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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final September 19, 2018 <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />ROLL CALL <br />Present: 5 - Chairman Peter. O'Bryan <br />Vice Chairman Bob Solari <br />Commissioner Susan Adams <br />Commissioner Joseph Flescher <br />Commissioner Tim Zorc <br />2. INVOCATION <br />Bishop C.D. Weens, World Deliverance Christian Center <br />3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br />Commissioner Peter D. O'Bryan, Chairman <br />4. BUDGET OVERVIEW BY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, JASON E. BROWN <br />18-2296 <br />County Administrator Jason Brown announced that the proposed Fiscal Year <br />2018-2019 budget is $339,878,868. He explained that the proposed total budget is <br />still an increase of $11,538,475 over the original 2017-2018 Budget of <br />$328,340,393. Through the use of a PowerPoint Presentation, he discussed the <br />major budget impacts, which included a tax roll increase of 6.93% Countywide and <br />6.98% in the Unincorporated Area. Administrator Brown explained that increased <br />funding was being provided for the Sheriffs Department, Children's Services, and <br />Board of County Commission and Constitutional Officers' staffing. He noted that <br />the proposed budget was developed in accordance with a potential revenue loss in <br />Fiscal Year 2019-2020, if the proposed Amendment 1 (increased homestead <br />property tax exemption) passes in November. Administrator Brown also pointed <br />out that the proposed budget projected a savings of $350,000 County -wide from the <br />sale of the City of Vero Beach Electric to Florida Power & Light; however, the sale <br />has been postponed and a budget amendment may be required to adjust for higher <br />electric rates in the interim. <br />5. AD VALOREM FUNDS <br />General Fund <br />5.A. 18-2288 Proposed millage is 3.4604 and is 5.3% above rollback rate of <br />3.2862. The proposed budget is $91,858,724. <br />Indian River County Florida Page 1 <br />