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Deltona adopts $245.5 million budget, sets final millage at 6.7 mills
Summary
The City Commission adopted a $245.5 million citywide operating budget and set a 6.7-mill ad valorem rate, a move the finance director said reduces the millage from recent years but drew public criticism and calls for a full rollback.
The City Commission of Deltona adopted the citywide fiscal year 2025-26 budget and set a final operating millage rate of 6.7 mills per $1,000 of assessed value at a public meeting Tuesday.
Finance Director McKinney presented the final budget, saying the total citywide operating budget is $245,510,105 and the general fund portion is $76,928,237, balanced at the 6.7-mill rate. He said capital-improvement and capital-outlay funding totals about $78.2 million and $8.54 million respectively, and noted the budget incorporates roughly $99.15 million in previously approved rollover funds.
"The fiscal year 25, 26 budget summary, which is new funding, the total citywide operating budget is $245,510,105. The general fund is $76,928,237. It is balanced, sir, at 6.7 mills," McKinney told the commission.
McKinney walked commissioners through major additions he said accounted for the budget increase over…
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