Agenda (PDF)

Joint Meeting - City of Newberry · 2026-05-11 · agenda

This document is a meeting agenda for a Joint Alachua County Board of County Commissioners / City of Newberry Special Meeting. The agenda includes items for discussion such as a State Property Tax Ballot Initiative, the Forward Focus Initiative, Ag Tech Update, and Roundabout/Rural Collection Center Partnerships. It also includes periods for Public Comment and Commission General Comments. The document also contains presentation slides detailing Alachua County's property tax situation, millage rates, property taxes per capita, the impact of assessed value vs. taxable value, ad valorem tax on homes, government-specific cost escalation, budget context, revenues, strategic funding of services, state-mandated services, homestead exemption scenarios, and the financial impact of homestead exemptions and mandated costs. Additionally, it includes information on the Forward Focus Eastern Alachua County initiative, outlining its project description, purpose, study area, project phases, and findings from listening sessions and surveys related to workforce, health and well-being, early childhood, and cross-cutting themes. The document concludes with plans for Year Two and Year Three of the Forward Focus initiative.