Overview
Bradenton’s Fiscal Year 2026-27 adopted budget totals $337,592,603 across 34 funds. The General Fund is $87,400,969, but the single largest fund is Local Provider Participation at $75,160,243, followed by Water–Sewer at $38,572,633 and the Capital Improvement Fund at $18,114,416. The three community redevelopment areas together total $25,887,942 (Downtown $16,178,610, Central $5,959,913, Tamiami Trail $3,849,419). The budget was adopted at the second public hearing on September 23, 2026; the first hearing was September 9, 2026.
Source: City of Bradenton Council Budget Hearing agenda, Resolutions 26-72 and 26-73.
At a glance
Headline budget
As stated in Resolution 26-73.
| Total budget, FY2026-27 | $337,592,603 |
| General Fund (001) | $87,400,969 |
| General Fund share of total | 25.9% |
| Millage rate | 5.7101 mills |
| Rolled-back rate | 5.6967 mills |
| Fiscal period begins | October 1, 2026 |
Source: City of Bradenton Resolution 26-73.
Breakdown
Revenues and appropriations by fund, Resolution 26-73, in resolution order.
| General Fund (001) | $87,400,969 |
| Road Impact Fees (111) | $249,543 |
| Parks & Rec Impact Fee — West (112) | $6,341 |
| Parks & Rec Impact Fee — East (113) | $51,618 |
| Public Safety Police Impact Fee (114) | $27,509 |
| Public Safety Fire Impact Fee (116) | $42,867 |
| Community Development (125) | $428,066 |
| Central CRA (131) | $5,959,913 |
| Downtown CRA (132) | $16,178,610 |
| Tamiami Trail CRA (133) | $3,849,419 |
| Building (145) | $2,416,940 |
| Local Provider Participation (165) | $75,160,243 |
| Local Housing Assistance (180) | $458,341 |
| Special Obligation Debt Series-2012 (208) | $2,792,518 |
| Cap Impr Rev Bonds 2024 Constr (209) | $1,634,750 |
| Special Obligation Debt Series-2016 (216) | $1,009,500 |
| Capital Improvement Fund (301) | $18,114,416 |
| Half Cent Infrastructure Fund (302) | $15,780,483 |
| American Rescue Plan Act (303) | $98,871 |
| Spring Training Fac-Capital Reserves (306) | $198,045 |
| BPDHQ Series 2024 Construction (308) | $7,500,000 |
| Water – Sewer (402) | $38,572,633 |
| Water Impact Fees (406) | $220,475 |
| Sewer Impact Fees (407) | $9,991,200 |
| Infrastructure (408) | $8,096,015 |
| SRF Wastewater Loan (416) | $2,181,826 |
| SRF Stormwater Loan (417) | $241,903 |
| Stormwater Runoff Fund (430) | $3,285,087 |
| Solid Waste Operations (460) | $12,843,564 |
| Parking Operating Fund (482) | $1,447,013 |
| Golf Course Operations (490) | $2,974,159 |
| Self-Insurance — Medical (570) | $13,590,050 |
| Self-Insurance — Worker’s Comp (580) | $1,809,096 |
| Self-Insurance — Property (590) | $2,980,620 |
| TOTAL BUDGET | $337,592,603 |
Source: City of Bradenton Resolution 26-73.
Elected officials
Gene Brown, Mayor and President of the City Council, and Tamara Melton, City Clerk, as attested on the adopted resolutions. Scott Rudacille, City Attorney, approved the resolutions as to form.
Sources & notes
- Only source used: City of Bradenton, City Council Budget Hearing agenda document containing Resolutions 26-72 (millage) and 26-73 (budget), adopted September 23, 2026. Bradenton budget hearing agenda (Resolutions 26-72/26-73). Jurisdiction verified in the document itself: City of Bradenton, Florida, City Hall, 101 Old Main Street.
- Sum check: all 34 fund amounts in Resolution 26-73 sum exactly to the stated TOTAL BUDGET of $337,592,603 (verified by addition of the resolution’s own fund list).
- What is not claimed: no prior-year comparison or department detail is shown, because the resolution prints fund totals only. No FY2025-26 adopted book was separately retrieved; this page’s basis is the FY2026-27 adopted resolution.
- Jurisdiction palette: No verified Florida jurisdiction palette was on file, so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than a jurisdiction color.