Board Of County Commission Putnam County (FL) Meeting 7-28-26 - part 1

This was a Board of County Commission meeting for Putnam County, Florida, held on July 28, 2026. The board conducted a public hearing to set the maximum millage rates for the general fund and fire MSTU, maintaining the current rates at 8.7418 mills and 1.4 mills respectively. They also set the dates, times, and locations for the tentative and final budget hearings in September. The board approved the tentative balanced budget for July, which included a 3% cost of living increase for board employees and increased allocations for constitutional officers' staff cost of living adjustments, with a note to revisit constitutional appropriations after a November tax reform vote. Motions to approve the millage rates, hearing schedules, and tentative budget were all passed unanimously.