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Auburndale reviews proposed FY2027–FY2028 expenditures; resident asks for homestead exemption impact analysis
Summary
City Manager Brown presented the proposed expenditures section of the FY2027–FY2028 budgets; resident Dennis Young asked staff to quantify the revenue shortfall if a state homestead exemption ballot measure passes and the city keeps its millage rate.
City Manager Jeffrey Brown presented the Expenditures section of the proposed two‑year budget for FY2027 and FY2028 at the June 15 meeting, explaining departmental operating expenses and non‑departmental line items such as insurance, pension and debt service. The Commission will review revenues (scheduled July 6) and payroll (July 20), and staff plans to deliver the proposed two‑year budget on Aug. 3 before public hearings in September.
During public comment, resident Dennis Young asked staff to estimate the revenue shortfall the city would face if a proposed state constitutional amendment increasing the homestead exemption to $150,000 in 2027 and to $250,000 in 2028 is approved by voters. Young urged preparing alternate budget scenarios to show the fiscal impacts if the millage rate remains unchanged.
Commissioner Crystal Tijerina moved and Vice Mayor Jordan Helms seconded tentative approval of the Expenditures section; the motion carried unanimously. City Manager Brown said staff would follow up on the request for revenue‑impact information.
