1. 06/20/2001 Agreement
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
MONROE COUNTY
BRANCH OFFICE
MARATHON SUB COURTHOUSE
3117 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY
MARATHON, FLORIDA 33050
TEL. (305) 289-6027
FAX (305) 289-1745
MONROE COUNTY COURTHOUSE
50D WHITEHEAD STREET
KEY WEST, FLORIDA 33040
TEL. (305) 292-3550
FAX (305) 295-3663
BRANCH OFFICE
PLANTATION KEY
GOVERNMENT CENTER
88820 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY
PLANTATION KEY, FLORIDA 33070
TEL. (305) 852-7145
FAX (305) 852-7146
MEMORANDUM
DA TE:
July 12, 2001
TO:
James Hendrick
County Attorney
ATTN:
Jan Hotalen, Assistant
County Attorney's Office
Pamela G. Hanco~
Deputy Clerk U
FROM:
At the June 20, 2001, Board of County Commissioner's meeting the Board granted
approval and authorized execution of an Administrative Law Judge Services Contract between
Monroe County and State of Florida, Division of Aciministrative Hearings.
. Enclosed are is a duplicate original of the above mentioned for your handling. Should you
have any questions please do not hesitate to contact this office.
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ADMINISTRA TIVE LAW JUDGE SERVICES CONTRACT
THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this ~ day of June , 2001, by and
between MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, hereinafter referred to as "COUNTY," and
the State of Florida, Division of Administrative Hearings, hereinafter referred to as
"DOAH."
WHEREAS, Monroe County Ordinance No. 019-1993, adopted May 25, 1993,
requires that the County provide Administrative Law Judges to conduct appeals of land
use decisions made by the Monroe County Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined by the COUNTY and DOAH that a
contractual arrangement for the provision of Administrative Law Judges is available for
the above-stated purpose under the authority of Section 120.65, Florida Statutes;
NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable consideration and the mutual promises
between the parties hereto, it is agreed as follows:
1. Scope of Services. DOAH agrees to make available to COUNTY,
Administrative Law Judges who function as full-time Judges for the State of Florida,
Division of Administrative Hearings, to conduct hearings as provided by statute. Such
Administrative Law Judges shall, where possible, be persons familiar with cases
involving the issues at hand.
2. Compensation. COUNTY agrees to compensate DOAH the sum of One
Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per hour for an Administrative Law Judge's services in
preparing for, traveling to, conducting hearings, and preparing Recommended Orders.
Additionally, COUNTY agrees to pay the actual travel expenses of the Judge in
accordance with the provisions of Chapter 112, Florida Statutes. DOAH agrees,
whenever possible, to arrange the travel schedule of such Judge in such a manner that the
Judge can accomplish other work during a trip, and, in such instances, travel expenses
and hourly compensation will be prorated for services to COUNTY. DOAH agrees to
provide COUNTY an itemized statement of the charges and costs described therein.
COUNTY agrees to remit payment in accordance with Chapter 218, part VII, Florida
Statutes.
3. Court Reporter. Effective July 1, 1994, DOAH implemented an in-house court
reporting program. These court reporters are the official reporters for DOAH and will be
utilized as the court reporters in any hearings in Leon County within this Agreement.
COUNTY agrees to compensate DOAH at the current rate (attachment 1, pages 1-2) for
any transcripts ordered by COUNTY. If DOAH court reporters are not available, DOAH
will secure an outside court reporter for the hearing. COUNTY will be responsible for
the appearance fee charged by the outside court reporter regardless of whether COUNTY
orders the transcript. COUNTY will also be responsible for the transcript fee charged by
the outside reporter, if COUNTY orders the transcript.
4. Video Teleconferencing. In the event a hearing is being conducted by video
teleconferencing, COUNTY will be responsible for reimbursing DOAH at the current
video teleconferencing rate (attachment 2) for the time the equipment is used.
5. Contract Management. Contract management under this Agreement shall be
provided by Deputy Chief Judge James W. York.
6. Term. This Agreement is for a term of one (1) year, and may be amended
from time to time by mutual agreement of the parties, and may be terminated by either
party for the convenience of that party upon thirty (30) days' written notice. This
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Agreement shall be automa,tically renewed for succeeding one (1) year periods unless
cancelled as provided herein.
7. Request for Services. COUNTY, in order to request the servIces of an
Administrative Law Judge, shall initiate a letter to the Chief Judge, Division of
Administrative Hearings, requesting the services of an Administrative Law Judge and
shall include with such request a copy of any materials relevant to the request. DOAH
agrees to make every effort to provide an Administrative Law Judge within thirty (30)
days of its receipt of the letter initiating such request.
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STATE OF FLORIDA, DIVISION
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State of Florida
Division of Administrative Hearings
Sharyn L. Smith
Director and Chief Judge
Ann Cole
Clerk of the Division
The DeSoto BuUding
1230 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee. F10rtda
32399-3060
NOTICE
Effective July 1, 1997, the fees of the in house court
reporting program of the Division of Administrative Hearings
are:
Regular transcript delivery - $2.25 per page
72 hour transcript delivery - $4.50 per page
24 hour transcript delivery - $6.00 per page
ASCII disk of transcript - exchange of disks with purchase
of printed transcript
Daily ASCII rough draft of transcript -
$4.25 per page provided on disk (includes fee for final
transcript preparation)
$4.50 per page provided in printed form (includes fee for final
transcript preparation)
Compressed copy - $.25 per page over and above ordinary charge
Concordance index - $15.00 per volume
Realtime - $20.00 per hour
(850l 488-9675 · SUNCOM 278-9675 · Fax Ftl1ng (850) 921-6847 · Fax SUNCOM 291-6847
www.doah.state.n.us. . Email DOAHCLKOma1l.state.fl.us
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FEE SCHEDULE
APPEARANCE FEE: Not applicable (no charge)
TRANSCRIPT FEE:
* To State Agencies - No charge
* To Private Parties - $2.25 per page, regular delivery
$4.50 per page, 72 hour delivery
$6.00 per page, 24 hour delivery
$3.40 per page, 1 week delivery
$1.50 per page, copy charge for
expedited delivery (for
parties other than the
expedited ordering
party)
EXTRA COPY: To Private Parties - $.25 per page
To State Agency - No Charge
COMPRESSED COPY: To Private Parties - $.25 per page over
and above first copy charge. No charge for state agencies.
DISK OF TRANSCRIPT:
requesting parties,
comparable disk(s).
DAILY ASCII DISK: If a party requests daily ASCII they must
do so in advance. These are provided at the end of each day
of hearing. There is no charge for a daily ASCI I for a
real time hearing.
These are provided at
but they are required
no charge to
to exchange a
*To Private Parties - $4.25 per page on disk
$4.50 per page printed
*To State Agency - No Charge
CONCORDANCE INDEX: This index provides an alphabetical
listing of every word contained in the transcript, except
prepositions such as and, the, et cetera. It provides a
page number and line number where the word can be found
throughout the entire transcript.
* The cost. to private parties - $15.00 per volume
KEY WORD INDEX: This index is comprised of an alphabetical
listing of key words provided by the requesting party.
* The cost to private parties - $1.00 per word
REALTIME: The cost to private parties - $20.00 per hour
(This includes an ASCII disk at the end of the day if one is
reques ted. )
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DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES
FLORIDA GOVERNMENT
TELECONFERENCING NETWORK
RATES
POINT.TO..POINT VIDEOCONFERENCES (lWO ROOMS):
OMS PROVIDED ROOMS
@1/2 T-1 BANDWIDTH = $125.00Ihour
@1/4 T-1 BAND'vVIDTH = $100,00Ihou~
@1/2 T-1 BANDWIDTH = $1 OO.OOlhour.
@1/4 T-' BANDWIDTH = $ 75.00Ihou'"
@1/2 T-1 BANDWIDTH = $ 72.001hour
@1/4 T-1 BANDWIDTH = $ 36.00Ihour*
USER OWNS ONE ROOM
USER OWNS BOTH ROOMS
MUl TJ-ROOM VIDEOCONFERENCES (THREE OR MORE):
OMS PROVIDED ROOMS
@1/2 T-1 BANDWIDTH =- $1 OO.OO/hr/nn
@1/4 T-1 BANDWIDTH :ox $ 75.00/hr/rm*
(Deduct 325.OOItlaur for eech use, CMn<<l room.)
{.1/4 T-' Sendwidth recommended for most vldeoconfwMlce u..,,>
Half-hour minimum use. 48-Hour cancellatlon fee (equal to one hour of scheduled use).
CITY
TALLAHASSEE
FT. LAUDERDALE
FT. MYERS
JACKSONVILLE
MIAMI
ORLANDO
PENSACOLA
TAMPA
WEST PALM BEACH
VIDEO ROOM tOeA TION
CAPITAL CIRCLE OFFICE CENTER
CAPITAL CIRCLE OFFICE CENTER
NORTHWOOD CENTRE (OBPR)
THE 110 TOWER (A TlORNEY GENERAL)
REGIONAL SERVICE CENTER
REGIONAL SERVICE CENTER
ROHDE BUILDING
HURSTON BUILDING
JAMES 8UILDING
TRAMMELL BU.ILDING
DIMICK BUILDING
(All locations will Mat up to 20. except Fl. Lauderdllle wiD only $..t up to 12.)
(850) 487-2000: Doria Reagan. Wiley James. or Dennis Watson
ROOM #
301 (8/dg 4030)
101 (Bldg 4050)
129
1 Qth FLOOR
165-A
A-300
N-106
N-101
50iA
608
114-C
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PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY THE "1/4 1-1" RATES APPLY TO THE DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE
HEARINGS.