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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final September 10, 2025 <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />2 ROLL CALL <br />Present: 5 - Chairman Joseph Flescher <br />Vice Chairman Deryl Loar <br />Commissioner Susan Adams <br />Commissioner Joe Earman <br />Commissioner Laura Moss <br />2.A. A MOMENT OF SILENT REFLECTION FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND MEMBERS OF <br />THE ARMED FORCES <br />2.11. INVOCATION <br />Deacon Wilfred Hart, Friendship Missionary Baptist Church <br />3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br />County Administrator John Titkanich, Jr. <br />4. BUDGET OVERVIEW BY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, JOHN A. TITKANICH, JR. <br />A. Proposed Budget <br />25-0838 <br />Attachments: Proposed Budget & Millage Rates <br />County Administrator John Titankich announced the Preliminary Budget <br />Hearing for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026. He provided an overview of the <br />FY 2024-2025 budget, starting with last year's budget at the beginning of this <br />process and then presenting the proposed budget for the upcoming year. Last <br />year, the budget started at $524,719,875. There were amendments related to <br />the Capital Improvements Plan, among other items. The proposed budget for <br />the upcoming fiscal year was $598,270,347, reflecting an increase of <br />$73,550,472 from the previous year. <br />He highlighted some significant impacts on the budget. Key points included an <br />8.8% rise in the Countywide Tax Roll and an 8.7% increase in the <br />unincorporated areas. He also recommended a $6 million increase in the <br />Sheriff's funding, which was a reduction from his initial request of $14.6 <br />million and a revised request of $12.2 million. <br />Commissioner Laura Moss noted that at the last budget meeting on August <br />10, 2025, the Board identified an additional amount that could be added to <br />the Sheriff's budget, bringing the total increase to $6.8 million. She <br />Indian River County, Florida Page 1 <br />