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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />2014-2015 PRELIMINARY BUDGET HEARING <br />WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 <br />County Commission Chamber <br />Indian River County Administration Complex <br />1801 27th Street, Building A <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />www.ircgov.com <br />COUNTYCOMMISSIONERS <br />Peter D. O'Bryan, Chairman <br />Wesley S. Davis, Vice Chairman <br />Joseph E. Flescher <br />Bob Solari <br />Tim Zorc <br />• <br />District 4 <br />District 1 <br />District 2 <br />Present <br />Present <br />Present <br />District 5 Present <br />District 3 Present <br />Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator Present <br />Dylan Reingold, County Attorney Present <br />Jason Brown, Management and Present <br />Budget Director <br />Jeffrey R. Smith, Clerk of Circuit Court Present <br />and Comptroller <br />Maureen Gelfo, Deputy Clerk Present <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />5:01 P.M. <br />2. INVOCATION Wesley S. Davis, Vice -Chairman <br />3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Bob Solari, Commissioner <br />4. BUDGET OVERVIEW BY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, JOSEPH A. BAIRD <br />County Administrator Joseph Baird announced that the Fiscal Year 2014-2015 proposed budget for <br />the County is $259,909,973, a decrease of $43,308,568 or 14% from Fiscal Year 2013-2014. He said <br />the total ad valorem taxes are up by about $4.3 million or 5.8%, but down $24 million from the all- <br />time high in 2006-2007. He reviewed the following budget highlights: <br />• Net Increase of 9 Full -Time Positions $388,055 <br />• Incorporation of a Capital Equipment Replacement Schedule <br />• Building and Engineering Staff Increases <br />• Solid Waste Disposal District Assessment Increase <br />• Phasing Out Utilization of Fund Reserves <br />2014-2015 Preliminary Budget Hearing <br />September 10, 2014 <br />Page 1 <br />