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Fort Myers council sets tentative 6.50 millage, moves FY2026 budget to public hearing
Summary
The Fort Myers City Council voted to set a not-to-exceed millage rate of 6.50 mills and approved advertising the tentative FY2026 operating budget, which proposes a $183.2 million general-fund budget and uses $5.3 million of reserves for one-time projects.
The Fort Myers City Council on Sept. 3 voted to set the city’s not-to-exceed millage rate at 6.50 mills and approved advertisement of the tentative FY2026 operating budget ahead of a final hearing scheduled for Sept. 15.
Director Tenney told the council the current millage rate is 6.5255 and that choosing 6.50 mills would add roughly $3.1 million in net revenue; Tenney said the proposed general-fund budget is $183.2 million, about a 6% increase over the current adopted budget. "We set the not to exceed millage rate, for this next year to be 6.5. That adds 3,100,000 in net revenue to the city," Tenney said. The manager’s recommended budget uses $5.3 million of reserves for one-time projects, including $2.8 million for an ERP system and $2.0 million for street paving.
Council members asked for department-level breakdowns before final adoption; Tenney said staff will provide individual departmental budgets on request and noted that several capital projects in the five-year plan depend on securing external grants. The council made a motion to set the millage and to advertise the tentative budget; the mayor called for opposition and, hearing none, declared both motions carried.
