Cape Canaveral council adopts rollback millage of 3.2474 for FY 2025–26; vote 4–1

The Cape Canaveral City Council voted 4–1 on July 29 to adopt Resolution 202507, setting the combined rollback millage for fiscal year 2025–26 at 3.2474. City staff read the components into the record: a general government rate of 3.2063 and a library-dependent special district rate of 0.0411.

Mayor Pro Tim Kellum moved to set the rollback rate; the motion was seconded and advanced to a public hearing before the council returned to a formal vote. Council Member Davis recorded the lone vote against the resolution; Council Members Jackson and Willis, Mayor Morrison and Mayor Pro Tim Kellum voted in favor.

A resident who spoke during the public hearing urged the council to consider a higher millage so the city would retain more flexibility for the creative projects discussed at a prior budget workshop. The resident said reducing the rate to the rollback level would “preclude that creative thinking,” language residents used to describe fiscal trade-offs. The comment was part of the formal public hearing that preceded the council’s final vote.

City staff confirmed the rollback numbers were those read into the record and that the resolution adopted the rates as presented. No additional amendments were recorded; the council directed staff to proceed under the adopted rates for preparation of the budget documents and notices required by law.

The resolution was described on the agenda and in discussion as the city’s formal action to set tentative millage rates; council and staff noted the decision’s role in shaping the FY 2025–26 budget further developed at upcoming meetings.