Fort Walton Beach — Fiscal Year 2023-24 Adopted Budget — reading text

INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS Branch of the Department of Revenue that computes and published estimates for the following state-shared revenue sources: communication services tax, half-cent sales tax, local option fuel tax, and municipal revenue sharing. MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT Property that does not lose its identity when removed from its location and is not changed materially or consumed immediately (i.e. within one year) by use. MAJOR FUND Any fund constituting 10% or more of the appropriated budget, and typically presented separately on summary charts. METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA (MSA) A core area containing a substantial population nucleus, together with adjacent communities having a high degree of social and economic integration with that core. The Fort Walton Beach MSA includes all of Okaloosa County. MILLAGE RATE A tax rate on property expressed in mills per dollar value of property. One mill equals $1 per $1,000 of assessed taxable property value. MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING A basis of accounting under which revenues are recognized in the accounting period in which they become both available and measurable and expenditures are recognized in the accounting period in which the fund liability is incurred, if measurable, except for unmatured interest on general long-term debt and certain similar accrued obligations, which should be recognized when due. All governmental funds use the modified accrual basis of accounting. MUNICIPAL PLANNING BOARD (MPB) Acts in an advisory capacity to the City Council on rezoning and development regulations, and monitors the implementation of the City's Comprehensive Plan. The seven members serve four-year terms, must be City of Fort Walton Beach residents, and are limited to two successive terms. The board meets the first Thursday of each month at 5 PM in the Council Chambers at City Hall. MUNICIPALITY A political unit, such as a city, town, or village, incorporated for local self-government. NET ASSETS The difference between assets and liabilities accounted for in an enterprise fund. Might be described as a measure of net worth. It attempts to measure how much left over at the end 215  of the current fiscal year for the subsequent fiscal year’s budget were the government to budget in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). NON-MAJOR FUND Any fund constituting less than 10% of the appropriated budget, and typically presented in the aggregate with like funds on summary charts. NON-OPERATING EXPENSE A fund expense not directly related to the fund’s primary activities. NON-OPERATING REVENUE A fund revenue incidental to or a by-product of the fund’s primary activities. NON-RECURRING EXPENSE A one-time expense, such as the purchase of a computer or a piece of equipment. OPERATING BUDGET A plan of current expenditures and the proposed means of financing them. The annual operating budget is the primary means by which most of the financing acquisition, spending, and service delivery activities of a government are controlled. OPERATING TRANSFER An inter-fund transfer other than a residual equity transfer (i.e. a legally authorized transfer from a fund receiving revenue to the fund through which the resources are to be expended). ORDINANCE A formal legislative enactment by the governing body of a municipality. If it is not in conflict with any higher form of law, such as state statute or constitutional provision, it has the full force and effect of law within the boundaries of the municipality to which it applies. Ordinarily, the statutes or charter will specify or imply those legislative actions that must be by ordinance and those that may be by resolution. The difference between an ordinance and a resolution is that the latter requires less legal formality and has a lower legal status. Revenue raising measures, such as the imposition of taxes, special assessments, and service charges, universally require ordinances. PAY AS YOU GO A type of financing whereby current revenues, taxes, and/or grants rather than long term debt are used to pay for capital improvements. PAY AS YOU USE A type of financing whereby long term debt rather than current revenues is used to pay for capital improvements. PERSONAL SERVICES The combination of regular wages, overtime, incentive pay, social security, Medicare, and benefits including deferred compensation, retirement, insurance (dental, health, & life), and worker’s compensation. PLAN FOR NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION (PNA) The action plan developed by each neighborhood in response to the issues and concerns brought forward by that particular neighborhood in the Great Neighborhoods Partnership Program. The PNA’s are then placed in the future land use element of the City’s Comprehensive Plan Directions. PRO FORMA 216  A financial statement for an enterprise fund that illustrates projected cash flows and changes in net assets. Pro forma statements may be used to demonstrate the expected effect of proposed changes to revenues or expenses on the fund’s financial viability. Lenders require such statements to structure or confirm compliance with debt covenants such as debt service reserve coverage and debt to equity ratios. PROPRIETARY FUND Type of fund used to account for a government's ongoing organizations and activities which are similar to those often found in the private sector. Fund types include enterprise and internal service funds. May be referred to as "income-determining" funds. PUBLIC SAFETY The combination of Police and Fire services. RECURRING EXPENSE An expense incurred year after year, such as a maintenance contract for software or equipment. REFUND To pay back or allow credit for an amount due to an over collection or the return of an object sold. RESOLUTION A special or temporary order of a legislative body; an order of a legislative body requiring less legal formality than an ordinance or statute. REVENUE An increase in the net current assets of a fund from sources other than expenditure refunds and residual equity transfers. REVENUE BOND A bond whose principal and interest are payable exclusively from earnings of an enterprise fund. ROLL-BACK RATE The millage rate that will provide the same ad Valorem tax revenue for the taxing authority as was levied during the prior year, exclusive of new construction, additions to structures, deletions, increases in the value of improvements that have undergone a substantial rehabilitation which increased the assessed value of such improvements by at least 100 percent, and property added due to geographic boundary changes. SANITATION ENTERPRISE FUND Accounts for the revenues and expenditures of the City’s solid waste and recycling operations. “SAVE OUR HOMES” A Florida constitutional amendment approved by voters in 1992 that provides a $25,000 exemption and limits the amount a homestead property can increase in value on the tax rolls each year. The law limits value increases to three percent or a figure equal to the Consumer Price Index - whichever is less. SHARED REVENUE Revenue levied by one government but shared on a predetermined basis, often in proportion to the amount collected at the local level, with another government or class of governments. 217 SPECIAL PROJECT CARRY-OVER A project carried forward to the next fiscal year due to incompletion. The project was originally budgeted in the year appropriated, so appropriation is likewise carried forward. SPECIAL REVENUE FUND Accounts for resources restricted by law or contract for specific purposes. The fund exists only for the life of the restriction. STATUTE A written law enacted by a duly organized and constituted legislative body. STORMWATER ENTERPRISE FUND Accounts for the revenues and expenditures of the City’s stormwater operations. STRUCTURALLY BALANCED BUDGET Recurring revenues equal or exceed recurring expenditures. This differs from a “balanced budget”, which allows the use of fund balance in the event expenditures exceed revenues. TAX INCREMENT FINANCING (TIF) Florida law allows the use of tax increment financing (TIF) to fund specific public improvement projects in the CRA area. The TIF is determined by the growth in the assessed value of taxable property in the CRA area from the base year to the current tax year and multiplied by the current tax rate for the City and County. TRUTH IN MILLAGE (TRIM) A uniform method for calculating and reporting ad Valorem tax rates in accordance with Chapter 200 of the Florida State Statutes. UTILITIES ENTERPRISE FUND Accounts for the revenues and expenditures of the City’s water and sewer operations. WORKING CAPITAL The difference between current assets and current liabilities reported in a proprietary fund. This measure indicates relative liquidity. 218  ACRONYMS CAFR – Comprehensive Annual Financial Report CEB – Code Enforcement Board CDBG – Community Development Block Grant CDS – Community Development Services CIP – Capital Improvement Program CRA – Community Redevelopment Agency DOR – Department of Revenue FBC – Florida Building Code FRDAP – Florida Recreation and Development Assistance Program FDEP – Florida Department of Environmental Protection FTE – Full-Time Equivalent GAAP – Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GASB – Governmental Accounting Standards Board GFOA – Government Finance Officer’s Association LCIR – Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations LDC – Land Development Code LETF – Law Enforcement Trust/Training Fund MPB – Municipal Planning Board MSA – Metropolitan Statistical Area NPDES – National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System PNA – Plan for Neighborhood Action SRF – State Revolving Fund TIF – Tax Increment Financing TRIM – Truth In Millage 219 220 221 222  CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH FY 2023-24 Grant & CIP Project Carryovers Council Meeting 9/26/2023 Project Account Amount Liza Jackson Park Improvements 001-1498-552-3100 18,000 Intersection & Pedestrian Improvements 001-1499-541-6351 134,662 General Street Resurfacing 001-1499-541-6351 141,780 Sidewalk Improvements 001-1499-541-6351 173,009 Ferry Park Area Traffic Analysis 001-5309-541-6310 100,414 Cultural Arts League 001-1498-573-3100 117,803 Port Security Boat Cover Grant