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North Port adopts 2025-26 millage, commission rejects elevation of IT and communications after split votes
Summary
North Port — The City Commission of North Port on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, adopted the city’s fiscal year 2025–26 millage rate and approved the non‑district budget while failing to authorize two separate ordinances that would have elevated the communications and information technology divisions to full departments.
North Port — The City Commission of North Port on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, adopted the city’s fiscal year 2025–26 millage rate and approved the non‑district budget while failing to authorize two separate ordinances that would have elevated the communications and information technology divisions to full departments.
City Manager Fletcher told the commission the tentative budget is based on a 3.7667 millage rate — $3.7667 per $1,000 of assessed value — and said that rate is budgeted to generate $39,421,820 in general‑fund revenues at a 96.5% collection rate. "The proposed millage rate is budgeted to generate $39,421,820 in general fund revenues and a 96.5 collection rate," Fletcher said.
The millage ordinance (Ordinance No. 2025‑24) passed 5–0. The manager said the ad valorem…
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