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Commissioners consider millage reductions, propose $25M disaster retention amid $95M FEMA uncertainty
Summary
During the workshop, staff recommended millage reductions for the capital projects and lighting funds and proposed a $25 million transfer to create a risk‑management disaster retention for non‑reimbursable storm costs; commissioners debated using reserves to lower general‑fund millage versus preserving fiscal stabilization amid outstanding FEMA reimbursements.
Charlotte County Commissioners reviewed ad valorem millage options and a staff proposal to create a designated disaster retention within the risk management reserve at an Aug. 19 budget workshop.
Francine Lisby, assistant budget director, said staff will present millage reduction options at the Sept. 4 public hearing. She proposed reducing the capital projects millage to the Department of Revenue rollback rate to preserve prior‑year revenue and recommended a 25% reduction to the street lighting millage (to 0.1907), citing a healthy lighting fund balance and LED‑conversion costs that spike expenditures in FY26 but should stabilize.
Lisby and Gordon Berger,…
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