How North Miami is run
Who runs North Miami, 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 North Miami's own public documents. Every number links to its source and says which year it describes. Checked Oct 9, 2026.
Who runs North Miami
A city manager appointed by the mayor and council runs the city day to day and prepares the budget. The council of five, including the mayor, passes ordinances and appoints the city manager and city attorney. The city clerk is elected.
What they are paid
- 20 weeks' severance pay, plus 20 weeks of retirement contributions, if fired without cause
- Florida Retirement System, senior management class; the city also pays half her employee contribution
- City puts 10% of her salary into an ICMA retirement account
- $800 a month car allowance, $250 a month phone allowance and $850 a month expense allowance
- Florida Retirement System pension, elected officers' class
North Miami city staff
411 full-time-equivalent positions, including Police (full-time, FY2027 budget) 165. FY2025. City of North Miami · Jun 22, 2026
Florida has no statewide pay database. The city budget lists each position and its pay grade, but not salaries. We name pay only for elected officials and the city manager.
Is North Miami 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.
The city's own outlook
The FY2027 general fund budget uses $7.9 million of fund balance, down from $14.1 million in the FY2026 adopted budget. The city manager warns that legislative proposals could significantly reduce city property-tax revenue beginning in FY2028. City of North Miami · Aug 25, 2026
Savings
Unassigned general fund balance: $13.2M (2025-09-30). City of North Miami · Jun 22, 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$30.6M · 30%
- Non-revenues (as the budget labels them)$16.2M · 16%
- State and other governments$10.6M · 10%
- Charges for services$10.3M · 10%
- Miscellaneous$10.2M · 10%
- Other taxes$8.4M · 8%
- From savings (fund balance)$7.9M · 8%
- Other (licenses, permits, fines)$7.7M · 8%
Goes to (FY2026-27)
- Police$40.7M · 40%
- Parks and recreation$14.7M · 14%
- Code compliance (includes the trash collection contract)$7.2M · 7%
- Finance$5.1M · 5%
- Information technology$4.7M · 5%
- Non-departmental$4M · 4%
- Public works$3.3M · 3%
- Other (mayor and council, manager, clerk, attorney, museum, library, housing and others)$22.2M · 22%
Your property tax bill: who gets it
Of each property-tax dollar a North Miami homeowner pays, about 33 cents goes to the city. The city runs its own library, so the county library levy does not apply. For FY2026-27 the city kept its rate at 7.4000 mills, 3.25% above the rolled-back rate.
33¢
of each property-tax dollar goes to the city of North Miami
- City of North Miami7.4 · 33%
- Miami-Dade County School BoardOperating 5.4990, voter-approved operating 1.0000, debt 0.13406.633 · 30%
- Miami-Dade CountyOperating 4.5740 plus debt 0.41714.9911 · 23%
- Miami-Dade Fire Rescue district2.3965 · 11%
- The Children's Trust0.4638 · 2%
- South Florida Water Management District (incl. Everglades and Okeechobee Basin levies)0.2301 · 1%
- Florida Inland Navigation District0.027 · <1%
- Total (mills)22.1415
2025 tax year (FY2025-26) rates for a home in the city of North Miami (Miami-Dade County). Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser
See what a North Miami home costs each year, line by line →Who provides your services
Not everything in North Miami is run by the city. Who provides a service decides whose budget pays for it and whose election decides it.
- PoliceThe cityNorth Miami Police DepartmentCity of North Miami
- Fire and EMSThe countyMiami-Dade Fire RescueMiami-Dade Fire Rescue
- WaterThe cityCity of North Miami Water and Sewer UtilityBuys part of its water from Miami-Dade Water and SewerCity of North Miami
- SewerThe cityCity of North Miami Water and Sewer UtilityMiami-Dade Water and Sewer treats and disposes of the wastewaterCity of North Miami
- Trash and recyclingContractorWaste Pro (city franchise)City of North Miami
- LibraryThe cityNorth Miami Public LibraryCity of North Miami
- ParksThe cityCity of North Miami Parks and RecreationMore than 135 acres of parkland and eight recreation and community centersCity of North Miami
- City streetsThe cityCity of North Miami Public WorksCity of North Miami
- Art museumThe cityMuseum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)City of North Miami
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 | SarasotaFL | BradentonFL | MargateFL | North MiamiFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 58,279 | 58,469 | 58,727 | 61,371 |
| Top administrator's base pay | $279,500 | Not confirmed | Not current (2019) | $350,000 |
| Council member pay | $53,739 | Not confirmed | Not current (2023) | $77,910 |
| General fund per resident | $1,940 | $1,495 | $1,544 | $1,660 |
| Debt per resident | $2,834 | $1,470 | $345 | $980 |
| Unfunded pension per resident | $1,224 | $547 | $1,015 | $814 |
| City staff per 1,000 residents | 14.1 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 6.7 |
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). North Miami pays another agency for police or fire, so its own staff count is lower.
What North Miami publishes
What a resident can find online today. A "no" is something you can ask the council to publish.
- Partly: Adopted budget posted online City of North Miami
- Yes: City manager's contract findable onlineThe signed 2025 employment agreement is posted in the city's Document Center. City of North Miami
- Yes: Council votes recorded member by member onlineSummary minutes list each member's roll call vote, e.g. the 4-1 vote adopting the FY2027 budget. City of North Miami
- Yes: Council pay stated in a public documentThe budget's expense worksheets list the mayor's salary ($89,880) and each council member's ($77,910). City of North Miami
- No: Employee pay publishedThe budget lists each position with its pay grade but no salaries. We found no city pay list. Florida has no statewide database. City of North Miami
Questions to ask your council
- The FY2027 general fund budget uses $7.9 million of savings, after $14.1 million budgeted in FY2026. How will the city close that gap if property-tax revenue falls in FY2028?
- Unassigned general fund reserves were $13.2 million on Sept. 30, 2025, and the FY2026 budget called for rebuilding toward two months of operating spending. What dollar target will the council set?
- The police pension plan was 79.55% funded, with a $30.3 million net pension liability. What is the plan to close that gap?
The fiscal year starts Oct. 1. The city holds budget town halls in June (June 10-17, 2026), a virtual budget workshop in July (July 16), and two public hearings in September (Sept. 4 and Sept. 15, 2026). The FY2027 budget was adopted 4-1 on Sept. 15, 2026. See who is running for council
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