Board of County Commissioners (Final Budget)
Board of County Commissioners (Final Budget) · 2026-09-21 · meeting
The Polk County Board of County Commissioners met on September 21, 2026, for a final budget public hearing covering the FY 26/27 budget and millage rates. The meeting focused on adopting the county's overall spending plan, including separate budgets for Parks, Library, Stormwater, and Rancho Bonito Municipal Service Taxing Units (MSTUs). No specific construction projects, sites, or development plans were on the agenda. The total tentative county budget is $3,911,064,517, with the Parks MSTU at $48,995,923, Library MSTU at $13,453,894, Stormwater MSTU at $17,238,517, and Rancho Bonito MSTU at $78,146. Local contractors, trades, suppliers, and service providers should view this as a chance to learn about county budget priorities and future contracting needs, not as a direct opportunity for immediate work.
Agenda items
- ADOPT THE FINAL BUDGET FOR FY 26/27
- ADOPT THE FINAL MILLAGE RATES FOR FY 26/27
- DISCUSS ADOPTED TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATES FOR FY 26/27 (CHRISTIA JOHNSON, BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR)
- Discuss the FY 26/27 adopted tentative budget totaling $3,911,064,517.
- PUBLIC HEARING ON FY 26/27 ADOPTED TENTATIVE BUDGET AND MILLAGE RATES (MARTHA SANTIAGO, CHAIR)
- PURPOSE OF PUBLIC HEARING (RANDY MINK, COUNTY ATTORNEY)
- Recommend Board adopt the resolution establishing the FY 26/27 operating millage rate of 6.6348 mills, which is a 1.8% increase over the rolled-back rate of 6.5200 mills; the Polk County Parks MSTU operating millage rate of 0.5286 mills, which is a 1.3% increase over the rolled-back rate of 0.5218 mills; the Polk County Library MSTU operating millage rate of 0.1985 mills, which is a 1.3% increase over the rolled-back rate of 0.1959 mills; the Polk County Stormwater MSTU operating millage rate of 0.0941 mills, which is a 1.3% increase over the rolled-back rate of 0.0929 mills, and the Polk County Rancho Bonito MSTU operating millage rate of 9.1272 mills, which is a 0.7% increase over the rolled-back rate of 9.0638 mills.
- Recommend Board adopt the resolution that adopts the final budget of $3,911,064,517 for FY 26/27, the final budget of $48,995,923 for the Polk County Parks MSTU, the final budget of $13,453,894 for the Polk County Library MSTU, the final budget of $17,238,517 for the Polk County Stormwater MSTU, and the final budget of $78,146 for the Polk County Rancho Bonito MSTU, each of which are included in the FY 26/27 adopted tentative budget of $3,911,064,517.
- Requests from the public to speak in regard to the FY 26/27 adopted tentative operating budget and millage rates, which include the Parks MSTU, Library MSTU, Stormwater MSTU, and Rancho Bonito MSTU.
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