How Altamonte Springs is run
Who runs Altamonte Springs, what it costs, and where your money goes
The city manager, council pay, the budget, your property tax bill and who provides each service, from Altamonte Springs's own public documents. Every number links to its source and says which year it describes. Checked Oct 9, 2026.
Who runs Altamonte Springs
A city manager appointed by the commission runs the city day to day and administers the government. The five-member commission, including the mayor, passes laws, adopts the budget, sets policy and appoints the city manager.
What they are paid
Altamonte Springs city staff
455 full-time-equivalent positions, including Police officers 103, Water and sewer 92, Maintenance 61. FY2025. City of Altamonte Springs · Apr 17, 2026
Florida has no statewide pay database. The budget shows pay totals for each division, but we found no city-published list of pay by position. We name pay only for elected officials and the city manager.
Is Altamonte Springs in the red?
Cities must pass a balanced budget, so "profit" and "deficit" mean something different here. The useful questions: does the city's everyday money (the general fund) cover its everyday costs, how much does it keep in savings compared with its own target, and how big are its pension and debt bills.
Savings against the city's own target
Unassigned general fund balance: $16.7M (2025-09-30). The city's own target: Keep unassigned general fund balance of at least 20% of total budgeted spending and transfers out. City of Altamonte Springs · Apr 17, 2026
Why we skip the "budgeted deficit": many cities plan to dip into savings, then spend less than planned. The audited result tells you what really happened.
Where the money comes from and goes
The general fund only: the city's everyday money for FY2026-27.
Comes from
- Property taxes$21.5M · 38%
- Franchise fees$5.9M · 11%
- State and other governments$5.6M · 10%
- Reimbursements from other city funds$5.6M · 10%
- Utility taxes$5M · 9%
- Charges for services$2.1M · 4%
- Communications services tax$1.8M · 3%
- Other (business tax, fines, misc., transfers in)$2.5M · 4%
- From savings (fund balance)$5.9M · 11%
Goes to (FY2026-27)
- Police$16.8M · 30%
- Administration$10.9M · 19%
- Maintenance services$7.1M · 13%
- Technology, communications and strategic initiatives (incl. library and events)$6.8M · 12%
- Leisure services$6.6M · 12%
- Transfers to other funds$5M · 9%
- Other (growth management, public works, building, capital, reserves)$3M · 5%
Your property tax bill: who gets it
Of each property-tax dollar an Altamonte Springs homeowner pays, about 23 cents goes to the city. Fire service is paid through a separate Seminole County fire levy. For FY2026-27 the city kept its rate at 4.0 mills.
23¢
of each property-tax dollar goes to the city of Altamonte Springs
- Seminole County5.3751 · 31%
- Seminole County Public SchoolsState-required 3.0010 plus local 2.24805.249 · 30%
- City of Altamonte Springs4 · 23%
- Seminole County fire district (MSTU)2.7649 · 16%
- St. Johns River Water Management District0.1793 · 1%
- Total (mills)17.5683
2025 tax year (FY2025-26) rates for a home in the city of Altamonte Springs (Seminole County). Seminole County Property Appraiser
See what a Altamonte Springs home costs each year, line by line →Who provides your services
Not everything in Altamonte Springs is run by the city. Who provides a service decides whose budget pays for it and whose election decides it.
- PoliceThe cityAltamonte Springs Police DepartmentCity of Altamonte Springs · Apr 17, 2026
- Water and sewerThe cityCity of Altamonte Springs Public Works & UtilitiesCity of Altamonte Springs · Apr 17, 2026
- StormwaterThe cityCity of Altamonte Springs Public Works & UtilitiesCity of Altamonte Springs · Sep 16, 2026
- StreetsThe cityCity of Altamonte Springs Public WorksCity of Altamonte Springs · Apr 17, 2026
- Parks and recreationThe cityCity of Altamonte Springs Leisure ServicesCity of Altamonte Springs · Apr 17, 2026
- LibraryThe cityAltamonte Springs City LibraryCity of Altamonte Springs · Sep 16, 2026
- ElectricityPrivate companyDuke EnergyCity of Altamonte Springs
Compared with similar cities
The cities in this state closest in population that we cover. Read it for scale, not as a ranking: cities provide different services.
| Per city | Cutler BayFL | Ormond BeachFL | Oakland ParkFL | Altamonte SpringsFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 45,361 | 45,723 | 46,465 | 47,609 |
| Top administrator's base pay | $366,097 | Not current (2022) | $321,526 | Not confirmed |
| Council member pay | $11,224 | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| General fund per resident | $678 | $1,164 | $2,096 | $1,177 |
| Debt per resident | $544 | $649 | $2,097 | $0 |
| Unfunded pension per resident | $97 | $271 | $473 | $44 |
| City staff per 1,000 residents | 0.9 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 9.6 |
Figures as shown in each city's section, divided by its population. Years differ by state, and pension figures are measured differently in each state (each city page says how). Cutler Bay and Oakland Park pays another agency for police or fire, so its own staff count is lower.
What Altamonte Springs publishes
What a resident can find online today. A "no" is something you can ask the council to publish.
- Yes: Audited financial report filed on timeFY2025 audit dated April 17, 2026, posted on the Florida Auditor General site, before the June 30, 2026 deadline. Florida Auditor General
- Yes: Adopted budget posted onlineThe commission-adopted FY2027 budget and past budget amendments are posted on the city's Financial Reports page. City of Altamonte Springs
- No: City manager's contract findable onlineWe found no contract in the city's online agenda center, which holds 2026 meetings only, or on its website. City of Altamonte Springs
- Partly: Council pay stated in a public document City of Altamonte Springs · Sep 16, 2026
- No: Employee pay publishedWe found no city-published pay list by position. Florida has no statewide database. The budget shows pay totals by division. City of Altamonte Springs
Questions to ask your council
- The FY2027 general fund budget draws $5,893,860 from savings. How long can the city keep doing that if Amendment 3 passes?
- Police are the largest general fund cost at $16,781,343 in FY2026-27. How would the city fund police if property tax revenue falls?
- Unassigned general fund reserves were $16,734,712 on Sept. 30, 2025. How much of that is above the city's 20% reserve target?
- The city reports no bonded debt. How will it pay for the water, sewer and road projects in its five-year capital plan without borrowing?
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