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SHERIFF — DERYL LOAR <br />(Clerk's Note: The Sheriff's Budget was heard following the Supervisor of Elections, and <br />is placed here for continuity). <br />Administrator Baird recommended the Sheriff's Budget to be $40,174,473, a $2,761,499, <br />or 6.4% reduction from last year. <br />Sheriff Deryl Loar clarified that the $41,967,614 Budget that he submitted in May was <br />below budget, but due to the Legislative mandate increase in contribution rates for the Florida <br />Retirement System (FRS), the proposed 2011 Budget was increased to $42,835,156. He <br />believed that the requirement of submitting his Budget request by May 1st, when the Legislature <br />does not end its session until June, was contributing to the problem. <br />Sheriff Loar provided a recap of last year's Budget, and an overview of his May 2010 <br />Budget submittal. He also presented a PowerPoint presentation (on file) showing why he needed <br />his full Budget request. Through the presentation he explained his five-year Budget comparison, <br />defined expenditures, Budget assistance through Grants, the increase in the County's population, <br />and the process of a typical request for service through the Indian River County Sheriff's Office <br />Public Safety Dispatch (IRCSO PSD). He also described the K-9 Unit, School Resource Unit, <br />criminal investigation statistics, responses to crime scenes, sex offender/predators, the increase in <br />prescription drug related deaths, Courthouse services and statistics, and specifics relating to the <br />County's Corrections Facility. Sheriff Loar reiterated that his agency was not in the position to <br />relax on any of the aforesaid components. He also voiced concern over maintenance issues, the <br />cost of repairs to the jail, and the increase in facility maintenance costs. <br />Discussion ensued between the Sheriff and the Board regarding cuts/reductions to the <br />Sheriff's Budget, unfunded and fully funded positions, the Budget process, how and why the <br />Sheriff's Budget starts with a negative balance at the beginning of each Fiscal Year, reducing <br />17 <br />July 14, 2010 <br />