Decisions › County Commission meeting of Apr 28, 2026
Approved an ordinance to let voters decide on an additional school district property tax for operations starting in 2027 and lasting four years.
The result is from the Clerk's Board ActionThe Clerk's same-week record of what the County Commission decided on each agenda tab. Vote tallies and discussion come later in the Board Minutes. Clerk of Court, Board Action and Board Minutes on Municode. The vote by name appears here when the official minutes are posted, usually a few weeks after the meeting.
Watch this part of the meeting (starts at 2:49:58)
The county's own recording.
In plain words
A public hearing to adopt an ordinanceA county law. The Board adopts it at an advertised public hearing, and it stays in force until repealed; the county's ordinances are collected in the Code of Ordinances. Florida Statutes 125.66 that would let Lake County voters decide on an additional school district property tax for operational purposes, effective in 2027 and lasting four years.
What changes If voters approve the referendum on November 3, 2026, an additional school district ad valoremLatin for 'according to value': a tax figured as a share of what the property is worth. Property tax is an ad valorem tax. Florida Statutes 192.001 millageThe property tax rate. One mill is one dollar of tax for every $1,000 of taxable property value. Florida Statutes 200.001 tax will be levied starting in 2027 and ending four years later.
Who and the money Applies to Lake County voters and property owners; the fiscal impact cannot be determined at this time.
The record states no reason.
Backup in the packet: Proposed Ordinance (p. 1787), Proposed Ordinance & Ballot Language_Spanish (p. 1787), Resolution 2026-02_School District Additional Operating Millage (p. 1787), Business Impact Estimate_School Operating Millage (p. 1787)
Written from the Board Action and the staff cover sheet, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Staff memo
From the record
PUBLIC HEARING: Recommend adoption and execution of Ordinance 2026-17 providing for the levy of an additional school district ad valorem millage tax in Lake County for operational purposes effective in 2027 and ending four (4) years thereafter pursuant to Section 1011.71(9), Florida Statutes, and providing for approval of the levy by voters in a referendum to be held on November 3, 2026, and providing for ballot language. The fiscal impact cannot be determined at this time.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Apr 28, 2026, page 8. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a certificate allowing the Office of Fire Rescue to provide ambulance services in Lake County through June 18, 2028.
- Next item: Approved an amended budget for the Lake County Board of County Commissioners Fiscal Year 2026 to reconcile beginning fund balances and make other adjustments.
- All 30 items from Apr 28, 2026
More on taxes and budget
- Oct 27, 2026 Received the Sales Surtax Oversight Advisory Committee report and provisional meeting minutes from September 2025 and April 2026.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved $225,000 in Tourist Development Tax funds for Discover Lake County to sponsor Montverde Academy for marketing and promotional fees.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved the second amendment to the structure lease agreement with no fiscal impact.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved $156,000 in Tourist Development Tax funding for Lake County's bid to host the 2026-2028 FHSAA State Golf Championships at Mission Inn Resort & Club.
- Oct 13, 2026 Discussed grant funding for businesses near the Eudora Roundabout to support local economic activity in that area.