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              Arizona Criminal
Justice Commission
Fill the Gap
2000 Report
ARIZONA CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION
Chairperson
BARBARA LAWALL
Pima County Attorney
JOSEPH ARPAIO
Maricopa County Sheriff
JIM BOLES, Mayor
City of Winslow
KATHRYN D. BROWN,
Chairperson
Board of Executive Clemency
DAVID K. BYERS, Director
Administrative Office of the
Courts
DAVID DOBROTKA, Chief
Glendale Police Department
CLARENCE DUPNIK
Pima County Sheriff
TONY ESTRADA
Santa Cruz County Sheriff
BILL FITZGERALD
Chief Adult Probation Officer
Yavapai County Adult
Probation
DENNIS GARRETT, Director
Department of Public Safety
J.T. McCANN, Chief
Flagstaff Police Department
RICHARD MIRANDA, Chief
Tucson Police Department
JANET NAPOLITANO
Attorney General
RALPH OGDEN
Yuma County Sheriff
ROBERT CARTER OLSON
Pinal County Attorney
RICHARD M. ROMLEY
Maricopa County Attorney
CHRISTOPHER SKELLY
Judge, Retired
TERRY L. STEWART,
Director
Arizona Department of
Corrections
Executive Director
MICHAEL D. BRANHAM
Statistical Analysis Center
Director
MICHELLE C. WATKINS
Fill the Gap Program Manager
JOSEPH EASTON
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................ 1
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 3
STATE AID TO COUNTY ATTORNEYS ................................................................................... 5
STATE AID FOR INDIGENT DEFENSE...................................................................................11
CONCLUSION.........................................................................................................................15
APPENDIX A: STATE AID TO COUNTY ATTORNEY EXPENDITURES BY AGENCY...........17
APPENDIX B: STATE AID FOR INDIGENT DEFENSE EXPENDITURES BY COUNTY .........18
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Introduction
In 1999, Senate Bill 1013 was passed to provide funding for prosecutors, public
defenders, courts and the Attorney General to enhance criminal case processing by
creating three new funds within the State Aid Fund allocation. The Bill established a
composite formula for the distribution of monies from each fund to each county based
on a three-year average of felony filings in Arizona Superior Court branches. The long-term
goal of Fill the Gap is to bring felony case processing in line with the time
standards developed by the Arizona Supreme Court. Those standards require that in
each county, 90 percent of the felony cases be disposed within 100 days and that 99
percent of the cases be disposed within 180 days. The Arizona Criminal Justice
Commission (ACJC) is responsible for administering and reporting on indigent defense
and county attorney expenditures related to Fill the Gap. ACJC also documents,
monitors and reports progress made on criminal case processing for Fill the Gap. This
report satisfies Arizona Revised Statute §41-2409.E, requiring the ACJC to report on
the State Aid to County Attorney Fund and the State Aid to Indigent Defense Fund
expenditures. The following information details expenditures and progress for fiscal
year 2000.
The appropriation for these funds are specifically designated in Arizona Revised Statute
(ARS) §41-2421. This statute appropriates $432,200 to the State Aid to County
Attorney’s Fund and $410,600 to the State Aid to Indigent Defense Fund. In addition,
ARS §41-2421 states that additional funds come from a portion of the five-percent of
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monies collected by the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals for the payment of
filing fees, clerk fees, diversion fees, fines, penalties, surcharges, sanctions and
forfeitures. Of this five-percent total, 21.61 percent is allocated to the State Aid to
County Attorneys Fund and 20.53 percent is allocated to the State Aid to Indigent
Defense Fund. In both cases, earned interest is deposited in the fund.
The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission must distribute the fund to county attorneys
and indigent defense by September 1st according to the following formula as directed in
ARS §41-2409:
1. Obtain the three-year average of the total felony filings in the county Superior Court
Divisions divided by the statewide three-year average of the total felony filings in the
Superior Court.
2. Take the county population as adopted by the Arizona Department of Economic
Security and divide it by the statewide population adopted by the Arizona
Department of Economic Security.
3. The sum of the two figures computed above will equal the composite index and is
used as the multiplier against the total funds appropriated from the state general
fund and other monies distributed to the fund.
The Board of Supervisors in each county is then required to separately account for
these funds and expend them only for the purpose of providing enhanced state aid to
the county attorneys or county public defenders for the processing of criminal cases.1
The purpose of this Fill the Gap 2000 Report is to demonstrate the expenditure of the
monies in the State Aid to County Attorneys and the State Aid to Indigent Defense
Funds for fiscal year 2000 and show the progress made in achieving the goal of
improved criminal case processing in accordance with ARS §41-2409. The following
section of this report will focus on the State Aid to County Attorneys Fund, followed by
the section on the State Aid to Indigent Defense Fund.
1 Arizona Revised Statute §11-539.
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State Aid to County Attorneys
In its first year of existence, the State Aid to County Attorneys Fund generated a total of
$675,659, of which $432,200 was appropriated through the state General Fund and
$243,459 was received through Supreme Court and Court of Appeals fines as outlined
previously. The allocations by county for FY00 were as follows:
County Agency
FY00
Appropriation
FY00 Fine
Revenue
Total FY00
Revenue
Apache County Attorney’s Office $4,236 $2,386 $6,622
Cochise County Attorney’s Office $9,249 $5,210 $14,459
Coconino County Attorney’s Office $11,669 $6,573 $18,242
Gila County Attorney’s Office $3,198 $1,802 $5,000
Graham County Attorney’s Office $7,563 $4,261 $11,824
Greenlee County Attorney’s Office $994 $560 $1,554
La Paz County Attorney’s Office $2,636 $1,485 $4,121
Maricopa County Attorney’s Office $253,572 $142,836 $396,408
Mohave County Attorney’s Office $16,208 $9,130 $25,338
Navajo County Attorney’s Office $9,033 $5,088 $14,121
Pima County Attorney’s Office $64,614 $36,397 $101,011
Pinal County Attorney’s Office $15,689 $8,838 $24,527
Santa Cruz County Attorney’s Office $3,328 $1,875 $5,203
Yavapai County Attorney’s Office $14,695 $8,278 $22,973
Yuma County Attorney’s Office $15,516 $8,740 $24,256
TOTAL $432,200 $243,459 $675,659
As part of their annual reporting to the ACJC, county attorneys are required to submit a
narrative report assessing the impact Fill the Gap funding has had on their offices. This
section will describe the various uses of the funds as reported by statewide county
attorney offices.
In general, Fill the Gap funds were used in three main areas: the addition of staff, the
purchase of equipment and contracts for services. As Chart One demonstrates, more
than half of the county attorney offices used their Fill the Gap funds to purchase
equipment.
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Equipment purchases included:
• desks (2)
• chairs (2)
• telephones (2)
• file cabinet
• drug screening kit (3)
• computers
• printer
• paper
• case folders
• cable/cords
• television
• video cassette
recorder
• TV/VCR cart
• zip drive
• mouse
• scanner
• software licenses
• wide area network
(includes hardware,
software and support
systems)
• recording equipment
• file server
• hard drive
• network equipment
• surge protector
• other furniture
• other supplies
One-third of the counties in Arizona used Fill the Gap funds to acquire additional staff.
In all, five counties hired 7 ½ attorneys, and 22 support staff (administrative and legal
assistants). One county attorney office used some of these funds to contract with a
consultant to install a new case-related software system. Other purchases included
liability insurance, increased pay for criminal attorneys and legal secretaries, and other
miscellaneous expenses.
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Chart One: Number of County Attorneys using Fill the Gap Funds for Staff,
Equipment, Contracts for Services and Other Expenses
5
8
1
4
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Staff Equipment Services Other
Number of County
Attorneys
When asked to provide an overall description of the steps county attorneys were
implementing to improve the processing of their criminal cases, a wide array of
improvements were reported. The Fill the Gap funds for FY00 were used in the
following ways:
• Case Management: The Gila County Attorney’s Office recently entered into an
agreement with their engineering department to pool funds (including Fill the Gap) to
provide a tape back-up system, hardware and support systems necessary to
improve the case management computer file system. The Greenlee County
Attorney’s Office re-vamped their criminal file folder system to organize case
paperwork. The Pinal County Attorney’s Office began implementing the District
Attorney Management Integrated Office Network (DAMION) case management
system to improve overall efficiency and criminal history reporting.
• Equipment: The Graham County Attorney’s Office used funds for drug screening
kits, which has resulted in a number of charges filed for Driving Under the Influence
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of Drugs. The Navajo County Attorney’s Office purchased recording equipment and
interview room furniture to assist in increasing the quality of audio tapes and
transcripts. The Santa Cruz County Attorney’s Office employed a consultant to
install a new prosecutor software program as well as computer cabling to increase
the efficiency of the office.
• Staffing: The Cochise County Attorney’s Office used Fill the Gap funds in
conjunction with funds from a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) grant,
Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) funds and County General
funds to add staff (two attorneys and a clerk) in the newly-formed Misdemeanor
Prosecution Unit. The Coconino County Attorney’s Office added to their attorney
resources to improve the processing of criminal cases. The La Paz County
Attorney’s Office used the funds to enhance and maintain two full-time prosecutors
and two full-time legal secretary positions to continue the processing of criminal
cases. The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office used Fill the Gap funds to: hire three
additional prosecutors and one support staff to handle criminal cases assigned to
the Superior Court; a prosecutor and support staff for an Early Disposition Court at
the Southeast Facility (Mesa); and support staff to process the timely filing of
criminal submittals. The Yavapai County Attorney’s Office used these funds to
partially fund the salary of an additional prosecutor to lighten individual caseloads
and improve the speed and quality of case processing.
• Technology in the Courtroom: The Mohave County Attorney’s Office purchased
technology to use in the courtroom such as a scanner, a television, a video cassette
recorder (VCR) and a cart for use in enhancing the prosecution of criminal cases.
Due to the September 1, 1999, Fill the Gap effective date, counties were not able to
build the funds into FY 2000 county budgets. Since Fill the Gap funds were not included
in county budgets, many counties were not able to utilize the funds during FY 2000.
However, many county agencies opted to retain and build these funds into their next
budget where they will be utilized in accordance with the legislation.
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Looking into the future, the county attorneys outlined their plans to continue improving
criminal case processing. It should be noted that their plans are contingent upon
legislatively appropriated funding.
• The Apache County Attorney’s Office would like to purchase a digital camera to use
in criminal investigations as well as for court presentations. They would also like to
purchase a portable projector, screen, scanner, and notebook computers as well as
the appropriate software for court presentations.
• The Cochise County Attorney’s Office stated that although the misdemeanor
prosecution unit would continue to exist, the resources dedicated to it may need to
be increased. Future plans include working to improve the disclosure process of the
agency by creating a new ¾ time clerk position who will be responsible for preparing
all felony disclosures for the defense counsel to expedite resolution of felony cases.
• Depending on the future funding level, the Coconino County Attorney’s Office would
like to augment attorney resources through contract services or positions.
• The Gila County Attorney’s Office reported they have been reluctant to add
additional staff because of the uncertainty of continued funding. If available, future
funding may be used to assist in the supervision and processing of cases in the
diversion program for non-violent felony and misdemeanor cases.
• The Graham County Attorney’s Office intends to upgrade and/or replace obsolete
computers in the office to improve and increase the ability to manage an increasing
caseload.
• The Greenlee County Attorney’s Office, like the Graham County Attorney’s Office, is
working with an increased caseload and will continue efforts to keep case files in
order, up-to-date, and accessible to prosecuting attorneys.
• Future Fill the Gap Funds will be used by the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office to
address the increase in probation revocation proceedings more efficiently by holding
the preliminary hearing and arraignment on the same day. They also plan to
improve information sharing between county criminal justice agencies, local law
enforcement, municipal courts, state and federal criminal justice agencies.
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• The Mohave County Attorney’s Office plans to further advance technology and has
been researching a system that would allow digital images to be used in courtroom
presentations. Anticipated enhancements for the system include a digital camera, a
color printer, photo enhancement software, and a CD writer with software. A
computer and monitor is needed to operate these enhancements. In addition, the
present data management system is overloaded and a new system needs to be
purchased. While the Fill the Gap program cannot fund such a purchase, a portion
of the funds may be used for researching a new database program.
• The Navajo County Attorney’s Office plans to annually review their prosecution
during the course of the prior year and develop a plan to enhance and correct those
issues.
• The Pima County Attorney’s Office will add staff they were not able to hire during the
last award period.
• The Pinal County Attorney’s Office anticipates their case management system to be
in place by November or December 2000.
• The Santa Cruz County Attorney’s Office will continue to use part-time staff to
ensure all criminal case information is entered into their computer system. Additional
computer equipment will be purchased as needed.
• The Yavapai County Attorney will continue to partially or wholly fund a prosecutor(s)
to more expeditiously process criminal cases contingent upon the receipt of these
funds.
When asked for suggestions for improvement of the Fill the Gap program, many
agencies that responded suggested that additional funding dedication is needed to
further improve case processing time. They also indicated that funds are needed to fill
full-time, rather than part-time, positions to provide stability. Funds are also needed so
that new programs can be created and implemented rather than using current resources
to support existing programs.
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State Aid for Indigent Defense
The State Aid for Indigent Defense fund generated a total of $641,776 in its first year of
implementation, of which $410,600 was appropriated through the State General Fund
and $231,176 was received through Supreme Court and Court of Appeals fines. The
allocations by county for FY00 were as follows:
County Agency
FY00
Appropriation
FY00 Fine
Revenue
Total FY00
Revenue
Apache County Superior Court $4,024 $2,266 $6,290
Cochise County Superior Court $8,787 $4,947 $13,734
Coconino County Superior Court $11,086 $6,242 $17,328
Gila County Superior Court $7,185 $4,046 $11,231
Graham County Superior Court $3,038 $1,711 $4,749
Greenlee County Superior Court $944 $532 $1,476
La Paz County Superior Court $2,505 $1,410 $3,915
Maricopa County Public Defender $240,899 $135,629 $376,528
Mohave County Superior Court $15,397 $8,669 $24,066
Navajo County Superior Court $8,582 $4,832 $13,414
Pima County Public Defender $61,385 $34,561 $95,946
Pinal County Indigent Defense $14,905 $8,392 $23,297
Santa Cruz County Superior Court $3,162 $1,780 $4,942
Yavapai County Public Defender $13,960 $7,860 $21,820
Yuma County Public Defender $14,741 $8,299 $23,040
TOTAL $410,600 $231,176 $641,776
As part of their annual reporting to the ACJC, county agencies receiving Aid to Indigent
Defense Funds are required to submit a narrative report assessing the impact that Fill
the Gap funding has had on their offices. This section will describe the various uses of
the funds as reported by these agencies.
Like the State Aid to County Attorneys Fund, Fill the Gap funds for indigent defense
were used in three main areas: the addition of staff, the purchase of equipment and
contracts for services. Chart Two shows how the public defenders/superior courts used
their Fill the Gap funds. Clearly, the services category was cited more often than any
other area. Services included temporary attorney services, a software consultant and a
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consultant for evaluation, with most agencies employing more than one contracted
attorney. Equipment purchases included computers, desks, bookcases, chairs,
Westlaw/Premise CD ROMS for research, computer equipment and a color scanner.
Nine trial attorneys and two secretaries were hired with Fill the Gap funds. Another
purchase included an analysis, recommendations and report of the indigent defense
services case management system; and yet another included overtime for support staff.
Chart Two: Number of Public Defenders using Fill the Gap Funds for Staff,
Equipment, Contracts for Services and Other Expenses
Fiscal Year 00 Aid to Indigent Defense Fill the Gap funds were used in the following
ways:
• Case Management: The Pinal County Public Defender purchased computer
equipment and software to more effectively represent clients.
• Defense Expenses: The Santa Cruz County Public Defender did not use the funds
during fiscal year 2000 because they will be used in fiscal year 2001 to assist with
the expenses associated with an upcoming, recently publicized capital murder case.
1
3
4
2
0
0.5 1
1.5 2
2.5 3
3.5 4
Staff
Equipment
Services
Other
Number of
Defenders
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• Re-engineering: The Gila County Superior Court hired consultants to develop a plan
to improve criminal case processing. The remainder of the funds are being
deposited until the results of the report have been received and a plan has been
established. The Pima County Public Defender contracted with an outside consultant
to conduct an operational audit of its justice and law enforcement departments,
including indigent defense. After the results of this audit are returned, funds will be
committed to implement several of the audit recommendations.
• Research: The Mohave County Superior Court used the funds to purchase law
materials on CD ROM for attorneys to use for research.
• Staffing: The Apache County Superior Court used these funds to help pay the
salaries of contracted public defenders. The Cochise County Public Defender’s
Office created a more efficient system of appointing counsel in indigent defense
matters by setting up an office to take over the administration of indigent defense
contracts. The goal is to reduce the delay in the appointment of counsel and the
cost of indigent defense. The Coconino County Superior Court is currently in the
process of implementing a drug court system and has budgeted five positions so
that the current caseload of drug offenses will be reduced. The Maricopa County
Public Defender’s Office added thirteen additional attorney and secretarial positions.
The Yavapai County Public Defender Office implemented an adult drug court to cut
drug case processing time.
Like the county attorneys, some Arizona public defenders opted to retain Fill the Gap
funds for planning/implementation efforts in the next budget cycle. In addition, due to
the September 1, 1999, Fill the Gap effective date, counties were not able to build the
funds into FY 2000 county budgets. Since Fill the Gap funds were not included in
county budgets, many counties were not able to utilize the funds during FY 2000.
However, many county agencies opted to retain and build these funds into their next
budget where they will be utilized in accordance with the legislation.
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The public defenders and superior courts plan to continue improving criminal case
processing. It should be noted that their plans are contingent upon legislatively
appropriated funding.
• The Apache County Superior Court will continue to use the funds to pay the salaries
of the contract public defenders.
• The Cochise County Public Defender will continue to further implement the indigent
defense coordinator office; fund the coordinator position; implement software;
contract new attorneys; revise orders of appointment; revise attorney billing; partially
fund an attorney; and develop electronic communication between various
components of the criminal justice system.
• The Coconino County Superior Court will continue to implement the drug court
system.
• The Gila County Superior Court will implement the plan that is developed as the
results of a criminal case re-engineering workshop.
• The Greenlee County Superior Court will continue to use the funds for indigent
defense and visiting judges on conflict cases.
• The La Paz County Superior Court plans to assist the County Board of Supervisors
to establish a plan that strategizes how these funds would best be spent.
• The Maricopa County Public Defender will create and fill additional attorney and
support staff positions, to reduce workload and turnover rates. Additional positions
will increase office efficiency by allowing the creation of specialized units and legal
assistant positions. The Maricopa County Public Defender would also like to
increase productivity away from the office with the use of laptops and palm pilots.
• The Mohave County Superior Court intends to utilize a portion of the funds for
Continued Lawyer Education (CLE) programs for the staff attorneys and will
purchase equipment for the office to assist staff in processing casework more
smoothly and rapidly. In addition, a portion of the funding may be used for clerical
help to assist the attorneys with routine tasks.
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• The Navajo County Superior Court would like to continue to keep office equipment
upgraded and current. They also plan to use the funds to reorganize their criminal
case filing system.
• The Pinal County Public Defender would like to retain a Spanish-speaking attorney
to handle selected cases.
• The Santa Cruz Public Defender would like to use the funds for expenses incurred
from a capital murder case.
• The Yavapai County Public Defender will decrease Superior Court processing time
for all cases by identifying: (1) potential conflicts of interest requiring reassignment of
the case; (2) cases that have unique legal issues; (3) cases that have complex
factual scenarios; (4) clients that have peculiar or particular needs or issues; and (5)
early assignment of the case to respective attorneys for the defense and state.
When asked for suggestions for improvement of the Fill the Gap program, some
agencies believed it would be helpful if the funding formula allowed for the individual
needs of rural Arizona. Other agencies stated that the counties’ ability to pay court
costs should also be considered. In addition, it was suggested that the Arizona
Legislature request and obtain more information essential to understanding case
processing as this knowledge is imperative in determining how to distribute resources.
Finally, it was suggested that funding for additional full-time defense attorneys are
needed in areas where Fill the Gap allocations are too small to fund an entire attorney
position.
Conclusion
During its first year, Fill the Gap’s goal of improved criminal case processing has taken
large steps. Once the difference in budgeting cycles at the county level is no longer an
issue much more improvement in criminal case processing is anticipated in the coming
year. After an analysis of the first year of the Fill the Gap program, ACJC staff believes
that the funds have been used as intended by the legislature in Section 16 of Arizona
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Revised Statute §41-2421. Further, ACJC staff suggest that further considerations be
given to the recommendations provided by the county attorneys (on page 10 of this
report) and the public defenders (page 15).
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Appendix A: State Aid to County Attorney Expenditures by
Agency
County
Attorney
Personnel
Employee-
Related
Expenses
Professional/
Outside
Services
Travel
Other
Operating
Expenses
Equipment
Total
Expenses
Apache CA $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Cochise CA $4,189.60 $790.02 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $4,979.62
Coconino CA $7,714.00 $1,301.00 $0.00 $0.00 $79.00 $0.00 $9,094.00
Gila CA $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 * $24,000.00 $24,000.00
Graham CA $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ** $356.89 $356.89
Greenlee CA $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,552.52 $0.00 $1,552.52
La Paz CA $4,121.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $4,121.00
Maricopa CA $148,853.00 $22,895.00 $0.00 $0.00 $11,256.00 *** $6,080.00 $189,084.00
Mohave CA $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $420.00 **** $2,869.00 $3,289.00
Navajo CA $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ***** $9,033.00 $9,033.00
Pima CA $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Pinal CA $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Santa Cruz CA $568.05 $44.23 $1812.07 $0.00 $542.36 ****** $58.70 $3,025.41
Yavapai CA $744.53 $76.77 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $821.30
Yuma CA $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
TOTAL $166,190.18 $25,107.02 $1,812.07 $0.00 $13,849.88 $42,397.59 $249,356.74
* Wide area network tape back-up system including hardware, software, and support systems.
** Drug screening kits
*** Four computers
**** Scanner and document feeder, direct view television, double view videocassette recorder, television cart, zip drive,
intellimouse and cable.
***** Recording equipment, interview room equipment, and furniture.
****** Surge protector.
Distribution of "Fill the Gap" Funds
County Attorneys
6% 17%
1%
10%
66%
Personnel
E.R.E.
Outside Services
Other Operating
Equipment
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Appendix B: State Aid for Indigent Defense Expenditures
by County
County
Agency
Personnel
Employee-
Related
Expenses
Professional/
Outside
Services
Travel
Other
Operating
Expenses
Equipment
Total
Expenses
Apache Co. Sup. Ct. $0.00 $0.00 $6,406.90 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $6,406.90
Cochise Co. Pub. Def. $0.00 $2,432.46 $435.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $2,867.46
Coconino Co. Sup. Ct. $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Gila Co. Sup. Ct. $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Graham Co. Sup. Ct. $0.00 $0.00 $4,766.08 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $4,766.08
Greenlee Co. Sup. Ct. $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
La Paz Co. Sup. Ct. $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Maricopa Co. Pub. Def. $146,712.36 $22,268.03 $0.00 $0.00 $5,896.99 * $9,756.88 $184,634.26
Mohave Co. Sup. Ct. $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ** $2,033.44 $2,033.44
Navajo Co. Sup. Ct. $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Pima Co. Pub. Def. $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Pinal Co. Ind. Def. $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 *** $1,981.11 $1,981.11
Santa Cruz Co. Sup.
Ct.
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Yavapai Co. Pub. Def. $0.00 $0.00 $14,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $14,000.00
Yuma Co. Pub. Def. $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
TOTAL $146,712.36 $24,700.49 $25,607.98 $0.00 $5,896.99 $13,771.43 $216,689.25
* Seven desktop computers
** Westlaw Premise CD ROMS for attorney research
*** Computer, scanner, CD ROM drives
Distribution of "Fill the Gap" Funds
Public Defender
11%
12%
6%
3%
68%
Personnel
E.R.E.
Outside Services
Other Operating
Equipment