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Requirements of Counties 1. Counties must fund facilities and the cost of communication services, construction or lease, maintenance, utilities, and security of facilities for the guardian ad litem programs. §29.008(1), Florida Statutes. 2. Counties must provide office space for guardian ad litem personnel and equipment in compliance with Florida Department of Management Services standards for space allotment. §29.008(1)(a), Florida Statutes. 3. Counties must provide storage for guardian ad litem files and equipment. §29.008(1)(a), Florida Statutes. 4. Counties must provide parking to the guardian ad litem programs in connection with facilities provided. §29.008(1)(a),Florida Statutes. 5. Counties must provide all costs and fees associated with utilities and maintenance of utilities at facilities provided to the guardian ad litem programs. This section describes utilities as light, heat, power and water. §29.008(1)(d),Florida Statutes. 6. Counties must provide telephone system infrastructure to the guardian ad litem programs. This includes computers lines, telephone equipment, facsimile equipment, wireless communication, cellular telephones, pagers, video teleconferencing equipment and line chargers. §29.008(1)(f)(1), Florida Statutes. 7. Counties must provide local and long-distance telephone service to the guardian ad litem programs. §29.008(1)(f)(1),Florida Statutes. 8. Counties must provide all computer system networks, systems and equipment to the guardian ad litem programs. This includes hardware, software, modems, printers, wiring, network connections, maintenance support staff and service. §29.008(1)(f)(2),Florida Statutes. 9. Counties must provide courier messenger and subpoena service to the guardian ad litem programs. 10. The clerk of the circuit court shall charge for services rendered by the clerk's office in recording documents and instruments and in performing the duties enumerated in amounts not to exceed those specified in this section. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the clerk of the circuit court shall provide without charge to the state attorney, public defender, guardian ad litem, public guardian, attorney ad litem, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and private court-appointed counsel paid by the state, and to the authorized staff acting on behalf of each, access to and a copy of any public record, if the requesting party is entitled by law to view the exempt or confidential record, as maintained by and in the Custody of the clerk of the circuit court as provided in general law and the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration. The clerk of the circuit court may provide the requested public record in an electronic format in lieu of a paper format when capable of being accessed by the requesting entity. §28.24, Florida Statutes. • 72