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Date: August 18, 2020 To: Joy Rich, County Manager From: John R. Lewis, Chief Financial Officer Subject: FY 2019-2020 Fill the Gap Certification The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is required to certify by authority of ARS §41- 2421 (Fill the Gap Legislation) that total revenues received in Fiscal Year 2019-20 by the Superior Court and Justice Courts are five percent or greater than revenues received in Fiscal Year 1997-98 (base year). This certification authorizes the County Treasurer to release the five percent set aside money withheld from these revenues during the past year. The attached schedules summarize fines, fees, penalties, surcharges, sanctions and forfeitures collected by the Superior Court and Justice Courts for Fiscal Year 2019-20 as compared to Fiscal Year 1997-98 (base year). These schedules show that amounts collected in Fiscal Year 2019-20 exceed the base year (Fiscal Year 1997-98) by more than five percent for both Courts. The distribution of set aside monies will be as follows: Percentage Fund Amount 21.61% State Aid to County Attorney Fund $ 1,018,850.51 20.53% State Aid to Indigent Defense Fund 967,931.56 57.37% Local Courts Assistance Fund 2,704,833.58 0.49% State Treasurer (Dept of Law) 23,102.12 100.00% Total $ 4,714,717.77 This item will be on the September 2, 2020, Board of Supervisor’s Agenda for approval. If you have any questions please call me. cc: Royce Flora, Treasurer Honorable Janet Barton, Presiding Judge Lauren Cochran, PDS Administrator Pete Anderson, Deputy Court Administrator Catherine Martin, Administration Bureau Chief Frances Dairman-Poeppe, Judicial Branch Finance & Budget Director Anita Avila, Comptroller John R. Lewis, CPA, MBA Chief Financial Officer 301 West Jefferson Street Suite 960 Phx, AZ 85003-2148 Phone: 602-506-3561 Maricopa County