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TO: DATE: FI�.E: - October 15, The Board of County 198 Commissioners SUBJECT: Tri -Party Agreement between _ HRS, Sheriff's Dept. and Indian River County FROM:J es P. Wilson REFERENCES: istant County Attorney The attached contract has been set for your consideration on the October 24, 1984 meeting of the Board of County Commissioners. This contract provides means whereby Indian River County can be reim- bursed for service of process in certain child support enforcement actions. In the past, service fees and such actions were waived. Howev- er, pursuant to Florida Statute 409.2573 (1984), federal funds are now available through the HRS to reimburse 70% of the service costs of these actions. To facilitate the reimbursement of such service costs, HRS requires all participating counties to enter into contracts with the department. The attached contract accurately reflects the respective duties of the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, the Sheriff's Depart- ment and the County. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. OMB Director Jeff Barton explained that basically this is an opportunity to recoup some of the costs that the County has incurred in serving certain types of papers. If the County enters into this agreement, the State has indicated they will begin reimbursing a portion of these costs. ON MOTION by Commissioner Bird, SECONDED by Commissioner Bowman; Chairman Scurlock being absent and Commissioner Wodtke having left the meeting temporarily, the Board by a vote of 3-0, authorized the Chairman to sign the tri -party agreement with HRS and the Sheriff's Dept. on behalf of Indian River County. AGREEMENT WILL BE PUT ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK WHEN FULLY EXECUTED AND RECEIVED 25 OCT 2 4 1984 Boa 58 FATE 727