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County has made a concerted effort to make these lands accessible. These properties also requir significant amount of maintenance. The proposed budget includes funding for two (2) Conservat� Lands Technicians to help maintain these valuable community assets. The addition of these two positions will allow for the current backlog of exotics treatments, estimated at $205,000 to be handled in- house. This will enable the County to realize a current cost savings in addition to reaping the benefit of ongoing exotics maintenance. Previously, the only resources available for this work was from the Parks Division when a spare crew was available. The County has invested millions of dollars in these properties, and wants to make certain they are properly maintained to ensure they are a top amenity for residents and visitor alike. A major issue affecting both governments and corporations alike is the threat from cybersecurity breaches and ransomware attacks. There have been numerous attacks on local government, as well as other entities, across the entire nation in recent years. Baltimore and the City of Atinta are just two examples of government agencies that have fallen victim to ransomware attacks. Bringing this issue closer to home, the cities of Stuart, Lake City, and Riviera Beach have been hit with such attacks in the last several months alone. These types of cybersecurity attacks are becoming increasingly prevalent among government agencies and therefore the need to protect against them has become a top priority. The proposed budget recommends the addition of an IT Director to oversee the Information Systems Division to help boost our cybersecurity readiness. This position will also oversee the GIS Division and Telecommunications, which currently are housed in separate departments. Fiscal Year 2019/209 Budget Highlights The total proposed budget is $367,725,135, a decrease of $31,295,303 or 7.8% from the current ye should be noted that this is an increase of $27,846,267 or 8.2% from the beginning budget o $339,878,868 for the current year. However, this is still 22.2% below the approved FY 2006/07 amount of $472,420,328. A detailed all - fund expense summary is contained in the exhibits following this message (pages 25 and 26). The chart below shows continued recovery in the County tax roll, following a significant drop during the "Great Recession". For FY 2019/20 the tax roll is increasingto° $18.6 billion or 7.0 /°from lastY ear. This total taxable value is now just about the same amount as the peak amount in FY 2007/08p rior to the Great Recession. $20.0 $18.0 $16.0 $14.0 $12.0 $10.0 Indian River County Countywide Taxable Value $18.6 (Billions) $1s.6 $17.8 FY07 - FY20 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY 18 FY19 FY20 4