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BOOK 93 FA E 51 <br />Bill Coolage, a resident of Vero Beach, remarked that he has <br />noted many bicycle riders going the wrong way in traffic with no <br />reflective clothing and/or gear and suggested that insistence be <br />placed on adhering to the proper bicycle traffic rules and <br />regulations. <br />Budget Status Report - Employee Raises <br />The Board reviewed a Memorandum dated September 7, 1994: <br />TO: Members of the Board <br />of County Commissioners <br />DATE: September 7, 1994 <br />SUBJECT: B GET STATU MORT <br />FROM: ames E. Chand Josep A. Baird <br />County Administrator OMB Director <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />The Board of County Commissioners at the July budget workshops directed staff to review <br />altematives for funding employee salary adjustments. In addition they requested we try to find money <br />to increase the conhi mflon to the Humane Society. Staff has been reviewing all revenue and expense <br />projections in an effort to find any additional money. The following is a summary of the material <br />items reviewed as potential sources for employee raise money: <br />1. Grant from School Board for School Resource Officers (SRO) The <br />School Board has tentatively approved $120,000 in funding for the School <br />Resource Officers which the County has not included in the budgeted <br />revenue projections . Final determination on the S.RO. amount will not <br />be made until the School Board's final budget hearing. However, after <br />discussion with the Sheriff 's staff they indicated it is the Sheriffs <br />understanding that S.R.O. revenue was for his department and could be <br />used to increase his budget. <br />2. Health and We Insurance - After the July workshops the health insurance <br />consultant revised the cost estimate. This produced a savings of <br />$179,853 in the taxing districts (General Fund, M.S.T.U., Transportation <br />Fund and EMS). The Sheriffs staff indicated that it is Sheriffs <br />understanding since his total budget has been reduced to the current year's <br />`- level there would be no further reduction and the $67,234 in health <br />insurance savings stays with the Sheriffs Department. Therefore, only <br />$112,619 in health insurance savings is applied towards the raises in the <br />taxing funds. <br />3. Half Cent Sales Tax Revenue - The state increased the Half. Cent Sales <br />Tax projections for Indian River County by $57,680 from the original <br />estimate. <br />4. M.P.O. Planner - Staff moved all M.P.O. Planner costs to the M.P.O. fund <br />producing a net savings of $21,557 in the M.S.T.U. fund. <br />5. Federal Prisoner Revenue - The Sheriffs department increased the Federal <br />Prisoner revenue estimate by $82,125. Staff included 95% or $78,019 to <br />be used in a raise pool. <br />_ 6. Schlitt Insurance Savings - The Board of County Commissioners <br />approved cancelling the Schlitt contract which produced a savings of <br />$5,000. <br />September 13, 1994 8 <br />