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M. Agreement Amended with S.TRWMD for Florida Yards and Neighborhood Program The Board reviewed a Memorandum of February 26, 1996: DATE: 26 February 1996 TO: HONORABLE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THROUGH: H.T. "SONNY" DEAN, DIRECTOR - DEPT. OF GENERAL SERVIC 1 FROM: DANIEL F. CULBERT, MANAGER - COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE SUBJECT: AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN StJRWMD & INDIAN RIVER COUNTY for FLORIDA YARDS & NEIGHBORHOOD (FYN) PROGRAM BACKGROUND: A grant funded public educational effort entitled the Florida Yards & Neighborhood Program for the Indian River Lagoon was implemented as a result of a Agreement between Indian River County and the Saint John's River Water Management District. The Agreement was entered into on July 12, 1995. An Amendment to this Agreement is proposed that would modify the line items within the original Program Budget. Funds for the employment of a part-time program assistant would be used to supplement the salary and benefits of the multi -county Extension Agent at no additional cost to the County. ANALYSIS: The Florida Yards & Neighborhood Program is designed to teach the public about practices that will reduce the amount of non -point source pollution entering the Indian River Lagoon. Grant funds have been used to hire a Extension Agent that works out of the Indian River County Agricultural Extension office. This agent has support responsibilities for the six (6) counties involved in the project, and has been granted adjunct faculty status with the University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service. For an agent to receive adjunct status with the Cooperative Extension Service, the county must use University of Florida salary guidelines. Based on the training and work experience of the agent hired and using University of Florida guidelines, a starting salary was approved with the understanding that the part-time program assistant position was to be eliminated. This decision was made based on the amount of this two year grant ($102,616.64), as being insufficient to fund salary and benefits for both a multi -county agent and a part-time program assistant as originally planned. The multi -county agent has agreed to share the work of the program assistant within Indian River County with the County Extension Director. Administrative costs will be reduced as additional supervisory and administrative time will be not required for the additional employee. St. Johns River Water Management District has agreed to this Amendment. We are requesting approval from the Board of County Commissioners for this Amendment #1. FUNDING: Funding of this program is through Contract # 95W174 entitled " Agreement between St. John's River Water Management District and Indian. River County for the Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Program for the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program". No additional county government funding will be required as a result of this amendment. RECOMMENDATIONS• County Staff recommends approval of the Amendment and requests authorization for the Board Chairman to execute all applicable documents. 26 March 5, 1996 BOOK97 PAGE 50