Jacksonville City Council Passes Mayor Donna Deegan's $2.03B Budget with $586M Capital Improvement Plan

City Council Approves $2.03 Billion FY2026–27 Operating Budget in Decisive 18–1 Vote

JACKSONVILLE, Florida — In a decisive 18 to 1 vote inside council chambers in late October 2026, the Jacksonville City Council enacted Mayor Donna Deegan's comprehensive $2.03 billion municipal general fund operating budget for Fiscal Year 2026–27. Marking the administration's second consecutive balanced budget that drew zero dollars from emergency reserve accounts, the financial plan maintains Jacksonville’s lowest-in-class municipal debt profile while heavily funding public safety, neighborhood infrastructure, and public health across Duval County.

Mayor Deegan commended council members for their bipartisan collaboration, emphasizing that disciplined fiscal management positions Jacksonville for sustainable economic growth while protecting core neighborhood services.

Council Floor Amendment Restores $4.9 Million to Affordable Housing Trust Fund

Responding to active community advocacy, the City Council approved an impactful floor amendment restoring $4.9 million in dedicated capital to the Jacksonville Affordable Housing Trust Fund. The restored appropriations allow municipal housing officials to partner with non-profit housing developers to acquire property, issue down-payment grants, and construct hundreds of attainable workforce rental units across historically underserved neighborhoods in North and West Jacksonville.

Housing leaders praised the amendment, noting that dedicated local housing equity shields working-class families from regional rental escalation.

$586 Million Capital Improvement Plan Accelerates Road Resurfacing and Drainage Modernization

Complementing the operating budget, the council approved Mayor Deegan’s $586.11 million Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for public infrastructure. Key allocations include a $13.2 million funding increase for neighborhood street repaving contracts alongside expedited drainage outfall improvements and septic tank phaseout projects along vulnerable St. Johns River corridors in San Marco and Riverside, safeguarding neighborhood streets against coastal storm surge.