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December 4, 1985 F RED A W R I G H T _. sna�:� c�t�;a►Y 1 JI CLERK, CIRCUIT COURT AND RE'CO'RDER +i r `f � �r .l��•s o .a INDIAN RIVER COUNTY TO: Patrick Lyons Chairman, Board of County Commissioners FROM: Freda Wright Clerk of Circuit Court RE: Request for Additional Help P. O. BOX 1028 HERO BEACH - FLORIDA - 32960 We respectfully request that our need for additional help in the Finance Department be included on the agenda for December 11, 1985. We did not include this position in our budget request because we had no work space available and were hoping that we would be able to get through the year, but the work load for this department has increased at a much faster rate than expected. We have experienced a 42% increase in the number of employees being carried in the payroll system and a 19% increase in the quantity of payables being processed. The work continues to increase and has reached a point where the SEVEN employees can no longer keep up. We have not had an increase in this department since the 1983-84 budget year. I have completed a survey of other counties of like size and found that Indian River County is currently staffed at a level well below other counties (see attached comparison). We are now having to handle utility impact funds for two major projects with others proposed, and the new transportation impact funds accounting will also impact heavily on this department when implemented. A It is this unexpected increase in the work load that forces us to request a new position for the department at an approximate cost of $14,000. annually. Commissioner Scurlock was concerned about space for this additional position, and Administrator Wright noted that space depends on what action the Board takes at the next meeting concerning rental space. Freda Wright, Clerk to the Board, explained that right now she has temporary space for the additional employee and the funding will come from the general 73 BOOK L-DEC11119W;-