Commissioners discuss creating a sheriff-specific millage, but caution on timing

Jun 8, 2026

Board members debated carving out unincorporated millage to create a sheriff-specific levy to improve transparency and funding clarity, but several commissioners and staff warned legal and timing constraints make such a change difficult ahead of the November referendum.

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Some commissioners urged converting part of the county's unincorporated millage into a sheriff-specific millage to make law-enforcement funding more transparent.

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