ITEM H

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-09-03 · ordinance

This is a legislative item for the Miami-Dade County Fiscal Year 2026-27 Self-Supporting Budget Ordinance. It is a county-wide budget ordinance, not a specific development project. The ordinance was introduced on 8/28/2026, had a first budget hearing on 9/3/2026, and was passed on first reading as amended by a 9-4 vote. The ordinance approves and adopts proprietary budgets, special assessment district budgets, and other budgets for the fiscal year commencing October 1, 2026 and ending September 30, 2027. It includes provisions for appropriating revenues and expenditures, authorizing investments, approving revised fees and charges for various departments, approving the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Pay Plan, and waiving or rescinding various code provisions. It also authorizes a $5,000,000.00 disbursement from the Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) Acquisition Trust Fund to the EEL Land Management Trust Fund. The ordinance includes a provision effective January 1, 2027, that no provision of the budget shall authorize funding or promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. The motion to adopt was made by Commissioner Regalado, seconded by Commissioner Lopez, and passed 9-4 with Commissioners Gonzalez, Hardemon, Milan Orbis, and Chairman Rodriguez voting no.