Fort Walton Beach — Fiscal Year 2022-23 Adopted Budget — reading text

FUND Type of fund used to account for assets not available to support the government’s programs that are held in a trustee or agent capacity. Includes private-purpose trust, pension and other employee benefit trust, investment trust, and agency fund types. FISCAL YEAR The City’s budget year, which runs from October 1 to September 30. FORFEITURE An automatic loss of cash or other property as a penalty for not complying with legal provisions and as compensation for the resulting damages or losses. This term should not be confused with confiscation. The latter term designates the actual taking over of the forfeited property by the government. Even after property has been forfeited, it is not considered confiscated until the government claims it. FRANCHISE FEE A fee levied in proportion to gross receipts on business activities of all or designated types of businesses. FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE) One position funded for a full year. Either one full-time position funded at 40 hours/week for 52 weeks/year or multiple part-time positions whose funding equates to 40 hours/week for 52 weeks/year. FUND A fiscal and 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. FUND BALANCE 220  The difference between current financial assets and liabilities accounted for in a governmental fund; the net available financial resources externally or internally constrained as to use. Might be better described as a measure of liquidity rather than net worth. It attempts to measure how much would be left over at the end of the current fiscal year for the subsequent fiscal year’s budget were the government to budget in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). GASB 34 An accounting standard issued by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board applicable to all state and local governments. Compliance with GASB 34 is necessary in the preparation of financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. GENERAL FUND Accounts for primarily unrestricted resources and those resources not requiring reporting elsewhere. This fund exists from inception of the government throughout the government’s existence. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND A bond for which payment is pledged based on the full faith and credit of the issuing government. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (GAAP) A uniform accounting and financial reporting system used by the City to accurately track all government expenditures, revenues, assets, and liabilities. GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (GFOA) A professional association of state and local finance officers that has served the public finance profession since 1906. GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (GASB) An organization that establishes and improves the standards of state and local governmental accounting and financial reporting to produce meaningful information for users of financial reports. GOVERNMENTAL FUND Type of fund through which most governmental functions typically are financed and accounts for taxes, grants, and similar resources. Includes general, special revenue, capital projects, debt service, and permanent fund types. May be referred to as "source and use" funds. IMPACT FEE Imposed on new construction in order to support specific new demands on a given service (i.e. streets, water lines, sewer lines, parks, police, fire). IMPROVEMENT OTHER THAN BUILDING An attachment or annexation to land that is intended to remain attached or annexed, such as sidewalks, trees, drives, tunnels, drains, and sewers. Sidewalks, curbing, sewers and highways are sometimes referred to as betterments, but the term “improvements” is preferred. INVESTMENT Most commonly, securities and real estate held for the production of revenues in the form of interest, dividends, rentals, or lease payments. The term does not include fixed assets used in government operations. 221 LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST and TRAINING FUNDS (LETFs) The Law Enforcement Trust Fund accounts for funds received from the sale of confiscated property that are used for drug enforcement. The Law Enforcement Training Fund accounts for funds received from court fines that are used for additional Police Department training. LEGAL DEBT LIMIT The State of Florida does not place a legal limit of debt on the municipalities. For general obligation debts greater than one year, the City must conduct a voter referendum process. Special revenue debt is pledged by a specific revenue source and limited by available revenue; therefore it is not subject to voter referendum. LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS Branch of the Department of Revenue that computes and published estimates for the following state-shared revenue sources: communication services tax, half-cent sales tax, local option fuel tax, and municipal revenue sharing. MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT Property that does not lose its identity when removed from its location and is not changed materially or consumed immediately (i.e. within one year) by use. MAJOR FUND Any fund constituting 10% or more of the appropriated budget, and typically presented separately on summary charts. METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA (MSA) A core area containing a substantial population nucleus, together with adjacent communities having a high degree of social and economic integration with that core. The Fort Walton Beach MSA includes all of Okaloosa County. MILLAGE RATE A tax rate on property expressed in mills per dollar value of property. One mill equals $1 per $1,000 of assessed taxable property value. MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING A basis of accounting under which revenues are recognized in the accounting period in which they become both available and measurable and expenditures are recognized in the accounting period in which the fund liability is incurred, if measurable, except for unmatured interest on general long-term debt and certain similar accrued obligations, which should be recognized when due. All governmental funds use the modified accrual basis of accounting. MUNICIPAL PLANNING BOARD (MPB) Acts in an advisory capacity to the City Council on rezoning and development regulations, and monitors the implementation of the City's Comprehensive Plan. The seven members serve four-year terms, must be City of Fort Walton Beach residents, and are limited to two successive terms. The board meets the first Thursday of each month at 5 PM in the Council Chambers at City Hall. MUNICIPALITY A political unit, such as a city, town, or village, incorporated for local self-government. NET ASSETS The difference between assets and liabilities accounted for in an enterprise fund. Might be described as a measure of net worth. It attempts to measure how much left over at the end 222  of the current fiscal year for the subsequent fiscal year’s budget were the government to budget in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). NON-MAJOR FUND Any fund constituting less than 10% of the appropriated budget, and typically presented in the aggregate with like funds on summary charts. NON-OPERATING EXPENSE A fund expense not directly related to the fund’s primary activities. NON-OPERATING REVENUE A fund revenue incidental to or a by-product of the fund’s primary activities. NON-RECURRING EXPENSE A one-time expense, such as the purchase of a computer or a piece of equipment. OPERATING BUDGET A plan of current expenditures and the proposed means of financing them. The annual operating budget is the primary means by which most of the financing acquisition, spending, and service delivery activities of a government are controlled. OPERATING TRANSFER An inter-fund transfer other than a residual equity transfer (i.e. a legally authorized transfer from a fund receiving revenue to the fund through which the resources are to be expended). ORDINANCE A formal legislative enactment by the governing body of a municipality. If it is not in conflict with any higher form of law, such as state statute or constitutional provision, it has the full force and effect of law within the boundaries of the municipality to which it applies. Ordinarily, the statutes or charter will specify or imply those legislative actions that must be by ordinance and those that may be by resolution. The difference between an ordinance and a resolution is that the latter requires less legal formality and has a lower legal status. Revenue raising measures, such as the imposition of taxes, special assessments, and service charges, universally require ordinances. PAY AS YOU GO A type of financing whereby current revenues, taxes, and/or grants rather than long term debt are used to pay for capital improvements. PAY AS YOU USE A type of financing whereby long term debt rather than current revenues is used to pay for capital improvements. PERSONAL SERVICES The combination of regular wages, overtime, incentive pay, social security, Medicare, and benefits including deferred compensation, retirement, insurance (dental, health, & life), and worker’s compensation. PLAN FOR NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION (PNA) The action plan developed by each neighborhood in response to the issues and concerns brought forward by that particular neighborhood in the Great Neighborhoods Partnership Program. The PNA’s are then placed in the future land use element of the City’s Comprehensive Plan Directions. PRO FORMA 223  A financial statement for an enterprise fund that illustrates projected cash flows and changes in net assets. Pro forma statements may be used to demonstrate the expected effect of proposed changes to revenues or expenses on the fund’s financial viability. Lenders require such statements to structure or confirm compliance with debt covenants such as debt service reserve coverage and debt to equity ratios. PROPRIETARY FUND Type of fund used to account for a government's ongoing organizations and activities which are similar to those often found in the private sector. Fund types include enterprise and internal service funds. May be referred to as "income-determining" funds. PUBLIC SAFETY The combination of Police and Fire services. RECURRING EXPENSE An expense incurred year after year, such as a maintenance contract for software or equipment. REFUND To pay back or allow credit for an amount due to an over collection or the return of an object sold. RESOLUTION A special or temporary order of a legislative body; an order of a legislative body requiring less legal formality than an ordinance or statute. REVENUE An increase in the net current assets of a fund from sources other than expenditure refunds and residual equity transfers. REVENUE BOND A bond whose principal and interest are payable exclusively from earnings of an enterprise fund. ROLL-BACK RATE The millage rate that will provide the same ad Valorem tax revenue for the taxing authority as was levied during the prior year, exclusive of new construction, additions to structures, deletions, increases in the value of improvements that have undergone a substantial rehabilitation which increased the assessed