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-I <br />MAY f��. BOOKS Fret, <br />G Miscellaneous Budget Amendment 030 <br />The Board reviewed the following memo dated 5/20/92: <br />TO: Members of the Board <br />of County Commissioners <br />DATE: May 20, 1992 <br />SUBJECT: MISCELLANEOUS BUDGET AMENDMENT 030 <br />CONSENT AGENDA <br />FROM: Joseph A. Baird <br />OMB Director <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />The attached budget amendment is to appropriate funding for the following: <br />1. The amount needed for indigent hospital care and indigent nursing <br />home charge that was budgeted in the 1991/92 fiscal year will not be <br />sufficient. This short -fall can be attributed to the increase in the <br />number of cases and the state requirements in which they changed <br />indigent eligibility from 150% of poverty level to 200% of poverty <br />level. When Indian River County was going through the budget <br />process indigent eligibility was only 150% of poverty level; therefore, <br />we budgeted $85,000 for Hospital and $85,000 for Nursing Home. <br />We now estimate we will need $130,000 for Hospital and $145,000 <br />for Nursing Home which equates to a $45,000 increase in Hospital <br />and $60,000 increase in Nursing Home or a $105,00 total increase <br />2. Circuit Court costs such as Witness Fees, Medical Service, <br />Professional Services and appeal fees are substantially more than <br />anticipated in the 1991/92 fiscal year. This can be attributed to the <br />unexpected appeals such as Reaves and Gore case as well as the <br />state Court Witness fund running out of money early in the year and <br />by law the county being required to pay for all witness fees, legal <br />services, etc. The affect has been substantial as the chart shows <br />below: <br />Account <br />Number <br />Original <br />Budget <br />Now <br />Estimated <br />Increase <br />033.11 Legal Expense <br />165,000 <br />250,000 <br />85,000 <br />033.12 Medical Services <br />25,000 <br />55,000 <br />30,000 <br />033.19 Other Prof. Services <br />55,000 <br />60,300 <br />5,300 <br />034.92 Witness Fees <br />55,000 <br />83,000 <br />28,000 <br />034.94 Appeal Fees <br />12,000 <br />22,800 <br />10,800 <br />TOTAL <br />312,000 <br />471,100 <br />159,100 <br />3. Circuit court has requested motion calendar software for the <br />AS/400 computer system. The software will increase the efficiency <br />of the Circuit Court by scheduling hearings on the computer <br />rather than by handwriting them in a book each time. Estimated <br />cost of the software is $2,200.00. <br />4. The Agriculture Extension department received a $3,374.00 donation from <br />the Indian River Citrus League to purchase a computer. <br />14 <br />