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the Board to approve Work Order No. 13, in the total amount of $459,206, with an extension of <br />said contract. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Solari, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Flescher, by a 3-0 vote (Commissioners <br />Davis and O'Bryan absent), the Boards (1) approved and <br />authorized the Chairman to execute Work Order No. 13, <br />totaling $459,206, to the contract with Coastal Technology <br />Corporation, Inc. (Coastal Tech); and (2) approved an <br />extension to the continuing services contract between <br />Indian River County and Coastal Technology through <br />completion of Work Order No. 13, as recommended in <br />the memorandum of April 10, 2012. <br />WORK ORDER ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD <br />12.J. UTILITIES SERVICES - NONE <br />13. COUNTY ATTORNEY MATTERS <br />13.A. HB 5301 -MEDICAID BACKLOG <br />County Attorney Alan S. Polackwich, Sr. provided background on House Bill (HB 5301), <br />through which the State is seeking payment for Medicaid back billings of $325 million which <br />were disputed and unpaid by Florida counties. He revealed that the Florida Agency for Health <br />Care Administration ("AHCA") has apportioned Indian River County's share of the bills at <br />$1.233 million, an amount disputed by County staff. He outlined three avenues the Board can <br />take: (1) Enter into the Florida Association of Counties' (FAC) lawsuit challenging the <br />constitutionality of HB 5301; (2) Arrive at a mediated payment amount through discussion with <br />AHCA; and (3) Defer a decision until August 1, 2012, when the AHCA certifies the exact <br />amount each county owes. Attorney Polackwich added that after AHCA's final certification, the <br />BK 142 PG 350 <br />April 17, 2012 10 <br />