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Commission keeps millage flat as board orders budget review workshops
Summary
Facing a multi‑hundred‑million dollar shortfall, the board voted to hold the millage flat pending a series of appropriations and budget workshops; commissioners set parameters for meetings to review departmental cuts and possible alternatives.
Miami‑Dade County commissioners voted to keep the millage rate flat for the coming budget year after a lengthy debate about services and cuts needed to close an estimated $402 million gap. The board approved the administration’s proposal to adopt a flat millage for now while directing a series of budget review meetings and workshops to search for alternatives to proposed cuts.
Mayor Daniella Levine Cava summarized the administration’s approach and said the proposal preserved historically low tax rates while making difficult reductions across county departments. The…
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