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Charlotte County keeps tentative millage rates unchanged, asks staff to seek reductions
Summary
The Charlotte County Board voted 4–0 on July 24 to set tentative millage rates unchanged for FY2026 and directed staff to return with options to lower rates before final hearings; the decision was framed as a placeholder for TRIM notices while staff will examine reserves, sheriff costs and capital allocations.
The Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners voted 4–0 on July 24 to set tentative ad valorem millage rates unchanged from the prior year and directed staff to return with scenarios to lower rates before the September public hearings.
Francine Lisby, assistant budget director, had presented four millage scenarios including (1) rates that would generate the same total revenue as last year, (2) unchanged rates (the staff-recommended scenario used to build the tentative FY2026 budget), (3) rates to fund an expanded…
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