Monroe County adopts $147.1 million 2025 budget and raises county millage to 5.4773 mills

The Monroe County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt the county's 2025 budget and to set the county millage rate at 5.4773 mills, the board said. The approved 2025 budget totals $147,111,198, including a general fund budget of $87,000,000. The board also adopted the Monroe County Public Library millage rate of 0.185914 mills and a 2025 liquid fuels budget of $457,167.

Jennifer (finance staff) presented the budget details to the board: "The board of commissioners is prepared to adopt the 2025 budget from Monroe County in the amount of 147,100,000.0, including a general fund budget of 87,000,000," she said, adding that the "millage rate is set to 5.4773 mills." She outlined personnel, capital and grant changes included in the final budget packet.

Why it matters: the adopted millage and budget fund county operations, debt service and library services and will affect property tax bills after reassessment rules and common-level calculations are applied. Commissioners said a 1.5-mill increase was intended to address employee pay adjustments and long‑running budget pressures.

Key items in the adopted budget and discussion

- Millage components: The board recorded a county general-purpose millage of 4.9631 mills and a debt-service component of 0.5142 mills, for a combined county millage rate of 5.4773 mills for 2025. The Monroe County Public Library millage was adopted at…