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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 />