Budget Updates for FY 2025

City Updates

• Approved Financial and Operating Plan for FY25
• Final budget hearing postponed due to Hurricane Helene (Sept. 25)
• GRU stops payment for shared services; Gainesville dips into contingency funds to fill gap (Feb. 6)
• FY25 Financial Planning Update from City Manager (Jan. 17)
• City Manager shares funding message with community organizations (Dec. 15, 2023) 

Important dates for FY25 budget discussions (as of Feb. 15)

• Tuesday, March 26 City Commission budget workshop
• Tuesday, May 7 General Government budget workshop
• Tuesday, May 28 General Government budget workshop
• Tuesday, June 18 General Government budget workshop
• Thursday, July 18 – City Commission meeting: Set the maximum millage rate; set preliminary fire assessment rate
• Tuesday, Aug. 6 General Government budget workshop
• Thursday, Sept. 12 - First public hearing on tentative millage rate; adopt fire assessment rate
• Monday, Sept. 30 - Final hearing on millage rate and final approval of FY25 budget (rescheduled from Sept. 26)