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Attorney's Matters 7/9/13 ° <br /> Office of <br /> INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br /> ATTORNEY <br /> Alan S.Polackwich,Sr.,County Attorney <br /> William K.DeBraal,Deputy County Attorney <br /> Brooke W.Odom,Assistant County Attorney MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Board of County Commissioners <br /> FROM: Alan S. Polackwich, Sr., County Attorney P <br /> DATE: June 26, 2013 <br /> SUBJECT: New Proposed County Attorney Contract Form <br /> On June 4, 2013, the Board of County Commissioners approved a contract hiring Dylan <br /> Reingold as the new County Attorney. During the discussion, County Attorney Polackwich <br /> advised the Board that, in his opinion, the form of the County Attorney contract needed to be <br /> rewritten; that it had been revised so many times over the years that it no longer read as a <br /> professionally prepared, internally consistent document. The Board directed Mr.Polackwich to <br /> prepare and present a revised contract form. <br /> Before discussing the revised form, it is noted that the current transition from one County <br /> Attorney to another presents a perfect opportunity for the Board to consider a revised form. <br /> When Mr. Polackwich first began employment, in the interest of simplifying the contract <br /> process, he accepted the proposed contract form with few changes. With each renewal, he <br /> maintained the same contract form. Although he believed that the form needed to be rewritten, <br /> he hesitated to raise the issue because of the obvious conflict involved in rewriting his own <br /> contract. Now that Mr. Polackwich is leaving, it is the perfect opportunity for him to rewrite the <br /> contract, without any personal stake in the new contract form. <br /> As stated at the June 4, 2013 meeting, the intent of the undertaking was to improve the form, <br /> while maintaining the same substantive terms and conditions. That has been accomplished in the <br /> new proposed contract form, with four minor additions or changes. In short, Mr. Polackwich, <br /> removed from any personal interest in the matter, prepared the contract form as he would have if <br /> hired by the Board of County Commissioners as an outside, private attorney to prepare a new <br /> contract form. With that said, the additions or changes are: <br /> Indian River Co. Approved Date <br /> 3 Admin. — 4 <br /> APPROVED FOR U�AR AGENDA <br /> Co.Atty. •26 i 3 <br /> MEET! Budget �7 <br /> _- -- Dept. .2 3 <br /> COU TY 7pRNEY. <br /> Risk Mgr. <br /> 64 <br />