CEDAR KEY CITY COMMISSION SET MILAGE RATE TENTAVIE BUDGET HEARING
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CEDAR KEY CITY COMMISSION SET MILAGE RATE
IN TENTATIVE BUDGET HEARING
2026 September 15
The City of Cedar Key Commission met at City Hall on Tuesday, at 5:01 pm, on September 15, 2026. All commissioners were in attendance: Mayor Jim Wortham, Vice Mayor Mel Beckham, Nancy Sera, Dell Weible, and Heath Davis. An audience of approximately thirty-five attended.
City Attorney Norm Fugate introduced four resolutions that were unanimously approved by the commissioners.
MILAGE RATE
Resolution 504 established the milage rate for fiscal year 2027, beginning October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2027.
The resolution’s language reads as follows:
• “The rolled-back milage rate for Fiscal Year 2027 is 5.0741.
• The Fiscal Year 2027 proposed milage rate is 6.02% lower than the rolled-back rate.
• The milage rate to be levied for Fiscal Year 2027 shall be 4.7684 mils per $1,000 of taxable value.”
BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2-27
Resolution 505 approved the tentative budget for Fiscal Year 2027, beginning October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2027. The budget may be found on the city’s website or in earlier Cedar Key News publications.
Worth noting is Commissioner Beckham’s concern that raises are included in the budget for all employees except department heads. Commissioner Davis responded that the matter could be amended through unspent funds from last year. Davis also called for applause for a new “budget team” consisting of City Clerk Brooke Smith, a James Moore, CPA employee “Vince,” Robert Robinson, and Nancy Sera.
W3C MET - 15 SEPT 2026
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W3C MOVES FORWARD, RELENTLESSLY
The Waccasassa Water and Wastewater Cooperative met in Otter Creek on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 1 pm. Both board members were in attendance: Town of Otter Creek Mayor Zim Padgett and Cedar Key Water and Sewer District Commissioner Sue Colson.
CKWSD MET 2026 SEPTEMBER 14
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CEDAR KEY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT
BOARD MET SEPTEMBER 14,
SET MILLAGE RATE, DISCUSSED BOUNDARIES
The Cedar Key Water and Sewer District members met on Monday, September 14, 2026, at their offices on Third Street at 5 pm. All commissioners were present: Chair Mike Borelli, Treasurer Leslie Sturmer, Joe Hand, Johnathan Ferguson, and Sue Colson.
Among the concerns and decisions made were the following.
BUDGET
• The Tentative Millage Rate for Fiscal Year 2027 is 2.1250; the rate may be lowered but not increased before the Final Budget Hearing.
• Members approved the first reading of the rates for Fiscal Year 2027: an 8% rise in water and a 10% rise in sewer. The rates resulted from the Florida Rural Water Asset Management and Rate Study advising the percentage increase.
• The Final Budget Hearing is September 28, 2026, at 5:01 pm.
• John Rittenhouse presented the Fiscal Year 2025 Audit papers, prepared by James Moore and Company; the audit resulted in the best rating possible.
CKAC: SEPTEMBER HAPPENINGS
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WHAT'S HAPPENING IN SEPTEMBER?Click below for happenings.
https://mailchi.mp/66c64a22c287/whats-happening-at-ckac-in-october-15081756?e=324d72fe28
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OYSTER ROCKS HIRES LOCALS
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For generations, commercial oystermen around Cedar Key and Suwannee Sound have left the dock with empty boats and returned with oysters. This summer, a new restoration project is turning that process around.Through Oyster ROCKS, Restoration of Oyster Cultch and Knowledge Systems, local oystermen are being paid to carry limestone out to damaged oyster reefs and put reef-building material back into the water.
The approximately $2 million project is being led by Levy County with funding associated with the federal RESTORE Act, which directs money from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement toward environmental and economic recovery along the Gulf Coast. Florida’s 23 Gulf Coast counties created the Gulf Consortium to develop and carry out the state’s plan for using a portion of those funds.
Levy County is working with the Cedar Key Oystermen’s Association, the office of State Representative Chad Johnson, SWCA Environmental Consultants, and other local and regional partners to carry out the project.FREE MEDICARE ASSISTANCE, HUFFMAN
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The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period runs from October 15 through December 7.******
LCSO: ARREST REPORT 2026 SEPTEMBER 14
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CEDAR KEY POLICE DEPARTMENT HIRING 2026 SEPTEMBER
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Ceedar Key Police Department is hiring a Lieutenanct and part-time police officers.
Click for Lieutenant inforation.
Cllick here for part-time officer information.
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CITY OF CEDAR KEY CRA: RFQ
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CITY OF CEDAR KEY: 
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION,
AND GRANT DEVELOPMENT
CLICK HERE FOR FRP
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CITY OF CEDAR KEY: RFP GROCERY STORE
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CITY OF CEDAR KEY REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
FOR GROCERY STORE
CLICK HERE FOR RFP
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SEAFOOD FESTIVAL PARADE 2026
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SEAFOOD FESTIVAL PARADE 2026JOIN THE PARADE
Cedar Key Lions Seafood Festival Parade
Saturday Oct.17, 2026 @ 11 A.M.
REGISTER HERE FOR PARADE
CLICK HERE FORTO REGISTER AND FOR MORE INFORMATION
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LEVY ELECTIONS: 2026 BALLOTS AVAILABLE
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2026 GENERAL ELECTION SAMPLE BALLOTS NOW AVAILABLE ON THE LEVY COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS WEBSITE
The Levy County Supervisor of Elections Office has successfully uploaded the sample ballots for the November 3, 2026, General Election to its official website.
Voters can access their personalized sample ballot by selecting the “Sample Ballot” icon on the homepage at www.votelevy.gov. By entering their information, voters can view a preview of the ballot they will receive and see the contests and candidates that will appear when voting in the upcoming General Election.
