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Sumter County Council adopts balanced $69.5M FY2027 budget and approves $5M bond ordinance with no tax increase
Summary
County council adopted a $69,532,591 FY2027 general‑fund budget with no property‑tax increase and approved a bond ordinance authorizing up to $5 million in capital debt; council also elected to roll back full reassessment millage to ease taxpayer impact.
Sumter County Council adopted its FY2027 general‑fund budget of $69,532,591 at third reading on June 9, with no property‑tax increase, County Administrator Mr. Mixon told the meeting.
Mixon said projected expenditures include health‑insurance increases, a 3% cost‑of‑living adjustment for employees and operational increases for public safety, EMS and public works. The budget relies on a portion of county reserve funds to balance revenues and expenditures for the coming year.
On capital needs, council approved third reading of ordinance 261042 — a bond ordinance authorizing up to $5 million for county capital projects. Mixon said the two largest allocations under the bond would be roughly $1.8 million for public‑building needs and $1.4 million for sheriff vehicles; other departments that could use bond proceeds include EMS, detention, parks and airport infrastructure.
Mixon also reviewed the county's five‑year reassessment process, noting a countywide average increase of about 11% and a statutory 15% cap on reassessment increases. The council said it would roll back the full amount of millage increases to reduce the immediate tax burden on property owners.
Council approved several other ordinance items on the agenda, including procedural amendments to the order of sessions and a consent‑agenda change. The council recorded routine approvals of the agenda and previous minutes and adjourned after public comment.
