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PRO1 MORt OfSOOUIO8
March 29. 2006
Sent via fax and U.S. mail to: 772.978 1822
Mr. Joseph A. Baird
County Administrator
Board of County Commissioners
Indian River County,
1840 25th Street
Vero Beach, Florida 32960
Re: Proposed Professional Services Agreement
Dear Joe:
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and the Indian River County
Board of County Commissioners for giving me the opportunity to possibly
represent Indian River County before the Florida Legislature, all state agencies
and any'Executive branch offices, including the Governor, Attorney General and
Agricultural Commissioner. We will always work hard to retain the confidence
and trust that you would be placing in us should the decision be made to
approve our representation.
This letter of agreement would be intended to serve as a professional services
agreement and need only be approved and signed by you to be effective. Since
timing is so immediate, we have already commenced preliminary work on behalf
of Indian River County as a result of the commencement of the legislative
session on March 7th. If we don't conclude an agreement, nothing will be owed
to my firm for this work.
It is understood that our firm would pursue all legislative and state agency
matters on behalf of IndianRiver County. This would include all traditional
lobbying services which involves meeting with staff, elected officials, appropriate
agency administrators, and preparing necessary documents to allow for
approval and/or inclusion of matters affecting Indian River County in the state
budget. It is our responsibility to be your eyes and ears in the Capitol. It is our
responsibility to educate those within the legislative .process effectively on your
behalf. It is our responsibility to pursue your legislative agenda. It is our future
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Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator
March 29, 2006
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responsibility to help you identify priorities and set goals from a legislative and
state agency perspective. You are responsible for educating us on the issues
and preparing all necessary submissions. We would both be involved in making
any necessary presentations. We agree to meet with you or your designees as
you determine. We agree to provide you with appropriate written
documentation and/or reports as you determine to be reasonably appropriate.
It is our job to bring you back more in funding than you agree to compensate
our firm.
In exchange for this representation, you agree to compensate this firm with a
$75,000.00 fee for the 2006 Legislative Session and any Special Sessions this
year. This would be an all-inclusive fee and additional costs would not be
incurred. We can discuss an appropriate payment option and are prepared to
be flexible to meet any of your budgetary protocols.
We look forward .to a .long-standing and
successful
relationship
with
Indian
River County. As I indicated, we will work
very hard to
accomplish
your
goals.
Assuming
this
meets with our mutual
understanding,
please have your
Chairman
sign
and return this agreement to
our office.
L. Booty
ATTEST: J. K. BARTON, Clerk
INDIAN RIVER!`070UJ�T.Y
BOARD,OF COUNTY'1GOMMISSIONERS
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Chairman
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Peph A. Baird
ounty Administrator
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL
SUFFICIENCY-
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William G. Collins
County Attorney