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Dade City trims FY 2025–26 requests, delays some hires and capital projects as budget workshop continues
Summary
Staff reduced or deferred several personnel and capital requests, trimming the proposed budget to about $63 million and flagging $11.2 million in CRA funds that must be used; notable changes include postponing an information-systems hire and trimming park and cemetery project allocations.
City staff presented a set of reductions and deferrals to the proposed FY 2025–26 budget at a Dade City commission workshop, lowering the package of requested personnel and capital projects and identifying existing funds the city must obligate.
Staff said they removed several requested positions from the FY 2025–26 list and will re‑ask for them in FY 2026–27. The items removed from the immediate budget include an information systems administrator, two groundskeeper I positions, one groundskeeper II position and a stormwater trainee. Staff said the timing change is intended to reduce near‑term hiring and training strain on existing departments.
On capital and project budgets, staff reported multiple downward adjustments: the parks upkeep and beautification allotment was…
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