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Aventura adopts 1.7261‑mill ad valorem rate; vote recorded 7–0
Summary
The City Commission adopted Ordinance 3A on Sept. 16 to set the operating millage at 1.7261 mills for the 2025 tax year, a rate the city has maintained for 30 years; the roll call vote was 7–0 and the manager estimated about $23.27 million in ad valorem revenue.
Aventura — The City of Aventura’s City Commission voted unanimously Sept. 16 to adopt an ad valorem operating millage rate of 1.7261 mills for the 2025 tax year.
City Manager (name not stated) recommended the millage, telling the commission the rate represents no increase from the prior year and continues the city’s 30‑year streak of keeping the same property tax rate. The manager estimated the rate would generate approximately $23,270,000 in ad valorem revenue, about $1,050,000 more than last year because assessed values rose roughly 4.72 percent.
No members of the public spoke on the millage during the allotted public‑comment period. After a roll call vote — Commissioners Botchman, Bloom, Friedland, Cruz, Ainge, Vice Mayor Orlinski and Mayor Weinberg — the motion passed, recorded as seven votes in favor and none opposed.
Mayor Weinberg, responding to the commission’s action, said the administration had prepared a “balanced” approach and stressed the city would not use reserves to mask ongoing costs. The ordinance as read by the city clerk stated the rate as 1.7261 mills and noted it was 5.48 percent above the state‑computed rollback rate.
The adoption of the millage permits the city to proceed with budget actions tied to the tax rate. The commission’s action on Ordinance 3A was recorded during the Sept. 16 public hearing.
