Agenda Item Name:
Title
FY22 Proposed Millage Rates, Tentative Budget and 5 Year Debt Service and CIP Budget
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Presenter:
Tommy Crosby, 352-337-6205
Description:
Adopt the FY22 Proposed Millage Rates, Tentative Budget, and 5 Year Debt Service and CIP Budget
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Conduct public hearing and adopt the resolutions to approve the proposed FY22 millage rates for the General County and MSTU-Law Enforcement budgets, and adopt the FY22 Tentative Budget. Approve the 5 Year Debt Service and CIP budget plan.
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Prior Board Motions:
On July 13, 2021 the Board of County Commissioners set the tentative millage for the County at 7.8662 and the tentative millage for the MSTU Law Enforcement at 3.5678.
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
County Millage Rate of 7.8622
MSTU Law Enforcement Millage Rate of 3.5678
General Fund budget including all revenues - $203,524,078. The total budget is $568,936,272.
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Background:
Pursuant to Florida Statutes the County Manager delivered a balanced budget to the Board of County Commissioners on June 29, 2021.
On July 1, 2021 the Property Appraiser Certified the taxable values for the County.
On July 13, 2021 the Board of County Commissioners set the tentative millage for the County at 7.8662 and the tentative millage for the MSTU Law Enforcement at 3.5678.
On August 16, 2021 the Property Appraiser mailed the Truth in Millage (TRIM) notification as determined by Florida Statute 200.065 to all property owners informing them of the tentative millage rates and notice of the first public hearing to be held after 5:01 pm and not in conflict with the School Board of Alachua County.
Special budget meetings were held in August to review proposed budgets, departmental requests and revenues. Discussion by both the public and board was heard and adjustments made to the budget request.
This is the first of two required public hearings to adopt the Millage Rates and FY22 Budget. The second public hearing will be held at the Board of County Commissioner’s meeting on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 5:01 pm in the County administration building, Jack Durrance Board Room and the hearing will also be advertised in the Gainesville Sun as required by Florida Statute.