1st Amendment 12/09/2015 %` AMY HEAVILIH, CPA
9 CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT & COMPTROLLER
\d _1 MONROE COUNTY)FLORIDA
DATE: December 30, 2015
TO: Bob Shillinger,
County Attorney
ATTN: Kathy Peters, CP ^
FROM: Cheryl Robertson Executive Aide to the Clerk of Court & Comptroller C hid.
At the December 9, 2015 Board of County Commissioner's meeting the Board granted approval and
authorized execution of Item N4 Approval of First Amendment to Agreement with law firm of Gardner,
Bist, Bowden, Bush, Dee, LaVia & Wright, P.A. to increase the hourly rate of attorney Robert Scheffel
Wright from $200.00 per hour to $225.00 per hour and to update the name of the firm.
Enclosed is a duplicate original of the above-mentioned for your handling. Should you have any
questions,please feel free to contact my office.
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT
Between Monroe County and
Gardner, Bist, Bowden, Bush, Dee, LaVia & Wright, P.A.
For Legal Services
This First Amendment to the Agreement by and between the Board of County
Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, a political subdivision of the State of Florida
(henceforth, "County"), and Gardner, Bist, Wiener, Wadsworth, Bowden, Bush, Dee, LaVia, &
Wright, P.A. (henceforth, "Attorney") (collectively, the "Parties") is made and entered into as of
the 9th day of December 2015.
WHEREAS, on April 18, 2012, the Parties entered into an Agreement for the provision
of legal services; and,
WHEREAS, Paragraph 6.3 of the Agreement sets forth the hourly rates for Attorney and
additional Timekeepers; and,
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend their Agreement in order to increase the hourly
rate of Shareholder Robert Scheffel Wright; and
WHEREAS, the parties wish to update the name of the law firm;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and provisions contained herein,
the Parties amend the Agreement as follows:
1. In paragraph 6.3, the hourly rate for Robert Scheffel Wright is increased to
$225.00.
2. The name of the Attorney is amended to read Gardner, Bist, Bowden, Bush, Dee,
LaVia&Wright, P.A., wherever it appears in the Agreement.
3. Except as set forth herein, the Agreement between the Parties remains the same.
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THIS FIRST AMENDMENT to the Agreement between the Parties shall become effective when
executed both by the Attorney and the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida.
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