City Revenue

The City of Jacksonville derives its operating funds from a variety of sources. These sources include: Property taxes, contributions from other local units, half cent sales tax, utility service tax, franchise fees, local option sales tax, state revenue sharing, stormwater charges, communication services taxes, solid waste charges, local option gas tax, and other revenues.  
  

Total General Fund – General Services District (GSD) Revenues

In the current fiscal year, the city expects to generate $945 million in general fund – general services district revenue to support government operations. These dollars are allocated by the mayor and the City Council.  
 
  • General Fund Sources of Revenue
    • Revenue generated by placing a tax on the value of property that is subject to taxation, as defined by Florida Statutes. 
  • Other Taxes
    • Sales and Use Taxes, Franchise Fees and Utility Service Taxes. 
  • Licenses and Permits  
    • Occupational licenses, business taxes, street vending registration fees and refueling permits.  The largest portion of this revenue is in occupational licenses for the city.  
  • Intergovernmental Revenue 
    • Encompasses all forms of state shared revenues and transfers from component units. 
  • Other Sources
    • Include transfers from other subfunds as well as Banking Fund Loan proceeds. 
  • Charges for Services
    • Represents the various fees that are charged for services provided by General Fund departments. The major departmental revenues in this area include ambulance services revenue and various Office of the Sheriff revenues, including inmate services, off-duty reimbursement, alarm & incident fees and reimbursements from other agencies for police services. 
  • Fines and Forfeitures
    • Includes traffic fines, civil fines and penalties, code violations, Animal Care & Protective Services civil penalties and parking fines. 
  • Miscellaneous Revenue  
    • Encompasses a wide variety of revenues including but not limited to concession sales, earnings on investments, nuisance abatement, rental of city facilities, public building charges and reimbursement for Florida Department of Transportation streetlight maintenance. 

Non discretionary funding: 

Non-discretionary dollars come from other fees and funds including the Capital Project Fund, Special Revenue Funds, Enterprise Funds, Internal Service Funds, General Trust and Agency Funds and the Component Unit. These dollars, by law, may only be used for designated projects and programs.