Town Hall · Jacksonville Beach

Jacksonville Beach, FL town hall & government

Jacksonville Beach spent $181.4 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $7,713 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Jacksonville 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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Meetings

Coming up at Jacksonville Beach's town hall

  • Oct 5Mon · 6:00 pm
    City Council11 North Third Street Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 6Tue · 6:00 pm
    Board of AdjustmentBoard of Adjustment - Canceled11 North 3rd Street Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 12Mon · 5:30 pm
    Council Briefing11 North Third Street Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 12Mon · 6:00 pm
    Planning Commission11 North Third Street Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 14Wed · 3:00 pm
    Community Redevelopment AgencyCRA Workshop11 North Third Street Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 15Thu · 3:00 pm
    Public Art Advisory CommitteePAAC Meeting11 North Third Street Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from Jacksonville Beach'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 Jacksonville Beach's money goes

Spent
$181.4 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$7,713
typical Florida cities: $3,112
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$95.1 million52%
Sewer & trash
$24 million13%
Administration & buildings
$14.5 million8%
Police
$12.3 million7%
Parks & libraries
$7 million4%
Roads & transportation
$4.9 million3%
Fire
$3.4 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.4 million1%
Health & welfare
$44,000<1%
Other
$18.8 million10%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 64%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Jacksonville Beach

Full-time staff
334
81 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
64
and 33 full-time firefighters
Police
87 full-time16 part
Water & other utilities
86 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
51 full-time16 part
Parks & libraries
19 full-time44 part
Fire
34 full-time
Sewer & trash
26 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
24 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
6 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Jacksonville Beach didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Duval County School District

Jacksonville Beach's K–12 school district, shared with Atlantic Beach, Baldwin, Jacksonville and Neptune Beach. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,290
Florida: $13,006
Students
127,971
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$905.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $12,290 per pupil, $7,256 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 Jacksonville Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$4,088
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.71%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$575,800
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 Jacksonville Beach's government

🏛️ Official websitejacksonvillebeach.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Jacksonville Beach →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Jacksonville Beach

Jacksonville Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative John H. Rutherford. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Jacksonville 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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