Overview
Clearwater's adopted FY2025-26 General Fund budget is $223,801,990, with revenues exactly equal to expenditures as adopted. Ad valorem taxes of $103,976,890 are the largest revenue source, and Police ($60,582,188) and Parks & Recreation ($55,026,047) are the largest department budgets. Estimated General Fund reserves at first quarter are about $74.9 million, or 33.4% of the General Fund expenditure budget, against an 8.5% council policy minimum.
At a glance
Headline budget
| General Fund revenues, adopted | $223,801,990 |
| General Fund expenditures, adopted | $223,801,990 |
| General Fund, first-quarter amended (revenues and expenditures) | $224,016,252 |
| First-quarter amendment (City Attorney payout, from reserves) | $214,262 |
Breakdown
General Fund adopted revenues and adopted department expenditures, FY2025-26.
| Ad valorem taxes | $103,976,890 |
| Utility taxes | $20,600,000 |
| Local option, fuel and other taxes | $6,600,000 |
| Franchise fees | $12,000,000 |
| Other permits and fees | $3,356,000 |
| Intergovernmental | $32,864,790 |
| Charges for services | $19,063,410 |
| Judgments, fines and forfeitures | $2,079,500 |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $9,047,620 |
| Transfers in | $14,213,780 |
| Total revenues, adopted | $223,801,990 |
| Police | $60,582,188 |
| Parks & Recreation | $55,026,047 |
| Fire | $37,989,043 |
| Non-Departmental | $17,228,132 |
| Public Works | $15,720,475 |
| Planning & Development | $9,350,803 |
| Library | $9,278,756 |
| Finance | $3,633,235 |
| City Attorney's Office | $2,849,880 |
| Human Resources | $2,309,219 |
| Economic Development and Housing | $2,292,583 |
| Public Communications | $2,122,555 |
| City Manager's Office | $1,449,391 |
| City Clerk | $1,232,161 |
| CRA Administration | $1,159,032 |
| City Council | $647,839 |
| Public Utilities | $469,430 |
| City Audit | $461,221 |
| Total expenditures, adopted | $223,801,990 |
Source: City of Clearwater, First Quarter Budget Review, FY2025-26.
Elected officials
As named in the review memorandum: City Manager Jennifer Poirrier (author of the review), addressed to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Clearwater. No council roster is given in the review extract, so none is listed.
Sources & notes
- Only source used: City of Clearwater, First Quarter Budget Review, Fiscal Year 2025-26 (March 18, 2026). Clearwater 1Q FY26 Budget Review.
- Sum checks: adopted revenues exact ($103,976,890 + $20,600,000 + $6,600,000 + $12,000,000 + $3,356,000 + $32,864,790 + $19,063,410 + $2,079,500 + $9,047,620 + $14,213,780 = $223,801,990); adopted department expenditures exact (all 18 departments sum to $223,801,990).
- What is not claimed: no all-funds total is shown (the review covers utility, enterprise, and internal service funds separately and no all-funds headline was summed from it); no millage is shown because the review extract does not state one; the review's first-quarter year-to-date actuals are not presented as annual results.
- Jurisdiction palette: no verified Florida jurisdiction palette was on file, so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than a jurisdiction color.