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Funds Revenue.) He expressed appreciation to Director Brown for his assistance in providing information. Administrator Baird and Budget Director Brown refuted and corrected numbers from Mr. Weiss’ presentation and pointed out that the July figures were from the budget workshops and not from the final budgets where changes had been made and anticipated costs were not included. Frank Coffey talked about the fire/rescue budget, in particular the decrease over last year’s budget, and pointed out that the buildings are also included in their budget. He noted that the Sheriff does not have to include buildings in his budget. STREETLIGHTING DISTRICT Administrator Baird reviewed the streetlighting districts’ process and purpose and announced the charge for each streetlight district listed in the PowerPoint presentation. He noted there was no change from last year. OTHER M.S.B.U. Administrator Baird advised there are two Municipal Service Benefit Units: East Gifford Stormwater Watershed and Vero Lake Estates. He commented that the higher the County charges on this district, the more road work they can get done. It is not too costly for the owner of a single parcel, but is for the owner of multiple parcels. Staff proposes to keep it the same but in the long run, he thought it should be increased to get more roads done. A brief discussion ensued during which Director Brown explained the “cash forward” procedure. Administrator Baird advised that staff was pursuing grants for the area but those amounts are not included until notification of the Grant award. STATE AGENCIES Administrator Bairdannounced each of the State Agencies’ budgets from the Non- Departmental Budget Requests booklet and advised that staff proposed a maximum 3.5% increase for each agency. He explained that the County subsidizes State agencies adding to their other revenue sources. July 12, 2006 6