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Milton council sets fiscal 2026 millage at 4.193 mills and approves 0.31 green-space bond rate
Summary
The Milton City Council on Aug. 11 approved a maintenance and operating millage of 4.193 mills and a green-space bond millage of 0.31, adopting the advertised rates staff used in the fiscal 2026 budget forecast and avoiding the need for additional public hearings.
Deputy City Manager Bernadette Harvill presented the city’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget and the millage-rate options to the Milton City Council on Aug. 11, and the council voted to set the maintenance and operating millage at 4.193 mills and the green-space bond millage at 0.31.
Why it matters: setting the millage at the advertised rate allows the city to proceed with the budget plan staff outlined for Oct. 1, 2025–Sept. 30, 2026, without returning for additional advertisement and hearings. Harvill told the council that the advertised rate and the staff budget reflect revenue and expenditure forecasts used throughout the proposed budget documents.
Harvill said the proposed fiscal 2026 general-fund revenues are about 3% higher than fiscal 2025 — an increase of $1,466,431 — while overall expenditures decreased by 0.7% ($341,340) compared with the amended 2025 budget. With new initiatives and contingency included, the net budget increase is 3.5%…
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