City Commission Workshop Meeting 08-11-2026 03:00 PM

The City Commission Workshop Meeting of Delray Beach on August 11, 2026, focused primarily on presentations from various nonprofit organizations that receive city funding. These nonprofits, including Delray Rocks Youth Football, Boys and Girls Club of Palm Beach County, Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, Achievement Center, Arts Garage, Delray Beach Historical Society, Sandway Discovery Center, and Delray Beach Public Library, provided updates on their programs, community impact, and funding requests. Most organizations requested maintaining or slightly increasing their funding levels, with specific amounts discussed such as $100,000 for Delray Rocks and a request to increase Sandway Discovery Center's grant from $31,200 to $35,000. The library requested a 3% increase on its base city funding, totaling approximately $2.28 million. The commission discussed the current budget proposals, which maintain existing funding levels but do not yet include requested increases. It was agreed that final budget decisions and consensus on funding adjustments would be addressed in upcoming meetings in September, with staff tasked to prepare revised budget figures reflecting potential increases. No formal votes were taken at this workshop, but the commission expressed support for continuing current funding levels and planned to consider increases as part of the broader fiscal year 2026-2027 budget process.