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of the County. The following is a list of the Commissioners and the <br />expiration of their respective term. <br />Name <br />Office <br />Term Expires <br />Gary C. Wheeler <br />Chairman <br />November, <br />1990 <br />Carolyn K. Eggert <br />Vice Chairman <br />November, <br />1990 <br />Don C. Scurlock, Jr. <br />Member <br />November, <br />1992 <br />Richard N. Bird <br />Member <br />November, <br />1992 <br />Margaret C. Bowman <br />Member <br />November, <br />1992 <br />The Commission apportions and levies County taxes and controls the <br />expenditure of all County funds, except schools which are controlled by <br />the School Board of Indian River County. The budget year of the County <br />runs from October 1 to the following September 30. Operating revenue <br />is raised from ad valorem taxes, real and personal property taxes, user <br />fees with supplements from state and federal sources. The Commission <br />operates a County Road System and has power to establish, build, <br />maintain, repair, protect and preserve these public facilities. <br />Other elected officials serving County -wide are a Property <br />Appraiser, Tax Collector, Supervisor of Elections, Sheriff and Clerk of <br />the Circuit Court who is also Ex -Officio Clerk of the Board of County <br />Commissioners, <br />Population <br />The 1980 Census population of the County was 59,896, while the <br />estimated 1988 population was 87,313, an increase of 46%. Vero Beach, <br />the largest city in the County, and the County Seat, had a 1980 Census <br />population of 16,176 and an estimated 1988 population of 17,783. <br />In 1980, Indian River County ranked twenty-eighth out of 67 <br />counties in Florida in terms of total population, representing 0.61% of <br />the total state population at that time. As illustrated in the <br />following table, the population of the County has more than tripled <br />since 1960. It is anticipated that the growth of the County will <br />continue. <br />22 <br />