City of Cocoa Beach

What City of Cocoa Beach does

The City of Cocoa Beach is a Florida municipal government serving approximately 11,000 residents on a six-mile Atlantic barrier island in Brevard County, founded in 1925 and currently operating with 251-500 employees across City Hall, police, fire, water reclamation, public works, recreation, and finance functions. It delivers the full statutory menu of municipal services - police and fire/EMS protection, water reclamation and reuse-water utility service, stormwater management, building and trade permitting, business tax receipt administration, code enforcement, beach and parks maintenance, public records, and special events - to residents, non-resident property owners, local businesses, and visitors. Its revenue base is funded through ad valorem property taxes (including tax-increment financing inside the Downtown Community Redevelopment Agency district established in 2008), water/sewer utility fees, annual parking permits and citations, building permits, business tax receipts, country-club green fees and memberships, and event/facility rentals. The technology stack is a best-of-breed civic SaaS portfolio - a CivicPlus-powered flagship website (cityofcocoabeach.com) integrating OpenGov/ViewPoint Cloud for permitting, RMCPay and Passport Parking for parking payments, CivicClerk for agenda management (replacing Granicus in February 2024), RecDesk for facility reservations, Chelsea Reservations and GolfHub/Golf Genius for country-club tee times and tournaments, Paycom for HR and applicant tracking, FirstBilling for utility billing, NextRequest for public records, Municode for code hosting, ArcGIS Online for GIS mapping, and Pyrocast for drone-show coordination. Distribution is both physical (City Hall, satellite departmental offices, country club clubhouse) and digital (online self-service portals, Notify Me alerts, social channels, YouTube livestreams). The product roadmap through 2026 includes online parking-permit sales via OpenGov (December 2026), the America's 250 Drone Show, the Red White & Birdies Golf Tournament, and the PAINT & POUR event series, layered on a centennial brand identity and active CRA-led downtown reinvestment.

Name

City of Cocoa Beach

Legal name

City of Cocoa Beach, FL

Website

https://cityofcocoabeach.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The City of Cocoa Beach is a Florida municipal government founded in 1925 that delivers public safety, water reclamation, permitting, parks, and recreation services to residents, businesses, and visitors on a six-mile Atlantic barrier island, funded primarily by property taxes and utility fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Marinas (713930), Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water (487210)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works Departments (Streets, Bridges, Stormwater, Fleet, Maintenance) (BPAIALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI)

Keywords

• Municipal services
• Public safety services
• Water reclamation utility
• Parks and recreation
• Community redevelopment

Headquarters

HQ city

Cocoa Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Water Reclamation and Sewer Fees: Recurring monthly utility charges for wastewater (sewer) service, reuse water, plus one-time connection and capacity fees, billed to residential and commercial customers.
2. Annual Parking Permits: Annual permits sold to residents, non-residents, and businesses for parking decals/access in designated city zones.
3. Building and Trade Permits: One-time fees collected for building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and roofing permits, with valuations-based fee schedules.
4. Parking Citations (Fines): Monetary penalties issued for parking violations, payable through RMCPay, by phone, or by mail.
5. Country Club Golf and Recreation Revenue: Green fees, cart rentals, memberships, tournament entry fees, and special-event revenue from the Cocoa Beach Country Club.
6. Facility Rental and Recreation Fees: Rental and use fees for community pavilions, the community pool, and other recreation amenities booked via RecDesk.
7. Business Tax Receipts: Annual local business tax receipts (business licenses) required to operate within the city, with a non-refundable application fee and gross-receipt-based annual fee.
8. Property Ad Valorem Taxes and CRA Tax Increment Financing: Primary recurring municipal revenue source through property (ad valorem) taxes, including incremental tax revenue captured within the Cocoa Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) district.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The City of Cocoa Beach delivers core municipal services including public safety (police, fire, community paramedicine, emergency management), water reclamation and reclaimed water utility service, building and trade permitting, parking enforcement and permits, business tax receipt administration, recreation facilities (golf course, aquatic center, parks), and public events. These services are accessed by residents, businesses, property owners, and visitors through City Hall in-person service and digital self-service portals integrated into the CivicPlus-powered city website.

Product overview

The City of Cocoa Beach operates a unified municipal service platform centered on its CivicPlus-hosted cityofcocoabeach.com website, which serves as the public-facing hub linking residents and visitors to a portfolio of services. Built around the core website platform, the city delivers a portfolio of online citizen services including Parking Permits, Building Permits, Business Tax Receipts, Vacation Rental Registration, Beach Fire / Events / Dune / Garage Sale / Sewer Credit applications, the NextRequest public-records portal, CivicClerk agendas and minutes, Notify Me (CBNN) email alerts, and iCalendar/RSS feeds. Operational services are exposed through dedicated portals: OpenGov and ViewPoint Cloud handle permitting, FirstBilling handles water/sewer billing, RMCPay handles parking-citation payments, RecDesk handles facility reservations (aquatic lanes, tennis lights), Chelsea Reservations and GolfHub/Golf Genius handle country-club tee times and tournaments, Municode hosts the city code, Granicus retains pre-2024 meeting archives, and ArcGIS Online hosts waterway and GIS maps. Recreational offerings include the Cocoa Beach Country Club (with the 19th Hole Restaurant), the Aquatic Center, Cocoa Beach Skate Park, Tennis Club, Offenhauser Recreation Center, and a network of parks and ball fields. Public-safety divisions (Police, Fire, Community Paramedic, Emergency Management) and utilities (Water Reclamation, Reclaimed Water, Stormwater) round out the service portfolio, alongside major events such as the America's 250 Drone Show and the Cocoa Beach Air Show.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cocoa Beach Country Club: A municipal 27-hole championship golf course along the Banana River with a 19th Hole Restaurant and Bar, event spaces, and a swimming pool, operated by the City's Leisure Services Department.
• Downtown Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) District

Products and services

• Building Permits
• Parking Permits
• Business Tax Receipts
• Vacation Rental Registration
• Water Reclamation and Reclaimed Water Utility
• Stormwater Management
• Online Parking Citation Payment
• Online Water/Sewer Bill Pay
• Cocoa Beach Country Club (27-hole golf course)
• 19th Hole Restaurant
• Aquatic Center
• Cocoa Beach Skate Park
• Tennis Club
• Offenhauser Recreation Center
• Police Department Services
• Fire Department Services
• Community Paramedic Program
• Emergency Management
• Cocoa Beach Air Show
• America's 250 Celebration & Drone Show
• NextRequest Public Records Portal
• CivicClerk Agendas & Minutes Portal
• Beach Fire, Events, Dune, Garage Sale, and Sewer Credit Permits

Quantifiable outcome

• Manages 6 miles of Atlantic shoreline with 40+ public beach access points
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration23 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• CivicPlusflagshipTechnology or IntegrationCivicPlus powers the City of Cocoa Beach's civic website platform (cityofcocoabeach.com), including content management, Notify Me alerts, calendar subscriptions, and citizen engagement tools. CivicPlus terms of service govern use of the site.
• OpenGovcoreTechnology or IntegrationOpenGov provides the ViewPoint Cloud permitting platform used by the city's Building Division for online permit applications, plan review, fee calculation, and payments.
• PaycomcoreTechnology or IntegrationPaycom is the city's HR, payroll, and applicant tracking system; public job listings and online applications are served via the Paycom platform.
• RMC (Parking Citation Payments)coreTechnology or IntegrationRMC processes online, phone, and mail payments of Cocoa Beach parking citations through the city's citation-payment portal.
• CivicClerkcoreTechnology or IntegrationCivicClerk powers the city's online agenda and meeting management portal for City Commission, boards, and committees.
• Chelsea ReservationscoreTechnology or IntegrationChelsea Reservations is the third-party tee-time and event booking engine embedded on the Cocoa Beach Country Club website for online golf bookings.
• Brevard County Emergency ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint emergency preparedness coordination with Brevard County for hurricane evacuation zones, shelter information, and emergency alerts.
• NWS Melbourne (National Weather Service)minorOthersNational Weather Service Melbourne office provides official forecasts, watches, warnings, and rip-current information used in city public-safety communications.
• FEMAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEMA is linked as the federal emergency-management partner for disaster preparedness, hurricane response, and recovery resources.
• Florida Power & Light (FPL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFPL is the local electric utility, linked on the city's Helpful Links for resident service, outage reporting, and tree-trimming coordination.
• Sunshine 811minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSunshine 811 (Call Before You Dig) is linked as the state 'call before you dig' partner for utility-locator coordination within the city.
• Sunbiz (Florida Division of Corporations)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSunbiz is linked to assist businesses registering with the Florida Division of Corporations in connection with the city's Business Tax Receipt process.
• Brevard County Tax CollectorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Brevard County Tax Collector is referenced as the county-level partner for Business Tax Receipt administration and payment within the city.
• USA Waste ManagementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUSA Waste Management is the city's contracted waste hauler providing residential and commercial garbage, recycling, and yard-waste collection.
• Florida City GasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlorida City Gas is the natural-gas utility partner serving Cocoa Beach residents and businesses, linked for service connection and account management.
• Brevard County Sheriff's OfficeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Brevard County Sheriff's Office is referenced as a county-level law-enforcement partner in public-safety communications and emergency coordination.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• City of Cape Canaveral: Adjacent Brevard County barrier-island municipality with comparable population size, full municipal service stack (police, fire, public works, recreation), and similar reliance on coastal tourism and property tax. Closest geographic and functional peer to Cocoa Beach.
• City of Satellite Beach: Nearby Brevard County coastal municipality of similar scale operating police, fire, public works, recreation, and water/wastewater utilities on a barrier-island geography with comparable resident and tourism mix.
• City of Key West: Florida barrier-island municipality with comparable reliance on tourism, parking citation/permit revenue, small-area permitting, and beach-centric services, but operating at a larger scale with similar governance model.
• City of Indialantic: Town on the same Brevard County barrier island providing police, public works, recreation, and permitting services to a small coastal population with similar fiscal structure and tourism exposure.
• City of Melbourne Beach: Small Florida barrier-island municipality offering a similar municipal service portfolio (police, public works, recreation, permitting) funded through property taxes on coastal residents. Same governance and service-delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• City of Clearwater: Larger Florida Gulf-coast municipal government operating police, fire, water/wastewater, permitting, recreation facilities (including its own beach operations), and a CivicPlus-style digital platform; broader portfolio but same core functions.
• City of Sarasota: Mid-sized Florida coastal city with a comprehensive municipal service stack (police, fire, utilities, permitting, recreation, CRA-style redevelopment) and significant tourism exposure. Comparable functions at a larger scale.
• City of Daytona Beach: Florida Atlantic-coast city delivering the same municipal services — police, fire, water/wastewater, permitting, parking, parks/recreation, and CRA — but at materially larger scale and with similar event-driven tourism economy.
• City of Fort Lauderdale: Large Florida coastal municipality with overlapping public-safety, water/wastewater, permitting, parking, and beach-park operations and similar use of CivicPlus/OpenGov-style digital platforms; comparable functional mix at much larger scope.

Others

• Brevard County Board of County Commissioners: County-level government partner of Cocoa Beach for emergency management, tax collection, business-tax-receipt administration, and broader regional infrastructure; adjacent enabling/coordination relationship rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cocoabeach_city
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCzVNSjCc0HnwzvaDCtpAj5A
• Facebookfacebook.com/CocoaBeachCityHall
• Instagramcityofcocoabeach.com/instagram

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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