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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final July 13, 2022 <br />documents recorded. <br />Chairman O'Bryan complimented Property Appraiser Davis and his staff for <br />innovative methods, the newly implemented technology to streamline the <br />process, and cost savings. County Administrator Brown also agreed that the <br />information the Property Appraisers Office had provided was phenomenal. <br />Supervisor of Elections Leslie Swan expressed her appreciation to the Board <br />for their continuous support. Ms. Swan mentioned budgeting for the <br />upcoming year was a challenge with significant increases in the cost of goods <br />and services due to high inflation. <br />Ms. Swan explained the Florida Legislature enacted Senate Bill 524 that <br />mandated the implementation of additional list maintenance programs to assist <br />and identify voter records that needed updating. She indicated an additional <br />$50,000 in printing and postage costs for the mailings. <br />Ms. Swan continued that Senate Bill 524 changed the term "Drop Boxes" to <br />"Secure Ballot Intake Stations", which meant the Elections Office would need <br />to change the verbiage on 100,000 secrecy sleeves for the vote by mail <br />envelopes, revisions to the elections training materials, forms, and signage. <br />She also pointed out the FY 2022/2023 Budget included the addition of one <br />new Election Day polling site to accommodate the increased population <br />growth in the County. <br />Chairman O'Bryan thanked and commended Ms. Swan and her staff for <br />conducting elections without incident, and for finding ways to do more with <br />less. <br />Commissioner Flescher pointed out that the Elections Office does <br />phenomenal work, and was most reliant upon volunteers that make sure the <br />systems run smoothly. Commissioner Flescher thanked Leslie Swan and her <br />staff for doing a great job. <br />Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers appeared before the Board, and <br />thanked his staff, Under Sheriff Thomas Raulen, Deputy Chief Lonnie Rich, <br />and Chief Financial Officer Aimee Cooper, for their work on the budget and <br />the presentation. He also thanked County Administrator Jason Brown, and <br />Budget Director Kristin Daniels, for taking the time and coming to a staff <br />recommendation for the budget. He discussed the factors impacting the <br />budget. <br />Chairman O'Bryan received clarification from Sheriff Flowers that the Sheriff s <br />Indian River County Florida Page 5 <br />