Learn How Your Ponce Inlet Government Works. Revenues & Expenditures:
What Form of Government Does Ponce Inlet Have?
Ponce Inlet has what is known as a “Council-Manager” form of government, as outlined in our Town Charter.
This system of government is used in the majority of American cities. In the council-manager form of government, an elected municipal council is responsible for making policy, passing ordinances, voting appropriations, and having overall supervisory authority in the municipal government. In such a government, the mayor will perform strictly ceremonial duties or will act as a member and presiding officer of the council, similar to a chairperson.
Where does the Town’s revenue come from? (Total Revenue = $6,842,184)
Where does the money go? (Total expenditures = $6,842,184)
26%Fire Department $1,748,866 | 22%Police Department $1,509,696 | 11%Administration $735,439 | 9.92%Building & Code Enforcement $678,623 | 7%Planning & Zoning $487,947 | 24%All Other Combined $1,681,573 |
How Does Ponce Inlet Compare to Other Volusia County Municipalities?
Our millage rate (2020) remains among the lowest in the County. Wilbur By The Sea (our neighbor to the north) has a higher millage rate and offers no services of it’s own to residents.
| Rank | Municipality | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierson | 23.725 |
| 2 | Oak Hill | 23.165 |
| 3 | Orange City | 22.075 |
| 4 | Deltona | 21.925 |
| 5 | South Daytona | 21.322 |
| 6 | Lake Helen | 21.075 |
| 7 | Deland | 20.859 |
| 8 | Edgewater | 20.590 |
| 9 | Daytona Beach Shores | 20.537 |
| 10 | Daytona Beach | 19.948 |
| 11 | Holly Hill | 19.826 |
| 12 | Wilbur By The Sea | 19.522 |
| 13 | Ponce Inlet | 19.472 |
| 14 | Port Orange | 18.523 |
| 15 | New Smyrna Beach | 17.812 |
| 16 | Ormond Beach | 17.603 |
| 17 | Debary | 17.000 |