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Safety Harbor staff preview FY 2026 budget: no millage increase proposed, focus on reserves and capital projects
Summary
City finance staff outlined a proposed FY 2026 plan that holds the millage at 3.95 mills, proposes cost‑of‑living and merit adjustments and anticipates continued capital spending financed by the infrastructure surtax and pending state appropriations.
City finance staff and the city manager presented an update on the fiscal year 2026 budget process to the Safety Harbor City Commission on June 16, with a preview of proposed assumptions and capital priorities.
Finance staff said the preliminary plan would not include a millage‑rate increase; the city manager indicated staff will propose retaining the current millage of 3.95 mills. Staff proposed a 3 percent cost‑of‑living adjustment (COLA) and a 4 percent merit pool for eligible employees, and recommended a phase 2 implementation of the recent pay study—a 2.5 percent increase at midyear—subject to commission approval. The presentation anticipated no planned benefit changes.
Al Braithwaite, assigned to finance, reviewed timing for the tax‑roll process (the Property Appraiser’s DR‑420…
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