The City of Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach is a diverse city that welcomes millions of visitors each year. The city is world-famous for its colleges and universities, being the birthplace of motorsports racing, a hub for aviation and aerospace innovation and its pristine beach. It is a great place to live, work, play, learn and raise a family. Located on the east coast of Central Florida, Daytona Beach has a population of about 86,000. It is an incorporated municipality within the county of Volusia. The city, which encompasses 68 square miles, is located about 89 miles south of Jacksonville and 50 miles northeast of Orlando. Tourists and residents treasure the city’s diversified mixture of a beautiful beach, historic districts, marinas, unique shops and restaurants, recreational facilities, hotels, resorts and meeting spaces, and modest to luxurious housing. The City of Daytona Beach operates under the Commission - Manager form of government. In addition to the City Manager Deric C. Feacher and City Attorney Ben Gross, Daytona Beach has three Deputy City Managers (Fire, Growth Management & Planning and Police), one Assistant City Manager (Capital Projects and Infrastructure), and Economic, Redevelopment, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology Systems, Planning, Public Works and Utilities directors. The city has approximately 1,000 employees, with the City Manager responsible for carrying out the policies and directives of the City Commission, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the city and appointing various department directors.