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Melbourne Beach, Florida

Document library

Every document behind the numbers — 12 filed, hashed, and archived. Search covers titles, jurisdictions, years, and the full machine-read text of the minutes and ordinances. When a document is missing, the gap goes on the docket.

brevard-county — 4 documents

Brevard County 2025 Millage Rates (Tax Collector’s table, posted by the Property Appraiser)

Millage code 34X0 (Town of Melbourne Beach) totals 15.0586 mills: county 2.8643, library 0.3242, mosquito control 0.1340, South Brevard Recreation 0.3000, endangered lands 0.0458 + 0.0275 voted debt, schools 6.3100 (3.0620 state law, 0.7480 local, 1.5000 capital, 1.0000 voted teacher pay), Florida Inland Navigation District 0.0270, Sebastian Inlet District 0.1555, St. Johns River Water Management District 0.1793, and the town 4.691.

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brevard-county
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reference
Retrieved
2026-10-06
Integrity
Source PDF not yet stored in this corpus — no file hash yet. The hand transcription is the current basis (see status).
Status
ingested — The 2026 table was not posted yet when checked (October 6, 2026).
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2 lines in the money trail
Origin
https://www.bcpao.us/Docs/Taxroll/2025/Millage_2025.pdf
Florida Department of Revenue — Distribution of Taxes Levied by Property Type, Brevard County, FY2024-25 (Table 2)

Town of Melbourne Beach: $2,919,857 of taxes levied; 59.7% on homesteads, 35.0% on other homes (non-homestead residential), 1.4% vacant lots, 2.9% commercial, 1.0% business equipment (tangible), 0.9% new construction.

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brevard-county
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reference
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2026-10-06
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Source PDF not yet stored in this corpus — no file hash yet. The hand transcription is the current basis (see status).
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ingested
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0 lines in the money trail
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https://floridarevenue.com/property/dataportal/Documents/PTO%20Data%20Portal/County%20Municipal%20Reports/Table%202-Distribution%20of%20Taxes/24table2/Brevard%20Table%202.pdf
Brevard County Property Appraiser — Proposed 2026 Florida Property Tax Amendment 3 (CS/HJR 1F), questions and answers

Under “Legal Updates,” dated July 15, 2026. The Property Appraiser states that Florida’s 67 property appraisers “do not support or oppose any constitutional amendment or ballot measure.”

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brevard-county
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reference
Retrieved
2026-10-06
Integrity
Source PDF not yet stored in this corpus — no file hash yet. The hand transcription is the current basis (see status).
Status
ingested — On the November 3, 2026 ballot.
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0 lines in the money trail
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https://www.bcpao.us/News.aspx?t=2.1
Brevard County Operating and Capital Budget, Proposed FY2026-27 (budget book)

828 pages. Page numbers on this site are the book’s printed numbers (PDF page = printed + 2). Budget message pp. 4–19 (Amendment 3 impact p. 16); millages p. 21; Budget by Agency p. 22 (total $2,386,361,863); Sheriff pp. 393–433; capital program pp. 504–.

Jurisdiction
brevard-county
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appropriation
Retrieved
2026-10-06
Integrity
Source PDF not yet stored in this corpus — no file hash yet. The hand transcription is the current basis (see status).
Status
ingested — Proposed July 2026; the adopted book is “coming soon.”
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0 lines in the money trail
Stored copy
Read the archived PDF (19.2 MB) — this is the exact file the SHA-256 above fingerprints.
Origin
https://www.brevardfl.gov/BudgetOffice/Budgets/ProposedBudget

brevard-schools — 1 document

Brevard Public Schools FY 2027 Proposed Budget (sent to the Board and Cabinet, July 28, 2026)

64 pages; page numbers on this site are the book’s printed “Page N of 58.” Profile p. 6; students p. 7; state formula pp. 9–10; millage p. 11; all-funds summary p. 14; fund summary and staffing pp. 16–17; General Fund pp. 19–21; debt pp. 23–25; capital pp. 27–29; special revenue pp. 31–38; insurance funds pp. 39–44. Linked from brevardschools.org → Budgeting, Cost Accounting & FTE → Adopted Budgets.

Jurisdiction
brevard-schools
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appropriation
Retrieved
2026-10-06
Integrity
Source PDF not yet stored in this corpus — no file hash yet. The hand transcription is the current basis (see status).
Status
ingested — The Board held its final budget hearing September 10, 2026; the adopted book is not posted yet (Docket #3).
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0 lines in the money trail
Origin
https://files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4493/Bps/b851ac69-01d6-4e72-8728-d2c18bfaa688/FY-2027-Proposed-Budget-Book-FINAL-Sent-to-Board-and-Cabinet-07.28.2026.pdf?disposition=inline

melbourne-beach — 7 documents

Town of Melbourne Beach FY2027 Final Budget

81 pages, linked from the town’s Finance page. Page numbers on this site are the PDF’s own page count; the book’s printed page number is 20 lower (PDF p. 24 = book p. 4). Reserves p. 22; millage p. 23; General Fund statement p. 24; revenues pp. 25–26; salaries pp. 27–28; departments pp. 29–52; other funds pp. 53–79; five-year capital plan pp. 80–81.

Jurisdiction
melbourne-beach
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appropriation
Retrieved
2026-10-06
Integrity
Source PDF not yet stored in this corpus — no file hash yet. The hand transcription is the current basis (see status).
Status
ingested — Approved by the Town Commission September 16, 2026. Pages 3–18 (the budget message and staff chart) are scanned images with no readable text — Docket #1.
Cited by
272 lines in the money trail
Origin
https://www.melbournebeachfl.org/files/assets/city/v/1/financehr/documents/fiscal-year-2027-approved-budget.pdf
Town of Melbourne Beach FY2026-27 Budget Summary (official one-page summary)

The one-page summary Florida law requires (spreadsheet). States “TOTAL EXPENDITURES $5,359,912” across 11 fund columns, and that spending is “23.68% LESS” than last year.

Jurisdiction
melbourne-beach
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appropriation
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2026-10-06
Integrity
Source PDF not yet stored in this corpus — no file hash yet. The hand transcription is the current basis (see status).
Status
ingested
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3 lines in the money trail
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https://www.melbournebeachfl.org/files/assets/city/v/1/financehr/documents/budget-summary-final-fy27.xls
Town of Melbourne Beach FY2025-26 Budget Summary

Total expenditures $7,023,492, including $2,021,211 of stormwater projects (Fund 341). Operating rate 4.6000 mills plus 0.0910 voted debt mills for the stormwater loan.

Jurisdiction
melbourne-beach
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appropriation
Retrieved
2026-10-06
Integrity
Source PDF not yet stored in this corpus — no file hash yet. The hand transcription is the current basis (see status).
Status
ingested
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0 lines in the money trail
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https://www.melbournebeachfl.org/files/assets/city/v/1/financehr/documents/budget-summary-final-fy26.xls
Town of Melbourne Beach FY2026 Approved Budget

Earlier budgets (FY2022, FY2024, FY2025) are on the same Finance page.

Jurisdiction
melbourne-beach
Layer
appropriation
Retrieved
2026-10-06
Integrity
Source PDF not yet stored in this corpus — no file hash yet. The hand transcription is the current basis (see status).
Status
linked — Linked, not yet ingested line by line.
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0 lines in the money trail
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https://www.melbournebeachfl.org/files/assets/city/v/2/financehr/documents/final-budget-for-fiscal-year-2025-2026.pdf
Town of Melbourne Beach Financial Statements, September 30, 2025 (audit)

Independent auditors’ reports dated June 8, 2026 (Daytona Beach, Florida). Financial highlights p. 6; debt p. 13 and Note 8 p. 34; police pension p. 52; management letter pp. 62–64; management’s response p. 66 (PDF page numbers).

Jurisdiction
melbourne-beach
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actual
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2026-10-06
Integrity
Source PDF not yet stored in this corpus — no file hash yet. The hand transcription is the current basis (see status).
Status
ingested
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0 lines in the money trail
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https://www.melbournebeachfl.org/files/assets/city/v/1/financehr/documents/2025-melbourne-beach-audit.pdf
Town of Melbourne Beach Financial Statements, September 30, 2024
Jurisdiction
melbourne-beach
Layer
actual
Retrieved
2026-10-06
Integrity
Source PDF not yet stored in this corpus — no file hash yet. The hand transcription is the current basis (see status).
Status
linked — Linked, not yet ingested.
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0 lines in the money trail
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https://www.melbournebeachfl.org/files/assets/city/v/1/financehr/documents/2024-financial-statements.pdf
Town of Melbourne Beach — General Obligation Bond page and two-page fact sheet

The town’s own explanation of its proposed $5.0 million, 20-year stormwater and road bond, with its estimated tax impact (0.53–0.70 mills; $131–$175 a year on $250,000 of taxable value). Fact sheet: melbournebeachfl.org/files/assets/city/v/1/town-managerclerk/documents/go_bond_infographic-final-two-pages.pdf

Jurisdiction
melbourne-beach
Layer
reference
Retrieved
2026-10-06
Integrity
Source PDF not yet stored in this corpus — no file hash yet. The hand transcription is the current basis (see status).
Status
ingested — On the November 3, 2026 ballot.
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0 lines in the money trail
Origin
https://www.melbournebeachfl.org/Departments/Finance/General-Obligation-Bond