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Meeting Name: Board of County Commissioners (Budget) Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/14/2026 6:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Board Room
1st Hearing - Tentative FY26-27 Budget
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26-1796 A.1.Public HearingsPublic Hearing to consider adoption of the Final Rate Resolution for the 2026-27 Street Lighting Assessments. (No fiscal impact)   Not available Not available
26-1801 A.2.Public HearingsPublic Hearing to consider adoption of the Final Rate Resolution for the 2026-27 Master Inwood Street Lighting Municipal Service Benefit Unit ("MSBU"). (No fiscal impact)   Not available Not available
26-1802 A.3.Public HearingsPublic Hearing to consider adoption of the Final Rate Resolution for the 2026-27 Skyview Utility Municipal Service Benefit Unit ("MSBU"). (No fiscal impact)   Not available Not available
26-1803 A.4.Public HearingsPublic Hearing to consider adoption of the Final Rate Resolution for the 2026-27 Island Club West Utility Municipal Service Benefit Unit ("MSBU"). ($68,534.14 estimated assessment revenue)   Not available Not available
26-1798 A.5.Public HearingsPublic Hearing to consider adoption of the final Rate Resolution for the 2026-27 East Bimini Bay Utility Municipal Service Benefit Unit ("MSBU"). ($65,369.88 estimated assessment revenue)   Not available Not available
26-1800 A.6.Public HearingsPublic Hearing to consider adoption of the Final Rate Resolution for the 2026-27 Fire Services Non-Ad Valorem Assessments. ($99,736,742.00 estimated assessment revenue)   Not available Not available
26-1797 A.7.Public HearingsPublic Hearing to consider adoption of the Residential Waste Program Services Final Assessment Resolution and Setting the Assessment Rate for Fiscal Year 2026-27.   Not available Not available
26-1804 A.8.Public HearingsPublic Hearing to consider adoption of the Final Rate Resolution and Assessment Roll for the 2026-27 Nuisance Abatement Assessments.   Not available Not available
26-1799 A.9.Consent AgendaPublic Hearing to consider the adoption of the Final Assessment Resolution and Assessment Roll for the 2026-27 Excessive Bulk Waste Assessments   Not available Not available
26-1795 A.10.Consent AgendaRequest the Board designate Assistant County Attorney Noah Milov to certify the 2026-27 Final Assessment Rolls to the Tax Collector.   Not available Not available
26-1769 B.1.Public HearingsDiscuss the purpose of the Public Hearing for the FY 26/27 Budget - Randy Mink, County Attorney   Not available Not available
26-1771 B.2.Public HearingsBudget Introduction - Bill Beasley, County Manager   Not available Not available
26-1772 B.3.Public HearingsBudget Presentation - Christia Johnson, Budget and Management Services Director   Not available Not available
26-1773 C.1.Public HearingsDiscuss the FY 26/27 Board of County Commissioners proposed tentative operating millage rate.   Not available Not available
26-1774 C.2.Public HearingsDiscuss the FY 26/27 proposed tentative millage rate for the Polk County Parks Municipal Services Taxing Unit (MSTU), Polk County Library MSTU, Polk County Stormwater MSTU, and Polk County Rancho Bonito MSTU.   Not available Not available
26-1775 D.1.Public HearingsDiscuss the FY 26/27 proposed tentative budget totaling $3,911,064,517.   Not available Not available
26-1776 D.2.Public HearingsDiscuss the FY 26/27 Polk County Parks MSTU proposed tentative budget totaling $48,995,923, Polk County Library MSTU proposed tentative budget totaling $13,453,894, Polk County Stormwater MSTU proposed tentative budget totaling $17,238,517, and Polk County Rancho Bonito MSTU proposed tentative budget totaling $78,146.   Not available Not available
26-1777 E.1.Public HearingsRequests from the public to speak regarding the FY 26/27 Proposed Tentative Operating Budget and Millage Rates, which include the Parks MSTU, Library MSTU, Stormwater MSTU, and Rancho Bonito MSTU.   Not available Not available
26-1778 F.1.Public HearingsRecommend Board adopt the resolution establishing the FY 26/27 tentative operating millage rate of 6.6348 mills, which is a 1.8% increase over the rolled-back rate of 6.5200 mills; the tentative millage rate of 0.5286 mills for the Polk County Parks MSTU, which is a 1.3% increase over the rolled-back rate of 0.5218 mills; the tentative millage rate of 0.1985 mills for the Polk County Library MSTU, which is a 1.3% increase over the rolled-back rate of 0.1959 mills; the tentative millage rate of 0.0941 mills for the Polk County Stormwater MSTU, which is a 1.3% increase over the rolled-back rate of 0.0929; and the tentative millage rate of 9.1272 mills for the Polk County Rancho Bonito MSTU, which is a 0.7% increase over the rolled-back rate of 9.0638 mills.   Not available Not available
26-1779 G.1.Public HearingsRecommend Board adopt the resolution adopting the FY 26/27 tentative budget of $3,911,064,517, the FY 26/27 tentative budget of $48,995,923 for the Polk County Parks MSTU, the FY 26/27 tentative budget of $13,453,894 for the Polk County Library MSTU, the FY 26/27 tentative budget of $17,238,517 for the Polk County Stormwater MSTU, and the FY 26/27 tentative budget of $78,146 for the Polk County Rancho Bonito MSTU.   Not available Not available
26-1780 H.1.Public HearingsRecommend the Board set the date, time, and place for the Public Hearing to adopt a final millage rate and budget on September 21, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the Commission Boardroom.   Not available Not available