Everything was posted on the main City website along with a page that we've posted all the
budget documents for this FY25-26 process. This rescheduled meeting will be considered
a Special City Commission Meeting. The FY25-26 budget commences on October 1st,
2025, and continues through September 30th, 2026, for the City of Deltona. The City
Commission shall discuss the tentative millage necessary to fund the FY25-26 final budget
for the City of Deltona. The City of Deltona is the taxing authority and the current year
taxable value for operating purposes is $5,671,597,678. The adopted tentative millage rate
of 6.75 mills per $1,000 of valuation is a 3.06% increase in ad valorem tax revenues above
the roll back rate of 6.594.
The Finance Director stated he placed on the dais for everyone this evening the cost of
public records that he was asked to do on two individuals along with every member of the
Commission. The average taxable value for a residential unit within Deltona next year is a
little over $122,000 versus last year's $119,000. We are looking at an overall increase for
the average residential property within Deltona of $6.84 for a 12-month period. He only
looked at the Deltona portion not the overall tax bill. Except for the Mayor who rents,
everyone else's taxes for next year did show a decrease over this year. If he takes into
account all the members of the Commission plus the citywide average, we are looking at a
55 cent increase for the entire year for the members of the Commission plus the average.
So, that's $6.84 for the average. This does not take into account any commercial
properties. This increase in millage over the rollback rate is for funding of the operations,
debt service, capital outlay, and capital improvement programs of the City of Deltona. Major
changes from last year as follows: AHAC (Affordable Housing Advisory Committee) funding
of $343,000, stormwater lake remediation of $269,000, general fund debt reduction
$333,000, fraud and compliance audit of $500,000, additional litigation of a million dollars,
two additional code officers of $149,000, two additional vehicles for the above officers of
$72,000, six additional firefighters funded at 75% of a fiscal year of $534,000, and the
Sheriff's contract increase of $1.15 million. All other department funds decreased with the
exception of the Public Works due to the nature of their business and the reduction of 12
positions within the City. Nine of them within the general fund with a reduction of $772,000.
Plus the capital improvements funded by the general fund land acquisition of repetitive loss
properties of a million, fire training complex of 250,000, park capital improvements of 4.25
million and the Catalina Boulevard and Elkcam Blvd. elevation of the HMGP grant of a little
over $1 million. This budget includes all operating capital costs for fiscal year 2026. This
budget includes the general special revenue debt service capital enterprise and internal
service funds. The proposed citywide FY25-26 budget for all funds is $245,683,379.
The Commission and City Attorney discussed the document handed out by the Finance
Director and that it would be released in compliance with the law.
Commissioner Avila-Vazquez called Point of Order regarding the discussion of the
information provided.
The Mayor asked the Finance Director to read the required motion and the Finance
Director replied to recap for Item 7-A which is the tentative millage, it is a motion to approve
Resolution No. 2025-121 adopting the City of Deltona FY25-26 tentative millage rate of
6.7500 mills per 1,000 evaluation.
The amended motion failed by the following vote:
