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Board of County Commissioners Final Budget Hearing Meeting Minutes - Final September 22, 2021 <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />2. ROLL CALL <br />Present: 4 - Chairman Joseph Flescher <br />Vice Chairman Peter O'Bryan <br />Commissioner Joe Earman <br />Commissioner Laura Moss <br />Absent: 1 - Commissioner Susan Adams <br />2.A. A MOMENT OF SILENT REFLECTION FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND MEMBERS OF <br />THE ARMED FORCES <br />2.11. INVOCATION <br />Minister Jack White, Gifford Church of Christ <br />3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br />Vice Chairman Peter D. O'Bryan <br />4. BUDGET OVERVIEW BY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, JASON E. BROWN <br />21-0880 Budget Ad 2021-2022 <br />Attachments: Budget Ad <br />21-0881 Total proposed budget and millage rates <br />Attachments: Total Proposed Budget and Millage Rates <br />Through the use of a PowerPoint Presentation, County Administrator Jason Brown <br />announced that the fiscal year (FY) 2021/22 proposed budget for the County is <br />$428,052,912, a decrease of $56,043,112 from the current year budget as of March <br />31, 2021. <br />County Administrator Brown provided an overview of the major impacts to the <br />budget for FY 2021/22, which included a tax roll increase of 5.19% Countywide <br />and 5.09% in the unincorporated area. He pointed out there was an increase of <br />$2.9 million, as agreed to by the Sheriff (a reduction from the initial request of $3.6 <br />million increase) and continued funding of School Resource Officer at 501/o/50% <br />split with the School District. He detailed the other impacts to the budget included: <br />Senate Bill 712 (Water Bill), increases in the Building Division Permit Fee <br />Changes, Children's Services Funding, the Florida Retirement System rate, and <br />continued focus on deferred maintenance, capital and renewal and replacement <br />expense, and the additional full-time positions for the increased workload. <br />Indian River County Florida Page 1 <br />