All meetings

First readings advanced to vacate right-of-way on High Street, Grand Boulevard, and Water Street and sell a surplus parcel for the Villa Del Sol redevelopment.

8 topics · 2 decisions

Council went into a closed session for Security Awareness Training, with no public deliberation or action recorded.

4 topics

Council adopted the 8.2000-mill final millage and $104.75 million FY2025-26 budget, and gave second-reading approval to 3% annual council pay raises starting in 2026.

6 topics · 4 decisions

First hearing on the FY25-26 budget and capital plan, plus annual assessment resolutions (2025-33 through 2025-38) for stormwater, street lighting, paving, liens, and solid waste.

11 topics

Council set a tentative TRIM millage of 8.3000 mills (Resolution 2025-24), matching the current rate, with the first public hearing September 4.

5 topics · 3 decisions

Council cleared the way for a $2 million Small Cities CDBG application to rehab at least 21 low-income homes, with a $50,000 local match.

9 topics · 4 decisions

Council debated shifting solid waste billing to property tax bills (Resolutions 2025-12 and 2025-13) amid resident pushback, and approved an interlocal agreement with the Pasco County Tax Collector.

9 topics · 2 decisions

Council approved a New Year's Eve wet zone at Railroad Square from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m., tied to a planned mobile-crane ball drop.

6 topics · 1 decision

Council passed Resolution 2025-08 extending the Hurricane Milton local state of emergency another seven days, through November 11.

6 topics · 1 decision

Council adopted Resolution 2025-07, extending the local state of emergency for Hurricanes Milton and Helene through 11:59 p.m. November 4 for ongoing debris cleanup.

6 topics · 1 decision

Council passed Emergency Ordinance 2024-2312, shortening the floodplain "substantial improvement" look-back from five years to two for Helene and Milton victims.

7 topics · 1 decision

Council extended the Hurricane Milton local state of emergency through October 21 (Resolution 2025-05) and moved to declare Harborview a public nuisance for debris cleanup.

6 topics · 2 decisions

Council adopted Resolution 2025-04 declaring a local state of emergency for Hurricane Milton through October 8, with members floating a post-storm response debrief.

6 topics · 2 decisions

Council adopted Resolution 2025-02 declaring a local state of emergency for Hurricane Helene and authorized postponing the September 26 budget meeting.

6 topics · 2 decisions

Council adopted a tentative 8.3 mill rate (Resolution 2024-19) and the $105.2 million FY24-25 budget and capital plan (Resolution 2024-20), both 4-0.

6 topics · 2 decisions

Council adopted FY25 non-ad valorem assessment rolls for stormwater ($80), street lighting ($37.81), paving ($85), and code liens; budget hearing recessed to Sept. 18.

10 topics · 6 decisions

Council set a tentative 8.400 mil millage rate for TRIM notices, declared a local emergency over Invest 97L, and reshuffled Historic Preservation Board seats.

8 topics · 4 decisions

Council reviewed proposed solid waste ordinance changes and finance estimates ($64,532 net FY24, $116,470 net FY25) ahead of the Feb. 20 second reading.

6 topics · 1 decision

Council adopted Resolution 2024-01 declaring a local state of emergency after the January 9 storm, opening the door to FEMA reimbursement.

6 topics · 2 decisions

Council adopted a final 8.400-mill rate (2.95% below rollback) and the FY24 budget, approved an Axon RMS contract, and renewed Pasco mutual aid.

9 topics · 5 decisions

First public hearing on the FY2023-24 budget: $92.9 million across eight funds with millage dropping from 8.45 to 8.4 mills.

6 topics · 3 decisions

Council unanimously approved four annual non-ad valorem assessments: stormwater ($80/ERU), street lighting, paving (~$85/house), and roughly $14,909 in city liens.

9 topics · 4 decisions

Council adopted Resolution 2023-25 declaring a local state of emergency for Hurricane Idalia, with non-essential staff sent home Tuesday at 2 p.m.

6 topics · 2 decisions

First reading of Ordinance 2023-2282 passed, shifting solid waste collection from a multi-hauler free market to a single-hauler franchise with mandatory property-owner fees.

6 topics · 2 decisions

First reading passed for Ordinance 2023-2267 banning smoking in city parks (except Sims Park events with alcohol sales); Juturna Consultants got a $33,000 EPA Lead and Copper Rule task order.

18 topics · 12 decisions

Council passed Resolution 2023-03 declaring a seven-day local state of emergency for Tropical Storm Nicole, expanding the City Manager's contracting authority.

6 topics · 2 decisions

Council declared a local state of emergency for Hurricane Ian, set the millage at 8.4500 mills, and adopted the $83.1M FY2023 budget.

7 topics · 4 decisions

Council adopted a tentative 8.4500 mil rate (down from 8.500) and an $82.9M FY22-23 budget with a $24.4M capital plan at first hearing.

6 topics · 4 decisions

Council adopted FY2022-23 non-ad valorem assessment rolls for stormwater ($80/ERU), street lighting ($37.81/ERU), paving, and $42,822 in code enforcement liens.

9 topics · 5 decisions

Council joined Florida's opioid settlements with Teva, Allergan, and CVS (MDL 2804), bringing in roughly $166,165, and sought a legal brief on dock-size authority.

6 topics · 3 decisions

Council advanced three audit firms to oral presentations: Clifton Larson Allen; Carr, Riggs and Ingram; and Mauldin and Jenkins.

6 topics · 3 decisions

Sitting as the audit committee, council approved selection criteria for evaluating the five audit proposals received in December.

6 topics · 2 decisions

Council approved Ordinance 2021-2244 raising salaries (Mayor to $800/month, members to $625) for the first time since 1988, and weighed a CDBG-CV sidewalk grant.

7 topics · 6 decisions

Council adopted a 8.500-mill final millage rate and $73.4M FY2021-22 budget, and floated raising council salaries after comparing pay to neighboring cities.

7 topics · 6 decisions

Council adopted a tentative 8.5 mil rate (down 0.25) and $73.2 million FY21-22 budget, plus stormwater, street lighting, paving, and lien assessment rolls.

11 topics · 7 decisions

Council voted to notify private haulers of plans to convert residential solid waste collection to a single-hauler franchise system, as Florida law requires.

6 topics · 1 decision

Council adopted the FY2021 budget ($75.6M) and held the millage rate at 8.75 mills, plus stormwater, street lighting, paving, and code lien assessments.

11 topics · 8 decisions

Council tentatively adopted an 8.75-mill rate and the FY2020-21 budget ($77.5M citywide, $23.7M capital plan) on first reading.

6 topics · 3 decisions

Council passed Emergency Ordinance 2020-2203 requiring face coverings in public indoor spaces, and heard Arnett Muldrow's "Classic Florida Current" branding pitch.

7 topics · 3 decisions

Council re-adopted the FY2020 final millage rate at 8.7500 mills (down from 8.9000) and ratified the operating budget and capital improvement program.

7 topics · 3 decisions

Council adopted the FY2019-2020 budget ($64.5M) at a reduced 8.75 millage, approved stormwater, street lighting and paving assessments, and raised various fees.

11 topics · 7 decisions

First hearing on the $60.9M FY19-20 budget and $17.2M capital plan at 8.75 mills, the city's fourth straight millage cut.

6 topics · 2 decisions

Council declared a local state of emergency for Hurricane Dorian (Resolution 2019-22), granting seven days of emergency powers and rescheduling Tuesday's meeting to Thursday.

6 topics · 3 decisions

Council set a tentative millage rate of 8.75 mills for TRIM notices (Resolution 2019-11), down from 8.9, on a balanced $22.04M general fund.

6 topics · 2 decisions

Council adopted a final 8.900 millage rate, a $59.6M FY2018-19 budget with $14.4M capital plan, and stormwater, street lighting, and paving assessments.

10 topics · 6 decisions

First public hearing on the $59.6 million FY2018-19 budget and $14.4 million capital plan, with a proposed millage rate cut to 8.9 mills.

6 topics · 1 decision

Council rescheduled the tentative millage rate hearing to September 6 (Resolution 2018-15) and cleared a beer/wine permit for the August 25 Caribbean Festival in Sims Park.

7 topics · 3 decisions

Council set a tentative 8.900 mill rate (down from 8.995) for TRIM notices and tabled a CRA interlocal agreement pending review of the financial plan.

7 topics · 4 decisions

Urban Land Institute's Technical Assistance Panel presented findings from a 36-hour study on foreclosed homes, mobile home parks, and rental versus ownership balance.

6 topics · 1 decision

Council tentatively adopted an 8.995 mill rate and a $21.4 million general fund budget for FY2017-2018, with final hearing set for September 19.

6 topics · 3 decisions

Council adopted Resolution 2017-27 setting street lighting at $38.71 per ERU and, for the first time, assessing undeveloped parcels at 26% of an ERU.

7 topics · 5 decisions

Council passed Resolution 2017-25, imposing non-ad valorem special assessments (starting at $15/year for arterial-collector roads) to fund the Pavement Management Plan.

6 topics · 2 decisions

Council adopted a 9.15-mill rate for FY2016-17 (down from 9.25) and approved the budget, with Phillips flagging line items for a possible emergency reserve.

6 topics · 3 decisions

Council adopted Resolution 2016-27 certifying the FY 2016-17 stormwater assessment roll and Resolution 2016-28 certifying the $371,899 street lighting assessment.

7 topics · 4 decisions

First public hearing on the FY2016-2017 budget: a tentative 9.15 mill rate (down from 9.25), a $19.7M general fund, and $60.5M across all funds.

6 topics · 1 decision

Council declared a local state of emergency (Resolution 2016-24) for Tropical Storm Hermine, waiving bidding rules and authorizing emergency spending for up to seven days.

7 topics · 4 decisions

Council took public comment on Resolution 2016-23, a five-year pavement plan splitting costs equally between the city and property-owner assessments.

6 topics · 1 decision

Alcoholic beverage permit for the Summer Concert Series failed on a 2-2 vote with one councilmember recused on Ethics Commission advice.

6 topics · 2 decisions

Council adopted the CRA and city budgets, streetlight and stormwater assessments, and a consolidated fee schedule stripped of horse-drawn carriage fees.

13 topics · 7 decisions

Council held its first budget public hearing and approved Amendment #1 to the Pasco County CDBG, HOME and ESG cooperation agreement, adding HUD anti-excessive-force language.

8 topics · 1 decision