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Board of County Commissioners <br />Meeting Minutes - Final July 17, 2019 <br />Commissioner O'Bryan requested the Board's approval to add $48.60 to the <br />proposed SWDD Assessment of $120.90 to cover six months of mandatory <br />County -wide trash pickup beginning April 1, 2020. He felt it was best to take <br />corrective action now rather than wait 14 months for the next budget hearing. He <br />continued that by adding the assessment to the proposed Budget for FY 2019/20, <br />the increase could be added to the Truth In Millage (TRIM) Notices and still allow <br />further discussions from now to the September 2019 Budget Hearings. <br />Chairman Solari recapped Commissioner O'Bryan's proposal for clarification. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner O'Bryan, seconded by Chairman Solari, to <br />approve a charge of an additional $48.60 for mandatory garbage service for all <br />residents in the unincorporated area of the County for six months beginning April 1, <br />2020. <br />A discussion ensued on informing the public of the additional assessment and <br />asking the Property Appraiser to include a notification of the SWDD Assessment to <br />be mailed with the TRIM notices. <br />A question was raised whether the provision listed in the existing service contract <br />for mandatory County -wide garbage pickup had expired. Administrator Brown <br />explained the provisions in the contract and suggested that for planning purposes, a <br />proposed rate of $8.50 per month for a total of $51.00 would be advisable. <br />Commissioner O'Bryan amended his motion and Chairman Solari amended his <br />second, to add $51.00 to the SWDD Assessment which would cover six months of <br />mandatory garbage pickup beginning April 1, 2020 for all residents in the <br />unincorporated area of the County. <br />Chairman Solari opened the public hearing. <br />Property Appraiser Wesley S. Davis stated he would be willing to work with the <br />Board on including a notification in the TRIM notices. <br />There being no further speakers, the Chairman Solari closed the Public Hearing. <br />County Attorney Dylan Reingold referred to County Administrator Brown for <br />clarification in regards to the amended rates. Administrator Brown replied that the <br />properties within the cities and outside the Urban Service Area would continue with <br />the current proposed rate of $120.90 per Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU). He <br />continued that the residents in the unincorporated areas and within the Urban <br />Service Area, the rate would be $51.00 higher, for a total of $171.90 per ERU. <br />Indian River County Florida <br />Page 20 <br />