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Palm Bay council adopts 2025-26 budget, approves millage above rollback to fund public-safety vehicles
Summary
At a special City Council meeting, Palm Bay officials adopted the final 2025-26 budget and levied an operating millage rate of 6.7, exceeding the rollback rate, and declared a "critical need" allowing the city to exceed the 3% cap to fund police and fire vehicles and pension obligations; council voted unanimously on related measures.
The Palm Bay City Council adopted the city's final budget for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and levied an operating millage rate of 6.7 — higher than the current-year rolled-back rate of 6.4071 — at a special council meeting in Palm Bay Council Chambers (date not specified). Councilors also declared a "critical need" that allows the city to exceed the statutory 3% cap to address urgent public-safety equipment and pension funding needs.
City Manager Morton read a statement into the record saying the operating millage increase above the rollback is driven in part by required police and fire pension contributions, which Morton said total $11,000,000 and account for a 30.6% increase from the prior fiscal year. Morton also identified…
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