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FIRST AMENDMENT TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT COURT FUNDING THIS IS A FIRST AMENDMENT TO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT by and between CHIEF JUDGE FOR THE 19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA ("Chief Judge"), CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA ("Clerk"), and INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, MARTIN COUNTY, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, and ST. LUCIE COUNTY, political subdivisions of the State of Florida that collectively constitute the 19th Judicial Circuit (the "Counties"), for the purposes of providing required services to the Chief Judge. WHEREAS, Section 29.008, Florida Statutes (2012), provides that the counties within a judicial circuit must provide county funding for court related functions; and WHEREAS, the parties previously approved an Interlocal Agreement pertaining to Court funding; and WHEREAS, the Chief Judge, the Clerk and the Counties desire to amend the Interlocal Agreement as set forth herein; and WHEREAS, nothing in the Interlocal Agreement or this First Amendment shall be considered a waiver of the authority .of the Chief Judge to identify local requirements as provided in Section 29.008, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, nothing in the Interlocal Agreement or this First Amendment shall restrict the constitutional, statutory, or inherent authority of the Chief Judge to ensure the administration of justice within the Circuit. In consideration of the mutual advantages accruing to the parties, the Chief Judge, Clerk and the Counties agree as follows: 1. Section 1A. "PROCEDURE TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE COURT ADMINISTRATION BUDGET" is amended to read as follows: A. The Chief Judge agrees to present a totalunified budget for each fiscal year (October 1 -September 30) by April 1 of each year beginning April 1, 2009, to each County respectively. The unified budget shall separately identify budget requests that are mandated by Section 29.008(1), Florida Statutes, from budget requests to meet local requirements. The unified budget shall also include a charge for general and administration expenses to reimburse St. Lucie County for the cost of administering the Court Administration budget and related funds. The generaland administrative expenses will be calculated using St. Lucie County's cost allocation plan. Backup documentation for the calculation will be included with the Court Administration budget submittal. S:\ATTY\AGREEMNT\INTERLOC\COURT FUNDING 1A (2-3-15) 3120150020654 RECORDED !N THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF JEFFREY R SMITH, CLERK OF COURT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FL BK: 2836 PG: 1681 image 1 of 4/7/2015 1:28 PM