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Holmes Beach, FL town hall & government

Holmes Beach spent $9.2 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,136 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Holmes Beach

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Holmes Beach's money goes

Spent
$9.2 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,136
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$4.4 million48%
Administration & buildings
$1.6 million18%
Roads & transportation
$376,0004%
Interest on debt
$5,000<1%
Other
$2.7 million30%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 46%
  • Other taxes & licenses 29%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Holmes Beach

Full-time staff
58
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
18
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
25 full-time
Roads & transportation
13 full-time
Administration & buildings
10 full-time1 part
Other
10 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

Manatee County School District

Holmes Beach's K–12 school district, shared with Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach, Bradenton, Palmetto and Longboat Key. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,296
Florida: $13,006
Students
52,895
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$361.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 67%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $12,296 per pupil, $7,566 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 Holmes Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$6,568
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.96%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$681,000
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 Holmes Beach's government

🏛️ Official websiteholmesbeachfl.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Holmes Beach →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Holmes Beach

Holmes Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Vern Buchanan. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Holmes Beach'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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