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• Property Appraiser David C. Nolte - $2,754,554, a decrease of $15,240 or (0.6%)
<br />• Sheriff Deryl Loar - $44,441,390, an increase of $2,155,798, or 5.1%
<br />• Supervisor of Elections Leslie R. Swan - $1,282,257, an increase of $27,514, or 2.2%
<br />"The Supervisor of Elections budget does not include $266,666 from the Optional Sales
<br />Tax to fund the third of a three year plan for purchasing new voting machines'"
<br />• Value Adjustment Board - $66,950, a decrease of $1,500, or (2.2%)
<br />The proposed total for Constitutional Officers is $51,698,923, an increase of $2,188,848, or
<br />4.4%
<br />Leslie Swan, Supervisor of Elections, described the two major events coming up, the
<br />Presidential Election on November 8, 2016, and the acquisition of the new voting
<br />equipment. She informed the Board that an anticipated high turnout is expected for this
<br />presidential election, with a possible two card ballot. She also informed the Board that the
<br />County has added 10,000 new voters since the last presidential election, and because of
<br />redistricting changes, 103,000 new voter registration cards will need to be mailed out.
<br />Administrator Brown presented the Sheriffs Department Budget of $45,294,789, which is a
<br />significant decrease from the Sheriffs original request. He thanked the Sheriff for his
<br />cooperation and substantial effort in working with the Board to reduce the Budget.
<br />With the help of Kelly Goodwin, Chief Financial Officer, Indian River County Sheriffs
<br />Department, Sheriff Deryl Loar gave a PowerPoint Presentation with information on the
<br />revised Sheriffs Budget for 2016-2017. Sheriff Loar spoke about the revisions made to the
<br />Budget and the termination of the G4S Security contract. He went over revenue history,
<br />and he remained confident that in an emergency situation, the Board would consider any
<br />request made.
<br />The Board expressed their appreciation to the Sheriffs Office for going above and beyond
<br />to keep our County safe and maintaining transparency without jeopardizing the safety of
<br />the citizens. The Chairman felt as though the increases in the Budget were significant, but
<br />appropriate, and supported the revised Budget. The Board inquired about programs in
<br />place and a partnership with the International Association of Firefighters for active shooter
<br />cross -training.
<br />The Chairman opened the floor for public comments.
<br />Walter Geiger, 9960 86th Street, made inquiries to Sheriff Loar about the revised Budget
<br />and what he feels is an excessive amount of overtime paid, and recommended that there
<br />should be some shifting of people around to avoid the overtime. Sheriff Loar defended his
<br />position regarding the overtime, and explained that unavoidable events take place and that
<br />he responds as necessary. The Chairman addressed Mr. Geiger and explained that Sheriff
<br />Loar is a Constitutional Officer elected by the people of Indian River County, and should
<br />be the one to manage his own budgetary dollars.
<br />Joseph Earman, 4375 91h Lane, and John O'Connor, President of the International
<br />Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local 2201, spoke in support of the Sheriffs budget, and
<br />felt that public safety was imperative. They asked the Board to consider finding a creative
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