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way to fund some of the positions that Sheriff Loar withdrew from the budget and
<br /> requested approval for additional training for the Sheriffs Department and Fire Rescue.
<br /> Administrator Brown continued, and stated that the proposed total for the Clerk of Circuit
<br /> Court is $988,668, an increase of$67,298, or 7.30%. He added that these figures are a slight
<br /> decrease from the original budget request based on the changes in the health insurance,
<br /> Other Post-Employment Benefits, along with other adjustments that were made by the
<br /> Clerk of the Court.
<br /> Diane Bernardo, Finance Director, representing Jeffrey R. Smith, Clerk of the Circuit
<br /> Court, stated that she was available to answer any questions from the Board, as Mr. Smith
<br /> was currently in Orlando presenting the budget for the Indian River County Courthouse.
<br /> The proposed total for the Property Appraiser's Office is $3,497,893, an increase of
<br /> $20,799, or 0.6%. Administrator Brown clarified the reasons for the negative amount
<br /> shown on the PowerPoint slide for this department, when in actuality the overall budget
<br /> did increase by 0.6%.
<br /> David Nolte, Property Appraiser, answered questions from the Board regarding the
<br /> fulfillment of a mid-year software payment or software maintenance agreement in the
<br /> current budget request.
<br /> INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
<br /> 11:19 a.m.
<br /> Administrator Brown listed the following proposed assessment rates:
<br /> • Fleet Management- $3,555,653, a decrease of$99,320
<br /> • Risk Management- $4,649,602, an increase of$85,833
<br /> • Employee Health Insurance - $18,153,528, an increase of$1,552,074
<br /> • GIS/Information Technology - $1,592,915, an increase of$199,238
<br /> The Board discussed a recent Supreme Court case involving a ruling on increased
<br /> eligibility for the number of weeks a person may obtain temporary or total disability, and a
<br /> ruling that made changes to compensation in order to provide an incentive for attorneys to
<br /> handle worker's compensation cases. Chairman Solari requested a 5-year detailed report
<br /> on the gross amounts on employee health insurance.
<br /> The proposed total for the Internal Service Funds is $27,951,698, an increase of$1,737,825.
<br /> Chairman Solari opened the floor for public comment; there were none.
<br /> MISCELLANEOUS FUNDS
<br /> 11:25 a.m.
<br /> Management and Budget Director Mike Smvkowski announced the following budget
<br /> proposals:
<br /> • New Traffic Improvement Fees - $6,047,000, a decrease of$2,263,717
<br /> • Additional Impact Fees - $1,776,957, a decrease of$3,785,081
<br /> • Section 8/Rental Assistance - $2,258,602, a decrease of$17,709
<br /> • Secondary Road Construction - $7,698,994, a decrease of$2,964,248
<br /> • Tree Ordinance Fines - $50,000, a decrease of$100,000
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