Marion County’s Adopted Budget Allocates $59M for Tech

Marion County, which includes cities such as Ocala, Dunnellon and Belleview, has allocated approximately $59,003,173 for technology services in its Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for fiscal years 2024-2028.

Of that $59 million, five of the county’s largest tech allocations totaled $37,161,661. Those allocations included:

• $10,215,910 to upgrade portable radio equipment with funds from the county’s infrastructure surtax 
• $8,471,762 to purchase equipment for the county’s Emergency Communications Center with funds from the infrastructure surtax
• $6,924,103 for the Public Safety Communications department in partnership with Motorola Solutions Inc., to modify the county’s existing radio system 
• $6,549,886 for a multiphase project to install hardware and software across all Board of County Commissioners’ departments for enterprise resource planning conversion 
• $5,000,000 to assess county meters to determine which automated meters need to be replaced with new equipment

Other notable tech projects within the county’s CIP can be found online.