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