Clay County sets tentative FY 2025–26 millage, adopts tentative $780.6 million budget; final hearing set for Sept. 23

The Clay County Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 9 adopted tentative millage rates and a tentative budget for fiscal year 2025–26, approving an aggregate operating millage of 8.5854 mills and a tentative county budget of $780,630,570.

The board voted unanimously (5–0) to set the tentative millage, to adopt the tentative budgets for the county (including the Lake Asbury special district) and to designate Clay Behavioral Health Center, Inc., as the recipient of $350,000 from the county’s alcohol and other drug abuse trust fund for the coming fiscal year. The board also set the final public hearing on the millage and budget for 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, in the commissioners’ chambers.

Troy (budget staff) told commissioners the budget balances as required by Florida statute and emphasized the county’s operating and capital breakdowns. He said the county’s overall budget document totals…