Town Hall · Minneola

Minneola, FL town hall & government

Minneola spent $15.3 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,096 per resident.

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

Meetings

Coming up at Minneola's town hall

  • Oct 5Mon · 6:30 pm
    Planning & ZoningPlanning & Zoning Commission MeetingCity Hall City Council Chambers, 800 N Highway 27 Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 6Tue · 6:30 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting800 N Highway 27 Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 20Tue · 6:30 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting800 N Highway 27 Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 2Mon · 6:30 pm
    Planning & ZoningPlanning & Zoning Commission MeetingCity Hall City Council Chambers, 800 N Highway 27 Meeting page ↗
  • Dec 7Mon · 6:30 pm
    Planning & ZoningPlanning & Zoning Commission MeetingCity Hall City Council Chambers, 800 N Highway 27 Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from Minneola'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 Minneola's money goes

Spent
$15.3 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,096
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
$9.7 million
$692 per resident
Administration & buildings
$3.1 million20%
Sewer & trash
$2.8 million18%
Water & other utilities
$2.2 million14%
Fire
$2 million13%
Police
$1.4 million9%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.4 million9%
Parks & libraries
$430,0003%
Roads & transportation
$277,0002%
Other
$1.7 million11%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 31%
  • Interest, fines & other 19%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From the state 4%
  • From other local governments 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Minneola

Full-time staff
38
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,600
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
12
on the town payroll
Administration & buildings
13 full-time13 part
Fire
12 full-time
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part
Police
0 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lake County School District

Minneola's K–12 school district, shared with Astatula, Clermont, Eustis, Fruitland Park, Groveland and Howey-in-the-Hills. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,288
Florida: $13,006
Students
48,285
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$114.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $11,288 per pupil, $6,588 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 Minneola pay

Typical tax bill
$3,651
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.87%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$420,800
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 Minneola's government

🏛️ Official websiteminneola.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Minneola →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Minneola

Minneola is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Daniel Webster. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Minneola'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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