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Page 1 of 1 <br />3120150020654 RECORDED IN THE RECORDS OF JEFFREY R. SMITH, CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURTsl MNI11LVERW flFL <br />BK: 2836 PG: 1681, 4/7/2015 1:28 PM <br />FIRST AMENDMENT <br />TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT <br />COURT FUNDING <br />THIS IS A FIRST AMENDMENT TO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT by and <br />between CHIEF JUDGE FOR THE 19" JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF <br />FLORIDA ("Chief Judge"), CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ST. LUCIE <br />COUNTY, FLORIDA ("Clerk"), and INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, MARTIN COUNTY, <br />OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, and ST. LUCIE COUNTY, political subdivisions of the <br />State of Florida that collectively constitute the 191" Judicial Circuit (the "Counties"), <br />for the purposes of providing required services to the Chief Judge. <br />WHEREAS, Section 29.008, Florida Statutes (2012), provides that the <br />counties within a judicial circuit must provide county funding for court related <br />functions; and <br />WHEREAS, the parties previously approved an Interlocal Agreement <br />pertaining to Court funding; and <br />WHEREAS, the Chief Judge, the Clerk and the Counties desire to amend the <br />Interlocal Agreement as set forth herein; and <br />WHEREAS, nothing in the Interlocal Agreement or this First Amendment shall <br />be considered a waiver of the authority .of the Chief Judge to identify local <br />requirements as provided in Section 29.008, Florida Statutes; and <br />WHEREAS, nothing in the Interlocal Agreement or this First Amendment shall <br />restrict the constitutional, statutory, or inherent authority of the Chief Judge to <br />ensure the administration of justice within the Circuit. <br />In consideration of the mutual advantages accruing to the parties, the Chief <br />Judge, Clerk and the Counties agree as follows: <br />1. Section 1A. "PROCEDURE TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE COURT <br />ADMINISTRATION BUDGET" is amended to read as follows: <br />A. The Chief Judge agrees to present a total unified budget for each fiscal <br />year (October 1 -September 30) by April 1 of each year beginning April 1, 2009, to <br />each County respectively. The unified budget shall separately identify budget <br />requests that are mandated by Section 29.008(1), Florida Statutes, from budget <br />requests to meet local requirements. The unified budget shall also include a charge <br />for general and administration expenses to reimburse St. Lucie County for the cost <br />of administering the Court Administration budget and related funds. The general and <br />administrative expenses will be calculated using St. Lucie County's cost allocation <br />plan. Backup documentation for the calculation will be included with the Court <br />Administration budget submittal. <br />1 <br />S:\ATTY\AGREEMNT\INTERIOC\COURT FUNDING 1A (2.3.15) <br />http://ori. indian-river.org//LandmarkPublic Web//Document/GetDocumentForPrintPNG/?re... 4/8/2015 <br />