File #: 2025-7512    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Consent Item - Regular Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 9/8/2025 In control: Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 10/14/2025 Final action:
Title: Florida Rural Legal Services Funding Agreement
Attachments: 1. Char Co Letter of intent 2025-2026 signed, 2. Char Closed Case client demo, 3. Char Open Remaing Case client demo, 4. Char Outcomes Report, 5. FRLS Exhibit A, 6. frls general brochure_revised3, 7. Funding Agreement.pdf
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DEPARTMENT MAKING REQUEST

Budget & Admin Services

 

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Florida Rural Legal Services Funding Agreement

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REQUESTED MOTION/ACTION

 

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Recommended Action:

a) Approve the Funding Agreement between Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners and Florida Rural Legal Services; and

b) Authorize the Chairman to execute the agreement.

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Budgeted Action:

No action needed. Budgeted in the Legal Aid Fund budget as approved in the FY2026 budget process. Funding for the expenditure comes from court related fees and ad valorem.

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BACKGROUND (Why is this Action Necessary, and What Action will be accomplished)

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Background: 

Florida Statute 29.008 requires local government to fund the cost of Legal Aid.

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