At a special meeting, the City Commission of Gainesville set the city’s final millage rate, approved revisions to the schedule of fees, rates and licenses, and adopted Resolution 2026 approving the fiscal year 2026 general government budget, the commission recorded.

The vote approving the measures passed on a 6-1 roll call, with one recorded dissent. Public commenters and multiple commissioners described the budget as tighter than previous years but said it continued to fund core services.

The adopted package included an update to the city’s schedule of fees, rates and licenses covering items such as alcoholic beverage licensing, rescue and health permits, registered domestic partnerships, taxes on vehicles for hire and other public-place permits. Meeting materials and staff indicated three minor edits to the fee schedule described as “minimal.” The commission moved and seconded the item and then proceeded to a roll call vote.

Commissioners and speakers who addressed the budget emphasized constrained resources and staffing impacts. During public comment, a speaker said the city had “lost about 31,100,000” (as stated in the record), and multiple participants noted departments delivering services under tighter budgets. One commenter and at least one commissioner voiced concern about capital funding, saying some capital programs had fallen behind, including park-related projects.

Commissioners noted changes to personnel planning. A speaker in the record referenced “61.5 positions” as a net figure tied to unfunded positions over prior years; the transcript records the figure but does not provide additional budget-line detail or a departmental breakdown.

City Manager Ramos (transcript referenced as “Miss Ramos”) and the city clerk participated in the roll call and procedural steps. The commission also discussed transportation and university-related service arrangements in the course of budget remarks; the transcript does not specify contractual terms or amounts for those items.

The commission’s formal action was recorded as the adoption of the final millage rate (amount not specified in the available transcript) and adoption of Resolution 2026 for the general government portion of the FY2026 budget. The meeting record shows a motion, a second, and a roll call vote that produced the 6-1 result. The transcript includes one explicit recorded “Nay” from Commissioner Duncan Walker during the roll call. The record also contains a second vocalization attributed to Duncan Walker later in the meeting; the transcript is internally inconsistent about his recorded roll-call position. The article reports the commission’s stated outcome (6-1) and that one dissent was recorded during the roll call.

No statutes, ordinances or grant identifiers are cited in the available transcript excerpts. The commission directed no additional formal studies or referrals in the portions of the transcript provided; discussion was limited to adoption of the millage, approval of fee-schedule edits described as minimal, and adoption of the FY2026 general government budget.

Looking ahead, commissioners said they would continue engagement with the legislative delegation and state representatives on related matters; the transcript records a closing comment that the delegation will be ready to help “build the bridges” with state lawmakers. The record does not specify follow-up deadlines or reporting requirements tied to the adopted measures.