Subject:
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Establish maximum millage rates for certification to the Property Appraiser
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Summary:
In accordance with Florida Statutes 200.065(2)b, the Board of County Commissioners shall notify the Property Appraiser’s Office (PAO) of the maximum millage rates for all taxing authorities under its purview within 35 days of certification of the preliminary tax roll by PAO on July 1. These millage rates may not be increased, but may be decreased, after notification and prior to the adoption of the final millage rates and budgets at a public hearing on September 21.
• These maximum millage rates are used in the development of the Truth in Millage notices to be mailed by PAO to all property owners approximately August 23, 2021.
• At this Budget Information Session, the Board may also provide feedback on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Proposed Budget delivered on July 13, 2021, and direct changes to this budget.
• Any changes would be incorporated into the FY22 Tentative Budget to be posted to the County’s Citizen Budget website (http://www.pinellascounty.org/budget) on September 7 and considered along with tentative millage rates at a public hearing on September 9.
• Changes may also be directed prior to adoption of the final millage rates and budgets at a public hearing on September 21.
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Staff Member Responsible:
Bill Berger, Director, Office of Management and Budget
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Partners:
All Departments under the Board of County Commissioners, County Attorney, Constitutional Officers, and Independent Agencies