Brevard County tentatively adopts FY2026–27 millage and budget after public hearing

The Brevard County Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing and tentatively adopted the county'wide aggregate millage rate and the county'wide tentative budget for fiscal year 2026'27. The Budget Office read the aggregate tentative millage rate as "4.7492," which staff said represents a 6.12% increase over the aggregate rollback rate.

The board also heard the revised tentative budget total: "The fiscal year 2026, 2027 budget is $2,425,838,420," the Budget Office read into the record, a reduction of $161,915,446 (6.26%) from the prior-year figure cited in the hearing. Commissioners moved to tentatively adopt the millage and to tentatively approve the budget resolution; the chair announced the millage motion passed 4'1 with Commissioner Felton voting against, and the tentative budget resolution passed 4'1 with Commissioner Felder recorded as the dissenting vote. No formal final adoption occurred at this meeting; staff noted some millage changes require supermajority approval under the county charter and state statute.

Why it matters: the tentative millage and budget set the county'level tax rate and spending framework that will guide staff and commissioners as they finalize figures later in the budget process. The hearing also triggers required public-notice steps and identifies items that may need separate votes or supermajority approval.

What comes next: staff will recompute and read any changes under subsequent agenda items as required and return with follow-up materials in upcoming meetings before final adoption.

"The aggregate tentative millage rate for the fiscal year 2026, 2027 budget is 4.7492," the Budget Office stated when introducing the item. "This budget represents a decrease of $161,915,446 or 6.26% less than the fiscal year 2025'26 current budget of $2,587,753,866," the office later read about the revised tentative budget.