Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners
FY21 tentative budget workshop
On Tues., July 14 at 9 a.m., the county administrator and Santa Rosa County Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will present the
tentative fiscal year 21 budgetto the board of county commissioners in a budget workshop at the
Administrative Complex, 6495 Caroline St. in Milton.An interactive
agenda with backup supporting documentsis available online. The workshop will be archived at that same link following the meeting as well as streamed live online.
The public is encouraged to attend virtually or in person, and to provide feedback. In lieu of attending in-person, citizens may submit comments in advance by completing the public input form before 8 a.m. the morning of the meeting. Citizens may also choose to attend in-person with limited seating available following current social distancing guidelines.
Florida statutes require a tentative balanced budget delivered to the board by
July 15. In September, the board will hold two public hearings for public input. The first hearing is for the tentative budget and proposed millage rate in conjunction with the municipal service benefit unit (MSBU) hearing. The millage rate and budget for the new year are adopted at the second public hearing.
Budget schedule:
- Jul. 14 – Budget workshop – tentative budget presented to board; county staff present in the morning; constitutional officers present in the afternoon (F.S. 129.03(3))
- Aug. 4 – Notify property appraiser of prior year millage, current year proposed millage, current year rolled-back rate, and date, time and place of public hearings
- Aug. 24 – Property appraiser mails TRIM notices within 55 days after certification of value; F.S. 200.065
- Aug. 20 – Tentative budget update workshop
- Sept. 15, 6 p.m. – First public hearing – board holds first public hearing to adopt tentative millage rate and tentative budget, and MSBU hearing
- Sept. 24 – Budget ad in newspapers; F.S. 200.065(3)(a); 200.065(3)(b); 129.03(3)(b); 200.065(3)(l)
- Sept. 29, 6 p.m. – Second/final public hearing – board holds second and final public hearing to adopt final millage rates and budget; F.S. 200.065(2)
- Sept. 30 – Resolutions adopting millage and budget submitted to the tax collector, property appraiser, and Florida Department of Revenue; F.S. 200.065(4)
- Sept. 30 – Submit TRIM compliance package to the property tax oversight program
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