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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final July 9, 2025 <br />budget increased by $7,128, or 6.7%. <br />The Medical Examiner's budget rose by $261,284, reflecting a 32.3% increase <br />primarily due to salary adjustments. Overall, funding for state agencies was projected <br />to increase by 22.7%, driven by State Mandates, necessitating the Board's allocation <br />of the required funds. <br />11. NON -DEPARTMENTAL <br />001-110 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION <br />001-128 CHILDREN'S SERVICES <br />001-137 SEBASTIAN COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA <br />001-137 FELLSMERE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA <br />25-0727 <br />Attachments: Non Departmental <br />County Administrator Titkanich presented the non -departmental budgets. For <br />Economic Development, the budget was managed through a contractual arrangement <br />with the Chamber, which had seen a reduction over time. The requested amount was <br />$245,885, reflecting an increase of $7,160 or 3%. <br />Regarding the Children's Services Grants, he noted that their budget was one year <br />behind in terms of the revenue used for expenses. For 2024, the budget was set at <br />$3,058,348, representing an increase of $421,144, totaling $3,479,492, a 13.8% <br />increase. <br />Additionally, there were two Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) Agencies. The <br />County partnered with these municipalities that had established redevelopment <br />agencies. There was a Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Trust Fund, and the <br />portion for the City of Sebastian increased by 11.8%, totaling $339,892. For the city <br />of Fellsmere, the increase was significant, at 81.8%, totaling $119,790. <br />Chairman Flescher asked if anyone from the public would like to comment on the <br />Transportation Fund, Emergency Services District, Non -Departmental State <br />Agencies, or the Non -Departmental portions of the workshop. <br />Resident John O'Connor requested an explanation regarding the 10% decrease in <br />operating expenses for the Emergency Services District. Administrator Titkanich <br />explained that the overall reduction was $1.1 million. Of this amount, $174,000 was <br />related to expenses from Hurricane Milton. There was also a rollover from the <br />previous year of $45,000 that would no longer be included. Additionally, building <br />maintenance costs decreased by $100,000 due to issues that were addressed during <br />Indian River County, Florida Page 18 <br />