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Flagler Beach approves 5.45 millage, adopts 2025–26 budget after amendments
Summary
The Flagler Beach City Commission set the municipal millage at 5.45 and adopted the fiscal 2025–26 budget after debating staffing, capital timing and a $1.5 million South Central water main allocation that was reduced to $500,000 for planning.
The City Commission of Flagler Beach voted 5–0 Sept. 9 to set the municipal millage at 5.45 and adopt the fiscal year 2025–26 budget, following discussion about staffing levels, capital projects and utility priorities. The commission approved Resolution 2025‑75 (millage) and Resolution 2025‑76 (budget) on voice and roll calls.
The budget vote finalized the tentative rate that had been adopted earlier in budget workshops. City Manager Martin told commissioners the rate “represents the same millage rate that you approved as the tentative millage rate and upon which the budget was presented” and that there was “no change to the proposed, tentative millage rate.”
Commissioners pressed staff on several line items during the public hearing. Commissioner Bellhimer said she was “not particularly pleased with the budget process this year” and objected to the practice of fixing a millage rate first and building a budget to match. She also questioned several new positions listed in the personnel…
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