NON -DEPARTMENTAL
<br />STATE AGENCIES
<br />Administrator Baird announced that the proposed total for the State Agencies budget
<br />(paid from the General Fund) is $3,696,627, an increase of $16,909, or 0.5%. He listed the
<br />following State Agencies and the proposed 2013-2014 recommended increase/reduction for
<br />each:
<br />• New Horizons - $273,754, same as last year
<br />• State Health Department - $534,521, same as last year
<br />• Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council - $58,163, same as last year
<br />• Department of Juvenile Justice - $627,648, an increase of $77,540, 14.1%
<br />• Medicaid (mandate from State) - $1,199,481, a decrease of $43,955, 3.5%
<br />• Environmental Control Board - $17,073, same as last year
<br />• Circuit Court Expenses - $308,066, a decrease $39,652, 11.4%
<br />• Guardian Ad Litem - $84,561, an increase of $9,062, 12.0%
<br />• Victim Assistance Program - $53,144, same as last year
<br />• State Attorney - $174,863, an increase of $21,932, 14.3%
<br />• Public Defender - $75,842, an increase of $503, 0.7%
<br />• Medical Examiner - $275,689, a decrease of $8,128, 2.9%
<br />• State Forestry - $13,822, same as last year
<br />The following individuals thanked the Board for their continued support:
<br />John Romano, CEO of New Honzons
<br />Tom Genung, 19th Judicial Circuit Court Administrator
<br />Cheryl Dunn, Health Department and Environmental Control Board
<br />Patricia Arnold, Administrative Director for the Public Defender's Office
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