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Parkland sets FY2026 maximum millage, approves preliminary fire, solid‑waste and stormwater assessments
Summary
The City of Parkland on July 8 set the maximum proposed millage for fiscal year 2026 and approved preliminary assessments for fire, solid waste and stormwater, scheduling state‑required public hearings in September and keeping the millage rate unchanged for a sixth consecutive year.
The City of Parkland City Commission on Tuesday set the city’s maximum proposed millage rate for fiscal year 2026 at 4.2979 mills and approved preliminary assessments for fire rescue, solid waste and stormwater, with all four measures passing unanimously.
The actions establish ceilings for the fiscal year budget process and schedule two state‑mandated public hearings: a first public hearing on Sept. 12, 2025 at 5:01 p.m. in the Commission Chambers and a second hearing on Sept. 24, 2025 at 6 p.m., when the commission will consider final rates and the second reading of the millage and budget ordinances.
City Manager Nancy Miranda and Finance staff presented the FY2026 overview and said the rates being adopted are the legal maxima; they may be lowered at the September hearings but not increased. Miranda told the commission that July property value estimates put Parkland’s total taxable value at about $8.7 billion, a 6.7% increase over the prior…
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