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During the preparation of the past two fiscal year budgets — especially in 2013 — Robinson voiced consternation at times with then-County Administrator Randall Reid for recommendations regarding higher outlays of funds. Robinson voted against both the FY 2013 and FY 2014 budgets. "We have to budget for the worst-case sce- nario," Robinson said during the April 29 workshop. "Mr. Harmer, you've gotten the message from the County Commission that this is what you have to do … and it's refresh- ing to see." Harmer thanked her and expressed appreci- ation for the work of county staff members. During the review of property value pro- jections, Botelho showed the board a chart with state predictions calling for a rise of 6.6 percent in the 2015 fiscal year, up from the December 2013 estimate of 5.4 percent. The state prediction has property values climbing another 5.5 percent in FY 2016 — down just slightly from the 5.6-percent estimate released in December. However, the FY 2017 and FY 2018 numbers are both 6.2 A chart compares property value estimates from the state provided in December and in March for the next five fiscal years. Image courtesy Sarasota County Sarasota News Leader May 2, 2014 Page 52