How Pompano Beach is run
Who runs Pompano Beach, 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 Pompano Beach's own public documents. Every number links to its source and says which year it describes. Checked Oct 9, 2026.
Who runs Pompano Beach
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
- Contract runs to Feb. 20, 2027, after a 2022 five-year extension
- $600 a month car allowance
- City pays his share of retirement contributions
- Same health, dental and vision coverage as other employees
Pompano Beach city staff
919 full-time-equivalent positions, including Fire and EMS 258, Public works 138, Utilities 131. FY2025. Full-time equivalent city employees in FY2025. Police officers work for the Broward Sheriff's Office and are not counted. The FY2027 recommended budget proposes 913.5 authorized positions. City of Pompano Beach · Mar 25, 2026
Florida has no statewide pay database, and we found no city-published list of pay by position. The budget lists positions by department. We name pay only for elected officials and the city manager.
Is Pompano Beach 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: $71.3M (2025-09-30). The city's own target: Unassigned general fund balance must be at least 17% of that fund's annual budget (Resolution 2013-358). The audit says the city met this for FY2025. The city meets this target. City of Pompano Beach · Mar 25, 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 (recommended).
Comes from
- Taxes (property, utility, sales and communications)$143M · 55%
- Licenses, permits and fire assessment$45.9M · 18%
- Intergovernmental (state and county)$24.3M · 9%
- Charges to other city funds (administrative)$18.9M · 7%
- Charges for services$12.3M · 5%
- Miscellaneous (including interest)$7.5M · 3%
- Other (fines and other financing sources)$6.3M · 2%
Goes to (FY2026-27 (recommended))
- Police (Broward Sheriff's Office contract)$78.4M · 30%
- Non-departmental (transfers, CRA payments, citywide costs)$54.3M · 21%
- Fire rescue$46.6M · 18%
- Public works$27.8M · 11%
- Parks and recreation$20.6M · 8%
- General government (commission, manager, clerk, legal, HR)$17.3M · 7%
- Other (development services, finance, building)$13.1M · 5%
Your property tax bill: who gets it
Of each property-tax dollar a Pompano Beach homeowner pays, about 30 cents goes to the city and its EMS district. Homes in the Hillsboro Inlet district also pay 0.1312 mills more.
30¢
of each property-tax dollar goes to the city of Pompano Beach
- Broward County School Board (operating)6.294 · 31%
- Broward County5.6628 · 28%
- City of Pompano Beach (operating)5.192 · 26%
- North Broward Hospital District1.2391 · 6%
- City of Pompano Beach EMS District0.5 · 2%
- Children's Services Council0.45 · 2%
- City of Pompano Beach (voter-approved debt)0.4143 · 2%
- South Florida Water Management District0.2301 · 1%
- Broward County School Board (voter-approved debt)0.1587 · <1%
- Florida Inland Navigation District0.027 · <1%
- Total (mills)20.168
2026 tax year (FY2026-27) rates for a home in the city of Pompano Beach (Broward County). Broward County Property Appraiser · Oct 1, 2026
See what a Pompano Beach house pays, line by line →Who provides your services
Not everything in Pompano Beach is run by the city. Who provides a service decides whose budget pays for it and whose election decides it.
- PoliceContractorBroward Sheriff's Office (city contract)The city has contracted with the Sheriff since August 1999. The new agreement approved July 28, 2026 has a fiscal impact of $70,087,761.City of Pompano Beach · Jul 28, 2026
- Fire rescueThe cityPompano Beach Fire Rescue (city)Also covers Sea Ranch Lakes under contract.City of Pompano Beach · Jul 14, 2026
- Water, sewer and reuse waterThe cityPompano Beach Utilities Department (city)Also serves customers in Lighthouse Point and Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.City of Pompano Beach · Jul 14, 2026
- StormwaterThe cityCity of Pompano Beach Stormwater FundCity of Pompano Beach · Mar 25, 2026
- Public libraryThe countyBroward County LibraryThe county has run the Pompano Beach Public Library under contract since 1991.City of Pompano Beach · Mar 25, 2026
- Parks, recreation and golfThe cityPompano Beach Parks and Recreation (city)City of Pompano Beach · Jul 14, 2026
- StreetsThe cityPompano Beach Public Works (city)City of Pompano Beach · Jul 14, 2026
- AirportThe cityPompano Beach Airpark (city)City of Pompano Beach · Mar 25, 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 | Palm CoastFL | Pompano BeachFL | Miami GardensFL | ClearwaterFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 110,330 | 115,813 | 116,192 | 118,327 |
| Top administrator's base pay | $225,000 | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | $301,220 |
| Council member pay | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | $55,000 | $45,000 |
| General fund per resident | $798 | $2,225 | $1,080 | $1,941 |
| Debt per resident | $1,487 | $2,957 | $741 | $1,236 |
| Unfunded pension per resident | $9 | $2,681 | $572 | $-1,458 |
| City staff per 1,000 residents | 5.4 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 16.1 |
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 Pompano Beach 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 timeThe FY2025 audited report, dated March 25, 2026 with an unmodified audit opinion, is on the Florida Auditor General site. Florida Auditor General
- Yes: Adopted budget posted online City of Pompano Beach · Sep 23, 2026
- Yes: City manager's contract findable onlineThe 2017 employment agreement and the 2022 amendment extending it to Feb. 20, 2027 are attached to commission items on the city's Legistar site. City of Pompano Beach · Jan 24, 2017
- Yes: Council votes recorded member by member onlineDetailed minutes list each member's yes or no vote, e.g. the 3-3 vote on the city manager's evaluation on July 28, 2026. City of Pompano Beach · Jul 28, 2026
- Yes: Meeting videos and minutes onlineThe city's Legistar meeting pages link agendas, detailed minutes and video of commission meetings. City of Pompano Beach · Jul 28, 2026
- Partly: Council pay stated in a public documentThe budget shows $347,916 in salaries for the six-member commission, not each member's pay. The elections page bases qualifying fees on salary without stating it. City of Pompano Beach · Jul 14, 2026
- No: Employee pay publishedThe budget lists authorized positions by fund and department but not pay. Florida has no statewide public pay database. City of Pompano Beach · Jul 14, 2026
Questions to ask your council
- The police and firefighters' pension plan was 59.63% funded with a $212.1 million shortfall. What is the plan to close that gap?
- Police services through the Broward Sheriff's Office are $78.4 million in the FY2027 recommended general fund budget, up $5.5 million from FY2026. How will the city measure what the new contract delivers?
- The city manager's contract ends Feb. 20, 2027. Does the commission plan to extend it or begin a search?
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