County commission sets tentative millage rates
The Lee County Board of County Commissioners approved the not-to-exceed millage rates for the Truth in Millage (TRIM) notice and budget hearings for fiscal year 2024-25 at a recent meeting.
On July 30, the commissioners voted 4-0 to adopt a proposed ad valorem maximum millage rate of 3.7623 for the countywide General Revenue, which is equal to the current rate and a 0% change.
“This is to set the maximum millage rates for the upcoming fiscal year for property taxes during September,” Assistant County Manager and Chief Financial Officer Peter Winton said.
“These rates can be adjusted downward, but cannot go upward,” he added.
The motion included the approval of the following proposed non-countywide millages: 0.0693 for the Lee County All Hazards — Unincorporated, which is equal to the current rate and a 0% change; 0.4714 for the Lee County Library Fund, which is equal to the current rate and a 0% change; and 0.8398 for the Lee County Unincorporated — MSTU (Municipal Services Taxing Unit), which is equal to the current rate and a 0% change; along with the proposed maximum millage rates for the dependent districts — MSTUs.
“Most of these that you see are Municipal Services Taxing Units, where neighborhoods agree to tax themselves for things such as lighting, security, landscaping, boat ramps, dredging, et cetera,” Winton said.
Commissioner Brian Hamman was absent for the meeting.
The millage rates can be lowered during the upcoming budget process but not raised.
The budget hearings will be held on Sept. 3 and Sept. 17 at 5:05 p.m.
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