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Citizen Member Weise sought additional information regarding the Attorney Applicants' <br />office structures and backgrounds. <br />4. C. MOTION TO APPOINT VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD PRIVATE COUNSEL, <br />APPROVE THE HOURLY RATE OF PAY, AND APPROVE THE CHAIRMAN TO <br />EXECUTE THE CONTRACT <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Vice Chairman O'Bryan, <br />SECONDED by Chairman Davis, to appoint Attorney <br />Daniel Stump as VAB private counsel. <br />School Board Member Johnson recognized that Attorney Napier has some government <br />experience and some office backup, and although she greatly respected Attorney Stump and <br />what he has done in St. Lucie County, she also had to recognize the bigger picture. <br />Citizen Member Weise agreed with School Board Member Johnson. <br />Vice Chairman O'Bryan WITHDREW his motion, and made a new motion. <br />ON MOTION by Vice Chairman O'Bryan, <br />SECONDED by School Board Member Johnson, by a <br />3-1 vote (Chairman Davis opposed, and Citizen <br />Member Todd Heckman absent), the Board: 1) <br />appointed Attorney Michelle Napier as the Value <br />Adjustment Board Private Counsel, 2) approved an <br />hourly rate of pay of $125.00 per hour for attorney <br />fees, $75.00 per hour for paralegal fees, and $50.00 per <br />hour for clerical fees, and 3) approved and authorized <br />the Chairman to execute the contract on behalf of the <br />full Board. <br />5. PUBLIC COMMENTS - NONE <br />6. ADDITIONAL ITEMS - NONE <br />VAB Special Meeting to Hire Private Counsel <br />July 21, 2014, 11:00 a.m. <br />