Marco Island's new budget keeps the tax rate flat and raises police and fire pay 6 percent
Marco Island's fiscal 2027 budget took effect October 1. The city says the approximately $34.3 million General Fund is 3.3 percent below the revised prior-year budget, the millage rate remains 1.2670 and police and fire rescue employees receive 6 percent raises.
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The budget is in effect.
The city says its adopted General Fund budget is approximately $34.3 million, about 3.3 percent below the revised fiscal 2026 budget, while the millage rate remains 1.2670 mills, or $1.267 for each $1,000 of taxable property value.
Police and fire rescue employees receive 6 percent pay increases under the budget. General Fund city employees receive 3 percent increases.
The city's budget release says the plan sits $1.64 million below the spending limit set by the city charter. It funds police, fire rescue, public works, parks and recreation, and general city operations.
The city also says roughly 14 percent of a resident's total property tax bill goes to Marco Island. County, school district and other taxing-authority charges appear separately on the same bill.
The City Council adopted the budget on September 22, and the new fiscal year began October 1.