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New Port Richey council sets tentative millage at 8.3000; public hearing moved to Sept. 4 at 6:30 p.m.
Summary
City Council ratified Resolution 2025-24 setting a tentative millage of 8.3000 mills for the FY2025–26 budget and scheduled a public hearing for Sept. 4, 2025; staff said it will work to lower the rate during budget deliberations but cannot raise it after the tentative rate is set.
The New Port Richey City Council ratified Resolution 2025-24 on Aug. 19, setting a tentative millage rate of 8.3000 mills for the 2025–26 fiscal year and scheduling the first public hearing for Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers at 5919 Main Street.
City Manager Manns told the council the “recommendation from the staff is to set the tentative millage at 8.3000, which matches what the city's current millage is,” and added that staff “intend to try to lower the millage rate as part of our work on the 2025–26 operating budget.” Manns warned that, under TRIM rules, the millage cannot be raised after the preliminary tentative rate is set.
The resolution was introduced for inclusion on the Pasco County TRIM notice and the council moved quickly to consider staff’s recommendation. Council members asked staff to repeat the hearing date and location; Manns restated the hearing as Sept. 4, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. before the council agreed to amend the time to 6:30 p.m. at the mayor’s request.
A council member raised questions about the rollback rate calculation and advertising requirements, noting that the city’s Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) properties affect rollback computations and the advertisement language. Staff responded that rollback calculations are based on the millage approved and that the city included required wording in last year’s advertisement when the rollback calculation indicated an increase.
The council approved the resolution by voice and set the public hearing as amended. The transcript does not include a roll-call tally of individual votes; Councilman Butler was recorded as excused earlier in the meeting.
Next steps: the council will hold the public hearing on Sept. 4 at 6:30 p.m., at which staff expects to present the budget and any calculated rollback rate; the council may adjust the final millage only downward in later stages, not upward from the tentative rate.
