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Dade County commissioners adopt 7.5 millage rate after public hearing and votes
Summary
After three advertised public hearings, the Dade County Board of Commissioners voted 4–1 to set the 2025 millage at 7.5 mills for unincorporated areas (9.7002 for incorporated areas), a change that reduces the advertised 7.75 rate and will collect an estimated $5,358,766.
Dade County commissioners on Aug. 27 adopted a 7.5 millage rate for the county’s 2025 budget after a public hearing and a special-called meeting, approving a slightly lower rate than the figure the county had advertised.
The action followed the county’s third public hearing on the 2025 millage earlier that afternoon. The board approved resolution R-34-25 setting the unincorporated millage at 7.50 mills and the incorporated rate at 9.7002 mills, with the clerk recording the estimated tax collections at $5,358,766.
The millage-setting vote came after debate among commissioners over whether to adopt the advertised 7.75 mills, roll the rate back to 7.25, or choose an intermediate rate. The motion to adopt the advertised 7.75 mills failed; a separate proposal to set the rate at 7.25 also failed. Commissioner votes on the final 7.5-mill proposal were: Mr. Pullen, yes; Mr.…
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