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Money trail → General Fund (001)
Melbourne Beach · appropriation · 2026 · dept/fund 001-21

Police

$1,677,353
✓ 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
41
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 37 lines beneath this sum to this total exactly. Full report.
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36% 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

The Melbourne Beach Police Department: a chief, a deputy chief, two sergeants, two corporals, six officers (one is the school resource officer, paid back by the School Board) and an assistant (PDF p. 27). The largest department — 36 cents of every General Fund dollar. The police pension costs $225,481 this year. A $4,450 transfer to long-term capital is counted separately.

What's inside this number

LineAmountStatus
Regular salaries $848,307 ✓ Sourced
Holiday pay $42,464 ✓ Sourced
Shift differential $11,866 ✓ Sourced
Overtime $49,000 ✓ Sourced
Contingency pay $5,000 ✓ Sourced
Education incentive pay $11,050 ✓ Sourced
First responder pay $7,800 ✓ Sourced
Social Security and Medicare (FICA) $74,286 ✓ Sourced
Police pension $225,481 ✓ Sourced
State pension money passed through $53,000 ✓ Sourced
Retirement — town plan $6,504 ✓ Sourced
Health insurance $160,876 ✓ Sourced
Life insurance $2,766 ✓ Sourced
Accidental death insurance $1,163 ✓ Sourced
Workers’ compensation $18,555 ✓ Sourced
Unemployment $1,042 ✓ Sourced
Chief retirement payout $0 ✓ Sourced
Professional services $125 ✓ Sourced
Dispatching services $20,500 ✓ Sourced
Pre-employment $1,049 ✓ Sourced
Travel and meetings $3,392 ✓ Sourced
Communication services $18,440 ✓ Sourced
Office equipment $200 ✓ Sourced
Equipment maintenance $11,260 ✓ Sourced
Radar calibration $950 ✓ Sourced
Vehicle maintenance $20,560 ✓ Sourced
Promotional activities $1,800 ✓ Sourced
Postage $195 ✓ Sourced
Uniforms $8,500 ✓ Sourced
Protective gear $9,574 ✓ Sourced
Gas and oil $20,000 ✓ Sourced
Medical $5,000 ✓ Sourced
Operating supplies $3,000 ✓ Sourced
Dues and subscriptions $920 ✓ Sourced
Training $4,050 ✓ Sourced
Capital outlay $0 ✓ Sourced
Licenses and fees $28,678 ✓ Sourced