https://baycounty.me/updatesNew pages, data and corrections on BayCounty.meen-us https://baycounty.me/public-money/votes2026-10-20-How they votedTue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Recorded votes on budgets, tax rates, contracts, land and borrowing, with every member's vote and split votes first. Bay County, Panama City and the school board so far; more boards coming.https://baycounty.me/public-money/contracts2026-10-20-Contracts and vendorsTue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Major contracts approved by Bay County and its cities since October 2022: winners, how they were awarded, change orders, emergency purchases, the bidding rules, and who the county actually paid the most.https://baycounty.me/public-money/fees-and-bills2026-10-20-Fees, utility bills and who runs Bay CountyTue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Every flat fee on Bay County tax bills, a typical monthly water, sewer and garbage bill in each city, and a guide to every elected seat, appointed manager and top salary. My Address now shows the actual fees on each parcel.https://baycounty.me/2026-10-20-Designed PDF reports, and a new home pageTue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Export PDF now builds a formatted report on every page, with tables, charts, maps and source links. The home page shows headline numbers and every topic.https://baycounty.me/public-money/tourist-tax2026-10-20-Tourist tax and sales tax projectsTue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The 5% bed tax: ten years of collections, how the pennies are split and what Visit Panama City Beach spends. Plus a map of 1,062 half-cent sales tax projects with their status, and the school half-cent.https://baycounty.me/public-money/debt2026-10-20-Debt and audit findingsTue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000What every Bay County government owes, including big single payments ahead, and three years of audit findings in plain English, from audits filed with the Florida Auditor General.https://baycounty.me/search2026-10-20-Search, and Hurricane Michael recovery moneyTue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000New: search across every page and record. New page tracking FEMA, HUD and state Hurricane Michael money in Bay County, with all 765 FEMA projects.https://baycounty.me/my-address2026-10-20-My AddressTue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Look up any Bay County address for a tax estimate, representatives, schools, flood and evacuation zones, and CRA status. Uses the 2026 property roll.https://baycounty.me/public-money/amendment-32026-10-20-Amendment 3, and the homestead exemption fixTue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000New Amendment 3 page with the state's estimates for every Bay County government. Calculators now use the inflation-adjusted second homestead exemption ($25,722 for FY2026 bills).https://baycounty.me/public-money/tax-dollars2026-10-20-Tax dollars and the plain-English guideTue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000How your tax dollars are allocated: bill calculator, six years of rates and levies, and every government's budget. Plus a glossary and tap-to-explain terms across the site.https://baycounty.me/public-money/cra-spending2026-10-20-CRA Spending launchedTue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Map and ledger of Bay County's six Community Redevelopment Agencies.