Overview
The County's FY2027 functional budget puts all-department expenses at $315,204,405.30, led by General Government at $120,445,219.89 (38.21%) and Public Safety at $106,398,911.39 (33.76%). The General Fund alone is budgeted at $232,989,742 in both revenues and expenditures (printed in the functional detail as $232,989,741.78 — the $0.22 difference is rounding in the book's own presentation; this page uses the book's rounded $232,989,742 headline). General Fund revenue is up $6,234,134 (about 2.7%) on FY2026, while General Fund expenditures excluding operating transfers are up only about 0.5%. Headline FY2027 changes: a 2.5% mid-year cost-of-living adjustment, funding the full risk of a self-insured health program, capital and operational investment in the Aquatic Center and Soccer Complex, expansion of Blueway access at Chickasabogue Park and River Delta Marina, and the establishment of the Cypress Creek Golf Course as an enterprise fund effective October 1, 2026 (its $1,000,000 of green fees and cart rentals moves out of the General Fund into that fund).
Source: Mobile County Commission FY2027 Budget, pp. 3, 5–6, 9–14.
At a glance
Source: Mobile County Commission FY2027 Budget, pp. 5, 9–11.
Functional budget — all departments
The nine functional totals below re-add exactly to the book's grand total of $315,204,405.30. Largest departments inside General Government include the County Commission ($17,313,206.49), General Support Services ($11,266,102.00), Revenue Commission Reappraisal ($10,444,215.50) and the License Commissioner ($9,471,863.80). Inside Public Safety, the Sheriff's Metro Jail ($36,827,229.39) and Sheriff Administration ($36,075,877.11) together account for $72,903,106.50.
| Function | FY2027 budget | Share |
|---|---|---|
| General Government | $120,445,219.89 | 38.21% |
| Public Safety | $106,398,911.39 | 33.76% |
| Highways and Roads | $36,970,329.00 | 11.73% |
| Debt Service | $18,442,015.00 | 5.85% |
| Culture and Recreation | $12,164,271.37 | 3.86% |
| Environmental Compliance | $7,671,129.00 | 2.43% |
| Education | $5,750,880.00 | 1.82% |
| Health | $4,305,358.00 | 1.37% |
| Welfare | $3,056,291.65 | 0.97% |
| Grand total, all departments | $315,204,405.30 | 100.00% |
Scope note: this functional total is NOT the General Fund. It spans every fund in the book, including the Special Highway Tax Fund, Road and Bridge Fund, County Improvement Fund, Reappraisal Fund, Gasoline Tax Fund and Cigarette Tax Fund, whose revenues the book totals at $361,287,708.51 across all funds. That all-funds revenue figure is not presented as a surplus over the $315,204,405.30 expense total — the two cover different fund groupings and the book does not print that difference as a balance.
Source: Mobile County Commission FY2027 Budget, pp. 9–11, 15–21.
General Fund
General Fund revenues re-add exactly to $232,989,742: taxes $137,365,000 (including sales tax $85,500,000 and real-property taxes $39,000,000) + intergovernmental $50,701,500 + charges for services $24,642,000 + licenses and permits $1,625,000 + miscellaneous income $3,435,000 + reimbursements $309,250 + operating transfers in $776,879 + carryover $14,135,113. General Fund expenditures by function (excluding operating transfers out) re-add exactly to $227,332,155; adding operating transfers out of $5,657,587 gives $232,989,742.
| General Fund function | FY2027 budget |
|---|---|
| Public Safety | $106,398,911 |
| General Government | $84,887,700 |
| Debt Service | $14,276,865 |
| Culture and Recreation | $9,551,597 |
| Environmental Compliance | $7,671,129 |
| Education | $2,562,128 |
| Welfare | $1,077,314 |
| Health | $906,511 |
| Expenditures, excluding transfers out | $227,332,155 |
Disclosure — why General Government appears as two different numbers: the comparison table above shows General Government at $84,887,700 excluding transfers, while the book's functional-detail section shows General Fund General Government at $90,545,286.64 (38.86% of the General Fund). The difference is the $5,657,586.62 of "Other Financing Sources/Uses — General Fund" counted inside General Government in the detail section — essentially the $5,657,587 of operating transfers out (District and Education Projects $2,550,000; Cypress Creek Golf Course $1,612,675; Commission Carryforward Initiatives $1,045,000; Senior Programs $198,841; Foster Grandparent $147,979; RSVP $103,092). Both presentations are the book's own; this page does not average or reconcile them into a third number. Public Safety is $106,398,911.39 in both presentations — 45.67% of the General Fund, but only 33.76% of the all-department total, because the denominator changes.
Source: Mobile County Commission FY2027 Budget, pp. 5–8, 12–14.
Sources & notes
- Source used: Mobile County Commission FY2027 Budget (official county budget book), adopted September 28, 2026 Read the source document. Adoption corroborated by the Commission's September 28, 2026 budget-approval announcement (General Fund $232,989,742).
- Sum checks: functional total $120,445,219.89 + $106,398,911.39 + $36,970,329.00 + $18,442,015.00 + $12,164,271.37 + $7,671,129.00 + $5,750,880.00 + $4,305,358.00 + $3,056,291.65 = $315,204,405.30; General Fund revenues $137,365,000 + $50,701,500 + $24,642,000 + $1,625,000 + $3,435,000 + $309,250 + $776,879 + $14,135,113 = $232,989,742; General Fund functions $227,332,155 + $5,657,587 transfers out = $232,989,742.
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