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RESOLUTION 2026- 24
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON
BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE MILLAGE RATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2026 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2027; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, Chapter 200, Florida Statutes provides the procedure for adoption of ad
valorem taxes and millage rates; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Walton Beach held a meeting to set the tentative millage on
June 23, 2026, and held two Budget Workshops on August 11th and August 26th, 2026, to
discuss the proposed FY 2026- 27 budget; and
WHEREAS, the City held a public budget hearing on September 9, 2026 and September
23, 2026 as required by Section 200.065, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the Okaloosa County Property Appraiser has certified that the gross taxable
value for operating purposes, not exempt from taxation within the City of Fort Walton Beach is
2, 514,311, 486, an increase of $ 93, 650,397, or 3. 87%, from the 2025 final gross taxable
property value of$2,420, 661, 089; and
WHEREAS, on September 23, 2026, the City Council tentatively adopted the operating
millage rate of 4. 5600 mills with no debt service millage; and
WHEREAS, Section 200. 065, Florida Statutes, requires that at the conclusion of the
third public hearing on September 29, 2026 to discuss the City' s proposed millage rate and
budget, the City Council adopt the final ad valorem millage rate for operating purposes and set
any debt service millage rate by adoption of a resolution that includes the percentage increase or
decrease over the " rolled- back" rate.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Final Millage Rate
The City Council hereby sets the final operating millage rate for the City of Fort Walton
Beach for FY 2026- 27 at 4. 5600 mills, which is 7. 18% more than the rolled-back rate of 4. 2546
mills. There is no voted debt service millage.
Section 2. Effective Date
This resolution shall become effective on and after October 1, 2026.
RESOLUTION 2 4
Adopted: Septi m a r apt i loa a
Nic Alleg - tto, Mayor
Attest: Approved as to - gal form and sufficiency
for the City o irtr a : Beach, only.
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K' . Barnes, City Clerk Jeffrey L. Bu , grty Attorney