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Comprehensive Plan Capital Improvements Element <br />services in FY 2020/21. Since FY 2015/16, economic environment expenditures have increased <br />by 99.59%. Economic environment expenses represented 0.28% of all county expenses in <br />FY2020/21. Higher expenses between FY 2011/12 and FY 2013/14 were the result of expenditure <br />of Neighborhood Stabilization Program Community Development Block Grant funds, one time <br />grants provided to lessen the negative effects of the economic downturn/recession and housing <br />collapse. <br />Human Services <br />Human Services cover the cost of providing services for the care, treatment, and control of human <br />illness, injury or disabilities, and for the welfare of the community as a whole and its individuals. The <br />Health Department, Welfare, Medicaid, and Children's Services fall into this category. Table 6.5 <br />shows that the County spent $21,933,645 on human services in FY 2020/21. Since FY 2015/16, <br />human services expenditures have increased by 178.76%. Human Services represented 7.13% of all <br />county expenses in FY 2020/21, <br />Culture/Recreation <br />All costs associated with providing and maintaining cultural and recreational facilities and activities <br />for the benefit of citizens and visitors fit into this category. County libraries, parks, recreation <br />operations, and the golf course are included here. As shown in table 6.5, the County spent <br />$28,541,061 on those services in FY 2020/21. Since FY 2015/16, cultural/recreation expenditures <br />have increased by 17.74%. Culture/recreation expenses represented 9.27% of all County expenses in <br />FY 2020/21. <br />Court Related <br />All costs of operating the judicial branch of Indian River County Government are classified here. <br />That category includes the County Court, Circuit Court, State Attorney's Office and Public Defender. <br />As shown in table 6.5, expenditures from that category totaled $7,752,380 in FY 2020/21. Between <br />fiscal years 2015/16 and 2020/21, Court Related expenditures increased by 17.36%. Court Related <br />costs represented 2.52% of all county expenses in FY 2020/21. <br />Debt Service <br />Debt service consists of interest and payments made by the county on its debt. That figure includes <br />principal retirement, interest and other miscellaneous debt service. As table 6.5 indicates, total County <br />debt service expenditures were $491,006 in FY 2020/21. Since FY 2015/16, debt service expenditures <br />have decreased by 90.58%. Debt service expenses represented 0.16% of all County expenses in FY <br />2020/21. <br />Community Development Department Indian River County <br />Adopted December _, 2022, Ordinance 2022- 22 <br />241 <br />