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Nassau County adopts $469.6 million FY 2025-26 budget, lowers millage for fifth consecutive year
Summary
The Nassau County Board of Commissioners adopted a $469.6 million fiscal year 2025-26 budget, set millage rates and approved a five‑year capital improvement plan. The board approved carryforwards and several budget transfers, and commissioners emphasized continued investment in public safety and infrastructure.
The Nassau County Board of Commissioners approved a $469,601,166 budget for fiscal year 2025-26 during a Sept. 22 meeting, adopting millage rates the board said represent the county’s fifth consecutive year of a reduced rate.
The board set the countywide millage at 6.7457 mills, a municipal services taxing district rate at 2.2087 mills, a 0.000 mill rate for the water conservation district and a 0.096 mill rate for the Amelia Island beach renourishment district. The board approved the five-year capital improvement plan and authorized budget transfers establishing estimated cash carryforwards from FY24-25 into FY25-26.
The budget package the board adopted reflects adjustments made since the tentative budget presented Sept. 8. County staff said those adjustments reduced the tentative total by roughly $3.26 million. The adopted document includes reserves and allocated carryforwards and continues the county’s focus on public safety, roads, facilities maintenance and fleet replacement.
County staff said the adopted budget includes a limited net increase in positions after other reductions: several new maintenance and parks technicians and one additional adoption coordinator in the animal control unit were added, while non-public-safety positions were reduced by nine (about 2.8%) overall.
During the public hearing and deliberations, the county manager (name not specified in the meeting record) told commissioners that public safety remains the board’s highest priority and noted investments in staffing and stations made in recent years. Commissioners repeatedly cited the sheriff’s office, fire services and transportation as major ongoing budget priorities.
All motions to adopt the budget, millage rates, the capital improvement plan and the carryforward transfers passed unanimously on roll call (5-0). Commissioners recorded on the roll calls were Commissioner McCullough, Commissioner Gray, Commissioner Farmer, Commissioner Martin and the commission chair (name not specified in the meeting record). The clerk recorded the required TRIM calculations: the proposed aggregate millage (8.3688 before special district additions; aggregate with all districts presented at the hearing) exceeded the rolled-back rates by percentages discussed during the hearing in compliance with notification requirements.
Public comment during the general comment period included praise for the county’s animal services staff and an update from a volunteer who reported recent adoption totals and current shelter population. Commissioners thanked staff for the budget work and for achieving the multi-year millage reduction goal they set in earlier strategic sessions.
Votes at a glance: the board adopted the FY25-26 budget and related measures in a series of motions that passed 5-0 on Sept. 22.
Ending: The board’s action transmits the adopted budget and millage rates to required parties and implements the capital and operating plans for FY25-26. Further budget details and department-level line items are included in the county’s official adopted budget document, which staff said will be part of the public record.
