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• 1111111 11111 11111 INSTR: t 2524334 OR Br 2794 PG 2927 RECD 07/0B/2015 09:42:46 AM f6 P9s? CAROLYN TIMMANN MARTIN COUNTY CLERK. DEED DOC $0.00v MTG DOC $0.00? INTANGIBLE $0.00 FIRST AMENDMENT TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT GUARDIAN AD LITEM FUNDING C09-10-657 THIS IS A FIRST AMENDMENT TO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT by and between GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ("GAL"), CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA ("Clerk"), and INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, MARTIN COUNTY, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, and ST. LUCIE COUNTY, political subdivisions of the State of Florida that collectively constitute the 19th Judicial Circuit (the "Counties"), for the purpose of providing required services to Guardian Ad Litem. WHEREAS, Section 29.008, Florida Statutes (2014), provides that the counties within a judicial circuit provide county funding for court related functions, including the staffing and offices for the Guardian Ad Litem Program; and WHEREAS, the GAL and the Counties previously entered into an Interlocal Agreement to establish a procedure wherein funding for the GAL Program is prorated by population among the Counties; and WHEREAS, the GAL, the Clerk and the Counties desire to amend the Interlocal Agreement as set forth herein. In consideration of the mutual advantages accruing to the parties, the GAL, Clerk and the Counties agree as follows: 1. Section 1A "PROCEDURE TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE GAL BUDGET" is amended to read as follows: A. The GAL agrees to present a total unified budget for each fiscal year (October 1 -September 30) by April 1 of each year beginning April 1, 2009, to each County respectively. The unified budget shall separately identify budget requests that are mandated by Section 29.008(1), Florida Statutes, from budget requests to meet local requirements pursuant to Section 29.008(2), Florida Statutes. The unified budget shall also include a charge for general and administration expenses to reimburse St. Lucie County for the cost of administering the Guardian Ad Litem budget and related funds. The general and administrative expenses will be calculated using St. Lucie County's cost allocation plan. Backup documentation for the calculation will be included with the Guardian Ad Litem budget submittal. Upon receipt of the budget, the budget shall be referred to a Court Administration Budget Committee, which shall be composed of one (1) representative and an alternate from each of the four (4) counties as appointed by each Board of County Commissioners, respectively. The members of the Committee shall review the proposed budget and may schedule meetings with the GAL to CAUSEMBUSHS,APPDATMLOCSLMICR050/' WINDOWSNTEMPORARY INITIWCT MES,CONIFNI.01.711mR, W,HRkG AL FUNDING- I1NAL IA.DOCX Book2794/Page2927 CFN#2524334 Page 1 of 6