Lee Constantine
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 16
- Total speaking time
- 2:41:56
- Avg per meeting
- 10:07
- Segments
- 1594
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Top issues during term (9)(Budget)
LYNX Transit Funding Formula Dispute
The county commits $11,745,651 to LYNX service for FY 2026/27.
FY 2026-27 Millage Rates and Budget Adoption
Rates held flat but 4.01% above rollback means higher tax bills for many property owners.
HJR-1F Property Tax Reform Impacts
Potential ~$188 million annual reduction across the county's three ad valorem funds by FY 2029.
Lynx cost-share increase for Seminole County
Seminole County's Lynx bill could go up by about $1.5 million a year if the proposed formula stands.
property tax cuts
If approved, the cuts could put more money back in property owners’ pockets, but the county may have less cash for services like roads, parks, and public safety.
county budget audit controversy
If the accusation holds up, Seminole County could face pressure to cut $48 million or explain the spending—putting local services and taxpayer dollars under the microscope.
county budget dispute
If the $77 million allegation holds up, taxpayers could face pressure over how county money is spent—whether through cuts, tighter budgets, or more state scrutiny.
county budget overspending
That’s $48 million in taxpayer money over five years—enough to force tough choices on cuts, taxes, or reserves.
county tax dispute
The fight doesn’t change your tax bill today, but it could shape how county leaders set taxes and spending in upcoming budgets.
Decisions during term (24)
Recorded while Constantine was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #26-049 in various Countywide Funds in the net amount of $720,910.62 to facilitate the Fiscal Year 2025/26 year-end close-out process.…
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #27-002 in various Countywide funds to transfer $107,436 from reserves for additional Accela licenses. Countywide (Timothy Jecks, Budget…
Adopt FY 2026-27 Final Budget — $1.27 billion
FY 2026-27 Tentative Budget Adoption
Seminole County Port Authority FY 2026/27 Budget (Item 23)
Approve and authorize advance quarterly payments for the Property Appraiser and Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller for the FY27 Budget (Lorie Bailey Brown, CFO/Administrative Services Director)
Millage rates for TRIM notification / FY 2026-27 budget hearing
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution implementing the Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #26-043 in the Federal Mitigation Grants Fund to appropriate funding in the amount of $8,203 for Phase I of erosion control…
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #26-039 in the Solid Waste Fund to transfer $1,000,000 from reserves to increase budget for recycling processing.
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #26-042 to transfer $700,000 from reserves in the 2024 Infrastructure Sales Tax Fund for the construction of the Midway Trail project.
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #26-041 in the 2014 Infrastructure Sales Tax Fund to in the net amount of $918,915 of to transfer remaining budget from completed…
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution implementing Budget Amendment (BAR) # 26-040 in the 2001 Infrastructure Sales Tax Funds to transfer funding in the amount of $491,958 of existing budget for the Milton NRCS…
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #26-038 in the 2024 Infrastructure Sales Tax Fund to transfer $175,000 from reserves for replacement of the cremation unit at Animal…
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution implementing the Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #26-027 in the amount of $191,163 in various County grant funds to appropriate additional approved funding and true-up budgets to…
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution implementing Budget Amendment (BAR) # 26-033 in the Public Works Capital Program to utilize Mobility Fee funding on existing eligible Sales Tax Funded infrastructure projects in…
FY 2025/26 Midyear Budget Amendment (Item 36)
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #26-012 for the 2024 Infrastructure Sales Tax Fund, transferring $540,000 from reserves to support engineering and design for the…
SunRail / CFCRC FY26-27 Tentative Budget (Item 22)
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #26-024 in the Fire Protection Fund to transfer $5,835,849 of existing budget for the construction of Seminole County Fire Station 25 in…
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution implementing the Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #26-025 in the Historical Commission Fund to appropriate revenue in the amount of $125,000 for the retrofit of building 302 to…
Voting record (1)(Budget)
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