Pembroke Pines adopts tentative $581.4 million budget, sets tentative millage at 5.669 on first reading

Pembroke Pines commissioners on Wednesday approved on first reading a tentative operating millage rate of 5.669 mills and adopted a tentative combined FY2025–26 budget covering all funds, including a general fund, road and bridge fund and utility fund.

City Manager Dodge told the commission the fiscal year 2025–26 budget for all funds combined is $581,430,003.81 and that the proposed operating millage of 5.669 is 6.34% above the rollback rate of 5.3312. Dodge said the proposed operating millage would generate about $107.8 million in tax revenue and that a debt-service millage of 0.2862 would generate roughly $5.4 million for bond debt payments. He told commissioners the aggregate millage combining operating and debt service is lower than in prior years and that the taxable value in the city rose about 6.83% to $20,010,000,000.

The commission approved the millage ordinance (2025‑12) on a 4‑1 roll call vote. Commissioner Rodriguez moved to adopt the ordinance; Vice Mayor Hernandez seconded. The vote was: Commissioner Rodriguez — yes; Vice Mayor Mike Hernandez — yes; Commissioner Schwartz — no; Commissioner Goode — yes; Mayor Angelo Castillo — yes. The budget…