Tentative millage rate held at 4.0 mills
Summary
The tentative budget shrinks for the second straight year but keeps the tax rate at 4.0 mills — above the rolled-back rate, generating about $1.3 million more. Rising insurance costs, inflation and the threat of Amendment 3 property tax cuts are squeezing the general fund.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 16, 2026.
Impact analysis
Your property tax rate stays at 4.0 mills — not raised this year, but higher than pre-2024 and higher than the rolled-back rate would be.
Homeowners see no rate increase; employees get 3% merit raises; police funding continues at 100% of property taxes.
Critics like Axl David called the dual city-county library spending financially wasteful; library supporters say services are being cut instead.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Commission - Sep 16, 2026
The city locked in a $121 million budget — 11.6% smaller over two years — and kept the tax rate at 4.0 mills, about 3.56% above the rolled-back rate. Some residents asked whether the rate could drop if a nonprofit takes over the library; the city manager said the rate is set annually each September.
City Commission - Sep 3, 2026
The tentative budget shrinks for the second straight year but keeps the tax rate at 4.0 mills — above the rolled-back rate, generating about $1.3 million more. Rising insurance costs, inflation and the threat of Amendment 3 property tax cuts are squeezing the general fund.
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