PUBLIC HEARING: Recommend approval: 1

PUBLIC HEARING: Recommend approval: 1. To adopt the Fiscal Year 2027 tentative millage rates for the Lake County General Countywide Levy, the Lake County Voter Approved Debt Levy, the Lake County Municipal Services Taxing Unit (MSTU) for Ambulance and Emergency Services Levy, the Lake County MSTU for Stormwater, Parks and Roads Levy, the Lake County MSTU for Fire Rescue, the Lake County MSTU for Wellness Way, and the Lake County Water Authority Levy; and 2. To adopt the Lake County Fiscal Year 2027 Tentative Budget; and 3. To announce that the final public hearing to adopt the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and millage rates will be held on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 5:05 p.m. in the County Commission Chambers at the Lake County Administration Building, 315 West Main Street, Tavares, Florida. The Board approved the following tentative millage rates for item one: the Lake County General Countywide Levy at 5.0254 mills; the Lake County Voter Approved Debt Levy at 0.0719 mills; the Lake County Municipal Services Taxing Unit (MSTU) for Ambulance and Emergency Services Levy at 0.4629 mills; the Lake County MSTU for Stormwater, Parks and Roads Levy at 0.4957 mills; the Lake County Fire Rescue MSTU Levy at 0.4800 mills; the Lake County Wellness Way MSTU levy at 0.1454 mills; and the Lake County Water Authority levy at 0.2940 mills. The Board also approved changes to the fiscal year (FY) 2027 recommended budget totaling $150,080,143, and an FY 2027 tentative budget totaling $1,109,315,071.