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You may pay for your membership by PayPal, Credit Card, Zelle or Check.

If you wish to pay by credit card or with your PayPal account, choose the appropriate button below. You will recieve a renewal notice each year until you decide to cancel. Your transactions are completely safe and secure through PayPal. You do not need a paypal account for the onetime purchase options using your credit card.

Full Membership is $470 per year. This includes the security patrol service and RVCA dues or you may purchase separately. For more information on the Protect Rio Vista Fund, please go to the RVCA Web page

Protect Rio Vista Program Info

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To setup an automatic renewal subscription, please use this button.

Become a Friend of Rio Vista
Make a one-time donation to help us support our programs in the neighborhood.
We are currently in need of additional funds for our Protect Rio Vista Patrol, Movie in the Park Snacks and the Orchid Project.
You may enter any amount you would like.

You may also pay with Zelle by scanning the qrcode below.

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If you prefer to pay by check or direct credit card, please use the form below and email it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or mail it to PO Box 460386, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33346

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If you have any questions regarding this process, please send an email to the RVCA Treasurer at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Rio VIsta Civic Association is a voluntary civic association created to preserve the value and desirability of Rio Vista. We also strive to enrich the quality of life in Rio Vista through community projects and representation of its residents to other organizations. Membership is limited to residents of Rio Vista, owners and tenants. Renewing your membership will ensure your right to vote at general meetings on issues of importance to the neighborhood.

One of the key programs under RVCA is the Protect Rio Vista program which utilizes your subscription funds to hire off-duty Fort Lauderdale police officers to patrol in the neighborhood. The officers are in uniform when on duty and have full authority to take official action action should a crime take place while on patrol. The officers patrol in a marked car leased by the civic association and will be dispatched by FLPD for any 911 call recieved from the neighborhood. Members also recieve a cell phone number by which they may contact the patrol officers directly while they are on duty. Members also recieve the opportunity to request a vacation check of their home when they are out of town.

If you are not sure about your membership status, click here. If you are not on the list, you will not receive a renewal notice. Please sign up using one of the options above.

We currently have 400 households out of the 1,000 homes in Rio Vista participating. This allows us to schedule the patrol for approximately 10 hours per day 365 days per year. Please follow this link for additional details.

Dues payments, contributions or gifts to RVCA are not tax deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.

Notice of price increase 1/1/2022

When we first implemented the Protect Rio Vista (PRV) program in 2008, we set the price of participation at a simple $1/day. At that time, your membership funded just over 11 hours of patrol time. Since then, the cost per hour has steadily climbed to the point that your membership is only able to fund 7.5 hours. The increases are tied to the bargaining agreement between the police union and the city, and we are required to accept them in exchange for an official detail. The official detail allows the officers to patrol in uniform and in a squad car with radio communications directly to dispatch and the full police powers of sworn officers.

To help make up for the increases in the past 13 years, and to prevent us from falling so far behind in the future, the RVCA Board approved raising the PRV membership price from $365 to $435 effective January 1, 2022. At this level, your membership will fund 9 hours of patrol time. The RVCA membership will remain at $35. The board also approved automatically raising the PRV membership by the percentage increase in hourly rates when they take effect in the future.

The board trusts that you will continue to see the value the patrol brings to the neighborhood and help us maintain the level of coverage we have today. Our current PRV membership level supports 10 hours per day, 365 days per year. If all current members renew at the new rate, we will be able to raise the overall coverage to nearly 12 hours/day.

If you wish to set up automatic renewals, you may do so on the payment page in bill.com. When you receive your renewal notice, there will be a pay now button in the email that will take you to the payment portal. Once you setup an account and identify a payment method, you will have the option to select auto pay up to a certain amount. When your next renewal notice is generated, the system will automatically pay it from the account or card you specify.

I’m sure there will be some bumps in the road as we make this transition. Please feel free to contact me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 954-494-5618 if you run into any problems or have questions. Thank-you for your continued support of RVCA and PRV.

Mark Snead,

Treasurer RVCA Board