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Sunny Isles Beach adopts 1.7‑mill tax rate and approves 2025‑26 operating and capital budgets
Summary
The City Commission voted to set the final ad valorem millage at 1.7 mills and adopted the operating and capital improvement budgets for fiscal year 2025‑26 after debate over staffing levels, reserves and budget process; public commenters urged performance‑based budgeting.
The Sunny Isles Beach City Commission on Sept. 11 adopted a final ad valorem tax millage of 1.7 mills per $1,000 of taxable assessed value and approved the city’s operating and capital improvement budgets for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2025.
The votes implemented a commission direction to lower the millage from the city manager’s initial recommendation and removed proposed new programs from the draft budget to reconcile the lower rate. The capital improvement ordinance references Section 200.65 of the Florida Statutes and covers the fiscal year 10/01/2025 through 09/30/2026.
Commission debate focused on the size of the reduction, the accuracy of financial estimates and the transparency of the budget process. Commissioner Joseph said he helped lead the push for the 1.7‑mill rate and repeatedly questioned the numbers supporting cuts, saying, “I don't believe that these numbers are true in any regard” and later, “For me, I don't trust these…
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