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Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report
Fort Walton Beach, FL
City of
With Compliance Matters and Responses
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2011
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL
FINANCIAL REPORT
for the
Fiscal Year Ended
September 30, 2011
Prepared by
The Finance Department
City of Fort Walton Beach
107 Miracle Strip Parkway
Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548
WWW.FWB.ORG
CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FL
CITY OFFICIALS
CITY COUNCIL
Left to right (standing):
Bobby Griggs (Seat 1), joyce gossom (Seat 2), Bobby Nabors (Seat 5), and Dick
Rynearson (Seat 7).
Left to right (seated):
Dennis Reeves (Seat 3), Mayor Mike Anderson, Trey Goodwin (Seat 4), and C.H. “Bull”
Rigdon (Seat 6).
CITY MANAGER FINANCE DIRECTOR
Robert T. Mearns Brandy Ferris
CITY CLERK CITY ATTORNEY
Helen Spencer Hayward Dykes
I. INTRODUCTORY SECTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR
EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
Year Ended September 30, 2011
Page Exhibit
TITLE PAGE
CITY OFFICIALS
I. INTRODUCTORY SECTION
Table of Contents i
Letter of Transmittal
City Manager and Finance Director iv
GFOA Certificate of Achievement ix
Organizational Chart x
II. FINANCIAL SECTION
Independent Auditor’s Report 1
A. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 3
B. BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Government-Wide Financial Statements
Statement of Net Assets 14 I
Statement of Activities 15 II
Fund Financial Statements
Governmental Funds
Balance Sheet 16 IIIA
Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet to the Statement of Net Assets 17 IIIB
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance 18 IVA
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes
in Fund Balance to the Statement of Activities 19 IVB
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance -
Budget and Actual - General Fund 20 VA
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance -
Budget and Actual – Community Redevelopment Agency 21 VB
Proprietary Funds
Statement of Net Assets 22 VI
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Assets 24 VII
Statement of Cash Flows 25 VIII
Fiduciary Funds
Statement of Fiduciary Net Assets 27 IX
Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Assets 28 X
Notes to Financial Statements 29
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City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
Year Ended September 30, 2011
Statement/
Page Schedule
II. FINANCIAL SECTION (CONTINUED)
C. REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Pension Schedules
Schedule of Funding Progress 77 A-1
Schedule of Contributions from the Employer and Other
Contributing Entities 78 A-2
Schedule of Other Post-Employment Obligations 79 A-3
D. COMBINING AND INDIVIDUAL FUND STATEMENTS
AND SCHEDULES
Non-Major Governmental Funds
Combining Balance Sheet 80 B-1
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balance 81 B-2
Schedules of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance -
Budget and Actual
Law Enforcement Trust Special Revenue Fund 82 C-1
Law Enforcement Trust Training Special Revenue Fund 83 C-2
Community Development Block Grant Special Revenue Fund 84 C-3
Beal Memorial Cemetery Perpetual Care Special Revenue Fund 85 C-4
Debt Service Fund 86 C-5
Non-Major Fund – Enterprise Fund
Statement of Net Assets 87 D-1
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Assets 88 D-2
Statement of Cash Flows 89 D-3
III. STATISTICAL SECTION (UNAUDITED)
Net Assets by Component 90 1
Changes in Net Assets 91 2
Fund Balances - Governmental Funds 93 3
Changes in Fund Balances - Governmental Funds 94 4
Revenues and Other Sources 95 5
Assessed Value of Taxable Property 96 6
Property Tax Rates Per $1,000 of Taxable Value - All Direct and Overlapping
Governments 97 7
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City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
Year Ended September 30, 2011
Statement/
Page Schedule
III. STATISTICAL SECTION (UNAUDITED)
Principal Taxpayers 98 8
Property Tax Levies and Collections 99 9
Ratios of Outstanding Debt by Type 100 10
Ratio of Net General Bonded Debt Outstanding 101 11
Pledged Revenue Coverage – Sewer Public Improvement Refunding Revenue
Bonds – Series 1998 102 12-A
Pledged Revenue Coverage – Golf Public Improvement Refunding Revenue
Bonds – Series 1998 103 12-B
Pledged Revenue Coverage – Schedule of Revenue Bond Coverage 104 12-C
Direct and Overlapping Governmental Activities Debt – General Obligations 105 13
Major Employers 106 14
Miscellaneous Demographical Statistics 107 15
Full-Time Equivalent Employees by Function/Program 108 16
Permits, Licenses and Recreation Facilities 109 17
Elections - Okaloosa County Voter Registration 110 18
Special Assessment Billings and Collections 111 19
Major Revenue Sources 112 20
Water and Wastewater Service Rates 113 21
Sanitation and Recycling Service Rates 114 22
Operating Indicators by Function/Program 115 23
Capital Asset Statistics by Function/Program 116 24
Insurance Coverage 117 25
IV. COMPLIANCE SECTION
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and
Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in
Accordance with Government Auditing Standards 121
Management Letter 123
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City of Fort Walton Beach
America's Most Beautiful Beaches
107 Miracle Strip Parkway, SW * Fort Walton Beach, Fl 32548
(850) 833-9500 * Fax (850) 833-9640 *
www.fwb.org
March 9, 2012
Honorable Mayor, City Council Members,
and Citizens of the City of Fort Walton Beach
City of Fort Walton Beach
107 Miracle Strip Parkway SW
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011 is hereby submitted herewith pursuant to
Florida Statutes Chapter 218.32(1)(d) requiring each local government entity to complete
an audit report within twelve months after the end of the fiscal year.
This report consists of management’s representations concerning the finances of the City
of Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Consequently, management assumes full responsibility
for the completeness and reliability of all the information presented in this report. To
provide a reasonable basis for making these representations, management of the City of
Fort Walton Beach has established a comprehensive internal control framework that is
designed both to protect the government’s assets from loss, theft, or misuse and to
compile sufficient reliable information for the preparation of the City’s financial
statements in conformance with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)
Because the cost of internal controls should not outweigh their benefits, the City’s
comprehensive framework of internal controls has been designed to provide reasonable
rather than absolute assurance that the financial statements will be free from material
misstatement. As management, we assert that, to the best of our knowledge and belief,
this financial report is complete and reliable in all material respects.
The financial statements of the City of Fort Walton Beach have been audited by Warren
Averett, LLC, a firm of licensed certified public accountants. The goal of the independent
audit was to provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements of the City for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2011 are free of material misstatement. The independent
audit involved examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements; assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management; and evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. The independent auditor concluded, based upon the audit, that there was a
reasonable basis for rendering an unqualified opinion that the City of Fort Walton
Beach’s financial statements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011 are fairly
presented in conformity with GAAP. The independent auditor’s report is presented in
Section II - Financial Section as the first component of this section of the report.
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The independent audit of the financial statements of the City of Fort Walton Beach was
part of a broader, state mandated “Single Audit” designed to meet the special needs of
state grantor agencies. The standards governing Single Audit engagements require the
independent auditor to report not only on the fair presentation of the financial statements,
but also on the audited government’s internal controls and compliance with legal
requirements, with special emphasis on internal controls and compliance with legal
requirements involving the administration of federal awards. These reports are available
in the Compliance section of this report.
Generally accepted accounting principles require that management provide a narrative
introduction, overview, and analysis to accompany the basic financial statements in the
form of Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A). This letter of transmittal is
designed to complement MD&A and should be read in conjunction with it. The City of
Fort Walton Beach’s MD&A can be found immediately following the report of the
independent auditor.
GOVERNMENT PROFILE
Originally chartered as a municipality under the laws of the State of Florida, actual
formation of the City was in 1941 when the Florida legislature officially named it the
Town of Fort Walton. In 1953, the Florida Legislature granted the City a new charter at
which time the name was changed to Fort Walton Beach.
The City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida prides itself on being a small, family-oriented
seaside community boasting a downtown area that was home to a significant prehistoric
Native American community on the Gulf Coast of Northwest Florida. Situated at the
junction of two major highways - US 98 (Miracle Strip Parkway) and SR 85 (Eglin
Parkway) - Fort Walton Beach enjoys the benefits of its crossroads location along the
coastal portion of the Northwest Florida regional transportation network.
The City offers a full-service government that utilizes a Council-manager form of
government. The City provides police and fire protection; cultural and recreational
activities including parks, a library, a museum, and two 18-hole golf courses; planning
and zoning; public works such as street, sidewalk, right-of-way, and cemetery
maintenance; utilities service including water, sewer, and storm water; and garbage
collection to a coastal community of 19,534 full-time residents.
The financial reporting entity (the government) includes all the funds and account groups
of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, as well as component units. Component units
are legally separate entities for which the primary government is financially accountable.
Accordingly, the Fort Walton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency is reported as a
blended component unit of the City of Fort Walton Beach.
The annual budget serves as a foundation for the City of Fort Walton Beach’s financial
planning and control. The City of Fort Walton Beach prepares a budget designed to meet
the highest standards of performance in municipal budgeting.
The budget process begins in February with individual strategic planning meetings held
with the Mayor, City Council, City Manager, and Department Directors. A Budget Policy
Workshop is held with City Council in May to determine City Council’s priorities and
position on issues critical to development of the operational and capital budgets. City
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Council’s decisions on the issues presented provide the framework under which the
upcoming year’s budget is prepared to meet City Council’s programmatic objectives
within available fiscal resources. Department Directors, with the assistance of their
division managers, are responsible for identifying their staffing needs, operational
funding needs within budget development parameters, five-year capital requests, as well
as corresponding revenue sources to fund their needs. In addition, they must conduct a
comprehensive review of departmental objectives, accomplishments, and performance
measures. The City Charter charges the City Manager with the duty of presenting a
balanced budget to City Council. The budget is considered balanced if the total of all
available financial resources (either on hand at the beginning of the year or generated
during the year) equals or exceeds the total of all financial requirements. In order to
accomplish this goal, a Budget Committee is formed comprised of the City Manager,
Finance Director, and the Budget & Grants Manager. The Committee conducts
comprehensive meetings with Department Directors and Division Managers to review
their budget requests and a collaborative effort is undertaken to achieve City Council and
department goals within fiscal constraints.
The City Council is required by Florida State Statute and City Charter to hold public
hearings on the proposed budget and adopt a final budget no later than September 30, the
close of the City’s fiscal year. The appropriated budget is prepared by fund, department
(e.g. administrative services), and division (e.g. information technology). Department
Directors may request transfers of appropriations within a department and between
divisions to transfer appropriations between line items, not to increase the total budget or
to transfer resources between funds. Transfers of appropriations between funds require
the approval of the City Council. The budget may be amended at any time by Resolution
of City Council. Budget-to-actual comparisons are provided in the report for each
individual governmental fund for which an appropriated annual budget has been adopted.
For the General Fund, this comparison is presented on page 20 as part of the basic
financial statements for the governmental funds. For governmental funds, other than the
General Fund, with appropriated annual budgets, this comparison is presented in the
combining and individual fund statements and schedules, section D of this report, which
starts on page 80.
FACTORS AFFECTING FINANCIAL CONDITION
The information presented in the financial statements is best understood when it is
considered from the broader perspective of the specific environment within which the
City of Fort Walton Beach operates.
Local Economy
The City of Fort Walton Beach continues to navigate an environment of decreased
revenues, coupled with a desire to maintain the same level of programs and services. The
City currently faces many of the same economic challenges that are affecting the global
economy due to the recessionary environment.
Being located on the Gulf of Mexico in Northwest Florida, tourism is a large part of the
regional economy. Regional accolades continue to enhance the area’s image, promote
visibility, and generate additional tourism and sales tax dollars. Local tourism has
benefited from the national shift to vacation sites accessible by driving instead of flying.
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The Fort Walton Beach-Destin area is a popular drive destination in Florida, according to
a survey of auto visitors by Visit Florida.
Eglin Air Force Base is the world’s largest Department of Defense installation spanning
724 square miles and defense contractor companies are established throughout the
Northwest Florida region. It is estimated that local military bases (Eglin and Hurlburt Air
Force Bases and Duke Field) currently represent a $6.0 billion annual economic impact
on the area, with approximately 73% of the local economy supported by the military.
Long-Term Financial Planning
The City undertakes several processes to assist in future planning, such as:
• A 5-year CIP (Capital Improvement Program) Plan is developed and approved by
City Council each year during the annual budget process.
• 5-year replacement plans for capital equipment are also developed and approved
by Management each year during the annual budget process
Relevant Financial Policies
The city has several financial policies that are utilized during daily operations, as well as
during the budget and financial planning processes. The City utilizes fund balance
reserves only for one-time non-recurring expenditures. In addition, the City maintains its
fund balance level in the General Fund at 30% of fund expenditures – this policy helps to
ensure that the City has sufficient funding in place for emergency and disaster relief.
Major Initiatives
The City’s financial policies, as well as other indicators, were taken into account when
adopting the City’s budget for fiscal year 2012. The City’s total budget for fiscal year
2012 totals $37.9 million, which is $2.2 million more than the fiscal year 2011 approved
budget, due in part to one-time capital improvement projects budgeted in the Utilities
fund. Projected declines in interest earnings and property tax revenue account for much
of the revenue decline. The 2012 budget allocates $17.4 million, a 1.3% decline as
compared to the fiscal year 2011 budget, to the General fund, $18.5 million to the
Enterprise funds, and $2.1 million to other funds.
For the fiscal year 2012 budget, the ad valorem rate was maintained at 4.5383 mills. A
3% increase in water and sewer rates is included in the budget; no other significant
changes to the City’s various rate and fees are included in the fiscal year 2012 budget.
Personnel expenses account for approximately 47.0% of the City’s budget. The City’s
fiscal year 2012 budget remains relatively stable in this category, at 298.40 full time
equivalent positions.
AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Awards
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA)
awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the City
of Fort Walton Beach for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 2010. This was the twenty-fifth consecutive year that the City
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received this prestigious award. In order to be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, the
City must publish an easily readable and efficiently organized Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report satisfying both GAAP and applicable legal requirements. A Certificate
of Achievement is valid for a period of one year only. We believe our current report
continues to meet the Certificate of Achievement Program requirements and we are
submitting it to the GFOA to determine its eligibility for another certificate.
In addition, the government also received the GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation
Award for its annual budget dated October 1, 2011. This was the sixteenth consecutive
year that the City received this prestigious award. In order to qualify for the
Distinguished Budget Presentation Award, the City’s budget document was judged
proficient in several categories, including as a policy document, a financial plan, an
operations guide, and a communications device.
Acknowledgments
The preparation of this report would not have been possible without the efficient and
dedicated services of the entire staff of the Finance Department. We would like to
express our appreciation to all members of the Department who assisted and contributed
to the preparation of this report.
We would also like to thank the Mayor and City Council for their unfailing support for
maintaining the highest standards of professionalism in the management of the City of
Fort Walton Beach’s finances and for their attention in conducting the financial
operations of the City in a responsible and progressive manner.
Appreciation is also expressed to the accounting firm of Warren Averett, LLC for its
continued assistance and professionalism.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert T. Mearns Brandy L. Ferris
City Manager Finance Director
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City of Fort Walton Beach
Organizational Chart
Citizens of
Fort Walton Beach
Mayor and Boards and
City Council Committees
City Attorney
City Manager
City Clerk
Administrative Engineering and Financial Fire Police Recreation
Services UtilityServices Services Services Services Services
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II. FINANCIAL SECTION
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND
ANALYSIS
BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GOVERNMENT-WIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
COMBINING AND INDIVIDUAL FUND
STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES
45 Eglin Pkwy., N.E.
Suite 301
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
850.244.5121
Fax: 850.664.2562
www.warrenaverett.com
Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, each
major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, as of and for the
year ended September 30, 2011, which collectively comprise the City's basic financial statements as listed in the table of
contents. These financial statements are the responsibility of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida's management. Our
responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the
standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General
of the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the basic financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the basic financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the respective financial
position of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund
information of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, as of September 30, 2011, and the respective changes in financial
position and cash flows, where applicable, thereof and the respective budgetary comparison for the General Fund and
Community Redevelopment Special Revenue Fund for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued a report dated March 9, 2012, on our
consideration of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida's internal control over financial reporting and our tests of its
compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, grant agreements and other matters. The purpose of
that report is to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial reporting and compliance and the
results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the internal control over financial reporting or on compliance.
That report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards and should be
considered in assessing the results of our audit.
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Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Independent Auditor's Report (Continued)
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the Management's Discussion and
Analysis on pages 3-13, the Schedule of Funding Progress on page 77, and the Schedule of Contributions from the
Employer and Other Contributing Entities on page 78 be presented to supplement the basic financial statements. Such
information, although not a part of the basic financial statements, is required by the Governmental Accounting Standards
Board, who considers it to be an essential part of financial reporting for placing the basic financial statements in an
appropriate operational, economic, or historical context. We have applied certain limited procedures to the required
supplementary information in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America,
which consisted of inquiries of management about the methods of preparing the information and comparing the
information for consistency with management's responses to our inquiries, the basic financial statements, and other
knowledge we obtained during our audit of the basic financial statements. We do not express an opinion or provide any
assurance on the information because the limited procedures do not provide us with sufficient evidence to express an
opinion or provide any assurance.
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively comprise the
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida's financial statements as a whole. The introductory section, combining and individual
nonmajor fund financial statements, and statistical section, are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a
required part of the financial statements. The combining and individual nonmajor fund financial statements are the
responsibility of management and were derived from and relate directly to the underlying accounting and other records
used to prepare the financial statements. The information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the
audit of the financial statements and certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information
directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the financial statements or to the financial
statements themselves, and other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the
United States of America. In our opinion, the information is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the
financial statements as a whole. The introductory and statistical sections have not been subjected to the auditing
procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, accordingly, we do not express an opinion or
provide any assurance on them.
March 9, 2012
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
As management of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, we offer readers of the City of Fort Walton
Beach’s financial statements this narrative overview and analysis of the financial activities of the City of
Fort Walton Beach for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011. We encourage readers to consider the
information presented here in conjunction with additional information that we have furnished in our letter
of transmittal, which can be found on pages iv-viii of this report.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The assets of the City of Fort Walton Beach exceeded its liabilities by $66.4 million (net assets). Of
this amount, $19.5 million represents unrestricted net assets that are available to meet the City’s
ongoing obligations to citizens and creditors.
The government’s net assets decreased by $673,480, primarily due to a change in estimate of the
useful life, which caused an increase in depreciation on the previously purchased force main and the
re-use water filtration system.
As of the close of the fiscal year, the City of Fort Walton Beach’s governmental funds reported
combined ending fund balances of $17.7 million, an increase of $2.1M in comparison with the prior
year. Approximately 55.7% of this amount, or $9.9 million, is available for spending at the discretion
of City Council.
At the end of the fiscal year, unrestricted fund balance for the General Fund was $7.9 million, or
46.4% of total General Fund expenditures.
The City of Fort Walton Beach’s total debt decreased by $2.8 million, or 15.1%, during the fiscal
year. The key factor in this decrease was the defeasement of the 1999 Golf Revenue Bond.
OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
This discussion and analysis intends to serve as an introduction to the City of Fort Walton Beach’s basic
financial statements, which are comprised of three components: 1) government-wide financial statements,
2) fund financial statements, and 3) notes to the financial statements. This report also contains other
supplementary information in addition to the basic financial statements themselves.
The focus of financial statements prepared in accordance with the Governmental Accounting Standards
Board (GASB) Statement 34 is on both the City as a whole (government-wide) and on major individual
funds. Both perspectives (government-wide and major funds) allow the user to address relevant questions,
broaden a basis for comparison (year-to-year or government-to-government), and enhance the City’s
accountability.
Government-Wide Financial Statements
Designed to be corporate-like, the government-wide financial statements consolidate governmental and
business-type activities into two columns, which sum to a total for Primary Government. This provides
readers with a broad overview of the City of Fort Walton Beach’s finances in a manner similar to a
private-sector business. Two statements, the statement of net assets and the statement of activities, are
utilized to provide information on a government-wide basis.
The statement of net assets presents information on all of the City of Fort Walton Beach’s assets and
liabilities, with the difference between the two reported as net assets. This statement combines and
consolidates the governmental funds’ current financial resources (short-term available resources) with
capital assets and long-term obligations. Over time, increases or decreases in net assets may serve as a
useful indicator of the financial position of the City of Fort Walton Beach.
The statement of activities presents information showing how the government’s net assets changed during
the most recent fiscal year. All changes in net assets are reported as soon as the underlying event giving
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rise to the change occurs, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Thus, revenues and expenses are
reported in this statement for some items that will only result in cash flow in future fiscal periods.
Both of the government-wide financial statements distinguish functions of the City of Fort Walton Beach
that are principally supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenues (governmental activities) from
other functions that are intended to recover all or a significant portion of their costs through user fees and
charges (business-type activities). The governmental activities of the City of Fort Walton Beach include
general government (city clerk, city council, city manager, community redevelopment agency, human
resources, finance, purchasing, fleet maintenance, service maintenance, and non-departmental expenses),
public safety (police, fire, and code enforcement services), physical environment (cemetery),
transportation (engineering, streets, public works, and right-of-way), economic development (Community
Development Block Grant Program), culture and recreation (parks, library, and museum), and debt
service interest. The business-type activities of the City of Fort Walton Beach include utilities (water,
sewer, and storm water), sanitation, and golf.
The government-wide financial statements include not only the City of Fort Walton Beach itself (known
as the primary government), but a blended component unit, the Community Redevelopment Agency
(CRA), which is a legally separate entity for which the City of Fort Walton Beach is financially
accountable, and is included in the governmental activities of the primary government. The government-
wide financial statements are found on pages 14-15 of this report.
Fund Financial Statements
A fund is a grouping of related accounts used to maintain control over resources that have been
segregated for specific activities or objectives. The City of Fort Walton Beach, like other state and local
governments, uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance-related legal
requirements. All of the funds of the City of Fort Walton Beach can be divided into three categories:
governmental funds, proprietary funds, and fiduciary funds.
FUNDS
Governmental Funds
Governmental funds are used to account for essentially the same functions reported as governmental
activities in the government-wide financial statements. However, unlike the government-wide financial
statements, governmental fund financial statements are reported using an accounting method called
modified accrual accounting, the focus of which is on near-term inflows and outflows of spendable
resources, as well as on balances of spendable resources available at the end of the fiscal year. Such
information may be useful in evaluating a government’s near-term financial requirements. The basic
governmental fund financial statements are on pages 16-21 of this report.
Because the focus of governmental funds is narrower than that of the government-wide financial
statements, it is useful to compare the information presented for governmental funds with similar
information presented for governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. By doing
so, readers may better understand the long-term impact of the government’s near-term financing
decisions. Both the governmental fund balance sheet and the governmental fund statement of revenues,
expenditures, and changes in fund balance provide a reconciliation to facilitate this comparison between
governmental funds and governmental activities.
The City of Fort Walton Beach maintains seven individual governmental funds (General Fund,
Community Redevelopment Agency Fund, Law Enforcement Trust Fund, Law Enforcement Training
Fund, Debt Service Fund, Community Development Block Grant Fund, and Beal Memorial Cemetery
Perpetual Care Fund). Information is presented separately in the governmental fund balance sheet and in
the governmental fund statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balance for the General
Fund and the Community Redevelopment Agency Fund. Data from the other five governmental funds are
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combined into a single, aggregated presentation. Individual fund data for each of these non-major
governmental funds is provided in the form of combining statements elsewhere in this report.
The City of Fort Walton Beach adopts an annual appropriated budget for its General Fund. A budgetary
comparison statement is provided for the General Fund to demonstrate compliance with this budget.
Proprietary Funds
All proprietary funds of the City of Fort Walton Beach are maintained as enterprise funds. Enterprise
funds are used to report the same functions presented as business-type activities in the statement of net
assets and the statement of activities. The City of Fort Walton Beach uses enterprise funds to account for
its utilities operations (water operations and distribution, sewer collections and treatment, and storm water
management), sanitation operations (garbage), and golf club operations.
Proprietary funds provide the same type of information as the government-wide financial statements, only
in more detail. The proprietary fund financial statements provide separate information on utilities
operations, sanitation operations, and golf club operations, all of which are considered major funds of the
City of Fort Walton Beach. In addition, information is provided on the nonmajor proprietary fund which
includes the stormwater operations. The basic proprietary fund financial statements are found on pages
22-26 of this report.
Fiduciary Funds
Fiduciary funds are used to account for resources held for the benefit of parties outside the government.
The City’s fiduciary funds include the Pension Trust Funds (general employees, police officers, and
firefighters). Fiduciary funds are not reflected in the government-wide financial statements because the
resources of those funds are not available to support the City of Fort Walton Beach’s own programs. The
accounting used for fiduciary funds is much like that used for proprietary funds. The basic fiduciary fund
financial statements are found on pages 27-28 of this report.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The notes to the financial statements provide additional information that is essential to the full
understanding of the data provided in the government-wide and fund financial statements. The notes to
the financial statements begin on page 29 of this report.
OTHER INFORMATION
In addition to the basic financial statements and accompanying notes, this report also presents certain
required supplementary information concerning the City of Fort Walton Beach’s progress in funding its
obligation to provide pension benefits to its employees. The required supplementary information is found
on pages 77-79 of this report.
The combining statements referred to earlier in connection with non-major governmental funds
immediately follow the required supplementary information on Pension Funds and can be found
beginning on page 80 of this report.
GOVERNMENT-WIDE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
As noted earlier, net assets may serve over time as a useful indicator of a government’s financial position.
In the case of the City of Fort Walton Beach, assets exceeded liabilities by $66.4 million (net assets), as
reported in Table 1. The government’s net assets decreased by $673,480 for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2011.
By far, the largest portion of the City’s net assets, $41.8 million or 62.9%, reflects its investment in
capital assets (e.g. land, infrastructure, buildings, machinery, and equipment) less any related debt still
outstanding that was used to acquire those assets. The City uses these capital assets to provide services to
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citizens; consequently, these assets are not available for future spending. Although the City of Fort
Walton Beach reports investment in its capital assets net of related debt, it should be noted that the
resources needed to repay this debt must be provided from other sources, since capital assets themselves
cannot be used to liquidate these liabilities. An additional portion of the City’s net assets, 7.7%,
represents resources that are subject to external restrictions on how they may be used. The remaining
balance of $19.5 million is unrestricted and may be used to meet the government’s ongoing obligations to
citizens and creditors.
Table 1
Statement of Net Assets
As of September 30
(In Thousands of Dollars)
Governmental Activities Business-Type Activities Total
2011 2010* 2011 2010 2011 2010*
Current and Other $ 19,170 $ 17,511 $ 11,998 $ 14,712 $ 31,168 $ 32,223
Capital Assets 30,056 30,270 24,776 26,886 54,832 57,156
Total Assets 49,226 47,781 36,774 41,598 86,000 89,379
Long-Term Liabilities
Outstanding 5,268 5,228 10,480 13,349 15,748 18,577
Other Liabilities 1,705 1,725 2,129 1,986 3,834 3,711
Total Liabilities 6,973 6,953 12,609 15,335 19,582 22,288
Net Assets
Invested in Capital
Net of Related Debt 24,757 25,514 17,038 18,928 41,795 44,442
Restricted 4,830 2,738 267 543 5,097 3,281
Unrestricted 12,666 12,576 6,860 6,792 19,526 19,368
Total Net Assets $ 42,253 $ 40,828 $ 24,165 $ 26,263 $ 66,418 $ 67,091
*Restated to include Community Redevelopment Special Revenue Fund.
The overall decrease in the City’s net assets was $673,480 during the fiscal year. The governmental
activities experienced an increase, primarily related to increased fiscal control of expenditures due to the
recessionary economy, including the elimination of 17 positions and the reduction in hours for 11
positions, the addition of the 2011 Revenue Note for the purchase of a fire engine and miscellaneous golf
equipment, the savings of which was partially offset by reduced revenue due to the prior year sale of
property to Waste Management.
The business activities experienced a decrease due primarily to a change in estimate for the depreciation
on a previously purchased force main and re-use water filtration system. The details related to this
decrease are analyzed further in the Financial Impacts section of this discussion.
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Reported in Table 2 are the key elements of the decrease in net assets for the current year.
Table 2
Governmental Activities Business-Type Activities Total Activities
2011 2010* 2011 2010 2011 2010*
Revenues
Program Revenues:
Charges for Services $ 3,906,023 $ 4,008,506 $ 13,454,454 $ 12,668,076 $ 17,360,477 $ 16,676,582
Operating Grants & Contributions 761,643 742,819 118,226 - 879,869 742,819
Capital Grants and Contributions 351,006 804,715 65,496 173,370 416,502 978,085
General Revenue:
-
Property Taxes 4,482,819 4,380,221 - - 4,482,819 4,380,221
Other Taxes 5,993,764 5,857,699 - - 5,993,764 5,857,699
Tax Increments for Redevelopment 1,547,609 1,698,421 - - 1,547,609 1,698,421
Other Revenue 1,071,980 2,198,161 173,289 436,522 1,245,269 2,634,683
Total Revenues 18,114,844 19,690,542 13,811,465 13,277,968 31,926,309 32,968,510
Expenses
Primary Government
General Government 3,765,536 6,261,147 - - 3,765,536 6,261,147
Public Safety 9,206,784 9,231,632 - - 9,206,784 9,231,632
Physical Environment 393,752 304,907 - - 393,752 304,907
Transportation 1,570,038 1,543,310 - - 1,570,038 1,543,310
Economic Development 545,242 98,996 - - 545,242 98,996
Culture & Recreation 2,677,051 2,944,221 - - 2,677,051 2,944,221
Debt Service Interest 214,470 240,940 - - 214,470 240,940
Business-Type Activities
Utilities - - 9,162,926 6,725,349 9,162,926 6,725,349
Sanitation - - 2,524,994 2,466,881 2,524,994 2,466,881
Golf - - 2,199,453 2,203,739 2,199,453 2,203,739
Other - - 339,543 374,951 339,543 374,951
Total Expenses 18,372,873 20,625,153 14,226,916 11,770,920 32,599,789 32,396,073
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
before Transfers (258,029) (934,611) (415,451) 1,507,048 (673,480) 572,437
Transfers 1,682,717 1,667,644 (1,682,717) (1,667,644) - -
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets 1,424,688 733,033 (2,098,168) (160,596) (673,480) 572,437
Net Assets – 10/01/10 40,828,370 40,095,338 26,262,860 26,423,455 67,091,230 66,518,793
Net Assets – 09/30/11 $ 42,253,058 $ 40,828,370 $ 24,164,692 $ 26,262,860 $ 66,417,750 $ 67,091,230
*Restated to include Community Redevelopment Special Revenue Fund.
Current Year Impacts – Governmental Activities
Governmental activities increased the City’s net assets by $1.4 million for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2011. Key elements of this change are as follows:
Capital grants for governmental activities decreased $453,709 or 56.4% due to prior year funding
received through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Other revenue for governmental activities decreased $1.1 million or 51.2%. Municipal revenue
sharing, interest income, disposal of assets, insurance proceeds, donations, and other
miscellaneous revenue sources comprise this revenue category. The prior year sale of property to
Waste Management account for this decrease.
Overall, expenses for governmental activities decreased $2.3 million or 10.9% primarily due to
increased fiscal control of expenditures due to the recessionary economy, including the
elimination of 17 positions and the reduction in hours for 11 positions.
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Chart 1
Expenses and Program Revenue – Governmental Activities
Chart 2
Revenues by Source – Governmental Activities
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Current Year Impacts – Business-Type Activities
Business-type activities decreased the City’s net assets by $2.1 million for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2011. Key elements of this change are as follows:
Capital Grants and Contributions for business-type activities decreased $107,874, or 62.2% due to
funding received in the prior fiscal year through State Financial Assistance for CBIR grants in the
Utility Fund, as well as Florida Forever Grant funding in the Stormwater Fund.
Other Revenue for business type activities decreased $263,233, or 60.3% primarily due to decreased
interest earnings.
Expenses throughout the Enterprise Funds increased $2.5 million or 20.9%. The Utilities Fund
experienced an increase as a result of increased depreciation expense due to a change in estimate on
the useful life of the force main and re-use water filtration system currently in-service. The Sanitation,
Golf, and Stormwater Funds remained relatively flat.
Chart 3
Expenses and Program Revenue – Business-Type Activities
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Chart 4
Revenues by Source – Business-Type Activities
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE CITY’S FUNDS
As noted earlier, the City of Fort Walton Beach uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate
compliance with finance-related legal requirements.
Governmental Funds
The focus of the City’s governmental funds is to provide information on near-term inflows, outflows, and
balances of available resources. Such information is useful in assessing the City’s financing requirements.
In particular, unrestricted fund balance may serve as a useful measure of a government’s net resources
available for spending at the end of the fiscal year.
As of September 30, 2011, the City of Fort Walton Beach’s governmental funds have combined ending
fund balances of $17.7 million, an increase of $2.1 million in comparison with the prior year.
Approximately 55.7% of this amount, or $9.9 million, is available for spending at the discretion of City
Council. The remainder of fund balance is nonspendable or restricted. Details of the fund balance
classifications can be found on page 16 of this report, as well as in Note 18.
The General Fund is the chief operating fund of the City. At the end of this fiscal year, unrestricted fund
balance of the General Fund was $7.9 million, while total fund balance reached $11.2 million. As a
measure of the General Fund’s liquidity, it may be useful to compare both unrestricted fund balance and
total fund balance to total expenditures. Unrestricted fund balance represents 46.4% of the total General
Fund expenditures, while total fund balance represents 65.8% of that same amount.
During the 2011 fiscal year, the fund balance of the City’s General Fund increased by $1.4 million. This
increase is attributable to increased fiscal control of expenditures due to the recessionary economy.
Proprietary Funds
The City of Fort Walton Beach’s proprietary funds provide the same type of information found in the
government-wide financial statements, but in more detail.
Unrestricted net assets of the proprietary funds totaled $6.9 million at September 30, 2011, of which the
Utilities Fund amounted to $4.4 million, the Sanitation Fund totaled $2.0 million, and the Stormwater
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Utility Fund was $401,259. The Golf Fund had positive unrestricted net assets for the first time in several
years, of $91,502. In total, net assets of the proprietary funds decreased $2.1 million. The factors
concerning the finances of these three funds have already been addressed in the discussion of the City of
Fort Walton Beach’s business-type activities.
GENERAL FUND BUDGETARY HIGHLIGHTS
A schedule comparing the original to the final budget and the variance from the final budget to the actual
results is included on page 20 of the financial statements.
Differences between the original budget and the final amended budget were $1.9 million. Significant
information related to this difference is summarized as follows:
Donations in the amount of $94,542 were received and utilized during the fiscal year.
Donations of capital in the amount of $360,080 were received.
A ladder truck was purchased utilizing debt financing in the amount of $694,347, including
$37,853 in issuance costs.
Unanticipated expenses of $234,949 were incurred. These expenses included research for the
possible consolidation of the City’s four recreation centers, the purchase of equipment for the
Department of Corrections contract, the demolition of a building, and the defeasement of the
1999 Golf Revenue Bond.
Grants in the amount of $439,049 were received during the year.
Actual results, when compared to the final budget, show a variance of $2.1 million. This variance is
primarily due to amending the budget for donations and the purchase of capital outlay, as well as
amending the budget for grant revenue received, but not yet expended.
CAPITAL ASSET AND DEBT ADMINISTRATION
Capital Assets
The City’s investment in capital assets for its governmental and business-type activities, as of September
30, 2011, was $54.8 million (net of accumulated depreciation). This represents a net decrease of $2.3
million, or 4.1%. Highlights are summarized as follows:
Fewer assets were purchased that were over the GASB 34 threshold.
Capital assets outdated, unserviceable, and no longer used are systematically disposed of on an
annual basis.
A change in estimate was recorded related to a previously purchased force main and re-use water
filtration system, which accelerated the depreciation schedule, and resulted in $2.0 million of
additional depreciation expense when compared to the prior year.
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Table 3
Total Capital Assets
Net of Accumulated Depreciation
Governmental Activities Business-Type Activities Total Activities
FY 2011 FY 2010* FY 2011 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2010*
Land $ 9,961,261 $ 9,961,261 $ 765,078 $ 765,078 $ 10,726,339 $ 10,726,339
Buildings 7,286,780 7,684,951 2,218,237 2,336,254 9,505,017 10,021,205
Improvements Other Than Buildings 6,162,400 6,431,057 17,512,714 19,147,799 23,675,114 25,578,856
Infrastructure 4,479,317 4,558,356 - - 4,479,317 4,558,356
Software 397,258 - 7,364 - 404,622 -
Machinery & Equipment 1,416,842 1,265,220 2,933,928 2,813,432 4,350,770 4,078,652
Equipment under Capital Lease - 122,478 62,147 221,412 62,147 343,890
Construction in Progress 352,292 247,203 1,276,888 1,601,946 1,629,180 1,849,149
$ 30,056,150 $ 30,270,526 $ 24,776,356 $ 26,885,921 $ 54,832,506 $ 57,156,447
*Restated to include Community Redevelopment Special Revenue Fund.
Additional information on the capital assets of the City of Fort Walton Beach can be found in Note 5 of
this report on page 47.
Long-Term Debt
As shown in the following table, as of September 30, 2011, the City had total bonded debt, revenue notes,
and capital leases outstanding of $15.9 million. All of the City’s debt represents bonds and notes secured
solely by specified revenue sources (i.e. revenue bonds/notes) and capital leases. The City has no general
obligation or special assessment debt. The State of Florida does not place a legal limit of debt on
municipalities. For general obligation debts greater than one year, the City is required to conduct a voter
referendum.
Table 4
City of Fort Walton Beach's Outstanding Debt
Revenue Bonds and Capital Leases
Governmental Activities Business-Type Activities Total Activities
2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010
Revenue Bonds $4,570,965 $ 4,708,784 $10,464,872 $13,836,725 $15,035,837 $18,545,509
Revenue Notes 728,480 0 76,586 0 805,065 0
Capital Leases 0 47,374 66,118 141,737 66,118 189,111
Total $5,299,445 $ 4,756,158 $10,607,576 $13,978,462 $15,907,021 $18,734,620
Additional information on the City of Fort Walton Beach’s long-term debt can be found in Note 13 and
14 of this report on pages 65-68.
ECONOMIC FACTORS AND NEXT YEAR’S BUDGETS AND RATES
Economic indicators and factors that are useful for evaluating the framework within which the City
operates are discussed below.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is 3.6% higher than a year ago. This indicator translates into a
higher cost of providing services to residents.
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The Consumer Confidence Index is 6.1% higher than a year ago. This indicator measures
economic conditions by gauging the future spending of consumers.
The Leading Economic Index is 2.7% higher than a year ago and is designed to signal turning
point patterns in economic data.
The military has a significant presence in our community. These installations are essential to the
continued long-term economic vitality of this area. Combined, the military and defense-related
industries have a $6.0 billion annual impact on Okaloosa County’s economy, with approximately
73% of our local economy supported by the military.
These indicators, as well as others, were taken into account when adopting the City’s budget for fiscal
year 2012. The City’s total budget for fiscal year 2012 totals $37.9 million, which is $2.2 million more
than the fiscal year 2011 approved budget, due in part to one-time capital improvement projects budgeted
in the Utilities Fund. Projected declines in interest earnings and property tax revenue account for much of
the revenue decline. The 2012 budget allocates $17.4 million, a 1.3% decline as compared to the fiscal
year 2011 budget, to the General Fund, $18.5 million to the Enterprise funds, and $2.1 million to other
funds.
For the fiscal year 2012 budget, the ad valorem rate was maintained at 4.5383 mills. A 3% increase in
water and sewer rates is included in the budget; no other significant changes to the City’s various rate and
fees are included in the fiscal year 2012 budget.
Personnel expenses account for approximately 47.0% of the City’s budget. The City’s fiscal year 2012
budget remains relatively stable in this category, at 298.40 full time equivalent positions.
REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION
This financial report is designed to provide citizens, taxpayers, customers, and creditors with a general
overview of the City of Fort Walton Beach’s finances and to demonstrate the City’s accountability for the
money it receives. Questions concerning any of the information provided in this report or requests for
additional information should be addressed to the Finance Director, 107 Miracle Strip Parkway S.W.,
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, 32548. This document and other financial information are available
on the City’s website at www.fwb.org. Inquiries may also be sent via email to the Finance Department at
finance@fwb.org.
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EXHIBIT I
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
September 30, 2011
Primary Government
Governmental Business-Type
Activities Activities Total
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 15,243,861 $ 7,736,385 $ 22,980,246
Receivables, net 287,845 708,881 996,726
Internal balances 2,788,552 (2,788,552) -
Due from other governments 38,724 1,024 39,748
Inventory, at cost 244,174 44,658 288,832
Restricted assets
Cash and cash equivalents 113,816 6,094,708 6,208,524
Capital assets
Non-depreciable/amortizable 10,313,553 2,041,966 12,355,519
Depreciable/amortizable, net 19,742,597 22,734,390 42,476,987
Other assets
Bond issue costs, net 171,729 200,623 372,352
Net pension asset 281,578 - 281,578
TOTAL ASSETS 49,226,429 36,774,083 86,000,512
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable 240,142 491,263 731,405
Accrued liabilities 523,473 899,032 1,422,505
Due to other governments - 14,151 14,151
Due to depositors 5,000 - 5,000
Unearned revenue - 51,844 51,844
Payable from restricted assets
Accrued interest 61,054 113,406 174,460
Customer deposits - 170,195 170,195
Non-current liabilities
Due within one year
Compensated absences 165,906 50,856 216,762
Leases payable - 52,661 52,661
Notes payable 66,683 15,364 82,047
Revenues bonds payable 145,000 270,000 415,000
Due in more than one year
Compensated absences 497,719 152,570 650,289
Leases payable - 13,458 13,458
Notes payable 661,797 61,222 723,019
Revenue bonds payable 4,425,965 10,194,872 14,620,837
Other post-employment benefits 180,632 58,497 239,129
TOTAL LIABILITIES 6,973,371 12,609,391 19,582,762
NET ASSETS
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt 24,756,705 17,037,456 41,794,161
Restricted
Debt service 113,816 184,711 298,527
System improvements - 82,573 82,573
Improvement districts 4,212,984 - 4,212,984
Public safety 268,820 - 268,820
Other purposes 234,568 - 234,568
Unrestricted 12,666,165 6,859,952 19,526,117
TOTAL NET ASSETS $ 42,253,058 $ 24,164,692 $ 66,417,750
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of these financial statements.
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EXHIBIT II
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
Year Ended September 30, 2011
Program Revenues Net (Expense) Revenue and Changes in Net Assets
Primary Government
Charges for Operating Grants Capital Grants and Governmental Business-Type
Expenses Services and Contributions Contributions Activities Activities Total
Function/Program Activities
Government activities
General government $ 3,765,536 $ 2,556,270 $ 274 $ - $ (1,208,992) $ - $ (1,208,992)
Public safety 9,206,784 430,017 514,043 341,270 (7,921,454) - (7,921,454)
Physical environment 393,752 394,513 200 - 961 - 961
Transportation 1,570,038 104,776 - 9,736 (1,455,526) - (1,455,526)
Economic environment 545,242 16,400 153,012 - (375,830) - (375,830)
Culture and recreation 2,677,051 404,047 94,114 - (2,178,890) - (2,178,890)
Debt service interest 214,470 - - - (214,470) - (214,470)
Total government activities 18,372,873 3,906,023 761,643 351,006 (13,354,201) - (13,354,201)
Business-type activities
Utilities 9,162,926 7,608,355 45,750 51,496 - (1,457,325) (1,457,325)
Sanitation 2,524,994 3,311,744 7,578 - - 794,328 794,328
Golf 2,199,453 2,052,501 64,898 - - (82,054) (82,054)
Stormwater 339,543 481,854 - 14,000 - 156,311 156,311
Total business-type activities 14,226,916 13,454,454 118,226 65,496 - (588,740) (588,740)
Total primary government $ 32,599,789 $ 17,360,477 $ 879,869 $ 416,502 $ (13,354,201) $ (588,740) $ (13,942,941)
General Revenues
Taxes
Property taxes $ 4,482,819 $ - $ 4,482,819
Sales taxes 2,066,834 - 2,066,834
Utility service taxes 3,926,930 - 3,926,930
Tax increments for redevelopment
district 1,547,609 - 1,547,609
Intergovernmental, unrestricted 825,591 - 825,591
Gain (loss) on sale of assets 16,865 75,904 92,769
Miscellaneous 96,105 31,424 127,529
Investment earnings 133,419 65,961 199,380
Transfers 1,682,717 (1,682,717) -
Total general revenues, transfers and special item 14,778,889 (1,509,428) 13,269,461
Change in net assets 1,424,688 (2,098,168) (673,480)
Net assets - beginning of year, restated 40,828,370 26,262,860 67,091,230
Net assets - end of year $ 42,253,058 $ 24,164,692 $ 66,417,750
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of these financial statements.
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EXHIBIT IIIA
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
BALANCE SHEET
September 30, 2011
Community Other Total
Redevelopment Governmental Governmental
General Fund Agency Funds Funds
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 8,802,219 $ 4,244,719 $ 2,196,923 $ 15,243,861
Receivables 198,005 89,840 - 287,845
Due from other governments 31,972 - 6,752 38,724
Inventory, at cost 244,174 - - 244,174
Advances to other funds 2,788,552 - - 2,788,552
Restricted assets
Cash and cash equivalents - - 113,816 113,816
TOTAL ASSETS $ 12,064,922 $ 4,334,559 $ 2,317,491 $ 18,716,972
LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE
Liabilities
Accounts payable $ 215,521 $ 23,667 $ 954 $ 240,142
Accrued liabilities 510,446 8,068 4,959 523,473
Due to depositors 5,000 - - 5,000
Deferred revenue 119,621 89,840 - 209,461
Total liabilities 850,588 121,575 5,913 978,076
Fund balance
Nonspendable 3,032,726 - - 3,032,726
Restricted 234,768 4,212,984 382,436 4,830,188
Committed 5,219,706 - 1,929,448 7,149,154
Assigned 1,537,572 - - 1,537,572
Unassigned 1,189,562 - (306) 1,189,256
Total fund balance 11,214,334 4,212,984 2,311,578 17,738,896
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE $ 12,064,922 $ 4,334,559 $ 2,317,491 $ 18,716,972
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of these financial statements.
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EXHIBIT IIIB
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
RECONCILIATION OF THE BALANCE SHEET TO THE
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
September 30, 2011
Fund balance - total governmental funds (page 16) $ 17,738,896
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of net assets are
different because:
Capital assets used in governmental activities are not financial resources and therefore
are not reported in the funds.
Governmental non-depreciable/amortizable assets 10,313,553
Governmental depreciable/amortizable assets 44,808,877
Less accumulated depreciation/amortization (25,066,280)
30,056,150
Other assets used in governmental activities are not current financial resources and
therefore are not reported in the governmental funds.
Net pension asset 281,578
Bond issuance costs 239,956
Less related accumulated amortization (68,227)
453,307
Deferred revenue in governmental funds is susceptible to full accrual on the entity-wide
statements.
Special assessment for street resurfacing 119,621
Special assessment for affordable housing 89,840
209,461
Long-term liabilities are not due and payable in the current period and therefore are not
reported in the governmental funds.
Revenue bonds payable (4,615,000)
Discount on bonds payable 44,035
Notes payable (728,480)
Accrued interest (61,054)
Compensated absences (663,625)
Other post-employment benefits (180,632)
(6,204,756)
Net assets of governmental activities (page 14) $ 42,253,058
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of these financial statements.
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EXHIBIT IVA
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
Year Ended September 30, 2011
Community Other Total
Redevelopment Governmental Governmental
General Agency Funds Funds
REVENUES
Taxes $ 9,542,431 $ 896,050 $ - $ 10,438,481
Permits and fees 2,428,621 - - 2,428,621
Intergovernmental 2,525,152 651,559 181,904 3,358,615
Charges for services 911,405 - - 911,405
Fines and forfeits 125,885 - 25,731 151,616
Miscellaneous 778,077 25,030 14,868 817,975
TOTAL REVENUES 16,311,571 1,572,639 222,503 18,106,713
EXPENDITURES
Current
General governmental services 3,699,506 - - 3,699,506
Public safety 8,509,661 137,882 29,077 8,676,620
Physical environment 306,365 - - 306,365
Transportation 978,272 16,000 - 994,272
Economic environment - 389,665 103,861 493,526
Culture and recreation 2,233,104 - - 2,233,104
Capital outlay 1,242,296 269,043 49,718 1,561,057
Debt service
Principal - - 198,699 198,699
Interest - - 235,890 235,890
Other debt service costs - - 378 378
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 16,969,204 812,590 617,623 18,399,417
EXCESS OF REVENUES OVER (UNDER)
EXPENDITURES (657,633) 760,049 (395,120) (292,704)
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Debt proceeds 739,805 - - 739,805
Transfers in 1,807,790 - 489,154 2,296,944
Transfers out (489,154) (78,076) (46,997) (614,227)
TOTAL OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES) 2,058,441 (78,076) 442,157 2,422,522
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE 1,400,808 681,973 47,037 2,129,818
FUND BALANCE - BEGINNING OF YEAR,
RESTATED 9,813,526 3,531,011 2,264,541 15,609,078
FUND BALANCE - END OF YEAR $ 11,214,334 $ 4,212,984 $ 2,311,578 $ 17,738,896
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of these financial statements.
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EXHIBIT IVB
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
RECONCILIATION OF THE STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE TO THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
Year Ended September 30, 2011
Net change in fund balances - total governmental funds (page 18) $ 2,129,818
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of activities are different
because:
Governmental funds do not report capital assets on the balance sheet; however, they are
reported in the government-wide financial statements. Governmental funds report
capital outlays as expenditures; however, in the statement of activities, the cost of those
assets is depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the assets.
Expenditures for capital assets 1,494,136
Less current year depreciation/amortization (1,705,643)
(211,507)
Governmental funds do not report capital assets on the balance sheet; however, they are
reported in the government-wide financial statements. Accordingly, proceeds received
for disposals of capital assets are shown as income in the governmental financial
statements and a gain or loss is reported in the statement of activities.
Disposals of capital assets and adjustments (798,416)
Accumulated depreciation associated with disposals and adjustments 797,554
(862)
Net transfer of capital assets and related lease liabilities from governmental funds to
proprietary funds
Transfer of capital assets from business activity 4,589
Accumulated depreciation associated with asset transfer (6,595)
(2,006)
Special assessment revenue in the governmental funds is recognized when due;
however, the revenue was recognized in the Statement of Activities when it was earned
(when levied).
Special assessment for street resurfacing (5,398)
Special assessment for affordable housing 16,400
11,002
The issuance of long-term debt provides current financial resources to governmental
funds, while the repayment of the principal of long-term debt consumes the current
financial resources of governmental funds. Neither transaction, however, has any effect
on net assets. Also, governmental funds report the effect of issuance costs, premiums,
discounts and similar items when debt is first issued, whereas these amounts are
deferred and amortized in the statement of activities.
Note proceeds (739,806)
Debt principal payments 198,699
Amortization of current year bond discount (2,181)
Current year note issue costs 35,444
Amortization of bond and note issue costs (8,293)
Change in accrued interest on long-term debt (3,174)
(519,311)
Some expenses reported in the Statement of Activities do not require the use of current
financial resources and therefore are not reported as expenditures in governmental
funds.
Net pension asset 42,405
Change in long-term compensated absences (24,851)
17,554
Change in net assets of governmental activities (page 15) $ 1,424,688
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of these financial statements.
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EXHIBIT VA
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
GENERAL FUND
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND
BALANCE - BUDGET AND ACTUAL
Year Ended September 30, 2011
Budgeted Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget -
Positive
Original Final Actual (Negative)
REVENUES
Taxes $ 9,160,668 $ 9,160,668 $ 9,542,431 $ 381,763
Permits and fees 2,416,638 2,408,840 2,428,621 19,781
Intergovernmental 2,271,171 2,704,771 2,525,152 (179,619)
Charges for services 858,142 858,821 911,405 52,584
Fines and forfeits 139,200 149,860 125,885 (23,975)
Miscellaneous 346,213 765,692 778,077 12,385
TOTAL REVENUES 15,192,032 16,048,652 16,311,571 262,919
EXPENDITURES
Current
General government services 3,992,172 4,028,754 3,699,506 329,248
Public safety 8,955,982 8,792,367 8,509,661 282,706
Physical environment 252,400 294,072 306,365 (12,293)
Transportation 1,052,115 1,093,796 978,272 115,524
Culture and recreation 2,265,158 2,339,156 2,233,104 106,052
Capital outlay 665,792 2,517,866 1,242,296 1,275,570
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 17,183,619 19,066,011 16,969,204 2,096,807
EXCESS OF REVENUES OVER (UNDER)
EXPENDITURES (1,991,587) (3,017,359) (657,633) 2,359,726
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Debt proceeds - 732,200 739,805 7,605
Transfers in 1,987,420 2,041,973 1,807,790 (234,183)
Transfers out (449,995) (471,070) (489,154) (18,084)
TOTAL OTHER FINANCING SOURCES
(USES) 1,537,425 2,303,103 2,058,441 (244,662)
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE (454,162) (714,256) 1,400,808 2,115,064
FUND BALANCE - BEGINNING OF YEAR 454,162 714,256 9,813,526 9,099,270
FUND BALANCE - END OF YEAR $ - $ - $ 11,214,334 $ 11,214,334
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of these financial statements.
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EXHIBIT VB
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND
BALANCE - BUDGET AND ACTUAL
Year Ended September 30, 2011
Budgeted Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget -
Positive
Original Final Actual (Negative)
REVENUES
Taxes $ 898,803 $ 898,803 $ 896,050 $ (2,753)
Intergovernmental 651,559 651,559 651,559 -
Miscellaneous 30,000 30,000 25,030 (4,970)
TOTAL REVENUES 1,580,362 1,580,362 1,572,639 (7,723)
EXPENDITURES
Current
Public safety 111,006 130,440 137,882 (7,442)
Transportation - 18,900 16,000 2,900
Economic environment 2,963,856 3,071,112 389,665 2,681,447
Capital outlay 505,500 685,598 269,043 416,555
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 3,580,362 3,906,050 812,590 3,093,460
EXCESS OF REVENUES OVER (UNDER)
EXPENDITURES (2,000,000) (2,325,688) 760,049 3,085,737
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers out - (60) (78,076) (78,016)
TOTAL OTHER FINANCING SOURCES
(USES) - (60) (78,076) (78,016)
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE (2,000,000) (2,325,748) 681,973 3,007,721
FUND BALANCE - BEGINNING OF YEAR,
RESTATED 2,000,000 2,325,748 3,531,011 1,205,263
FUND BALANCE - END OF YEAR $ - $ - $ 4,212,984 $ 4,212,984
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of these financial statements.
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EXHIBIT VI
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
September 30, 2011
Other
Sanitation Enterprise
Utilities Fund Fund Golf Fund Funds Total
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 5,149,995 $ 2,015,463 $ 168,726 $ 402,201 $ 7,736,385
Restricted assets - cash and cash
equivalents 431,306 1,880 4,293 - 437,479
Receivables, net 497,386 175,517 101 35,877 708,881
Due from other governments 1,024 - - - 1,024
Inventory - at cost 11,439 - 33,219 - 44,658
Total current assets 6,091,150 2,192,860 206,339 438,078 8,928,427
Non-current assets
Restricted assets
Cash and cash equivalents 5,657,229 - - - 5,657,229
Capital assets, net
Non-depreciable/amortizable 1,986,566 - 55,400 - 2,041,966
Depreciable/amortizable, net 17,755,844 1,098,709 2,945,379 934,458 22,734,390
Total capital assets 19,742,410 1,098,709 3,000,779 934,458 24,776,356
Other assets
Bond issue costs, net 197,145 - 3,478 - 200,623
Total non-current assets 25,596,784 1,098,709 3,004,257 934,458 30,634,208
TOTAL ASSETS $ 31,687,934 $ 3,291,569 $ 3,210,596 $ 1,372,536 $ 39,562,635
Continued...
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of these financial statements.
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EXHIBIT VI
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
September 30, 2011
Other
Sanitation Enterprise
Utilities Fund Fund Golf Fund Funds Total
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $ 377,339 $ 93,034 $ 18,856 $ 2,034 $ 491,263
Accrued liabilities
Compensated absences 29,440 10,627 8,097 2,692 50,856
Wages 69,842 33,274 35,124 10,792 149,032
Other 750,000 - - - 750,000
Due to other governments - 7,432 6,719 - 14,151
Leases payable - - 52,661 - 52,661
Advance from other fund - - 127,868 - 127,868
Revenue bonds payable 270,000 - - - 270,000
Revenue note payable - - 15,364 - 15,364
Payable from restricted assets
Accrued interest 112,918 - 488 - 113,406
Customer deposits 168,315 1,880 - - 170,195
Unearned revenue 21,055 - 18,457 12,332 51,844
Total current liabilities 1,798,909 146,247 283,634 27,850 2,256,640
Non-current liabilities
Accrued liabilities
Compensated absences 88,320 31,883 24,291 8,076 152,570
Leases payable - - 13,458 - 13,458
Advance from other fund - - 2,660,684 - 2,660,684
Revenue bonds payable 10,194,872 - - - 10,194,872
Revenue note payable - - 61,222 - 61,222
Other post-employment benefits 38,369 17,245 1,990 893 58,497
Total non-current liabilities 10,321,561 49,128 2,761,645 8,969 13,141,303
TOTAL LIABILITIES 12,120,470 195,375 3,045,279 36,819 15,397,943
NET ASSETS
Invested in capital assets, net of
related debt 14,934,767 1,098,709 69,522 934,458 17,037,456
Restricted
Debt service 180,418 - 4,293 - 184,711
System improvements 82,573 - - - 82,573
Unrestricted 4,369,706 1,997,485 91,502 401,259 6,859,952
TOTAL NET ASSETS $ 19,567,464 $ 3,096,194 $ 165,317 $ 1,335,717 $ 24,164,692
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of these financial statements.
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EXHIBIT VII
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Year Ended September 30, 2011
Other
Sanitation Enterprise
Utilities Fund Fund Golf Fund Funds Total
OPERATING REVENUES
Charges for services $ 7,592,916 $ 3,311,744 $ 1,954,325 $ 481,854 $ 13,340,839
OPERATING EXPENSES
Personal services 1,584,235 896,450 975,951 183,053 3,639,689
Operating 3,762,569 1,420,086 742,360 83,780 6,008,795
Depreciation/amortization expense 3,315,799 208,458 276,072 70,678 3,871,007
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 8,662,603 2,524,994 1,994,383 337,511 13,519,491
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) (1,069,687) 786,750 (40,058) 144,343 (178,652)
NON-OPERATING REVENUES
(EXPENSES)
Rental income 15,439 - 98,176 - 113,615
Interest expense (476,766) - (77,737) (336) (554,839)
Amortization (22,200) - (127,216) - (149,416)
Other debt services costs (959) - (117) - (1,076)
Gain (loss) on disposal of capital
assets 70,168 4,625 - 1,111 75,904
Unrealized gain (loss) on investment (15,211) (5,954) (493) (1,188) (22,846)
Interest 66,316 17,723 1,028 3,740 88,807
Grants in aid (398) - - (1,696) (2,094)
Miscellaneous 61,081 18,513 70,043 13 149,650
TOTAL NON-OPERATING
REVENUES (EXPENSES) (302,530) 34,907 (36,316) 1,644 (302,295)
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE
CONTRIBUTIONS AND
OPERATING TRANSFERS (1,372,217) 821,657 (76,374) 145,987 (480,947)
CONTRIBUTIONS AND
TRANSFERS
Capital grants and contributions 51,496 - - 14,000 65,496
Transfers in 36,242 - - - 36,242
Transfers out (959,557) (744,281) (99) (15,022) (1,718,959)
TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND
TRANSFERS (871,819) (744,281) (99) (1,022) (1,617,221)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS (2,244,036) 77,376 (76,473) 144,965 (2,098,168)
NET ASSETS - BEGINNING OF
YEAR 21,811,500 3,018,818 241,790 1,190,752 26,262,860
NET ASSETS - END OF YEAR $ 19,567,464 $ 3,096,194 $ 165,317 $ 1,335,717 $ 24,164,692
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of these financial statements.
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EXHIBIT VIII
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Year Ended September 30, 2011
Other
Sanitation Enterprise
Utilities Fund Fund Golf Fund Funds Total
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Receipts from customers and users $ 7,598,205 $ 3,319,147 $ 1,956,017 $ 498,697 $ 13,372,066
Payments to suppliers (3,097,903) (1,419,256) (749,032) (86,319) (5,352,510)
Payments to employees (1,599,768) (888,191) (975,924) (179,521) (3,643,404)
Miscellaneous income 76,519 18,513 168,219 13 263,264
Net cash provided by operating activities 2,977,053 1,030,213 399,280 232,870 4,639,416
CASH FLOWS FROM NON-CAPITAL FINANCING
ACTIVITIES
Borrowings (repayments)
Interfund balances - - (271,527) - (271,527)
Change in intergovernmental balances 67,394 (39) (1,216) - 66,139
Grants and aids (398) - - (1,696) (2,094)
Transfers in 36,242 - - - 36,242
Transfers out (959,557) (744,281) (99) (15,022) (1,718,959)
Net cash provided (used) by non-capital
financing activities (856,319) (744,320) (272,842) (16,718) (1,890,199)
CASH FLOWS FROM CAPITAL AND RELATED
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Acquisitions of capital assets (1,282,253) (225,881) (79,754) (173,553) (1,761,441)
Proceeds from disposal of capital assets 70,168 4,625 - 1,111 75,904
Capital grants and contributions 51,496 - - 14,000 65,496
Proceeds from advance from other fund - - 2,919,883 - 2,919,883
Principal paid on advance from other fund - - (131,331) - (131,331)
Principal paid on leases payable (7,621) - (50,838) (17,161) (75,620)
Proceeds from note payable - - 79,195 - 79,195
Principal paid on bonds and notes payable (592,500) - (2,830,109) - (3,422,609)
Interest paid on bonds, loans, and leases payable (472,792) - (105,459) (336) (578,587)
Other debt service costs (959) - (3,911) - (4,870)
Net cash provided (used) by capital and related
financing activities (2,234,461) (221,256) (202,324) (175,939) (2,833,980)
NET CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING
ACTIVITIES
Interest income 51,105 11,769 535 2,552 65,961
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND
CASH EQUIVALENTS (62,622) 76,406 (75,351) 42,765 (18,802)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - BEGINNING
OF YEAR 11,301,152 1,940,937 248,370 359,436 13,849,895
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - END OF
YEAR $ 11,238,530 $ 2,017,343 $ 173,019 $ 402,201 $ 13,831,093
Continued...
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of these financial statements.
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EXHIBIT VIII
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Year Ended September 30, 2011
Other
Sanitation Golf Enterprise
Utilities Fund Fund Fund Funds Total
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR
CONSIST OF
Current assets $ 5,149,995 $ 2,015,463 $ 168,726 $ 402,201 $ 7,736,385
Restricted assets, current 431,306 1,880 4,293 437,479
Restricted assets, non-current 5,657,229 - - - 5,657,229
Total cash and cash equivalents $ 11,238,530 $ 2,017,343 $ 173,019 $ 402,201 $ 13,831,093
RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING INCOME TO
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
Operating income $ (1,069,687) $ 786,750 $ (40,058) $ 144,343 $ (178,652)
Adjustments to reconcile operating income to net cash
provided by operating activities
Depreciation 3,315,799 208,458 276,072 70,678 3,871,007
Miscellaneous revenue 76,519 18,513 168,219 13 263,264
Decommission of WWTP accrual 500,000 - - - 500,000
Decrease (increase) in assets
Accounts receivable (11,191) 9,493 1,642 4,511 4,455
Prepaid expenses 8,106 - - - 8,106
Inventory (11,439) - (1,396) - (12,835)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities
Accounts payable 167,999 830 (5,276) (2,539) 161,014
Compensated absences payable (13,552) 5,132 (1,626) 2,648 (7,398)
Wages (1,981) 3,127 1,653 884 3,683
Customer deposits 13,495 (2,090) - - 11,405
Deferred revenue 2,985 - 50 12,332 15,367
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 2,977,053 $ 1,030,213 $ 399,280 $ 232,870 $ 4,639,416
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NONCASH
TRANSACTIONS
Amortization of bond and note issue costs $ 14,603 $ - $ 100,660 $ - $ 115,263
Amortization of discounts and deferred loss on
refunding $ 18,827 $ - $ 29,320 $ - $ 48,147
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of these financial statements.
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EXHIBIT IX
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
FIDUCIARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF FIDUCIARY NET ASSETS
September 30, 2011
Employee
Retirement
Funds
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,407,058
Investments, at market
U.S. Government and Agency obligations 8,915,850
Corporate obligations 10,600,407
Corporate equity 19,001,145
Mutual funds 13,917,414
Total investments 52,434,816
Due from State of Florida 33,803
TOTAL ASSETS $ 54,875,677
LIABILITIES
Due to other funds $ 4,238
Accounts payable 148,336
Total liabilities 152,574
NET ASSETS
Held in trust for pension and employee retirement benefits $ 54,723,103
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of these financial statements.
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EXHIBIT X
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
FIDUCIARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FIDUCIARY NET ASSETS
Year Ended September 30, 2011
Employee
Retirement
Funds
ADDITIONS
Contributions
Employer $ 2,315,055
Plan members 496,993
State of Florida 325,726
Total contributions 3,137,774
Investment income (loss) (161,491)
Less investment expense (358,800)
Net investment income (loss) (520,291)
Miscellaneous revenue 215,272
TOTAL ADDITIONS 2,832,755
DEDUCTIONS
Benefits and refunds paid
Retirement payments 4,564,504
Disability payments 227,816
Refunds 161,228
Total benefits and refunds paid 4,953,548
Administrative expenses
Legal 23,185
Contractual services 112,845
Other 28,620
Total administrative expenses 164,650
TOTAL DEDUCTIONS 5,118,198
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) (2,285,443)
NET ASSETS HELD IN TRUST FOR PENSION BENEFITS
BEGINNING OF YEAR 57,008,546
END OF YEAR $ 54,723,103
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of these financial statements.
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City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, (the City) was originally chartered as a
municipality under laws of the State of Florida Special Act of the Florida Legislature in
1937. The City Manager-Council form of government was established in 1953. As
authorized by its charter, the City provides the following services: public safety (police,
fire, and inspection), highways and streets, water and sewer, sanitation, stormwater, culture
and recreation, public improvements, planning and zoning, and general administrative
services.
The financial statements of the City have been prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted (GAAP) in the United States of America applicable to
governmental units and the Uniform Accounting System mandated by Chapter 218.33,
Florida Statutes. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is the standard-
setting body for governmental accounting and financial reporting.
The following is a summary of the more significant accounting policies of the City:
A. The Reporting Entity
A seven member City Council and a Mayor govern the City, each elected at-large for
four-year terms. The Council has no powers other than those expressly vested in it by
State Statute and the City Charter, and their governmental powers cannot be delegated.
As required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America, these financial statements present the City of Fort Walton Beach (the
primary government) and its component unit. In evaluating the City as a reporting
entity, management has considered all potential component units for which the City
may or may not be financially accountable and, as such, be included within the City's
financial statements. Management utilized criteria set forth in GASB No. 14 for
determining financial accountability of potential component units in evaluating all
potential component units. In accordance with GASB No. 14, the City (primary
government) is financially accountable if it appoints a voting majority of the potential
component unit's governing board and 1) it is able to impose its will on the
organization or 2) there is a potential for the organization to provide specific financial
benefit to or impose specific financial burden on the City. In addition, component
units can be other organizations for which the nature and significance of their
relationship with the primary government are such that exclusion would cause the
reporting entity's financial statements to be misleading or incomplete.
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City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
A. The Reporting Entity (Continued)
As of September 30, 2011, the City of Fort Walton Beach had one component unit, as
defined by GASB 14, which has been presented in the financial statements of the
primary government using the blended presentation method, and is presented as a
governmental fund type with a fiscal year end of September 30. The Fort Walton
Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (the Agency) was formed to prepare a
community redevelopment plan for a designated geographic area within the City of
Fort Walton Beach, Florida. All of the City's council members serve as board
members of the Agency. The Agency's governing body is the same as the governing
body of the City and the Agency provides services specifically to the Community
Redevelopment Area of the City. Due to the nature and significance of the Agency's
relationship with the City, exclusion of the Agency's financial operations would render
the City's financial statements incomplete or misleading.
Certain beginning balances have been restated to reflect the Agency as a blended
component unit. Prior to the year ended September 30, 2011, the Agency was treated
as discretely presented due to its separate board. In January 2011, City Council took
action to appoint Council as its governing body. As a result, the Governmental funds
beginning fund balance increased by $3,531,011 and governmental activities
beginning net assets increased by $8,509,522.
The Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority (the Authority) is considered a related
organization to the City rather than a component unit. The City Council of Fort
Walton Beach, Florida appoints the board members of the Authority. However, the
Authority's board operates independently of the City Council and does not create a
financial burden or benefit to the City.
B. Government-Wide and Fund Financial Statements
The basic financial statements include both government-wide (based on the City as a
whole) and fund financial statements. The government-wide financial statements (i.e.,
the statement of net assets and the statement of activities) report information on all of
the nonfiduciary activities of the primary government and its component unit. For the
most part, the effect of interfund activity has been removed from these statements.
Governmental activities, which normally are supported by taxes and intergovernmental
revenues, are reported separately from business-type activities, which rely, to a
significant extent, on fees and charges for support.
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City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
B. Government-Wide and Fund Financial Statements (Continued)
The Statement of Activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses of a
given function or segment is offset by program revenues. Direct expenses are those
that are clearly identifiable with a specific function or segment. Program revenues
include 1) charges to customers or applicants who purchase, use, or directly benefit
from goods, services, or privileges provided by a given function or segment and 2)
grants and contributions that are restricted to meeting the operational or capital
requirements of a particular function or segment. Taxes and other items not properly
included among program revenues are reported instead as general revenues.
Separate fund financial statements are provided for governmental funds, proprietary
funds, and fiduciary funds, even though fiduciary funds are excluded from the
government-wide financial statements. Major individual governmental funds and
major enterprise funds are reported as separate columns in the fund financial
statements.
C. Measurement Focus and Basis of Accounting
The government-wide financial statements are reported using the economic resources
measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting, as are the proprietary fund
and fiduciary fund financial statements. Revenues are recorded when earned and
expenses are recorded when a liability is incurred, regardless of the timing of related
cash flows. Pension plans recognize revenue when contributions are due as there is a
statutory requirement to make the contribution. Property taxes are recorded as
revenues in the year for which they are levied. Grants and similar items are recognized
as revenue as soon as all eligibility requirements imposed by the provider have been
met.
Governmental fund financial statements are reported using the current financial
resources measurement focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Revenues
are recognized as soon as they are both measurable and available. Revenues are
considered to be available when they are collectible within the current period or soon
enough thereafter to pay liabilities of the current period. For this purpose, the City
considers revenues to be available if they are collected within 6 months of the end of
the current fiscal period, except for property taxes, for which the period is 60 days.
Expenditures generally are recorded when a liability is incurred, as under accrual
accounting. However, debt service expenditures, as well as expenditures related to
compensated absences and claims and judgments, are recorded only when payment is
due.
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City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
C. Measurement Focus and Basis of Accounting (Continued)
Franchise taxes, licenses, and interest associated with the current fiscal period are all
considered to be susceptible to accrual and so have been recognized as revenues of the
current fiscal period. Only the portion of special assessments receivable within the
current fiscal period is considered to be susceptible to accrual as revenue of the current
period. Sales taxes, gasoline taxes, and other intergovernmental revenues collected
and held by the state at year-end on behalf of the City, are also recognized as revenue.
All other revenue items are considered to be measurable and available only when cash
is received by the government.
The Okaloosa County Tax Collector bills and collects property taxes for the City in
accordance with the laws of the State of Florida. Property taxes attach as an
enforceable lien on property as of the date of assessment and remain in effect until
discharge by payment. Taxes are payable when levied (on November 1, or as soon
thereafter as the assessment roll becomes available to the Tax Collector).
The following is the current property tax calendar:
Lien Date January 1, 2011
Levy Date November 1, 2011
Due Date November 1, 2011
Delinquent Date April 1, 2012
Discounts of 1% for each month taxes are paid prior to March 2012 are granted.
Revenue recognition criteria for property taxes under the GASB requires that property
taxes expected to be collected within 60 days of the current period be accrued. No
accrual has been made for 2011 ad valorem taxes because property taxes are not
legally due until subsequent to the end of the fiscal year. Current year taxes, which are
uncollected as of the end of the fiscal year, are generally immaterial in amount and
highly susceptible to uncollectibility and, therefore, are not recorded as a receivable on
the balance sheet date.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
D. Basis of Presentation
The financial transactions of the City are recorded in individual funds. Each fund is a
separate accounting entity with a self-balancing set of accounts recording cash and
other financial resources, together with all related liabilities and residual equities or
balances, and changes therein, which are segregated for the purpose of carrying on
specific activities or attaining certain objectives in accordance with special regulations,
restrictions or limitations. As a general rule, the effect of interfund activity has been
eliminated from the government-wide financial statements. Exceptions to this general
rule are other charges between the government's utility function and various other
functions of the government. Elimination of these charges would distort the direct
costs and program revenues reported for the various functions concerned.
Amounts reported as program revenues include 1) charges to customers or applicants
for goods, services, or privileges provided, 2) operating grants and contributions, and
3) capital grants and contributions, including special assessments. Internally dedicated
resources are reported as general revenues rather than as program revenues. Likewise,
general revenues include all taxes.
Proprietary funds distinguish operating revenues and expenses from non-operating
items. Operating revenues and expenses generally result from providing services and
producing and delivering goods in connection with a proprietary fund's principal
ongoing operations. The principal operating revenues of the City's enterprise funds are
charges to customers for sales and services. The City considers all impact fee revenue
as capital contributions for the water and sewer system; therefore, no amount from the
impact fee is included in operating revenue. Operating expenses for enterprise funds
include the cost of sales and service, administrative expenses, and depreciation on
capital assets. All revenues and expenses not meeting this definition are reported as
non-operating revenues and expenses.
When both restricted and unrestricted resources are available for use, it is the
government's policy to use restricted resources first and then unrestricted resources, as
they are needed.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
D. Basis of Presentation (Continued)
The following three broad classifications are used to categorize the fund types used by
the City:
Governmental
Governmental funds focus on the determination of financial position and changes in
financial position (sources, uses, and balances of financial resources) and not net
income. The City has the following major governmental funds:
General Fund - This is the City's primary operating fund and is used to account for all
financial resources except those required to be accounted for in another fund.
Community Redevelopment Fund - The community redevelopment fund is the
operating fund of the Fort Walton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (the
"Agency"). It is used to account for the activities of the Agency.
Proprietary
Proprietary funds focus on the determination of net income, changes in net assets,
financial position, and cash flows. All of the City's proprietary funds are enterprise
funds, as fees are charged to external users for services. The following is a description
of the major proprietary funds of the City:
Utilities Fund - Used to account for the operations of the City, which provides
distribution of potable water, sales and service and sanitary wastewater collection,
treatment and disposal.
Sanitation Fund - Accounts for the operation of the City that provides for solid waste
collection and disposal.
Golf Fund - Accounts for the operations and maintenance of the City-owned golf
courses.
Fiduciary
Fiduciary funds are used to account for the assets held on behalf of outside parties,
including other governments, or on behalf of other funds within the City. The City has
the following type of Fiduciary funds:
Pension Trust Funds - Used to report the resources that are required to be held in trust
for the members and beneficiaries of the three defined benefit pension plans
administered by the City: General Employees' Retirement Fund, Police Officers'
Retirement Fund, and Firefighters' Retirement Fund.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
E. Assets, Liabilities, and Net Assets or Equity
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The City considers all highly liquid investments (including restricted assets) with a
maturity of 90 days or less when purchased, and investments with the State Board of
Administration (SBA), to be cash equivalents. Additionally, each fund's equity in the
City's investment pool (see Note 3) is considered to be cash equivalent since the funds
can deposit or effectively withdraw cash at any time without prior notice or penalty.
Deposits and Investments
Section 218.415, Florida Statutes, requires the investment of surplus public funds and
prescribes the instruments in which those investments are authorized, specifically the
State of Florida Local Government Surplus Funds Trust Fund, direct obligations of the
United States Government or other obligations unconditionally guaranteed by the
United States Government, collateralized interest-bearing time deposits or savings
accounts in state or federal banks or savings and loan associations, debt securities of
the Federal Farm Credit Banks, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the
Federal Home Loan Bank, the Government National Mortgage Association, the
Federal National Mortgage Association, and securities of or other interest in certain
investment companies or investment trusts, the portfolio of which is limited to United
States Government obligations or repurchase agreements fully collateralized by such
obligations. The City adheres strictly to the provisions of those cited Statutes, as well
as with Chapter 280, Florida Statutes, which requires the City to maintain deposits
only with "Qualified Public Depositories." The City maintains a cash and investment
pool available for use by all funds and the Community Redevelopment Agency.
Earnings from such investments are allocated to the respective funds based on
applicable cash participation by each fund.
In addition, restricted cash accounts, certificates of deposit, and other investments are
separately maintained by a few City funds in accordance with bond ordinances,
retirement fund plan documents and other contractual agreements. Investments are
stated at fair value, based on quoted market prices.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
E. Assets, Liabilities, and Net Assets or Equity (Continued)
Deposits and Investments (Continued)
The City's cash and investment pool and certain individual funds participate in the
Local Government Surplus Trust Fund - Florida PRIME and Fund B, operated by
Florida's State Board of Administration (SBA). The SBA is governed by Chapter 19-1
of the Florida Administrative Code (FAC). The FAC provides guidance and
establishes the general operating procedures for the administration of the Local
Government Surplus Trust Funds. Additionally, the Florida Auditor General performs
an operational audit of activities and investments of the SBA. GASB Statement No.
31, titled Accounting and Financial Reporting for Certain Investments and for
External Investment Pools, applies to the Florida PRIME and Fund B. GASB 31
outlines the two options for accounting and reporting for money market investment
pools as either "2a-7 like" or fluctuating net asset value (NAV). GASB 31 describes a
"2a-7 like" pool as an external investment pool that is not registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an investment company, but
nevertheless has a policy that it will, and does, operate in a manner consistent with
Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act). Rule 2a-7 is the
rule that permits money market funds to use amortized cost to maintain a constant
NAV of $1.00 per share, provided that such funds meet certain conditions. City
investments with the SBA may be made or liquidated by wire on a same day basis,
subject to limitations described in Note 3.
The Florida PRIME is considered a SEC "2a-7 like" fund, thus the account balance is
also considered the fair value of the City's investment.
The Fund B is accounted for as a fluctuating NAV pool. The Fair Value factor for
September 30, 2011, was .7568386 percent. The account balance was multiplied by the
factor in order to report the fair value of the City's investment in Fund B.
Pension Trust Funds may invest in direct obligations of the United States Government
or other obligations unconditionally guaranteed by the United States Government,
collateralized interest-bearing time deposits or savings accounts in state or federal
banks or savings and loan associations, bonds or indebtedness of United States
corporations rated BAA or better, stocks of U.S. corporations which are listed on the
national stock exchanges (limited to 50% of the assets of the fund) and investment
accounts maintained by major national banks and insurance companies given the top
rating by Best. In addition to the above investment options, the Firefighters'
Retirement Pension Trust Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets at cost in real estate.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
E. Assets, Liabilities, and Net Assets or Equity (Continued)
Deposits and Investments (Continued)
Bond Sinking Fund Investments are limited by bond ordinances to investments in
direct obligations of the United States government or other marketable securities
eligible as security of trust funds under regulations of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System. The maturity date on Sinking Fund Investments is limited by
the individual bond ordinances to correspond to the related debt service payments.
Receivables and Payables
Interfund transactions are reflected as loans, services provided, reimbursements, or
transfers. Loans between funds outstanding at the end of the fiscal year are referred to
as either "due to other funds" or "due from other funds" (i.e., the current portion of
interfund loans) or "advances" (i.e., the non-current portion of interfund loans). Any
residual balances outstanding between governmental activities and business-type
activities are reported in the government-wide financial statements as "internal
balances."
Advances between funds, as reported in the fund financial statements, are offset by a
fund balance nonspendable account in applicable governmental funds to indicate that
they are not available for appropriation and are not expendable available financial
resources.
Services provided, deemed to be at market, or near market rates, are treated as
revenues and expenditures/expenses. Reimbursements occur when one fund incurs a
cost, charges the appropriate benefiting fund, and reduces its related cost as a
reimbursement. All other interfund transactions are treated as transfers. Transfers
between governmental or proprietary funds are netted as part of the reconciliation to
the government-wide columnar presentation.
All proprietary fund receivables are shown net of an allowance for uncollectibles. The
allowance is computed by considering 100% of receivables in excess of 90 days, past
trends on collections of accounts, and current year account write-offs.
Inventory
Inventory is valued at cost (first-in, first-out). The consumption method is used to
account for inventory. Under the consumption method, inventory items are recorded
as expenditures during the period inventory is used. A portion of the General Fund
balance equal to the inventory amount is considered nonspendable in the fund financial
statements to indicate that it is not available for appropriation.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
E. Assets, Liabilities, and Net Assets or Equity (Continued)
Restricted Assets
Certain resources in the following funds are restricted for specific purposes: in the
Debt Service Fund, for the repayment of the Capital Improvement Bonds, Series 2001
and the Capital Improvement Note, Series 2011; in the Utility Fund, for the repayment
of the Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 2005; in the Golf Fund, for the repayment
of the Capital Improvement Note, Series 2011; and, customer utility deposits and
impact fees received are restricted in the Utilities Fund.
Capital Assets
Capital assets, which include property, plant, equipment, and infrastructure assets
(roads, bridges, curbs and sidewalks, drainage systems, lighting systems and similar
items), are reported in the applicable governmental or business-type activities columns
in the government-wide financial statements. Capital assets are defined by the City as
assets with an initial cost more than the following:
Land All
Buildings and improvements $ 10,000
Infrastructure $ 10,000
Improvements - other $ 10,000
Equipment, vehicles, computers $ 1,000
Library books All
In the case of the initial capitalization of general infrastructure assets (i.e. those
reported by governmental activities) the government chose to include all such items
regardless of their acquisition date or amount. The government was able to estimate
the historical cost for the initial reporting of these assets through various allowable
estimating techniques. As the government constructs or acquires additional capital
assets each period, including infrastructure assets, they are capitalized and reported at
historical cost. The reported value excludes normal maintenance and repairs which are
essentially amounts spent in relation to capital assets that do not increase the capacity
or efficiency of the item or extend its useful life beyond the original estimate. Donated
capital assets are recorded at estimated fair market value at the date of donation.
Major outlays for capital assets and improvements are capitalized in proprietary funds
as projects are constructed. The amount of interest to be capitalized is calculated by
offsetting interest expense incurred from the date of the borrowing until the
completion of the project with interest earned on the invested proceeds over the same
period.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
E. Assets, Liabilities, and Net Assets or Equity (Continued)
Capital Assets (Continued)
Property, plant, and equipment of the primary government are depreciated using the
straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:
Assets Years
Buildings 20-50 Years
Improvements other than buildings 7-40 Years
System infrastructure 20-40 Years
Machinery and equipment 3-10 Years
Compensated Absences
It is the City's policy to permit employees to accumulate earned but unused vacation
and sick leave based on the length of service to the City.
All vacation leave is accrued when incurred in the government-wide and proprietary
fund financial statements. Sick leave is accrued in the government-wide and
proprietary fund financial statements based on a ratio of the sum of sick leave paid
over the last several years to the total balance of sick leave at the end of each fiscal
year. A liability for the amounts of vacation and sick leave is reported in the
governmental fund financial statements only if they have matured, for example, as a
result of employee resignations and retirements. Compensated absences of the
governmental activities are primarily paid from the General Fund.
Long-Term Obligations
In the government-wide financial statements, and proprietary fund types in the fund
financial statements, long-term debt and other long-term obligations are reported as
liabilities in the applicable governmental activities, business-type activities, or
proprietary fund type statement of net assets. Bond premiums and discounts, as well
as issuance costs, are deferred and amortized over the life of the bonds using the
effective and straight-line interest methods. Bonds payable are reported net of the
applicable bond premium or discount. Bond issuance costs are reported as deferred
charges and amortized over the term of the related debt.
In the fund financial statements, governmental fund types recognize bond premiums
and discounts, as well as bond issuance costs, during the current period. The face
amount of debt issued is reported as other financing sources. Issuance costs, whether
or not withheld from the actual debt proceeds received, are reported as debt service
expenditures.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
E. Assets, Liabilities, and Net Assets or Equity (Continued)
Categories and Classification Fund Equity
GASB Statement No. 54, Fund Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund Type
Definitions, establishes fund balance classifications that comprise a hierarchy based
primarily on the extent to which a government is bound to observe constraints imposed
upon the use of the resources reported in governmental funds. Fund balance
classifications, under GASB 54, are comprised of Nonspendable, Restricted,
Committed, Assigned, and Unassigned. These classifications reflect not only the
nature of funds, but also provide clarity to the level of restriction place upon fund
balance. Fund balance can have different levels of restraint, such as external versus
internal compliance requirements. Unassigned fund balance is a residual classification
with the General Fund. The General Fund should be the only fund that reports a
positive unassigned balance. In all other funds, unassigned is limited to negative
residual fund balance. The City's General Fund formal fund balance policy establishes
a targeted minimum reserve balance in its Committed Fund Balance equal to 30% of
annual budgeted expenditures.
In circumstances when an expenditure is made for a purpose for which amounts are
available in multiple fund balance classifications, fund balance is generally depleted in
the order of restricted, committed, assigned, and unassigned.
F. Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual
results could differ from those estimates.
NOTE 2 - STEWARDSHIP, COMPLIANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY
A. Budgets
Budgets are adopted on a basis consistent with generally accepted accounting
principles. Annual appropriated budgets are adopted by ordinance for all governmental
and proprietary funds. However, budgets for proprietary funds are not legally required
to be reported on and are not included in these financial statements. All appropriations
lapse at fiscal year-end except for appropriations related to multi-year capital projects.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 2 - STEWARDSHIP, COMPLIANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY (CONTINUED)
A. Budgets (Continued)
Budgetary data reflected in the financial statements are established by the following
procedures:
Prior to September 1 of each year, proposed budgets are received by the City Council
from the City Manager. These proposed expenditures, along with all estimated
receipts, taxes to be levied, and balances expected to be brought forward are
considered by the City Council. The City Council requires such changes as deemed
necessary, sets proposed millages, and establishes dates for tentative and final public
budget hearings as prescribed by Florida Statutes.
Proposed budgets are advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the City.
Public hearings are conducted for the purposes of receiving input, responding to
complaints, and providing reasons and explanations for intended actions to all citizens
participating.
Prior to October 1, the budget for all governmental and proprietary funds of the City is
legally enacted through passage of an ordinance. Budget amendments are periodically
passed through resolutions during the fiscal year. Appropriations lapse at year-end
except for appropriations related to multi-year capital projects. Budgeted beginning
fund balance in the accompanying financial statements reflects planned utilization of
prior years' unreserved/undesignated fund balance to the level required to accomplish
current year objectives.
The level of budgetary control (that is the level at which expenditures cannot legally
exceed appropriations) has been established at the fund level. The City Manager and
Finance Director are authorized to transfer budgeted amounts within departments of a
fund and between departments of a fund; however, any revisions that alter the total
expenditures of any fund must be approved by the City Council.
Budget amounts reflected in the financial statements are originally adopted amounts as
amended by action of the City Council by revision of fund totals. All amendments to
originally adopted amounts were made in a legally permissible manner.
B. Encumbrances
Encumbrances represent commitments related to unperformed contracts for goods or
services. Encumbrance accounting, under which purchase orders, contracts, and other
commitments for the expenditure of resources are recorded in order to reserve that
portion of the applicable appropriation, is employed in the governmental funds.
Encumbrances outstanding at year-end are reported as reservations of fund balances
and do not constitute expenditures or liabilities because the commitments will be
reappropriated and honored during the subsequent year.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 3 - DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS
The City maintains a cash and investment management pool in which each fund (except
Pension Trust Funds) participates on a dollar equivalent and daily transaction basis. The
City's cash and investment management pool includes pooled cash maintained in interest-
bearing demand deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, and pooled investments of the
Local Government Surplus Trust Fund. Interest income (which includes unrealized gains
and losses) is distributed monthly based on balance at date of distribution.
The City's cash and investment management pool is considered to be cash equivalent for
reporting purposes because it is an internally managed fund, which allows individual funds
to, at any time, deposit additional cash or make withdrawals without prior notice or
penalty. The Local Government Surplus Trust Fund - Fund B does not meet the
requirements of a SEC 2a7-like fund defined by GASB No. 31 and is considered an
investment; however, the City has chosen not to reclass Fund B from cash equivalent to
investment for reporting purposes due to its immaterial balance of approximately $280,000
at September 30, 2011 in comparison to the City's pooled cash of approximately $29
million. As of September 30, 2011, Fund B recorded an unrealized loss on investment in
the amount of $67,862.
Deposits
Custodial Credit Risk - It is the City's policy to maintain its deposits only with "Qualified
Public Depositories" as defined in Chapter 280, Florida Statutes. The provisions of this
statute allow "Qualified Public Depositories" to participate in a multiple financial
institution collateral pool to ensure the security for public deposits. All qualified public
depositories must place with or in the name of the Chief Financial Officer of the State of
Florida, collateral in the amount of the average daily balance of public deposits multiplied
by the average monthly balance of public deposits or 125 percent of the average daily
balance of public deposits greater than capital. In the event of default by a qualified public
depository, excess losses over insurance and collateral will be recovered through
assessments to all qualified public depositories of the same type as the depository in
default. Under this method, all City deposits, including certificates of deposit, are
considered fully insured.
At year-end, the value of the City's deposits was $28,829,717, all of which was held by
qualified public depositories or permitted investments under Chapter 280, Florida Statutes.
Investments
As of September 30, 2011, the City's investments consist of those held in the various
pension trust funds. The types of investments, which can be made by the City, are
restricted by state statutes, retirement fund plan documents, and other contractual
agreements. A description of the requirements and the types of investments allowed can be
found in Note 1-E.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 3 - DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
Investments (Continued)
As of September 30, 2011, the City held the following investments and related maturities:
INVESTMENT MATURITIES (YEARS)
Fair Value <1 1-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 >30
Investments subject to
interest rate risk
Corporate debt $ 10,458,832 $ 16,217 $ 2,924,284 $ 7,355,601 $ 33,159 $ 47,875 $ 15,160 $ - $ 66,536
Corporate CMOs 141,575 - - - - 42,689 - 35,297 63,589
U.S. Treasury 4,786,494 658,104 2,131,135 1,127,853 - - 187,752 681,650 -
U.S. Government Agencies 1,855,382 264,876 1,107,539 302,990 - 179,977 - - -
U.S. Government Agency
Pools 2,273,974 - 82,086 83,437 1,761,568 - 152,199 194,684 -
$ 19,516,257 $ 939,197 $ 6,245,044 $ 8,869,881 $ 1,794,727 $ 270,541 $ 355,111 $ 911,631 $ 130,125
Investments not
subject to interest
rate risk
Money market funds $ 2,407,058
Corporate equities 19,001,145
Mutual funds 13,917,414
35,325,617
Total $ 54,841,874
Interest Rate Risk - The City's investment policy does not limit its investment maturities as
a means of managing its exposure to fair value losses arising from changes in interest rates.
The City's policy encourages shorter-term investments for operating funds in order to meet
the anticipated cash flows requirements. The General Employee's Pension Plan strives to
maintain an average duration of its total fixed income portfolio to not less than 75% or
more than 125% of the duration of the Merrill Lynch Bond Index. The investment policies
of the Police and Firefighters' Pension Plans do not specifically address interest rate risk.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 3 - DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
Investments (Continued)
Credit Rate Risk - State law limits investments of surplus public funds to those investments
described above. According to the City's General Employees' Pension Plan investment
policy, investment in all domestic corporate fixed income securities is limited to those
securities rated Baa or higher by Moody's rating service. As of September 30, 2011, the
General Employees' Pension Plan held no investments whose rating was below Baa; the
Plan's intent, in compliance with Florida Statutes 112.661(5)(b), is to sell any investment,
whose rating falls below the policy threshold, as soon as it is economically feasible.
Investments with less than an "A" rating will be limited to no more than 10% of the total
cost of the fixed income securities. Investments in the General Employees' Pension Plan
whose rating was less than "A" at September 30, 2011, comprised 9.47% of the total cost
of fixed income securities in the Plan. The Police Officers' Pension Fund limits investment
in fixed income securities to those rated "A" or higher by Moody's or Standard and Poor's
rating services. The Firefighters' Pension Fund limits investment in fixed income securities
to those securities rated "A" or higher by Moody's or Standard & Poor's rating services.
Each Pension Plan was in compliance with its respective investment policy regarding credit
rate risk as of September 30, 2011.
The rating ranges of the different investment classes held by each respective plan at
September 30, 2011, are as follows:
General Pension Police Pension
Plan Plan Fire Pension Plan
Money market funds Aaa-A Aaa-A Aaa-A
Corporate CMOs Aaa-Aa1 N/A N/A
Corporate debt Aaa-Baa3 Aa2-Baa1 Aa2-Baa1
U.S. Treasury Aaa Aaa Aaa
U.S. government agencies Aaa Aaa Aaa
Concentration Credit Risk - The City places no limit on the amount that may be invested in
any one issuer, in regards to its general operations investments. The City encourages
portfolio diversification to minimize each of the types of risk related to investments.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 3 - DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
Investments (Continued)
Concentration Credit Risk (Continued)
The General Employees' Pension Fund limits investment of fixed income securities of any
single issuer to no more than 10% of the cost of all fixed income securities. Investments in
collateralized mortgage obligations are limited to 25% of the market value of the total fixed
income portfolio and are restricted to securities issued by the Government National
Mortgage Association (GNMA), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC),
or the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), or that are rated "Aaa" or "AAA"
by Moody's or Standard and Poor's bond rating services, respectively. It is expected that
the average duration of the total fixed income portfolio will not be less than 75% or more
than 125% of the duration of the Merrill Lynch Bond Index. As of September 30, 2011,
the largest investment in a single corporate issuer of debt was below 3% of the cost of all
fixed income securities. Total investments in collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs)
were 19.66% of the total market value of the total fixed income portfolio.
No more than 10% of the market value of the total fixed income portfolio in the Police
Officers' Pension Fund may be invested in the securities of any single corporate issuer.
Investments in collateralized mortgage obligations are limited to 25% of the market value
of the total fixed income portfolio and are further restricted by the same requirements as
outlined above for the General Employees' Pension Fund. As of September 30, 2011, the
largest investment in a single corporate issuer of debt was 6.87% of the value of all
corporate fixed income securities. The Police Officers' Pension Fund did not hold any
investments in collateralized mortgage obligations as of September 30, 2011.
The Firefighters' Pension Fund Investment Policy establishes a target assets allocation of
the entire Pension Fund based on the market value of the invested assets as 50% invested
in large cap domestic securities, 10% in small/midcap domestic equities and 40% in fixed
income securities. In regards to fixed income securities, no more than 10% of the market
value of the total fixed income investments may be held in any single corporate issuer.
Investments in collateralized mortgage obligations are limited to 25% of the market value
of the total fixed income portfolio and are restricted to issues backed by securities issued
by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), or the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA),
and those issues which pass the FFIEC High Risk Security Test on an annual basis. As of
September 30, 2011, the largest investment in a single corporate issuer of debt was 16.93%
of the market value of all fixed income securities; the Plan's intent, in compliance with
Florida Statutes 112.661(5)(b), is to sell any investments that exceed the policy threshold
when it is economically feasible. Total investments in collateralized mortgage obligations
were 9% of the total market value of the total fixed income portfolio.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 3 - DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
Deposits Held in Florida State Board of Administration's Local Government Investment
Pool
In addition to the investments subject to credit risk, listed above, the City maintains
investments in the Florida State Board of Administration's (SBA) Local Government
Surplus Funds Trust Pools, and these deposits are included in the City's pooled cash
accounts. At September 30, 2011, the City maintained $279,081 invested in the State
Board of Administration’s Local Government Surplus Funds Trust Fund Investment Pool
B (Fund B) with a fair value of $211,219. Fund B consists of assets that have defaulted on
payment, paid more slowly than expected, and/or were assessed as having significant credit
and liquidity risk. Fund B has been "frozen" by the SBA since December 2007, but has
distributed portions of the pool to participants since that date. Since December 2007, the
City has received $1,400,439 in distributions from Fund B, including $72,317 received
during the year ended September 30, 2011. Fund B will continue to distribute funds to all
participants as the assets within the Fund are able to be liquidated. The primary goal of the
Fund is to make members "whole" and not realize a loss on the investment. Fund B has not
received a credit rating by any of the nationally-recognized rating agencies as of September
30, 2011. The City believes that it will not incur a loss on the realizable value of the
remaining investments held in the Fund.
Due to the nature of securities in Fund B, the interest rate risk information required by
GASB 40 is not available. However, an estimate of weighted average life (WAL) is
available. In the calculation of WAL, the time at which an expected principal amount is to
be received (measured in years) is weighted by the principal amount received at that time
divided by the sum of all expected principal payments. The principal amounts used in the
WAL calculation are not discounted to present value as they would be in a weighted
average duration calculation. The WAL (based on expected future cash flows) of Fund B
at September 30, 2011, is estimated at 4.82 years. However, because Fund B consists of
restructured or defaulted securities there is considerable uncertainty regarding the weighted
average life.
The City also maintains $253,793 invested in the SBA's Florida PRIME. The Florida
PRIME current credit rating is AAAm by Standard and Poor's. The weighted average to
maturity (WAM) of the Florida PRIME at September 30, 2011, is 38 days. Next interest
rate reset dates for floating rate securities are used in the calculation of the WAM.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 4 - RECEIVABLES
Receivables at September 30, 2011, were as follows:
Governmental Business-Type
Activities Activities
Community Other
Redevelop- Proprietary
General ment Fund Total Utilities Sanitation Golf Funds Total
Taxes $ 14,919 $ - $ 14,919 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Accounts 63,465 - 63,465 524,653 190,702 101 38,590 754,046
Less
allowance
for doubtful
accounts - - - (45,432) (15,185) - (2,713) (63,330)
Assessments 119,621 89,840 209,461 18,165 - - - 18,165
Total receivables $ 198,005 $ 89,840 $ 287,845 $ 497,386 $ 175,517 $ 101 $ 35,877 $ 708,881
Due from Other Governments
The City's receivables from other governments for governmental activities and business-
type activities as of September 30, 2011, are $38,724 and $1,024, respectively. Due from
other governments consist of $25,779 due from the federal government and $9,731 due
from the State of Florida. All receivables from the federal government are related to grant
revenues, primarily for public safety and community development. The receivables due
from the State of Florida also represent grant revenues, primarily related to roadside
beautification. The remainder of the balance, $4,238, is receivable from the City's Pension
Plans for reimbursement for payment of the Pension Plan's fiduciary insurance premiums.
NOTE 5 - CHANGES IN CAPITAL ASSETS
Capital asset activity for the year ended September 30, 2011, was as follows:
*Beginning
Balance, Decreases/ Ending
Restated Increases Transfers Balance
Governmental Activities
Capital assets not being
depreciated/amortized
Land $ 9,961,261 $ - $ - $ 9,961,261
Construction in progress 247,203 105,302 (213) 352,292
Total capital assets not being
depreciated/amortized 10,208,464 105,302 (213) 10,313,553
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September 30, 2011
NOTE 5 - CHANGES IN CAPITAL ASSETS (CONTINUED)
*Beginning
Balance, Decreases/ Ending
Restated Increases Transfers Balance
Governmental Activities (Continued)
Capital assets being depreciated/amortized
Buildings 14,128,073 44,089 213 14,172,375
Improvements other than buildings 10,534,240 256,110 - 10,790,350
Infrastructure 12,171,524 223,884 (118,748) 12,276,660
Software - 404,058 - 404,058
Machinery and equipment 7,079,874 460,692 (375,131) 7,165,435
Equipment under capital lease 299,948 - (299,948) -
Total capital assets being
depreciated/amortized 44,213,659 1,388,833 (793,614) 44,808,878
Less accumulated depreciation/amortization
Buildings (6,443,122) (442,473) - (6,885,595)
Improvements other than buildings (4,103,183) (524,767) - (4,627,950)
Infrastructure (7,613,168) (302,923) 118,748 (7,797,343)
Software - (6,800) - (6,800)
Machinery and equipment (5,814,654) (428,680) 494,741 (5,748,593)
Equipment under capital lease (177,470) - 177,470 -
Total accumulated depreciation/amortization (24,151,597) (1,705,643) 790,959 (25,066,281)
Total capital assets being
depreciated/amortized, net 20,062,062 (316,810) (2,655) 19,742,597
Governmental Activities, Net $ 30,270,526 $ (211,508) $ (2,868) $ 30,056,150
Business-Type Activities
Capital assets not being
depreciated/amortized
Land $ 765,078 $ - $ - $ 765,078
Construction in progress 1,601,946 7,887 (332,945) 1,276,888
Total capital assets not being
depreciated/amortized 2,367,024 7,887 (332,945) 2,041,966
Capital assets being depreciated/amortized
Buildings 3,618,715 13,440 - 3,632,155
Improvements other than buildings 42,093,665 1,154,531 302,479 43,550,675
Software - 8,734 - 8,734
Machinery and equipment 11,031,595 574,845 (1,263,572) 10,342,868
Equipment under capital lease 532,696 - (284,107) 248,589
Total capital assets being
depreciated/amortized 57,276,671 1,751,550 (1,245,200) 57,783,021
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 5 - CHANGES IN CAPITAL ASSETS (CONTINUED)
*Beginning
Balance, Decreases/ Ending
Restated Increases Transfers Balance
Business-Type Activities (Continued)
Less accumulated depreciation/amortization
Buildings (1,282,461) (131,457) - (1,413,918)
Improvements other than buildings (22,945,867) (3,122,560) 30,466 (26,037,961)
Software - (1,370) - (1,370)
Machinery and equipment (8,218,163) (565,902) 1,375,125 (7,408,940)
Equipment under capital lease (311,284) (49,718) 174,560 (186,442)
Total accumulated
depreciation/amortization (32,757,775) (3,871,007) 1,580,151 (35,048,631)
Total capital assets being
depreciated/amortized, net 24,518,896 (2,119,457) 334,951 22,734,390
Business-Type Activities, Net $ 26,885,920 $(2,111,570) $ 2,006 $ 24,776,356
* Restated as the Fort Walton Beach Community Development Agency meets the definition of a blended
component unit at September 30, 2011.
Amortization of equipment under capital lease is included with depreciation expense in the
financial statements. Depreciation and amortization expense was charged to
functions/programs of the primary government as follows:
Governmental Activities
General government $ 127,087
Public safety 429,671
Physical environment 84,972
Transportation 574,491
Economic environment 50,811
Culture and recreation 438,611
Total depreciation/amortization expense - governmental activities $ 1,705,643
Business-Type Activities
Utilities Fund $ 3,315,799
Sanitation Fund 208,458
Golf Fund 276,072
Other Proprietary Funds 70,678
Total depreciation/amortization expense - business-type activities $ 3,871,007
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September 30, 2011
NOTE 5 - CHANGES IN CAPITAL ASSETS (CONTINUED)
Construction Commitments
The City has begun certain projects which remain open at year-end. These projects are as
follows:
As part of the City's renewal and replacement plan, the City has spent a total of $1,688,126
installing new commercial and residential water meters as the existing meters are reaching
the end of their useful life. The replacement is funded from net assets of the Utility Fund
and was 99% complete as of September 30, 2011. The final meters are projected to be
installed by early February 2012.
The City is currently working on upgrading Lift Station #3 due to expansion in the
downtown area. To date $46,861 has been expended. This rehabilitation is funded from
the net assets of the Utility Fund. Construction is expected to continue in the winter of
2013. The long timeline for this project is due to its proximity to Santa Rosa Sound.
The City entered into an agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)
to replace the existing strain poles with mast arms to support the signal lights at the
intersection of state road 85 and Hollywood Boulevard. The City has provided $246,990 to
date for this project which will be completed by the FDOT. This project is being
constructed within the CRA and was funded with the CRA Capital Improvement Program
budget. The construction is slated to begin in 2012.
In 2011, the City began the next phase of streetscape and pedestrian crosswalk
improvements in the downtown area. To date $17,450 has been spent. The City continues
construction of new sidewalks for the purpose of providing pedestrian transportation
throughout the CRA. In FY11, $ 134,669 was expended on new sidewalks. These projects
are funded by the CRA with an anticipated completion date of September 2012.
Two projects to improve City facilities began in 2011. In an effort to reduce costs, energy
efficient lighting will be installed in all areas of City Hall and the Annex with the goal of
preventing unnecessary lighting. $4,909 has been spent to date to purchase materials.
Installation of the lighting controls will begin in Fiscal Year 2012 and is projected to be
completed in February. This project was funded with the General Fund’s Capital
Improvement Budget. Improvements to the living areas of Fire Station 7 also began in
2011. To date $47,637 has been spent. The project is projected to be completed by the end
of December 2011. The improvements were funded with general fund resources.
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September 30, 2011
NOTE 5 - CHANGES IN CAPITAL ASSETS (CONTINUED)
Construction Commitments (Continued)
Landscaping and Park improvements were begun in 2011. Funding was received from the
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Roadside Beautification Assistance
Program to improve the landscaping on the medians of State Road (SR) 189 Lewis Turner
Blvd. To date $14,845 has been spent. Completion of this project is slated for 2012. The
City has begun a project to extend the boat ramp at Liza Jackson Park. A Florida Boating
Improvement Program (FBIP) Grant in the amount of $18,000 was awarded by the Florida
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) with an additional $10,000 projected
to be donated by a local organization. The total cost is estimated to be $32,200 with the
balance being provided by the City in the form of labor. To date $121 has been spent on
the permitting process. Construction is projected to begin after the bid document approval
is received from FWC.
The City is continuing the expansion of the water reuse line. This project began in 2001 as
a partnership between Hurlburt Field and the City to install over 30,000 linear feet of re-
use water main. Initial funding received from the Florida Defense Infrastructure Gant
(FDIG) program allowed the installation of approximately 11,500 linear feet. In 2011 the
City expended $7,887 to obtain updated construction drawings and specifications. To date
the City has spent a total $1,239,889 on this project. In March 2011 the City received a
State Revolving Fund (SRF) loan from the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection (FDEP) in the amount of $2,185,935 to fund the completion of this project. As
of September 30, 2011, no funds have been drawn on the loan.
NOTE 6 - CHANGE IN ESTIMATE OF USEFUL LIVES
During the year ended September 30, 2011, the City determined that the City’s thirty inch
pre-stressed concrete cylinder pressure (PCCP) pipe force main would need to be replaced
during fiscal year 2013. The replacement is due to the Florida Department of
Transportation (FDOT) planning the replacement of the Gap Creek Bridge on State Road
189 as well as the results of non-destructive testing (NDT). The Force Main was originally
installed in 1978 with an estimated life of fifty years. The City determined that the PCCP
pipe force main had a revised estimated life of thirty years and a remaining life of two
years as of September 30, 2011. The change in the estimated life of the force main resulted
in additional depreciation of $1,548,978 for the year ending September 30, 2011.
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September 30, 2011
NOTE 6 - CHANGE IN ESTIMATE OF USEFUL LIVES (CONTINUED)
As part of the continuing decommissioning of the Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP),
the City determined that the re-use water filtration system located at the WWTP should be
maintained in the event re-use water could not be supplied by Okaloosa County. The
original fifty year life of the re-use water filtration system was reduced to thirty five years.
Due to the reduction in capacity, the city determined that the remaining life of the re-use
water filtration system was seventeen years as of September 30, 2011. The change in the
estimated life of the re-use water filtration system resulted in additional depreciation of
$486,332 for the year ending September 30, 2011.
As a result of the additional depreciation, operating income and net assets was reduced in
the Utilities Fund by $2,035,310 for the year ending September 30, 2011.
NOTE 7 - DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS
The City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida sponsors three single-employer defined benefit
pension plans: the General Employees' Retirement Fund (GERF), Police Officers'
Retirement Fund (PORF) and the Firefighters' Retirement Fund (FRF). These plans
provide benefits for all qualifying employees of the City. The financial activity of each
plan is reported as a Pension Trust Fund in the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida's
internal combined financial statements and can also be found in Section E of this note.
There is no separate report available for the individual pension plans.
A. Basis of Accounting and Method Used to Value Investments
Each plan's financial statements are prepared using the accrual basis of accounting.
Plan member contributions are recognized in the period in which the contributions are
due. Employer contributions to the plan are recognized when due and the employer
has made a formal commitment to provide the contributions. Benefits and refunds are
recognized when due and payable in accordance with the terms of the plan.
Investments are reported at fair value. Securities traded on a national or international
exchange are valued at the last reported sales price at current exchange rates.
Administrative costs are financed from each respective fund's investment earnings.
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September 30, 2011
NOTE 7 - DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS (CONTINUED)
B. Plan Descriptions
Membership of each plan consisted of the following as of the date of the latest
actuarial valuation:
(1) GERF (2) PORF (3) FRF
Retirees and beneficiaries receiving benefits 129 37 24
Terminated plan members entitled to but not yet
receiving benefits 12 9 1
Disabled participants 6 7 1
Active plan members 154 47 36
Total 301 100 62
(1) Latest actuarial valuation 10/1/2010
(2) Latest actuarial valuation 10/1/2011
(3) Latest actuarial valuation 10/1/2011
General Employees' Retirement Fund (GERF) - Plan Description
Plan Description - The GERF provides retirement, disability, and death benefits to
plan members and beneficiaries. Participation in the plan is mandatory for all full-
time general municipal employees hired after May 14, 1996 through December 31,
2009. Employees hired after this date are not eligible to participate. Cost-of-living
increases of up to 3% are provided to retirees and beneficiaries every year. City
ordinance assigns the authority to establish and amend benefit provisions to the City.
Police Officers' Retirement Fund (PORF) - Plan Description
Plan Description - The PORF is administered by the Police Officers' Pension Fund
Board of Trustees. The PORF provides retirement, disability, and death benefits to
plan members and beneficiaries. Participation in the plan is mandatory for all certified
police officers. Cost-of-living increases of up to 3% are provided to retirees and
beneficiaries every year. City ordinance assigns the authority to establish and amend
benefit provisions to the Board of Trustees.
Firefighters' Retirement Fund (FRF) - Plan Description
Plan Description - The FRF is administered by the Firefighters' Pension Fund Board
of Trustees. The FRF provides retirement, disability, and death benefits to plan
members and beneficiaries. Participation in the plan is mandatory for all firefighters.
Cost-of-living increases of up to 3% are provided to retirees and beneficiaries every
year. City ordinance assigns the authority to establish and amend benefit provisions to
the Board of Trustees.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 7 - DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS (CONTINUED)
C. Contributions, Funding Policy and Annual Pension Cost
The contribution requirements of plan members and the City are established annually
and amended by City ordinance. Plan members are required to contribute at a set
percentage of their annual covered salaries. The City is required to contribute at an
actuarially determined rate. The State of Florida also contributes to the Police
Officers' Retirement Fund (PORF) and the Firefighters' Retirement Fund (FRF).
Contributions from the State for the PORF of $161,435 and $164,291 for the FRF are
included in the governmental activities revenue and expenses for the year ending
September 30, 2011, the most recent actuarial date.
None of the three Plans addresses maximum contribution rates.
The City's annual pension cost as of the most recent actuarial date and related
information for each plan is as follows:
GERF PORF FRF
Contribution rates (percentage of
covered payroll)
City 20.92 % 24.5 % 25.4 %
Plan members 5.0 % 5.0 % 6.6 %
Annual pension cost $ 1,091,462 $ 523,717 $ 521,330
Contributions made
Employer $ 1,159,438 $ 521,425 $ 514,872
State of Florida $ - $ 161,435 $ 164,291
Net pension obligation (asset) $ (70,081) $ (36,146) $ (175,351)
Actuarial valuation date for disclosure 9/30/2011 9/30/2011 9/30/2011
Actuarial cost method Individual Entry Age Entry Age Normal Entry Age Normal
Amortization method Normal Cost, closed Level percentage of Level percentage of
pay, closed pay, closed
Remaining amortization period 15 years 30 years 30 Years
Asset valuation method 5-year smoothed 4-year smoothed 4-year smoothed
market market market
Actuarial assumptions
Invested rate of return 8.0 % 8.0 % 8.0 %
Projected salary increases* 4.0-8.0% 7.5 % 6.5 %
* Includes inflation at 4.0 % 3.0 % 3.0 %
Post retirement COLA ** 3.0 % 3.0 % 3.0 %
**FRF only - starting at age 58
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September 30, 2011
NOTE 7 - DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS (CONTINUED)
C. Contributions, Funding Policy and Annual Pension Cost (Continued)
Three-Year Trend Information
Actuarially
Determined Percentage Net Pension
Year Ending Contribution Contribution Obligation (Asset)
GERF September 30, 2009 $ 1,268,019 100 % $ (2,261)
September 30, 2010 1,477,777 100 % (2,105)
September 30, 2011 1,091,338 106 % (70,081)
PORF September 30, 2009 407,159 100 % (41,030)
September 30, 2010 500,007 103 % (38,438)
September 30, 2011 521,425 100 % (36,146)
FRF September 30, 2009 421,935 110 % (190,344)
September 30, 2010 574,278 100 % (181,809)
September 30, 2011 514,872 100 % (175,351)
The components of net pension cost, the increase in Net Pension Asset, and the Net
Pension Asset for the year ended September 30, 2011, most recent actuarial date, for
the General Employees', Police Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement Funds are as
follows:
General Police
Employees' Officers' Firefighters'
Actuarially determined contribution $ 1,091,338 $ 521,425 $ 514,872
Interest on net pension asset (166) (3,075) (14,545)
Adjustment to actuarially determined annual
pension cost 290 5,367 21,003
Annual pension cost 1,091,462 523,717 521,330
Contribution made 1,159,438 521,425 514,872
Change in net pension asset 67,976 (2,292) (6,458)
Net pension asset - beginning of year 2,105 38,438 181,809
Net pension asset - end of year $ 70,081 $ 36,146 $ 175,351
The funded status of each plan as of September 30, 2011, the most recent actuarial
valuation date is as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):
Actuarial
Accrued Liability Annual
Actuarial Value (AAL) Entry Age Unfunded AAL Funded Covered UAAL as %
of Assets (a) (b) (UAAL) (b-a) Ratio (a/b) Payroll (c) of Payroll
GERF $ 33,678,210 $ 40,196,872 $ 6,518,662 83.78 % $ 5,004,486 130.26 %
PORF 17,912,258 25,394,666 7,482,408 70.54 % 2,239,545 334.10 %
FRF 10,314,290 17,609,820 7,295,530 58.57 % 1,961,080 372.02 %
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 7 - DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS (CONTINUED)
D. Required Supplementary Information
The schedule of funding progress and schedule of employer contributions can be found
in the supplemental information of this comprehensive annual financial report.
E. Fund Financial Statements
The following are the financial statements for the individual pension trust funds
(GERF, PORF and FRF) for the year ended September 30, 2011:
COMBINING STATEMENT OF PLAN NET ASSETS
Employee Retirement Funds
Total
General Police Employee
Employees' Officers' Firefighters' Retirement
Retirement Retirement Retirement Funds
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 926,977 $ 752,922 $ 727,159 $ 2,407,058
Due from State of Florida - - 33,803 33,803
Investments, at market
U.S. Government and Agency obligations 5,758,704 1,780,620 1,376,526 8,915,850
Corporate obligations 4,849,864 3,632,329 2,118,214 10,600,407
Corporate equity 11,515,481 3,356,135 4,129,529 19,001,145
Mutual funds 5,832,554 6,812,479 1,272,381 13,917,414
Total investments, at market 27,956,603 15,581,563 8,896,650 52,434,816
TOTAL ASSETS $ 28,883,580 $ 16,334,485 $ 9,657,612 $ 54,875,677
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $ 35,603 $ 112,733 $ - $ 148,336
Due to City - 2,343 1,895 4,238
TOTAL LIABILITIES $ 35,603 $ 115,076 $ 1,895 $ 152,574
NET ASSETS HELD IN TRUST FOR PENSION
BENEFITS AND OTHER PURPOSES $ 28,847,977 $ 16,219,409 $ 9,655,717 $ 54,723,103
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September 30, 2011
NOTE 7 - DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS (CONTINUED)
E. Fund Financial Statements (Continued)
COMBINING STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PLAN NET ASSETS
Employee Retirement Funds
Total
General Police Employee
Employees' Officers' Firefighters' Retirement
Retirement Retirement Retirement Funds
ADDITIONS
Contributions
Employer $ 1,159,438 $ 560,945 $ 594,672 $ 2,315,055
Plan members 260,836 102,297 133,860 496,993
State of Florida - 161,435 164,291 325,726
Total contributions 1,420,274 824,677 892,823 3,137,774
Investment income (loss) (83,860) (158,416) 80,785 (161,491)
Less investment expense (158,958) (160,741) (39,101) (358,800)
Net investment income (loss) (242,818) (319,157) 41,684 (520,291)
Miscellaneous revenue 215,178 - 94 215,272
TOTAL ADDITIONS 1,392,634 505,520 934,601 2,832,755
DEDUCTIONS
Benefits and refunds paid
Retirement payments 2,284,268 1,307,873 972,363 4,564,504
Disability payments 63,055 140,127 24,634 227,816
Refunds 111,384 39,526 10,318 161,228
Total benefits and refunds paid 2,458,707 1,487,526 1,007,315 4,953,548
Administrative expenses
Legal 1,692 12,209 9,284 23,185
Contractual services 53,955 32,336 26,554 112,845
Other 11,125 2,655 14,840 28,620
Total administrative expenses 66,772 47,200 50,678 164,650
TOTAL DEDUCTIONS 2,525,479 1,534,726 1,057,993 5,118,198
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) (1,132,845) (1,029,206) (123,392) (2,285,443)
BEGINNING OF YEAR 29,980,822 17,248,615 9,779,109 57,008,546
END OF YEAR $ 28,847,977 $ 16,219,409 $ 9,655,717 $ 54,723,103
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September 30, 2011
NOTE 8 - DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PENSION PLAN
General Employees Defined Benefit Pension Plan
In December 2009, Council passed resolutions to close the General Employees Defined
Benefit Plan to employees as of December 31, 2009. All general full-time employees hired
on or after January 1, 2010 became members of the City of Fort Walton Beach Defined
Contribution Retirement Plan (Plan). The Plan is a money purchase defined contribution
retirement plan administered by ICMA Retirement Corporation, with the City serving as
trustee. All funds are held in the ICMA Retirement Corporation Governmental Money
Purchase Plan & Trust. The City Finance Director serves as the coordinator for the Plan.
The Plan requires a 5% payroll contribution by the employee with a 5% employer (City)
match, and employees can increase their contribution; however, only an additional 2½%,
would also be matched by the employer (City). Members of the General Employees
Defined Benefit Pension Plan who were not fully or partially vested were permitted
transfer their contribution to the Plan as a one-time irrevocable election.
The authority for establishing and amending the Plan's provisions lies with the City
Council. The City Council also has the authority for amending contribution requirements.
Contributions made to the Plan by the employees and by the City were $54,513 and
$54,513, respectively, for the year ending September 30, 2011.
NOTE 9 - DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
The City offers employees a deferred compensation plan created in accordance with
Internal Revenue Code Section 457. The plan is a tax-deferred supplemental retirement
program that allows City employees to contribute a portion of their salary before federal
income taxes to a retirement account. The assets are held in trust for the employee's
benefit. The plan participants, individually, select and make changes in funding options
made available by the independent plan administrator. Since plan participants select the
investment fund or funds in which their deferred compensation accounts are invested, the
City has no liability for investment losses. The City's fiduciary responsibility is to
administer the plan properly and to assure the investment alternatives made available are
reasonable.
In accordance with GASB Statement No. 32, the assets and liabilities of the plan are not
reflected in the City's financial statements since the City has no fiduciary responsibilities,
other than administrative, in connection with the Plan.
Assets of the plan have a fair value of $2,574,894 at September 30, 2011. Contributions
made by plan members during the year ended September 30, 2011, were $578,402.
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September 30, 2011
NOTE 10 - OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (OPEB)
The City is not required to have an actuarial valuation performed each year; therefore, the
following disclosures are represented as of September 30, 2010, the date of the last
actuarial valuation. Management asserts there have been no significant changes in benefit
provisions or size of population covered by the plan during the year ended September 30,
2011.
A. Plan Description
Pursuant to Section 112.0801, Florida Statutes, the City is mandated to permit eligible
retirees (as defined in the City's pension plans) and their eligible dependents to
participate in the health insurance program at a cost to the retiree that is no greater than
the cost at which coverage is available for active employees. Retirees pay 100% of the
blended (active and retiree combined) equivalent premium rates. The blended rates
provide an implicit subsidy for retirees because, on an actuarial basis, their current and
future claims are expected to result in higher costs to the plan on average than those of
active employees. The City provides this benefit to its employees through a single-
employer defined benefit plan. The plan does not issue a separate report.
B. Funding Policy
The City is financing the post employee benefits on a "pay-as-you-go" basis. For fiscal
year 2010, 56 retirees and/or dependents received health care benefits. Annual
required implied contributions were $328,899 for the current fiscal year, towards
which the City made an implied contribution of $236,253. Retiree contributions
totaled $325,556 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010. At September 30,
2010, the City recorded a net OPEB obligation of $106,474 for governmental activities
and $40,008 for business-type activities in its government-wide statement of net
assets. The OPEB obligation is a function of the annual required contribution, interest,
adjustments to the annual required contribution, annual pension costs, and actual
employers' contributions made to the plan.
C. Membership
At September 30, 2010, membership consisted of:
Retirees and beneficiaries currently receiving benefits 56
Terminated employees entitled to benefits but not receiving them -
Active employees 190
Total 246
Participating employers 1
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September 30, 2011
NOTE 10 - OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (OPEB) (CONTINUED)
D. Annual OPEB Cost and Net OPEB Obligation
The City's annual other post employment benefit (OPEB) cost (expense) is calculated
based on the annual required contribution (ARC) of the employer, an amount
actuarially determined in accordance with the parameters of GASB 45. The ARC
represents a level of funding that, if paid on an ongoing basis, is projected to cover
normal costs each year and amortize any unfunded actuarial liabilities (or funding
excess) over a closed period not to exceed thirty years.
The following table shows the components of the City's annual OPEB cost for the
year, the amount actually contributed to the plan, and changes in the City's net OPEB
obligation to the retiree health plan:
Annual required contribution $ 331,300
Interest on net OPEB obligation 6,592
Adjustment to annual required contribution (8,993)
Annual OPEB cost (expense) total 328,899
Employer contributions (236,253)
Increase in net OPEB obligation 92,646
Net OPEB obligation - beginning of year 146,482
Net OPEB obligation - end of year $ 239,128
For the governmental activities, the net other postemployment benefit obligation is
generally liquidated by the general fund.
The City's annual OPEB cost, the percentage of annual OPEB cost contributed to the
plan, and the net OPEB obligation for the past two years (fiscal year ending September
30, 2009 was the first year of implementation), were as follows:
Three-Year Trend Information
Annual Net Pension
Pension Cost City* Percentage Obligation
(APC) Contributions Contributed (Asset)
September 30, 2008 $ - $ - - % $ -
September 30, 2009 442,811 296,328 67.00 % 146,482
September 30, 2010 328,899 236,253 72.00 % 239,128
*Limited to the difference between age-adjusted and composite premiums paid for retirees during the year.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 10 - OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (OPEB) (CONTINUED)
E. Required Supplementary Information
The schedule of funding progress immediately following the notes to the financial
statements presents multi-year trend information about whether the actuarial value of
plan assets is increasing or decreasing over time relative to the actuarial accrued
liability for benefits. The schedule of employer contributions can also be found in the
supplemental information of this comprehensive annual report.
The projection of future benefit payments for an ongoing plan involves estimates of
the value of reported amounts and assumptions about the probability of occurrence of
events far into the future. Examples include assumptions about future employment,
mortality, and the healthcare cost trend. Amounts determined regarding the funded
status of the plan and the annual required contributions of the employer are subject to
continual revision as actual results are compared with past expectations and new
estimates are made about the future. The schedule of funding progress, presented as
required supplementary information following the notes to the financial statements,
presents multi-year trend information about whether the actuarial value of plan assets
is increasing or decreasing over time relative to the actuarial accrued liabilities for
benefits.
F. Actuarial Methods and Assumptions
Projections of benefits for financial reporting purposes are based on the substantive
plan (the plan as understood by the employer and plan members) and include the types
of benefits provided at the time of each valuation and the historical pattern of sharing
of benefit costs between the employer and plan members to that point. Actuarial
valuations involve estimates of the value of reported amounts and assumptions about
the probability of events far into the future. Actuarially determined amounts are
subject to continual revision as results are compared to past expectations and new
estimates are made about the future. The actuarial methods and assumptions used
include techniques that are designed to reduce the effects of short-term volatility in
actuarial accrued liabilities and the actuarial value of assets, consistent with the long-
term perspective of the calculations.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 10 - OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (OPEB) (CONTINUED)
F. Actuarial Methods and Assumptions (Continued)
In the actuarial valuation as of September 30, 2010, the Projected Unit Credit
Actuarial Costs Method (PUC) was used. The actuarial assumptions included a 4.5%
investment rate of return and an annual healthcare costs trend rate of 9% initially
(fiscal year ending September 30, 2010), reduced by decrements to an ultimate rate of
5% beginning in fiscal year ending September 30, 2014. Both rates included a 5%
inflation assumption. The actuarial value of assets was determined using techniques
that spread the effects of short-term volatility in the market value of investments over a
five-year period. The unfunded actuarial accrued liability is being amortized over a
thirty-year period, utilizing the level dollar payment method. Amortizations were
assumed to begin on October 1, 2009, and to continue monthly for the 30 remaining
years.
The actuarial accrued liability was $4,768,818 for the year ended September 30, 2010,
and is equal to the unfunded actuarial accrued liability.
NOTE 11 - RISK MANAGEMENT
The City is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of, damage to, and
destruction of assets; errors and omissions; injuries to employees; employee medical
benefits and natural disasters. The City purchases insurance through commercial carriers.
Insurance coverage for workers' compensation, liability, casualty, inland marine, flood,
police accidental death, public officials' bonds, fiduciary and fuel tanks were purchased
from several commercial carriers during the year ended September 30, 2011. There has
been no significant reduction in insurance coverage from the prior year. Commercial
insurance coverage has been sufficient to cover all claims made in the prior three fiscal
years.
During fiscal year 1997, the City Council approved a self-insured dental program for its
employees, retirees and Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
participants. As part of this program, the City originally purchased aggregate stop-loss
coverage; however, it was discontinued beginning in fiscal year 1999 as paid claims did not
exceed the stop-loss amount in either of the two previous fiscal years. The City contracts
with a service agent and third party administrator to process claims. The risk financing
activities are recorded in each individual fund.
During September 30, 2011, all funds of the City participated in the City's dental self-
insurance program and made payments on historical cost information of the amounts
needed to pay prior and current year claims.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 11 - RISK MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED)
Changes in the Fund's claim liability amount in fiscal year 2011 and 2010 are as follows:
Beginning of End of Year
Year Claims Incurred Payment of Claims
Liability Claims Claims Liability
Fiscal Year 2010 $ - $ 133,301 $ 133,301 $ -
Fiscal Year 2011 - 145,251 145,251 -
As of October 1, 2011, the City discontinued the self-insured dental program and obtained
insurance through a traditional insurance provider.
NOTE 12 - OPERATING LEASES
Lessor
The City receives rental income from leasing various parcels of land under cancelable
operating agreements. The lease periods vary from one to forty years. Income for the year
ended September 30, 2011, was $225,879 in the General Fund, $15,439 in the Utilities
Funds and $30,652 in the Golf Fund.
In addition, the City also leases a portion of its Golf Clubhouse for retail and food service
operations. The rent received for this lease for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011,
totaled $67,524.
Future minimum lease payments are as follows:
Governmental Business-Type Activities
Year Ending September 30 Activities Utilities Golf
2012 $ 218,077 $ 16,366 $ 93,568
2013 223,479 16,857 97,457
2014 217,513 17,362 97,457
2015 219,729 17,883 97,457
2016 226,302 18,420 97,621
Total minimum lease payments $ 1,105,100 $ 86,888 $ 483,560
Lessee
The City leases golf course equipment in the Golf Fund through operating leases with a
finance company. The lease term began July 1, 2009, and terminates January 1, 2013.
During 2011, a new operating lease was signed for additional equipment. The new lease
term began April 1, 2011, and terminates March 31, 2015. Monthly lease payments are
$9,740 per month. Lease expense for the year ending September 30, 2011, was $116,144.
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September 30, 2011
NOTE 12 - OPERATING LEASES (CONTINUED)
Lessee (Continued)
Future minimum lease payments are as follows:
Business-Type
Activities
Year Ending September 30 Golf
2012 $ 116,878
2013 30,541
2014 1,762
2015 881
Total minimum lease payments $ 150,062
NOTE 13 - CAPITAL LEASES
The City has entered into a lease agreement as lessee for financing the acquisition of
certain golf system equipment. The lease agreement qualifies as a capital lease for
accounting purposes as a result of the transfer of title or bargain purchase option and,
therefore, has been recorded at the present value of the future minimum lease payments as
of the inception date in the Golf Fund.
The assets acquired through capital leases are as follows:
Business-Type
Activities
Assets Golf
Golf lawn maintenance equipment $ 248,589
Accumulated depreciation (186,442)
Net assets acquired by lease $ 62,147
The future minimum lease obligations and net present value of these minimum lease
payments as of September 30, 2011, are as follows:
Business-Type
Activities
Year Ending September 30 Golf
2012 $ 54,148
2013 13,538
Total minimum lease payments 67,686
Less amount representing interest (1,567)
Present value of minimum lease payments $ 66,119
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 14 - LONG-TERM DEBT
Changes in Long-Term Debt Liabilities
The following is a summary of changes in long-term debt liabilities of the City for the year
ended September 30, 2011:
Beginning
Balance, Ending Due Within
Restated Additions Reductions Balance One Year
Governmental Activities
Capital improvement revenue
bonds Series 2001 $ 4,755,000 $ - $ (140,000) $ 4,615,000 $ 145,000
Less deferred amounts for issuance
discount (46,216) - 2,181 (44,035) -
Capital improvement revenue
note, Series 2011 - 739,805 (11,325) 728,480 66,683
Capital leases 47,374 - (47,374) - -
Compensated absences* 638,775 459,356 (434,506) 663,625 165,906
Total Governmental Activities $ 5,394,933 $ 1,199,161 $ (631,024) $ 5,963,070 $ 377,589
Business-Type Activities
Public improvement refunding
bonds Series 1998 $ 370,000 $ - $ (370,000) $ - $ -
Less deferred amounts for issuance
discount (3,038) - 3,038 - -
Less deferred amounts for loss on
refunding (13,995) - 13,995 - -
Capital improvement revenue
bonds Series 1999 2,735,000 - (2,735,000) - -
Less deferred amounts for issuance
discount (25,985) - 25,985 - -
Florida municipal loan revenue
bonds Series 2000 150,000 - (150,000) - -
Less deferred amounts for issuance
discount (37) - 37 - -
Utility system revenue bonds
Series 2005 10,750,000 - (165,000) 10,585,000 270,000
Less deferred amounts for issuance
discounts (125,220) - 5,092 (120,128)
Capital improvement revenue note
Series 2011 79,195 (2,609) 76,586 15,364
Compensated absences 210,824 149,052 (156,450) 203,426 50,856
Capital leases 141,737 - (75,618) 66,119 52,661
Total Business-Type Activities $ 14,189,286 $ 228,247 $(3,606,530) $ 10,811,003 $ 388,881
*Beginning balance is restated to reflected blended component unit
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 14 - LONG-TERM DEBT (CONTINUED)
Description of Long-Term Debt Outstanding
Current Long-Term Total
GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES
Revenue Bonds
$5,740,000 City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Capital
Improvement Bonds, Series 2001, due in annual
installments of $55,000 to $350,000 through 2031;
interest at 2.5% to 5.0%. Available non-ad valorem
revenues are pledged for payment of the bonds.
Proceeds used for construction of certain capital
improvements. $ 145,000 $ 4,470,000 $ 4,615,000
Less unamortized bond discount - (44,035) (44,035)
Total revenue bonds 145,000 4,425,965 4,570,965
Revenue Notes
$739,805 City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Capital
Improvement Revenue Note, Series 2011, due in
quarterly installments of $21,156 through 2021; interest
at 2.55%. Available non-ad valorem revenues are
pledged for payment of the bonds. Proceeds used for
purchase of a fire truck. 66,683 661,797 728,480
Accrued Compensated Absences
Total long-term portion of accumulated, vested annual
and sick leave for governmental fund types. 165,906 497,719 663,625
TOTAL GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES $ 377,589 $ 5,585,481 $ 5,963,070
BUSINESS-TYPE ACTIVITIES
Revenue Bonds
$10,910,000 Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series
2005, due in annual installments of $160,000 to
$690,000 beginning 2010 through 2035, with interest-
only payments from 2005 through 2009; interest at 3.1%
to 4.6%. Net revenues derived by the City from the
utility operations are pledged for the payment of the
bonds. Proceeds used for water system and wastewater
system improvements. $ 270,000 $ 10,315,000 $ 10,585,000
Less unamortized bond discount - (120,128) (120,128)
Total revenue bonds 270,000 10,194,872 10,464,872
Revenue Notes
$79,195 City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Capital
Improvement Revenue Note, Series 2011, due in
quarterly installments of $4,293 through 2016; interest at
2.55%. Available non-ad valorem revenues are pledged
for payment of the bonds. Proceeds used for purchase of
certain equipment for City's municipal golf course. 15,364 61,222 76,586
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 14 - LONG-TERM DEBT (CONTINUED)
Description of Long-Term Debt Outstanding (Continued)
Current Long-Term Total
BUSINESS-TYPE ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED)
Leases
$248,589 capital lease payable, 2008, due in monthly
installments of $4,512 through December 2012,
collateralized by lawn maintenance equipment. 52,661 13,458 66,119
Accrued Compensated Absences
Accumulated, vested annual compensation for
Enterprise Funds. 50,856 152,570 203,426
TOTAL BUSINESS-TYPE ACTIVITIES $ 450,103 $ 10,437,486 $ 10,811,003
GRAND TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT $ 16,774,073
For the governmental activities, compensated absences are generally liquidated by the
General Fund.
Annual Requirements to Amortize Debt Outstanding
The annual requirements to amortize all debt outstanding except accrued and annual leave
and advances from other funds as of September 30, 2011, are as follows:
Governmental Activities
Revenue Bonds Revenue Note
Year Ending September 30 Principal Interest Principal Interest
2012 $ 145,000 $ 225,640 $ 66,683 $ 17,942
2013 150,000 219,405 68,400 16,226
2014 155,000 212,805 70,161 14,464
2015 165,000 205,830 71,967 12,658
2016 170,000 198,240 73,820 10,805
2017-2021 980,000 860,700 377,449 24,521
2022-2026 1,250,000 593,500 - -
2027-2031 1,600,000 247,500 - -
Total $ 4,615,000 $ 2,763,620 $ 728,480 $ 96,616
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 14 - LONG-TERM DEBT (CONTINUED)
Annual Requirements to Amortize Debt Outstanding (Continued)
Business-Type Activities
Municipal Loan/Revenue Bonds Revenue Note Leases
Year Ending September 30 Principal Interest Principal Interest Principal Interest
2012 $ 270,000 $ 451,671 $ 15,364 $ 1,807 $ 52,661 $ 1,487
2013 280,000 442,559 15,759 1,411 13,458 79
2014 290,000 432,759 16,165 1,006 - -
2015 300,000 422,246 16,581 589 - -
2016 310,000 410,996 12,717 162 - -
2017-2021 1,750,000 1,862,400 - - - -
2022-2026 2,140,000 1,468,528 - - - -
2027-2031 2,655,000 953,025 - - - -
2032-2035 2,590,000 297,675 - - - -
Total $ 10,585,000 $ 6,741,859 $ 76,586 $ 4,975 $ 66,119 $ 1,566
NOTE 15 - COMMENTS REQUIRED BY THE BOND AND NOTE ORDINANCES
Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2001
1. The Balance Sheet and Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Fund Balance
of the Debt Service Fund are shown in the financial section of the report.
2. The City is required to establish Sinking Fund amounts sufficient to pay 1/6 of all
interest becoming due on the bonds on the next semi-annual interest payment date and
1/12 of all principal maturing on the bonds in the current bond year.
Sinking Fund
Requirement at
Principal/Interest September 30,
Payments Due 2011
Principal due at July 1, 2012 $ 145,000 $ 36,250
Interest due at January 1, 2012 112,820 56,410
Total $ 257,820 $ 92,660 (1)
(1) Amounts are included in restricted cash amounts on the Balance Sheet of the Debt Service Fund.
3. The payment of regularly scheduled debt service on the 2001 Bonds is insured by a
policy of municipal bond insurance issued by Ambac Assurance Corporation
(AMBAC). The City is required to establish a reserve in the amount of the Reserve
Requirement established in the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the 2001 Bonds.
The Reserve Requirement is the maximum bond service amount in the current or any
subsequent year. The City satisfied the Reserve Requirement by obtaining, on the date
of the issuance, a municipal bond debt service reserve account insurance policy from
AMBAC.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 15 - COMMENTS REQUIRED BY THE BOND AND NOTE ORDINANCES
(CONTINUED)
Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2001 (Continued)
4. Insurance schedules are included in the statistical section of the insurance in force at
September 30, 2011.
5. The City is not aware of any noncompliance with the bond ordinances.
Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 2005
1. The Balance Sheet and Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Fund Balance
of the Utility Fund are shown in the financial section of the report.
2. The City is required to establish Sinking Fund amounts sufficient to pay 1/6 of all
interest becoming due on the Bonds on the next semi-annual interest payment date and
1/12 of all principal maturing on the Bonds in the current Bond Year.
Sinking Fund
Principal/Interest Requirement at
Payments Due September 30, 2011
Principal due at July 1, 2012 $ 270,000 $ 67,500
Interest due at January 1, 2012 225,836 112,918
Total $ 495,836 $ 180,418 (1)
(1) Amounts are included in restricted cash amounts on the Balance Sheet of the Utility Fund.
3. The payment of regularly scheduled debt service on the 2005 Bonds is insured by a
policy of municipal bond insurance issued by Ambac Assurance Corporation
(AMBAC). The City is required to establish a reserve in the amount of the Reserve
Requirement established by the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the 2005 Bonds.
The Reserve Requirement is the maximum bond service amount in the current or any
subsequent year. The City satisfied the Reserve Requirement by obtaining, on the date
of the issuance, a municipal bond debt service reserve account insurance policy from
AMBAC.
4. Insurance schedules are included in the Statistical Section of the insurance in force at
September 30, 2011.
5. The City is not aware of any noncompliance with the bond ordinances.
Capital Improvement Revenue Note, Series 2011
1. The Balance Sheet and Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Fund Balance
of the Debt Service Fund and Golf Fund are shown in the financial section of the report.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 15 - COMMENTS REQUIRED BY THE BOND AND NOTE ORDINANCES
(CONTINUED)
Capital Improvement Revenue Note, Series 2011 (Continued)
2. The City is required to establish Sinking Fund amounts sufficient to pay all principal
and interest becoming due on the bonds on the next quarter payment date.
Governmental Activities Business-Type Activities
Sinking Fund Sinking Fund
Requirement at Requirement at
Principal/Interest September 30, Principal/Interest September 30,
Payments Due 2011 Payments Due 2011
Principal due at October 1, 2011 $ 16,512 $ 16,512 $ 3,804 $ 3,804
Interest due at October 1, 2011 4,644 4,644 488 488
Total $ 21,156 $ 21,156 (1) $ 4,292 $ 4,292 (2)
(1) Amounts are included in restricted cash amounts on the Balance Sheet of the Debt Service Fund.
(2) Amounts are included in restricted cash amounts on the Balance Sheet of the Golf Fund.
3. The City is not aware of any noncompliance with the bond ordinances.
NOTE 16 - DEFERRED AND UNEARNED REVENUE
Governmental funds report deferred revenue in connection with receivables that are not
considered to be available to liquidate liabilities of the current period. Governmental and
proprietary funds also defer revenue recognition in connection with resources received, but
not yet earned. At September 30, 2011, the various components of deferred and unearned
revenue were as follows:
Unavailable Unearned Total
Governmental Funds
Special assessment for street resurfacing not yet due $ 119,621 $ - $ 119,621
Special assessment for Soundside Development 89,840 - 89,840
Total Governmental Funds 209,461 - 209,461
Utilities Fund
Prepaid utility bills - 21,055 21,055
Golf Fund
Prepaid lease revenue - 2,216 2,216
Gift and prepaid cards - 16,241 16,241
Total Golf Fund - 18,457 18,457
Other Enterprise Fund
Prepaid utility bills - 12,332 12,332
Total $ 209,461 $ 51,844 $ 261,305
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 17 - INTERFUND RECEIVABLES, PAYABLES AND TRANSFERS
The composition of interfund balances as of September 30, 2011, is as follows:
Advances to/from Other Funds
Receivable Fund Payable Fund Amount
General Golf $ 2,788,552
On November 15, 2010, the City's General Fund loaned the Golf Fund $2,919,883 for the
defeasance of the Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series A and B. The loan from
the General Fund will be paid back over a 20-year period at an interest rate of 1.50%. The
balance on the advance as of September 30, 2011 is $2,788,552.
Transfers In
Nonmajor
Govern-
Transfers Out General Fund mental Fund Utility Fund Total
General $ - $ 489,154 $ - $ 489,154
Community Redevelopment Agency 78,076 - - 78,076
Nonmajor governmental 46,998 - - 46,998
Utilities 959,557 - - 959,557
Sanitation 708,039 - 36,242 744,281
Golf 99 - - 99
Nonmajor proprietary 15,022 - - 15,022
$ 1,807,791 $ 489,154 $ 36,242 $ 2,333,187
The transfers out of the General Fund of $489,154 consist of a $455,903 transfer to the
Debt Service Fund (nonmajor governmental fund) for principal and interest payments on
debt, and a $33,251 transfer to the Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund (nonmajor governmental
fund) for future maintenance.
Transfers in to the General Fund of $1,807,791 consist of a $13,149 transfer from the Beal
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund (nonmajor governmental fund) to cover improvements
made to the Beal Memorial Cemetery. The remaining transfers from all other funds are to
cover shared expenses per the City's cost allocation plan.
The transfer of $36,242 from the Sanitation Fund to the Utility Fund is for reimbursement
of billing and administration services.
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September 30, 2011
NOTE 18 - GOVERNMENTAL FUND BALANCES
In accordance with Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement 54, Fund
Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund Type Definitions, the City classifies
governmental fund balances as follows:
Nonspendable – includes amounts that are (a) not in spendable form, or (b) legally or
contractually required to be maintained intact. The "not in spendable form" criterion
includes items that are not expected to be converted to cash, for example: inventories,
deposits, prepaid items, and advances to other funds.
Restricted – includes amounts that can be spent only for the specific purposes stipulated
by external resource providers, constitutionally or through enabling legislation.
Restrictions may effectively be changed or lifted only with the consent of resource
providers.
Committed – includes fund balance amounts that can be used only for the specific
purposes that are internally imposed by a formal action of the government’s highest
level of decision making authority, the City Council. Commitments may be changed or
lifted only by the City taking the same formal action that imposed the constraint
initially. Contractual obligations are included to the extent that existing resources in the
fund have been specifically committed for use in satisfying those contractual
obligations.
Assigned – includes spendable fund balance amounts that are intended to be used for
specific purposes that are neither considered restricted or committed. Intent is expressed
by (a) the City Council or (b) a body (for example: a budget or finance committee) or
official to which the City Council has delegated the authority to assign amounts to be
used for specific purposes. This indicates that resources in these funds are, at a
minimum, intended to be used for the purposes of that fund.
Unassigned – includes residual positive fund balance within the General Fund which
has not been classified within the other above mentioned categories. Unassigned fund
balance may also include negative balances for any governmental fund if expenditures
exceed amounts restricted, committed, or assigned for those specific purposes.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 18 - GOVERNMENTAL FUND BALANCES (CONTINUED)
At September 30, 2011, the City's governmental fund balances were classified as follows:
Community Other Total
Redevelopment Governmental Governmental
General Fund Agency Funds Funds
Nonspendable
Inventory $ 244,174 $ - $ - $ 244,174
Advances 2,788,552 - - 2,788,552
Total nonspendable 3,032,726 - - 3,032,726
Restricted for
Improvement districts - 4,212,984 - 4,212,984
Library 233,543 - - 233,543
Law enforcement 200 - 268,620 268,820
Debt service - - 113,816 113,816
Other purposes 1,025 - - 1,025
Total restricted 234,768 4,212,984 382,436 4,830,188
Committed
Cemetery maintenance - - 1,929,448 1,929,448
Natural disaster recovery 5,219,706 - - 5,219,706
Total committed 5,219,706 - 1,929,448 7,149,154
Assigned to
Public safety 794,758 - - 794,758
Culture and recreation 112,227 - - 112,227
General government 4,500 - - 4,500
Capital projects 399,342 - - 399,342
Citizen police academy 3,758 - - 3,758
Main Street 5,504 - - 5,504
Other 842 - - 842
FY 2012 budget appropriation 216,641 - - 216,641
Assigned 1,537,572 - - 1,537,572
Unassigned 1,189,562 - (306) 1,189,256
TOTAL FUND BALANCE $ 11,214,334 $ 4,212,984 $ 2,311,578 $ 17,738,896
NOTE 19 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Grants
Amounts received or receivable from grant agencies are subject to audit and adjustment by
grantor agencies, principally the federal government. Any disallowed claims, including
amounts already collected, may constitute a liability of the applicable funds. The amount,
if any, of expenditures which may be disallowed by the grantor cannot be determined at
this time, although the City expects such amount, if any, to be immaterial.
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September 30, 2011
NOTE 19 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (CONTINUED)
Soundside Apartments Planned Unit Development
In June 2010, the City entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Fort
Walton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, the Fort Walton Beach Housing
Authority, and Soundside Apartments, LLC for the Soundside Apartments planned unit
development (PUD). According to the Memorandum, Germany Terrace, a 50-unit public
housing development, will be redeveloped into a 200-unit affordable housing complex.
The City also entered into a related Interlocal Agreement whereby the City approved the
use of $2.5 million in Community Redevelopment Agency Special Revenue Trust Funds
for site demolition, infrastructure improvements, site restoration and other costs for the
project. The total amount will be assessed to, and eventually repaid by the property owner,
Soundside LLC, to the City, at no more than $119,000 per year at 1.5% interest, and shall
become payable no sooner than 2 years after the closing date, payable over a 30-year
period. This Soundside special assessment is included in the Community Redevelopment
Agency (component unit). The special assessment receivable at September 30, 2011 was
$89,840.
Decommission of Wastewater Treatment Facility
The City is in the preliminary phase of decommissioning its wastewater treatment plant
that was closed in March 2010. Some progress has been made and to date, nominal costs
have been incurred. The City has approval to use proceeds from the 2010 Utility System
Revenue Bonds to fund the project. Based on uncertainties in the scope of work and
planned future use of the facility, an estimate of $750,000 for these closure costs has been
recorded at September 30, 2011.
Wastewater Service Interlocal Agreement with Okaloosa County
On August 11, 2009, the City adopted the Wastewater Service Interlocal Agreement with
Okaloosa County (Agreement). The Agreement outlines a long-term association with
Okaloosa County Water & Sewer for the treatment of the City's influent wastewater flow at
a set percentage of the County's base sewer rate plus a locked-in annual rate escalator. The
agreement provides other ancillary benefits to the City such as the provision of "no cost"
tertiary treated effluent for use as irrigation water at the City's 36-hole municipal Golf
Club. The Agreement is effective for 30 years and can be automatically extended for up to
two additional terms for a period of ten years for each extension term.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 19 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (CONTINUED)
Wastewater Service Interlocal Agreement with Okaloosa County (Continued)
On a monthly basis, the County will bill the City at a rate equal to $2.46 per each 1,000
gallons of wastewater flow. Additionally, the City will pay to the County the Sewer
Readiness to Serve Fee, which is equal to $3,750 per month. Beginning March 2011, and
each year thereafter, the Readiness to Serve Fee will increase by 3%, annually. Service to
the City began March 2010. The minimum commitment by the City under the Agreement
is as follows:
Fiscal Year Ending September 30
2012 $ 47,161
2013 48,576
2014 50,033
2015 51,534
2016 53,080
2017 through 2021 290,265
2022 through 2026 336,496
2027 through 2031 390,091
2032 through 2036 452,223
2037 through 2039 305,211
Total $ 2,024,670
Fees paid for wastewater treatment to Okaloosa County, Florida during the year ended
September 30, 2011, were $1,804,592.
NOTE 20 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Decommission of Wastewater Treatment Facility
In December 2011 the City Council approved a contract for removal and disposal of solids
and liquids at the decommissioned Waste Water Treatment Plant. The estimated cost is
$750,000 and will be funded from proceeds from the 2005 Utility System Revenue Bonds.
Brooks Street Parking Lot Lease Agreement
In January 2012 City Council authorized the Mayor to execute lease agreements with
several downtown business owners for use of land for construction of a Brooks Street
Parking lot. The proposed lot will contain 35 parking spaces, motorcycle parking, and
lighting for added security. The City will lease the land for $1 a year and will construct
and maintain the parking lot. The estimated cost for construction of the lot is not available
as of the date of the report as the project is out for bid. $750,000 has been designated in the
Community Redevelopment Fund for construction of parking areas along Brooks Street.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
NOTE 20 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (CONTINUED)
Bayou Woods Subdivision Lots for Sale
In January 2012 City Council authorized certain lots in the Bayou Woods subdivision as
surplus property and directed the City Manager to place them for sale. The appraised value
of the lots is approximately $224,000.
Demolition of the Germany Terrace Subdivision
In February 2012 City Council approved awarding a bid for the demolition of the Germany
Trace subdivision in accordance with the memorandum of understanding as it relates to the
Soundside Apartments Planned Unit Development. The contract price for demolition was
approximately $162,000. The project will be funded from the Community Redevelopment
Fund and ultimately repaid to the City via a special assessment over a 30 year period as
further discussed in Note 19 to the financial statements.
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REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Schedule A-1
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
SCHEDULE OF FUNDING PROGRESS
Unaudited
Actuarial
Accrued
Actuarial Liability Unfunded Funded Annual UAAL as
Actuarial Valuation Value of (AAL) Entry AAL (UAAL) Ratio Covered % of
Date Assets (a) Age (b) (b-a) (a/b) Payroll (c) Payroll
General Employees' Retirement Fund
September 30, 2011 $ 33,678,210 $ 40,196,872 $ 6,518,662 83.78 % $ 5,004,486 130.26 %
September 30, 2010 34,352,072 40,510,991 6,158,919 84.80 5,595,076 110.08 %
September 30, 2009 33,336,278 38,412,778 5,076,500 86.78 % 7,252,396 70.00 %
September 30, 2008 33,388,423 37,349,742 3,961,319 89.39 % 7,521,520 52.67 %
September 30, 2007 32,271,940 34,783,263 2,511,323 92.78 % 8,199,930 30.63 %
September 30, 2006 29,449,082 33,885,353 4,436,271 86.91 % 7,715,643 57.50 %
September 30, 2005 27,938,158 31,397,476 3,459,318 88.98 % 7,190,199 48.11 %
September 30, 2004 27,560,774 27,815,278 254,504 99.09 % 7,064,964 3.60 %
September 30, 2003 27,329,284 26,020,734 (1,308,550) 105.03 % 6,823,892 N/A
September 30, 2002 26,084,080 24,690,082 (1,393,998) 105.65 % 6,687,895 N/A
Police Officers' Retirement Fund*
September 30, 2011 $ 17,912,258 $ 25,394,666 $ 7,482,408 70.54 % $ 2,239,545 334.10 %
September 30, 2010 18,874,149 24,702,783 5,828,634 76.40 2,195,529 265.48 %
September 30, 2009 18,858,173 23,738,682 4,880,509 79.44 % 2,557,811 190.81 %
September 30, 2008 18,832,627 22,743,407 3,910,780 82.80 % 2,530,182 154.57 %
September 30, 2007 18,586,034 21,595,595 3,009,561 86.06 % 2,602,616 115.64 %
September 30, 2006 17,266,489 19,896,104 2,629,615 86.78 % 2,257,286 116.49 %
September 30, 2005 16,143,601 18,672,706 2,529,105 86.46 % 2,426,479 104.23 %
September 30, 2004 15,294,319 16,603,462 1,309,143 92.12 % 2,245,042 58.31 %
September 30, 2003 14,898,774 14,898,774 - 100.00 % 2,222,145 N/A
September 30, 2002 14,464,798 14,464,798 - 100.00 % 2,066,386 N/A
Firefighters' Retirement Fund
September 30, 2011 $ 10,314,290 $ 17,609,820 $ 7,295,530 58.57 % $ 1,961,080 372.02 %
September 30, 2010 10,591,930 17,167,805 6,575,875 61.70 2,116,516 310.69 %
September 30, 2009 10,492,503 15,950,522 5,458,019 65.78 % 1,988,762 274.44 %
September 30, 2008 10,537,442 14,539,341 4,001,899 72.48 % 1,632,275 245.17 %
September 30, 2007 10,264,599 13,579,972 3,315,373 75.59 % 1,409,038 235.29 %
September 30, 2006 9,499,462 11,757,764 2,258,302 80.79 % 1,807,962 124.91 %
September 30, 2005 8,907,687 10,992,666 2,084,979 81.03 % 1,455,105 143.29 %
September 30, 2004 8,602,487 9,919,601 1,317,114 86.72 % 1,293,587 101.82 %
September 30, 2003 8,479,212 8,404,972 (74,240) 100.88 % 1,111,281 N/A
September 30, 2002 8,363,938 8,340,554 (23,384) 100.28 % 1,085,453 N/A
*The aggregate method of valuation used for the Police Officers' Retirement Fund does not identify or separately
amortize the unfunded actuarial liabilities.
Note: The information presented in this schedule was determined as part of the actuarial valuations at the dates
indicated. Additional information as of the latest actuarial valuation can be found in Note 7 to the financial
statements.
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Schedule A-2
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
SCHEDULE OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE
EMPLOYER AND OTHER CONTRIBUTING ENTITIES
Unaudited
Annual Required Employer Other Entity Percentage
Contribution Contribution Contribution Contributed
General Employees' Retirement Fund
September 30, 2011 $ 1,091,338 $ 1,159,438 $ - 106.24 %
September 30, 2010 1,477,933 1,477,777 - 100.00 %
September 30, 2009 1,268,428 1,268,260 - 100.00 %
September 30, 2008 1,268,019 1,267,864 - 100.00 %
September 30, 2007 1,231,003 1,231,004 - 100.00 %
September 30, 2006 1,070,599 1,071,742 - 100.11 %
September 30, 2005 678,947 680,552 - 100.24 %
September 30, 2004 491,258 491,258 - 100.00 %
September 30, 2003 467,351 467,351 - 100.00 %
September 30, 2002 192,318 192,318 - 100.00 %
Police Officers' Retirement Fund
September 30, 2011 $ 682,860 $ 521,425 $ 161,435 100.00 %
September 30, 2010 665,220 500,007 165,213 100.00 %
September 30, 2009 578,670 407,159 171,511 100.00 %
September 30, 2008 488,381 306,805 181,576 * 100.00 %
September 30, 2007 516,528 334,952 181,576 * 100.00 %
September 30, 2006 433,829 252,252 181,576 * 100.00 %
September 30, 2005 460,501 278,925 181,576 * 100.00 %
September 30, 2004 360,576 179,000 181,576 100.00 %
September 30, 2003 335,420 153,845 181,576 100.00 %
September 30, 2002 253,331 78,699 174,632 100.00 %
*"Frozen" at $181,576 per Chapter 185, as amended, though actual contribution has been higher.
Firefighters' Retirement Fund
September 30, 2011 $ 675,386 $ 514,872 $ 160,514 * 100.00 %
September 30, 2010 708,063 574,278 133,785 * 100.00 %
September 30, 2009 555,720 421,935 133,785 * 100.00 %
September 30, 2008 326,864 225,055 133,785 * 109.78 %
September 30, 2007 299,027 169,381 129,646 * 100.00 %
September 30, 2006 240,332 110,686 129,646 * 100.00 %
September 30, 2005 200,627 77,963 122,664 * 100.00 %
September 30, 2004 174,346 51,682 122,664 100.00 %
September 30, 2003 163,705 83,839 121,103 125.19 %
September 30, 2002 102,044 21,328 112,125 130.78 %
*"Frozen" per Chapter 175, as amended, though actual contribution has been higher.
Additional information as of the latest actuarial valuation can be found in Note 7 to the financial statements.
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Schedule A-3
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
SCHEDULE OF OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT OBLIGATIONS
Unaudited
Actuarial
Accrued Annual UAAL as
Actuarial Valuation Liability Actuarial Value Unfunded Percentage Covered % of
Date (AAL) of Assets AAL (UAAL) Funded Payroll Payroll
September 30, 2010 $ 4,768,818 $ - $ 4,768,818 - % $ 8,291,828 57.51 %
September 30, 2009 6,496,763 - 6,496,763 - % 9,000,120 72.19 %
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CITY OF
FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
Combining and Individual
Fund Statements and Schedules
These financial statements provide a more detailed view of the
“Basic Financial Statements” presented in the preceding subsection.
Combining statements are presented when there is more than one
fund of a given fund type. Individual fund statements are necessary
to present budgetary comparisons.
NON-MAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
The Special Revenue Funds are used to account for the proceeds of
specific revenue sources (other than special assessments, expendable
trusts, or for major capital projects) that are legally restricted to
expenditure for specified purposes.
Law Enforcement Trust Special Revenue Fund
To account for funds received from the sale of confiscated property
to be utilized for drug enforcement.
Law Enforcement Trust Training Special Revenue Fund
To account for funds received from court fines to be used for
additional police department training.
Community Development Block Grant Special Revenue Fund
To account for funds received under the Community Development
Block Grant and expenditures of such funds in accordance with
federal guidelines.
Beal Memorial Cemetery Perpetual Care Special Revenue Fund
To accumulate funds to meet the requirements of maintaining the
City owned cemetery.
DEBT SERVICE FUND
The Debt Service Fund is used to account for the accumulation of
resources for, and the payment of, general long-term debt principal
and interest in accordance with bond ordinances.
Statement B-1
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
NON-MAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
September 30, 2011
Special Revenue Funds
Community Beal Memorial Total Nonmajor
Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Development Cemetery Governmental
Trust Trust Training Block Grant Perpetual Care Debt Service Funds
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 263,445 $ 8,358 $ (4,328) $ 1,929,448 $ - $ 2,196,923
Due from other governments 2,730 - 4,022 - - 6,752
Cash and cash equivalents - restricted - - - - 113,816 113,816
TOTAL ASSETS $ 266,175 $ 8,358 $ (306) $ 1,929,448 $ 113,816 $ 2,317,491
LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE
Liabilities
Accounts payable $ - $ 954 $ - $ - $ - $ 954
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 4,959 - - - - 4,959
Total liabilities 4,959 954 - - - 5,913
Fund balance
Restricted 261,216 7,404 - - 113,816 382,436
Committed - - - 1,929,448 - 1,929,448
Unassigned - - (306) - - (306)
Total fund balance 261,216 7,404 (306) 1,929,448 113,816 2,311,578
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE $ 266,175 $ 8,358 $ (306) $ 1,929,448 $ 113,816 $ 2,317,491
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Statement B-2
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
NON-MAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
Year Ended September 30, 2011
Special Revenue Funds
Law Law Community Beal Memorial Total Nonmajor
Enforcement Enforcement Development Cemetery Governmental
Trust Trust Training Block Grant Perpetual Care Debt Service Funds
REVENUES
Intergovernmental $ 28,892 $ - $ 153,012 $ - $ - $ 181,904
Fines and forfeits 17,831 7,900 - - - 25,731
Miscellaneous 3,922 45 - 10,901 - 14,868
TOTAL REVENUES 50,645 7,945 153,012 10,901 - 222,503
EXPENDITURES
Current
Public safety 21,796 7,281 - - - 29,077
Economic environment - - 103,861 - - 103,861
Capital outlay 25,940 - 23,778 - - 49,718
Debt service
Principal - - - - 198,699 198,699
Interest - - - - 235,890 235,890
Other debt service costs - - - - 378 378
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 47,736 7,281 127,639 - 434,967 617,623
EXCESS OF REVENUES OVER (UNDER) EXPENDITURES 2,909 664 25,373 10,901 (434,967) (395,120)
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers in - - - 33,251 455,903 489,154
Transfers out (4,553) - (29,295) (13,149) - (46,997)
TOTAL OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES) (4,553) - (29,295) 20,102 455,903 442,157
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE (1,644) 664 (3,922) 31,003 20,936 47,037
FUND BALANCE - BEGINNING OF YEAR 262,860 6,740 3,616 1,898,445 92,880 2,264,541
FUND BALANCE - END OF YEAR $ 261,216 $ 7,404 $ (306) $ 1,929,448 $ 113,816 $ 2,311,578
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Schedule C-1
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST SPECIAL REVENUE FUND
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
BUDGET AND ACTUAL
Year Ended September 30, 2011
Budgeted Amounts Variance with
Final Budget -
Positive
Original Final Actual (Negative)
REVENUES
Intergovernmental $ - $ 28,550 $ 28,892 $ 342
Fines and forfeits - 3,900 17,831 13,931
Miscellaneous 3,000 3,629 3,922 293
TOTAL REVENUES 3,000 36,079 50,645 14,566
EXPENDITURES
Current operations
Public safety 12,825 21,243 21,796 (553)
Capital outlay - 27,500 25,940 1,560
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 12,825 48,743 47,736 1,007
EXCESS OF REVENUES OVER (UNDER)
EXPENDITURES (9,825) (12,664) 2,909 15,573
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers out - - (4,553) (4,553)
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE (9,825) (12,664) (1,644) 11,020
FUND BALANCE - BEGINNING OF YEAR 9,825 12,664 262,860 250,196
FUND BALANCE - END OF YEAR $ - $ - $ 261,216 $ 261,216
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Schedule C-2
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST TRAINING SPECIAL REVENUE FUND
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
BUDGET AND ACTUAL
Year Ended September 30, 2011
Budgeted Amounts Variance with
Final Budget -
Positive
Original Final Actual (Negative)
REVENUES
Fines and forfeits $ 12,000 $ 12,000 $ 7,900 $ (4,100)
Miscellaneous 50 50 45 (5)
TOTAL REVENUES 12,050 12,050 7,945 (4,105)
EXPENDITURES
Current operations
Public safety 8,208 8,208 7,281 927
EXCESS OF REVENUES OVER (UNDER)
EXPENDITURES 3,842 3,842 664 (3,178)
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE 3,842 3,842 664 (3,178)
FUND BALANCE (DEFICIT) - BEGINNING OF
YEAR (3,842) (3,842) 6,740 10,582
FUND BALANCE - END OF YEAR $ - $ - $ 7,404 $ 7,404
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Schedule C-3
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT SPECIAL REVENUE FUND
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
BUDGET AND ACTUAL
Year Ended September 30, 2011
Budgeted Amounts Variance with
Final Budget -
Positive
Original Final Actual (Negative)
REVENUES
Intergovernmental $ 152,772 $ 156,697 $ 153,012 $ (3,685)
EXPENDITURES
Current operations
Economic environment 122,218 136,507 103,861 32,646
Capital outlay - 27,356 23,778 3,578
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 122,218 163,863 127,639 36,224
EXCESS OF REVENUES OVER (UNDER)
EXPENDITURES 30,554 (7,166) 25,373 32,539
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers out (30,554) (29,440) (29,295) 145
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE - (36,607) (3,922) 32,685
FUND BALANCE - BEGINNING OF YEAR - 36,607 3,616 (32,991)
FUND BALANCE - END OF YEAR $ - $ - $ (306) $ (306)
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Schedule C-4
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
BEAL MEMORIAL CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
BUDGET AND ACTUAL
Year Ended September 30, 2011
Budgeted Amounts Variance with
Final Budget -
Positive
Original Final Actual (Negative)
REVENUES
Miscellaneous $ 13,000 $ 13,000 $ 10,901 $ (2,099)
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers in 29,600 29,600 33,251 3,651
Transfers out - (54,553) (13,149) 41,404
TOTAL OTHER FINANCING SOURCES
(USES) 29,600 (24,953) 20,102 45,055
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE 42,600 (11,953) 31,003 42,956
FUND BALANCE (DEFICIT) - BEGINNING OF
YEAR (42,600) 11,953 1,898,445 1,886,492
FUND BALANCE - END OF YEAR $ - $ - $ 1,929,448 $ 1,929,448
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Schedule C-5
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
DEBT SERVICE FUND
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
BUDGET AND ACTUAL
Year Ended September 30, 2011
Budgeted Amounts Variance with
Final Budget -
Positive
Original Final Actual (Negative)
REVENUES
Miscellaneous $ - $ - $ - $ -
EXPENDITURES
Debt service
Principal 187,375 198,700 198,699 1
Interest 232,642 235,892 235,890 2
Other debt service costs 378 378 378 -
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 420,395 434,970 434,967 3
EXCESS OF REVENUES OVER (UNDER)
EXPENDITURES (420,395) (434,970) (434,967) 3
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers in 420,395 434,970 455,903 20,933
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE - - 20,936 20,936
FUND BALANCE - BEGINNING OF YEAR - - 92,880 92,880
FUND BALANCE - END OF YEAR $ - $ - $ 113,816 $ 113,816
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NON-MAJOR FUND
ENTERPRISE FUND
Stormwater Fund
Accounts for the operations and maintenance of the City's
stormwater system.
Statement D-1
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
NON-MAJOR PROPRIETARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
September 30, 2011
Stormwater
Fund
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 402,201
Receivables, net 35,877
Total current assets 438,078
Capital assets, net
Depreciable, net 934,458
TOTAL ASSETS $ 1,372,536
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $ 2,034
Accrued liabilities
Compensated absences 2,692
Wages 10,792
Unearned revenue 12,332
Total current liabilities 27,850
Non-current liabilities
Accrued liabilities
Compensated absences 8,076
Other post-employment benefits 893
Total non-current liabilities 8,969
TOTAL LIABILITIES 36,819
NET ASSETS
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt 934,458
Unrestricted 401,259
TOTAL NET ASSETS $ 1,335,717
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Statement D-2
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
NON-MAJOR PROPRIETARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
September 30, 2011
Stormwater
Fund
OPERATING REVENUES
Charges for services $ 481,854
OPERATING EXPENSES
Personal services 183,053
Operating 83,780
Depreciation 70,678
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 337,511
OPERATING INCOME 144,343
NON-OPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES)
Interest expense (336)
Gain (loss) on disposal of capital assets 1,111
Unrealized gain (loss) on investment (1,188)
Interest 3,740
Grants in aid (1,696)
Miscellaneous 13
TOTAL NON-OPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES) 1,644
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE CONTRIBUTIONS AND TRANSFERS 145,987
Capital grants and contributions 14,000
Transfer out (15,022)
TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND TRANSFERS (1,022)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS 144,965
NET ASSETS - BEGINNING OF YEAR 1,190,752
NET ASSETS - END OF YEAR $ 1,335,717
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Statement D-3
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
NON-MAJOR PROPRIETARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
September 30, 2011
Stormwater
Fund
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Receipts from customers and users $ 498,697
Payments to suppliers (86,319)
Payments to employees (179,521)
Miscellaneous income 13
Net cash provided by operating activities 232,870
CASH FLOWS FROM NON-CAPITAL FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Grants and aids (1,696)
Transfers out (15,022)
Net cash provided (used) by non-capital financing activities (16,718)
CASH FLOWS FROM CAPITAL AND RELATED FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Acquisitions of capital assets (173,553)
Proceeds from disposal of capital assets 1,111
Capital grants and contributions 14,000
Principal paid on leases payable (17,161)
Interest paid on leases payable (336)
Net cash provided (used) by capital and related financing activities (175,939)
NET CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Interest income 2,552
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 42,765
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - BEGINNING OF YEAR 359,436
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - END OF YEAR $ 402,201
RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING INCOME TO NET CASH
PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Operating income $ 144,343
Adjustments to reconcile operating income to net cash provided by
operating activities
Depreciation 70,678
Miscellaneous revenue 13
Decrease (increase) in assets
Accounts receivable 4,511
Increase (decrease) in liabilities
Accounts payable (2,539)
Compensated absences payable 2,648
Wages 884
Deferred revenue 12,332
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 232,870
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III. STATISTICAL SECTION
This section contains statistical tables reflecting various
supplemental financial data concerning General
Government and Proprietary Fund Operations. When
applicable, a 10-year history has been depicted to
disclose trends in finance-related matters. These tables
have been included as a part of this report for
information purposes only, and therefore, have not been
subjected to audit by the City’s independent certified
public accountants.
The statistical section of the City's comprehensive annual financial
report presents detailed information as a context for understanding
what the information in the financial statements, note disclosures and
required supplementary information says about the City's overall
financial health.
Financial Trends
These schedules contain trend information to help the reader
understand how the City's financial performance and well-being
have changed over time.
Revenue Capacity
These schedules contain information to help the reader assess the
City's most significant local revenue source, the property tax.
Debt Capacity
These schedules present information to help the reader assess the
affordability of the City's current levels of outstanding debt and the
City's ability to issue additional debt in the future.
Demographic and Economic Information
These schedules offer demographic and economic indicators to help
the reader understand the environment within which the City's
financial activities take place.
Operating Information
These schedules contain service and infrastructure data to help the
reader understand how the information in the City's financial report
relates to the services the City provides and the activities it performs.
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is
derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the
relevant year. The City implemented GASB 34 in 2002; schedules
presenting government-wide information include information
beginning in that year.
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
SCHEDULE 1
NET ASSETS BY COMPONENT
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(full accrual basis of accounting)
(amounts expressed in thousands)
Fiscal Year
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Governmental Activities
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt $ 16,643,589 $ 19,494,125 $ 19,401,390 $ 17,236,582 $ 21,097,792 $ 22,013,431 $ 21,095,355 $ 20,563,790 $ 20,605,683 $ 24,756,705
Restricted
Debt service 92,478 91,691 92,153 92,544 92,788 92,730 91,713 91,713 92,880 113,816
System improvements - - - - - - - - - -
Capital projects 3,193,992 966,147 685,174 700,975 241,114 56,550 - - - -
Improvement Districts - - - - - - - - - 4,212,984
Public safety 340,793 324,450 301,230 305,647 266,492 307,983 307,983 254,409 269,600 268,820
Perpetual care - expendable 1,359,719 1,425,913 1,488,402 1,556,661 1,663,521 1,787,789 1,877,086 1,869,558 1,898,445 -
Other purposes 387,071 395,990 817,932 533,486 474,924 657,116 473,655 463,168 477,194 234,568
Unrestricted 8,323,881 9,789,683 10,131,552 13,959,800 11,385,751 8,564,657 9,821,155 9,347,576 8,975,046 12,666,165
Total governmental activities net assets $ 30,341,523 $ 32,487,999 $ 32,917,833 $ 34,385,695 $ 35,222,382 $ 33,480,256 $ 33,666,947 $ 32,590,214 $ 32,318,848 $ 42,253,058
Business-Type Activities
Invested in capital assets net of related debt $ 19,914,970 $ 20,225,644 $ 19,907,722 $ 20,014,208 $ 20,352,399 $ 21,051,160 $ 21,043,965 $ 17,577,019 $ 18,928,438 $ 17,037,456
Restricted
Debt service 380,072 323,917 317,444 319,139 333,522 323,430 316,153 471,441 481,023 184,711
System improvements - 60,726 160,754 352,360 106,434 39,414 60,709 98,292 61,559 82,573
Unrestricted 8,258,643 7,640,124 7,820,602 7,652,753 8,358,417 9,011,906 8,301,545 8,276,703 6,791,840 6,859,952
Total business-type activities net assets $ 28,553,685 $ 28,250,411 $ 28,206,522 $ 28,338,460 $ 29,150,772 $ 30,425,910 $ 29,722,372 $ 26,423,455 $ 26,262,860 $ 24,164,692
Primary Government
Invested in capital assets net of related debt $ 36,558,559 $ 39,719,769 $ 39,309,112 $ 37,250,790 $ 41,450,191 $ 43,064,591 $ 42,139,320 $ 38,140,809 $ 38,728,907 $ 41,794,161
Restricted 5,754,125 3,588,834 3,863,089 3,860,812 3,178,795 3,265,012 3,127,299 3,257,332 3,297,029 5,097,472
Unrestricted 16,582,524 17,429,807 17,952,154 21,612,553 19,744,168 17,576,563 18,122,700 17,624,279 16,805,772 19,526,117
Total primary government net assets $ 58,895,208 $ 60,738,410 $ 61,124,355 $ 62,724,155 $ 64,373,154 $ 63,906,166 $ 63,389,319 $ 59,022,420 $ 58,831,708 $ 66,417,750
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. The City implemented GASB Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting
government-wide information include information beginning in that year.
Note: Beginning in FY11, the Community Redevelopment Area was included with the Governmental Activities and the Perpetual care - expendable was reclassified from Restricted to Unrestricted
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SCHEDULE 2
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(full accrual basis of accounting)
(amounts expressed in thousands)
Fiscal Year
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Expenses
Governmental activities
General government $ 3,615,300 $ 3,396,418 $ 5,884,025 $ 6,935,799 $ 4,841,926 $ 4,563,855 $ 5,494,094 $ 4,625,871 $ 5,306,003 $ 3,765,536
Public safety 6,050,460 6,317,104 6,952,351 7,623,363 8,032,018 9,641,338 10,048,884 9,908,644 9,231,632 9,206,784
Physical environment 267,990 283,558 276,987 276,525 299,362 354,439 343,411 350,374 304,907 393,752
Transportation 1,482,662 1,478,559 1,562,995 1,678,395 1,791,455 1,943,966 2,135,639 1,672,741 1,543,310 1,570,038
Economic environment 206,625 204,133 210,649 199,284 313,153 335,185 127,355 266,132 98,996 545,242
Culture and recreation 2,371,853 2,487,468 2,712,947 2,754,947 2,989,900 3,115,151 3,097,289 3,028,285 2,944,221 2,677,051
Debt service interest 220,715 272,858 267,160 238,090 309,094 331,771 302,948 247,703 240,940 214,470
Total government activities 14,215,605 14,440,098 17,867,114 19,706,403 18,576,908 20,285,705 21,549,620 20,099,750 19,670,009 18,372,873
Business-type activities
Utilities 4,217,715 4,257,184 4,403,421 4,938,340 5,329,682 5,859,301 5,809,192 5,474,550 6,725,349 9,162,926
Sanitation 2,429,908 2,617,919 2,738,742 2,945,209 2,888,403 3,008,205 2,609,129 2,493,357 2,466,881 2,524,994
Golf 2,353,526 2,558,102 2,596,450 2,603,460 2,631,289 2,780,632 2,547,992 2,479,804 2,203,739 2,199,453
Stormwater - - - - - - - 469,421 374,951 339,543
Total business-type activities 9,001,149 9,433,205 9,738,613 10,487,009 10,849,374 11,648,138 10,966,313 10,917,132 11,770,920 14,226,916
Total primary government expenses $ 23,216,754 $ 23,873,303 $ 27,605,727 $ 30,193,412 $ 29,426,282 $ 31,933,843 $ 32,515,933 $ 31,016,882 $ 31,440,929 $ 32,599,789
Program Revenues
Governmental activities
Charges for services
General government $ 379,829 $ 1,857,731 $ 1,973,238 $ 2,108,169 $ 2,381,669 $ 2,456,663 $ 2,752,330 $ 2,921,887 $ 2,759,080 $ 2,556,270
Public safety 441,515 579,453 567,601 873,041 600,259 579,365 641,941 642,364 467,835 430,017
Physical environment 341,484 352,335 345,529 302,727 342,815 316,520 348,838 286,623 289,654 394,513
Transportation 231,872 81,299 102,068 68,402 72,815 241,622 93,987 87,654 83,586 104,776
Economic environment - - - - - - - - - 16,400
Culture and recreation 326,269 354,062 351,450 382,858 400,175 421,733 417,253 426,110 408,351 404,047
Debt service interest - - - - - - - - - -
Operating grants and contributions 427,188 343,034 2,541,755 3,228,819 642,631 1,266,681 903,079 1,119,033 639,370 761,643
Capital grants and contributions 2,005,348 1,197,540 56,332 261,332 373,994 233,878 50,687 88,941 731,275 351,006
Total governmental activities program revenues 4,153,505 4,765,454 5,937,973 7,225,348 4,814,358 5,516,462 5,208,115 5,572,612 5,379,151 5,018,672
Business-type activities
Charges for services
Utilities 5,123,375 5,360,195 5,888,862 6,279,899 6,552,526 7,006,005 6,505,297 6,403,262 6,761,654 7,608,355
Sanitation 3,118,505 3,178,351 3,244,899 3,315,188 3,374,157 3,433,172 3,446,397 3,384,375 3,345,127 3,311,744
Golf 2,050,888 2,034,981 2,275,678 2,335,114 2,621,957 2,558,253 2,380,448 2,181,988 1,934,392 2,052,501
Stormwater - - - - - - - 654,346 626,903 481,854
Operating grants and contributions - - - - - - 39,403 - - 118,226
Capital grants and contributions 960 95,034 100,027 198,568 95,644 1,079,034 92,872 555,698 173,370 65,496
Total business-type activities program revenues 10,293,728 10,668,561 11,509,466 12,128,769 12,644,284 14,076,464 12,464,417 13,179,669 12,841,446 13,638,176
Total primary government program revenues $ 14,447,233 $ 15,434,015 $ 17,447,439 $ 19,354,117 $ 17,458,642 $ 19,592,926 $ 17,672,532 $ 18,752,281 $ 18,220,597 $ 18,656,848
Continued…
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SCHEDULE 2
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(full accrual basis of accounting)
(amounts expressed in thousands)
Fiscal Year
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Net (Expense)/Revenue
Governmental activities $ (10,062,100) $ (9,674,644) $ (11,929,141) $ (12,481,055) $ (13,762,550) $ (14,769,243) $ (16,341,505) $ (14,527,138) $ (14,290,859) $ (13,354,201)
Business-type activities 1,292,579 1,235,356 1,770,853 1,641,760 1,794,910 2,428,326 1,498,104 2,262,537 1,070,526 (588,740)
Total primary government net expense $ (8,769,521) $ (8,439,288) $ (10,158,288) $ (10,839,295) $ (11,967,640) $ (12,340,917) $ (14,843,401) $ (12,264,601) $ (13,220,333) $ (13,942,941)
General Revenues and Other Changes in Net Assets
Governmental activities
Taxes
Property taxes $ 3,543,052 $ 3,647,851 $ 3,763,976 $ 3,913,016 $ 4,557,414 $ 5,180,212 $ 5,052,903 $ 4,631,028 $ 4,380,221 $ 4,482,819
Sales taxes 2,111,570 2,240,659 2,393,744 2,466,783 2,529,028 2,363,078 2,214,232 1,977,959 1,943,337 2,066,834
Utility service taxes 4,147,433 3,100,862 3,163,325 3,690,239 4,006,985 1,420,142 5,094,918 3,454,691 3,914,362 3,926,930
Tax increments for Redevelopment District - - - - - - - - - 1,547,609
Intergovernmental, unrestricted 590,969 589,120 619,197 877,198 889,450 845,090 740,554 709,550 712,776 825,591
Gain on sale of assets 689,120 164,186 99,587 456,675 (1,053) 477,494 2,592 2,950 795,860 16,865
Miscellaneous 55,922 83,595 100,950 46,174 37,595 56,788 61,199 54,223 492,052 96,105
Investment earnings 378,964 282,019 226,863 324,687 599,818 755,389 444,488 269,896 152,884 133,419
Insurance recoveries - - - 299,145 - - - - -
Transfers 2,022,441 1,712,828 1,991,333 1,875,000 1,980,000 1,928,924 2,917,310 2,310,464 1,667,644 1,682,717
Total governmental activities 13,539,471 11,821,120 12,358,975 13,948,917 14,599,237 13,027,117 16,528,196 13,410,761 14,059,136 14,778,889
Business-type activities
Taxes
Utility service taxes 8,512 6,774 7,807 - 14,200 7,844 5,930 4,597 - -
Gain on sale of assets 20,119 27,641 - 174,610 34,978 482 98,907 56,795 75,904
Miscellaneous 9,890 4,209 12,342 10,261 73,714 15,118 129,678 141,406 177,657 31,424
Investment earnings 223,739 143,097 128,808 354,915 734,878 713,872 579,578 340,155 202,071 65,961
Transfers (1,975,865) (1,712,828) (1,991,333) (1,875,000) (1,980,000) (1,925,000) (2,917,310) (2,310,464) (1,667,644) (1,682,717)
Special item: Impairment loss - - - - - - - (3,836,055) - -
Total business-type activities (1,733,724) (1,538,629) (1,814,735) (1,509,824) (982,598) (1,153,188) (2,201,642) (5,561,454) (1,231,121) (1,509,428)
Total primary government $ 11,805,747 $ 10,282,491 $ 10,544,240 $ 12,439,093 $ 13,616,639 $ 11,873,929 $ 14,326,554 $ 7,849,307 $ 12,828,015 $ 13,269,461
Change in Net Assets
Governmental activities $ 3,477,371 $ 2,146,476 $ 429,834 $ 1,467,862 $ 836,687 $ (1,742,126) $ 186,691 $ (1,116,377) $ (231,722) $ 1,424,688
Business-type activities (441,145) (303,273) (43,882) 131,936 812,312 1,275,138 (703,538) (3,298,917) (160,595) (2,098,168)
Total primary government $ 3,036,226 $ 1,843,203 $ 385,952 $ 1,599,798 $ 1,648,999 $ (466,988) $ (516,847) $ (4,415,294) $ (392,317) $ (673,480)
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. The City implemented GASB Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting government-wide information include
information beginning in that year.
Note: Beginning in FY11, the Community Redevelopment Area was included with the Governmental Activities
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SCHEDULE 3
FUND BALANCES - GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(modified accrual basis of accounting)
(amounts expressed in thousands)
Fiscal Year
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
General Fund
Reserved $ 544,800 $ 506,771 $ 957,768 $ 4,756,085 $ 539,749 $ 701,829 $ 509,080 $ 482,179 $ 499,384 $ -
Unreserved 9,362,131 9,773,808 10,179,527 10,022,750 11,129,373 12,161,545 9,367,864 9,709,202 9,314,142 -
Nonspendable - - - - - - - - - 3,032,726
Restricted - - - - - - - - - 234,768
Committed - - - - - - - - - 5,219,706
Assigned - - - - - - - - - 1,537,572
Unassigned - - - - - - - - - 1,189,562
Total general fund $ 544,800 $ 506,771 $ 957,768 $ 4,756,085 $ 539,749 $ 12,863,374 $ 9,876,944 $ 10,191,381 $ 9,813,526 $ 11,214,334
All Other Governmental Funds
Reserved $ 2,075,198 $ 292,286 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 50,117 $ 12,783 $ -
Unreserved, reported in
Capital projects 1,118,794 673,861 685,174 700,975 241,114 56,550 8,751 - -
Debt service 92,478 91,691 92,153 92,544 92,788 92,730 91,713 91,713 92,880 -
Special revenue funds 1,700,512 1,750,363 1,789,633 1,862,308 1,933,979 2,095,772 2,153,440 2,073,850 2,158,878 -
Nonspendable - - - - - - - - - -
Restricted - - - - - - - - - 4,595,420
Committed - - - - - - - - - 1,929,448
Assigned - - - - - - - - - -
Unassigned - - - - - - - - - (306)
Total all other governmental funds $ 4,986,982 $ 2,808,201 $ 2,566,960 $ 2,655,827 $ 2,267,881 $ 2,245,052 $ 2,245,153 $ 2,224,431 $ 2,264,541 $ 6,524,562
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. The City implemented GASB Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting government-
wide information include information beginning in that year.
Note: The City implemented GASB 54 in FY11 and the Community Redevelopment Districted was included with All Other Governmental Funds
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SCHEDULE 4
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES - GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(modified accrual basis of accounting)
Fiscal Year
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Revenues
Taxes $ 8,375,351 $ 8,900,322 $ 9,102,668 $ 9,872,190 $ 11,086,466 $ 10,804,833 $ 9,039,398 $ 9,160,133 $ 9,414,513 $ 10,438,481
Licenses, permits, and fees 324,860 325,274 358,675 706,345 517,728 496,614 2,225,224 2,320,683 2,406,916 2,428,621
Intergovernmental 4,548,074 3,687,649 4,990,501 6,261,885 3,836,216 3,661,644 2,914,162 2,950,179 3,502,904 3,358,615
Charges for services 774,411 899,844 933,006 848,651 900,170 911,026 1,216,687 1,132,681 907,476 911,405
Fines and forfeits 295,755 358,988 305,851 329,038 247,329 247,493 268,415 387,449 204,849 151,616
Miscellaneous 1,228,465 1,067,426 637,460 1,052,422 850,248 3,588,708 1,211,662 1,020,342 1,370,077 817,975
Total Revenues 15,546,916 15,239,503 16,328,161 19,070,531 17,438,157 19,710,318 16,875,548 16,971,467 17,806,735 18,106,713
Expenditures
General governmental services 3,467,844 3,537,638 5,722,625 6,737,331 4,646,594 4,355,885 5,306,276 4,419,077 5,095,790 3,699,506
Public safety 5,794,370 6,450,462 6,497,304 7,124,082 7,750,191 9,170,719 9,614,744 9,379,319 8,872,424 8,676,620
Physical environment 216,485 224,246 211,388 211,178 233,942 276,086 278,273 283,460 250,691 306,365
Transportation 1,230,487 1,263,289 1,183,153 1,284,018 1,364,414 1,550,204 1,750,680 1,316,954 1,207,449 994,272
Economic environment 206,625 203,595 210,649 199,284 313,153 335,185 127,355 266,132 98,996 493,526
Culture and recreation 2,012,907 2,197,934 2,250,304 2,277,069 2,503,469 2,636,387 2,698,993 2,582,642 2,535,682 2,233,104
Capital outlay 6,991,004 4,374,809 1,402,355 1,558,462 5,612,616 1,457,758 652,734 520,722 1,335,369 1,561,057
Debt service
Principal 178,748 232,289 145,097 195,722 194,675 355,459 2,052,797 168,949 175,629 198,699
Interest and other costs 153,218 273,202 265,769 274,122 307,334 330,136 297,335 246,774 240,093 236,268
Total expenditures 20,251,688 18,757,464 17,888,644 19,861,268 22,926,388 20,467,819 22,779,187 19,184,029 19,812,123 18,399,417
Excess of revenue over (under) expenditures (4,704,772) (3,517,961) (1,560,483) (790,737) (5,488,231) (757,501) (5,903,639) (2,212,562) (2,005,388) (292,704)
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Transfers in 2,536,445 2,419,143 2,516,798 2,376,403 2,618,738 2,644,727 5,367,633 3,191,822 2,342,226 2,296,944
Transfers out (514,004) (706,315) (525,465) (501,403) (638,738) (715,802) (2,450,323) (685,545) (674,583) (614,227)
Insurance recoveries - - - 299,145 - - - - - -
Lease proceeds 58,000 - 143,698 299,948 - - - - - -
Debt proceeds 5,674,626 - - 2,039,191 - - - - - 739,805
Contributions from others - - 40,929 7,860 10,572 - - - - -
Total other financing sources (uses) 7,755,067 1,712,828 2,175,960 4,521,144 1,990,572 1,928,925 2,917,310 2,506,277 1,667,643 2,422,522
Net change in fund balance $ 3,050,295 $ (1,805,133) $ 615,477 $ 3,730,407 $ (3,497,659) $ 1,171,424 $ (2,986,329) $ 293,715 $ (337,745) $ 2,129,818
Debt service as a percentage of noncapital expenditures 2.50% 3.51% 2.49% 2.57% 2.90% 3.61% 10.62% 2.23% 2.25% 2.58%
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. The City implemented GASB Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting
government-wide information include information beginning in that year.
Note: Beginning in FY11, the Community Redevelopment Area was included with the Governmental Funds
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SCHEDULE 5
REVENUES AND OTHER SOURCES (1)
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Other
Fiscal Licenses, Fees, Intergovernmental Charges for Fines and Interest and Financing
Year Taxes and Permits Revenues Services Forfeitures Other Revenues Sources Total
2011 $ 10,438,481 $ 2,428,621 $ 3,358,615 $ 911,405 $ 151,616 $ 817,975 $ 2,296,944 $ 20,403,657
2010 9,414,513 2,406,916 3,502,904 907,476 204,849 1,370,077 2,342,226 20,148,961
2009 9,160,133 2,320,683 2,950,179 1,132,681 387,449 1,020,342 3,191,822 20,163,289
2008 9,039,398 2,225,224 2,914,162 1,216,687 268,415 1,211,662 5,367,633 22,243,181
2007 10,804,833 496,614 3,661,644 911,026 247,493 3,588,708 2,644,727 22,355,044
2006 11,086,466 517,727 3,836,216 900,170 247,329 860,820 2,618,738 20,067,466
2005 10,379,692 706,345 6,699,651 848,651 329,038 1,387,243 4,715,542 25,066,162
2004 9,506,835 358,675 5,514,537 933,006 305,851 653,600 2,701,425 19,973,929
2003 9,272,422 325,274 4,027,442 899,844 358,988 1,086,958 2,419,143 18,390,071
2002 8,707,276 324,860 4,831,914 774,411 295,755 1,271,123 8,269,071 24,474,410
(1)
Includes General Fund, LETFs, CDBG Fund, CRA Fund, Debt Service Fund, Capital Projects Fund, and Beal Memorial Fund
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. The City
implemented GASB Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting government-wide information include information beginning in that year.
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SCHEDULE 6
ASSESSED VALUE OF TAXABLE PROPERTY (1)
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Total Assessed Total
Tax Real Personal Assessed Value for Direct Tax
Year Property Property Value Exemptions Operations Rate
2011 $ 1,478,072,570 $ 126,412,302 $ 1,604,484,872 $ 452,378,818 $ 1,152,106,054 4.5383
2010 1,550,325,157 129,348,680 1,679,673,837 469,933,333 1,209,740,504 4.5383
2009 1,864,657,624 148,104,763 2,012,762,387 476,888,476 1,309,056,015 4.1986
2008 2,046,319,844 147,625,998 2,193,945,842 816,366,365 1,377,579,477 4.1986
2007 2,100,890,582 148,394,292 2,249,284,874 777,377,988 1,471,906,886 4.1986
2006 1,980,162,078 137,191,649 2,117,353,727 761,995,075 1,355,358,652 4.6458
2005 1,518,656,395 129,244,507 1,647,900,902 548,237,161 1,099,663,741 4.9700
2004 1,194,748,692 123,444,654 1,318,193,346 400,213,897 917,979,449 4.9700
2003 1,089,753,957 124,154,533 1,213,908,490 350,277,840 863,630,650 4.9700
2002 1,038,333,842 123,362,138 1,161,695,980 330,677,926 831,018,054 4.9700
(1)
Florida State Law requires all property to be assessed at current fair market.
The January 2011 assessment is the basis for Fiscal Year 2011-12 tax revenues.
Source: Okaloosa County Property Appraiser
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SCHEDULE 7
PROPERTY TAX RATES PER $1,000 OF TAXABLE VALUE - ALL DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING GOVERNMENTS (1)
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Tax Year
Government or District 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
County 3.2899 3.2899 3.2899 3.2995 3.3443 3.6500 4.2500 4.2500 4.2500 4.2500
School 7.7690 7.5340 7.6390 7.6240 7.6390 7.7860 8.0630 8.2940 8.2940 8.4120
NW Florida Water Management 0.0400 0.0450 0.0450 0.0450 0.0450 0.0500 0.0500 0.0500 0.0500 0.0500
Fort Walton Beach 4.5383 4.5383 4.1986 4.1986 4.1986 4.6458 4.9700 4.9700 4.9700 4.9700
Total Direct Rate 15.6372 15.4072 15.1725 15.1671 15.2269 16.1318 17.3330 17.5640 17.5640 17.6820
Cinco Bayou 2.3000 2.1000 2.0639 2.0639 2.0639 2.3000 2.3000 2.3000 2.3000 2.3000
Crestview 5.5966 5.8466 5.8466 5.8466 5.8466 6.4989 6.9990 6.9990 6.9990 6.9990
Destin 1.4550 1.4550 1.4550 1.4550 1.4550 1.5000 1.8000 1.8000 1.8000 1.8000
Laurel Hill 3.5000 3.5000 3.5000 4.8400 5.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
Mary Esther 2.6435 2.6435 2.6996 2.6996 3.0125 3.4000 3.5000 3.5000 3.5000 3.5000
Niceville 3.6500 3.6301 3.4500 3.2000 3.2669 3.5000 3.5000 3.5000 3.3000 3.0000
Shalimar 2.0000 2.0000 2.0000 2.0000 2.0000 2.2000 2.4000 2.7000 2.8000 2.8000
Valparaiso 4.0644 3.9330 4.1591 3.7500 2.8754 3.1200 3.9900 3.9900 3.9900 3.9900
Parks MSTU 0.1800 0.1800 0.1800 0.1800 0.1888 0.2085 N/A 0.2654 N/A N/A
Destin Fire 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 0.9009 0.8004 0.8000 0.8300 0.8600 0.8600 0.7386
East Niceville Fire 2.3700 2.3500 2.3500 2.0000 1.9200 2.0000 2.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
Florosa Fire 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
North Bay Fire 2.3500 2.2500 2.0500 1.7827 1.6819 1.8000 2.0700 1.8750 1.8500 1.7500
Ocean City - Wright Fire 2.0000 2.0000 1.8144 1.8144 1.6460 1.7800 1.8300 1.8000 1.8000 1.6900
Okaloosa Island Fire 2.9950 2.7949 2.1900 1.9998 2.0250 1.9855 2.4305 2.6461 2.9500 3.3042
(1)
As of levy date, November 1 of each year listed.
The 2011 millage rate is the basis for Fiscal Year 2011-12 tax revenues.
N/A: Not available.
Source: Okaloosa County Tax Collector
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SCHEDULE 8
PRINCIPAL TAXPAYERS
Unaudited
2011 2002
Total Total
Assessed Assessed
Taxpayer Value Percentage Rank Value Percentage Rank
Uptown Station Investors, LLC $ 10,471,773 0.91% 1 $ 9,290,513 1.12% 4
Presidio Developers, LLC 8,008,000 0.70% 2
BLC Westwood, LLC 6,854,902 0.59% 3
DRS Training & Control Systems 5,831,767 0.51% 4 7,055,329 0.85% 6
DDRM Shoppes at Paradise 5,245,344 0.46% 5 4,485,330 0.54% 8
EHC II - Captain's Quarters, LLC 4,515,973 0.39% 6
FNBT.COM Bank 4,400,508 0.38% 7
Choctaw Plaza LTD 4,338,158 0.38% 8
Mariner Plaza Realty Assoc. 4,193,878 0.36% 9 4,244,647 0.51% 9
DEAS J Jr ET AL 4,181,537 0.36% 10
Sprint Florida, Inc. 24,510,979 2.95% 1
Gulf Power Co. 11,518,815 1.39% 2
Aero Technical Service 9,977,582 1.20% 3
American Senior Living of FWB 7,558,788 0.91% 5
Home Depot 4,544,472 0.55% 7
Chromalloy 3,935,647 0.47% 10
Total Taxable Assessed Value
of Principal Taxpayers 58,041,840 5.04% 87,122,102 10.48%
Total Taxable Assessed Value
of Other Taxpayers 1,094,064,214 94.96% 743,895,952 89.52%
Total Taxable Assessed Value $ 1,152,106,054 100.00% $ 831,018,054 100.00%
(1)
The 2011 tax roll is the basis for Fiscal Year 2011-12 tax revenues.
Source: Okaloosa County Property Appraiser
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SCHEDULE 9
PROPERTY TAX LEVIES AND COLLECTIONS
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Ratio of Ratio of
Amount of Percent of Amount of Total Total Taxes Delinquent
Current Current Delinquent Collected Collected to Amount of Taxes to
Tax Total Tax Taxes Taxes Taxes for the Current Delinquent Current
Year Levy (1) Collected Collected Collected Year Levy Taxes Levy
2011 The 2011 tax levy is the basis for Fiscal Year 2011-12 tax revenues.
2010 $ 5,519,832 $ 5,309,040 96.2% $ 78,863 $ 5,387,903 97.6% $ 11,576 0.2%
2009 5,523,136 5,280,090 95.6% 45,233 5,325,323 96.4% 59,371 1.1%
2008 5,814,307 5,606,480 96.4% 25,515 5,631,996 96.9% 22,112 0.4%
2007 6,215,424 5,976,218 96.2% 23,448 5,999,666 96.5% 16,699 0.3%
2006 6,317,712 6,085,783 96.3% 17,701 6,103,484 96.6% 17,752 0.3%
2005 5,481,001 5,271,070 96.2% 23,903 5,294,973 96.6% 17,072 0.3%
2004 4,577,392 4,408,022 96.3% 16,643 4,424,665 96.7% 15,383 0.3%
2003 4,305,962 4,151,604 96.4% 16,263 4,167,867 96.8% 11,174 0.3%
2002 4,145,081 3,996,625 96.4% 24,236 4,020,861 97.0% 14,663 0.4%
(1)
Includes discount taken for early payment of taxes (maximum of 4%).
Source: Okaloosa County Tax Collector
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City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
SCHEDULE 10
RATIOS OF OUTSTANDING DEBT BY TYPE
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Governmental Activities Business Activities
General General Total Percentage
Fiscal Obligation Lease Revenue Revenue Obligation Lease Revenue Revenue Primary of Personal Per
Year Bonds Payable Notes Bonds Bonds Payable Notes Bonds Government Income(1) Capita(2)
2011 $ - $ - $ 728,480 $ 4,615,000 $ - $ 66,118 $ 76,586 $ 10,585,000 $ 16,071,184 0.21% $ 822.73
2010 - 47,374 - 4,755,000 - 141,737 - 14,005,000 18,949,111 0.26% 930.93
2009 - 93,003 - 4,885,000 - 226,886 - 14,740,000 19,944,889 0.28% 964.69
2008 - 197,509 - 5,010,000 - 584,170 - 15,300,000 21,091,679 0.31% 1,008.30
2007 - 260,306 - 7,000,000 - 479,246 - 15,835,000 23,574,552 0.35% 1,122.17
2006 - 320,764 - 7,295,000 - 614,203 - 16,345,000 24,574,967 0.37% 1,176.85
2005 - 400,433 - 7,410,000 - 447,370 - 16,830,000 25,087,803 0.39% 1,209.93
2004 - 186,213 - 5,475,000 - 594,046 - 6,385,000 12,640,259 0.21% 613.04
2003 - 82,613 - 5,580,000 - 794,485 - 6,835,000 13,292,098 0.24% 647.98
2002 - 209,901 - 5,685,000 - 628,656 - 7,495,000 14,018,557 0.27% 692.65
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. The City
implemented GASB Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting government-wide information include information beginning in that year.
(1)
See Schedule 15 for personal income data.
(2)
See Schedule 15 for population data.
Note: Details regarding the City's outstanding debt can be found in the notes to the financial statements.
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SCHEDULE 11
RATIO OF NET GENERAL BONDED DEBT OUTSTANDING
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Governmental
Activities
Percentage of
General Actual Taxable
Fiscal Year Obligation Bonds Value of Property (1) Per Capita (2)
2011 $ - 0.00% $ -
2010 - 0.00% -
2009 - 0.00% -
2008 - 0.00% -
2007 - 0.00% -
2006 - 0.00% -
2005 - 0.00% -
2004 - 0.00% -
2003 - 0.00% -
2002 - 0.00% -
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive annual
financial reports for the relevant year. The City implemented GASB Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting
government-wide information include information beginning in that year.
(1)
See Schedule 6 for property value data.
(2)
See Schedule 15 for population data.
Note: Details regarding the City's outstanding debt can be found in the notes to the financial statements.
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SCHEDULE 12-A
PLEDGED REVENUE COVERAGE
SEWER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT REFUNDING REVENUE BONDS - SERIES 1998
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Net Revenue
Direct Available
Fiscal Operating Sales Operating for Debt Debt Service Requirements
Year Revenue Tax(1) Expenses(2) Service Principal Interest Total Coverage
2011 $ 7,592,916 $ 1,163,027 $ 5,346,804 $ 3,409,139 $277,500 $ 11,794 $289,294 11.78
2010 6,761,654 1,092,299 4,764,332 3,089,621 266,250 22,976 289,226 10.68
2009 6,403,262 1,125,374 3,773,737 3,754,899 258,750 33,650 292,400 12.84
2008 6,505,297 1,256,319 4,206,922 3,554,694 247,500 43,550 291,050 12.21
2007 6,992,419 1,356,831 4,178,980 4,170,270 236,250 52,763 289,013 14.43
2006 6,538,169 1,460,850 3,657,369 4,341,650 225,000 61,538 286,538 15.15
2005 6,259,731 1,432,060 3,429,396 4,262,395 217,500 69,912 287,412 14.83
2004 5,876,502 1,371,506 3,085,717 4,162,291 210,000 77,787 287,787 14.46
2003 5,348,195 1,204,946 2,877,190 3,675,951 433,750 106,023 539,773 6.81
2002 5,123,375 1,141,363 2,838,501 3,426,237 416,250 120,969 537,219 6.38
(1)
Bond ordinance requires sales tax to be part of bond covenant.
(2)
Depreciation not included.
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive annual financial
reports for the relevant year. The City implemented GASB Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting government-wide
information include information beginning in that year.
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City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
SCHEDULE 12-B
PLEDGED REVENUE COVERAGE
GOLF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT REFUNDING REVENUE BONDS - SERIES 1998
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Net Revenue
Direct Available
Fiscal Operating Sales Operating for Debt Debt Service Requirements
Year Revenue Tax(1) Expenses(2) Service Principal Interest Total Coverage
2011 $ 1,954,325 $ 290,757 $ 1,718,311 $ 526,771 $ 92,500 $ 3,931 $ 96,431 5.46
2010 1,934,392 273,075 1,722,676 484,791 88,750 7,659 96,409 5.03
2009 2,181,988 281,343 1,842,689 620,642 86,250 11,217 97,467 6.37
2008 2,380,448 314,080 1,919,524 775,004 82,500 14,517 97,017 7.99
2007 2,461,151 339,208 2,050,197 750,162 78,750 17,588 96,338 7.79
2006 2,526,754 365,212 1,896,332 995,634 75,000 20,513 95,513 10.42
2005 2,240,899 358,015 1,854,012 744,902 72,500 23,304 95,804 7.78
2004 2,180,552 342,878 1,821,019 702,411 70,000 25,929 95,929 7.32
2003 1,942,550 301,236 1,816,706 427,080 66,250 16,194 82,444 5.18
2002 2,050,888 285,341 1,847,205 489,024 63,750 18,527 82,277 5.94
(1)
Bond ordinance requires sales tax to be part of bond covenant.
(2)
Depreciation not included.
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive annual financial
reports for the relevant year. The City implemented GASB Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting government-wide
information include information beginning in that year.
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SCHEDULE 12-C
PLEDGED REVENUE COVERAGE
SCHEDULE OF REVENUE BOND COVERAGE
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Average
Non-Ad Valorem
Revenues
Fiscal Non-Ad Valorem Avail. for Debt Service Requirements(2)
Year Revenues(1) Debt Service Principal Interest Total Coverage
2011 $ 25,845,100 $ 26,274,792 $ 468,935 $ 695,713 $1,164,648 22.56
2010 26,704,483 26,355,374 510,000 874,423 1,384,423 19.04
2009 26,006,265 28,208,317 340,000 889,985 1,229,985 22.93
2008 30,410,368 31,235,238 325,000 904,730 1,229,730 25.40
2007 32,060,108 30,760,329 315,000 918,699 1,233,699 24.93
2006 29,460,549 31,084,778 300,000 931,488 1,231,488 25.24
2005 32,709,007 29,841,670 285,000 552,986 837,986 35.61
2004 26,974,332 26,011,445 275,000 492,124 767,124 33.91
2003 25,048,557 25,106,627 265,000 502,591 767,591 32.71
2002 25,164,696 24,139,057 215,000 400,090 615,090 39.24
(1)
Non-Ad Valorem Revenues of General Fund, Capital Projects Fund, other governmental funds, and
proprietary funds.
(2)
Combined Debt Service requirements for Florida Municipal Loan Council Revenue Bonds-Series 2000B,
Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds-Series 2001, Utility System Revenue Bond, Series 2005, and 2011
Revenue Notes. See Financial Statement Notes for detail.
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive
annual financial reports for the relevant year. The City implemented GASB Statement 34 in 2002; schedules
presenting government-wide information include information beginning in that year.
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SCHEDULE 13
DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES DEBT
Unaudited
Percentage Amount
Net Debt Applicable to Applicable to
Governmental Unit Outstanding Fort Walton Beach Fort Walton Beach
Overlapping Debt
Okaloosa County
Revenue Bonds $ 30,215,000 10.84% (2) $ 3,273,906
Okaloosa County School District
Certificates of Participation 64,350,000 35.85% (1) 23,068,868
Subtotal: Overlapping Debt 94,565,000 26,342,774
Direct Debt
City of Fort Walton Beach Revenue Notes 728,480 100.00% 728,480
City of Fort Walton Beach Revenue Bonds 4,615,000 100.00% 4,615,000
Subtotal: Direct Debt 5,343,480 5,343,480
Total Direct and Overlapping Debt $ 99,908,480 $ 31,686,254
Source: Okaloosa County, Okaloosa County School Board
(1)
Calculation based on total schools in Okaloosa County School District versus schools in Fort Walton Beach.
(2)
Calculation based on total population in Okaloosa County versus population in Fort Walton Beach.
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SCHEDULE 14
MAJOR EMPLOYERS
Unaudited
2011 2002
Percentage Percentage
of Total of Total
Employer Product Employees Employment Ranking Employees Employment Ranking
USAF - Eglin(1) Air Force Development Test Center 17,095 22.14% 1 19,135 25.82% 1
(2)
USAF - Hurlburt Air Force Special Ops Command 11,171 14.47% 2 8,453 11.41% 2
Okaloosa County School District Education Services 3,388 4.39% 3 4,000 5.40% 3
Okaloosa County(3) Local Government Services 1,363 1.77% 4 740 1.00% 8
Lockheed Martin Corporation Military Technical Support 932 1.21% 5
DRS Training and Control Systems Defense Electronics 837 1.08% 6 600 0.81% 9
Fort Walton Beach Medical Center Medical Services 812 1.05% 7 926 1.25% 6
InDyne Inc Military Technical Support 738 0.96% 8
Jacobs Technology - TEAS Group Military Technical Support 700 0.91% 9
Northwest Florida State College Education Services 680 0.88% 10
ResortQuest Property Management 1,200 1.62% 4
BAE Systems Technical Services Military Technical Support 900 1.21% 7
North Okaloosa Medical Center Medical Services 587 0.79% 10
State of Florida State Government Services 966 1.30% 5
37,716 48.85% 37,507 50.62%
(1)
Includes military, civilian, and contractor personnel.
(2)
Includes military and civilian personnel.
(3)
Includes County Commission, Clerk of Court, Property Appraiser, Sheriff, Supervisor of Elections, and Tax Collector.
Source: Personnel Department of each employer
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SCHEDULE 15
MISCELLANEOUS DEMOGRAPHICAL STATISTICS
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Fiscal Fort Walton Beach Okaloosa County FWB as a % Personal Income Per Capita Unemployment
Year Population Population of the County (thousands of dollars) Personal Income Rate
2011 19,534 180,280 10.84% $ 7,497,082 $ 42,007 7.3%
2010 20,355 195,346 10.42% 7,369,683 41,050 8.0%
2009 20,675 196,237 10.54% 7,090,979 39,158 7.2%
2008 20,918 197,597 10.59% 6,861,716 37,497 4.8%
2007 21,008 196,540 10.69% 6,781,908 37,423 2.9%
2006 20,882 192,672 10.84% 6,761,736 36,529 2.4%
2005 20,735 188,939 10.97% 6,360,148 34,755 2.9%
2004 20,619 185,778 11.10% 5,982,411 33,068 3.4%
2003 20,513 181,102 11.33% 5,506,510 30,969 3.8%
2002 20,239 176,971 11.44% 5,166,167 29,481 4.4%
OKALOOSA COUNTY EDUCATION
FY 2011 FY 2010 FY 2009
Schools: Grades K-5 18 18 19
Grades 6-8 7 7 8
Grades 9-12 4 4 4
PK-12 / Charter / Alternate 2 / 4 / 10 2 / 4 / 10 2 / 3 / 11
Grades K-8 1 1 n/a
Vocational / Technical 1 1 1
Exceptional Children 2 2 1
Students: Grades K-5 12,442 12,975 12,795
Grades 6-8 6,046 6,471 6,603
Grades 9-12 8,381 8,889 9,082
Vocational and Adult Students 280 302 341
Exceptional Children 4,031 4,270 5,218
Charter 1,449 1,431 1,315
Personnel: Instructional (Classroom) 1,896 1,849 1,999
Non-Instructional 941 1,013 1,154
Source: Office of Economic & Demographic Research, FL Research & Economic Database, FL Labor Market Statistics Okaloosa County School Board
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SCHEDULE 16
FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Full-Time Equivalent Employees as of September 30
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
General Government
City Manager 2.00 2.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 4.00
Administrative Services 3.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 5.00
Risk Management - 1.00 1.00 - - - - - - -
Information Technology 2.00 2.75 2.75 3.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00
City Clerk 2.50 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
Finance 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.75 8.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
Purchasing 2.50 2.50 2.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Public Safety
Police 67.99 67.59 68.05 74.05 73.17 72.95 72.95 74.95 75.95 75.95
Fire 37.00 38.00 38.00 39.00 39.00 39.00 33.00 33.00 33.00 33.00
Recreation & Cultural Services
Administration 13.81 15.93 17.19 32.09 32.64 34.04 34.04 34.04 34.04 34.04
Parks Maintenance 11.00 11.00 11.90 - - - - - - -
Right-of-Way Maintenance 1.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 10.00 10.00 9.00
Senior Citizens Center 1.85 1.85 1.85 2.38 2.58 2.58 2.58 3.08 3.08 3.08
Library 8.10 9.90 9.90 10.60 11.10 11.10 11.10 11.10 10.50 10.50
Museum 2.60 3.85 4.98 5.18 6.01 7.01 7.01 7.01 7.01 7.01
Cemetery 3.00 3.00 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
Engineering Services
Administration 5.00 6.00 6.00 7.00 7.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Planning & Zoning 1.00 1.00 - 4.00 4.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Building & Permitting 3.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 6.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00
Code Enforcement 2.00 2.00 2.00 - - - - - - -
Fleet Maintenance 8.75 10.00 11.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00
Facilities Maintenance 8.00 11.00 11.00 10.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 12.00
Streets Maintenance 5.50 6.50 6.50 14.50 13.50 15.00 15.00 15.00 16.00 16.00
Community Development Block Grant 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 1.48 1.48 1.48 1.48 1.48 1.48
Community Redevelopment Agency 3.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.75 1.75 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Utility (Water/Sewer) Enterprise
Customer Service 5.50 7.50 7.50 8.00 9.00 9.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
Administration 6.75 1.00 2.00 6.00 5.00 5.00 - - - -
Water Operations 10.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00
Sewer Operations - 2.00 11.00 11.00 13.00 13.00 16.00 16.00 15.00 15.00
Water Distribution 5.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 7.00 7.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00
Sewer Collections 12.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 12.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00
Sanitation Enterprise
Solid Waste 18.75 19.62 19.87 21.00 21.00 21.00 22.00 22.00 22.00 22.00
Recycling - - - - 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00
Golf Enterprise
Golf Club 14.26 14.26 31.01 36.51 36.56 36.56 36.36 37.56 37.61 37.61
Golf Grounds Maintenance 15.75 15.75 - - - - - - - -
Stormwater Enterprise
Stormwater 6.00 7.00 8.00 - - - - - - -
Total 296.09 312.48 329.48 362.29 375.29 377.22 370.52 376.22 376.67 378.67
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. The City
implemented GASB Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting government-wide information include information beginning in that year.
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SCHEDULE 17
PERMITS, LICENSES AND RECREATION FACILITIES
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
MISCELLANEOUS PERMITS
Year Mechanical Electrical Gas Plumbing Water & Sewer
2011 249 255 74 159 18
2010 212 290 87 154 27
2009 142 285 52 158 16
2008 168 298 97 178 20
2007 177 340 109 157 30
2006 202 473 126 235 32
2005 152 438 103 162 37
2004 163 396 61 182 53
2003 145 371 84 158 70
2002 168 337 70 128 63
BUSINESS TAX RECEIPTS ISSUED (formerly referred to as occupational licenses)
Year Number Sold
2011 2,269
2010 2,311
2009 2,364
2008 2,426
2007 2,499
2006 2,483
2005 2,496
2004 2,391
2003 2,317
2002 2,361
MUNICIPAL RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
2 18-hole Golf Courses 1 Library
1 18-hole Disc Golf Course 4 Museums
1 Auditorium 23 Playgrounds
7 Baseball-Softball Facilities 1 Racquetball Court Facility
1 BMX/Skateboard Facility 4 Recreation Centers
5 Boat Ramps 2 Soccer Field Facilities
5 Exercise/Walking Tracks 4 Tennis Court Facilities
1 Fairgrounds 7 Undeveloped Parks
1 Football Stadium 4 Waterfront Parks
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive annual
financial reports for the relevant year. The City implemented GASB Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting
government-wide information include information beginning in that year.
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SCHEDULE 18
ELECTIONS - OKALOOSA COUNTY VOTER REGISTRATION
Unaudited
Registered Voters
Pct Place Name Total Dems Reps NPA Other
01 BAKER 1,911 441 1,276 181 13
02 BLACKMON 614 169 396 45 4
03 MILLIGAN 1,109 259 684 153 13
04 HOLT 1,085 283 628 157 17
05 LAUREL HILL 960 317 479 151 13
06 GARDEN CITY 2,262 545 1,379 314 24
07 DORCAS 1,370 358 756 234 22
08 HONEY CREEK 3,757 973 2,153 583 48
09 YELLOW RIVER 3,197 686 1,948 528 35
10 WEST WRIGHT 5,845 1,438 3,110 1,174 123
11 EAST CRESTVIEW 6,606 1,453 3,666 1,359 128
12 WEST CRESTVIEW 855 516 202 135 2
13 NORTH CRESTVIEW 3,066 780 1,769 473 44
14 WEST NICEVILLE 2,343 547 1,357 401 38
15 VALPARAISO 2,866 612 1,671 528 55
16 SHALIMAR 2,587 642 1,457 430 58
17 CENTRAL WRIGHT 3,145 908 1,488 684 65
18 OCEAN CITY 2,352 671 1,145 465 71
19* EAST FWB 1,403 491 554 320 38
20 WEST DESTIN 2,338 493 1,327 463 55
21 MARY ESTHER 2,615 659 1,496 413 47
22* S CENTRAL FWB 1,966 651 903 371 41
23 EGLIN AFB 933 242 407 267 17
24* WEST FWB 2,860 889 1,383 528 60
25 N CENTRAL NICEVILLE 1,703 398 1,012 272 21
26 SEMINOLE 2,540 414 1,721 370 35
27 CINCO BAYOU 262 61 150 45 6
28* GARNIERS 334 65 209 56 4
29* GOLF COURSE 2,041 365 1,361 281 34
30 OKALOOSA ISLAND 1,401 244 828 296 33
31 LONGWOOD 1,798 325 1,221 220 32
32* FERRY PARK 2,077 435 1,287 323 32
33 ROCKY BAYOU 4,137 557 2,994 528 58
34 FLOROSA 3,444 884 1,768 736 56
35 NORTH DESTIN 2,361 330 1,587 408 36
36 SOUTH NICEVILLE 2,353 390 1,596 327 40
37 LAKE LORRAINE 2,714 408 1,900 365 41
38 NORTHGATE 2,022 481 1,147 353 41
39 EAST WRIGHT 2,359 668 1,248 405 38
40 SOUTH BLUEWATER 2,840 361 2,050 391 38
41* N CENTRAL FWB 1,343 281 854 188 20
42* NEW HEIGHTS 2,229 716 1,051 440 22
43 S CENTRAL NICEVILLE 2,173 473 1,278 371 51
44 CENTRAL DESTIN 1,737 375 922 385 55
45 SOUTH CRESTVIEW 3,729 876 2,013 772 68
46 NORTH BLUEWATER 4,264 608 2,937 641 78
47 WYNNEHAVEN BEACH 1,955 474 948 484 49
48* WESTWOOD RETIREMENT 141 28 93 15 5
49 EAST DESTIN 2,786 389 1,875 479 43
50 SOUTH DESTIN 2,863 431 1,893 482 57
51 AIRPORT ROAD 1,525 286 998 226 15
52 LIVE OAK 3,165 662 1,858 582 63
Countywide Total 120,341 27,008 70,433 20,798 2,102
City Total 12,287 3,347 6,596 2,110 234
*City Precinct
Source: Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections
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SCHEDULE 19
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT BILLINGS AND COLLECTIONS
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Total
Ratio of Outstanding
Assessments Collections Current and
Fiscal Collected or to Amount Delinquent
Year Assessments(1) Released Assessed Assessment
2011 $ - $ 5,986 0.00% $ 137,785
2010 - 19,801 0.00% 143,772
2009 - 6,528 0.00% 163,572
2008 - 7,511 0.00% 170,100
2007 218,730 72,576 33.18% 177,611
2006 0.00 1,965 0.00% 31,456
2005 0.00 50,257 0.00% 33,421
2004 0.00 37,510 0.00% 83,678
2003 0.00 13,783 0.00% 121,188
2002 161,037 27,452 17.05% 134,972
(1)
Assessments are payable over a 20 year period.
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the
comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. The City implemented GASB Statement
34 in 2002; schedules presenting government-wide information include information beginning in that
year.
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MAJOR REVENUE SOURCES
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Other
Fiscal Property % of Total Taxes/ % of Total Sewer % of Total Sanitation % of Total Water % of Total Golf % of Total
Year Taxes Revenues Franchise Fees Revenues Fees Revenues Fees Revenues Fees Revenues Fees Revenues
2011 $ 6,030,428 19.2% $ 6,673,824 21.2% $ 4,631,992 14.7% $ 3,307,993 10.5% $ 2,753,590 8.8% $ 1,954,589 6.2%
2010 5,332,480 17.5% 6,645,189 21.8% 4,154,795 13.6% 3,335,342 10.9% 2,379,913 7.8% 1,914,053 6.3%
2009 5,629,812 19.0% 6,425,482 21.7% 3,943,722 13.3% 3,363,185 11.4% 2,245,512 7.6% 2,164,174 7.4%
2008 6,021,743 20.6% 5,706,534 19.5% 3,984,282 13.6% 3,441,588 11.8% 2,271,327 7.8% 2,365,739 8.1%
2007 6,123,749 15.7% 5,645,463 14.5% 4,162,172 10.7% 3,427,925 8.8% 2,492,378 6.4% 2,441,793 6.3%
2006 5,303,877 14.9% 6,544,881 18.4% 3,932,591 11.1% 3,369,729 9.5% 2,360,766 6.6% 2,500,736 7.0%
2005 4,421,852 11.8% 5,957,840 15.8% 3,727,073 9.9% 3,311,508 8.8% 2,179,849 5.8% 2,224,935 5.9%
2004 4,166,452 13.1% 4,983,270 15.7% 3,544,738 11.2% 3,240,131 10.2% 689,910 2.2% 2,173,351 6.9%
2003 4,019,951 13.7% 4,912,208 16.7% 3,245,492 11.0% 3,049,650 10.4% 1,890,754 6.4% 1,941,010 6.6%
2002 3,874,977 11.1% 4,506,698 12.9% 3,117,845 8.9% 2,991,869 8.5% 1,782,375 5.1% 2,014,890 5.8%
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. The city implemented GASB Statement 34 in
2002; schedules presenting government-wide information include information beginning in that year.
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WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICE RATES
Unaudited
Monthly Water Rates (1,2) Residential Commercial Number of
Inside Outside(3) Inside Outside(3) Meters
Lifeline Rate(4) $7.83 $9.78 $7.83 $9.78
Monthly Base Charge(5), Meter Size:
3/4" $7.83 $9.78 $7.83 $9.78 9,147
1.0" $7.83 $9.78 $7.83 $9.78 347
1.5" $10.65 $13.31 $10.65 $13.31 112
2.0" $18.09 $22.61 $18.09 $22.61 225
3.0" $27.56 $34.45 $27.56 $34.45 14
4.0" $34.45 $43.06 $34.45 $43.06 20
6.0" $54.81 $68.51 $54.81 $68.51 0
8.0" or 10.0" $82.14 $102.67 $82.14 $102.67 1
Multi-Residential, Addt'l per Unit $5.79 $7.23 $7.83 $9.78
9,866
Residential Customers 7,865
Commercial Customers 939
Total Customers 8,804
Gallonage Rate (per 1,000 gallons per unit) Inside Outside
Block 1 (0 - 2,000) Included in monthly base charge
Block 2 (2,001 - 4,000) $2.34 $2.92
Block 3 (4,001 - 8,000) $2.85 $3.56
Block 4 (8,001 +) $4.28 $5.35
Monthly Wastewater Rates (2) Residential Commercial
(4)
Lifeline Rate $17.16
Monthly Base Charge $17.16 $20.59
Gallonage Rate (per 1,000 gallons per unit) (5)
Block 1 (0 - 2,000) Included in monthly base charge
Block 2 (2,001 +) $5.39 $6.47
(1)
Irrigation customers subject to water rates as outlined herein
(2)
Monthly Base Charge is per Unit. Residential Single Family and Commercial count as 1 unit.
Multi-Family and Multi-Commercial are billed according to meter size and unit count.
(3)
Outside City surcharge of 125% for water.
(4)
Single family residence with less than 2,000 gallons per month
(5)
Residential service capped at 16,000 gallons per unit
Source: City of Fort Walton Beach Comprehensive Fee Schedule
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SANITATION AND RECYCLING SERVICE RATES
Unaudited
Basic Garbage Rates Garbage Tipping Total
Residential
One Container $ 10.60 $ 5.25 $ 15.85
Residential Dumpsters, Individual Meters 10.60 5.25 15.85
Commercial
One Container 28.60 5.97 34.57
Two Containers 57.20 11.95 69.15
Special Pick-up 37.35 5.97 43.32
Shared Dumpster (minimum charge) 28.60 5.97 34.57
Garbage and Trash Collection Garbage Tipping Total
2 Cubic Yards
2 times per week $ 60.70 $ 43.11 $ 103.81
3 times per week 91.05 64.63 155.68
4 times per week 121.45 86.16 207.61
5 times per week 151.75 107.69 259.44
6 times per week 182.10 129.21 311.31
4 Cubic Yards
2 times per week 85.70 86.16 171.86
3 times per week 128.55 129.21 257.76
4 times per week 171.40 172.27 343.67
5 times per week 214.25 215.32 429.57
6 times per week 257.10 258.38 515.48
6 Cubic Yards
2 times per week 112.50 129.21 241.71
3 times per week 168.75 193.79 362.54
4 times per week 224.95 258.38 483.33
5 times per week 281.20 322.96 604.16
6 times per week 337.45 387.59 725.04
8 Cubic Yards
2 times per week 135.70 172.27 307.97
3 times per week 203.55 258.38 461.93
4 times per week 271.40 344.48 615.88
5 times per week 339.25 430.64 769.89
6 times per week 407.10 516.75 923.85
One time fee to change size of dumpster $25.00
Extra Collection
Garbage Tipping Total
Extra residential trash pick-up $120.00 per hour, $15.00 minimum
Extra commercial trash pick-up - 2 CY $ 26.00 $ 8.24 $ 34.24
Extra commercial trash pick-up - 4 CY 28.00 15.45 43.45
Extra commercial trash pick-up - 6 CY 30.00 21.63 51.63
Extra commercial trash pick-up - 8 CY 33.00 27.81 60.81
Source: City of Fort Walton Beach Comprehensive Fee Schedule
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OPERATING INDICATORS BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Function Unaudited Fiscal Year
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Public Safety
Police
Physical arrests 1,265 1,773 2,298 2,526 2,201 1,916 1,708 1,801 1,250 1,703
Traffic violations 3,246 6,207 6,430 7,211 5,171 5,399 5,633 7,138 8,208 7,415
Fire
Emergency medical responses 3,041 2,791 2,645 2,484 2,567 2,441 1,671 1,605 1,738 1,760
Fire responses 1,224 1,158 477 479 517 335 403 143 1,217 100
Inspections 1,431 2,040 2,863 3,277 3,319 2,605 1,658 1,876 1,780 1,150
Code Enforcement
Code violations 2,456 2,426 2,513 2,108 1,793 1,914 1,674 1,632 N/A N/A
Engineering Services
Building permits issued n/a n/a 1,429 1,582 1,710 2,341 3,151 1,907 1,779 1,818
Residential building permits issued 588 630 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Commercial building permits issued 284 380 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Value of permits (in millions) n/a n/a $46.20 $37.40 $28.70 $31.10 $61.70 $20.80 $16.00 $16.60
Value of residential permits (in millions) $10.067 $7.108 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Value of commercial permits (in millions $7.276 $7.094 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Street resurfacing (lane miles) 2.25 5.71 1.53 0.78 0.46 2.25 3.55 3.17 3.61 3
Pot holes (hours spent repairing) 1,014 617 1,257 1,476 1,022 713 861 613 997 937
Sanitation
Refuse collected (tons) 25,332 25,676 25,485 27,873 28,374 28,446 34,378 28,813 27,661 25,000
Recyclables collected (tons) 251 161 150 112 367 400 385 417 428 600
Culture and Recreation
Parks and Recreation
Recreation program participants 106,486 103,121 116,565 118,890 125,697 120,329 86,312 79,991 75,622 82,711
Adult athletic participants 9,003 10,009 11,406 14,591 14,669 14,239 1,155 968 1,725 1,665
Youth athletic participants 13,038 12,525 14,211 15,570 14,418 14,254 1,674 1,327 1,877 1,969
Skate/tennis park participants 18,291 15,297 18,480 24,100 29,088 29,396 24,741 24,670 19,936 29,550
Library
Circulation volume 126,146 135,314 142,148 137,002 126,271 124,489 118,368 116,883 106,603 93,167
Museum
Number of visitors/participants(1) 28,200 39,935 47,700 45,168 28,916 30,144 31,531 35,598 28,814 25,300
Water System
New connections 18 27 16 20 30 32 37 53 70 63
Water customers 8,804 8,795 8,741 8,927 8,996 8,966 8,984 8,928 8,874 8,874
Water produced (million gallons) 899 897 943 963 1,071 1,127 1,046 1,047 1,025 1,076
Wastewater System
Wastewater treated (million gallons)(2) - 381 769 916 796 839 1,164 935 1,186 877
(1)
Decline in 2011 primarily in outreach numbers; reducing outreach to be more in line with in-house service numbers at the suggestion of City Council
(2)
Wastewater treatment transferred to County in March 2010
Source: City of Fort Walton Beach Performance Measures.
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CAPITAL ASSET STATISTICS BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Function/Program Fiscal Year
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Public Safety
Police
Stations 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sworn officers 48 49 49 55 53 52 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Engineering Services
(2) (1)
Miles of roads 92.65 112.76 112.76 99.35 98.50 98.50 98.50 98.50 98.50 98.50
Miles of sidewalks 62.80 62.11 61.35 61.32 60.92 60.82 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Signs fabricated and installed 976 910 1,110 1,223 1,481 1,412 1,509 894 918 860
Culture and Recreation
Parks and Recreation
Recreational amenities 122 122 (3) 91 90 90 89 82 89 82 81
Parks (acres) 180.26 180.26 180.26 180.26 180.26 173.58 143.55 144.44 143.55 141.05
Library
Inventoried collection 72,873 74,317 73,641 71,006 69,061 68,064 67,517 59,843 60,830 63,086
Water and Sewer System
Water lines (miles) 118.57 118.52 118.10 118.09 118.09 115.95 115.69 115.54 115.37 115.30
Sewer lines (miles) 118.76 118.77 118.77 118.77 118.77 118.77 118.64 118.64 118.29 118.26
Reuse water lines (miles) 3.82 3.82 4.14 4.14 4.14 4.14 2.19 2.19 2.19 2.19
Elevated Storage Tank Capacity: 2 tanks 200,000 gal; 1 tank 750,000 gal; 2 tanks 500,000 gal
Ground Storage Tank Capacity: 1 tank 135,000 gal; 1 tank 250,000 gal; 1 tank 1,000,000 gal
Pumping Capacity of Water Wells: 9.231 million gallons per day
Stormwater System
Storm drains (miles) 41.64 (2) 45.70 45.66 (1) 34.73 34.73 34.73 N/A N/A N/A N/A
(1)
FY 2009 Increase due to better data with GIS system and methodology change for calculation.
(2)
FY 2011 Adjustment to only include City-maintained roads and stormwater pipe (collector, culvert, french drain)
(3)
FY 2010 Adjustment due to re-evaluation of how amenities are counted.
N/A: Not available.
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. The City implemented GASB Statement 34 in 2002;
schedules presenting government-wide information include information beginning in that year.
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INSURANCE COVERAGE
September 30, 2011
Unaudited
Agent, Broker, or
Effective Dates Company Policy Number Company Rep. Type Amount Location
10/12/10 to 10/12/11 Fidelity National 1150113370 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 402,700 B 4th Avenue & Carson
$ 16,300 C Chester Pruitt Building
10/12/10 to 10/12/11 Fidelity National 1150113362 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 402,700 B 50 Ferry Road
$ 23,500 C Docie Bass Recreation Building
10/12/10 to 10/12/11 Fidelity National 1150113371 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 402,700 B 14 Robinwood Drive SW
$ 84,500 C Sanitation Building
12/06/10 to 12/06/11 Fidelity National 1150167295 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 500,000 B #7 Hollywood Boulevard
$ 500,000 C Police Department
10/12/10 to 10/12/11 Fidelity National 1150113360 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 500,000 B #5 Hollywood Boulevard
$ 260,100 C Fire Department
10/12/10 to 10/12/11 Fidelity National 1150113366 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 366,100 B Memorial Parkway
$ 31,100 C Senior Citizens Building
10/1210 to 10/12/11 Fidelity National 1150113367 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 402,700 B 107 Miracle Strip Parkway
$ 128,200 C Auditorium
10/12/10- to 10/12/11 Fidelity National 1150113368 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 402,700 B 107 Miracle Strip Parkway
$ 382,900 C City Hall
10/12/10 to 10/12/11 Fidelity National 1150113361 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 177,300 B 107 Miracle Strip Parkway
$ 16,300 C Council Chamber
10/12/10 to 10/12/11 Fidelity National 1150113365 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 402,700 B 107 Miracle Strip Parkway
$ 382,900 C Annex Building
10/12/10 to 10/12/11 Fidelity National 1150113363 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 389,700 B 107 Miracle Strip Parkway
$ 16,300 C Utility Building
Continued…
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INSURANCE COVERAGE
September 30, 2011
Unaudited
Agent, Broker, or
Effective Dates Company Policy Number Company Rep. Type Amount Location
10/12/10 to 10/12/11 Fidelity National 1150113369 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 402,700 B 141 Miracle Strip Parkway
$ 51,200 C City Museum
10/12/10 to 10/12/11 Fidelity National 1150113364 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 324,200 B 22 McGriff Street
7,900 C Child Care Facility
12/02/10 to 12/02/11 Fidelity National 1150164378 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 38,500 B 338 Miracle Strip Parkway
Restroom, East of Pavillion
Liza Jackson Park
12/02/10 to 12/02/11 Fidelity National 1150164379 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 38,500 B 338 Miracle Strip Parkway
Restroom Near Ditch
Liza Jackson Park
05/17/10 to 05/17/11 Fidelity National 92510117093 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 98,300 B 55 Ferry Road
Boy Scout Hut
07/23/10 to 07/23/11 Fidelity National 97700165626 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 266,200 B 18 Robinwood Drive
$ 33,600 C Pump Station #1
06/23/10 to 06/23/11 Fidelity National 92510234651 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 55,000 B 168 Coral Drive SW
City Hall Ball Field Restrooms
10/01/10 to 10/01/11 Indian Harbor Ins. Co. PEC002924701 Public Risk Insurance Agency Petroleum $ 1,000,000/inc Golf Course, Police, City Shop, Fuel Station,
Liability $ 1,000,000/agg
10/01/10 to 10/01/11 PGIT PKFL1046200310-06 Public Risk Insurance Agency Inland $ 625,978/fine Art Museum
Marine $ 10,000/schedul
$ 5,672,449
$ 804,400 EDP/Minicomputer/Word Processor
$ 500,000 Valuable Papers
Continued…
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INSURANCE COVERAGE
September 30, 2011
Unaudited
Agent, Broker, or
Effective Dates Company Policy Number Company Rep. Type Amount Location
09/16/10 to 09/16/11 Hartford 21BSBDB7453 Fisher-Brown Agency Public Official $ 50,000 Finance Director
Bond
04/18/10 to 04/18/11 Hartford 21BSBDB7454 Fisher-Brown Agency Public Official $ 50,000 Customer Service Administrator, Finance
Bond Department
10/01/10 to 10/01/11 PGIT PKFL1046200310-06 Public Risk Insurance Agency Auto $ 100,000 Person
$
$ 1,000,000 CSL Liability
10/01/10 to 10/01/11 PGIT PKFL1046200310-06 Public Risk Insurance Agency Forgery $ 250,000
Alteration
10/01/10 to 10/01/11 PGIT PKFL1046200310-06 Public Risk Insurance Agency Money & varies by location
Securities
10/01/10 to 10/01/11 PGIT PKFL1046200310-06 Public Risk Insurance Agency Crime $ 250,000 Public Employees
Blanket Fidelity Bond
10/01/10 to 10/01/11 PGIT PKFL1046200310-06 Public Risk Insurance Agency General $ 100,000 Person
Liability $ 200,000 Occurrence
$ 5,000,000 CSL Liability
10/01/10 to 10/01/11 PGIT PKFL1046200310-06 Public Risk Insurance Agency Property $ 37,790,647 Blank Real & Personal
Property, extra expense
10/01/10 to 10/01/11 PGIT PKFL1046200310-06 Public Risk Insurance Agency Property $ 500,000 Business Income
Water & Wastewater Enterprises
10/01/10 to 10/01/11 PGIT SC-FL-0462003 Public Risk Insurance Agency Worker's $ 1,000,000 Accident
Comp $ 1,000,000 Disease
Continued…
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INSURANCE COVERAGE
September 30, 2011
Unaudited
Agent, Broker, or
Effective Dates Company Policy Number Company Rep. Type Amount Location
10/01/10 to 10/01/11 PGIT PKFL1046200310-06 Public Risk Insurance Agency Supplemental $ 5,000,000
Empl. Practice CSL
10/01/10 to 10/01/11 Federal Insurance 9906-62-32 LB Bryan & Co. AD&D $ 59,695 Occupational Death
$ 59,695 Response to Emergency
$ 179,085 Unlawful/Unintentional
10/01/10 to 10/01/11 PGIT PKFL1046200310-06 Public Risk Insurance Agency Boiler & $ 37,790,647
Machinery
05/01/10 to 05/01/11 Travelers 103148718 Fisher-Brown Agency Fiduciary $ 2,000,000 Retirement Fund for General Liability
Employees, Police, and Fire
Police currently has their own policy; was prorated for t
Source: City of Fort Walton Beach Risk Management Department
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IV. COMPLIANCE SECTION
COMPLIANCE MATTERS
MANAGEMENT LETTERS
RESPONSES TO THE MANAGEMENT
LETTER
45 Eglin Pkwy., N.E.
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Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
850.244.5121
Fax: 850.664.2562
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Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ON COMPLIANCE AND
OTHER MATTERS BASED ON AN AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERFORMED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS
We have audited the financial statements of governmental activities, the business-type activities, each major fund, and the
aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, as of and for the year ended September
30, 2011, which collectively comprise the City of Fort Walton Beach's basic financial statements and have issued our
report thereon dated March 9, 2012. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in
the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing
Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States.
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
In planning and performing our audit we considered the City of Fort Walton Beach's internal control over financial
reporting as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purposes of expressing our opinions on the financial
statements, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the City of Fort Walton Beach's
internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the City's
internal control over financial reporting.
A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or
employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely
basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control, such that there is a
reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the entity's financial statements will not be prevented, or detected
and corrected on a timely basis.
Our consideration of internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph
of this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting that might be
deficiencies, significant deficiencies or material weaknesses. We did not identify any deficiencies in internal control over
financial reporting that we consider to be material weaknesses, as defined above.
Compliance and Other Matters
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the City of Fort Walton Beach's financial statements are free of
material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and
grant agreements, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect on the determination of financial
statement amounts. However, providing an opinion on compliance with those provisions was not an objective of our
audit, and accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. The results of our tests disclosed no instances of
noncompliance or other matters that are required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards.
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Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit
of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with
Government Auditing Standards (Continued)
We noted certain matters that we reported to management of the City of Fort Walton Beach in a separate letter dated
March 9, 2012.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of the Audit Committee, Management, others within the
organization, and City Council, and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified
parties.
March 9, 2012
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Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
850.244.5121
Fax: 850.664.2562
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Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
MANAGEMENT LETTER
We have audited the financial statements of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, as of and for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2011, and have issued our report thereon dated March 9, 2012.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the
standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General
of the United States. We have issued our Independent Auditor's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with
Government Auditing Standards. Disclosures in this report, which is dated March 9, 2012, should be considered in
conjunction with this management letter.
Additionally, our audit was conducted in accordance with Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General, which govern
the conduct of local governmental entity audits performed in the State of Florida. This letter includes the following
information, which is not included in the aforementioned auditor's report:
Section 10.554(1)(i)1., Rules of the Auditor General, requires that we determine whether or not corrective actions have
been taken to address findings and recommendations made in the preceding annual financial report. There were no
significant findings in the preceding financial report.
Section 10.554(1)(i)2, Rules of the Auditor General, requires our audit to include a review of the provisions of Section
218.415, Florida Statutes, regarding the investment of public funds. In connection with our audit, we determined that the
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, complied with Section 218.415, Florida Statutes.
Section 10.554(1)(i)3., Rules of Auditor General, requires that we address in the management letter any recommendations
to improve financial management. In connection with our audit, we did not have any such recommendations.
Section 10.554(1)(i)4., Rules of Auditor General, requires that we address violations of laws, regulations, contracts or
grant agreements, or abuse, that have occurred, or are likely to have occurred, that have an effect on the financial
statements that is less than material but more than inconsequential. In connection with our audit, we did not have any
such findings.
Section 10.554(1)(i)5., Rules of the Auditor General, provides that the auditor may, based on professional judgment,
report the following matters that have an inconsequential effect on the financial statements, considering both quantitative
and qualitative factors: (1) violations of provisions of contracts or grant agreements, fraud, illegal acts or abuse, and (2)
deficiencies in internal control that are not significant deficiencies. In connection with our audit, we did not have any
such findings.
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Management Letter (Continued)
Section 10.554(l)(i)6., Rules of the Auditor General, requires that the name or official title and legal authority for the
primary government and each component unit of the reporting entity be disclosed in this management letter, unless
disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. The City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was established as a
municipality by a Special Act of the Florida Legislature in 1937. The City's original charter was enacted as Chapter
18539, Laws of Florida.
The present charter was enacted in 1953 as Chapter 29093, Laws of Florida. The City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida,
had one component unit within its reporting entity. The Fort Walton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency was
created pursuant to provisions of Chapter 163, Part III, Florida Statutes. This action, adopted by Resolution Number 77-
38, also outlines the rights, powers, duties, privileges, and immunities invested in the governing body. City ordinance
1262, adopted on September 27, 1994, gave the City Council the authority to appoint an independent Board of
Commissioners in place of the City Council effective January 1, 1995.
During 1992, the Florida Department of Community Affairs determined that the Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority
was a dependent special district of the City of Fort Walton Beach. Utilizing the standards set forth in GASB 14, the Fort
Walton Beach Housing Authority was not considered as having met sufficient criteria for inclusion within the City's
audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2011. As a result, the Fort Walton Beach Housing
Authority is not included in the City's annual financial report.
During 2011, the Fort Walton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (the Agency) became a blended component
unit of the City. The City's council members serve as board members of the Agency. The Agency's governing body is the
same as the governing body of the City and the Agency provides services specifically to the Community Redevelopment
Area of the City. Due to the nature and significance of the Agency's relationship with the City, exclusion of the Agency's
financial operations would render the City's financial statements incomplete or misleading.
Section 10.554(1)(i)7.a., Rules of the Auditor General, requires a statement be included as to whether or not the local
government entity has met one or more of the conditions described in Section 218.503(1), Florida Statutes, and
identification of the specific condition(s) met. In connection with our audit, we determined that the City of Fort Walton
Beach, Florida did not meet any of the conditions described in Section 218.503(1), Florida Statutes.
Section 10.554(1)(i)7.b., Rules of the Auditor General, requires that we determine whether the annual financial report for
the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, filed with the Florida Department
of Financial Services pursuant to Section 218.32(1)(a), Florida Statutes, is in agreement with the annual financial audit
report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011. In connection with our audit, we determined that these two reports
were in agreement.
Pursuant to Sections 10.554(1)(i)7.c., and 10.556(7), Rules of the Auditor General, we applied financial condition
assessment procedures. It is management's responsibility to monitor the City's financial condition, and our financial
condition assessment was based in part on representations made by management and the review of financial information
provided by same. Our assessment was performed as of September 30, 2011.
Pursuant to Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, this management letter is a public record and its distribution is not limited.
Auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America require us to indicate that this letter is intended
solely for the information and use of management, and the Florida Auditor General, and is not intended to be and should
not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.
We greatly appreciate the assistance and cooperation extended us during our audit.
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