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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final July 17, 2019 Administrator Brown listed the following proposed Enterprise Funds: • Golf Course - $3,105,394, an increase of $119,332 • Building Department - $5,041,993, an increase of $395,760 • Utilities- $48,518,774, an increase of $1,409,296 • Utilities - Impact Fees - $2,519,925, an increase of $333,500 The proposed total for the Enterprise fund is $59,186,086, an increase of $2,257,888 Administrator Brown stated the Enterprise Funds were funds that were operating more as a private business and the operations were intended to pay for themselves without the use of taxpayers' dollars. He explained that the Building Department Fund had an increase for an additional position and to implement a new and more efficient permitting software system. He added that the Utilities Department increase is due to adding an additional treatment to reduce the nutrients and to meet the advance waste water treatment standards. Administrator Brown commented that Utility -Impact Fees are based upon the early pay off the of 2009 Bonds Consumer Pricing Index (CPI). Staff was not recommending a CPI adjustment this year. Administrator Brown, in response to the Commissioners Zorc's suggestion of direct hire employees' verses private provider employees, noted that the construction industry has its ups and downs and using a private provider is a better choice than hire direct as far as down times, however, the cost would be lower for in-house employees. The Chairman opened the floor to public comments; there were none. INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS 501 FLEET MANAGEMENT 502 RISK MANAGEMENT (SELF INSURANCE) 504 EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE 505-103 IT - GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS 505-234 IT - TELECOMMUNICATIONS 505-241 IT - COMPUTER SERVICES 19-0663 Indian River County Florida Page 18