Okaloosa County BOCC — September 1, 2015 — Legal Services of North Florida Contract Amendment — agenda request
Legal Services of North Florida Contract Amendment — agenda request in the September 1, 2015 Okaloosa County BOCC meeting materials. Preserved county-portal original with machine-extracted reading text.
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: September 1, 2015
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Paul Lawson
SUBJECT: Legal Services of North Florida Contract Amendment
DEPARTMENT: Public Safety
BCC DISTRICT: All
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Approve the amendment to the agreement with Legal Services of
North Florida, Inc., to provide legal aid services consistent with Florida Statutes to indigent
residents of Okaloosa County for one (1) additional year from October 1, 2015, through
September 30, 2016.
BACKGROUND: Each year the Board contracts with Legal Services of North Florida, Inc., to
provide legal aid to low income residents under the provisions of Okaloosa County Ordinance
04-16. Legal Services of North Florida, Inc., has offices throughout the panhandle, including
one in Fort Walton Beach. According to recent reports, they provided service to 223 Okaloosa
clients in the first quarter of calendar year 2015 on a variety of civil issues and wish to continue
their services to indigent citizens in Okaloosa County.
According to ordinance, Legal Services of North Florida, Inc., are allowed 25% of the total
revenue received from fine and forfeiture funds as stipulated by Article V (payable in quarters).
The proposed amendment is for Fiscal Year 2015-16 and allows for payment of the available
collected funds in quarterly payments after appropriate invoicing.
OPTIONS: Approve or disapprove.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the eleventh
amendment to continue this contract in Fiscal Year 2015-16 for the 25% allowed in quarterly
payments after appropriate invoicing. Funds paid under the terms of this agreement will not
exceed the amount of revenue received from the funding ordinance.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
John Hofstad, County Administrator
Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners. “Okaloosa County BOCC — September 1, 2015 — Legal Services of North Florida Contract Amendment — agenda request.” September 1, 2015. Action Item Printout. Crypt of Echoes evidence ID LED-2026-2b420455a2ba4e068f7643e01566d99c. http://127.0.0.1:58097/evidence/LED-2026-2b420455a2ba4e068f7643e01566d99c. Accessed [date].
Catalogue citation: Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners, Legal Services of North Florida Contract Amendment — agenda request, meeting materials for September 1, 2015. https://okaloosacountyfl.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=30&ID=15584&MeetingID=1277
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