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Consent Agenda Indian River County Interoffice Memorandum Office of Management & Budget To: Members of the Board of County Commissioners From: Jason E. Brown Director, Office of Manageme t & udet Date: November 29, 2005 Subject: Miscellaneous Budget Amendment 004 Description and Conditions The attached budget amendment appropriates funding necessary for the following: 1. On July 20, 2004 the Board of County Commissioners approved an interlocal agreement with the Orange County Sheriff's Office for interoperable communications equipment. Under the approved agreement Indian River County is responsible for 25% of the total cost of equipment and installation. The attached entry appropriates funding from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund in the amount of $63,550 for equipment and installation. 2. Indian River County Libraries have received donations totaling $12,506. The attached entry appropriates these donations. 3. At the meeting of November 8, 2005, the Board of Commissioners approved a grant application from the School District of Indian River County for funding from the Dori Slosberg Driver Education Safety Act in the amount of $13,957. These funds will be used for driver education programs at Vero Beach High School and Sebastian River High School. The attached entry appropriates these funds. 4. The Board approved an agreement with the State of Florida, Department of Community Affairs, at their October 4, 2005 meeting. This agreement provides funding from the Department of Homeland Security relating to the 2006 National Incident Management System (NIMS). The attached entry appropriates these funds in the amount of $38,523 to be used for planning, training, and exercises associated with the Department of Homeland Security requirements for 2006. 5. Last fiscal year Indian River County was awarded $14,563,228 in Hurricane Housing Recovery (HHR) funds from the Florida Housing Finance Corporation. These funds are to help families displaced by the hurricanes of 2004. The attached entry appropriates HHR funding for the 2005/2006 fiscal year in the amount of$3,550,000. 6. For the 2005/2006 budget year the Sheriff agreed to follow the county guidelines to set his employees' cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). His budget was submitted using a 2.5% COLA rate. However, through contract negotiations County employees received a 3.0% COLA. The Sheriff has requested a budget amendment in the amount of $105,672 for the extra 0.5% increase. The attached entry appropriates $105,672 from General Fund contingency for this budget increase. O:\Budget\Jason\budget amendments 200506\004 misc ba.doc