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Commissioners set fire-assessment increase option, send notices and schedule May 20 public hearing

3148567 · April 29, 2025
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Summary

After extended debate over pay and staffing, the board voted to pursue a 37% assessment option (option 2b), authorized mailing notices to property owners, and set a May 20 public hearing for final approval.

The Brevard County Board of County Commissioners voted April 22 to pursue a fire-assessment increase option that county staff labeled “option 2b” — an option whose aggregated revenue and general-fund impact staff presented as sufficient to address capital, infrastructure and staffing shortfalls — then authorized the county to mail notices to affected property owners and set a public hearing for May 20.

The item followed a staff update requested by the board in February. Matt Wallace,…

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