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Votes at a glance: Highlands County passes millage, budget, fees, capital strategy and MSBU budgets
Summary
At its Sept. 16 special meeting, the Highlands County Board of County Commissioners passed five resolutions by recorded vote: final millage (Resolution 2425173), final budget (2425174), master fee schedule (2425175), capital financial strategy (2425176), and MSBU final budgets (2425177). Vote tallies are recorded below.
The Highlands County Board of County Commissioners took recorded votes on multiple resolutions during a Sept. 16 special meeting. Key outcomes:
- Resolution 2425173 (Final millage rate): Motion to approve passed on a 3-2 recorded vote. Votes recorded: Commissioner Campbell (Yes), Commissioner Roberts (Yes), Commissioner Kerouac (Yes), Commissioner Elwell (No), Commissioner Tuck (No).
- Resolution 2425174 (Final budget, FY2025-26): Motion to approve passed unanimously by recorded vote. Votes recorded: Commissioner Elwell (Yes), Commissioner Kerouac (Yes), Commissioner Campbell (Yes), Commissioner Roberts (Yes), Commissioner Tuck (Yes).
- Resolution 2425175 (Master fee schedule): Motion to adopt passed by recorded vote of commissioners present (all Yes on the record).
- Resolution 2425176 (Capital financial strategy): Motion to adopt passed by recorded vote of commissioners present (all Yes on the record).
- Resolution 2425177 (MSBU final budgets for multiple special benefit districts): Motion to approve passed by recorded vote of commissioners present (all Yes on the record).
Each resolution was read into the record by the county attorney, the board opened hearings for public comment (no members of the public spoke on these items), motions were made and seconded, and roll-call votes were recorded. Following the votes, the board authorized the chair or county administrator to execute documents necessary to complete the millage and budget adoption processes.
Details on where these items were introduced in the meeting record are included in the provenance for reporters and records staff.
