Photo of the sun setting over a peanut field in Jay, FL captured by Wyatt Brown

On Tues., Sept. 6 at 6 p.m., the county administrator and Santa Rosa County Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will present the tentative fiscal year 2023 budget to the board of county commissioners in a public hearing at the Administrative Complex, 6495 Caroline St. in Milton. An interactive agenda with backup supporting documents is available online. The public hearing will be archived at the same link following the meeting as well as streamed live online.

This is the first of two public hearings regarding the fiscal year 2023 budget. The first public hearing is for the tentative budget and proposed millage rate in conjunction with the municipal service benefit unit (MSBU) hearing. The millage rate and budget for the new year are adopted at the second public hearing, which is scheduled for Tues., Sept. 20 at 6 p.m.

In lieu of attending in-person, citizens may submit comments on individual agenda items in advance or bring forward issues to be shared during public forum by completing the public input form.

Santa Rosa County adheres to the American Disabilities Act and will make reasonable modifications and accommodations for access to these hearings upon request. Requests may be made to the county’s risk management department at 850-983-1863, TTY 711, or melissal@santarosa.fl.gov.

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