ANNA MARIA – The city of Anna Maria’s 2026-27 fiscal year budget has been adopted on first reading and will soon be finalized on second and final reading.
On Saturday, Sept. 5, the city commission held the first of two state-required budget hearings. The commission voted 5-0 in favor of adopting the proposed budget and 5-0 in favor of maintaining the 1.65 millage rate for another fiscal year. The second budget hearing will be held at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23.
The budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 lists a total of $15.4 million in matching projected revenues and expenditures.
The projected revenues included $4.13 million in city ad valorem property tax revenues, $611,228 in stormwater fee revenues, approximately $6 million in grant revenues – much of which is for the reconstruction of the hurricane-damaged City Pier – and $2.74 million in license, permit and fee revenues.
The capital outlay expenditures that include the City Pier reconstruction project are projected to be $4.88 million.
The budget includes $2.32 million for debt service for expenses incurred during and after the 2024 hurricanes.
General government expenditures are budgeted at $2.27 million. Public safety is budgeted at $1.79 million for the contracted law enforcement services provided by the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, including overtime pay and operating expenses.
The public works department budget is $1.09 million. Expenditures for the planning and development are budgeted at $1.14 million. The budget includes $1.73 million for stormwater and drainage expenditures. The budget includes $242,000 for parks and recreation expenditures.
