FY 2026-27 Budget and Millage

Warned that residents only see headlines saying "increase" and urged the board to keep fighting Tallahassee over home rule, opposing Amendment 3 as the wrong way to cut taxes.

Asked whether the county is managing its budget or just chasing revenue, and urged the board to trim the general fund and give taxpayers something back — plus make public notices easier to find on the county website.

Opposed Amendment 3 and the rollback-rate baseline, asked the board to build budgets up from rollback transparently and consider a $5 million cut from growing reserves to show residents they're listening.