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Hillsborough County presents FY2027 budget overview and warns property-tax reform could cut hundreds of millions
Summary
County officials outlined the FY2027 recommended budget at an April 22 workshop, highlighting reserves, staffing trends, transportation investments and scenarios showing potential multi‑hundred‑million-dollar impacts from proposed property‑tax changes. No votes were taken; budget delivery is scheduled for July 15 with public hearings in July and September.
County Administrator Bonnie Wise and Kevin Brickey, management and budget director, presented an overview of Hillsborough County’s recommended Fiscal Year 2027 budget at an April 22 board workshop and warned commissioners to prepare for possible state property‑tax reform that could sharply reduce local revenues.
"We’re going to talk about the delivery of the Fiscal Year 2027 recommended budget," Wise said, introducing Brickey. Brickey said the county’s FY2026 adopted budget is just over $12 billion, with about $3.3 billion in the capital program and roughly $1.6 billion in the combined general funds where the board has the most discretion.
Brickey highlighted the county’s long record of budget awards and its triple‑A ratings, and summarized recent state legislation and proposed reforms that will change notice and transparency requirements for future budgets. He said new state rules will require longer public‑hearing notices, more online schedules, and a mandatory budget workshop at least 14 days before final adoption to perform a 10% reduction exercise beginning for FY2028.
On reserves and millage, Brickey said the…
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