The Pinellas Park City Council on Sept. 25 approved several calendar items at second reading or by consent, including the city’s final millage rate, the annual budget ordinance for fiscal year 2025‑26, and a set of consent agenda items that include administrative and procurement actions.

Key votes and outcomes

- Resolution No. 2025‑12 (solid waste and recycling rates): Adopted at second and final reading; staff presentation and Q&A preceded the vote. (See separate article for details.)

- Resolution No. 2025‑10 (final millage rate): Council adopted a final millage rate of 5.65 mills for ad valorem property taxation, the same rate as the prior year. City staff disclosed the “rollback” rate (the rate that would generate the same revenue as the prior year) as 5.3994 mills and noted that the proposed rate is 4.64% above the rollback rate; the Citizens Budget Advisory Committee recommended approval. The motion passed unanimously at the second public hearing.

- Ordinance No. 2025‑28 (final budget ordinance, FY2025‑26): Council adopted the annual appropriations ordinance for fiscal year Oct. 1, 2025–Sept. 30, 2026. The proposed total for all funds presented at the hearing was $240,771,780; the ordinance passed on second reading and was approved unanimously.

Consent agenda (C‑2 through C‑9) — approved unanimously

Council approved a package of consent items (C‑2 through C‑9) after C‑1 was removed prior to the meeting. Highlights included:

• C‑2: Ordinance No. 2025‑29 — first reading prior to public hearing; amends the city general election date from the first Tuesday in March to the second Tuesday in March and adjusts qualifying and swearing‑in dates (first reading only at this meeting).

• C‑3: Authorization to purchase a mock alert station learning system under a cooperative purchasing agreement (state/NASPO) for a budgeted equipment purchase; staff cited a cost of $91,300.89 charged to the appropriate account.

• C‑4: Amendment No. 1 to the Pinellas County Emergency Medical Services ALS first responder agreement (2024); staff described a 3% budget increase for Pinellas Park for FY2025‑26 as part of the amendment (amounts in the staff presentation were read with minor transcription inconsistencies in the audio record; see staff materials for the formal dollar amounts).

• C‑5: Resolution updating the car allowance.

• C‑6: Resolution No. 2025‑13 — a first and final reading adopting a 5% increase to the city’s classification and pay plan.

• C‑7 and C‑8: Reappointments to advisory boards (Firefighters Pension Board trustee Rebecca Hamm; Parks and Recreation Advisory Board member Hailam Morales).

• C‑9: Authorization for contract renewal for citywide street resurfacing and curb replacement with Ajax Paving Industries of Florida (project authorization not to exceed $900,000).

Procedural notes

Each of the measures above was presented at a public hearing or as part of the consent agenda and approved by unanimous vote on council voting pads during the meeting. Council recorded motions, seconds and then cast electronic ballots (the transcript reads "Motion carries unanimously"). Individual roll‑call vote names were not read aloud during each motion in the transcript.

Where to find details

Full staff reports, ordinance and resolution texts and the official vote record are part of the city’s meeting packet filed with the clerk; amounts and specific effective dates for some items are specified in those documents. The council’s next public hearing on ordinances will be held Oct. 10, 2025, at 6 p.m. in council chambers.