Naples council adopts 2025-26 budget, sets city millage at 1.23; special taxing districts also approved

The Naples City Council on Sept. 22 adopted the fiscal year 2025-26 final budget, fixed the city general fund millage rate at 1.23 and approved companion millage rates and budgets for the East Naples Bay and Moorings Bay special taxing districts.

The actions, taken at a special budget public hearing, finalize the city’s operating plan that totals about $241,000,000 and include an aggregate millage that the finance director said is roughly 5.42% higher than the rollback rate (the tax rate that would have produced the same levy as the prior year, excluding new construction). Finance Director Stefan Massall told the council that adopting the 1.23 millage for the general fund would raise about $2,364,656 more in revenue than the general-fund rollback rate of 1.1658.

Council members voted unanimously on six resolutions: the city general fund millage rate, the city final budget, and millage and budget resolutions for the East Naples Bay and Moorings Bay special taxing districts. There were no members of the public who spoke during the hearing.

Massall said the budget increases reflect negotiated salary and benefit increases for fiscal year 2026, additions to staffing related to public safety and…