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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AND THE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
This Memorandum of Understanding establishes the foundation
for an enduring cooperative working relationship between the
Indian River County Board of County Commissioners (IRC BCC) and
the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
Whereas the IRC BCC and the NRCS have the common objective
of helping bring about the wise conservation of land, water and
related resources, they have determined it mutually beneficial to
enter into this cooperative working relationship on this
18th day of _April 2000.
A. What the IRC BCC will do.
1. Assign Conservation Technician James W. Karl to the NRCS
under the direct control and supervision of the NRCS District
Conservationist for the purpose of carrying out NRCS work upon
request.
B. What the NRCS will do:
i 1. Provide engineering job approval authority to Conservation
j Technician James W. Karl for carrying ou NRCS work while under
II the direct control and supervision of the NRCS District
Conservationist.
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2. Provide services of qualified personnel and logistical
support necessary to carry out such work.
3. NRCS services will be provided in accordance with national
NRCS standards and specifications as defined in the Field
Office Technical Guide and other related technical standards
used by NRCS.
4. Request the assignment of Conservation Technician James W.
Karl for the purpose of carrying out NRCS work.
S. Provide direct supervision and control of Conservation
Technician James W. Karl while carrying out NRCS work.
C. It is further understood:
1. Either party may arrange or provide as much as is agreed
such additional services, equipment, facilities, materials,
and arrangements that may be required to achieve the common
objectives.
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2. The relationship described herein is that of cooperating
agencies, except that while carrying out NRCS work, Conserva-
tion Technician James W. Karl shall be considered a person
acting on behalf of a federal agency for the purposes of the
Federal Tort Claims Act, as amended, 28 U.S.C. 2671 et seq.
3. Any working relationship between IRC BCC and the NRCS will
be that of cooperating parties to achieve a common objective
and not one of procurement of services.
4. This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) shall become
effective when signed by both parties and shall continue for
the term of IRC BCC's employment of James W. Karl as
Conservation Technician.
5. This MOU may be terminated by either party giving five (5)
days written notice to the other party.
6. This MOU will automatically terminate in the event James W.
Karl is no longer employed by the IRC BCC.
7. All programs with support from this MOU shall be in
compliance with the non-discrimination provisions contained in
the Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended; the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1989 (Public Law
100-259); and other non-discrimination statutes; namely,
section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, title IX of the
Education Amendment of 1972, and the Age Discrimination Act of
1975. They will also be in accordance with the regulations of
the Secretary of Agriculture (7 CFR -15, Subparts A and B),
which provide that no person in the United States shall on the
grounds of race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion,
marital status, or handicap be excluded from participation in,
be denied benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to
discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal
financial and/or technical assistance from the Department of
Agriculture or any agency thereof.
This Memorandum of Understanding was approved by the Indian River
County Board of County Commissioners on April 18, 2000
(date)
Indian River County
Board of County Commissioners
By: �Q:V►4�J
(Signature) Fran B. Adams
USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service
By.. —PILI-Ba1r1ux-1 4slf STC
(Signature
Niles Glasgow,
Title Chairman Board of County Commissioners State Conservationist
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