- December 13, 2025
The Daytona Beach budget is increasing 4.1% in its property tax revenue if it keeps the tax rate the same for the upcoming 2025-2026 fiscal year budget.
The commission has approved in a 7-0 vote the first reading to adopt its ad valorem property tax rate of 5.9300, or $5.93 per $1,000 of a property’s assessed taxable value. The budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year is set at $379.8 million, with the general fund set to a budget of $159.6 million, according to documents from the Daytona Beach City Commission Sept. 3 meeting and workshop.
While the millage rate is the same rate that was set in 2024, property value increases over the last year mean residents will pay more in taxes at 5.9300 mills than they did in 2024. Daytona Beach is estimating $60.4 million in property tax revenue at the 5.9300 millage rate.
These ad valorem taxes – as well as other city taxes like electric, gas and utility taxes – pay for city services like fire and police services and street maintenance as part of the general fund. Property taxes account 36.8% of the general fund budget.
The Daytona Beach Police Department is 34.3% of the general fund for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, with a projected budget of $54 million, Deputy City Manager Dru Driscoll said. The DBPD has 335 full-time employees.
The Daytona Beach Fire Department, with 125 employees, has a $21 million budget, he said.
Human Resources Director James Sexton said Daytona Beach is looking to add 16 new positions while eliminating two administrative positions.
The new positions include three new firefighters, a new fire inspector and a new GIS/Applications specialist. Another eight positions are in public works and utility, one new internal auditor and two telecommunications specialists.
All the new employees and two eliminated positions will cost the city just over $1 million, with $751,000 coming out of the general fund, Sexton said.
Thirteen capital projects are in the 2025-2026 budget, including $4.1 million for the city-wide road resurfacing, Daytona Beach budget manager Kylie Chiavuzzi said.
Two projects are to trade-in and upgrade police firearms and the 10-year-old laptops in patrol vehicles, Chiavuzzi said. Those two projects will cost $186,000 and $130,000, respectively.
The second public hearing to adopt the final millage rate and budget will be held on Sept. 17.
