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North Port commissioners set proposed millage at 3.7667% and schedule Sept. 4 and 18 budget hearings
Summary
At a July 23 special meeting, the North Port City Commission directed the city manager to submit the 2025 certification of taxable value with a proposed millage rate of 3.7667 and approved budget hearing dates of Sept. 4 and Sept. 18; both actions passed unanimously.
North Port — The North Port City Commission on July 23 directed the city manager to submit the 2025 certification of taxable value with a proposed millage rate of 3.7667, and approved two public budget hearings set for Sept. 4 and Sept. 18 at 5:01 p.m. The motions passed unanimously, 5-0.
City Manager Fletcher presented the item as part of the city's Truth in Millage process, saying, "This rate is not the adopted rate, but rather the maximum millage rate." Fletcher told the commission the city received gross taxable-value figures from the Sarasota County property appraiser that include more than $835 million in new construction and cited an adjusted taxable value the city listed as $10,009,960,000. Fletcher said the rollback rate is 3.7491 and the proposed rate of 3.7667 would generate about $39,421,820 in ad valorem revenue for fiscal year 2026 if adopted.
Fletcher described the general fund as “nearly a $100,000,000” budget and said the administration aimed to maintain current service levels rather than add significant new programs. He said budget proposals totaling about $2.6 million included roughly $500,000 for police (about 19% of the proposals), $532,000 for IT (about 21%), and $344,000 for fire (about 13%).
The commission took three formal votes during the meeting. A motion to direct the city manager to submit the 2025 certification of taxable value with the proposed millage rate of 3.7667 passed 5-0. The commission also approved public hearing dates for the fiscal year 2026 budget — Sept. 4, 2025, at 5:01 p.m. and Sept. 18, 2025, at 5:01 p.m. — on a 5-0 vote. An earlier procedural vote to approve the meeting agenda also passed 5-0.
Why it matters: The proposed millage is the maximum tax rate the city may levy when it adopts the final budget in September; the final adopted rate may be lower. The taxable-value figures and the rollback calculation determine whether the proposed rate will increase or decrease property tax bills for individual owners.
Meeting context: The presentation and votes took roughly 30 minutes of the special meeting and drew no substantive public comment on the millage item; two public commenters spoke on unrelated concerns during the public-comment period.
Votes at a glance: • Direct city manager to submit 2025 certification of taxable value with proposed millage rate 3.7667 — Motion: directed city manager to submit the 2025 certification of taxable value with the proposed millage rate of 3.7667; Mover: Vice Mayor Emmerich; Second: Commissioner Duval; Vote: 5 yes, 0 no; Outcome: approved. • Approve budget hearing dates — Motion: approve Sept. 4, 2025 (5:01 p.m.) and Sept. 18, 2025 (5:01 p.m.) as budget hearings; Mover: Vice Mayor Emmerich; Second: Commissioner Langdon; Vote: 5 yes, 0 no; Outcome: approved. • Approve meeting agenda — Motion: approve agenda; Mover: Commissioner Langdon; Second: Vice Mayor Emmerich; Vote: 5 yes, 0 no; Outcome: approved.
