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Comprehensive Plan Capital Improvements Element <br /> • Enterprise Funds <br /> Within governmental entities, various departments often exist that provide goods and services to the <br /> public in a manner similar to the private sector. Such departments , classed under the general title <br /> "enterprise funds," must raise revenues from outside the government sector. Enterprise departments <br /> assess a fee to the customer using the goods or services provided by that department. In Indian River <br /> County, the Utility System, Solid Waste Disposal District, Golf Course, Shooting Range, and <br /> Building Division are enterprises. <br /> Table 6 . 1 shows that enterprise fund revenue represented 20 .0819. 81 % of Indian River County ' s <br /> total source of funds for FY 2003-4/045 . Figure 6 .2 displays the enterprise fund revenue collected by <br /> Indian River County over the last six fiscal years . Over that time period, enterprise fund revenue <br /> increased 34.2558_37% . <br /> • User Fees and Charges <br /> User fees and charges represent revenue Figure 6. 3: User Fees and Charges <br /> received by the county for providing various <br /> general services. User fees and charges are $20, 000 - $ 8, 152 <br /> necessary because taxes alone cannot totally $18.000 - -- -- <br /> keep <br /> keep up with the increasing costs of $16,000 - - - - $14 ,283services . This category includes fees $14,000 - $13,683 <br /> collected by the Tax Collector' s Office, the $12.000 811033 $17,368 <br /> Clerk of the Circuit Court, the Property $10,000 $9 ,425 <br /> Appraiser' s Office, the Sheriff' s $8.000 - <br /> Department, and the Recreation and Parks $6, 000 <br /> Department. This category also includes $4, 000 - - — <br /> other miscellaneous user fees charged by the $2,000 <br /> county for general services not financed by $- <br /> other fund sources . In FY 20034/045 user 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 <br /> fees and charges represented 7.9916% of all <br /> funds collected by Indian River County. ® Revenue (in thousands ) <br /> Figure 6 .3 displays User fees and charges Source: Indian River County Finance Department <br /> collected by Indian River County over the last six fiscal years. Over that time period, revenue from <br /> user fees and charges has varied, but overall, increased 44 .3592. 59% . <br /> Community Development Department Indian River County <br /> 4 <br />