City Manager's Tentative Budgets for Fiscal Year 2026

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Fiscal Year 2026

The City Manager’s Fiscal Year 2026 Tentative Budgets for the City of Weston, the Bonaventure Development District, and the Indian Trace Development District are now available online.  Explore the key highlights, critical decisions, and the impact this budget will have on our community.  Stay informed and engaged by taking a closer look at the fiscal roadmap that will shape the year ahead.

The City Commission will hold their public hearings on the Fiscal Year 2026 budgets on Monday, September 15, 2025, and Monday, September 29, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. in Weston City Hall, located at 17200 Royal Palm Boulevard.  The public is encouraged to attend. 

The proposed budgets again maintain an ad valorem millage rate of 3.3464 mills; this rate has remained unchanged for the eighth year in a row.  With the increase in property values, adopting the same millage rate results in an increase in ad valorem revenues of $2,432,600 compared to Fiscal Year 2025.  We anticipate that Weston will continue to have the lowest ad valorem millage rate of all municipalities in Broward County, as it has had since 1996.

We have always been very transparent about our budget and this year is no different.  
The City of Weston Fiscal Year 2026 total expenditure budget for all funds, including the Indian Trace Development District and the Bonaventure Development District is $256,117,400, a 30.74% increase over the Fiscal Year 2025 Adopted Budget of $195,901,700. This also includes reserves and capital projects, plus the one-time construction cost of Vista Park Phase II, which includes an indoor recreation complex, and the Regional Park Maintenance Yard Relocation and New Courts.  These two, one-time capital projects total approximately $56.3 Million, and will not be funded with ad valorem taxes. They will be funded by a municipal bond paid back with revenues other than property taxes. See more on that cost under the Capital Project

Excluding the two, one-time capital projects, the City's budget increase is 1.98% over the prior Fiscal Year. 

Building a Better Community is the theme for Fiscal Year 2026 

The City of Weston has historically maintained a thoughtful balance between addressing critical infrastructure needs and pursuing community enhancements. This measured approach reflects the City's ongoing commitment to building a dynamic and well-rounded community for all residents. 

WESTON Residents may look forward to the following in Fiscal Year 2026:

• No increase in the ad valorem millage rate for an eighth consecutive year; 

• Arts, cultural and recreation programs maintained at the current levels;
  
  
• Debt funded capital projects to include the Regional Park Maintenance Yard Relocation and New Pickleball Courts and Vista Park Phase II (which includes an indoor recreation complex). 

• In Fiscal Year 2026, proposed capital projects will include:
  • Blatt Boulevard stormwater improvements
  • Country Isles Road and Royal Palm intersection improvement
  • Emerald Estates Park tennis court lighting
  • Stormwater Master Plan culvert retrofit - Western Savanna Basin
  • Stormwater Master Plan new culvert/control structure - Western Savanna Basin
  • Stormwater Master Plan /TDD interconnect for overflow
  • Stormwater Master Plan Eastern/Western Savanna Basins interconnect
  • Meridian-Weston Road stormwater improvement
  • Pavement marking refurbishment
  • Racquet Club clay courts refurbishment
  • Racquet Club hard courts refurbishment
  • Roadway milling and resurfacing throughout the city
  • Royal Palm entry median lighting improvements
  • Tequesta Trace Park Field A drainage improvement
  • Traffic signage rehabilitation program
  • Vista Park concession roof replacement
  • Windmill Ranch Park improvements
    
    
• Additionally, the Weston Road Corridor Improvement Project is an example of surtax-funded projects that will continue during the fiscal year and grant-funded pump station engine replacement through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funded by FEMA.

Goals for Fiscal Year 2026

Goals for Fiscal Year 2025 are to advance implementation of the 2034 Strategic Value and Business Plan including Year 2 priorities of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan, monitor legislative direction and potential impacts of Property Tax reform, enhance opportunities for citizen engagement, and support efficiencies made possible through technological advancements.

The Fiscal Year 2026 Budgets for the City of Weston, the Bonaventure Development District, and the Indian Trace Development District are available for viewing on the City website.