The Venice City Council held a public hearing to consider final adoption of the fiscal year 2025-2026 budget and property tax levy. The council approved a reduction in the millage rate to the rolled-back rate, adopted the final tax levy, and adopted the official budget. No public comments were received.
Oh, come on. How does he okay? Let's call this meeting to order. Uh we'll start with a roll call, Madam Clerk. Mr. Engle Key. This is Frank. Here. Mr. Howard. Here. Mr. Smith. Mr. Weed. Here. Vice Mayor Boltz. Here. Mayor Pechota. Here. We will stand for the pledge led by Master Patrolman Officer Joyce. All right. I politically just the Republic for which it stands. One nation. Under God. Liberty. Just wanted you ready to serve and protect, sir. That's all. All right. We'll start with presentation with action. 25-0342. Madam Finance Director, if you'd like to come up. We'll bring up Linda Seni and we'll approve changes to fiscal year 2026 budget since September 9th, 2025 budget public hearing. Loud enough? There it is. Good afternoon, Linda Seni Finance Director. Um before us today is just a change from the discussion from the first public hearing that was held in September 9th to today's date, and that is to reduce the millage rate from 3.9041 to the rolled back rate of 3.8450 mils. And this decreases the budget at revenue in the general fund by 419,000. That was the only change we had from the proposed budget to what's before you now is what would become the adopted budget. Any questions on the change? Any questions for staff? Okay. Seeing none, is there anybody signed up to speak, Madam Clerk? Nope. I didn't know if Mr. Mudge wanted to get his two minutes in. All right, with that I'll entertain a motion. Mr. Mayor. Mrs.