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Highland Beach adopts 3.4159 operating millage, total rate 3.5875 mills
Summary
The Town Commission approved Resolution 2025-022 setting the final operating millage at 3.4159 mills (7.12% above the rollback rate); combined with debt service, the total millage is 3.5875.
The Town Commission of Highland Beach on Sept. 18 adopted a final operating millage rate of 3.4159 mills for fiscal year 2025–26 and a combined total millage of 3.5875 mills, the commission said during a second public hearing.
The vote came on Resolution 2025-022, which states the operating millage of 3.4159 mills is 7.12% greater than the computed rollback rate of 3.1889 mills. Town staff noted the total on taxpayers’ bills will also include a debt-service millage of 0.1716 mills.
Commissioners conducted a public hearing, received no public comment, and then moved to adopt the resolution. A roll-call vote recorded yes votes from Commissioner Goldberg, Vice Mayor Stern, Commissioner Janovsky and Mayor Moore; Commissioner Peters was absent. The motion carried.
The measure was presented as the final step in the budget adoption process. Town staff did not identify any additional changes to the millage during the hearing, and no public speakers addressed the millage during the hearing.
The commission opened the second public hearing and closed it after hearing no comments. The resolution will be effective as provided in its text.
