Monroe County holds first meeting to certify millage rate and view staff’s proposed budget

Monroe County holds first meeting to certify millage rate and view staff’s proposed budget

MONROE COUNTY, FL – The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) certified the proposed millage rate to the Property Appraiser at a special budget meeting that was held July 22 at the Marathon Government Center. A proposed budget was presented the commissioners that reflects the commissioner’s direction to meet increased service demands and workload, continued Hurricane Irma recovery, infrastructure improvements, and future challenges, like climate change and sea level rise.

The Countywide certified adopted millage rate by the BOCC for FY 2020 is 1.66 percent above the rollback millage rate from 2.5459 to 2.5881. Per the BOCC’s authorization, a new taxing district to help fund a new hospital in the Middle Keys encompassing Mile Marker 40 and Mile Marker 65. With the new taxing district, the proposed aggregate mileage rate is 3.14 percent above the rolled back millage rate.

In September, there will be three community budget meetings before the final budget is adopted. The first public budget hearing will be held on Sept. 5 at Harvey Government Center in Key West. On Sept. 10 there will be a special budget meeting at Marathon Government Center, and the final public budget hearing is Sept. 18 at Murray Nelson Government Center in Key Largo. All meetings will start at 5:05 p.m. The 2020 fiscal year begins Oct. 1, 2019. For more information, visit www.monroecounty-fl.gov/budgetandfinance.

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