Vote: adopted

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49. APPLY AND ACCEPT GRANT FUNDS FROM USDA UTILITIES PROGRAMS Approve the application and acceptance of grant funds from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Utilities Programs in the amount of $205,000. These grant funds are to fund an illegal dumping outreach campaign and to train and certify 12 Maricopa County Solid Waste Management (MCSWM) employees on hazardous materials (Hazmat). Authorize the Solid Waste Director to sign necessary reporting and reimbursement paperwork to administer the grant. The term of the grant is from October 1, 2008, through August 31, 2009. This grant is non-renewable. Also, if the grant award is made, approve a revenue and expenditure budget increase in the amount of $205,000 in FY 2008-09 to the Public Works (910) Solid Waste Fund (581). The Maricopa County Department of Finance has calculated MCSWM’s indirect cost rate at 5.8% of the total direct cost equal to $193,761.81. The recoverable indirect cost of administering this grant is $11,238.19. 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. The approval of this action requested does not alter the budget constraining the expenditures of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17105. The United States Department of Agriculture Utilities Program may grant Maricopa County Solid Waste Management $205,000 to fund alternatives to illegal dumping educational campaign and the Hazmat tuition of 12 employees and 10 operations employees’ hourly training. (Supervisorial Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) (C-91-09-014-G-00)