Pinellas County commission votes
Recent Pinellas County commission decisions in plain English, with how each commissioner voted.
- Changed 2.69 acres on Keystone Road from rural homes to public use Oct 13, 2026 · Passed 4 to 3
- Funded a $25 million behavioral health urgent care with opioid settlement money Sep 24, 2026 · Passed unanimously
- Hired a project manager for the airport terminal upgrade, up to $1.74 million Sep 24, 2026 · Passed 4 to 3
- Adopted the final 2027 county budget and tax rates Sep 24, 2026 · Passed 6 to 1
- Lowered the countywide property tax rate in the first FY 2027 budget vote Sep 10, 2026 · Passed unanimously
- Approved rental car contracts at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport Aug 25, 2026 · Passed unanimously
- Gave up the public's right to a 33-foot strip of Portsmouth Road Aug 25, 2026 · Passed 6 to 1
- Set the highest tax rates the county can charge next year Jul 21, 2026 · Agreed by consensus
- Raised the trash collection charge for Lealman homes to $288 a year Jul 21, 2026 · Passed 6 to 1
- Raised the county dump fee for the next two years Jul 21, 2026 · Passed 6 to 1
- Changed the county towing law, adding new fees Jul 21, 2026 · Passed 4 to 3
- Set new maximum towing rates: $175 a tow Jun 16, 2026 · Passed 4 to 3
- Agreed to put $85 million toward upgrading the Phillies' spring training ballpark Apr 21, 2026 · Passed 6 to 1
- Changed the rules for tourist tax grants to big local projects Jan 20, 2026 · Passed 5 to 1
- Raised the county dump fee to $58.86 a ton Jan 20, 2026 · Passed 5 to 1
- Turned down denser housing on a former landfill site in Largo Jan 20, 2026 · Denied 4 to 2
- Let the MLK Dream Parade's tourist tax money also cover the Collard Green Festival Dec 16, 2025 · Passed 6 to 1
- Renewed cost-sharing for UF/IFAS county extension staff Nov 18, 2025 · Passed 4 to 1
- Hired a firm to run the $813 million hurricane recovery grant program Sep 18, 2025 · Passed 5 to 1
- Adopted the final 2026 county budget Sep 18, 2025 · Passed 6 to 1
- Set tentative 2026 tax rates and budgets Sep 4, 2025 · Passed 5 to 2
- Rejected a deeper property tax cut Sep 4, 2025 · Failed 2 to 5
- Set the 2025 Lealman trash collection charge at $288 per home Aug 5, 2025 · Passed 6 to 1
- Gave Keep Pinellas Beautiful a $1.94 million, 5-year contract Aug 5, 2025 · Passed 5 to 2
- Spent up to $2.69 million in tourist tax money on local events Jul 22, 2025 · Passed 4 to 2
- Declared central Tarpon Springs blighted to start a redevelopment district May 20, 2025 · Passed 4 to 3
- Pulled the county out of Duke Energy's Clean Energy Connection program Apr 22, 2025 · Passed 6 to 1
- Rezoned 3.2 acres on Kersey Road for more single-family homes Apr 22, 2025 · Passed 6 to 1
- Gave up to $26.4 million in tourist tax money to five building projects Mar 25, 2025 · Passed 4 to 1
- Approved up to $335 million in bonds for a new Rays stadium Dec 17, 2024 · Passed 5 to 2
- Opted out of a state tax break for some workforce housing Nov 19, 2024 · Passed 5 to 2
- Refused to hold a hearing on a dredge permit appeal in Palm Harbor Nov 19, 2024 · Denied 4 to 3
- Picked the 2025 chair and vice chair Nov 19, 2024 · Passed 6 to 1