Board of County Commissioners (Budget)

Board Room

Agenda — 34 items

1. 1 CALL TO ORDER (RICK WILSON, CHAIR)
2. 1 Rollcall
3. A. FINAL ASSESSMENT RESOLUTIONS AND NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT ROLLS (RANDY MINK, COUNTY ATTORNEY)
4. 2 Note
5. A.1. Public Hearing to consider adoption of the Final Rate Resolution for the 2025-26 Street Lighting Assessments. (No fiscal impact) 25-1518 Approved Pass
6. 3 Note
7. A.2. Public Hearing to consider adoption of the Final Rate Resolution for the 2025-26 Master Inwood Street Lighting Municipal Service Benefit Unit ("MSBU"). (No fiscal impact) 25-1515 Approved Pass
8. 4 Rollcall
9. A.3. Public Hearing to consider adoption of the Final Rate Resolution for the 2025-26 Skyview Utility Municipal Service Benefit Unit ("MSBU"). (No fiscal impact) 25-1516 Approved Pass
10. A.4. Public Hearing to consider adoption of the Final Rate Resolution for the 2025-26 Island Club West Utility Municipal Service Benefit Unit ("MSBU"). ($68,534.14 estimated assessment revenue) 25-1514 Approved Pass
11. A.5. Public Hearing to consider adoption of the final Rate Resolution for the 2025-26 East Bimini Bay Utility Municipal Service Benefit Unit ("MSBU"). ($65,369.88 estimated assessment revenue) 25-1510 Approved Pass
12. A.6. Public Hearing to consider adoption of the Final Rate Resolution for the 2025-26 Fire Services Non-Ad Valorem Assessments. ($92,529,673.00 estimated assessment revenue) 25-1513 Approved Pass
13. A.7. Public Hearing to consider adoption of the Residential Waste Program Services Final Assessment Resolution and Setting the Assessment Rate for Fiscal Year 2025-26. 25-1517 Approved Pass
14. A.8. Public Hearing to consider adoption of the Final Rate Resolution and Assessment Roll for the 2025-26 Nuisance Abatement Assessments. 25-1524 Approved Pass
15. A.9. Public Hearing to consider adoption of the Final Assessment Resolution and Assessment Roll for the 2025-26 Excessive Bulk Waste Assessments 25-1523 Approved Pass
16. A.10. Request the Board designate Assistant County Attorney Noah Milov to certify the 2025-26 Final Assessment Rolls to the Tax Collector. 25-1509 Approved Pass
17. B. PURPOSE OF PUBLIC HEARING
18. B.1. Discuss the purpose of the Public Hearing for the FY 25/26 Budget - Randy Mink, County Attorney 25-1598
19. B.2. Budget Presentation - Bill Beasley, County Manager 25-1599
20. C. DISCUSS PROPOSED TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATES FOR FY 25/26 (CHRISTIA JOHNSON, BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR)
21. C.1. Discuss the FY 25/26 Board of County Commissioners proposed tentative operating millage rate. 25-1600
22. C.2. Discuss the FY 25/26 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. 25-1601
23. D. DISCUSS PROPOSED TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR FY 25/26 (CHRISTIA JOHNSON, BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR)
24. D.1. Discuss the FY 25/26 proposed tentative budget totaling $3,464,631,333. 25-1602
25. D.2. Discuss the FY 25/26 Polk County Parks MSTU proposed tentative budget totaling $46,013,519, Polk County Library MSTU proposed tentative budget totaling $12,074,224, Polk County Stormwater MSTU proposed tentative budget totaling $14,370,652, and Polk County Rancho Bonito MSTU proposed tentative budget totaling $67,564. 25-1603
26. E. PUBLIC HEARING ON FY 25/26 PROPOSED TENTATIVE BUDGET AND MILLAGE RATES (RICK WILSON, CHAIR)
27. E.1. Requests from the public to speak regarding the FY 25/26 Proposed Tentative Operating Budget and Millage Rates, which include the Parks MSTU, Library MSTU, Stormwater MSTU, and Rancho Bonito MSTU. 25-1604
28. F. SET THE TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATES FOR FY 25/26 (RICK WILSON, CHAIR)
29. F.1. Recommend Board adopt the resolution establishing the FY 25/26 tentative operating millage rate of 6.6348 mills, which is a 4.3% increase over the rolled-back rate of 6.3607 mills; the tentative millage rate of 0.5286 mills for the Polk County Parks MSTU, which is a 3.8% increase over the rolled-back rate of 0.5092 mills; the tentative millage rate of 0.1985 mills for the Polk County Library MSTU, which is a 3.8% increase over the rolled-back rate of 0.1912 mills; the tentative millage rate of 0.0941 mills for the Polk County Stormwater MSTU, which is a 3.9% increase over the rolled-back rate of 0.0906; and the tentative millage rate of 9.1272 mills for the Polk County Rancho Bonito MSTU, which is a 1.9% increase over the rolled-back rate of 8.9594 mills. 25-1605 Approved Pass
30. G. SET THE TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR FY 25/26 (RICK WILSON, CHAIR)
31. G.1. Recommend Board adopt the resolution adopting the FY 25/26 tentative budget of $3,464,631,333, the FY 25/26 tentative budget of $46,013,519 for the Polk County Parks MSTU, the FY 25/26 tentative budget of $12,074,224 for the Polk County Library MSTU, the FY 25/26 tentative budget of $14,370,652 for the Polk County Stormwater MSTU, and the FY 25/26 tentative budget of $67,564 for the Polk County Rancho Bonito MSTU. 25-1606 Approved Pass
32. H. SET THE FY 25/26 SECOND PUBLIC HEARING DATE/TIME (RICK WILSON, CHAIR)
33. H.1. Recommend the Board set the date, time, and place for the Public Hearing to adopt a final millage rate and budget on September 15, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the Commission Boardroom. 25-1607 Approved Pass
34. 30 ADJOURNMENT (RICK WILSON, CHAIR)

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