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Manatee County sets tentative FY26 millage, approves 3% reduction to sheriff’s proposed increase
Summary
County CFO Sheila McLean presented a proposed FY26 budget that responds to lower property‑value certification and legislative revenue losses; commissioners voted to reduce the sheriff’s tentative budget by 3%, rejected a proposed 0.05‑mill millage cut, and approved a temporary reallocation of 0.065 mills from the library to transit.
Sheila McLean, Manatee County chief financial officer, presented the county’s FY26 proposed budget and told commissioners the net budget proposal is $1,400,000,000 and the gross budget $2,500,000,000. McLean said the five‑year capital improvement plan (CIP) is reflected in the packet and has been trimmed to better match available resources.
The presentation said the board must adjust after the property appraiser’s July 1 certification, which reduced the county’s expected revenue and produced roughly a $15,000,000 drop in property‑tax receipts, about $11,300,000 of which affects the general fund. McLean also identified two legislative impacts: a recently passed bill that repeals the state business rent tax and a local lease option (identified in the packet as House bill 7031) and…
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