[0:01] the alachua county legal notice

[0:03] on friday SEPTEMBER 16th,

[0:03] 2026.

[0:04] If anyone in the audience is

[0:10] here for the purpose of

[0:12] assessment should be filed by

[0:13] 5:00 monday SEPTEMBER 14th.

[0:14] This information was included in

[0:17] the trim notices sent to each

[0:17] taxpayer.

[0:18] Petition forms were available

[0:19] from the property appraiser's

[0:20] this evening we will take a

[0:22] number of actions related to the

[0:23] adoption of the final millage

[0:25] rates and budgets for fiscal

[0:25] year 2027.

[0:27] I encourage you, if you have not

[0:28] already done so, to get a copy

[0:30] of the agenda so you MAY easily

[0:32] follow the proceedings this

[0:32] evening.

[0:33] Citizen comments will be taken

[0:34] following the overview of the

[0:36] tentative budget by the county

[0:38] manager and assistant county

[0:41] manager for facilities resource

[0:41] management.

[0:42] The county attorney will now

[0:44] present and overview of the

[0:45] truth and millage legislation

[0:47] followed by the county manager's

[0:48] explanaion of the final and the

[0:51] rolled back millage rates.

[0:52] MS. Torres.

[0:53] >> in 1980 the florida

[0:54] legislature adopted what is

[0:56] known as the truth in millage

[0:57] legislation or triple

[0:58] trim as it's

[0:59] called.

[1:00] The goal is to ensure the

[1:02] taxpayers are advised of the

[1:02] public hearings at which the

[1:05] local taxing authorities'

[1:06] budgets and millage rates are

[1:07] considered and adopted.

[1:09] Each year the property appraiser

[1:10] completes an assessment of the

[1:12] value of all property and

[1:13] certifies to each taxing

[1:14] authority the taxable value of

[1:16] the property within its

[1:17] jurisdiction.

[1:18] Each taxing authority then

[1:20] notifies the property appraiser

[1:23] of its proposed millage rate,

[1:24] its rolled-back rate, and the

[1:25] date and time and place of the

[1:27] public hearing to consider the

[1:28] proposed millage rate and the

[1:30] tentative budget.

[1:31] Once the property appraiser

[1:33] receives the information, she

[1:35] sends a notice that includes all

[1:38] the referenced information by

[1:40] first class mail to every

[1:41] taxpayer on the assessment roll.

[1:43] The notice sent to taxpayers is

[1:44] called the trim notice.

[1:46] The trim notice lists what the

[1:48] taxes were for the prior year,

[1:50] what the taxes will be if the

[1:51] proposed budget changes are made

[1:54] and what the taxes will be if no

[1:55] budget changes are made.

[1:56] This information is listed for

[1:58] each taxing authority.

[2:00] The notice also lists all voted

[2:02] levies for debt service.

[2:03] The purpose of the trim notice

[2:05] is to provide taxpayers with

[2:06] sufficient basic information to

[2:07] enable them to participate in

[2:10] the public hearing process.

[2:11] >> chair: MS. Lieberman.

[2:13] >> one of the requirements of

[2:14] the truth in millage legislation

[2:16] is to provide information about

[2:18] why final millage rates differ

[2:20] from the rolled back millage

[2:20] rates.

[2:22] The final millage for the board

[2:23] of county commissioners county

[2:28] wide levy is 7.2107 mills, which

[2:30] is 0% greater than the

[2:33] rolled-back rate of 7.2107

[2:34] mills.

[2:35] The final millage for the board

[2:36] of county commissioners

[2:38] municipal service taxing unit

[2:42] law enforcement levy is 3.5678

[2:44] mills which is 5.47% greater

[2:48] than the rolled-back rate of

[2:50] 3.3829 mills.

[2:51] Rolled back millage rate is

[2:53] defined as the millage which

[2:55] exclusive of new construction,

[2:56] additions to structure,

[2:59] deletions and property added due

[3:00] to geographic boundary changes

[3:02] will provide the same ad valorem

[3:04] tax revenue for each taxing

[3:05] authority as was levied during

[3:06] the prior year.

[3:08] The trim process requires that a

[3:10] notice of a tax increase be

[3:12] advertised when the current year

[3:14] final aggregae millage rate

[3:14] -

[3:16] exceeds the calculated aggregate

[3:17] rolled back millage rate.

[3:20] The aggregate rolled back

[3:21] millage rate is calculated by

[3:23] dividing the prior year

[3:24] estimated property tax revenue

[3:26] by the current year taxable

[3:28] property value multiplied by

[3:28] 1,000.

[3:30] The current year taxable value

[3:32] does not include new

[3:34] construction or tax increment

[3:35] cra values.

[3:38] For the 2026 tax year, the

[3:42] proposed aggregate millage rate

[3:45] of 8.6608 is 0.81% greater than

[3:46] the aggregate rolled back

[3:50] millage rate of 8.5909 resulting

[3:55] in advertising a notice of tax

[3:55] increase.

[4:00] The current year fy26 property

[4:03] tax revenue for all taxing units

[4:09] excluding voted millage is

[4:10] $229,156,150.

[4:13] The fy2027 final budget property

[4:23] tax revenue of $232,577,218 is

[4:25] $3,421,068 greater than in

[4:25] fiscal year '26.

[4:27] The increase in property tax

[4:29] revenue is necessary to fund the

[4:30] appropriations to operate the

[4:33] general county and mstu law

[4:35] enforcement taxing units.

[4:37] Tommy crosby, assistant county

[4:39] manager for financial and

[4:40] facilities resource management

[4:44] will present an overview of the

[4:45] final budget for fy27.

[4:47] >> the total county budget for

[4:56] fiscal year 2027 is $974,151,142

[4:58] equal to the tentative budget

[5:00] adopted on the SEPTEMBER 8th

[5:00] public hearing.

[5:02] Following presentations attached

[5:04] to your agenda I will review it

[5:05] for the public.

[5:07] So property taxes is similar

[5:08] information that we presented

[5:09] last time with a few extra

[5:13] points of data.

[5:14] Property tax data 2025 which is

[5:15] the latest comparative data we

[5:18] have with other counties, the

[5:20] millage rate for fiscal year '26

[5:23] ranked out of 67 counties, we

[5:26] were 52nd in aggregate at

[5:27] 9.0492, aggregate mason the

[5:30] general fund and the mstu

[5:30] combined.

[5:33] And 41st in general fund at

[5:36] 7.6 mills.

[5:37] Also the chair had asked last

[5:40] time how did we compare to leon

[5:40] county.

[5:48] So leon county is 53rd at

[5:52] 9.0644 and 49th in general

[5:52] millage.

[5:54] A similar county with

[5:55] demographic and population size

[5:59] and we are in better stead than

[6:00] those data rankings.

[6:03] Property tax data, 2025 property

[6:06] tax per capita for fiscal year

[6:08] '26, our county government

[6:11] levies, alachua county at $761.

[6:13] State average is 991.

[6:15] We are 32nd lowest property

[6:18] tax per capita.

[6:23] Leon county by contrast is $811,

[6:29] 36th lowest per capita.

[6:30] millage reduction, again 10

[6:32] straight years for the general

[6:33] fund millage.

[6:36] We have reduced our millage from

[6:40] fiscal year '17

[6:42] '17 down to 7.2107.

[6:45] We have a 19% reduction in

[6:50] millage at 1.7183 mills

[6:50] reduction.

[6:51] And let that sink in a little.

[6:54] That's a large number.

[6:56] I compare it anywhere you have

[6:58] seen a 20% reduction in millage

[7:06] in 10 years is pretty dramatic.

[7:08] Property tax rolls, we talked a

[7:09] little bit about why we are at

[7:11] the level we are and why we

[7:12] can't be much lower.

[7:15] A lot of that has to do with the

[7:16] assessed value versus taxable

[7:16] value.

[7:19] Alachua county's taxable value

[7:21] is 68% of assessed value.

[7:24] State average is 83% of assessed

[7:24] value.

[7:26] We're the 8th lowest percent

[7:28] which means we have a lot of

[7:30] property off of the tax roll.

[7:31] The other seven counties that

[7:36] are lower than us have a lower

[7:38] ratio are all very small

[7:38] counties.

[7:40] In comparison, leon is also very

[7:42] close to us, but their assessed

[7:44] value is 41.3 billion.

[7:48] And they are at 69.42%.

[7:51] Their taxable value is

[7:57] 28.7 billion.

[7:59] Property tax data impact of

[8:00] assessed value versus the

[8:02] taxable value of property, tax

[8:04] value of alachua county,

[8:06] assessed value 39.2 billion.

[8:08] Taxable value of 26.8 billion.

[8:10] We were at the state average and

[8:12] they equalized that number

[8:12] across the state.

[8:15] We could generate an additional

[8:17] $6.3 billion in taxable value.

[8:21] We could reduce the millage to

[8:25] 5.856 mills instead of 7.2107

[8:28] mills.

[8:30] Major taxing funds and

[8:31] assessment funds, the general

[8:34] fund which handles your -- has

[8:37] your pst, cst, sales tax, state

[8:39] shared funds and fees, mostly

[8:41] ambulance fees are the

[8:43] biggest -- the mstu for law

[8:45] enforcement or property tax

[8:47] based.

[8:49] Msbu for fire are currently

[8:50] assessment based and we include

[8:53] some sales tax and pst and cst

[8:56] taxes to offset the non-fire

[8:58] costs in the fire fund.

[8:59] The msbu for stormwater and

[9:01] solid waste assessment and

[9:04] tipping fees, road maintenance,

[9:07] gas tax and communication, cst

[9:08] money goes into the road

[9:09] maintenance funds.

[9:12] Conservation lands, parks master

[9:13] plan, pavement master plan,

[9:16] roads and housing infrastructure

[9:18] are 1 cent surtax.

[9:20] Equivalent center, sports event

[9:22] center and grants and tourist

[9:28] grants are all qdp funds.

[9:30] Your total budget again there's

[9:32] a lot of -- there's been a lot

[9:33] of commentary the last few years

[9:37] about how do you have a

[9:40] $974 billion budget and once you

[9:43] divert or use for roads and

[9:43] public safety, and the choices

[9:45] you have to make, so this year

[9:47] we did go through the exercise.

[9:48] I think it's worth stating again

[9:50] for the public that there are

[9:52] things that happen that are

[9:54] accounting in nature that have

[9:55] nothing to do with your ability

[9:56] to spend additional dollars.

[9:59] So we have internal budgetary

[10:01] transactions of $191 million.

[10:02] That's 20% of your budget.

[10:04] Those are budget transfers

[10:07] between funds of 45 million,

[10:08] your internal service funds

[10:09] which support all the other

[10:11] funds, such as our

[10:12] self-insurance fund, health

[10:14] insurance and property

[10:14] insurance.

[10:16] And then we have our reserves

[10:17] that we do not spend.

[10:19] We keep them for a rainy day in

[10:21] case things happen.

[10:22] Usually storms is usually our

[10:25] target for that.

[10:27] Sometimes economic downturns but

[10:28] usually is storms.

[10:31] So that's 191 million.

[10:34] Outside agencies, again, we have

[10:36] to fund the constitutional%

[10:39] officers and other agencies, the

[10:40] sheriff's office is

[10:41] $152 million.

[10:43] The hospital assessment which we

[10:44] are completely a pass-through

[10:47] body for that is $65 million.

[10:48] And that is their choice.

[10:50] They have asked us to do that

[10:52] for them on their behalf so they

[10:54] can participate in other funding

[10:55] structures.

[10:56] Hospital assessment is

[10:56] 65 million.

[11:00] The other four constitutional

[11:01] officers, 28 million.

[11:01] Careersource 5 million.

[11:03] And our transportation planning

[11:07] organization of 1 million.

[11:08] So 251 million go to outside

[11:10] agencies, independent agencies.

[11:12] That's 25% of your budget.

[11:14] So right there alone we are at

[11:18] 45% of your budget.

[11:22] Out of the remaining funds, we

[11:24] have mandates, required

[11:25] mandates.

[11:26] $34 million.

[11:29] We have debt service currently

[11:29] at $14 million.

[11:31] And that includes what we

[11:33] borrowed for the courthouse.

[11:35] We have medicaid state match

[11:37] funds of 5 million.

[11:39] Juvenile justice of 4 million.

[11:41] inmate medical of 3 million.

[11:45] Medical examiner 2 million.

[11:47] State judicial officers,

[11:47] 4 million.

[11:48] And the florida health

[11:51] department 2 million.

[11:53] So 3.5% of your budget goes

[11:54] towards those mandates that are

[11:56] required to come off the top.

[11:59] So what we have left is roughly

[12:04] 50% of your budget, which are

[12:04] restricted.

[12:06] And then finally, your

[12:07] operational budget.

[12:10] So in your restricted funds we

[12:11] have $366 million.

[12:13] That's 37% of the budget is for

[12:15] your infrastructure surtax which

[12:19] has been voted for by the

[12:19] citizenry.

[12:22] So your job is to spend it

[12:23] according to how it is levied

[12:26] and how they voted on it.

[12:29] Targeted taxes, this is your gas

[12:33] taxes, some of your other taxes

[12:35] that are cbt and those dollars

[12:37] have to go to a specific

[12:40] public safety, acfr, this is

[12:43] your assessment as well as your

[12:45] ambulance services.

[12:46] Grants, a lot of different

[12:48] grants up to $22 million.

[12:50] And then your enterprise fund

[12:51] for solid waste which is

[12:52] $30 million has to be used for

[12:53] solid waste.

[12:57] That again makes $366 million.

[13:00] So what you have remaining for

[13:01] operational decisions that we

[13:02] can go through over the summer

[13:04] is your physical plant,

[13:05] 37 million.

[13:07] So that's not a lot -- a lot of

[13:09] that is not really flexible.

[13:11] That is your utility bills, your

[13:13] water and gas bills, that is

[13:14] keeping your roofs and your

[13:15] maintenance systems running,

[13:18] your air conditioning systems

[13:19] running.

[13:20] that's 37 million of that.

[13:21] Roads again, another 24 million

[13:22] that we have committed from te

[13:24] general fund to help with our

[13:26] road needs.

[13:28] Out of the general fund portion.

[13:31] Then county operations, this is

[13:33] all of the administration.

[13:35] This is day-to-day -- actually,

[13:37] that one would be called

[13:38] government.

[13:40] Housing and community support

[13:41] services, 16 million.

[13:44] Parks and epd and land

[13:45] conservation, 13 million.

[13:47] Court service department 11.

[13:49] Planning and economic

[13:49] development 6 million.

[13:51] And animal resources 5.

[13:53] So that is really -- that 13% of

[13:54] your budget is really what

[13:56] you're dealing with every year.

[13:58] Again, a lot of that you have

[13:59] little control over as well,

[14:02] your physical plant.

[14:04] So your board priorities, if you

[14:08] use the restricted and the

[14:10] operational dollars, you'll see

[14:13] that we spend $252 million on

[14:15] public safety and about

[14:17] $106 million in the '27 budget

[14:22] alone for roads.

[14:27] We have added this slide as a

[14:29] reminder to know your budgetary

[14:29] impact.

[14:30] We will be consist

[14:33] coming back

[14:34] OCTOBER 6th to talk with the

[14:35] board about things that will be

[14:36] under consideration in the

[14:38] future if amendment 3 passes and

[14:40] the homestead exemption passes

[14:42] in NOVEMBER.

[14:46] Currently, we raised

[14:46] $232 million in estimatd

[14:48] property taxes between the mstu

[14:49] and the general fund.

[14:54] When we go -- if the state goes

[14:55] to $150,000 homestead tax

[14:56] exemption, at the current

[15:00] millage levels, we will estimate

[15:03] losing $43 million in year one

[15:05] and $64 million in year two.

[15:08] And those are not cumulative.

[15:10] Those were every year and will

[15:12] happen again and again.

[15:13] After 64, there is a cost of

[15:15] living index that will be

[15:16] applied in future years

[15:18] according to the constitution.

[15:19] Also, as a reminder of that,

[15:22] included in that is the cap of

[15:25] going from 10% cap to a 5% cap,

[15:26] which over the long-term will

[15:28] have a pretty dramatic impact on

[15:29] property taxes.

[15:32] We wanted to make sure you were

[15:33] aware of that and expecting that

[15:39] to come in OCTOBER 6th.

[15:40] MR. Chair, this concludes my

[15:41] comments on the final budget.

[15:43] I'll be happy to answer any

[15:45] budget questions at this time.

[15:47] >> chair: any questions,

[15:48] commissioners?

[15:48] Commissioner alford.

[15:48] >> just real quick.

[15:50] What is the total amount of debt

[15:50] that we carry?

[15:53] That was a question I got from a

[15:53] constituent.

[15:57] >> I did not bring that with me.

[15:59] >> it doesn't have to be exact.

[16:01] >> right now, we have 80 plus

[16:03] million dollars for the

[16:03] courthouse.

[16:05] And so plus the old tax.

[16:07] And also we have the categories

[16:08] of facilities versus road

[16:09] dollars, etc.

[16:11] And we have a lot in tourist

[16:12] development tax because we built

[16:16] the sports event event center

[16:20] and the and the equestrian

[16:20] center.

[16:21] The things in the general fund

[16:22] are a couple of fire stations

[16:24] and the courthouse is really

[16:25] our main sources right now of

[16:26] debt.

[16:27] i'd have to get you that total.

[16:29] >> well, there was that whole

[16:32] amount under debt service in the

[16:32] previous slide.

[16:33] And they were like how much debt

[16:37] do you guys have.

[16:38] [Laughter]

[16:39] [Speaker off mic]

[16:40] >> $14 million a year and we'll

[16:41] get that as the public has

[16:42] questions.

[16:43] >> okay, thank you.

[16:45] >> chair: anything else,

[16:45] commissioners?

[16:45] Back to the public.

[16:47] I would like to now invite the

[16:49] citizens to comment on the

[16:50] fiscal year '27 final millages

[16:52] and final budget.

[16:53] Please come forward to either

[16:54] podium if you wish to address

[16:55] the board.

[16:57] We do request each speaker try

[16:59] to limit his or her comments to

[17:00] three minutes.

[17:01] The hearing will continue until

[17:03] everyone who wishes to address

[17:04] the commission has had the

[17:08] opportunity to speak.

[17:09] Comments will now be allowed.

[17:10] MR. Konish, you are recognized.

[17:11] >> thank you, MR. Chair.

[17:16] Out of $974 million, I heard a

[17:18] figure of 100 million but then I

[17:20] heard a road figure of

[17:20] 24 million.

[17:22] But whatever your road figure

[17:24] is, it's inadequate.

[17:26] It's clearly inadequate.

[17:29] And I try to avoid county roads.

[17:30] I just ride on state roads

[17:31] because they take care of the

[17:32] roads and you don't.

[17:34] I think it would be very helpful

[17:37] for you to classify every item

[17:40] in your budget as either a core

[17:45] service or as a social program.

[17:48] And I think you need to get a

[17:49] handle on the appropriate

[17:51] percentage of the budget that

[17:53] are devoted to social programs

[17:55] like getting into housing for

[17:59] the needy, promoting certain

[18:03] kinds of foods, promoting

[18:04] certain kinds of lifestyle.

[18:06] The only lifestyle you should be

[18:08] promoting is agricultural

[18:10] production, sir.

[18:12] Which you don't do at all.

[18:14] You steal our agricultural

[18:16] rights and then you want us to

[18:20] sell out for pennies on the

[18:21] dollar.

[18:23] Lest we sell our land to your

[18:24] cronies.

[18:25] That's a very problematic way

[18:27] for a county government to

[18:29] operate, but that's what you're

[18:29] doing.

[18:30] You don't mention the

[18:31] non-ad valorem assessments.

[18:33] And they are going to play a big

[18:35] role in the future as the hammer

[18:38] comes down on your ability to

[18:39] tax homesteads.

[18:41] And I want the public to know

[18:44] that there is no deadline to

[18:45] challenge a non-ad valorem

[18:46] assessment because you have a

[18:48] right to a refund looking back

[18:50] three years.

[18:53] So non-ad valorem assessment

[18:55] should be excused due to a

[18:58] hardship or due to a mistake in

[19:00] how the assessment was

[19:03] calculated, you are entitled to

[19:04] challenge that.

[19:07] And the tax collector is

[19:09] authorized under 2500 to adjust

[19:11] it looking backwards and then

[19:12] the department of revenue takes

[19:13] it over.

[19:15] If it's over 2500.

[19:15] Of course, you wouldn't tell

[19:17] anyone about that.

[19:18] Nor would you tell them about

[19:20] the hardship exemption because

[19:23] you don't want these dedicated

[19:25] funds to be funded out of your

[19:26] general fund revenues that you

[19:29] can use to give like a half a

[19:31] million dollars gift to your

[19:34] favorite organic farmer or buy a

[19:35] lavish $1.2 million office condo

[19:36] when you're about to have an

[19:38] empty old courthouse.

[19:40] And all that frivolous stuff

[19:42] that you do, you know, I don't

[19:43] think that will be happening in

[19:47] the event of a reform of

[19:49] property taxation of homestead

[19:49] property.

[19:50] Thank you.

[19:51] >> chair: thank you, MR. Konish.

[19:53] All right.

[19:58] Next speaker please.

[20:00] Welcome.

[20:02] >> james jim kurington.

[20:06] I appreciate the last speaker's

[20:06] comments.

[20:09] It's always good to hear that

[20:12] kind of voice.

[20:14] Personally, I think schools are

[20:17] a social program, library is a

[20:20] social program, infants social

[20:21] program.

[20:22] Parks and recreation are a

[20:23] social program.

[20:25] And lord knows, I don't know how

[20:27] you all do it.

[20:28] But I am here tonight just to

[20:30] say thank you.

[20:31] >> chair: thank you, jim.

[20:33] Thank you, james.

[20:35] Next speaker.

[20:36] Anyone else?

[20:37] Going once, going twice.

[20:37] Okay.

[20:39] We'll go ahead and close public

[20:40] comment.

[20:40] MR.

[20:42] Crosby, you are recognized.

[20:48] >> yes, sir, MR. Chair.

[20:49] MR. Chair, the answer to the

[20:50] earlier question, we have

[20:56] outstanding debt of $249 million

[20:57] over 10 issues.

[21:00] The general fund is about

[21:01] 135 million.

[21:02] Again, that's the fire stations

[21:05] and the court complex.

[21:09] And we have some tdt funds and

[21:11] then we have funds from when we

[21:12] borrowed money for the warehouse

[21:13] when we bought it.

[21:15] >> chair: okay, thank you.

[21:16] Quarter of a billion dollars.

[21:17] >> yes, that's about right.

[21:19] >> chair: we can take 14%

[21:21] divided by 250 million and

[21:22] pretty low interest rate.

[21:22] >> it really is.

[21:23] That's the other thing I told

[21:25] the public.

[21:26] The person that was talking to

[21:28] me is like we can borrow money

[21:31] very cheaply.

[21:31] So thanks.

[21:32] >> chair: especially when

[21:34] inflation is running higher than

[21:34] that.

[21:34] Tommy.

[21:35] >> yes, sir.

[21:40] So MR. Chair, I think that

[21:44] deserves a little more expanding

[21:45] on -- exactly right.

[21:47] We have had these conversations

[21:51] time and time again.

[21:52] And in the commission work

[21:54] sessions, the cost of money is

[21:56] cheaper to borrow and do what

[21:58] you need to do from an

[21:59] infrastructure than to save

[22:01] money and do it later, whether

[22:03] it's roads or buildings is going

[22:05] up much more rapid than the cost

[22:05] of money.

[22:08] So it would be a poor job for

[22:09] the taxpayers to not put the

[22:11] infrastructure in place that is

[22:15] needed as quickly as possible.

[22:16] >> chair: like roads, yeah.

[22:21] Roads and fire stations, yeah.

[22:21] Okay.

[22:24] So you've got to talk about any

[22:25] adjustments.

[22:26] >> I'm sorry.

[22:29] >> budget document.

[22:31] >> somebody turned my page, I

[22:31] apologize.

[22:33] mr. Chair, the budget document

[22:34] before you, the fiscal year '27

[22:36] final budget is equal to the

[22:37] tentative budget adopted by the

[22:39] board during the

[22:40] SEPTEMBER 8th, 2026 public

[22:40] hearing.

[22:41] Any additional adjustments to

[22:43] this budget can be made by

[22:44] motion at this time.

[22:46] >> chair: any motions?

[22:48] You tried to scare us last time.

[22:50] Are you doing that again this

[22:51] time?

[22:52] >> no.

[22:52] >> chair: MS. Lieberman, you are

[22:53] recognized.

[22:53] >> florida statutes require the

[22:55] name of the taxing authority,

[22:57] the millage rates be levied, the

[22:58] rolled-back rate and the

[22:59] percentage change over

[23:01] rolled-back rate be publicly

[23:02] announced.

[23:03] Accordingly, the alachua county

[23:04] board of county commissioners

[23:05] has determined that a final

[23:09] millage rate of 7.2107 is

[23:11] necessary to fund the final

[23:12] general county budget.

[23:13] The final millage rate

[23:15] represents an increase of 0%

[23:20] over the rolled-back rate of

[23:22] 7.2107 mills.

[23:23] >> okay.

[23:26] MR. Chair, I move adoption of

[23:29] resolution 2026-63, establishing

[23:31] the fiscal year '27 final

[23:31] general millage rate.

[23:32] >> second.

[23:33] >> chair: motion and second.

[23:34] All those in favor, say aye.

[23:34] [Ayes]

[23:35] Any opposed?

[23:40] That motion passes 4-0.

[23:41] >> let's see.

[23:44] I move adoption of resolution

[23:47] 2026-64 adopting revenue

[23:48] estimates in the fy27 final

[23:50] general county budget.

[23:50] >> second.

[23:52] >> chair: motion and a second.

[23:52] All those in favor, say aye.

[23:53] [Ayes]

[23:54] Any opposed?

[23:56] That motion is unanimous.

[23:57] >> florida statutes require the

[23:59] name of the taxing authority,

[24:00] the millage rate to be levied,

[24:01] the rolled-back rate and the

[24:02] percentage change over

[24:04] rolled-back rate be publicly

[24:04] announced.

[24:06] Accordingly, the alachua county

[24:07] board of county commissioners

[24:09] has determined that a proposed

[24:12] millage rate of 3.5678 mills for

[24:14] the municipal service taxing

[24:15] unit law enforcement is required

[24:17] to fund the final municipal

[24:18] service taxing unit, law

[24:19] enforcement budget.

[24:20] The final millage rate

[24:24] represents an increase of 5.47%

[24:26] over the rolled-back rate of

[24:27] 3.3829 mills.

[24:31] >> move adoption of resolution

[24:34] 2026-65 establishing fiscal year

[24:36] '27 final municipal service

[24:38] taxing unit law enforcement

[24:39] millage rate.

[24:40] >> second.

[24:42] >> chair: got a motion and a

[24:42] second.

[24:43] All those in favor, say aye.

[24:43] [Ayes]

[24:44] All opposed?

[24:46] That motion is unanimous.

[24:47] >> all right.

[24:50] I move adoption of resolution

[24:53] 2026-66, adopting revenue

[24:56] estimates in the fiscal year '27

[24:58] final municipal service taxing

[25:00] unit law enforcement budget.

[25:00] >> second.

[25:02] >> chair: motion and a second.

[25:03] All those in favor, say aye.

[25:03] [Ayes]

[25:04] Any opposed?

[25:06] That motion is unanimous.

[25:07] so, commissioner wheeler, this

[25:09] was your last --

[25:09] >> budget.

[25:10] >> chair: budget and public

[25:10] hearing.

[25:11] >> that's right.

[25:12] >> chair: it's been really an

[25:13] honor and a pleasure.

[25:14] >> I have learned a lot.

[25:15] I have learned a lot.

[25:16] >> chair: commissioners,

[25:17] anything else for the good of

[25:18] the order?

[25:18] >> no.

[25:19] >> chair: all right.

[25:20] This concludes the public

[25:21] hearing and the final budget --

Regular Meeting @ 5 p.m.

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