Town Hall · Greenacres

Greenacres, FL town hall & government

Greenacres spent $42.1 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $961 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Greenacres's government.

Local leadership

Who runs Greenacres

Charles (Chuck) ShawMayorSince 2024 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Meetings

Coming up at Greenacres's town hall

  • Oct 5Mon · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council MeetingCity of Greenacres, 5800 Melaleuca Lane Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 8Thu · 6:00 pm
    Planning and Zoning Board of AppealsPZB 10-8-26City of Greenacres, City Hall Chamber Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 14Wed · 4:30 pm
    Education Advisory CommitteeEducation Advisory Committee MeetingCity of Greenacres, City Hall Chambers Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 19Mon · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting5800 Melaleuca Lane Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 20Tue · 1:00 pm
    Special Magistrate HearingSpecial Magistrate Hearing MeetingCity of Greenacres City Hall Chambers, 5800 Melaleuca Lane Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 2Mon · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting5800 Melaleuca Lane Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from Greenacres's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Greenacres's money goes

Spent
$42.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$961
typical Florida cities: $3,112
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$11.2 million27%
Health & welfare
$9.9 million24%
Parks & libraries
$4.8 million11%
Administration & buildings
$4.7 million11%
Sewer & trash
$2.7 million6%
Roads & transportation
$2.3 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.2 million3%
Interest on debt
$16,000<1%
Other
$5.3 million13%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From the state 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Greenacres

Full-time staff
132
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$80,600
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
50
on the town payroll
Fire
55 full-time
Administration & buildings
30 full-time8 part
Parks & libraries
21 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Health & welfare
1 full-time5 part
Other
16 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Palm Beach County School District

Greenacres's K–12 school district, shared with Atlantis, Belle Glade, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Briny Breezes and Cloud Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,224
Florida: $13,006
Students
189,777
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.5 billion
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal

  • Local 69%
  • State 18%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $15,224 per pupil, $9,697 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Greenacres pay

Typical tax bill
$2,159
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.74%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$291,000
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Greenacres's government

🏛️ Official websitegreenacresfl.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Greenacres →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Greenacres

Greenacres is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Lois Frankel. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Greenacres's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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