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Fort Myers council approves budget amendments, utilities projects and stadium chiller contract
Summary
Council accepted FY2025 preliminary financial results showing $6.5 million net in the general fund, authorized multiple resolutions and contracts including SRF loan authorizations, police equipment, utility projects and a $2.88 million cooperative contract for stadium chillers.
The City of Fort Myers City Council accepted preliminary fiscal-year 2025 financial results and approved a series of manager items and resolutions covering capital projects, utilities work and equipment purchases.
Director Tenney presented preliminary audited-trial results showing general fund revenues exceeded expenditures by approximately $6.5 million and reserves at about 24.1% of budgeted expenditures, above the city’s 20% target. Tenney said capital project expenditures for FY2025 totaled $121.4 million and staff will roll about $231 million into the current capital improvement program, yielding roughly $530 million in planned capital activity when combined with the adopted FY26 CIP.
On manager items the council approved multiple motions, including:
- A resolution amending the FY2026 budget to recognize $160,000 in…
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