Orange Village council reviews July financial reports and adopts tax-rate certification for 2026 process

Orange Village Council on Sept. 10 accepted the treasurer's and tax administrator's reports for July 2025, reviewed proposed adjustments to the 2025 appropriations, and adopted a resolution to certify tax rates for the next step in the property-tax process for 2026. The treasurer reported total fund cash balances across bank accounts of $18,564,165.64 as of July 31, and said July revenue from all funding sources was $1,366,000; year-to-date numbers and line-item variances were presented as routine. The general fund revenue stood at 66% of budget with expenditures at 49% of budget at the 58% point of the fiscal year, and no new unusual line-item variances were reported. The tax administrator reported gross tax collections for July of $823,242.18, an increase of $186,000 compared with the prior July, and year-to-date collections were higher by $774,000 versus the prior year. The transcript records the tax administrator explaining that the increase was roughly split among net profits, wage withholding, and individual quarterly tax payments, with about $74,000 attributed to individual payments for the month. Council discussed Ordinance 2025-22, the annual appropriations ordinance, and staff noted three line-item adjustments: a $3,200 increase in administrative "other" tied to higher pavilion rental deposits (offset by higher deposits/revenue), a $25,536 increase to the Pinecrest TIF fund after final numbers were received, and a $38,000 increase in the Recreational Capital Improvement Fund for dog-park fencing. Council did not suspend rules at the meeting; the appropriation item was placed on a future agenda. Council also adopted Resolution 2025-5, accepting amounts and rates as determined by the budget commission and authorizing necessary tax levies for 2026; the record states the millage remains the same (described as 7 mills) and that there was no tax increase as a result of this action. Staff noted the county deadline for filing is Sept. 30. No budget votes increasing millage were recorded; the appropriations ordinance changes were described as adjustments to reflect updated revenue or final figures. The Pinecrest development wage-withholding breakdown was not available at the time of the meeting; staff indicated the regional income tax agency is working on software programming and hopes to provide a revised report in next month's materials. Speakers who presented or were recorded on these items included the treasurer, the tax administrator, and council members conducting the roll calls and motions. The transcript records motions to approve the treasurer's report and the tax administrator's report, and the council carried a motion to adopt Resolution 2025-5 by roll call.