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Okeechobee County sets tentative millage at 7.8 mills, adopts $168 million tentative budget
Summary
The Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners unanimously adopted a tentative millage rate of 7.8 mills and a tentative fiscal year 2026 budget totaling about $168 million, and scheduled a final public hearing for Sept. 25, 2025.
Okeechobee County commissioners unanimously adopted a tentative general millage rate of 7.8 mills and approved a tentative fiscal year 2026 budget at a public hearing, commissioners said.
County staff opened the hearing citing statutory authority and the process for public comment. The tentative millage rate of 7.8 mills was presented as allocated entirely to the general fund and described by staff as 5.62% higher than the rolled-back rate of 7.3847 as calculated under state law. Staff presented proposed expenditures of $111,214,370 and proposed reserves of $57,326,328, which were described as producing a…
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