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Board of County Commissioners Budget Workshop - Final July 12, 2017 He stated that the Board has had conversations with the Sheriff, and suggestions have been made regarding his budget, but that it was not the responsibility of the Board to micro -manage the Sheriffs day-to-day operations. Commissioner Solari mentioned a group called the Taxpayers Association of Indian River County that is made up of County residents that gather on their own time to make the community better, and made the suggestion for Mr. Marsh to form his own committee with other interested citizens of the County. Joe Paladin, President of Black Swan Consulting, spoke highly of the Sheriffs Department and the level of safety that they provide, and expressed his support of the Sheriffs budget. Dr. Miles Conway, representing the South Beach Property Owners Association Inc. (SBOA), spoke about the South Beach property owners and that they contributed three (3) times more property tax dollars per capita than the rest of Indian River County. He explained that SBOA would do everything in its power to preserve and protect the quality of life of its residents, and expressed his support of the Sheriffs budget. He stated that he had no problem with an increase in Ad Valorem if it allowed the Sheriff to do his job properly. AGGREGATE MILLAGE STATE PROPOSED AGGREGATE MILLAGE 17-0732 Attachments: Aggregate Millage Administrator Brown announced that the proposed Aggregate Millage rate is 5.9901, 0.1552 mils or 2.2% above current, or 8.5% above rollback. RECAP - TOTAL PROPOSED BUDGET AND PROPOSED MILLAGE RATES JASON E. BROWN, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Administrator Brown provided the recalculated figures for the proposed increases to the Sheriffs budget and the Senior Resource Association (SRA). He clarified that the Sheriffs recommended budget was $4,794,367, and was increased by $557,633 to the requested $48.5 Million. Indian River County Florida Page 25