Miami-Dade sets proposed FY 2026-27 millage rates—who pays for what
Miami FL – Miami-Dade proposes FY 2026-27 millage rates for countywide operations, Fire Rescue, libraries, and unincorporated areas—how to read the notice.
Miami-Dade County has advanced proposed millage-rate items for the FY 2026-27 budget process—figures that will feed the required Notice of Proposed Property Taxes and set up public budget hearings in early September.
These aren’t the final tax rates. But the proposed numbers matter immediately because they shape what residents will see on their required property-tax notice in August and what they can question during public hearings before final adoption.
The four proposed FY 2026-27 millage-rate items
Miami-Dade’s Board of County Commissioners is sending four separate proposed operating millage rates to the Property Appraiser:
- Countywide operating millage: 4.5740 mills. The proposed rate is expected to generate $2.347 billion in ad valorem revenue for the countywide general fund.
- Fire Rescue District operating millage: 2.3965 mills. The proposed rate is expected to generate $692.385 million in ad valorem revenue for the Fire Rescue District.
- Library district operating millage: 0.2812 mills. The proposed rate is expected to generate $128.59 million in ad valorem revenue for the Library District.
- Unincorporated Municipal Service Area (UMSA) operating millage: 1.9090 mills. The proposed rate is expected to generate $260.965 million in ad valorem revenue for UMSA.
Why residents see these numbers on the “Notice of Proposed Property Taxes”
Florida law requires each taxing authority to hold public hearings on a tentative budget and proposed millage rates. Miami-Dade’s resolution language also describes the timing: the taxing authority must advise the Property Appraiser of proposed and rolled-back millage rates and of the hearing date/time/place so the information can be included in the required notices mailed in August.
In other words, the millage items the Board advanced are the inputs for what appears on that Notice.
Practical takeaway: don’t assume a single countywide millage number applies to every property the same way. Miami-Dade is using separate proposed rates for separate taxing districts (countywide operations, Fire Rescue, libraries, and UMSA).
Who is affected differently (and what to look for on your notice)
Your property-tax notice is designed to help you match the proposed millage figures to the services funded by the relevant taxing districts.
- If your property is covered by the countywide operating millage, the notice will reflect the proposed rate tied to countywide operations.
- If your property is covered by the Fire Rescue District, you’ll see a separate proposed rate for Fire Rescue funding.
- If your property is covered by the Library District, you’ll see the library district proposed millage rate.
- If you live in the unincorporated municipal service area, the notice will include the UMSA operating millage component.
What happens next: Miami-Dade’s proposed public budget hearings
Miami-Dade scheduled its FY 2026-27 proposed public budget hearings for:
- September 3, 2026 at 5:01 p.m.
- September 17, 2026 at 5:01 p.m.
The hearings are set in the Commission Chambers at the Stephen P. Clark Center (111 NW 1st Street, Miami).
What to remember: these are hearing checkpoints for the proposed-property-tax process. Proposed figures can be revised before final adoption, so use the September hearings and the posted agenda materials to confirm whether anything changes from the proposed millage inputs you’ll see on your August notice.
Resident checklist (quick and specific)
- On your Notice of Proposed Property Taxes, find the entries labeled for countywide operating, Fire Rescue District, Library District, and (if applicable) UMSA.
- Match each line item to the kind of service it funds, then watch for how the county describes budgets and funding priorities tied to those components.
- Plan to attend (or follow) the September hearings if you want to question the proposed funding levels before final tax-rate adoption.
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