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Board staff outline focused options for 2026 legislative agenda; single‑ask finance option proposed
Summary
Staff presented two approaches for the district’s 2026 legislative platform: a conventional set of 3–5 priorities or a single, high‑level ask focused on accurate, adequate funding that would bundle items such as restoration of RLE, program‑cost updates and capital/cost‑per‑station reform.
Supervisor Chris Parenteau and consultant Megan Faye (Capital City Consulting) led a discussion of potential items for Sarasota’s 2026 legislative platform and asked the board whether to pursue a broad multi‑priority platform or a single, finance‑focused ask.
Parenteau said the staff‑compiled list contained more than 20 items grouped into buckets including school safety and mental health, career and technical education (CTE), early learning (VPK), accountability, administrative efficiency, facilities and finance. “If everything's a priority that we're advocating for, then really nothing is a priority,” Parenteau told board members…
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