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Board of County Commissioners <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />March 1, 2016 <br />Alternative 3 — Approve funding for fiscal year 2016/2017 in the amount of $851,965, which would <br />continue the additional $200,000 provided by the County without a required match from private donors. <br />Alternative 4 — Approve funding for fiscal year 2016/2017 in the amount of $1,051,965, as requested by <br />the Indian River County Funder's Forum. This would represent an increase of $200,000, or 23.5% from <br />the current year amount including the $200,000 matching funds (or up $400,000 from the base funding <br />level). <br />Staff anticipates a moderate increase in the taxroll for next fiscal year. Staff also anticipates several <br />other funding request increases due to deferred capital purchases and continued constrained funding <br />levels for various agencies. It is anticipated that these requests will continue to strain the County's <br />resources even with the benefit of a rising taxroll. In light of continued funding constraints, staff <br />recommends that the Board approve Alternative 1, to aid in the goal of avoiding a tax increase for fiscal <br />year 2016/17. <br />Recommendation <br />Staff recommends that the Board of Commissioners approve Alternative 1 in an effort to reduce <br />additional impact on the General Fund budget for FY 2016/17. This alternative would provide funding for <br />Children's Services agencies in the amount of $698,255 for fiscal year 2016/2017, which is an increase <br />of 7.1 % from the current year base funding level. <br />Attachment <br />Children's Services Funding History <br />Letter, dated February 2016, from the Indian <br />River County Funder's Forum <br />APPROVED AGENDA <br />Qoseph A. Baird <br />County Administrator <br />OR: March 8, 2016 <br />Indian River County <br />ApjXoved <br />Date <br />Administrator <br />3 <br />I (P <br />County Attorney <br />Budget <br />Z <br />Department <br />Risk Management <br />75 <br />