Miami-Dade County · Budget Explorer
FY 2025–26 adopted
Recreation & Culture department
Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces
Adopted operating, capital, position, and expenditure data, with recent budget history and the FY 2026–27 proposal.
Adopted department total
$464.2M
Operating and capital allocations across all adopted strategic areas.
- Operating
- $301.3M
- Capital
- $162.9M
- Funded positions
- 1,571
- Year-over-year
- +59.4%
Annual adopted operations
Multi-year adopted program
As published
Increase in total budget
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Overview
Department overview
Service responsibilities and the latest adopted operating change.
Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces manages Miami-Dade County's public parks, recreational facilities, and green spaces where residents can play sports, attend events, enjoy nature, and gather with their communities.
Computer-generated service summary based on the FY 2025-26 adopted budget.
Operating change
Operating spending increased from $291.3M in FY 2024-25 to $301.3M in FY 2025-26: +$10.0M (+3.4%).
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Budget
Operating and capital
Operating covers annual services and staffing. Capital covers the department’s multi-year investment program.
Operating
$301.3M
64.9% of department total
Capital
$162.9M
35.1% of department total
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History
Total budget by fiscal year
Each year is labeled as actual spending or an adopted budget. Proposed figures are not included.
| Fiscal Year | Figure type | Total Budget | Operating | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2021-22 | Actual spending | $220.2M | $220.2M | $0 |
| FY 2022-23 | Actual spending | $252.0M | $252.0M | $0 |
| FY 2023-24 | Actual spending | $278.1M | $278.1M | $0 |
| FY 2024-25 | Adopted budget | $291.3M | $291.3M | $0 |
| FY 2025-26 | Adopted budget | $464.2M | $301.3M | $162.9M |
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Proposal
FY 2026–27 proposed changes
Operating and position figures are compared with Appendix A’s restated adopted amounts. Capital is proposal only.
- Operating
- $301.3M$287.9M
- Funded positions
- 1,5711,509
- Proposed capital
- $168.0M
-4.5% from restated adopted
-62 positions
Proposal only; no restated adopted capital amount was published.
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Departments
Other departments in Recreation & Culture
Departments with adopted operating allocations in the same strategic area.