The Pompano Beach City Commission adopted a tentative budget of $464,536,890 for the 2026-27 fiscal year at its first public hearing on Monday, September 14, along with the property tax rates that will fund it.
The commission set a general operating millage of 5.1920 mills. On top of that sit 0.2464 mills for the 2018 general obligation bonds, 0.1679 mills for the 2021 bonds, and 0.5000 mills for the EMS district, for a combined rate of 5.6920 mills. A mill is one dollar of tax for every $1,000 of taxable value, so a home assessed at $400,000 after exemptions works out to roughly $2,277 at the combined rate.
Why the Pompano Beach budget can cost you more at the same rate
The number worth understanding is the rolled-back rate of 5.4949 mills — the rate that would have raised the same money as last year from the same properties. Because the 2026 tax roll came in higher, holding the operating rate steady still produces more revenue, and the resolution says so plainly: the levy “represents a 3.59% increase in property taxes.” Citywide taxable assessed valuation now stands at $24.68 billion.
The EMS district tells the same story more sharply. Its 0.5000 mills sits against a 0.4731 rolled-back rate, a 5.69% increase, supporting an EMS budget of $12.34 million. Alongside the millage, the September 14 agenda also included final adoption of the city’s fire assessment fees, which are billed separately and land on the same annual notice; the city’s fire assessment page currently posts only the preliminary resolution from July 28, so the final adopted figure is not yet published with the budget documents.
Where the money goes
The General Fund accounts for $257.7 million of the total. The Utility fund follows at $79.8 million, then Health Insurance at $16.8 million, Building Permits at $16.6 million, Solid Waste Disposal at $16.2 million, Parking Operations at $6.7 million and Airpark Operations at $1.8 million. Debt service takes $6.08 million for the 2018 bonds and $4.14 million for the 2021 bonds.
All of these figures are tentative. The second and final public hearing was scheduled for September 23 at City Hall, 100 W. Atlantic Blvd., where the commission takes the final vote on the millage and the budget for the year beginning October 1. The full resolutions are posted on the city’s FY2027 budget page.
