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• <br />• <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Tippin, SECONDED BY <br />Commissioner Eggert, the Board unanimously adopted <br />Resolution 98-096 establishing a per hour fee for court- <br />appointed counsel in dependency proceedings and directed that <br />Budget Director Joseph A. Baird be appointed to the committee <br />as discussed. <br />RESOLUTION NO. 98- 9 6 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, <br />FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING A PER HOUR FEE FOR <br />COURT APPOINTED COUNSEL IN DEPENDENCY <br />PROCEEDINGS. <br />WHEREAS, the 1998 Florida Legislature has directed counties to establish <br />compensation criteria for court appointed counsel in dependency proceedings (Section <br />39.0134, F.S.); and <br />WHEREAS, the current per hour fee in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit for <br />capital cases is $65.00 per hour out-of-court and $75.00 per hour in -court; and <br />WHEREAS, this appears to be adequate compensation in dependency matters, <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that: <br />Court appointed counsel in dependency proceedings shall be compensated as <br />follows: <br />a) $75.00 per hour in -court <br />b) $65.00 per hour our -of -court <br />The resolution was moved to adoption by Commissioner T i p p i n <br />and the motion was seconded by Commissioner E ag e r t , and, upon being <br />put to a vote, the vote was as follows: <br />Chairman John W. Tippin <br />Aye <br />Vice Chairman Kenneth R. Macht <br />Aye <br />Commissioner Fran B. Adams <br />A y e <br />Commissioner Carolyn K. Eggert <br />Aye <br />Commissioner Caroline D. Ginn <br />Aye <br />September 22, 1998 <br />23 <br />BOOK 101 PAGE 00 <br />