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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final July 9, 2025 Attachments: Transportation Administrator Titkanich provided an overview of the Transportation Budget, highlighting the challenges related to rising costs, particularly in retirement expenses. Workers' Compensation costs were projected to increase by $55,306 or 13.5%. Along with retirement costs $15,801 or 1.1 %. The Gas Tax Revenue stood at $2, 656,000, showing a decline of about 1.1% or $29,000. Transfers from the General Fund and MSTU fund accounted for 77.2% of the total revenue and were expected to increase by $1,028,839, or 5.1%. Funded expenses covered essential areas, including Road and Bridge maintenance, Public Works, County Engineering, Traffic Engineering, and Stormwater Management. Collaborating closely with various departments, the total funding allocated for all transportation -related departments was projected to decrease from $27,091,654 to $25,254,518, marking a reduction of $1.837,136 or 6.8%. 9. EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT 114-120 FIRE RESCUE 114-240 LIFE SAFETY 25-0725 Attachments: Emergency Services Administrator Titkanich reviewed the Emergency Services District (ESD), noting an 8.6% increase in the ad valorem tax, which was projected to raise $4,627,408 with a millage rate remaining at 2.353 1, unchanged for the fifth consecutive year. Three new Captain positions at $372,997 were being funded mainly through a Core Grant for the first two years, while retirement contributions to the Florida Retirement System (FRS) were expected to rise by $1,509,544, or 15.2%. The overall budget decreased by 11.9%, with salaries and benefits set to increase by 6.5% and 9.4%, respectively. Capital expenditure dropped significantly by 80.1%, though $3,758,153 was still allocated for projects. The total Fire Rescue budget decreased from $83,019,519 to $73,051,810. 10. NON -DEPARTMENTAL STATE AGENCIES Indian River County, Florida Page 16