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Brevard budget workshop: CPI under 3% limits property-tax revenue growth; general fund largely pre‑allocated
Summary
Budget director Jill Hayes told commissioners the county’s charter cap — the lesser of 3% or CPI — produces a modest 2.95% revenue allowance this year and that more than half of general fund dollars are already committed to charter officers, mandates and reserves.
Brevard County budget director Jill Hayes told the Board of County Commissioners at a budget workshop that the county’s charter cap will limit countywide property‑tax revenue increases to 2.95% in fiscal 2025–26.
Hayes said the 2.95% figure is the change in the Consumer Price Index and is the first time since 2020 that the figure has been below 3%. She said that under the charter cap the county could expect roughly $5.8 million in additional general‑fund revenue if the board levies to the cap.
The nut graph: The cap is governing‑policy here — it constrains the largest locally flexible funding source and means most new revenue is absorbed by existing commitments. Hayes and County Manager Frank Abbate…
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