Key Biscayne FY2020 Budget and Tax Rate Approved

The Frame

What this does

Property owners in Key Biscayne will pay a tax rate of $3.20 per $1,000 of assessed value for the starting October 1, 2019, while residents will see changes in local service funding, including new allocations for iguana control and resiliency initiatives.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Key Biscayne property owners

They are subject to the approved millage rate of 3.1950 mills for the upcoming fiscal year.

Village of Kindness

They are allocated $5,000 in the FY2020 budget.

Youth Council

They are allocated $10,000 in the FY2020 budget.

What changed

No recent stage movement in the current record.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

The Key Biscayne Village Council finalized the FY2020 budget and set the property tax rate at 3.1950 mills. The meeting included significant adjustments to resiliency programs, community group funding, and capital improvement projects.

Key Facts

You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the new property tax rate?

The final is 3.1950 mills, which equals $3.20 per $1,000 of assessed property value.

When does the new budget take effect?

The commences on October 1, 2019, and runs through September 30, 2020.

What is being done about the iguana population?

The Council allocated $50,000 in the budget to address the increased number of iguanas within the Village.

Why It Matters

Property owners in Key Biscayne will pay a tax rate of $3.20 per $1,000 of assessed value for the starting October 1, 2019, while residents will see changes in local service funding, including new allocations for iguana control and resiliency initiatives.

News Coverage

No news coverage found yet. Articles are indexed twice daily.

Roll-Call Votes

1 motion voted on at this meeting · extracted from the official minutes

segment:1: approve the resolution

passed

Yes: 7No: 0

Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift90% confidence

Resiliency Consolidation

The Council shifted from funding individual small sustainability projects to a centralized $150,000 Resiliency Program.

Key Biscayne

Connected Entities

personMichael W. Davey“Led the meeting and moved to approve the budget and millage rate.”Map →

personAndrea Agha“Presented the proposed budget and resiliency initiatives.”Map →

personLuis Lauredo“Participated in budget discussions and proposed a 3% budget cut.”Map →

personJake Ozyman Map →

personJennifer Medina“Recorded the meeting minutes.”Map →

personKathleen Petros“Participated in budget discussions and proposed removing tree replacement fundin”Map →

personEdward London“Participated in budget discussions and voted on final measures.”Map →

organizationKey Biscayne“The local government body conducting the budget hearing.”Map →

personAllison McCormick“Participated in budget discussions and proposed funding for iguana control.”Map →

personTodd Hofferberth Map →

personLourdes Abadin“Financial Advisor from Estrada Hinojosa.”Map →

personIgnacio Segurola“Proposed amendments to the resiliency program budget.”Map →

locationKey Biscayne Map →

personBrett G. Moss“Proposed several budget amendments and voted on final measures.”Map →

personChad Friedman“Advised on legal processes for budget and millage adoption.”Map →

Sources

Open source document

keybiscayne.granicus.com

Analysis Score

0–100

Significance90
How much this matters to a regular citizen
Controversy40
Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
Entertainment20
Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
Buzz30
Current news / social attention level