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Leon County holds second public hearing, adopts budget options and millage-related votes
Summary
At a second and final public hearing on the fiscal 2026 budget, the Leon County Board of County Commissioners heard the proposed millage, heard no public speakers, and approved a series of budget options and line items across four voting steps; several commissioners declared conflicts or recused themselves for specific funding lines.
The Leon County Board of County Commissioners on the evening of the board's scheduled public hearing recorded the proposed aggregate millage and approved a sequence of budget options and line-item motions ahead of final budget adoption.
County Administrator Vincent Long read the proposed aggregate millage into the public record, saying the proposed rate is 9.0644 mills — a 3.4% increase over the aggregate rolled-back rate of 8.7615 mills — and that the ad valorem revenue increase reflects an upturn in property values that will be used to “support, sustaining a quality level of essential services Countywide,” Long said.
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