Backup Documents 06/19/2025 Item # 2N - BCC Department PowerpointBoard of County
Commissioners
FY 2026 BCC Budget Workshop
June 19, 2025
Budget Workshop
June 19, 2025
FY 2026 BCC Recommended Budget
General Overview
Court and Related Agencies
Constitutional Officers
County Manager’s Agency
County Attorney
Board of County Commissioners
Recap and Summary Discussion
What are we
doing today?
FY 2025/2026 Collier County Budget Timeline
AugJul OctSep Nov
6/19/25
FY 26 Priority-
Based
Budgeting
Workshop
7/15/25
Tentative FY 26
Budget by Fund
to Board with
Change Log
7/8/25
Board Adopts
Proposed Millage
Rates as the
Maximum Property
Tax Rates to be
Levied in FY 26
On or about
8/4/25 (Within
35 days from
Certification)
County
Provides
Property
Appraiser with
Millage
Rates, Rolled
Back Rates,
Info for 1st
Public Hearing
On or before
8/24/25 (55
days from
Certification)
Property
Appraiser Mails
TRIM Notices
9/4/25
1st Public
Budget
Hearing /
Adopt
Proposed
Millage Rates
and Tentative
FY 26 Budget
9/18/25
2nd and Final Public
Hearing, Adopt
Millage Rates and
FY 26 Budget
(Resolution)
10/6/25
Submit TRIM
Compliance
Package to
DOR
Value Adj.
Board
Petition Filing
Deadline
Usually 2nd
Friday of
September
6/13/25 –
FY 26 Budget
Workshop
Document to
Board
Adopt FY 26
Budget Policy
3/11/25
Feb
Strategic Plan,
Priority Based
Budgeting
Workshop
3/4/25
FY 26 Budget
Policy
Discussion
2/25/25
FY 2026 Budget Characteristics
•Budget process conforms with Chapter 129 FS – “County Annual Budget”
•Budget as presented is balanced and was prioritized in conjunction with
ResourceX
•Flexible planning tool
•Provides sufficient budget required to conduct the business of government
•Document reflects the best efforts of your staff and constitutional officers to
maintain and, where appropriate, enhance services for the benefit of our
residents and visitors
•Budget provides the financial approach for execution of the County’s
Strategic Plan
FY 2026 Budget Characteristics
•Budget includes funding for Strategic Priorities, including but not limited to:
•Stormwater Maintenance
•Hurricane and Multi-Hazard Preparedness
•Beach Renourishment
•Cybersecurity
•CCSO Forensics Building - Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment
•CR951 Golden Gate to Green Blvd
•Roadway Resurfacing
•Employee Recruitment and Retention
Tax Policy – Tax rate based on budget requirements.
Millage Rates:
•Developed General Fund and Unincorporated Area General Fund Operating Budgets utilizing a priority-based budgeting approach.
•Further program adjustments or funding realignment may result in changes to the millage rate.
•MSTU’s were limited to a millage rate sufficient to cover current budget year operations and planned annual capital program allocations.
FY 2026 Tax Policy
Preliminary Taxable Value
The State Ad Valorem Estimating Conference projects continued tax base increases of
7.8% and 6.5% for tax year 2026 and 2027 respectively.
Taxable Value History
104,676,789,159
122,310,558,113
137,990,051,102
152,035,760,421
164,459,628,223
80,000,000,000
100,000,000,000
120,000,000,000
140,000,000,000
160,000,000,000
180,000,000,000
2021 (FY22)2022 (FY23)2023 (FY24)2024 (FY25)2025 (FY26)
General Fund (0001)
65,863,629,475
77,062,200,538
87,324,290,475
96,390,937,091
104,585,008,689
60,000,000,000
80,000,000,000
100,000,000,000
120,000,000,000
2021 (FY22)2022 (FY23)2023 (FY24)2024 (FY25)2025 (FY26)
Unincorporated Area General Fund (1011)
Preliminary Tax Scenarios
Preliminary Tax Scenarios/Policy
FY 2026 Recommended Budget Highlights
CRA & Economic Development Zone TIF Transfers General Fund (0001)Unicop. Area GF (1011)Total
Ave Maria Innovation Zone 143,900$ 32,700$ 176,600$
Golden Gate City Innovation Zone 2,471,200$ 561,800$ 3,033,000$
I-75 & Collier Innovation Zone 818,700$ 186,200$ 1,004,900$
Bayshore Gateway Triangle CRA 4,367,800$ 992,900$ 5,360,700$
Immokalee CRA 1,327,900$ 301,900$ 1,629,800$
City of Naples CRA 7,882,800$ -$ 7,882,800$
Total 17,012,300$ 2,075,500$ 19,087,800$
General Fund and Unincorporated Area General Fund Taxpayer Savings
(Compared to the FY 2023/Tax Year 2022 Rates)
Tax Year
General Fund
(0001)
Unicorp. Area GF
(1011)Total
2023 49,704,016$ 6,889,887$ 56,593,903$
2024 84,197,404$ 11,807,890$ 96,005,294$
Total 133,901,421$ 18,697,776$ 152,599,197$
2025*91,077,742$ 12,811,664$ 103,889,406$
* Millage Neutral Based on June Preliminary Taxable Value
FY 2026 Net Budget - $2.215 Billion
Increase of $19.5 Million over FY 2025
FY 2026 General Fund Budget - $728.9 Million
Increase of $30.7 Million over FY 2025
FY 2026 Unincorporated Area General Fund Budget - $91.3 Million
Increase of $6.5 Million over FY 2025
FY 2026 Recommended Budget Highlights
Overall Budget guidance of 3.0% Operating and 5.0% Capital met for County Manager Agency General Fund and Unincorporated Area General Fund budgeted operations and capital transfers based upon net cost impact.
Net Cost Impact = Program Expense – Program Revenue
FY 2026 Recommended Budget Highlights
Expanded service requests $19.5 million:
•Budgeted County Manager operating expanded services total $4.9 million and include 12 FTEs plus 12 vehicles and operating increases for EMS, Code Enforcement, Domestic Animal Services, CHS, Facilities, Parks, PUD, and the Ochopee Fire District.
•Budgeted expanded capital projects total $6.8 million and include funding for the Sheriff, Stormwater, and the Museum.
• Expanded County-Wide capital reserves total $7.8 Million.
FY 2026 Recommended Budget Highlights
Fund Fund Name Funding
Source
Total Cost of
Budget
Proposals
Number of
FTE's
Requested
Number of
Vehicles
Requested
0001 General Fund 0001 2,530,600$ 4.00
1001 Road and Bridge 0001 -$ 3.00
1005 Stormwater Operations 0001 -$ 2.00
1011 Unincorp. General Fund 1011 722,500$ 5.00 5.00
1040 Ochopee Fire Control District 1011 548,900$
3001 Co-Wide Cap Proj 0001 13,942,600$
3026 Museum Capital 0001 125,000$
3050 Stormwater Capital 1011 500,000$
4008 Co Water/Sewer Op 4008 401,800$ 1.00
4050 EMS 4050 760,100$ 3.00 1.00
Total 19,531,500$ 12.00$ 12.00
FY 2026 Recommended Budget Highlights
•Investment in the workforce
•Per budget policy, for FY 2026, the recommended budget includes a 2.5%
wage increase to all classifications, plus a 0.5% pay plan maintenance
component to strengthen targeted classifications.
•Employee Health Care
•Per budget policy, for FY 2026, the recommended budget includes a 9%
increase to the existing rate structure.
FY 2026 Recommended Budget Highlights
Reserves:
•General Fund reserves increased to $79.6 million or 12.3% of expenses.
•Unincorporated Area General Fund reserves increased to $8 million or 9.6% of expenses.
FY 2026 Recommended Budget Highlights
County-Wide Capital Reserve History
FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025 Recommended FY2026
Adopted Budget $5,000,000 $9,000,000 $17,500,000 $35,800,000 $22,467,300 $7,617,100 $20,429,700
YOY Variance $5,000,000 $4,000,000 $8,500,000 $18,300,000 ($13,332,700)($14,850,200)$12,812,600
Established in FY 2020
FY 2023 Approved Transfers to FEMA Fund (1813) to Cashflow Hurricane IAN Recover Totaled $35
Million
Current FY 2025 Balance $7.6 Million
FY 2026 Recommended Balance $20.4 Million ($7.6M existing, $5M policy, $7.8M expanded)
FY 2026 Recommended Budget Highlights
FY 2026 Recommended Budget Highlights
General Fund & Unincorporated Area General Fund Supported Capital Budgets
Capital Funds
FY 2026
Recommended
Budget
Sea Turtle Monitoring (1804)397,700
Disaster Recovery Fund (1813)8,022,500
County-Wide Cap Projects (3001)40,956,000
Museum Capital (3026)445,000
Pelican Bay Irr & Lndscp (3041)5,759,900
Stormwater Capital Proj (3050)15,330,500
Parks Ad Valorem Capital Projects (3062)7,607,300
Transportation Capital (3081)28,522,400
Information Technology Capital (5006)8,762,500
Motor Pool Capital Fund (5023)11,621,300
Grand Total - Funds supported by the General Funds (0001 & 1011)127,425,100
Renewal and
Replacement,
$90,758,600 , 71%Other,
$11,161,800 , 9%
Named Projects,
$25,504,700 , 20%
FY 2026 General Fund and Unincorporated Area
General Fund Supported Capital Investment
($127,425,100)
FY 2026 Recommended Budget Highlights
Sheriff and Other Constitutional Officers,
$27,974,900 , 4%
Office of the County Manager
Capital, $26,520,000 , 3%
Strategic Initiatives Capital,
$1,588,400 , 0%
Public Utilities Capital,
$239,880,900 , 31%
Transportation Management
Services Capital, $178,422,000 ,
23%
Growth Management
Community Development
Capital, $53,276,200 , 7%
Facilities & Redevelopment
Capital, $16,061,600 , 2%
Corporate Business Operations
Capital, $42,030,200 , 5%
County-Wide Capital Projects,
$191,179,200 , 25%
CAPITAL PROJECT BUDGET
$776,933,400
Questions?
FY 2026 Recommended Budget Highlights
Division Name Fund Fund Name Budget Proposal Title Total Cost of
Budget Proposal
Code Enforcement 1011 Unincorp General Fund 5 FTEs - Code Enforcement 446,800
Code Enforcement 1011 Unincorp General Fund 5 Vehicles for Code Enforcement Officers 230,300
Community and Human Services Division 0001 General Fund Additional Funding for LIP - DLC 319,200
Community and Human Services Division 0001 General Fund Revised Medicaid Contribution 443,700
County Water-Sewer District 4008 Co Water/Sewer Op Extendable Forklift 161,800
County Water-Sewer District 4008 Co Water/Sewer Op Heavy Duty Truck & Lowboy Trailer 240,000
County Wide Capital Projects Fund 3001 County-Wide Cap Projects Government Ops Business Park 2,730,000
County Wide Capital Projects Fund 3001 County-Wide Cap Projects Jail access control re-wire 1,000,000
County Wide Capital Projects Fund 3001 County-Wide Cap Projects CCSO Body Camera 2,400,000
Domestic Animal Services Division 0001 General Fund 4 DAS FTE Customer Support 255,700
Domestic Animal Services Division 0001 General Fund DAS Animal Care Operations 500,000
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)4050 EMS EMS 2 Captains, 1 Inventory Specialist I 322,100
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)4050 EMS EMS 3 Ford Explorers and Equipment 438,000
Facilities Management Division 0001 General Fund County Security - Operating 662,000
Museum Division Capital 3026 Museum Capital Children's Education Event Area 125,000
Ochopee Fire Control District 1040 Ochopee Fire Control District Additional Funding Remittances 548,900
Parks & Recreation Division 0001 General Fund Air Nautique Boat Adaptive Recreation 350,000
Pelican Bay Services Division 1011 Unincorp General Fund Clam Bay Water Quality Tests 45,400
Stormwater Capital 3050 Stormwater Capital Proj Stormwater Funding Study 500,000
Stormwater Operations 1005 Stormwater Operations 2 Vehicles for Expanded CEI Team -
Transportation Operations 1001 Road and Bridge 3 Vehicles for Expanded CEI Team -
County Wide Capital Projects Fund 3001 County-Wide Cap Projects County Wide Capital Project Reserves 7,812,600
Total 19,531,500
Workforce Prioritization Pool
FY 2026 Total $2,850,500
Division Position
Accounting Technician II 1
Administrative Support Specialist II 1
Customer Service Specialist I 0.5
Department Head 1
Deputy County Manager 1
Division Director - Operations Support 1
General Maintenance Specialist II 1
Grants Support Specialist 1
Librarian II 1
Library Specialist I 2.5
Manager - Branch Library 1
Manager - Internal Controls 1
Manager - Museum 1
Manager - Stormwater Maintenance 1
Manager - Technical Systems Operations 1
Ops Support Specialist I 1
Park Ranger I 1
Program Coordinator 2
Recreation Specialist I 2
Regional Manager - Parks & Recreation 1
Signal Systems Network Specialist 1
Supervisor - Library 1
Supervisor - Project Mgmt (Licensed)2
Volunteer Coordinator 1
Tradesworker - Specialist I 1
Grand Total 29
Position Classification
Division Position
Library 6.5
Parks 6
PSD Operations 5
Road and Bridge 2
Traffic Operations 2
Facilities 2
Museum 2
CHS 1
Corporate Compliance 1
County Manger's Office 1
Communications 0.5
Grand Total 29
Position Origin
Department FTE Expanded Requests
Pending Further Analysis
Division Name Fund Fund Name Budget Proposal Title Number of FTE's
Requested
Number of
Vehicles
Requested
Total Cost
of Budget
Proposal
Coastal Zone Management 1102 TDC Beach Op Ford Ranger 1.00 59,800
Coastal Zone Management 1102 TDC Beach Op Project Manager III (Licensed)1.00 111,700
EMS 4050 EMS Eight (8) EMS Field Personnel 8.00 1,041,800
Facilities Management Division 0001 General Fund County Security - Personnel 4.00 324,900
Facilities Management Division 0001 General Fund Facilities Maintenance - Harden Eight (8) FTES 8.00 103,800
Facilities Management Division 0001 General Fund 1 New FTE and Harden 1 FTE- Capital Project Managment 2.00 111,600
Facilities Management Division 0001 General Fund Facilities Maintenance - Harden Two (2) FTES 2.00 26,600
Fleet Management Division 5021 Fleet Management Four (4) FTEs Automotive Technician II 4.00 373,700
Fleet Management Division 5021 Fleet Management One (1) FTE Shop Foreman 1.00 98,500
Fleet Management Division 5021 Fleet Management One (1) FTE Ops Support Specialist II 1.00 81,400
Transportation Operations 1001 Road and Bridge 3 Vehicles for 3 Traffic Signal Technicians 3.00 300,400
Transportation Operations 1001 Road and Bridge 3 FTEs - Traffic Signal Technician I 3.00 100,700
Total 34.00 4.00 2,734,900
Department Capital Expanded Requests
Pending Further Analysis
Current Economic Landscape
•County single-family permits issued in April 2025 totaled 159, down 25.7% from April
2024.
•County unemployment rate stood at 4.2% in April 2025, marking an increase from
3.3% recorded in April 2024. The county's unemployment rate is slightly higher than
the State of Florida’s rate of 3.7% and equal to the national rate of 4.2% for April 2025.
•The median price for single-family homes in April 2025 was $817,500, down from
$889,500 in April 2024, reflecting a decrease of 8.1%. Single-family home sales fell to
450 units in April 2025, a decline of 10.7% compared to the previous year.
•Visitation to the destination totaled 1,694,500 for the October– April 2025 period
which is 0.3% higher than last year.
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