Greenacres council sets tentative millage at 6.3% after preliminary FY26 budget review

The Greenacres City Council held a preliminary review of the fiscal year 2026 budget on a single substantive agenda item and set the city’s tentative millage rate at 6.3 by voice vote.

City staff presented proposed new positions, projected revenues and expenditures, and planned transfers from reserves for large capital projects. Miss McHugh, a city staff presenter, outlined personnel additions including an assistant city manager budgeted for six months, a digital media specialist for the public information office, a landscape inspector reviewer in development and neighborhood services, three paramedic firefighter positions and a fire inspector in fire prevention.

Miss McHugh said the assistant city manager position was being budgeted for six months to address growing workload, and described the full “burden” cost for the fire positions as including retirement and health insurance. She also reported a 3% proposed addendum for the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) law enforcement services agreement, noting the current contract expires Jan. 31, 2026, and citing a total PBSO contract amount…