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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 Smykowski 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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