CITY OF ORLANDO
COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM

Items Types:
Economic Development 		For Meeting of:
March 14, 2016
District: ALL From:
Contract ID: Document Number:
Exhibits: Yes On File (City Clerk) : Yes Draft Only: No
Grant Received by City?: No
Subject:
Contracts to Employ Quasi-Judicial Hearing Officers
Summary:
Pursuant to Chapter 2, City Code, the City must employ hearing officers to conduct quasi-judicial hearings. The following four hearing officer's are recommended by staff to continue to serve as City hearing officers:
 
Susan Johnson-Velez
Derek A. Schroth
Frederick T. Reeves
Robert A. Ginsburg

Each of these individuals is an attorney with at least 15 years of legal experience and particular expertise in local government and land use law and at least 3 years of legal experience as the City's hearing officer's. The current contracts with the hearing officer's terminate on April 1, 2016. The hourly rate of contracting the hearing officers is $140.00, plus travel and other direct expenses, when and if needed.
Fiscal & Efficiency Data: F.I.S. attached.
Recommended Action:
Approval of the attached contracts with each of the four hearing officer's and authorization for the Mayor to execute same.
Agenda Item attachment(s) on file in the City Clerks Office.
Note: All agenda items must be in the City Clerk's office by Noon Friday, six(6) business days prior to the regular Monday City Council meeting.
Contact: Kyle Shephard x3475, Cindy Sanford x3489
Approved By:

Department Date and Time
Planning and Environmental Attorney 3/2/2016 1:38 PM
Budget Outside Routing Approval 3/3/2016 1:39 PM
City Clerk 3/3/2016 1:59 PM
ATTACHMENTS:
Name: Description: Type:
2016_HO_Agreement_Schroth_CC_Agenda.pdf Schroth Agreement Backup Material
2016_HO_Agreement_Reeves_CC_Agenda.pdf Reeves Agreement Backup Material
2016_HO_Agreement_Johnson-Velez_CC_Agenda.pdf Johnson-Velez Agreement Backup Material
2016_HO_Agreement_Ginsburg_(final).pdf Ginsburg Agreement Backup Material
DOC030316-03032016134052.pdf Fiscal Impact Statement Backup Material
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