05/13/1975 Agreement r r
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
WHEREAS, on the 13th day of May, 1975, the Board of
County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, employed the under
signed for the position of Assistant County Attorney and as legal
adviser to the Monroe County Waste Collection and Disposal Dis-
trict, and
WHEREAS, it is deemed advisable that the undertaking
be reduced to a mutual undertaking,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT KNOWN that the position of Assis-
tant
County Attorney shall encompass the following duties:
1. To assist the County Attorney in the performance of
his duties as legal adviser to the Board of County Commissioners.
2. To serve as legal adviser to the Monroe County
Waste Collection and Disposal District.
3. To assist in the legal representations of the Count
in all matters in litigation or to be litigated wherein the County
or the Waste District are parties litigant.
4. To prepare such legal opinions, documents, papers
and memorandums as may be from time to time required by the County
or said District.
5. To attend all meetings of the County Commission
and Waste District as may be required.
6. To at all times engage in the diligent performance
of his assigned duties.
7. To at all times adhere to the code of professional
ethics promulgated by the Florida Bar for practicing attorneys at
law, and thereunder to allow no conflict of interest arise between
himself and said County and /or District.
As compensation for said duties, the said attorney shall
receive:
1. The annual salary of Six Thousand ($6,000) Dollars
as and for his services as an Assistant County Attorney.
2. The annual salary of Four Thousand Eight Hundred
($4,800) Dollars as and for his services as attorney for the
District.
3. The County shall furnish unto said attorney a sec-
retary to be employed and paid in accordance with the hiring and
employment policies of the County in effect for such clerical po-
sitions, and she shall be entitled as a County employee to the
salary and retirement benefits as are other County employees of
similar statusbf SEC. -.
4. That the County agrees that it shall pay one -half
(1/2) of the monthly office rental (one half being $84) paid for
By said attorney; said rental payment representing the County's
se of said attorney's leased premises.
5. Said attorney shall in addition be reimbursed for
ravel and per diem in accordance with the provisions of law for
.11 travel incurred while on authorized County business.
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6. Said attorney shall, in addition, be furnished with
the following equipment for his use, the same to be inventoried
and accounted for at all times:
a. An electric typewriter suitable for legal work
b. A legal size filing cabinet;
c. A secretarial desk and chair;
d. A Xerox copier or such other copying device
capable of copying pages from books;
e. A telephone for County business for which
only County calls may be made and all non -local
calls listed;
f. Current volumes of Florida Statutes, all
Codified County Ordinances, and such other rele-
vant law books necessary to allow said attorney
to fulfil his duties on behalf of the County;
g. Office supplies, including but not limited to:
District stationery, pencils and pens, legal
tablets, short hand tablets, legal size white
paper, typewriter ribbons, stamps, legal size
file folders and labels, table top file holders,
carbon paper, etc.
7. It is expressly understood that all inventory of
furniture and equipment shall be strictly accounted for by said
attorney and be returned at any time requested of said attorney.
8. It is understood that either the County or said
attorney may at any time terminate said employment as called for
herein after first giving the other party at least thirty (30)
days prior notice of said termination, and within thirty (30)
days if not sooner, all equipment, furniture and supplies fur-
nished hereunder shall be returned to the County or otherwise
accounted for.
Signed: June b , 1975 r
Richard G. ayne
The o orab e Harry S. Pritchard,
Mayor of Monroe County, Florida.
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ATTEST
AKZ
Clerk
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