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Oviedo council adopts FY 2025–26 budget, sets millage at 5.975 mills
Summary
The Oviedo City Council on Sept. 15 adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 budget and set the total millage at 5.975 mills, comprising a 5.861 operating rate and a 0.114 general obligation bond rate; council stated the operating rate is 4.32% above the rollback rate.
The Oviedo City Council adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 budget and set the citywide millage rate at 5.975 mills — an operating rate of 5.861 mills plus a 0.114 mills general-obligation bond rate — at its Sept. 15 meeting.
City staff presented the budget package and the recommended millage. “The operating millage rate of 5.861 mills will result in $24,504,798 in ad valorem revenue to support the general fund,” city staff said during the presentation, noting that the operating rate is 4.32% higher than the rollback rate of 5.6184 mills.
The council said the budget maintains current service levels and funds a 4% pay increase for general government employees and contractual increases for police and fire collective-bargaining units. Council and staff outlined specific personnel changes included in the adopted budget: a development-services intern, a police records specialist moving from part-time to full-time, a recreation-and-parks maintenance technician, and the unfreezing and reclassification of a fire‑marshal position to cover an extended military leave.
Council members thanked the finance team for preparing a balanced budget. The council also emphasized compliance with the city’s reserve policies: staff stated the budget meets or exceeds the city’s target reserve guidelines and the Government Finance Officers Association best practice referenced in the presentation.
Formal action: Council read and adopted Resolution No. 46-47-25 (millage levy) and Resolution No. 46-48-25 (annual budget). The clerk called the roll; the motion to adopt the millage carried (recorded votes: Councilmembers Broderford/Butterford/Britton/Teukert/Ott — recorded as “Aye”; Mayor Sladek — recorded as “Aye”; motion passed). The council also adopted the $104,551,863 annual operating budget (net of interfund transfers) by roll-call vote.
Why it matters: The adopted millage and budget set city revenues, staffing levels and capital funding for Oct. 1, 2025–Sept. 30, 2026, and the council highlighted that the package preserves service levels while incorporating negotiated labor increases and vehicle/capital replacement funding.
Additional detail: Staff noted that delinquent-collection estimates were budgeted and that the adopted budget funds debt service, the capital-improvement program and the vehicle-replacement plan. A council member flagged discretionary items for future review (including a federal-level lobbying contract and certain community subsidies) and suggested possible later amendments to reduce reserve draws.
No public speakers registered for the budget public hearing; the council closed the hearing before voting.
