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Board of County Commissioners Budget Workshop - Final July 12, 2017 <br />The Senior Resource Association was awarded $1,083,333 from the General Fund <br />and $83,333 from the Optional Sales Tax Fund. He clarified that the updated figures <br />from the Property Appraiser's Office resulted in a reduction of the General Fund <br />budget of $26,602; and that based on the final adjustments, the Circuit Court budget <br />was a reduction of $15,405; with the total increase in the General Fund budget of <br />$598,959. Administrator Brown made the proposal to reduce Contingencies by <br />$65,000 to absorb some of the increase, which would increase the Millage Rate to <br />3.4604, or 2.98%. He explained that the typical house comparison with homestead <br />was updated from $7.04 to $12.21 for residents of Indian River Shores, and all <br />other residents of the County would increase from $16.72 to $21.89. <br />* Consider any proposed changes to tentative budget <br />* Make a motion to adopt the proposed millage rates <br />17-0739 <br />Attachments: Recap - Taxing District Summary <br />A motion was made by Vice Chairman O'Bryan, seconded by Commissioner Adams, by a <br />4-1 vote (Commissioner Solari opposed), to approve the proposed General Fund Millage <br />Rate of 3.4604. The motion carried by the following vote: <br />Aye: 4 - Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman O'Bryan, Commissioner Adams, and <br />Commissioner Zorc <br />Nay: 1 - Commissioner Solari <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Solari, seconded by Commissioner Adams, to <br />approve the proposed Municipal Service Taxing Unit (M.S.T.U.) Millage rate of 1.0733. <br />The motion carried by the following vote: <br />Aye: 5 - Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman O'Bryan, Commissioner Adams, Commissioner <br />Solari, and Commissioner Zorc <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Solari, seconded by Vice Chairman O'Bryan, to <br />approve the Emergency Services District proposed Millage rate of 2.3655 for the Fiscal <br />Year 2017-2018. The motion carried by the following vote: <br />Aye: 5 - Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman O'Bryan, Commissioner Adams, Commissioner <br />Solari, and Commissioner Zorc <br />Indian River County Florida Page 26 <br />