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JEFFREY R. SMITH, CPA, CGFO, CGMA. Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller Finance Department 180127' Street Vero Beach, FL 32960 Telephone: (772) M6-1945 May 1, 2017 Honorable Joseph E. Flescher, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and Indian River County Board of County Commissioners 1801 27th Street Vero Beach, FL 32960 Dear Chairman Flescher and County Commissioners: couNrr�o• < 11 �GET u w o o as v '�Rrn.nc. ►r Attached please find our revised budget in the amount of $1,032,814. This budget represents a 4.5% increase over the previous fiscal year budget of $988,668. • This budget increase reflects: • Net increase of 1.27 FTEs due to the addition of 2 full-time .positions in the Finance department and removal of a part-time position in the Clerk to Board department • Increase of $21,565 in insurance due to higher employer portion of health insurance and increase in staff • Increase of $9,530 in overhead due to health insurance rate increase and increase in FTEs • ® Pay increase of 3% for employees Attached are the Clerk's budget summary comparison and proposed salaries by position title. Although mandated by the State courts to replace our IT hardware and software and pay annual maintenance, we did not request funding from the Board. We continue to fund the courthouse IT Department and upgrades of new hardware and software for e -filing and redaction from recording fees in the various special revenue funds. These. funds have significantly depleted over the past several years and we may find the need to request financial assistance in the upcoming years. Should you or any member of the Board have any questions regarding my proposed budget, please let me know. erely, 611/1 q - e rth, CPA, CGFO, CGMA . erk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller cc: Jason Brown, County Administrator Mike Smykowski, Budget Director Diane Bernardo, Finance Director Elissa Nagy, Assistant Finance Director 4