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Ryan L. Butler <br />Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller <br />1801 27th Street <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />Telephone: (772) 226-3100 <br />TO: Board of County Commissioners <br />FROM: Elissa Nagy, Chief Deputy Comptroller <br />THROUGH: Ryan L. Butler, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller <br />DATE: August 2, 2023 <br />ypouM�y <br />V 1r � �+• <br />SUBJECT: Dori Slosberg Driver Education Safety Act <br />Indian River County Traffic Education Program Trust Fund Report <br />Cumulative Reporting Through 06/30/23 <br />BACKGROUND <br />On August 20, 2002, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance Number 2002-026 creating <br />the Indian River County Traffic Education Program Trust Fund (Fund 137). This ordinance authorized a <br />$3 traffic ticket surcharge, which is collected by the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller. On <br />September 19, 2006, the Board adopted Ordinance 2006-035 to repeal this fine. <br />Subsequently on February 17, 2015, the Board elected to reinstate and increase the driver education fee to <br />$5 under Ordinance Number 2015-003. The new fee was effective March 1, 2015 and is charged on each <br />civil traffic penalty assessed in the County. As noted in the ordinance, these funds shall be used "to fund <br />driver education programs in public and nonpublic schools". <br />Provided is a report of the revenues and expenditures from the inception of the initial $3 fee (October 1, <br />2002) and includes the new $5 fee commencing in March 2015. As of June 30, 2023, the balance in the <br />Fund is $223,166. <br />The Clerk's office will continue to provide a quarterly report of the traffic education trust activity. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners accept the report. <br />22 <br />