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Okaloosa County administrator proposes flat millage, commissioners ask staff for MSTU rollback options
Summary
County staff proposed holding the countywide millage at 3.8308 mills for the 2026 fiscal year while commissioners asked staff to return with numbers showing the effect of adopting the MSTU rollback rate and other user-fee options to ease unincorporated taxpayers' burden.
The Okaloosa County administrator presented the administrator's proposed fiscal 2026 budget and recommended holding the countywide millage at 3.8308 mills and the unincorporated-area MSTU millage at 0.299 mills.
The budget presentation, delivered by "Mister Halstead," said property values are trending about 6% in 2026 and that the proposed total countywide budget would be about $687 million. Halstead told commissioners the county's unassigned general fund reserves were reported at $20 million at the last audit and the administration is proposing a 3% cost-of-living adjustment for employees. He also said the county is programming $2…
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