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At a glance: formal actions taken Sept. 3 — budget, millage, district approvals and closed session set
Summary
The commission approved tentative millage and adopted the tentative FY2026 budget after voting down a motion to earmark additional funds for nonprofits; the board and associated district and land authority bodies recorded several roll calls and scheduled a closed session on pending litigation.
Several formal actions and votes were recorded during the Sept. 3 meeting.
- Item G‑1: Motion to approve the county agreement with Guidance Care Center for consolidated transportation services passed (roll call recorded; one abstention). County attorney later corrected a transposed contract figure to $842,693; commissioners confirmed the correction did not change their votes.
- Tentative millage: Staff read rollback and tentative millage rates for taxing authorities (BOCC rollback 2.4786; tentative 2.7327, +10.25%) and the aggregate tentative millage of 3.3965 (+9.01% over rollback). The BOCC adopted the tentative millage rates as part of adopting the tentative budget.
- Tentative budget adoption: After debate and a failed motion to hold an additional 25% as an operational reserve for nonprofits pending January guidance, the commission adopted the tentative FY2026 budget (final roll call recorded: 4 yes, 1 no).
- Fire & ambulance district and Land Authority: The District 1 Board of Governors and the Monroe County Land Authority each read and adopted tentative millage and budgets for their respective jurisdictions; roll calls and corrections were recorded.
- Closed session scheduled: The commission approved scheduling a closed session on Monroe County v. MGM Insurance Company (case 25CA538MR) to discuss settlement strategy and directed that the session be held at the Sept. 10 meeting in Key Largo with specific legal staff and a certified court reporter present.
These actions will carry forward to the final budget hearing on Sept. 10, 2025.
