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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />180127" Street, Vero Beach, Florida 32960-3388 <br />,Apff <br />of Management & Budget <br />Telephone: (772) 226-1214 <br />` July 8, 2016 <br />Board of County Commissioners <br />Indian River County <br />1801 27' Street <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />Dear Commissioners: <br />As required by Florida Statutes, transmitted with this message is the recommended budget for Fiscal <br />Year 2016/2017 (FYI 6/17). <br />The.proposed budget represents the general operating framework for providing all County services for the <br />forthcoming year. As presented, it reflects the County Administrator's plan of implementing and funding <br />the recommended service levels. The budget has been. developed with a combination of guidelines <br />provided by the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) throughout the year, critical input from all <br />'Wiimpartments, Budget Department guidance, the Administrator's perception of needs, responses from the <br />munity, and' the Constitutional Officers' budgets. <br />Economic Recovery <br />In recent years Indian River County has survived direct landfall of multiple hurricanes and, most recently, <br />the worst economic turmoil experienced since the Great Depression. The key to surviving these <br />occurrences was the commitment of County employees, steady management by the executive team and <br />strong leadership provided by the County Commissioners, as significant budget cuts were made to adjust <br />for a 31 % tax roll drop while avoiding millage rate increases. <br />In spite of turbulence in both the national and world economies, Indian River County is now on the cusp <br />of a full economic recovery as evidenced by strong building permit and impact fee revenue collections, <br />strong tourism activity, and moderate population growth drawn by our friendly small-town atmosphere, <br />beautiful beaches, cultural amenities, and rich environmental surroundings making us an ideal tourist <br />destination. <br />However, a consequence of the population growth is pressure on county government to continue to <br />deliver government services at -an affordable price. This budget is focused on continuing to deliver high- <br />quality services, with an emphasis on technology to maintain our low cost service model. <br />(40 <br />3 <br />