[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 --