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Agenda Item: Special Agenda Item |
Prepared By: Jim Kornas |
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Business: Special Item |
Department: Executive Office |
Subject:
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Direction from August 25, 2025 City Council Special-Called Meeting (J. Martin/J. Parrilli)
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BACKGROUND: At its Special-Called Meeting of August 25, 2025, the Marco Island City Council directed City Staff to prepare its 2026 Fiscal Year Budget under an assumption of a 1.24 mils property tax millage rate, and with no expectation of the re-enactment of the LCEC Franchise Fee that was in effect on Marco Island from 2004 – 2009.
City Staff leadership advised the Council that, to craft a budget under the 1.24 mils property tax millage rate with no other identified revenue source(s) for the 2026 Fiscal Year, all budget cuts outlined in its FY26 Budget Options Memo of August 25, 2025 would have to be implemented, including the “Possible Budget Reductions” (aka “safety”) items noted on Page 3 of that Memo (attached). No City personnel reductions were expected to be necessary.
Next Steps:
The City Staff will recalculate the City’s allowable Spending Cap and report the status of the City’s proposed 2026 Fiscal Year Budget to the Council at its September 8, 2025 City Council Meeting. The First Reading of the Resolution adopting the tentative 2026 Fiscal Year millage rate will be voted upon at this meeting. (Note: the Second Reading to finalize and adopt the City’s 2026 Fiscal Year millage rate will be addressed at the Council’s September 22nd meeting).
If the recalculated budget exceeds the allowable spending amount, the Council will be asked to direct additional reductions to the 2026 Fiscal Year Budget.
If the recalculated budget comes in below the allowable spending amount, the Council will be asked to direct what previously-eliminated budget items it would like to add back into the 2026 Fiscal Year Budget.
An update to the Beautification Advisory Committee on the preliminary outlook for its 2026 discretionary spending budget will be discussed at the Committee’s September 3rd meeting.
FUNDING SOURCE / FISCAL IMPACT: The Committee’s 2026 Fiscal Year Budget.
RECOMMENDATION: Receive the Staff Liaisons’ report; re-calibrate the Committee’s 2026 priorities and plans as necessary.
POTENTIAL MOTION: None expected.