Overview

The City of Gainesville runs municipal services for residents, businesses and visitors in north central Florida. Its work includes police and fire protection, land-use planning, code enforcement and the maintenance of streets and other public infrastructure. The city also operates a regional bus system serving the wider community and manages parks, recreation facilities and cultural programs under a commission-manager form of government. Property taxes and fire assessments help fund its services through a budget reviewed in public hearings and adopted by the City Commission. Incorporated in 1869, the municipal government is based in Gainesville, Florida.