Public safety — police, fire, and EMS
Police, fire rescue, emergency medical services, emergency response, code enforcement, lifeguards, and other public safety programs. 57% of the city's budget.
Understanding Your Property Taxes
Property taxes fund the services Pompano Beach residents rely on every day — public safety, parks and recreation, infrastructure, community programs, and more. When a Pompano Beach property owner pays a property tax bill, the money is split among four taxing authorities. The information below shows how the City's share is raised and spent for Fiscal Year 2026.
Pompano Beach's share of your property tax bill
30¢
City of Pompano Beach
Of each property tax dollar paid by a Pompano Beach property owner, approximately $0.30 supports City of Pompano Beach services.
How the city's budget is funded
- Property taxes are one of the primary revenue sources supporting City services.
- Almost half of the City's tax-supported budget (General Fund, EMS, and Voter Approved Debt) is supported by property tax revenue.
- The General Fund provides funding for many of the City's core services and day-to-day operations.
- Over half of the city's budget funds public safety services.
| Source | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $274.0M | 100% |
Ad valorem taxes are property taxes based on the assessed value of real estate.
Where your city dollars go
The City's General Fund supports a wide range of services for residents, businesses, and visitors.
Infrastructure and public works
Roadways, sidewalks, neighborhood improvements, public facilities, and other infrastructure residents use every day.
Parks and recreation
Parks, trails, recreation centers, youth and adult programs, senior programs, sports programs, and community activities.
Culture and community events
Cultural facilities, arts programming, festivals, concerts, markets, and community events.
Other city services
Planning, development, financial services, administration, the Community Redevelopment Agency, debt service on voter-approved bonds, and other municipal operations.
FY 2026 expenditures by category
Over half of the City's budget funds public safety services. Select any category to see its share of the $274 million budget.
| Category | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $274.0M | 100% |
Pompano Beach by the numbers
Pompano Beach provides and maintains a broad range of programs, facilities, and services throughout the community.
Public safety
- 217 BSO Pompano Beach deputy sheriffs on patrol
- In 2025, BSO Pompano Beach responded to over 148,000 calls
- Average BSO Pompano Beach response time: 5 min, 24 sec
- 211 firefighters/EMS personnel
- 7 fire stations
- 8 EMS units
- Average Fire/EMS response time: 8 min, 27 sec
- 30 lifeguard staff / 8 lifeguard towers
Infrastructure
- 200 miles of sidewalks
- 279 centerline miles of roads
Parks, recreation and community programs
Parks and Recreation offers 205 programs, including recreational and sports programs, as well as before- and after-school, youth development, senior, and adult programs. These programs result in over 2,000 opportunities for the public to participate in recreational and community activities.
Facility Management
- 53 Parks with 700+ Acres
- 3 Miles of Beaches and an 865 foot long Fishing Pier
- 33 Pickleball Courts and 16 Lighted Tennis Courts
- 28 Rentable outdoor pavilions
- 8 Community Centers including a Senior Center
- 2 Aquatic Facilities
- 4 Athletic Fields
- 2 Golf Courses
- 1 Wahoo Bay Conservation Site
- 1 Covered Amphitheater
- 1 Dog Park
Culture and community events
The Cultural Affairs Department offers more than 500 visual and performing arts opportunities each year for residents and visitors to engage with the arts. Across the City's five cultural venues, programming ranges from theater, comedy and live music, including Soulful Sundays at Ali Cultural Arts, to public art, exhibitions and art classes. Signature events include Jazz Fest, Old Town Untapped and Green Market, while Bailey Contemporary Arts hosts an artist-in-residence program.
Additional community programming offered through other City departments include the Fourth of July Celebration, Caribbean Fest, Nautical Flea Market, Drone Show, Amphitheater concerts and a wide variety of community focused experiences.
Of every property tax dollar, about 30¢ supports Pompano Beach services
The rest funds Broward County, the School Board of Broward County, and special taxing districts. Learn more on the City Budget page.
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