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Hollywood tentatively adopts $949 million FY2026 budget, lowers operating millage to 7.4293
Summary
The City Commission tentatively adopted the fiscal year 2026 budget and set a lower operating millage during a Sept. 15 public hearing; the package funds capital projects, staff additions and continued investments in public safety and utilities.
The City Commission of Hollywood tentatively adopted its fiscal year 2026 budget during a public hearing Sept. 15 at City Hall and set a tentative operating millage rate of 7.4293, a modest reduction from the previously approved maximum. Assistant City Manager Adam Reichbeck said the proposed budget for all city funds is "just over $949,000,000."
The budget matters because it funds the city’s police and fire services, utilities, parks, capital repairs and a multiyear capital program that leaders say will address long‑deferred infrastructure needs. The city manager described the package as a "structurally balanced budget" and highlighted that the total millage — operating plus debt service — would fall to 7.9606 mills, the lowest level since about 2011.
Key facts: the total proposed FY2026…
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