Miami-Dade County · Budget Explorer
FY 2025–26 adopted
Economic Development department
Regulatory and Economic Resources
Adopted operating, capital, position, and expenditure data, with recent budget history and the FY 2026–27 proposal.
Adopted department total
$203.5M
Operating and capital allocations across all adopted strategic areas.
- Operating
- $200.3M
- Capital
- $3.2M
- Funded positions
- 1,048
- Year-over-year
- -21.7%
Annual adopted operations
Multi-year adopted program
As published
Decrease in total budget
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Overview
Department overview
Service responsibilities and the latest adopted operating change.
The Regulatory and Economic Resources department handles permits and inspections for businesses, manages environmental programs, and oversees animal services across Miami-Dade County.
Computer-generated service summary based on the FY 2025-26 adopted budget.
Operating change
Operating spending decreased from $260.1M in FY 2024-25 to $200.3M in FY 2025-26: −$59.8M (-23.0%).
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Budget
Operating and capital
Operating covers annual services and staffing. Capital covers the department’s multi-year investment program.
Operating
$200.3M
98.4% of department total
Capital
$3.2M
1.6% 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 | $159.3M | $159.3M | $0 |
| FY 2022-23 | Actual spending | $178.4M | $178.4M | $0 |
| FY 2023-24 | Actual spending | $203.5M | $203.5M | $0 |
| FY 2024-25 | Adopted budget | $260.1M | $260.1M | $0 |
| FY 2025-26 | Adopted budget | $203.5M | $200.3M | $3.2M |
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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
- $200.3M$242.8M
- Funded positions
- 1,0481,066
- Proposed capital
- $0
+21.2% from restated adopted
+18 positions
Proposal only; no restated adopted capital amount was published.
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Departments
Other departments in Economic Development
Departments with adopted operating allocations in the same strategic area.