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Services Advisory Committee (CSAC) has received the same amount, $623,890, from the County for the last three years, and asked the Board to set a funding amount for Fiscal Year 2015-2016. He noted that before the economic downturn, the funding allocation was based upon the previous Fiscal Year's taxroll change, and that there was a 4.5% increase in the taxroll last year. MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Flescher, SECONDED by Commissioner O'Bryan, to approve funding for Fiscal Year 2015-2016 in the amount of $651,965, an increase of 4.5% from the previous Fiscal Year, for the Children's Services Advisory Committee. The following speakers provided arguments supporting increased appropriations for the CSAC: Brad Bernauer, Indian River County Human Services Director; Ray Oglethorpe, Moonshot Moment; Marlynn Scully, President, John's Island Community Service League, Inc.; Dr. Glenn Tremml, Emergency Room Physician; Michael Kint, United Way of Indian River County; Meredith Egan, Kindergarten Readiness Collaborative Hope Woodhouse, Children's Services Advisory Committee, spoke on the importance of early childhood education, and leveraging local, state, and private assets to optimize funding for Children's Services. She invited the Board to attend a March 25, 2015 meeting at John's Island from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., at which discussion will be held on (a) the CSAC's Children's Needs Assessment Report; and (b) United Way's Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed (ALICE) Report. Ms. Woodhouse relayed that Kip Jacoby, Chairman, Children's Services Advisory Grant Committee, would also have spoken in support of increased funding, but was unable to attend the meeting. Board of County Commission Meeting Page 7 March 17, 2015 S0eadSoft Reprint Date: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 - 11:08:05 - BCC:2109, Attachment Id 1, Page 7