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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final May 10, 2022 directed the County Attorney's Office to move forward with an ordinance to amend Part II (Children's Services Advisory Committee Chapter) of Chapter 103 (Commissions and Boards) of the Indian River County Code of Ordinances (the Code) to address the issues raised when the proposed Children's Trust special dependent district referendum was considered. One of the changes addressed as part of the process was to include business experience as a qualification for the community members appointed by the Board, and to include an increase in the millage cap from the current limit of 0.125 to 0.25. He concluded by thanking Lisa Kahle, Meredith Egan, Michael Kint, and Jeff Smith for their work on addressing this issue through the years. Commissioner Moss referred to Section 103.22 (1) of the Ordinance and opined the Representative from the Indian River County Hospital District should not be an elected official, but someone in their administration. The Board saw no challenge in having an ex -officio Hospital District Representative, noting there were many elected officials who served on various committees. Chairman O'Bryan stated he would like to reinstate the sentence stricken in Item (1)(b) that read "Each commissioner shall appoint one member to represent his/her district". A discussion then followed on Item (4) of section 103.22, and it was determined to leave Item (4) stricken. Chairman O'Bryan remarked in Section 103.24 Sub -committees, Item (2)(a), should be stricken noting there was not a nominating sub -committee. Commissioner Adams referred to Item (1) of Section 103.24 and suggested the sub -committee should be comprised of one member of Children's Services Advisory Committee (CSAC), who shall serve as the Chair and the remaining sub -committee members would be composed of citizens who were Indian River County residents not currently serving on the CSAC. She also wanted the following language included in Item (1), "with an effort to broadly represent the County geographically and socioeconomically". Commissioner Adams opined under Item (2)(b), the Community needs assessment and planning sub -committee should consist of no fewer than five (5) and no more than nine (9) members. She added the sub -committee members would serve three two-year terms, and a one (1) year absence shall be required before members may re -apply to serve on the sub -committee. A discussion followed to delete sub -section (ii) under Item (2)(b) with County Administrator Jason Brown explaining there was no detail budget for each of the sub -committees' activities. Commissioner Adams recommended in Item (2)(c), the Grant Review sub -committee, the membership be comprised of no fewer than nine (9) and no more than fifteen (15) members serving three two-year terms, and a one (1) year absence shall be required before members may re -apply to serve on the sub -committee. Chairman O'Bryan went over all the comments made for Section 103.24 Sub -committee for discussion. Indian River County Florida Page 6