Overview
Fort Myers adopted a FY2026 citywide budget of $894.1 million, up $231.5 million (34.9%) from FY2025's $662.6 million — driven by debt service ($130.5 million, up from $33.3 million) and capital improvement funds ($164.8 million, up from $73.2 million). The General Fund is $183.2 million at a millage of 6.5000, the tenth consecutive annual millage reduction.
At a glance
$894,100,000
Citywide budget, FY2026
$183,200,000
General Fund, FY2026
6.5000 mills
Millage rate (10th consecutive cut)
$86,199,300
Ad valorem revenue budget
Headline budget
| Citywide budget, FY2026 | $894,100,000 |
| Citywide budget, FY2025 | $662,600,000 |
| Increase | $231.5 million (34.9%) |
| General Fund, FY2026 | $183,200,000 |
| General Fund, FY2025 | $172,800,000 |
| Millage rate | 6.5000 mills (FY2025: 6.5255) |
| Certified taxable value, 2025 | $13,813,987,350 |
| Ad valorem revenue budget | $86,199,300 |
| General Fund reserves used (one-time) | $5.3 million |
| Projected ending General Fund reserve | $39.4 million (21.5% of GF expenditures) |
Breakdown
Citywide budget by fund type, FY2026, in millions as published in the Budget in Brief's Citywide Budget at a Glance table.
| General Fund | $183,200,000 |
| Utility Fund | $227,600,000 |
| All Other Enterprise Funds | $50,600,000 |
| Debt Service Funds | $130,500,000 |
| Capital Improvement Funds | $164,800,000 |
| Internal Service Funds | $52,800,000 |
| CRA | $20,800,000 |
| Special Revenue Funds | $15,900,000 |
| Trust & Agency Funds | $47,900,000 |
| Total citywide budget | $894,100,000 |
Elected officials
Mayor Kevin B. Anderson; City Council: Teresa Watkins Brown (Ward 1), Diana Giraldo (Ward 2), Terolyn Watson (Ward 3), Liston Bochette III (Ward 4), Fred Burson (Ward 5), Darla Bonk (Ward 6); City Manager Marty K. Lawing.
Sources & notes
- Only source used: City of Fort Myers, Highlights of the Annual Budget, Fiscal Year 2025-2026 (Final Budget Hearing, September 15, 2025). Fort Myers FY2026 Budget in Brief.
- Sum checks: fund-type table exact in millions ($183.2 + $227.6 + $50.6 + $130.5 + $164.8 + $52.8 + $20.8 + $15.9 + $47.9 = $894.1 million); General Fund revenues in millions sum to $183.15 million against the $183.2 million total — a $0.05 million rounding difference from the brief's one-decimal presentation, disclosed here.
- Note: an earlier preliminary summary rendering showed $891,504,537 in revenues/balances; the adopted Budget in Brief total of $894.1 million is used, per the inventory note.
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