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Money trail → General Fund (001)
Melbourne Beach · appropriation · 2026 · dept/fund 001-11

Town Commission and Clerk (Legislative)

$278,169
✓ Sourced

This number is cited to a source document, and its arithmetic re-adds to the dollar (it cross-foots, or it is counted inside a total that does).

Source
Town of Melbourne Beach FY2027 Final Budget
Page
29
Layer
appropriation — Layer one: what Town Commission (Mayor, Vice Mayor + 3 Commissioners) authorized to be spent. What was actually spent is layer two (audit and treasurer reports); which vendor got which check is layer three (check register).
Checked
Cross-foots ✓ — the 19 lines beneath this sum to this total exactly. Full report.
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6% of General Fund (001) ($4,704,285)
Retrieved
2026-10-06 — 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.

Note on this line

Five commissioners paid $3,000 a year each, the town clerk and deputy clerk, elections, legal notices, and records software. A $3,000 transfer to stormwater is counted in the stormwater fund.

What's inside this number

LineAmountStatus
Commissioner pay $12,000 ✓ Sourced
Regular salaries $107,630.96 ✓ Sourced
Overtime $0 ✓ Sourced
Social Security and Medicare (FICA) $9,381.27 ✓ Sourced
Retirement $14,627.05 ✓ Sourced
Health insurance $17,542.56 ✓ Sourced
Life insurance $136 ✓ Sourced
Unemployment $129.16 ✓ Sourced
Professional services (incl. $10,000 transcription) $10,840 ✓ Sourced
Travel and meetings — commission $5,940 ✓ Sourced
Travel and meetings — staff $4,625 ✓ Sourced
Printing (code of ordinances) $3,668 ✓ Sourced
Promotional activities $600 ✓ Sourced
Legal notices and advertising $5,322 ✓ Sourced
Election expense $1,500 ✓ Sourced
Dues and subscriptions $1,210 ✓ Sourced
Training $3,645 ✓ Sourced
Capital — ADA-compliant software $22,619 ✓ Sourced
Licenses and fees (records, video, web software) $56,753 ✓ Sourced