September 14, 2026 Budget Adoption, September 14, 2026
Approves Funding of top statutory/required agencies (grant subsidies), passed
What happened
This was a budget adoption meeting for the City of Gulfport's fiscal year 2027 budget; no zoning, rezoning, or specific real-estate development entitlements were decided.
- Jurisdiction
- Gulfport, MS
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 14, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, passed
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Adoption of FY2027 Mayor's Budget as amended
Council adopted the Mayor's proposed FY2027 budget subject to five amendments: (1) removal of the proposed 1% water rate increase (page 13); (2) adjustment of water charges-for-services operating revenue to $34,098,500 (page 11); (3) adjustment of the water and sewer ending fund balance to a projected $7,052,900 (page 12); (4) Exhibit A grant subsidies and allocations split — $1,071,869 for top statutory/required agencies, $158,000 for community/social services ($85,000 from opioid settlement funds, $73,000 general fund), and $100,000 set aside for advertising/sponsorships pending future criteria; (5) a caveat that no money from the CDBG land acquisition line item ($500,000) be spent without further official Council action. Motion carried unanimously (14-0).
- No money from the CDBG land acquisition line item may be spent without further subsequent official action approved by the city's governing authority
- $158,000 community services allocation and $100,000 advertising allocation to return to Council in ~30-45 days with eligibility documentation
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This was a budget adoption meeting for the City of Gulfport's fiscal year 2027 budget; no zoning, rezoning, or specific real-estate development entitlements were decided.
Key Decisions (4)
Adoption of FY2027 Mayor's Budget as amended
Funding of top statutory/required agencies (grant subsidies)
Community/social services allocation of $158,000
Advertising and sponsorships allocation of $100,000
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
Gulfport's water/sewer enterprise fund carries a surplus of about $7.14…
Sentiment
Council declined a MDEQ/Mississippi Department of Health-prompted 1% water rate…
Infrastructure
The city is locked into an 8-9 year Waste Pro…
Who Spoke (14)
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