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Board of County Commissioners
<br />Meeting Minutes - Final July 17, 2019
<br />• Increased Health Insurance Costs - $62,340
<br />• Net Increase of two (2) full-time positions - $105,594
<br />Administrator Brown recommendations for Municipal Service Taxing
<br />Unit Departments (MSTU):
<br />• County Attorney/Florida Municipal Power Agency - -0-, a decrease
<br />of ($3,465) or (100%)
<br />• North County Aquatic Center - $1,140,506, an increase of $288,919
<br />or3.9%
<br />• Gifford Aquatic Center - $427,177, a decrease of ($58,163) or
<br />(12.0%)
<br />• Recreation - $985,482, a decrease of ($38,519) or (3.8%)
<br />• Intergenerational Facility - $583263, an increase of $89,740 or
<br />18.2%
<br />• Ocean Rescue - $866,266, a decrease of ($34,677) or (3.8%)
<br />• Shooting Range - $779,793, an increase of $107,920 or 16.1%,
<br />• Community Development - $261,741, an increase of $4,941 or
<br />1.9%
<br />• County Planning - $1,240,306, an increase of $7,929 or 0.06%
<br />• Code Enforcement - $506,597, a decrease of ($15,661) or (3%)
<br />• Parks - -0- moving to General Fund
<br />• Roads and Bridges - -0-, ($133,275), or (100%)
<br />• Telecommunications -0- moved to the IT Fund
<br />• Tax Collector - $80,000, same as last year; budget has not been
<br />submitted and is not due until August 1, 2019
<br />Total for M.S.T.U. Departments was $6,890,861, a decrease of ($608,529)
<br />or (8.1%)
<br />Administrator Brown continued his presentation of the Budget, and
<br />provided an overview of the M.S.T.U. Budget expenses by department, as
<br />well as the fund millage history. There was an increase in the Millage rate
<br />of 7.2% from last fiscal year.
<br />Commissioner Zorc commented that the revenues received from the
<br />Aquatic Centers were only about 20% of the operating costs.
<br />Administrator Brown responded that the pools do not pay for themselves
<br />and need to be subsidized by the taxpayers. The North County Aquatic
<br />Center was at 39.6% of the operating costs, and Gifford Aquatic Center was
<br />at 18% of the operating costs.
<br />Commissioner O'Bryan mentioned that the audio sound system at the
<br />Intergenerational Center was not adequate and questioned whether there
<br />were funds allocated to upgrade the sound system. Mike Zito, Assistant
<br />County Administrator, replied that the center used portable speakers for the
<br />sound system and they should be adequate, but he would do an assessment
<br />and get back to Administrator Brown.
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