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Alachua County reviews draft 2026 budget, millage and surtax outlook; commission approves agenda and a consent change order
Summary
At a special Aug. 5 meeting, Alachua County staff presented the manager’s recommended budget ($944 million), reviewed millage, assessments and surtax-funded projects (including a projected $30 million animal shelter debt), and the board approved procedural items including adoption of the meeting agenda and a contract change order on consent.
Alachua County staff presented a draft county manager budget and a series of tax and assessment updates at a special budget meeting on Aug. 5, outlining key assumptions for the coming fiscal year and flagging potential impacts from state-level tax changes.
County Manager Tommy said the recommended budget reflects a slightly reduced general‑fund millage and continued funding from the county’s 1 percent surtax. “The recommended millage has a reduction of 0.018 mills in the general fund,” Tommy told commissioners, and the manager’s recommended total county budget stood at $944,000,000. Staff reported a 6.85 percent increase in taxable value compared with the prior adopted budget — about $13.3 million in additional valuation — and the Municipal Service Taxing Unit (MSTU) for law enforcement would remain at 3.5678 mills.
Staff outlined the county’s revenue picture: $285 million in…
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