 year-end negative expenditure variance is $2,794,245. The most significant forecasted negative variances are: Non-Capital Felony ($1,477,062), Capital Post-Conviction Relief ($1,179,294), and Capital Trial ($907,076). Savings from other activities are projected to offset a portion of the forecasted overrun. Due to the delay in billing from contractors and the normal monthly variances, an additional $705,755 is requested to be set aside to help ensure full funding is available. Contingency funding will only be utilized if required after financial transfers. (C-56-14-011-M-00)