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Commission sets preliminary fire assessment fee; directs staff to model millage cut options
Summary
The commission adopted a preliminary fire assessment resolution raising the annual residential fee by $30 to $361 and directed staff to return with options for a half‑percent millage reduction prior to the budget hearings.
The Pompano Beach City Commission adopted a preliminary resolution on Tuesday establishing the fire rescue assessment rates for fiscal year 2026. The proposal raises the annual residential assessment by $30, from $331 to $361 per dwelling unit, and increases commercial and institutional rates proportionately.
Joshua Waters, the city's budget director, told the commission the proposed assessment is part of a package needed to fund fire services and achieve a balanced fiscal 2026 budget. He said the assessment is expected to generate about $34 million in gross revenue and roughly $32.3 million net to support fire…
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