How Davie is run
Who runs Davie, 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 Davie's own public documents. Every number links to its source and says which year it describes. Checked Oct 9, 2026.
Who runs Davie
A city manager hired by the council runs the city day to day. The council sets policy, adopts the budget and sets the tax rate.
What they are paid
- 20 weeks' base pay as severance if fired, plus continued benefits for the same period
- $27,000 a year to a 457 deferred compensation plan, rising to the IRS maximum
- $600 a month car allowance, and may fuel his vehicle at the town fuel dock
- Town-paid $200,000 term life insurance policy and disability insurance
- Town management and general employees' defined benefit pension
- Expense allowance of $800 a month each, adjusted yearly for cost of living (2025 ordinance)
Davie city staff
Florida has no statewide pay database, and we found no town-published list of pay by position. The administrator's contract is posted with council agendas. We name pay only for elected officials and the city manager.
Is Davie 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
Unassigned general fund balance: $77.4M (2025-09-30). Town of Davie · Mar 30, 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$87.1M · 37%
- Permits, fees and special assessments (fire, solid waste, stormwater)$48.7M · 21%
- Other sources (incl. reserves and transfers in)$27.2M · 12%
- Charges for services$24.5M · 10%
- Intergovernmental (state and county shared revenue)$14.8M · 6%
- Utility service taxes$12.8M · 5%
- Miscellaneous$10.1M · 4%
- Other (local option and other taxes, fines)$10.9M · 5%
Goes to (FY2026-27)
- Police$79.1M · 34%
- Fire Rescue$50.7M · 21%
- Non-departmental$45.9M · 19%
- Public works$18.3M · 8%
- Parks, recreation and cultural arts$9.6M · 4%
- Building$7.8M · 3%
- Other (administration, finance, attorney, clerk, HR, risk, engineering, planning, housing, debt service)$24.8M · 10%
Your property tax bill: who gets it
Of each property-tax dollar a Davie homeowner pays, about 28 cents goes to the town. Part of Davie lies in the South Broward Hospital District instead, which levies 0.0805 mills, for a total of 18.2964.
28¢
of each property-tax dollar goes to the city of Davie
- Broward County School Board (operating)6.294 · 32%
- Broward County5.6628 · 29%
- Town of Davie (operating)5.3392 · 27%
- North Broward Hospital District1.2391 · 6%
- Children's Services Council0.45 · 2%
- South Florida Water Management District0.2301 · 1%
- Broward County School Board (voter-approved debt)0.1587 · <1%
- Town of Davie (voter-approved debt)0.0541 · <1%
- Florida Inland Navigation District0.027 · <1%
- Total (mills)19.455
2026 tax year (FY2026-27) rates for a home in the Town of Davie, north hospital district (Broward County). Broward County Property Appraiser · Oct 1, 2026
See what a Davie house pays, line by line →Who provides your services
Not everything in Davie is run by the city. Who provides a service decides whose budget pays for it and whose election decides it.
- PoliceThe cityDavie Police DepartmentTown of Davie · Mar 30, 2026
- FireThe cityDavie Fire Rescue DepartmentTown of Davie · Mar 30, 2026
- EMS / ambulanceThe cityDavie Fire Rescue DepartmentTown of Davie
- Water and sewerThe cityTown of Davie UtilitiesTown of Davie · Mar 30, 2026
- Parks and recreationThe cityTown of Davie Parks, Recreation and Cultural ArtsTown of Davie · Mar 30, 2026
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 | Fort MyersFL | DavieFL | Palm CoastFL | Pompano BeachFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 102,060 | 107,914 | 110,330 | 115,813 |
| Top administrator's base pay | Not current (2021) | Not current (2022) | $225,000 | Not confirmed |
| Council member pay | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| General fund per resident | $1,897 | $2,188 | $798 | $2,225 |
| Debt per resident | $4,685 | $1,503 | $1,487 | $2,957 |
| Unfunded pension per resident | $721 | $379 | $9 | $2,681 |
| City staff per 1,000 residents | 10.8 | — | 5.4 | 7.9 |
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). Palm Coast and Pompano Beach pays another agency for police or fire, so its own staff count is lower.
What Davie publishes
What a resident can find online today. A "no" is something you can ask the council to publish.
- Yes: Adopted budget posted online Town of Davie · Sep 3, 2026
- Yes: City manager's contract findable onlineThe town administrator's 2022 employment agreement is attached to the Dec. 7, 2022 council agenda in NovusAgenda. Town of Davie · Dec 7, 2022
- Yes: Council votes recorded member by member onlineAgenda reports and minutes list each member's roll-call vote, e.g. the 5-0 vote on the second FY2026 budget amendment. Town of Davie · May 6, 2026
- No: Council pay stated in a public documentWe found no readable town document stating the mayor's or council members' pay. A 2025 ordinance set an $800 monthly expense allowance. Town of Davie · Jan 15, 2025
- No: Employee pay publishedWe found no town-published pay list by position; the adopted budget exhibit shows department totals only. Florida has no statewide database. Town of Davie · Sep 3, 2026
Questions to ask your council
- The town's audited report says expenses are growing faster than revenues. With a $236.1 million general fund budget for FY2026-27, what is the plan to close that gap?
- The police pension plan was 88.24% funded, with a $32.0 million shortfall. What is the schedule to close it?
- The town administrator's contract runs through December 18, 2026 and then renews a year at a time. Will the council publish his current salary?
The fiscal year starts Oct. 1. Fire, solid waste and stormwater assessments are set at a separate hearing (Sept. 14, 2026). The council tentatively approved the FY2027 budget at a first public hearing on Sept. 3, 2026 and adopted it at the second on Sept. 16, 2026. See who is running for council
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