# City of Clearwater - Sister Cities Advisory Board - 10/22/2026


**Body:** City of Clearwater
**Date:** October 21, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure


The City of Clearwater Sister Cities Advisory Board met on October 22, 2026. The board approved the October 23, 2025 minutes; no procurement motions, contract awards, or spending votes were recorded. The City’s budget director presented the adopted FY2027 budget, described as balanced and totaling just over $800 million across all funds. The presentation highlighted upcoming street renovation projects, wastewater facility consolidation planning, and an automated water-meter-reading project, but provided no contract amounts, vendors, or procurement schedules for those initiatives. The city’s FY2027 millage rate was approved at 5.8773 mills. Staff said a potential property-tax reform could reduce city revenue by about $21 million over two years; possible future budget changes remain preliminary and unapproved.

Discussion of Sister Cities funding noted an annual city contribution and an approximately $36,000 program budget, with about $16,000–$17,000 potentially at risk if the proposed tax change takes effect. Staff and board members discussed pursuing grants, sponsors, and donations through Clearwater Sister Cities, Inc.; no funding decision was made. The board also discussed the Nagano student exchange, lantern-panel activities, a planned international market and lantern festival, and a Florida Sister Cities conference. These were program updates, not purchasing actions.

**Source:** City of Clearwater