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Cents & Sensibility: Alachua County’s Budget in Eight Chapters – Chapter 2

Published on 10/17/2025
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Last updated: 10/17/2025 5:00 PM

​​​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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