Board of County Commissioners (Final Budget), September 21, 2026
Approved: Adoption of Final Millage Rates FY 2026-27, unanimous
What happened
On September 21, 2026, Polk County approved Adoption of Final Millage Rates FY 2026-27 (unanimous).
The Polk County Board of County Commissioners held a final budget public hearing for fiscal year 2026-27 and unanimously adopted the operating millage rate of 6.6348 mils (a 1.8% increase over the rolled-back rate) plus MSTU millage rates, and separately adopted the final budget…
- Jurisdiction
- Polk County, FL
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 21, 2026
- Decisions
- 2 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
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Adoption of Final Millage Rates FY 2026-27
Board adopted the resolution establishing the FY 26-27 operating millage rate of 6.6348 mils (1.8% over rolled-back rate of 6.5200 mils); Parks MSTU 0.5286 mils (1.3% over rollback); Library MSTU 0.1985 mils (1.3% over rollback); Stormwater MSTU 0.0941 mils (1.3% over rollback); and Rancho Benito...
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Adoption of Final Millage Rates FY 2026-27
Adoption of Final Budget FY 2026-27
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Infrastructure
The Stormwater MSTU millage increase is being directed toward water…
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7 distinct speakers; 2 identified names.
All speaker roles: 3 Public, 1 Attorney, 1 Chair, 1 Clerk, 1 Staff.
Identified name roles: 1 Attorney, 1 Staff.
Speaker sample: Christia Johnson, Staff.
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- public hearing (4 timestamps)
- approved (1 timestamps)
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