SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve an amended agreement for Red Light Camera Hearing Officer services with Nancy Mag, Esq. to increase the monthly retainer to $500 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
On December 19, 2013, the City Council approved hiring Ms. Mag to act as Hearing Officer for Red Light Camera Hearings pursuant to Florida Statute Section 316.0083 at the hourly rate of $150 per hour, with a minimum hearing session of two hours.
In 2017, the agreement was amended to change the form of compensation to a monthly retainer instead of an hourly rate to satisfy IRS requirements and the retainer was set at $300 per month for any month within which a hearing was held.
The Hearing Officer has requested, and the City Attorney agrees, that the monthly retainer be increased to $500 per month for any month within which a hearing is held. The funds to pay the Local Hearing Officer come from the proceeds from Red Light Camera Infractions.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
Funds are available in Police Department operating cost code 0101139-530100, professional services, to fund this contract.