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Gulfport council adopts ordinance fixing municipal tax levy with no increase
Summary
The Gulfport City Council unanimously approved an ordinance fixing the municipal tax levy for the 2025–2026 fiscal year; the vote preceded a public hearing on the mayor's proposed FY2026 budget. Council members said the levy represents no increase over the prior year.
The Gulfport City Council voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance fixing the municipal tax levy for the City of Gulfport and the Gulfport Municipal Separate School District for fiscal year 2025–2026, covering the period beginning Oct. 1 and ending Sept. 30, 2026. The motion to adopt the ordinance was offered by an unidentified council member and seconded on the floor; the chair declared the motion carried unanimously.
The motion as read at the meeting set the levy at no increase from the prior year, according to the council president. The action took place at the start of a special-called meeting that moved immediately into a public hearing on the mayor’s proposed budget.
City officials did not record a numeric roll-call tally in the hearing transcript; the chair’s announcement described the motion as carrying unanimously. No further amendments or conditions to the levy were presented during the meeting.
The council did not adopt the FY2026 budget during the session. City staff said the hour’s purpose was to receive public comment and to continue working toward a final budget that must be adopted before the statutory deadline later this fall.
