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using the goods or services provided by that Figure 6.3: User Fees and Charges by FY department. In Indian River County, the Utility System, Solid Waste Disposal District, Golf $20,000 $18077 $18,558 Course,and Building Division are enterprise funds. $18,000 ' $15,887 $16,000 $15030 $,a7so $15,533 $14,000 r�� Table 6.1 shows that enterprise fund revenue $14,000 m minim • m represented 21.49%of Indian River County's total $12,000 . .. m mim m i funds for FY 2015/16. Figure 6.2 displays the $8,000 : = = = = = . enterprise fund revenue collected by Indian River $6,000 . - . - - - . County over the last six fiscal years. During that $4,000 i - - - - - i time period, enterprise fund revenue increased $2,000 . - - - - - . 20.52%. $- 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 • User Fees and Charges •Revenue(in thousands) User fees and charges represent revenue received Source: Indian RiverCounty Finance Department by the county for providing various general services. Those fees and charges are necessary because taxes alone cannot totally keep up with the increasing costs of services.This category includes fees collected by the Tax Collector's Office, the Clerk of the Circuit Court, the Property Appraiser's Office, the Sheriff's Department, and the Recreation and Parks Department. This category also includes other miscellaneous user fees charged by the county for general services not financed by other Figure 6.4: Special Assessments fund sources. In FY 2015/16,user fees and charges Revenue by FY represented 6.54% of all funds collected by Indian $800 — $728 River County. $700 $600 $5201 7505 $5361- Figure 6.3 displays user fees and charges collected $500 1 $4811 by Indian River County over the last six fiscal years. $400 $357 EMEN During that time period,revenue from user fees and $300 • charges varied, but overall increased 3.35%. $200 $100 MEM . • Special Assessments • • • • • $- 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 Special assessments are compulsory payments levied on real property for specific benefits generated by •Revenue(in thousands) public investments or services. By law, the assessment levied must fairly reflect the actual costs Source: Indian River County Finance Department of the improvements.County revenues which fall under the general category of special assessments consist of street paving assessments, street lighting district assessments,as well as assessments for water,sewer,and drainage improvements.Expenditures of special assessment revenue are restricted to public improvement projects that directly benefit the property owner or payee. For example, street paving assessment revenues must be spent on paving streets that directly benefit the payer of the assessment. Community Development Department Indian River County Adopted December 5,2017,Ordinance 2017-015 4