The Sanibel Fire and Rescue District's commission approved the not-to-exceed millage rate for the upcoming fiscal year at its recent monthly meeting.
On July 11, the board voted unanimously 3-0 to approve a rate cap of 1.1089 mills - the current rate for fiscal year 2017-2018 - which would be an increase for the district's residents of 2.18 percent.
Millage rates can be lowered prior to their final approval, but not raised. "This millage can go down, but it can't go up," Commissioner Jerry Muench said. "This is the maximum that it can be."
He explained that tackling the budget is the next step.
"We're going to fine tune the budget to see what we can do," Muench said.