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Comprehensive Plan Capital Improvements Element The Health Department, Welfare, Medicaid, and Children's Services fall into this category. Table 6.5 shows that the County spent $7,519,756 on human services in FY 2014/15. Between fiscal years 2013/14 and 2014/15, human services expenditures increased by 4.75%. Since FY 2009/10, human services expenditures have increased by 3.47%. Human Services represented 3.48% of all county expenses in FY 2014/15. Culture/Recreation All costs associated with providing and maintaining cultural and recreational facilities and activities for the benefit of citizens and visitors fit into this category. County libraries, parks, recreation operations, and the golf course are included here. As shown in table 6.5, the County spent $19,857,345 on those services in FY 2014/15. Between fiscal years 2013/14 and 2014/15, cultural/recreation expenditures increased by 30.82%. Since FY 2009/10, cultural/recreation expenditures have decreased by 11.65%. Culture/recreation expenses represented 9.18% of all County expenses in FY 2014/15. Court Related All costs of operating the judicial branch of Indian River County Government are classified here. That category includes the County Court, Circuit Court, State Attorney's Office and Public Defender. As shown in table 6.5, expenditures from that category totaled $6,677,909 in FY 2014/15. Between fiscal years 2013/14 and 2014/15, Court Related expenditures increased by 2.93%. Court Related costs represented 3.09% of all county expenses in FY 2014/15. Debt Service Debt service consists of interest and payments made by the county on its debt. That figure includes principal retirement, interest and other miscellaneous debt service. As table 6.5 indicates, total County debt service expenditures were $5,446,070 in FY 2014/15. Between fiscal years 2013/14 and 2014/15, debt service expenditures decreased by 4.20%. Since FY 2009/10, debt service expenditures have decreased by 32.54%. Debt service expenses represented 2.52% of all County expenses in FY 2014/15. Existing Outstanding Debt At the end of FY 2015/16, Indian River County's outstanding debt, comprised of revenue bonds and general obligation bonds, stood at $50,602,000. That is shown in table 6.6. Currently, Enterprise Funds comprise47.07% of the overall debt (Utility Dept), leaving $26,784,000 in bonds paid from general governmental funds. In November 2001, Indian River County issued the remaining $11,000,000 of the $26,000,000 Environmentally Sensitive Land Acquisition general obligation bonds originally approved by voters in 1992. Also in 2001, the County issued $16,810,000 in Spring Community Development Department Indian River County Adopted , 2016, Ordinance 2016- 21