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Pasco County warns property‑tax reform could slice general‑fund revenues, staff urge cautious FY2027 planning
Summary
Pasco County budget staff told commissioners the suite of House property‑tax reform proposals could materially reduce county revenues (staff modeled a high‑impact scenario in the low‑hundreds of millions), prompting calls to prioritize public‑safety funding and prepare local impact materials for residents and the delegation.
Amy Lee Farrell, Pasco County’s budget director, opened the board’s Jan. 13 budget workshop by framing a long budget season that starts with the board’s strategic priorities and runs through public hearings this fall. Farrell said staff are building the fiscal‑year 2027 budget while monitoring a slate of state proposals that could change county revenue beginning in FY2028.
“The way we’re looking at this budget is keeping that two‑year time horizon very much in the forefront because any decisions that we make for ’27 need to be sustainable into ’28,” Farrell said. Staff briefed commissioners on eight House proposals tied to a select committee on property‑tax reform and presented…
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