How Pinecrest is run
Who runs Pinecrest, 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 Pinecrest's own public documents. Every number links to its source and says which year it describes. Checked Oct 10, 2026.
Who runs Pinecrest
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 days of vacation a year, with up to 32 days carried into the next year (2014 amendment)
- Repayment of authorized expenses incurred on village business
Pinecrest city staff
213 full-time-equivalent positions, including Police (51 sworn, 28 civilian) 79, Parks and recreation 48, Pinecrest Gardens 30, Building, planning and zoning 28. FY2025. Full-time equivalent employees in FY2025, from the audited report's statistical section. The FY2027 budget's position table is posted only as an image. Village of Pinecrest · Mar 6, 2026
Florida has no statewide pay database. The budget lists positions by department but no salaries, and we found no posted document stating the manager's pay. We name pay only for elected officials and the city manager.
Is Pinecrest 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 adopted FY2027 general fund budget expects about $45.1M in revenue and $44.8M in spending, adding about $335,000 to fund balance. The budget's fund summary shows the ending general fund balance rising from $11.8M in FY2025 to $13.3M in FY2027. Village of Pinecrest · Sep 22, 2026
Savings
Unassigned general fund balance: $2.6M (2025-09-30). Village of Pinecrest · Mar 6, 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 (adopted).
Comes from
- Property taxes$21.3M · 47%
- Utility, franchise, communications and business taxes$6.8M · 15%
- Charges for services (parks, community center, Pinecrest Gardens)$6.6M · 15%
- Licenses and permits$3.6M · 8%
- Fines (incl. red-light and school-zone cameras)$3.2M · 7%
- State and county shared revenue and grants$2.7M · 6%
- Other (interest, miscellaneous)$955,000 · 2%
Goes to (FY2026-27 (adopted))
- Police$16.4M · 37%
- Transfers to other funds (debt payments, capital, transportation)$6.9M · 15%
- Parks, recreation and community center$4.8M · 11%
- Pinecrest Gardens$4.1M · 9%
- Building, planning and zoning$3.9M · 9%
- General government$2.6M · 6%
- Other (manager's office, finance, IT, attorney, public works, council)$6.2M · 14%
Your property tax bill: who gets it
Of each property-tax dollar a Pinecrest homeowner pays, about 14 cents goes to the village. For FY2026-27 the council kept the village rate at 2.503 mills, 5.73% above the rolled-back rate of 2.3674.
14¢
of each property-tax dollar goes to the city of Pinecrest
- Miami-Dade County School BoardOperating 5.4990, voter-approved operating 1.0000, debt 0.13406.633 · 38%
- Miami-Dade CountyOperating 4.5740 plus debt 0.41714.9911 · 28%
- Village of Pinecrest2.503 · 14%
- Miami-Dade Fire Rescue district2.3965 · 14%
- The Children's Trust0.4638 · 3%
- Miami-Dade library district0.2812 · 2%
- South Florida Water Management District (incl. Everglades and Okeechobee Basin levies)0.2301 · 1%
- Florida Inland Navigation District0.027 · <1%
- Total (mills)17.5257
2025 tax year (FY2025-26) rates for a home in the Village of Pinecrest (Miami-Dade County). Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser
See what a Pinecrest house pays, line by line →Who provides your services
Not everything in Pinecrest is run by the city. Who provides a service decides whose budget pays for it and whose election decides it.
- PoliceThe cityPinecrest Police Department51 sworn officers in FY2025Village of Pinecrest · Mar 6, 2026
- WaterThe countyMiami-Dade Water and SewerVillage of Pinecrest
- LibraryThe countyMiami-Dade Public Library SystemPinecrest Branch Library, next to the community centerVillage of Pinecrest · Sep 22, 2026
- Parks and recreationThe cityVillage of Pinecrest Parks and RecreationVillage of Pinecrest · Sep 22, 2026
- Streets and sidewalksThe cityVillage of Pinecrest Public WorksOver 103 miles of roadway and 42.5 miles of sidewalksVillage of Pinecrest · Sep 22, 2026
- StormwaterThe cityVillage of Pinecrest Stormwater UtilityVillage of Pinecrest · Mar 6, 2026
- Building, planning and zoningThe cityVillage of Pinecrest Building and PlanningVillage of Pinecrest · Mar 6, 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 | LongwoodFL | PinecrestFL | Mount DoraFL | Panama City BeachFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 16,641 | 18,206 | 18,896 | 19,581 |
| Top administrator's base pay | $185,543 | Not confirmed | $207,600 | Not current (2021) |
| Council member pay | Not confirmed | No salary | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| General fund per resident | $1,641 | $2,460 | $1,956 | $3,770 |
| Debt per resident | $991 | $2,750 | $3,029 | $4,471 |
| Unfunded pension per resident | $-11 | $472 | $27 | $421 |
| City staff per 1,000 residents | 10.6 | 11.7 | 14.7 | 24.2 |
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). Mount Dora pays another agency for police or fire, so its own staff count is lower.
What Pinecrest publishes
What a resident can find online today. A "no" is something you can ask the council to publish.
- Yes: Adopted budget posted onlineThe FY2027 budget book on ClearGov shows council-adopted amounts next to the manager's proposal. Earlier years are posted as PDFs. Village of Pinecrest
- No: City manager's contract findable onlineWe found only a 2014 amendment to her 2011 employment agreement in the council's online records. The agreement and her current pay were not posted. Village of Pinecrest · Jul 8, 2014
- Yes: Council votes recorded member by member onlineMinutes list each member's roll call vote, e.g. the 5-0 votes adopting the FY2027 tax rate and budget on Sept. 22, 2026. Village of Pinecrest · Oct 13, 2026
- Yes: Council pay stated in a public documentThe charter says council members and the mayor serve without pay and may be repaid authorized expenses. Village of Pinecrest
- No: Employee pay publishedThe budget lists positions by department but no salaries. We found no village pay list. Florida has no statewide database. Village of Pinecrest · Sep 22, 2026
Questions to ask your council
- Bonds and loans reached $50.1 million on Sept. 30, 2025, up 32.6% in one year. How much more borrowing is planned for park projects?
- Police cost $16.4 million of the $44.8 million FY2027 general fund. How is the department's cost expected to change under the new three-year police union agreement?
- The council kept the village tax rate at 2.503 mills for FY2027, above the rolled-back rate. What does the added property tax revenue pay for?
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