Item P14
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: 2/21/07
Division: County Attornev
Bulk Item: Yes ~ No
Staff Contact PersonlPhone #: Bob Shillinger
Telephone 292-3470
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of First Amendment to Agreement for legal services dated
July 19,2006 between Monroe County and Gray Robinson, P.A.
ITEM BACKGROUND: The law firm of Gray Robinson has advised the County on employee
benefit issues for at least the past 10 years. The County also retained the firm on July 19, 2006, to
represent it in the matter of Neumont v. Monroe County before the Florida Supreme Court. In order to
consolidate those matters under one agreement and to assign an additional matter to that firm, staff
drafted the First Amendment to the agreement of July 19, 2006. In addition to formalizing the
relationship with respect to the employee benefits matters, the amendment would authorize Gray
Robinson to represent the County's interests with respect to any legal issues that might arise as a result
of the construction of the Freeman Justice Center. Ira Libanoff, the County's regular construction
counsel, has a conflict of interest on that matter that prevents his representation,
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: Approved contract retaining Gray Robinson, P.A. on
July 19,2006.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: Adds additional matters to the agreement and additional
time keepers for those matters. Clarifies the July 19,2006 agreement provision on travel time so that
travel time will not be billed for time spent traveling from the attorney's home office to and from
Monroe County.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval.
TOTAL COST:
tba
BUDGETED: Yes -1L- No
COST TO COUNTY:
tba
SOURCE OF FUNDS: ad valorem
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No -X..
AMOUNT PER MONTH n/a YEAR n/a
APPROVED BY: County Atty ~ OMBIPurchasing _Risk Management_
Suzanne A. Hutton, County Attorney
DOCUMENTATION:
Included xx
Not Required_
DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM #
FEB-06-2007 02:13PM FROM-GRAY ROBINSON PA
863-683-7462
T-447 P.002/004 F-039
1l'DtsT AIotNDMENT TO ACRnMl.NT DATKD JULY 1'.1006
BE'l'WEENMOHROE COt/NO' ANn GRAY RoP-NSON", P.A.
On this day of " 2007, AD'J the Board of County Con>>:Dissioners
of Monroe County, Florida, as the legislative and governing body of Monroe County,
Florida, and in aooordlmoe with the powers enlJmemtcd in Section 125.01, Florida.
S1atutes (*County") and Gray Robinson. P.A. r"Attomty")~ hereby entc:ced into this First
AlnendmaJt to their agreettlent dated July 19, 2006.
NOW 1lIEREFORE, in CODSidemtion of the mutual covenantB and provisions contained
h~ the parties lDtlend the July 19, 2006 agreement as follows;
!:!d.4- PumJant to the provisions set forth in paragraph 4 of the origim.l agreement,
entitled, SCOPE OF WORK. the fuUowing additional matters Qre sssigued to the
Attomey to work on.
1) li'retuuI1 J..... C.ter - All legal matters. issues, including but DOt
limited. to litigation which ~se :from the COIISI:rUCtion of1he Freeman
Justice Center (heteinafter ''Freeman Justiee Center'").
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2) Elnployee BeI.efm - Legal advice to the County's Employee Services
Division regarding employee benefits (hereinafl:er "Employee Benefitsj.
b!::U!. In ordertn effectuate the amendments set forth above in Part A, peragIBph 6.3 of
the origiDal agreement, eatit1ed Hourly Ratq and C~Tl~8 to hourly rates. is replaced in
its entirety as follows:
Hourly mtJ:s for A'ITORNBY and additional Timekeepers will be !Jet at:
Approved Time Keepers
Matter: Neumrmlv. M01IJ'oe Cowuy
Name Hourly Rate
EdScaJes
Monterrery Campbell
Jason Unger
R. Dean CaDDOI1
Mark Miller
Pete AntoDooci
Frank F1eicher
$225.00
$225.00
1225.00
$225.00
$225.00
S22S.00
$225.00
FEB-06-2007 02:14PM FROM-GRAY ROBINSON PA
863-683-7462 T-447 P.003/004 F-039
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Matter: Freeman Justice Center
Name Hourly Rate
Maik Miller
Ed Scales
Jeffrey Keiner
DoIlald Gibson
Associates
Christine Donoghue
Trevor Amold
Chris Carmody
Kristie Hatcher-Bolin
Joseph On
Amanda Simmons
S. Braxton Wiggs
Paxal.epls
Karl Reed
Karen Cassata
Karen PolJani
Christie Hughey
$275.00
$175.00
$275.00
$275,00
$220.00
$210.00
$220.00
Sl90.00
$175.00
$175.00
5175.00
$85.00
$90,00
$75.00
$50.00
Matter: E'mployee Benefits
Kelley Bosecbr
lohn Finnigan
Michael Bit1man
Lowell Walters
5300.00
$275.00
$290.00
$185.00
AITORNEY will chatge DO more than the hourly rate quoted above tbrougboul the
duration of the specific: lJIa't11':r ~ u:abs O'tha'wisc agreed to in writing and
approved by the COUNTY in the same IIUIIlneI as in this Filst Amendment M original
agreement
Pat.t C. Pm:asraph 7.3.1.6 of the original agreenaent, entitled Tnwet Time. is amended by
insertiJJg the foUowmg sentence at the end of that paragraph as it itppelQ in tbe original
agreemcat: .
Notwitbstaad;og the preeedina language in this paragmph. the ATTORNEY sba11
not be entitled bill fot travel time for time spent ttavcling between !be .Attorney' 5
local area and Monroe County.
FEB-06-200T 02:14PM FROM-GRAY ROBINSON PA
863-683-7462
T-447 P.004/004 F-039
TInS FIRST AMENDMENT to the agreement dated July 19, 2006, shall become
e1fective when executed by both the AnnRNEY and executed by the Board of County
Commissioners ofMomoe .County. Florida.
Board of County Commissioners
OfMomoe Countyt Florida
Attest:
Dalmy L. Kolbage. Clerk
By:
Mario Di Gennaro. Ma.yor
By:
Date:
Deputy Clerk:
For t1re ~omcy,
Gray Robinson. P.A.
B~/~
Witness;
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