Cents & Sensibility: Alachua County’s Budget in Eight Chapters – Chapter 2
Friday, Oct. 17, 2025
With all the discussion happening across Florida about local government budgets, Alachua County is joining the conversation through this series: Cents & Sensibility: Alachua County’s Budget in Eight Chapters.
Chapter 2: What is the General Fund
Every year, Alachua County builds a budget that helps keep our community running smoothly. At the heart of this effort is the general fund, the county’s primary operating fund, which pays for essential/core government services that residents rely on every day.
Read Chapter 2: What is the General Fund in full.
Read Chapter 1: How You Shape the County Budget.
For more information, contact Alachua County Communications Director Mark Sexton at 352-264-6979 or msexton@alachuacounty.us.
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