Rejected a deeper property tax cut (Pinellas County, Sep 4, 2025)
How each Pinellas County commissioner voted on Sep 4, 2025: Rejected a deeper property tax cut. With the official record.
Result: Failed 2 to 5
Commissioner Scherer moved to cut the general county tax rate to 4.5049 mills, halfway back to the rolled-back rate. He said the tentative budget was only about $5 million away from that. The motion failed.
Yes: Vince Nowicki, Chris Scherer
No: Dave Eggers, René Flowers, Chris Latvala, Kathleen Peters, Brian Scott
Official wording: Resolutions adopting tentative millage rates and budgets for Fiscal Year 2026 (first public hearing).