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Comprehensive Plan Capital Improvements Element <br />2015/16, spent $81,251,970 for public safety services. Since FY 2010/11, public safety expenditures <br />have increased by 14.12%. Public safety represented 35.52% of all county expenses in FY 2015/16. <br />Physical Environment <br />The physical environment classification encompasses the county's water and waste water utilities, the <br />Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD), the Soil and Water Conservation District, and the <br />Environmentally Sensitive Land Acquisition Fund. Table 6.5 shows that $49,148,815 was spent on <br />these activities in FY 2015/16. Since FY 2010/11, physical environment expenditures have increased <br />by 7.36%. Physical environment services represented 21.48% of all county expenses in FY 2015/16. <br />Transportation <br />Departments under the transportation category include Road and Bridge, County Engineering, <br />Secondary Roads Construction, and Traffic Engineering. Those departments are responsible for <br />designing, constructing, overseeing, and maintaining the county's roads and drainage systems. As <br />shown in table 6.5, the county spent $30,991,899 on transportation facilities in FY 2015/16. Since FY <br />2010/11, transportation expenditures have decreased by 3.4%. Transportation expenses represented <br />13.55% of all county expenses in FY 2015/16. <br />Economic Environment <br />Included in the economic environment category are the costs of providing services which develop and <br />improve the economic condition of the community and its citizens. Up to June 30, 2011, Veteran <br />Services, the Housing Authority, and the Economic Development Division of the Indian River <br />County Chamber of Commerce primarily undertook that function. On July 1, 2011, the Housing <br />Authority was officially separated from the County; consequently, its expenditures are no longer <br />reported here. Table 6.5 shows that $424,593 was spent on economic environment services in FY <br />2015/16. Since FY 2010/11, economic environment expenditures have decreased by 79.78%. <br />Economic environment expenses represented 0.19% of all county expenses in FY 2015/16. Higher <br />expenses between FY 2010/11 and FY 2013/14 were the result of expenditure of Neighborhood <br />Stabilization Program Community Development Block Grant funds, one time grants provided to <br />lessen the negative effects of the economic downturn/recession and housing collapse. <br />Human Services <br />Human Services cover the cost of providing services for the care, treatment, and control of human <br />illness, injury or disabilities, and for the welfare of the community as a whole and its individuals. <br />The Health Department, Welfare, Medicaid, and Children's Services fall into this category. Table 6.5 <br />shows that the County spent $7,868,392 on human services in FY2015/16. Since FY 2010/11, human <br />services expenditures have increased by 3.19%. Human Services represented 3.44% of all county <br />expenses in FY 2015/16. <br />Community Development Department Indian River County <br />Adopted December 5, 2017, Ordinance 2017-015 20 <br />