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Clearwater Downtown Development Board sets 0.97-mill rate, adopts FY2025-26 operating budget
Summary
On Sept. 17, 2025, the Clearwater Downtown Development Board adopted a 0.97 millage rate and approved its annual operating budget for fiscal year 2025–26 by unanimous vote, adopting resolutions 25-02 and 25-03 after staff reported no changes since the first reading.
The Clearwater Downtown Development Board on Sept. 17, 2025, set a final millage rate of 0.97 mills for properties within the board’s boundaries and adopted the board’s annual operating budget for fiscal year 2025–26, approving resolutions 25-02 and 25-03 by unanimous vote. The fiscal year runs from Oct. 1, 2025, through Sept. 30, 2026.
Board Executive Director Jesus Nino told the board there were “no changes since the first reading,” and that staff recommended approval of resolution 25-02 to set the final millage rate at 0.97 and resolution 25-03 to adopt the annual budget. A staff member read the text of each resolution into the record.
The resolutions as read declare the final millage to be levied and declare the final operating budget for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2026. The board opened the floor for public comment on both items; no members of the public offered remarks. For each item a motion to approve was made and seconded, and the chair called for the vote; the record shows the vote was “Aye” and “Unanimous.”
There was no discussion of substantive changes to the millage rate or the budget during the meeting; staff repeatedly stated the materials presented were unchanged from the first reading and recommended approval. The resolutions themselves provide an effective date but the language read into the record did not specify administrative implementation steps beyond adoption.
The board approved: resolution 25-02, adopting the final millage rate of 0.97 mills for fiscal year 2025–26; and resolution 25-03, declaring the final operating budget for the same fiscal year. Individual vote counts and the names of members voting were not recorded in the transcript; the meeting minutes show the measures passed unanimously.
The board moved on to its director’s report after the approvals; staff noted the matters will take effect per the adopted resolutions and any further administrative steps will follow the city’s standard budget implementation process.
