Steven "Steve" Sandbergen
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 5
- Total speaking time
- 10:09
- Avg per meeting
- 2:02
- Segments
- 217
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Top issues during term (20)(Taxes Budget)
FY 2027 Maximum Millage Rate and November Property-Tax Referendum
Property tax rate stays at $4.13 per $1,000 of assessed value; no rate increase beyond 2.72% above rollback driven by rising property values.
State property tax reform (SJR 2-F)
Depending on how reform lands — and whether Amendment 3 passes — city revenue could take a major hit.
Proposed Fire Special Assessment to fund fire operations
$74,200 now; a future fire assessment fee on property owners is the likely end product by spring 2027.
Penny for Pinellas V renewal and project priorities
A 1% sales tax funding an estimated $63 million in infrastructure — funded partly by tourists, not property taxes.
Hurricane storm cost recovery
Up to $12 million borrowed; maximum estimated interest of about $1.67 million over four years, mostly reimbursed by FEMA.
City Manager Compensation and Morale
A 3% raise instead of 3.5%, against an inflation rate of about 3.7%.
Parking Garage Financing
Roughly $850,000 a year in debt service, covered after 2033 by about $1.5 million+ in TIF revenue flowing to the general fund.
FY 2027 Contingency Plan
$3.4 million in cuts starting January 2027, growing to $7.6 million a year — including up to 65 job losses citywide.
Grants Program Performance
$11.5 million in awards against roughly $700,000 in match over two years.
Public Works Efficiency Recommendations Implementation
About $565,000 in early savings so far, with $148,358 more possible and future decisions on 8 frozen positions.
FY 2027 CRA Operating and Capital Budget
The FY 2027 CRA budget totals $12,484,001, drawing on roughly $2.3 million in property tax revenue split about 50/50 with Pinellas County.
2026 Legislative Session Impacts on Dunedin
Property tax reform alone could cut $2-7.5 million from the city budget; the biosolids mandate could add a $5.5 million capital project.
Public Access to Strategic Plan Progress
No new cost flagged; the software was already in place for internal tracking.
Potential Dissolution of the CRA
Dissolution could redirect roughly $1.1–1.2 million a year to the general fund but would forfeit a matching county contribution.
FY 2027 City Commission budget
Proposed commission department budget of $601,200, down $14,685 from FY 2026.
Employee health insurance cost increases
$1.1 million increase in the Health Benefits Fund, possibly reduced before adoption.
FY 2027 Personnel and Health Benefits Costs
Health claims are up 18.2% and the plan's reserves have eroded by about $1 million — changes will be discussed at the July and August budget workshops.
20-day fine cap limits code enforcement
Caps how much fine revenue the city can collect from violators.
Final ARPA Funds Disbursement
$382,508 must be spent by December 31, 2026; $555,265 in interest has no deadline.
Fine-setting procedure moved to second hearing
No direct cost; changes when fine amounts are determined.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Sandbergen was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Taxes Budget.
Voting record (0)(Taxes Budget)
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