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Miami Beach approves FY25–26 budget rollovers and sets surplus in reserves

City of Miami Beach Commission · November 21, 2025
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Summary

The City Commission unanimously approved amendments rolling over unspent FY25 dollars into FY26, allocating specific sums to reserves and parks PAYGO, and waiving the usual transfer-to-capital policy so the remainder of a $28 million surplus can be set aside for later decisions.

The City of Miami Beach Commission on a special session approved a package of amendments to the fiscal-year 2025 and 2026 operating budgets, rolling unspent funds forward and setting aside most of a reported $28,000,000 surplus for later action.

City staff told the commission the city had a $28 million surplus and recommended rolling $9,900,000 in uncompleted FY25 expenditures into the FY26 budget; setting aside approximately $3.45 million to fully fund FY26 general fund reserves; transferring $1,180,000 of parks surplus…

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