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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final December 17, 2024 <br />Attachments: Commissioner's Memorandum <br />Commissioner Earman brought two items related to the Children's Services <br />Advisory Committee (CSAC) for the Board's consideration. The first was a <br />request to allocate additional funds to two programs which had their funding <br />reduced. Thrive (formerly known as the Substance Awareness Center) sought <br />$24,590 for their prevention programs, and the Healthy Start Coalition requested <br />$7,280 for its Fatherhood program. The Commissioner explained there were <br />unallocated funds from the fiscal year 24/25 budget for this purpose, but those <br />funds had been returned to the General Fund; he requested using money from the <br />General Fund for these programs. This request was approved by CSAC at their <br />regular meeting. <br />Under discussion, Vice Chairman Loar received information regarding the funding <br />reductions. Director of Community Services Cindy Emerson confirmed the <br />programs had abruptly had their funding cut by the Department of Children and <br />Families. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Earman, seconded by Commissioner <br />Moss, to approve the supplemental funding requests for the Children's <br />Services Advisory Committee. The motion carried by the following vote: <br />Aye: 5 - Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman Loar, Commissioner Adams, Commissioner <br />Earman, and Commissioner Moss <br />The second issue regarding the Children's Services Advisory Committee (CSAC) <br />regarded the appointment of a CSAC Chairman, which currently relied on a <br />volunteer stepping forward to accept the role. Commissioner Earman suggested <br />having the Board's CSAC liaison serve as Chairman in a non-voting capacity, and <br />adding another at -large member to replace the lost vote. Any change required the <br />Attorney's Office to draft a revised Ordinance. <br />Commissioner Adams recalled there was precedence for having Commissioners <br />serve as committee chairs. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Earman, seconded by Chairman <br />Flescher, to direct the County Attorney to modify the Children's Services <br />Advisory Committee's (CSAC) Ordinance by appointing the Board's liaison as <br />Chairman of the CSAC in a non-voting capacity, adding one additional <br />at -large member, and bringing the revised Ordinance back before the Board <br />for approval. The motion carried by the following vote: <br />Aye: 5 - Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman Loar, Commissioner Adams, Commissioner <br />Earman, and Commissioner Moss <br />E. Commissioner Laura Moss <br />16. SPECIAL DISTRICTS AND BOARDS <br />A. Emergency Services District <br />Indian River County, Florida Page 22 <br />