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Gulf County commissioners set 5.6‑mill maximum and approve budget schedule after hearing
Summary
The county proposed a $150.8 million working budget heavy on grant funding, set a 5.6 mill maximum countywide (a 0.3‑mill cut) and scheduled two public hearings in September; commissioners approved related millage, fire district rates and certification items by unanimous votes.
Gulf County commissioners on Wednesday approved a maximum countywide millage of 5.6 mills and set public hearing dates on the proposed fiscal budget after an initial presentation and line‑item review.
County Administrator Michael presented the initial proposed budget, describing it as “a working document” delivered to the commission as required by ordinance and noting the plan would be revised up to the final September meeting. He said the proposal would reduce the countywide millage from 5.9 to 5.6, a 0.3‑mill cut that ‘‘save[s] $1,191,985 for the taxpayers’’ and would mark the fifth consecutive year the county has reduced its millage since Hurricane Michael.
The proposal totals $150,772,767. Michael told commissioners that “the vast majority of that is…
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