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PUBLIC INFORMATION:

July 14, 2020

MEDIA CONTACT:

Kaycee Lagarde
850-435-1623

City of Pensacola Draft Budget Available Online


A draft of the Fiscal Year 2021 budget for the City of Pensacola is now available online, along with a Budget in Brief informational guide for citizens. 
  • Click here to view the proposed budget.
  • Click here to view the proposed Budget in Brief.
Some highlights of the approximately $236 million Fiscal Year 2021 proposed budget include:
  • No millage rate increase
  • General Fund reserve balance above the 20 percent minimum set by Council, with reserves representing 23.14 percent of the General Fund 
  • Balanced budget despite COVID-19 economic impacts
  • No rate increase for Pensacola Energy or Sanitation despite 1.5% CPI Increase as prescribed in ordinance
  • Bringing Zone 1 and CRA landscape maintenance in house (seven positions)
  • Bringing Pensacola Energy contract work in house (six positions)
  • Converting seven temporary positions to full-time permanent positions
  • Estimated $104.2 million in Local Option Sales Tax revenue to cover a variety of items, including:
    • Pensacola Police and Pensacola Fire vehicles
    • $1.4 million in upgrades and refurbishments to some of the city’s parks, community centers and facilities
    • $1.3 million for Public Works & Facilities to address city-wide ADA improvements, energy conservation and efficiency improvements, intersection and sidewalk improvements, and the continuation of the Pavement Management Program
    • $681,000 in replacement of equipment and vehicles for Parks & Recreation and Public Works & Facilities 
Two public hearings to adopt the budget are tentatively set for Wednesday, Sept. 9 and Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
FY 2021 proposed operating budget
General fund services $3.00 per resident, per day

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