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Forward Pinellas outlines FY 2026 UPC budget draft; board questions $1.9 million reserve for regional MPO startup
Summary
Staff presented a FY 2026 draft budget that reduces the millage rate and proposes reserves including a $1.9 million line item earmarked as the Pinellas share of potential regional MPO start-up costs; board members asked staff to consider lowering the reserve and to provide alternative scenarios.
Forward Pinellas staff presented a draft FY 2026 Unified Planning Council budget at the June 9 meeting that proposes lowering the millage rate, restructuring reserve accounts, and setting aside approximately $1.9 million as a reserve for potential start-up costs tied to a possible regional MPO reorganization.
The presentation matters because the planning council’s millage and reserves fund planning services to Pinellas County cities and coordinate transportation and land-use studies. The reserve decisions could affect future operating flexibility and whether the agency is prepared for potential governance changes from an MPO consolidation process.
Rodney Chapman, Division Manager, briefed the…
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