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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final September 12, 2018 ROLL CALL Present: 4 - Chairman Peter O'Bryan Vice Chairman Bob Solari Commissioner Joseph Flescher Commissioner Tim Zorc Absent: 1 - Commissioner Susan Adams 2. INVOCATION Jeffrey R. Smith, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Commissioner Bob Solari, Vice Chairman 4. BUDGET OVERVIEW BY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, JASON E. BROWN 18-2251 Attachments: Budget Overview County Administrator Jason Brown announced that the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 proposed budget for the County is $339,878,868, a decrease of $33,464,461 from the March 31, 2018 Budget. He further explained that the proposed total budget was still an increase of $11,538,475 over the original 2017-2018 Budget of $328,340,393. Through the use of 'a PowerPoint Presentation, he provided an overview of the major budget impacts. Administrator Brown noted that the $3.4 million increase to the Sheriffs Department included funding for seven (7) School Resource Officers, and that the proposed budget was developed with an eye towards addressing the potential revenue loss in Fiscal Year 2019-2020, should Amendment 1 (increased homestead property tax exemption) be passed at the November 6, 2018 General Election. He also pointed out that the proposed budget projected a savings of $350,000 County -wide from the sale of the City of Vero Beach Electric to Florida Power & Light; however, the sale has been postponed and a budget amendment may be required to adjust for higher electric rates in the interim. 5. AD VALOREM FUNDS General Fund 5.113. 18-2252 Proposed millage is 3.4604 and is 5.3% above rollback rate of 3.2862. The proposed budget is $91,858,724. Recommended Action: Adopt the tentative millage. Adopt the tentative budget. Indian River County Florida Page 1