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A lawsuit filed by the Indian River County Sheriff against the county has been settled.
The County Commission today agreed to increase the sheriff's budget by 3 and a half million dollars and limit the budget increase next year to $4 million.
Sheriff Eric Flowers sued the county for not meeting his original budget increase request and then asked the commission to give his office over $5 million in excess funds that had been returned to the county.
It all started last July when commissioners approved a $6.8 million increase to the sheriff's office budget, despite Flowers requesting a $14-million increase.
After the settlement, the sheriff says he's happy the Commission was willing to come to the table and that they were able to resolve the issue.