Sunny Isles Beach residents can get their first public look at the city's proposed FY 2026-27 budget at a Commission Workshop on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at 1 p.m. in the First Floor Meeting Room of the Government Center, 18070 Collins Ave.

The workshop gives residents a chance to weigh in before formal public hearings in September. The city posted the event on its official calendar and promoted it on social media.

What's in the proposed budget

Mayor Larisa Svechin outlined the spending plan in the city's August 2026 Islander newsletter. The proposed budget would reduce the operating millage rate to the rollback rate of 1.6514 mills. If adopted, Sunny Isles Beach would keep the lowest municipal millage rate in Miami-Dade County.

The plan also funds additional police officers to strengthen public safety services.

"I am especially proud that this proposed budget reduces the City's operating millage rate to the rollback rate of 1.6514," Svechin wrote in the August newsletter. "If adopted, Sunny Isles Beach will continue to have the lowest municipal millage rate in Miami-Dade County."

Svechin described the budget as reflecting a commitment to protecting services residents value while remaining responsible stewards of tax dollars. She encouraged residents to review the full proposal at sibfl.gov/budget and to participate in the upcoming public hearings.

How residents can participate

Wednesday's workshop is open to the public. No registration is required. The Government Center is at 18070 Collins Ave. in Sunny Isles Beach.

After the workshop, the commission will hold formal public budget hearings on Tuesday, Sept. 8, and Tuesday, Sept. 15, both at 5:30 p.m. Those hearings are where commissioners will vote on final adoption of the millage rate and the overall spending plan.

Aventura's budget hearing is the same week

Aventura residents also have a budget date on the calendar. The Aventura City Commission's first budget public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 6 p.m. in the Commission Chamber at 19200 West Country Club Drive, according to the city's event listing.

Both cities will set their tax rates and finalize spending for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.