The 2024-25 fiscal year started Oct. 1 and will end Sept. 30, 2025. Six separate Marion County governments are now operating under their new budgets.
The total revenue for those municipalities (Marion County, the cities of Ocala, Belleview and Dunnellon and the Towns of Reddick and McIntosh) is more than $2.48 billion.
Getting to an acceptable budget and millage rate for these municipalities has been a long and challenging process, with long discussions and meetings.
Here’s a breakdown:
Marion County: The $1.42 billion budget includes the countywide budget of $945,956,446 and the budgets of non-countywide entities of $474,795,443, according to county officials. The countywide millage rate is 4.29 mills, which is $4.29 for each $1,000 of taxable property value.
City of Ocala: $1.06 billion with a millage rate of 6.61 mills.
City of Belleview: $28.36 million with a millage rate of 5.00 mills.
City of Dunnellon: $4.63 million with a millage rate of 5.35 mills.
Funding: Ocala City Council approves fire assessment rates to support Ocala Fire Rescue