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ARTICLE 2: FEES 2.1 The BOARD shall pay or reimburse the SPECIAL MAGISTRATE the fees and expenses set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. ARTICLE 3: TERM OF SERVICE 3.1 The term of this Agreement shall begin on the date of this agreement and shall continue until the later of (1) conclusion of the Value Adjustment Board hearings and issuance of the BOARD'S final decision, or (2) the termination, expiration or cessation of all appeals of remands to the Indian River County Property Appraiser or the SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, or reconsiderations directed to the Board. Hearings before the SPECIAL MAGISTRATE pursuant to § 194.032(1)(a) F.S. shall begin not earlier than 30 days and not later than 60 days after the mailing of the notice provided in s. 194.011(1). Hearings shall be held from Monday through Friday beginning at 9:00 am with the last scheduled hearing beginning at 2:00 pm each day. The SPECIAL MAGISTRATE shall prepare in writing his/her findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations to the Value Adjustment Board. Time is of the essence in this regard (as more fully specified above in Paragraph 1.1(c)), because the Value Adjustment Board intends to meet as soon as possible after the completion of hearings. C'DE42 A T T d A r'_T9TD A TE shal � County Administfatien Building uiAil r-epei4s en that day's he i _ aplete and filed with the BOARD Gler-kAn the event a ease was heafd that requires additional r-esear-eh en the pai4 of the SPECIAL NLkGISTRATE, the wed a4 a Wer date, ; no ease lengef than 14 days r~,,,,, the da4e of the i.o.fin g SPECIAL MAGISTRATE shall notify the BOARD Clerk of any scheduling conflicts so that they may be resolved in a timely manner. 3.2 This Agreement may be terminated by either party, with or without cause, by written notice to the other party of the termination. Such termination shall be effective immediately upon receipt of such written notice but the BOARD may condition the effective date of such termination upon the SPECIAL MAGISTRATE'S performance of any duties or services hereunder. However, no termination for cause will be effective unless the defaulting party is first given ten (10) calendar days after receipt of notice of termination in which to cure the cause for termination. 3.3 In the event of termination, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE shall be entitled to compensation for services rendered through the effective date of termination. All finished or unfinished documents prepared by SPECIAL MAGISTRATE shall become the property of the BOARD and shall be delivered by SPECIAL MAGISTRATE to the BOARD immediately upon the effective date of termination. 3.4 In the event SPECIAL MAGISTRATE does not file reports with the Clerk within fourteen (14) days of the hearing, the Board, in its discretion, may elect to refuse to pay all or part of SPECIAL MAGISTRATE'S fee for those cases. ARTICLE 4: METHOD OF BILLING AND PAYMENT 4.1 SPECIAL MAGISTRATE the BOARD Clerk for p,.eeessing The Special Magistrate will maintain a record of time for his/her performance under this Agreement and shall submit billings for payment of services actually rendered on a monthly basis to the Clerk of the Board for processing. Billings shall provide the nature of services performed and shall include a summary of any amounts previously billed and credits for amounts previously paid L -we ees shall incl de -25-