What: adoption of the FY2027 budget, the tax rate ordinance and the Five-Year Capital Improvement Program for FY2027-31.
Where it stands: All items were on the 2026-09-01 regular agenda; the outcome was not read.
Next: Confirm adopted figures from the minutes when posted.
Details
The agenda lists a tax rate ordinance of $0.7301 per $100 (maintenance and operations 0.5562, debt service 0.1739), a ratification of the tax revenue increase and a public hearing on the tax rate.
Also on the same agenda: hearings on solid waste (Chapter 24) and water and sewer (Chapter 30) rates.
A FY2026 budget amendment hearing was on the 2026-09-15 agenda.
Budget ordinance passed 6-1; ratification of the roughly $1.74 million property tax revenue increase and the $0.7301 tax rate each passed 5-2 (Bass and Brown opposed). Median homestead bill up about $68.48 a year. The five-year capital program (97 projects) passed 7-0. Residents spoke against the tax rate.