Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 1740 Adopt Budget FY07-08 — reading text

CITY FINANCE" AHORNEY CLERK MANAGER DIRECTOR L,egal Advice Ordinances Administration Accounting public Records Public Information Accounts Payable Resolutions Budget Customer Service Payroll COMMUNITY PARKS & DEVELOPMENT RECREA nON Building & Zoning Library CDBG & CRA Museum Neighborhood Imp Parks Maintenance Planning Recreation Centers Senior Center FIRE POLICE Investigation Communication Prevention Community Policing Protection Investigation Patrol Records PUBLIC GOLF WORKS Driving Range Cemetery Golf Courses Engineering FleeUBldg Maint Garbage Transportation HUMAN RESOURCES PURCHASING Personnel Bids Risk Management Inventory Procurement Receiving INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UTILITIES Hardware Sewer Network Stormwater Software Water Water Quality 1-  CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FL City Council Left to right (standing) Mike Holmes ( Seat 1), Virgil Miller (Seat 2), Jim Hartwell ( Seat 6), and Mike Minich ( Seat 7). Left to right ( seated) Dennis Reeves ( Seat 3), Mayor Mike Anderson, Bill Garvie ( Seat 4) and Wayne Pullen ( Seat 5). Council members are elected for four year staggered terms. City Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 7: 00 P. M. in the City Council Chambers located at 107 Miracle Strip Parkway, Fort Walton Beach, Florida. This document was prepared by the City Manager' s Office. For further information visit www.fwb. org, call ( 850) 833- 9504 TDD ( 850) 833- 9925, or write City of Fort Walton Beach, 107 Miracle Strip Parkway, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 2-  Mayor Mike Anderson Council Members Mike Holmes Virgil Miller Dennis Reeves Bill Garvie Wayne Pullen Jim Hartwell Mike Minich AJ!pointed Officers City Manager - Joyce Shanahan City Clerk - Helen Spencer Finance Director - Lisa Absher City Attorney - Toni Craig artment Directors Community Development Services - Missy McKim Fire Department - Mike Dutton, Chief Golf Club - Jim Frazier Human Resources Department - Mark Wiltsie Info Technology Department - Dave Jenzen Parks and Recreation Department - Jeff Peters Police Department - Ted Litschauer, Chief Public Works Department - Tom Murray Purchasing Department - Mike Tatum Utilities Department - John Hofstad 3-  Mission Statement d~ r It is the MISSION of the City of Fort Walton Beach to be a leader among cities and in the region at large K in delivering outstanding quality services to all citizens through innovative and efficient use of resources. We will achieve this through: 1. Providing the most responsive services possible by focusing on the citizen as the customer 2. Practicing a well established policy of fiscal conservatism 3. Planning and providing for a strong infrastructure 4. Recruiting, developing, and retaining highly qualified staff 5. Maintaining highly effective equipment resources for delivery of services 6. Providing a model environment in which to live by enhancing and preserving the City' s unique beauty and quality of life. We will respectfully measure our achievement of the above by: 1. Citizen satisfaction 2. Overall fiscal health, annual financial statements, and bond ratings 3. Effectiveness of annual Capital Improvement Program and subsequent bond package approvals 4. Improved employee productivity 5. Ability to continue to control costs 6. The City' s continued national and state recognition for its quality of life efforts 7. Continued strong working relationships with local businesses and industry, and growth in the City' s tax base and retail sales. 4-  Vision Plan Adopted in March 2.004 Our vision for the City of Fort Walton Beach is based upon preserving the great and unique qualities of our City and building on them to create a well balanced community for ourselves and our children in the future. Our collective Vision Statement is to be the overriding guideline for decision making by our community leaders... now and for years to come. We challenge our community leaders to strive to attain the quality of life and community character that this Vision Statement embodies." Economic Development - Expand the diversity of the economic base in the City to create a well- rounded economy that provides quality job opportunities and provides the community with diverse, high quality goods and services. Environmental Resources - Promote the highest level of environmental quality within the City, capitalizing on Choctawhatchee Bay and its tributaries and the Santa Rosa Sound as the focal points of the community for estuary preservation, public/ civic celebration, recreation, and compatible new development. Natural Environment Choctawhatchee Bay/ Santa Rosa Sound Government Relations - Create a council system that encourages public participation and is responsive to the citizens' Vision for the City. Human Services Arts/ Culture and Entertainment Education Social Structure Infrastructure - Provide state- of-the art treatment, delivery, and collection systems for all of the 6 . . major utilities to ensure the greatest protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens d> and the natural environment. Land Use - Enhance the visual quality of the built environment in the City and ensure that the regulatory framework for land use planning is clear, easy to use, and reinforces the Vision Plan goals and objectives. Parks and Open Space Historic/ Archaeological Preservation Visual and Physical Design Housing Neighborhoods - Build upon existing neighborhood assets to create safe, stable, and beautiful neighborhoods that are the pride of all the residents. Public Safety - Create an urban environment where residents and visitors feel safe and protected from harm to property and person. Transportation - Provide a safe, pedestrian- friendly, efficient, cost effective, and un- congested transportation system in a manner that not only accommodates today' s demands, I but also plans for reasonable anticipated growth in the 1\ City aswell as the surrounding region. 5-  Strategic Plan Adopted in March ~007 Efficient & Effective Government High Quality Services Community Quality Economic/ Financial Viability completion of developing Develop a reclaimed water % reclaimed water master plan Utilities 18 months master plan for Council consideration completion of developing Utilities - Develop a storm water plan storm water utility/ cooperative 18 months Community Quality " for Council consideration Storm Water Endorse Florida Fertilizer # of public education 6 months Pro ram materials distributed Evaluate shoreline protection Present revised ordinance for