Kissimmee adopts tentative millage and tentative budget; proposes no millage increase

The City Commission adopted resolutions establishing the tentative operating millage rate and the tentative fiscal year 2025–26 budget.

City Manager presented the proposed budget, which the staff described as $310,308,019 in total with authorization for 942 full‑ and part‑time positions. Staff said the proposal holds the millage rate at 4.6253 — unchanged for the seventeenth consecutive year — and reflected an 11.2% increase in property‑tax revenue tied to growth in assessed values while noting slower projections for utility, state, sales and gasoline tax revenues. The manager said the budget funds commission priorities including capital projects, public safety, economic and community development, transportation and parks and trails.

After public comment that urged the commission to educate residents about property‑tax impacts, staff said the League of Cities materials and conversations with lobbyists were being used to plan outreach. Commissioners moved and approved resolutions for the tentative millage and tentative budget during the public hearings; votes were recorded in favor and the motions carried.