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Board of County Commissioners <br />February 19, 2020 <br />Page Five <br />(2) To support programs and services which will enhance academic achievement and assist all <br />children to perform at grade level in core areas such as reading, math and science. <br />(3) To provide and maintain in Indian River County such guidance, psychological, or psychiatric <br />programs and services as the county determines are needed for the general welfare of the children <br />and families of Indian River County. <br />(4) To support programs and services which promote & improve the physical health and well- <br />being of all children. <br />(5) To support programs and services designed to stop child abuse before it starts. <br />(6) To provide funds to programs and services that keep our children off the streets and away from <br />drugs, alcohol and other risky behaviors. <br />(7) To provide prenatal care programs where such programs will improve birth outcomes for all <br />children. <br />(8) To provide for such other services for all children as the county determines are needed for the <br />general welfare of Indian River County. <br />(9) To collect information and statistical data which will be helpful to the county in deciding the <br />needs of children and to develop techniques for monitoring the efficacy of funded programs and <br />services including but not limited to the gathering of data, measuring outcomes, goal effectiveness, <br />research. <br />(10) To provide or coordinate training, professional development and other support to Children's <br />Trust funded agencies which will ultimately improve service delivery and desired outcomes for <br />children. <br />(11) To consult, coordinate and collaborate with local, state and national entities which promote <br />best practices, professional standards and advocacy focusing on the health, well-being and <br />education of children and families. <br />(12) To lease such real estate and lease or purchase such equipment and personal property as are <br />needed to execute the foregoing programs and services. <br />(13) To employ and pay, on a part-time or full-time basis, personnel needed to execute the <br />foregoing programs and services. <br />(14) To provide for administrative expenses limited to Children's Trust of Indian River County <br />staff and operating supplies, directly related to tasks necessary to fulfill the scope and purposes of <br />this article, in an amount not to exceed ten percent (10%) of the annual dedicated millage for that <br />fiscal year, to be determined at the time of budget adoption. <br />County staff would recommend to delete the use of funds for leasing and purchasing real and personal <br />property. Additionally, County staff would recommend that funds be limited to only that amount needed <br />to fund the County staff necessary to administer the program and not for administrative expenses of the <br />agencies awarded funds. County staff supports an eight percent (8%) cap on the use of the millage for <br />administrative expenses. <br />County staff also believes that it is important to establish a policy that the funds are not to be expended for <br />those programs that fall within the jurisdiction of other funding entities such as the Indian River County <br />School District and the Indian River County Hospital District. County staff does not recommend the <br />funds to be used for the duplication of services that should otherwise be provided by the Indian River <br />County School District, such as K through 12 programs, and the Indian River County Health Department, <br />such as health initiatives. One example is the funding for the Learning Alliance — Moonshot Reading <br />C:IOsers legimarlAppDaralLocallTempIBCL TechnologiesleasyPDF &@BCL@OCODOB811@BCL@OCODOB81.doc <br />5 <br />