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JEFFREY R. SMITH, CPA, CGFO, CGMA IOU*iC . <br /> Clerk of Circuit Court&Comptrollero a`yw <br /> Finance Department • <br /> 1801 271'Street <br /> Vero Beach,FL 32960 <br /> Telephone:(772)226-1945 <br /> TO: 'Board of County Commissioners <br /> FROM: Diane Bernardo, Finance Director <br /> THROUGH: Jeffrey R. Smith,Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller <br /> DATE: January 11,2017 <br /> SUBJECT: Dori Slosberg Driver Education Safety Act <br /> Indian River County Traffic Education Program Trust Fund Report <br /> Cumulative Reporting Through 12/31/16 <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> On August 20, 2002, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance Number 2002-026 creating <br /> the Indian River County Traffic Education Program Trust Fund(our fund 137). This ordinance authorized <br /> a$3 traffic ticket surcharge,which is collected by the Clerk of the Circuit Court. On September 19,2006, <br /> the Board adopted Ordinance 2006-035 to repeal this fine. <br /> Subsequently on February 17, 2015,the Board elected to reinstate and increase the driver education fee to <br /> $5 under Ordinance Number 2015-003. The new fee is effective March 1, 2015 and is charged on each <br /> civil traffic penalty assessed in the County. As noted in the ordinance, these funds shall be used "to fund <br /> driver education programs in public and nonpublic schools". <br /> Attached to this memo is a report of the revenues and expenditures from the inception of the initial $3 fee <br /> (October 1, 2002) and includes the new $5 fee commencing in March 2015. The Board currently carries a <br /> balance of$44,869. <br /> The Clerk's office will continue to provide a quarterly report of the traffic education trust activity. <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners accept the attached report. <br /> P21 <br />