Budget Workshop

20260723 Budget Workshop Report

The document is a report of the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners Budget Workshop held on July 23, 2026, at the Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 Palafox Place, Pensacola, Florida. The workshop covered the proposed balanced budget for Fiscal Year 2026/2027 in the amount of $890,095,709, which is an increase of $22.1 million over the prior year's total budget of $867.9 million. The General Fund budget is $360,396,329. There are no changes in millage rates; the County-wide millage rate is 6.600, the Library MSTU is .3590, and the Sheriff's MSTU is .6850. The budget includes a 2% pay increase for Board departments totaling $2.5 million across all funds and $1.38 million for the General Fund. There are 85 added positions totaling $5.8 million across all funds, with 25 in Fire Services, 14 in EMS, and 41 in Mass Transit. There are 68 deleted and defunded positions. The total net change in personnel costs is an increase of $1.6 million, with an overall net increase of 77 positions. The budget includes $3,444,804 for the Medical Examiner, $9.9 million for Tax Increment Financing districts, $60 million in LOST IV Project expenditures, and $102 million for the Sheriff's General Fund request. The Board discussed community partner funding, with $1,028,941 available in the General Fund for requests totaling $1,233,074. The workshop adjourned at 10:58 a.m. No specific development project, site, or action was described in the document.

Board:

Budget Workshop

Date:

2026-07-23

Type:

Minutes

Address:

221 Palafox Place, Pensacola, Florida