Item P09
B.QARD OF COU\T\' COJ\1\1JSSI()~ERS
AGENDA ITE:\f SlJ r\."'lARY
Meeting Dale: ]\.'brch ~ 5"..2.006
Di vision. COHtlty j\th}rney
Bulk !teln. Yes
No X
Department: Counti.J\norne)-'
..\GE'.'OA ITEJ\.l WORDING:
:"\ppro\"uf DC contrad \\ jth Inknm COlmty AllarT1!,:.... dlrough January 14. 2007.
r-n:M BACKGROLI\D:
A1 the 2./15/(:6 mcctlnu, the BOeC c:am.::dlec.lltle corman \\'lth the Coullty Attorney <:lnd appointed an
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(ntcri m County Attorney 10 GOJ1\plete his contract, 'l'his agreemellt .~elS ~l)nh lk {crms of emptoyment
Qllhe lntCI"!1n County Att.omey.
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PRI~VIOLS Ht~U':V,-\NT ROCC ACTION:
See Item Bac.kground
CUNTRA(.'TiAGIU:FVlENT CHANGES:
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STAFF RECOMl\1l::J\OATIOi'\S:
!\pproval.
TOTAL COST~ $137,888 per ye-ar
8l,LlGE"n~n: Yes L No
COST TO C()U~TY~ S137,888
SOlfRC}: 01' FL!\J>S:
Rf: \i ..:N lJ~: 1~I{Ol)lTI ~G: Yes-
~.{) X
/\\10U"iT PI(R 1\..10NTH
Yea3'
DlY1Sl0N DfRf:(TOH Al~PROVAL:
,\PPROVE:D BY: County Alty ...X..
DOCI.T'lE'~TA Tro~:
1 ncluded X To Foll0\v
'\Jot Requrred __u_ _
DlSPOS lTIO.\J ~
AG EN DA ITE"l (t
Pc\"iscd ?,..r/~J l
O,~,~T.y ~S;~~~E
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.J~ '1t .)'<uul.,." lU,,1t..1tant. (Jaunlq UI.JAucnJ!:l)
.'J/(jf,nl :1.:1. S Ml.i/!q=, a.BU,lanl r~UtWj Utt.l'-'mtl/ .H..
~ [j?(Pa.>u1 e~'ft(ifi.d in f.:itij, Cr5unhJ ,{ ~ ~!It. flUB.
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TO:
f'vlayor ct1arles "Sonny'" ;\-1cCoy
May-or Pro T em \hlfl"ay F Ndson
Commj~siOllcr Ciemge l'\~~ug.ellt
Cmmnis.-si~)ner David PRice:
Commi%ioner Dix.ie r..t Spehar
FRO~'l :
Suzanne A J Junon. !ntl.:I1m County Attom~y
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Conlract proffen;d at 3/15/0(i meeting
DATE:
February 21. 2006
BO,tJ.RtI OF OOUNrY CQMM15S1o.r~~
Mayv. ChOlrle..s "Sonf'1y" McCuy. I),:,tri ct 3
M.;ly"O:' Pro Twtl MurraV E. N~15l)['. :)Istrict 5
G1Yl:-ge N-eugerlt., [J,stric::. 2.
David P. Ri-::e, D:5tr:ct 4
Dixit' M. Spehar, Di"tri It 1
(!} flice Ct/ tJk e4junhj atk~
Se2 'Uthikfit.:u! s,~, ,'}.,( :i((j0-1. (:R~)
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:1cu (3(}.~) 2l)2-J5,J6
I have interprded th(; 2/l5/0() action or- the County Commlssinn to appoint m~ <l'i Interim County Anorney
l~nCCl ivc rcbrual")" 16, 2006, lO complete the tenn~ of the contracf previously entered with Juhn R. Collins. l n
order to claritY the t.erm~ rtnd condittons whii,;h j'DU expec[ me to fill fill , r have modLfled \k C oUi rl'>' cnn~ract
!l} proviJe foJ' me 10 act .'lS the [nlerim Count~' Attorney through January J'1. Z007 In I"t>'isir1g the contfa~t to
reflect lhe c.hangcd 6rcumstance<; ur employment, I I1m.:e made a number of change,; rr'om the preceding
cont ran. A copy of I.he preceding cOlltract and a .'1lalCmel1t of support frnrn lhe County Attomey':'i ~lafr ar~~
included in 1 he ilgcnda packet antI' lhj~ memo as b(l.ckgmund iHkmnatioll
In order to tact~itat(~ your reading o1'thc new contract. lhe major changes. are as follow~
The paragraphs Or! Ell1pk~yment and 1u]] lime employmen: have been merged.
] n sedioll :; on T ernl of Agrecn1cnt. the 'iLlr1.paragfaph for cxtCll~i{}fl ofthe contract has been delet~d.
,". A DC'>",' sub-paragraph D has been added to thal secljoH> captioned l{e~llmption d' POSll tCln. Thi~
l)l"Ovisjon v\iould allo\..... me to step hack imo the position \".:hlC.h I held through I-'ehntary (5,2006, if the
Cllmmlv,lon dC~Crmlne~ to l::31l(.e! thi-s a.grccmcm \vithnut cause ()1" tv appoint 5omC0l1C e1St; a~ C\1unly
,'\tWI'ncy at, (11' prior to, lhe end or tnls agre~menL
"t
Maoloc Count\" Board of ('Ol.llltv Curmnis"imlers
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Rt. (' ont rac! pt\lj~rrcd aT ., i] S/06
Febn.LUt \" 27, 2nC~l
Pa:;2e or ~~... ~ ~
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:\ ne\~ :,cclion 7 J1a" bC~'ll mscncd [L) darij): t!lat t (\.lminut: 1~.) l:!~ paid lhe S2~r.1 peT i:lonth as set i',Jnl1
~: ordinanc~ to r~ngnjz..: mv <..:ertl1[catiun ;,1 Cill,-. Count,'. and Local (jCl~wnmcn.. l.a\\" \\ hik thi~
,11oHld be paid pur~uant to tl1e ordinan~'.C even if nor spe~itltd ill th~ ~onlr<l.ct, t wan~ed lh~s compor~cm
of pay, UI1J the urlJe["]~'!!Ig, reason, to be :.ippa...;-nt on the fa~(; of! he cornrflC!
The scg;11cnt ill ~ed i (m I (J regarding payment hy the C. nUllt:. to Ll[J~padt pri\)l ser, i~'t: in ttK' rcti rcmc-m
~\ ,,1(:;11 ll[l~ b(:l.:'"]] oj cktcd
E?-;ct::pt (or FloriJa Bar dLl6. the required pr0t~s.::;jonal mcmbcr~h i P'> ha ',;2 been c.hanged tL' be
pcrmis.siblc bul not mandalory
TtH~ pun~orl L)f' See[ i\}]j l-'f about ~ daining fj f1ri\ ate la VII onicc ha~ been dc!c(l"d.
'lh.e :mnuaJ I~~(l.\"c;' alld s.id leave ;;.ectlOrl 1 5 has ~~. rt;\"i;;;;d 10 rdlecr the r!i..:Lnlut of lea ve within the
Counl! system i t\ IJt.;u 01" tl ansfcl ring lea vC at\::[ Ut"d through flnot hCl gO\ l'rmn~ntall:ntit\"
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luok t', lrMlrd to c:nllt!ll11illg to work with )'011 i rl rl1i 5 rww role: and <lpprcciatc }'('Iur c('I!lfrdcncc- in a ppuintj ni!
rn~ <IS lnrcrim County A:t('i"J]C'.\.
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Inlcrim COLIn!\-' i\llWE1~Y
S.-\ t r. ~ mp
LL Thomas J Willi, County Adminis.t!ator
I;o.j TERJ M 1':::\11'1.0\'1\1 f:NT AG REI': M f1: ~ r
TillS AGlH~L\"l E~T is entered into the 1 :';th da'r' or Marcll, 200(,. by <lnd ht'twt'en the
Board or Coumv C ~mlll1i "si~mer<;. or \of onroc Count\,." \" l:JoanJ" J, F10r~da, (I porit i cal suhdi v!sicm iJ~'
the St(ll e Dt" r : ~'ridJ.. whose addrc~~ lS ~r)u \\.'bteh<2"ad Sm~c~. ~C\' We.;,t, Fhwid~ 3 ]~~I.fO. and
SLlzanl1t' A HI1ttOTl. an <ilLUmey licensed to practice taw' ;n the 'State of FlnrLd<l, (" At ton H::Y ,. ),
\vho~o.; rcsidential addres:-; l~ 551 Pi tle l,anc. Big Pint: K~y, Florida .1~HH3
W H E RI:AS~ t h~~ posit ~or. ~1r C\lHrH v .'\ tt()me~ has bccornc \"iu.:ant t" d,Lli~';rl n ( the Boa rd
on f eb[u,,~y I ~, :~)Ob, and
WHEREAS, Sectior: 2-3S6(d. \.1ollfoe County Code. pn.wiJ~~s t'or the appuintmeJlt of an
ltltcri m Count y Attnmev UpOll vm::alic'B or lll~~ posi tiotl~ and
\\" H [RE.-\S, the 130ard tJflS dCH~rmi ned that i: is j!1 the bl2~t iEter('st~ of -' 1 OllroC C uumy to
appoim AUmne\" a:-. Inkrim Counly .-\(wrncy threugh Ja!luary l4, 2007, and
WH EREAS, tbe pan ~(':S have detcrrn i n~d that the terTll sand conJiliom, 0( this AgrccmctH
an: to ttlC ~~q II itablc bt.::-r1C'fLt of botll partiey
"IiO\\" n.. E RU"ORE. ~he Boanl 3nJ AtWl nc\ hc~";,':by a~rc~' a~ tt.llhw..'s:
1. E.ml.loymt-nt. ,.\umncy is hec~by (':mp1oycd by Board as 1 mcri m County .-"\Hom~!', w 11 i c h
pusition shalt b~ d lull-lime po,>itinn, \Vork hours pcrt~.1rmcd, illlnual I C<l \iC'. pcr.sl.llla! leav~. ami
si ck I ~~a \ (" Ilours tL'l};cn wi r I be dO(\lmented on (1 form or fbrms to he ,m~videtl lA Hoard. B0fHC
agrcc:- that any p~r~u:j ~,f pmbJ!iol1<',,'Y s.cr\"icc that may be applicahl(,O 11.) th~ pos.jtion ,:)l~ lnter~m
C mllll y Attorney Ul1(kr the pr~)\..i sions of f~lt:' ,uunt}. 's P~rS()rUlel Pt"l]i ci e~ and Pwc(:Jur e'> \1anuai t:--
hCI"<;<:b.y \\'al ~'cd
2. Solt, CI ien t. ..-\ t1'Jrn~~.. <J.gree~ that she",., i II ,lOt pT"(,v!de tegal ~er\"~L:es. ~,,'hel her t~)r 1:1. fee (II" peo
l)orw. ~~)r 3m. other r~tfS~W lH ..:~Hit\" ',\ ;~hulJt lrl~ exprts~ ',....ntl<.:'T1 appHh<:ll ur the- Huard. It is lht"
JIll\::-n: L.'t" lhi S :'icdio!l that Athmlt'V wilt ha', l' m~ othel pi\- dl~ I)r pub li, d ienh.
3. Po~t-EmploYlHellt H('"s{ ridlOD.S. ,,\ Homey agrees that, for a p~ri0d of I wenly-toul (24)
ca!endar mpntrls fi:'om the etTectlve dale oftermin::ltion or canccHariol1 ofrhis Agn..~emCllt. Anornty
:'.hall ';::ord(~rm 10 the r:;quiremenl:, of ChGlrter 2. Ar""!iclc X \ f, \LJnroc Courny Codc. go,,'crnlng
:0bb~ ing and pro(LJTeJTL~m eth~cs ~~"Jr fom~~r urTicers and emplp:,>'ee:-;
4. Di~dl):mn. of Finam:'iaJ rnterr:sts. Sc-~~tj(1n ~ 1 2. 3142-, Horid[[ SlatLltes, requires iimnclJl
Ji.~clo~ur~ r.\' a '1IllC'al offin~r." a Ild Sll bscct ten (J)(a) -defines. local om C-('r tu include .'allY rerS.Ol1
holdj rl~ \~nc Or m()f~ of 1 ht: jdlowing posit i lH1S: county or !1111 nici pal <lltorncy." Aunrney agr ees
w !1laJ....~ such Jj.~d,lSures on :'.lj(.:h fbrllls and at sucl1rirne;.; a~ rllaV b~~ reqUired b~ -stmc law
5. T enn of .\grroemenl; T {,I.min.ation; Clln("('IJ.ation.
.'\. .\ m"m HI T['rm. "l"h(: normaf !~~rt~l oC this Aglt:'tmcm wiH b~ fl~r ,j period Df elevcn (l I )
ca !('ndar mOlHh.~. c:1mmeJl';:Jnu. at X'.l r) A \t on. {he ~ (Jth di'l\ of~: L'bt1Hlt"\.. 2:)06, [[[IV -=ndin L;
at "no P.\1. on the J41h dav ol'Januar\". :::OU7 . - .
H. 'I'r-rm illation uf.-\ greenll~nt.
1. B)i Board for C<1 u,~t'. Thb :\grc~r:Jem may be tt"fJl1Lnarcd by Hourd mIl v ~~)T cause ilnd
onl" bv n1aioritv vote of the Board 0(' Count.\' Cot11lnjssi~)ners a~ a public meeting duly
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nOl~c.cd and held ;\t least tm~e1L (] :I) dlH 5 prfur to the dme Oil \vhdl the agcnda tl.H t h~7
BOCl1'd "f (" u~mt y C;l rmniss.icH)crs i s p1'l~ra[ed that ~onui~J] s tht:' item of rcrm i naT iun t,) b~
(lewd uFur,. Bmmj will prn,idl~ to Anofncy d tktaileJ v,'r~uE'n statemc;H of t 11;;- re(l:-;()[1 nr
rt\:lS(~I1S. fur \~hic.t\ term i nilt: elll lS he~n.l': <;Dug.ht. Tho;:; S[tiklll('nt \.~'i jI i rH,.':ude, bLll JLot 1X
Ii r'n ited t (), 111e act ur act:;, umi s~i un or orni S~.lH1S. or default or def(J.ults '"~ h~dl !"lXtn ~h(c
ba~is fur wl1iGh ttrmi nilt ion i ~ <-.:oughl, alung ",,'i lh dw rdc\'ant date m dalt"S, timc' ;..11'
ti ~llt's, and Ineat ion Of loonion::>
2, By ..\ Horney fOI. lJr('a{h. I hi!' .'\grt't'TTlent ma\ be rc!"mi ;1ated by ,'\twmey up;")!] ~l
bread \)f 1 his Agr.;t::mer.t hv 8, lard. pr(",'idcd t he Board h~~s nor \,:ured t!-Je nnoach v.. i1 hi:1
t hirry' (,() f days. rol km. i ng receipl ol"lne not;c.e of d1C bfea~:h I fthe brea-ch ha~ nul been
cllred, term i nation win be dYl'C1 i Vi:' un t he lhjr~y-tj;<;,t Jav t~)llowrll~ r~cc~p1 ot' \Hlttcn
notiCt ti'om Attorney hy th(; Board.
3. B~ S ormal E:\.lllratlon. This ,.:\grcem~nt is tem!i rtliled upon it'; no( mal cxpi ra.tlQH daIl'
il~ stated ~n Scctklll ... A
..I. f)efinitlon. ,\s "sed iJl rara.~narh B. : abo\'c. ,.t~)C causc" sbafl Tll(\Hl (a~ dishoneq\'
\\ iT h rc"pec.;t to 1 he blJ siness ami up~ra[i{)n of tll'C Board, (b) conn I"Int:d viul illion of the
Buanl's drug pol i c:y, t (;) l~fLl~ai (0 c:oLlpC-nlTC j n an invc:;tigation regclni i r.g any aspect of
the hLlSiJ\~s~ or operation l,j" lhe Board, which invc5tigatfoll ~s conducted by or ilt the
c~pa~s.s d ircc( lon of the Board: (d) con',:~crfoll ()f a ni me- whid i'. da'i'itfted (:~ a felDTlY
,'! d ('nm~ ~m'(ll',' i n!! [~l(lra[ turpj:ud~, or ~ (') ~rcss ncg.lC'ct or \~ i II tl.!~ or i nU:nT inn~~ I
m i scondUL~1
C CllnceHation. Bo~ml rnu\' CflJLC02l LltI:> .\gn~'emem y., tlbOLE~ caus.e, dlt'CIj ve 1hiny (38) ds)- 5
aJler givillg v.-ritten llotic:e tll A jtom~y Such c:am::ell atiOrJ wi I 1 he hV majority' vote ur l h~
B.Xll"d a1 a duly nOliceel publjc m~etjng.
D. U('Slllll pfiol1 of J"osition. L pon a \'utc (If t he Board to cancel thi s ;\!,(r~'cmc nl or In till'
~'\('~1t Attol'l]<'::: is n0l a.rp0imcd as Cou11ly AHOLtlCy. or if appointed dues ]1(".'1 ac.:'.epL salJ
drpointmem TO fi!1 the pos,itiut1 of Cuumy ,~tlOmty. ...\ttorn~y sha1i helve' the optfon tn
remain \\ithin the Office oftnt County AttorncJ\ resuming the Assislalu CDuM} l\tlorrll'\'
posit lOll dc~ignaled Sc-Ilior Legal Advi SOl', to he f~a[d at <.m mlTluat .~i:l.l Uf}: v.'hi(,;h sha1! be
cmnplllcd by adj US.1l!lg the AUumc.v' s arLoLial satan; as de the d<iy immedi atdv rre~eding
1 he ctfei;f;\'e dClTC of th i 5 agre\":n1Cn1 fnr a:J me-rit and co:;t~0t-:"1 i dng H'li St.'.~ which .'\nomt~.
~~ oL;;d hij',(:" rc.:ci \ cd dU~lJlg the li me of l his COntrdct haG At Wme\" remaineJ in her rO~il i,) n
a.~ em ..-\ssi~taTl t r ClurH~' :\ttOrTH;'Y fhi:-; p,evi ~i~ln 'ioha i I ~uf\'i \'~ the ;lurmal ~"\11] I al inn eaIt:
or eml i~r tenn;llariol1 \~f thi ':i <It;rccmenr.
Co, Base- Salary.
..\. Amount. Th~~ f~oaid \\ ill pa:~ 10 AH0rnt'_~, as <.mJ 1"(:)[' a b<lse salary. the t-l.l1l1 of 0\;[.
HL\;DRED lWf-::\TY-rJGHl TIIOl...:SA\."D [l(jl iT f{t"~DRED THlRTY-f.lCrH l
DOLLARS lSi28.83S.ciO) per annum t11r the tern, ofrhi~ agrccmC'rn. For purpo,;cs uf this
;\grl"e1lit.'tlt, ;'per annumll will b~ dct\l\.:d a~ the t,,:;c;1l Yl'ar which comm~nC6 on Oewbef
1 st and ends un Sepkmber 3 l S.l.
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B. Pa)'nll~nt. Ha~e sdlar\" pa~ mems '.\ i; l r.e pald : n ~~q llal bi week Jy i Ilstall mt':1~" i 26 pa:.-
pl~r;uds. pcr annHm).
... (~jl~~.. (~()lI11ly~ nUtl LotaJ (;ol"eru Raent l~ilW (~trtjfir ation... /\lhHIJe) is certi fled b~. tne
Pl ~rid<) B<:! a~ a sp~c i al i ~l in (' i [y. (' OLlllty. and l.ocal (,(l....emment '-<.m. Pm ~LJa!ll 10 S~C. :: .'-hil( c).
\ 1~)m ue (' uunt\" (\ Ide. .\llO[ nc\' :.hall bt~ pa: d S'::'if.! 0; I per ml~llt h
8. TransJ)onarioll ,\I]owanrc. A ttorlll~y' <lgrees that she \",.ill he 1espons.ibk for provid ing her OVlo':1
r.l0H,,!" \ ell i c Ie t(-" transporrat iO;l '.\"it rt11l tht hmi ls ur ]\.iomot Cuunty that may b~,: nCC"Ce'sary.
r(:qu i red. ,~i appr()pria~ c in t'u I fi)l i t1S her T~:'.p{'nsib i llties <!!]d du ljc~ LI ndcl' th is AgrccnwnL l n i i ~~u of
the rrtparatjol1. nmintenaHi.:t', SUbllli:->sioJl, [(;\.i('\\. appro,'a1, illld auditing of d\:'tajl H,l\"t~1 C':\p~n:'.e
reimbur~ement \ and a.~ partial cntl:iidcratior1 for Attorney's ~ntcri ng i llto tht:'. Agreemenl. Board
"-l.',ft'~S to pav h"\Uomt:y the ~ulll of FIVE HU\u!u,:n Af\l) FfFI"Y DOI.LARS ($~5(lOO) pel
[~lO;lth as <<.nd 1()r :l traIlSr(~[l<l~~on aU(l~\ancc h~c [1"<1\ c-J our of \1onroc Coumy by nWlOr ','ehi\':1e.
,.\ llnnlc: \" 11 bl~ rd 111l'.'u I'sed l~: rlOilrd on CI p.;r rl'Jp O<l::',;S il1 t h~~ nm~ (II h)we(~ ~l.r \lt1dcr C h<lpl er I L>
l"iorlda Smtut.:.s, w:1h m l !cagc cakulatc-J as if depal1ufc CO!1llrwnccd at the \lonroe C ounry- Dad~
('ounty 1il1l~ (l.nd return ended at the r.....lol1rue Counly'-[),J(ie COU!lly h!1~. i\l ils sole di~cretjcm, and
L~ron re\IU~:Sl hV\twm(;!. Board mil:'>' aW l10riz-= thf;c' reFll1 f-lursemt:'r.t of ..\ t.tmnt\'s aduLLt
t'\.penJil ure~ \~ r.~,~ J;)lumemed e\"iJem'e ;.~ proviJ~d de~ai li Ilg Lhi..' aC'lU<i] t''{ pt'nse-; iTh:urreJ
9. Travel Re.mburst>ment. Board agrl:cs to pay to 0!" reimburse Anorn~~y tl1r the COS{S of mcak
(l~h.;r c\(peTlSC-~ and J0dging im:unl'd by AllUfH('V lhal mol\' he n(:c~ssary. I"t'i.:]uired, 01 <ippiUpr idle Ln
~'lJ I till i r:~ ..-\ !tumeys dut i cs ~ Ild rc~ponsi b 1I it:c:s- Ll ndcr t hi s .A.gfi.:'Crn l~nt. ~ 1cais. otMcr npC:tl ~<';5 a r:d
l~lli~i ng hi I ~ br: p~ id rC~I' (11' reLnlbur~..::d al the rates ~pt:(;i fL0d in S~cti(1n I ~ :061. Florida StiilL~l(,~.
.'\ 1 iu, ~n It' d:~c.:.:re~ iun, and upon request hy Ai!0rney, Board [lM)' C1urhofi7c the rd Il1tH.lr5em~'nt or
A UUJTlev\ Hct uill expendilures \>"h.crc docum~~nt(':d c\' idcllCC i:; provided d1..~lail tng the aCluat
('\:p(:"n~cs i neu r red,
111. Florid!~ l{eri re III t'nt SJste-lll. I30ard agrees. 1hM th~ p()~itim1 \'Jr 1 Tlleri j]] Cuun1\' A ttome~' \\- i! I
he it pnsit [on dassd1ed a..;;, aud digible j(H lhe ht'netii!i provided umler. the Senior \t1 11 t1agl~mcnl
Service ('hiss, ill acc()Tdanc~~ with Sect ion 11~. O~ ~. Horida Statutes. Board will conlrihute such
(mlOL;n(~ <1~ ~l1Ch times il.:'. l.~ rtgui red by Section J I 2:~'.I:" 5. Florida Sti11ukS. anJ ,lJl,\' Dtrt~r dppl iL'abte
1(1,\.... or ~I LH Lilt
11. I)u lit:'! ftlld RtL~pom;ihiliti('$.
A. Gt'nend.\t1l mwy ,>,..; I] ha\'c those- rcspor1si bi I i1 i~:. and r~I :~mTl th~)s~ dut ii,~s whd1 arc Ii stcd
in 1 h~ all ac neJ I""o,;it iun J)C:,Ul ~t iOTl (AuadLlJJt'Jlt ;\) ,HHl v.'hich \:lrc ~~0ma i tled 1r~ 111 i ~
Agreement If a du1 \" or responsi bi f ity contained l n the Posit ion Descl ipLion i ~ in COllt1i.:t
\\. i dl a du l y or re"pon:'.i hi! it Y wm il i ncd in t nrs Agrct'"m~nl, the dul v nr re:'ironsibi I ity in rh i s
'\grC-Cl11Crll \.\ ;11 pr(\"<:liL
B. J:: Xt'U1pl inn;!;. :-';Qt h i ng in tlli ~ Agrecmen1 nl in Lh", BO<i.d's poliLies, nlk<;, and rnlCcdurb
:>;tlalt limit ;\HornC'y's. dgln 10 make pa~~i\'~ linancial im.'~~tmenh~ to pmticip,Ht,' iu
Cha1"fl ahf~' :;,er\.tc<i:' {IT work w~th charitab Ie on.:.anlzations and other COlllnlU 11 it\' act i \,. i1j('S
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~Ild..i.liing WIde ~lld Wof~ssionaJ urganual ion~. or 1u UJlJ...'rlake other ~lCti\.uic.~ \, hid\ du
no, inl.;:fcre with the pcrf(J;-mar'1('"~ 0t" Attorney'.~ dutl6 lm-::ier rili.:; ..\gre-emem, il bt'i ~Ig
mu tuaHy agrc~d thaI Altorncy'~ panic.i pat iml ~Jl SLh.:h ,h.::tiv iti es i:; of benefit hl the !joani
L ..:h'ajlahilit.,.-. Auorney will he reasnnabiy avadable tu Hoard member~ and kcv 13oar'J statf
l"~ cr~l.\' t~)lj1" i ~,'l) ~1~)1 !r~ rer dil.\'. S Udl a v('Illab i Ii (y \d 1 be h\ telephone 01" (~I~:rolli~'
[Iles.~ilgi t~~. llr i:1 pe['~(}n. Boa~'u ~tHlll mai nrilln 1nd ray for ..\llurn~~ ('"en U l:-tr ki cph(~f! e
s ~~T\.' iC~'
I). flhical ConsideratioHS. Board and Attmney agree thal. in g.cncral. it i!c> the Hoard li:s a
\\" ho It, t hat is I b:: eJinlt C(1r;ty of rhe Attornev. HOWt:\CL a~ recognized by the Rules or
rrot'C~~lon" I C 0ndu;':l of 'l'ne Floriu<i Bar. tht anornc\" c 1 ~('nt r~ iat !DrLShip fCH ('rgan i tat Lona 1
and gm'e:'nmt'nta 1 ag~I1(.:i es lS nDt the Same a~ the attorney-c l ienl rei atiunsh~p [(1( pri \ ate
;ndl\'iduals. and-\n~lrne\'\ pruf~~:;i0.flal rdatinnship w~!h th~~ !ioard \~ill he con:,>i~km with
lhe: l"('"qLljrclllcnts of Rul e ..::1- j 13 DC th<:' Rules, of' Pmt('>Sfona I Conduct
~~. L{'ga I Orin iUIl);. Boar d and ,'\I[0m~y agrce that from ti me to ti me AtWE1l~\' will be
r~qu<::,steu to Tt'llJ<:r <:l t..:gal ~)pi ni ~H1 on matters of ~!gr:iti,:a[1ce W l he Bndr d. lb.:.' C OUrlt.\.
:\dminl s.t["3Wr. or tt~c C (lU my (" IcrK [iOClrj and ..\Horney agree th<iL cu,]:-,i SleIlt \\ ith the
dhicaJ ~)blig~(ions l)f Tn~' Attorney tn the Board. (l) dB H.:'ljul:sb f(lf dO oplf~ion win be in
wTitlng, (2,~ all rC':qUC!'l~ \.....illl:-.~ ~~omm1Jni(:<lted to Auorr1,.;y directl}' bv or through a Coullly
CoJrnm i ssic'm::r, the C OLJlltv AJrni ni s[r<lWL 01 the County Ch.'rk, and ("i) illl npin ion..;
le;)der~d will he in \Hit~ng, ddd:e~,-;~d lU the Board ot' COLlnty CQn1Iniss;on~r~. ([rid \~'ijl he
\)\.t'!" the ~i.~mtLUt: i)C the ,'\llomcy. It ~~ c.\pl"('s:sI.\ i'lgr(~ed Thzll the AHQrne} \\':~Il r.ot
cTttt'[1~tlIl req Lle:-.l'i f()j, Tlot v... in rcndu a \Vrtu en ,-,pi njol1 to. i ndi\:iduai s or t~.1\ifies who ,ire
mctnbeu, or tl1e gCll~ral pu blic or spcci ill inl t~rCST groups. or WllO ijre represenl(llives or
gO\'crmn~I1lJl agcnc il';S u nks:-; "ped fi l~at I y d ;rcctcd to do so by a majority vuk of t Iw HOald
~Il ('I jul_\ n~")Ti~~cd publ~('" nwctin~
12. Pnlfeo,;siona I .\-1 em Il('Tshjps. :\tWm~\' \\'il! m <.Ii main h~r m~rnher~hip i [l good sl1ndi Tlg ~\ it L
'J'he f:l,)~ida H:lr and the City.', C~m!l~Y & Go\"emmel1t Lmv Sedi~)Jl or The floriJa Bm. auJ ma...
hecome a nlt'rHber or dnd mainta~n mcmoef5hrp status in di \'i:sjon~ or scctinns of The r: lodda 13ar
whj c h ai C p~["[ [ncm tu the i~sut~ add] cs<;eJ hy the Cou [il) -\ttvmcy'" oiflc.c. Add it i~IJlidl y,
.-\:-70rncy m,~:, b~C0t1W a member of th~' .A mcri can liar -\ s s.()Cl at lUll al1d (l 11lcll1bcr (1f the pr;lti n('t~t
sccTio 11S or d i \ i ~iO]1 s. All due:,>, occ.upmionat ! i l~n:\Cs. [(('5. and C0Sb f()[ ot.Hain;ng <i.nd maLlltaL:1 i n:;
the memher:-\hir~ ddin(~a\cd (lb()vc \~ ill be pil:d fi.,r by HOClrd
13. Local Uaj..orl'i. :\[ tome)' \.vi II maintain liaison:,; v... it h t he I ~g<J 1 represtll1 arive'i uf klca I
~o\"t:r nTTlt'ntal ,illJ pu hl ic Cig-;nc;e!> kh..'akd with i n l tw g.Cl)graph i ca I Ii lTl ib '..I r \ 1ollr0c Cuu nty. W
~11cllid~' ~,1U[ not be lir~1iLed [\) L.la1llo~aJ<.i, \"illag~ A lslar.Js, Cit\. (~f 1.,H"'lllll. Cit\. of K~~y Colon)
H.eacJ1~ (';iy ,)1' \iarathon, Cit~i Dt' Key W...:::',t. FloriJ~ Key s \losll'..liw Cmltml D~.'tri<':l, I-"hridiJ.
Kcv.~ Aq ueuucl :\Ul~luril y ~ \.1onrne C OlJnty Housing ..j" Ulhl)riry~ and the Schoo: Board of \'1nnwe
COUrl[.....
14. Offict' SP1U"t'. Stafl and Supporring S€'nlcl'S.
.\. llflicf" Space. Board \.\,il! pruvide ot1ke \pace jbr Arrmne\'
B. Staff. B()3.rd \\ il l pr\)'., ide Sli ffi c kilt quaJ l fled :q~jT 10 the ollti.:e ~) (' (' ()UTll.y Attorney. w ils~i ~~
.-\n(ln1~'Y in ""jfLLienL;\', p] OdLl~1i\'.;h, and protc~<;iuni\I~:-,. nll'clLn:; th,,-, m~~siun. ~oals.. and
,~bjen i ,'C5o 01' 1 hc C ount~ AltOIJLE'\''s Dtllct.' and ~he dU1 ~es of the 0.\ ttUrllCY. Sf air ',~'i iI
indud~. bllt nut be limited to. a.tt011'1CyS h.:cn~ed TU prnetil:l' lr~\\ ;1) th~' Stal~ uf b'lorid,l.
para~(':ga:s ~ndiOf legal assi stant'}, and admllllstrar;ve su ppOrl.
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:1~u iJ\\ olJ t~ an(~ sull ~\',u l:, C";:.:;"';~, UIII\" ,l;:-'\;"(l' '.-J' (l"" .. -,,'~,; .'~" '~~.'. ,. "".- ", - ~
i tltCrt1Cl acces~, book'} and .~ub~cripliuJ].~, rerjndic..al S, oft1ce su pplics., prlllOwPY
c:q ulpmcTlt. n)ll nly wcb-pJgc pn~~ell~:e and 'ierver ac<:e"s and :-iloragc s.pacf, pu::;ldgl~. (}m c('
eq Llip~11t'Tlt and Illrni lUr<;:, iHlJ olher sj milar m<Hcri al s, cqui rmcnt a~ld "t,':'fYi c~~s. a~ may be
II....... ........ ......-. "......... +J...". !'"'..... ~ t.... U. r"'~' ~~I 1:--1 ~ ~:L:- 1~T'1.-.I ,:~1l-L,,"'i ~"'r...r ......i:"!......r:.=i1 H....n nf t ht-' n f1~cC' lY~" (. ount...
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l~. An nna] LtL:JH' ami Sic k Le.l'l'e. Auome\' ~ha H rctafn all personal and sid: l("i1\"<: henefih
:.LL'Lmed llE (Yilgh t'dmJary l".', .:::rjOt,. UJlJ~r' lht' pI iu; emplo\ mem oC :\ttorncy a::; iHl as~j ~taIlt Cl)Ui1t\
1tWrney. F.lt'~inTling J~ nf Fl."bruar) :0. 201)6. .-\nor.ncy will c-am and be creditcd Wit:1 sid kaw
hours auJ aJlnual lea\~ huurs 1:!l <:l rale per monlh equal ll~ lhe h1ghes~ r[1~t: cLuncd bv any (I(lwr
cmplo}"ce or 0JJkcr 0 I' 130ard A twrncy msy flCCu rntl 'atc Ll tlused Q n nual leave \\'it hout I j mit a Ild 110
'J nu~d 3rmual k~ \ (' ;Ha\ ht F:nfCild due to nunu S,l\ any prn\. i s.k) 11 s of t f\c P~~rsonn~>1 p'o! i(:ics and
Prlx::cdu;~~<;. \ 1aflLJa~ to t he ~~~wt r;i;y' 11oT\\'it hS.tillldi ng ln~s prl)\"~ ~~(~n ~ nail \U!"\.i.....t;- the exri n~: iO:1 ~lT
l~adicr termination efthis Agreement.
16. Pt'l'o,;OUH 1 Lt'3Vt". Dw: tu t he nature of i\Uomey's uut[~i; J nJ t h~ requiremtnh of the posil ion n t"
(\)lJrli\' :\l wr rLl'\'. i r~ttdererl\:e \~"lt b :\Ltmne,''s pri"<lte ti!"e is w be e\.peu~d ,md it is rec\l:;niL~d
t hat AH~)[ n';O'\ ;llm "["(HLl t(l ti lll-e ahs.em ht'rsel f Juring Llnnnal bus.illcSS lwu, S J\)I" per~(}Jldl ,'(',bnn s.
Ilov....e\.~~r, Att(H[)Cy shall rClnain n.:a:"onabl.y available w Bmll J HH:~Hlber~ and k~v il\}arJ s!aIT b\..
tekp hon~ or other c 1cdronic means. SU.dl pcnlmal 1 Lm~ v.... j!1 [lOl be considered Ul deoi Led agai n~l
\ aLation: i ~1e
1'7. Parlidpatiou in Ed IJn~ti0T131 and Boani-l{c1ated EWllfs. Board (lgrCC$ to budget f~)r and to
pit \-" the (:usb incurre(! hy .i\ ttome).' in attendj tlg s.cm i oars, COnl1Hljlng legal education couri;C~,
rll)ard-;l'Jated ~.\ cnts and ou: -()f..C()U[lt..... meet rngs as may he Tlt:'{;es.~flry m apprupr((lf(' 10 '\ norncy'~
dut ics and rcspurl~ibi! i ttt's 1I rlJer lh i s A~reement
1 X+ J ndC'mnjfit'~llion and COHlt('ratinn.
A. Jndt'mnifi~:tti()n. The Board wdl dcfend. !wlJ llarmles:s. allU ]Jl(ieTn!1ify An~)rncy against
a. n I." tort. r~()je,,~iollai I jahi! it:: t)r ot her 1c~r~ I demand. c J L!i rrl, OJ Hc1iun \...... hie h i:-; I'~' I ated
(keL:"tI~. tH' indirectl\' to Altl1rnej-''s. anions. ~n her cap<Kity as Count) Attorney
H+ C ooprn\rion+ In lht:' e\"(~TLl of act lIa1 or tbn..\ltC'ncd lftigatjon anJ.:ur admi ni s! f<lJ (\"t
;rm<..:ecdi n::!-s- i n\"('" v. tl!~ tne: 13 ,lard v, hi l' h ,lri.~6 Utit of' an anion UI" actions whidl ,.'ccLmed
~l[ Jl t al~eged rD ha~'~ ~KCllrjcd \~hil..:; Att()mev ~~as lii..'tlng in twr <.:apacit\" as CClunh
,'\ ttortley, Al1ur Ile" v,:'ili <:.:ooper<lte \~:it h the Board and lls (;oun"el ill detendi Ilg and
rt~ofvi ng lhe ~il igal[oTl or pro<:.:eedi11g f tl such regard, Board agrees to pay A !tomey's.
reasonahk" nil ,'C 1 rllld Sll b~i :-;tenct' expen~{~s i rlCU rrcd !n coupcrati ng \vi t h the H(1ard and ib
cn\~:1s('i. including p;..qJiHdtio11 f(~r ,Lnd (:h,;tual disco\ ('r\", Sdllemt'nt. <lmltrial ;-1Ih:i hcal'itlg of
sue h m~lt, ~~rs
1. Alwme\ ,~wecs t h{jt. u;1Ic::,,, fC'"qU ~rcd by lav,', she \vi II not (:uopcra~C' .vitll ~;I" <1-ssi st anJ"
pan\, per :->','<1, or entit! \\ no h il~. haJ. OJ Illa \" l-Ej\'e, m a::;.scrt~ {hat he. :-;hL'. 01" it ha~ (lr
Tr.il\" ILa\"<:, ~ ny C 1<3: i mot' <In..... [;,u ure aSJ ;n.q The f~Oilro, ils flgcnh, otlker". or ("rnp k~yces.
lIIlle~s the ~}O~\fd or iTS aLllhur'iz~J agent cxrre%i~ consents iEl y"riting tD wa~\"(' thi.~
pr0\.'l~(On O~'l hi s A~re~menl .
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I .\!tome\" .~hall Jh~t Ji"t:b:;c to ii[~ v per~nfl, p<n~.y. or Cnl~lY an\' confident ia i,
rrOy~il;taIY. ti Int;-:;en ~~t i\'e. 0, rtnTi-puht~(" ~ 1l1(~T Tmili~}J1 ] c1 ating w ~hL' UOilrd or !t~
upddtiolls unl~:;s req ui] l:d by law [(> do s-o.
-' ['he rt.~t ri,-,t ipll ~ :1 r.d prO!l ib!{ ions wt f(H1 h in pdrilgr.aph~ ~ S, B. J and r 8 B.2 \\ i I] Jlo[ be
nppl ic~~blt; in i r1:.ta;KC:> ....... here GIK or more gl,\"<'rn rnerJt a I o;;'r1t it ies \vit h ,ldri -.;diLt ion ()\'er
a dk1 i III or (] \'ioJat iOll uf l(lW. are i llvlllved
19. Gon>ruillg L~w; Attornf'Y':S Fet's and Co.~ts; Venut'o Thj~ agn~(;n1em :s r:ladt' in lbt' State 01'
r- i orid<i <i.nd ,n<11 J he ,~~~H:rr:cd r.\' ('lor~Ja 1<1'.\ Tll is i s th~ em :re <Jgreemc;l~ b~t \\. eeTI the pdnit'~ and
rllay [IN be rnudi[-led ~)r aIllendtd e:\.(epl by a .....I.itltLl d~l(;UEllellt ~i~ned by Uk' pany a.sdijl.~l '.dh)m
1.:'~]i~ l!"cement is s()ught I hi" Hgr~emem may he st11-[!eJ in more lhaIl OIlt' cOlLIlh:rpan in \vhic h case
(:a('"fl CO~I rmrpal1 ~~ 1I1 U~tlst;lUt(' an 0t'ig:1l;J:J of ih i s ay,rl'emC~1t Paragrapl1 hcadi ngs arc tll r
(:l,n\ (;;1 iell ;;:~~ on f:-. and <11 C nOt ; (]l('nded tl~ f\ pand 01 rC~l! in t he .~u,~pe or ~ubs.tancc o! lhe
rmvi Si":'llS ui' tlli ~ agreement \A"'f1{'re\'~r used herei 11, tlle 5jng.lIl~ir~hall include the ptUfd ~. t he pi lIfil L
sha[ I i lld~Hk t h~ si ngular. Jnd proOlHH1S, SfH1H be fe-ad as mascul inc. rem i n Lnc ur neuter a~ the-
Cnnl<.'\.t re'l LLi f"es The prc'.a i li ng pClrty ill <111:<' I i~ igation. '-lrbitral i.)n or ffi~~d i at io n re-lat i rJS ~(~ (hi s
<tgrt'l~ment sh::J.~1 h~ tmilltl~ to ~t:'cu\:tr its rea.snnablc attorneys' fc(:s fro1ll Ihc 0!h~r pan~,' fal" a:1
Inattcr.~, inctIJd in~, but Hd~ [i [!lit ~J to, appeul s M OI1fDe County.'" Florida. :>hall be the p-rllper n::-nLle
t~), an\" [it i~d[ iOI~ invof\ i ng t r.is a~reem~llt. Thi ~ ,.\sreenwnt l;j not subjL::ct TO (ll"b itration.
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