Frostproof adopts FY 2026-2027 tax rate and budget; wastewater and code cases await outcomes
Frostproof's City Council adopted its final property tax rate and budget for fiscal year 2026-2027 at a Sept. 29 public hearing — the one item in the past two weeks that the records provided show as decided. Two other meetings, a regular council meeting on Oct. 5 and a code enforcement magistrate session on Oct. 6, have agendas published but no minutes yet, so the records provided do not establish what, if anything, was decided there.
Final millage rate and budget adopted (Sept. 29)
The council approved Resolution 2026-09 adopting the final millage rate and Ordinance 2026-18 adopting the budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. Both votes were unanimous, according to the meeting summary.
The adopted millage rate is 6.5530 per $1,000, which the summary describes as a 7.93% increase over the rolled-back rate. The rolled-back rate is the rate that would generate the same property tax revenue as the prior year. The records provided do not include a dollar total for the adopted budget.
Wastewater agreement with Lemon-X DBA Sunny Sky (Oct. 5 agenda)
The Oct. 5 regular meeting agenda lists an agreement to accept industrial wastewater from Lemon-X DBA Sunny Sky. Staff had proposed $0.10 per gallon but now recommends the city's current commercial rate schedule instead: $55.59 for up to 3,000 gallons, plus $7.59 per 1,000 gallons above that.
The proposed agreement sets a maximum daily flow of 50,000 gallons per day, Monday through Friday, and a maximum weekly flow of 250,000 gallons.
The same agenda lists the appointment of a Ridge League of Cities Board Member and Alternate Board Member for the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year, approval of minutes from the Sept. 21, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting, and a Frostproof Area Chamber of Commerce update from Executive Director Mary Scott.
Because minutes from this meeting are not yet published, the records provided do not show whether the council acted on any of these items.
Code enforcement: $11,900 in fines requested (Oct. 6)
The Code Enforcement Special Magistrate agenda lists five cases. Four are repeat violations where Code Enforcement Officer Dammann is asking the Special Master to impose fines totaling $11,900, with daily fines continuing to accrue:
- 0 McCarthy Ave: $3,300 requested ($100/day, 33 days out of compliance)
- 235 W 8th Street (TBN Enterprises, LLC): $1,800 requested ($100/day, 18 days)
- 13 Argyle Ave (13 Argyle Ave Frostproof, LLC): $5,000 requested plus $250/day if noncompliant
- 128 Plum Ave S (Brianna Nadine & Jeremy Wayne Reeves): $1,800 requested ($100/day, 18 days)
- 796 S. Fir Ave (Arthur J. Sloan and Maryanne Frye): first offense; 10 days to comply by October 16, 2026, or a $100/day fine
These are amounts requested by the officer, not fines imposed. The records provided do not include the magistrate's decisions. The agenda also lists approval of minutes from Sept. 8, 2026.
Coming up
No upcoming meetings are listed in the records provided for the next 14 days. That is a gap in the supplied data, not evidence that nothing is scheduled. Residents should check the City of Frostproof's official meeting postings for dates, times, and agendas.