Parkland commissioners review FY2026 proposed budget, keep millage rate unchanged

The City Commission of the City of Parkland held a budget workshop on Wednesday, Aug. 13, to review highlights of the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget, including staffing changes, capital projects and proposed assessments and hearings ahead of final adoption in September.

A city staff member who presented the draft said the proposal keeps the millage rate unchanged at 4.2979 and projects an additional $2,150,000 in property-tax revenue for the city. "This budget process is very fluid," the staff member said, noting changes to the budget book provided to commissioners a month earlier and to expect a revised September adoption packet.

The presenter said total taxable property values rose about 6.7% to roughly $8.7 billion and that the city’s single largest general-fund revenue source — labeled "Avalon" in the presentation — accounts for about 60% of general-fund revenue. The draft budget uses a proposed general fund of $59,000,000 within a total city budget of approximately $75,700,000, a figure the presenter said is lower than the number in the earlier packet.

Why it matters: staff emphasized that property taxes make up the majority of the city’s unrestricted general-fund revenue and that proposals at the state level to cut or eliminate property taxes would have limited local substitutes. The presenter also walked commissioners through how a resident’s tax bill is apportioned, saying Parkland receives about 23 cents of each tax dollar while Broward County and the school board receive larger shares.

Key numbers and program changes in the draft - Millage rate: proposed to remain at 4.2979 for FY2026. -…