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City manager outlines $133 million preliminary budget, flags public-safety priority and millage risks
Summary
City staff presented a $133 million preliminary budget and recommended holding the millage at the current rate while stressing the city's reliance on state-shared revenue and the priority of public safety.
City Manager (unnamed) opened Night 1 of the City of DeLand's fiscal year 2025-26 budget workshops with a broad overview of the proposed operating plan and risks.
The manager told the commission the proposed total budget is about $133,000,000 with roughly a 1.39% increase over the current year. He said the commission's earlier strategic-priorities exercise identified maintaining public safety as the highest-ranked priority and said the budget reflects that focus.
Staff warned the commission that state actions could reshape local revenue. The manager reviewed a recent legislative development: the governor's veto of a proposed…
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