MEDIA RELEASE

September 27, 2023

Hernando County Government Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Has Been Approved
Hernando County Board of County Commissioners Reduce Taxes 4 Years in a Row

(Brooksville, FL) – On Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at the final budget hearing, the Hernando County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 final budget with a 4 to 1 vote totaling $767,373,154. The BOCC reduced the FY24 General Fund millage rate 0.2915 mil and have consecutively lowered the millage over the last 4 years totaling 1.0915 in mil reduction. For the FY24 final budget, the General Fund millage rate is 6.6997.

The General Fund includes the Clerk of Court, Property Appraiser, Sheriff's Office, Supervisor of Elections, Tax Collector and programs and services provided by the BOCC such as emergency management, animal services, parks and recreation, facilities management, libraries, health and human services, economic development, veterans services, code enforcement, planning, zoning, extension services, administration and more.

For more information on the FY24 final budget, you can view and interact with the budget book by visiting https://www.hernandocounty.us/departments/departments-f-m/management-and-budget. To rewatch or stream the September 26, 2023, budget hearing please visit www.HernandoCounty.us/WatchNow.

Adoption of the final millage rates are as follows:

FY24 Approved Budget by Fund Type:

• Enterprise $276,539,588
• Special Revenue $206,646,086
• General Fund $202,249,885
• Internal Service $56,020,526
• Capital $21,096,320
• Debt Service $4,820,779

FY24 Approved Budget by Revenue Source:

• Other Sources $375,215,296
• Taxes $134,400,186
• Charges for Services $113,826,412
• Licenses and Permits $59,952,165
• Intergovernmental $47,849,412
• Transfers $28,790,030
• Miscellaneous $6,927,324
• Fines and Forfeitures $412,329

For questions or more information, please contact Hernando County’s
Public Information Office at (352) 540-6426.