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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final July 13, 2022 other agencies that would impact what Utilities can or cannot do, and that would require the County to seek different solutions. She continued, the septic to sewer conversions were getting more expensive, the grants and cost -share received to offset some of the projects were more constrained, and funding received from St. Johns Water Management District would require mandatory hook up to the sewer. Commissioner Adams expressed how vitally important it was to find different options of funding the Utilities Department for the future. Commissioner Moss received clarification from Budget Director Daniels that the decrease of $350,000 for the Spoonbill Marsh project was for a one-time purchase of equipment. Vice Chairman Earman and County Administrator Jason Brown both agreed as the County continued to grow, expenses would increase over the next few years and there would be a need to have a good plan; they agreed whole-heartedly to make investments in the Utilities Department. The Chairman opened the floor for public comments. Director of Utilities Sean Lieske thanked Administrator Brown and Budget Director Daniels for their efforts compiling the budget even though there was a decrease in the Utilities Department budget. Utilities Finance Manager Cindy Corrente thanked her team of managers, and Customer Service Manager Lisa Patton. She thanked the Commissioners for their support. Assistant County Administrator Mike Zito stated the golf course was in better condition than it had ever been and explained the budget increase was due to greens maintenance and would come in the form of an addendum, sometime in August. 22-0558 Attachments: Enterprise Funds INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS 501 FLEET MANAGEMENT 502 RISK MANAGEMENT (SELF INSURANCE) 504 EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE Indian River County Florida Page 18