Hernando County’s Board of County Commissioners is set to huddle next Thursday at 9 a.m. in the John Law Ayers Commission Chambers at the Hernando County Courthouse in Brooksville, with one big item on the agenda: setting the county’s maximum millage rate. That vote is the first formal step in the fiscal‑year budget process and creates a tax ceiling the board may later lower but cannot raise during final adoption. Property owners watching their tax bills will want to keep an eye on where that cap lands.
The county laid out the schedule in a news release and on its Facebook page, confirming the special meeting for next Thursday at 9 a.m. and noting that the recommended FY 2026–27 budget will go up on the county website after the vote, according to Hernando County Government. The release also lists two follow‑up public hearings, an initial budget hearing and a final hearing in September to adopt both the millage and the budget.
How to watch and where to find materials
Agenda packets and streaming links are available on the county’s Legistar calendar, which lists the July 30 special budget meeting at 9:00 a.m. in Room 160. Viewers can open the session’s page on the calendar to watch live or to find recordings and supporting documents after the meeting, per the Hernando County calendar.
What setting the maximum millage means
Setting a maximum millage is part of Florida’s Truth in Millage (TRIM) process: the county sets a proposed cap that appears on property‑tax notices so residents get formal notice of the proposed levy. Under TRIM, taxing authorities may lower the millage at later hearings but cannot push it above the publicly advertised maximum without restarting the required notice procedures, according to the Florida Department of Revenue.
Local context: Hernando’s recent millage moves
Hernando County has whittled down its ad‑valorem levy in recent years. A county release last year noted reductions that brought the general‑fund millage to the rollback rate, the level that would raise roughly the same revenue as the prior year. That backdrop sets the stage for next Thursday’s vote, which will determine the legal ceiling for the county’s FY 2026–27 tax levy, according to Hernando County Government.
For those planning to show up in person, the meeting will take place in the John Law Ayers Commission Chambers, Room 160 at the Hernando County Government Center. For the agenda, streaming access and any last‑minute updates, check the Hernando County calendar.
