Fiscal Year 2027 budget development
Summary
The city is starting to build next year's budget with revenue growth slowing while expenses keep climbing. The board flagged affordability, cost recovery on fees, and whether to raise the millage rate that has been flat for 19 years.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Aug 18, 2026.
Impact analysis
Staff is planning around a conservative 7% growth in property values; the millage rate has stayed flat for 19 years while fees and debt service add to residents' bills.
Residents who want predictable taxes and preserved services, if the city can close the gap without cuts.
Financially fragile residents — seniors on fixed incomes, disabled residents, and those below the poverty line — if fees or taxes rise.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Joint Workshop with Budget Advisory Board - Aug 18, 2026
Staff presented the tentative $1.3 billion budget, including $10.9 million in recurring savings from vacant position eliminations, fire overtime reductions, and financing strategies. The Budget Advisory Board endorsed it unanimously, but members warned deeper reforms may be needed if a property tax referendum passes.
CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP - Joint Workshop with Budget Advisory Board - Apr 21, 2026
The city is starting to build next year's budget with revenue growth slowing while expenses keep climbing. The board flagged affordability, cost recovery on fees, and whether to raise the millage rate that has been flat for 19 years.
City Commission Conference Meeting - Mar 3, 2026
The city's budget office was scheduled to present on ways residents can participate in shaping the annual budget. How the city gathers public input affects how tax dollars get allocated to services and neighborhoods.
CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP - Commission Prioritization Workshop - Jan 13, 2026
Taxable values keep growing, but staff warned the general fund faces challenges over the next five years at a flat millage rate, with rate increases planned for water/sewer, sanitation, and stormwater. Today's priorities feed the budget you'll see proposed in July.
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