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County Administrator's Report 11. 1.

BCC Regular Meeting

Discussion

Meeting Date:	01/22/2015
Issue: Agreement with the Public Defender's Office Relating to the Cost of Public Defender Representation of Indigent Defendants
From:	Jack Brown
Department:	County Administrator's Office
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning an Agreement with the Public Defender's Office Relating to the Cost of Public Defender Representation of Indigent Defendants - Jack R. Brown, County Administrator

That the Board consider approving and authorizing the Chairman to execute the Agreement between Escambia County and the State of Florida, Office of the Public Defender for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, to Reimburse the State for the Cost of Public Defender Representation of Indigent Defendants in Certain Criminal Violations of the County Code.

[Funding: Fund 115, Article V Fund, Cost Center 410414, Indigent Defendants]

BACKGROUND:

On September 21, 2006, Escambia County and the Office of the Public Defender entered into an Agreement setting forth the terms whereby the County shall reimburse the Public Defender for representing indigent defendants charged with certain violations of County Ordinances punishable by incarceration and not ancillary to State prosecution. The parties now wish to enter into a new Agreement that is intended to supersede in its entirety the prior Agreement.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

Payments for legal services rendered by the Public Defender shall be made on an hourly basis at a rate of $50 per hour as established in Section 27.54, Florida Statutes. The funding provided is sourced from income of a revenue nature received from taxes and fees levied by the County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, and is intended for the use of the Public Defender, pursuant of Section 27.54, Florida Statutes.

[Funding: Fund 115, Article V Fund, Cost Center 410414, Indigent Defendants]

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

The Agreement has been approved as to form and legal sufficiency by Kristin Hual, Assistant County Attorney.

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

N/A

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

N/A

Attachments
Agreement
BCC Meeting Minutes Page - 09-21-2006