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Vice Chairman O ' Bryan felt that Children ' s Services is an investment in the County ' s <br /> future, and pointed out that it puts a lot of time and effort into developing priority needs for their <br /> grant applications and the ongoing followup with each agency to ensure they are on track and <br /> doing the right thing with the program as promised . He noted that they are coming in with the <br /> 5 % reduction that was voted on earlier, but emphasized that this committee is doing great work . <br /> Administrator Baird stated that the County does not pay the salaries of the executive <br /> directors , and that all funds go straight to programs . <br /> Shannon McGuire Bowman , Executive Officer for Child Care Resources in Indian <br /> River County, thanked the Board for their past support, and believed it is an investment in the <br /> County and its working families . <br /> ON MOTION by Vice Chairman O ' Bryan , SECONDED <br /> by Commissioner Davis , the Board unanimously approved <br /> the proposed budget in the amount of $ 623 , 890 , for <br /> Children ' s Services , <br /> COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES . <br /> SEBASTIAN COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA <br /> FELLSMERE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA <br /> Administrator Baird explained that this budget is based on the tax roll increase , and when <br /> the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) was created, any increase in value needed to be <br /> paid back to that city for improvements . In 2011 -2012 the County paid $ 123 , 364 , but because <br /> the tax rolls have gone down, the County now needs to pay Sebastian $ 120, 098 , and Fellsmere , <br /> zero . <br /> 1 4 2 rb <br /> July 18 , 2012 17 <br />