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Cocoa council adopts proposed millage unchanged; rollback resolution also approved
Summary
City Council approved a proposed millage rate of 6.9532 mills and unanimously adopted the statutory rollback rate resolution. Council set the first budget hearing for Sept. 3, 2025. Council debates focused on whether to cut roughly $402,000 from the draft general fund to avoid any rate above the rollback.
City Council voted to adopt a proposed millage rate of 6.9532 mills for fiscal year 2025'26 after a contentious public discussion about whether to reduce property tax revenue and ease homeowners' bills. The resolution establishing the rollback rate (6.7367 mills) was approved unanimously; the proposed millage rate carried 3'2 with Mayor Blake, Councilman Hearn and Councilman Gornes voting yes and Deputy Mayor Weeks and Councilwoman…
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