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ORDINANCE APPROVING, ADOPTING AND RATIFYING THE MILLAGE FOR COUNTYWIDE GENERAL FUND OPERATING PURPOSES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2026 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2027; LEVYING ALL TAXES SO PROVIDED; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY, EXCLUSION FROM THE CODE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA:

Section 1. In compliance with the provisions of the Home Rule Charter and Chapter 200, Florida Statutes, as amended, the Board of County Commissioners determines that the total millage to be levied in order to raise the amounts required by the Countywide General Fund Budget for County operating purposes as provided in said Budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year is 4.574 mills on the dollar of taxable value of all property in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and such millage is hereby ratified, confirmed and approved in every particular. This millage is 5.63 percent above the state-defined rolled-back rate of 4.3301 mills, computed pursuant to section 200.065(1), Florida Statutes.

Section 2. All taxes hereinabove described are hereby levied.

Section 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or provision of this ordinance is held invalid, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected by such invalidity.

Section 4. The provisions of this ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after the date of enactment unless vetoed by the Mayor, and if vetoed, shall become effective only upon override by this Board.

Section 5. It is the intention of the Board of County Commissioners and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this ordinance shall be excluded from the Code of Miami-Dade County.