Sarasota County, Florida
FACT 11 OF 28
VERIFIEDRecord spending — paid for by tapping $41.7M in savings.
116% → 89%
reserves in one year — $41.7M drawn
The FY2026 budget that draws the $41.7 million passed with Neunder and Smith voting yes.
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Reserves as a share of annual spending, all governmental funds
FY2024116%
FY202589%
$41.7 MILLION
appropriated from the General Fund's reserves in the FY2026 budget
Fairness note: the General Fund balance itself grew to a record $210.8M in FY2025 — the issue is the budgeted draw and the all-funds trend, not a shrinking General Fund.
Source: County CAFR FY2024–FY2025 fund-balance statements; FY2026 Adopted Budget