Okaloosa County BOCC — April 9, 2013 (meeting #1123) — reading text

2,040,000 statutorily imposed court assessments that accrue $2,500,000 1,980,663 1,910,787 1,895,139 1,888,734 to the County. Some statutory areas for the 1,749,500 1,654,426 judicial system remain a responsibility for the $2,000,000 County. These responsibilities primarily cover the areas of facility-related costs, security and communications or technology. $1,500,000 Locally, as authorized by the Legislature, the 758,806 Board enacted in 2004 a $65 court cost on felony, $1,000,000 misdemeanor, delinquent act, or criminal traffic offenses that is divided four ways (25.0% each) to $500,000 provide funding for Teen Court, Law Library, Legal Aid and Innovative Court programs. This fee is anticipated to generate $388,243 for Fiscal $0 Year 2013, a $38,613 increase from Fiscal Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2012 total of $349,630. Additionally, the Board recently enacted a $30 surcharge on civil and criminal traffic infractions to provide funding and Actual Budget Projected debt service support for a limited amount of court facility improvements. This surcharge is anticipated to generate $689,925 for Fiscal Year 2013, a (-$14,348) decrease from Fiscal Year 2012 total of $704,273. Statutorily, the Board also remains responsible for the information technology (IT) needs of the State Attorney, Public Defender and Courts; however, the Legislature has dedicated a $2 per page recording fee to provide funding to meet these requirements. The $2 fee is expected to generate $504,025 in Fiscal Year 2013, an increase of $125,115 from Fiscal Year 2012 total of $349,630. At the request of Okaloosa County Sheriff and Okaloosa County School Board, in November of 2011 the Board adopted Ordinance 11-17, to collect an additional five dollars ($5.00) with each traffic penalty for the purpose of funding traffic education pursuant to the Doris Slosberg Driver Education Safety Act. This funding will be distributed to the School Board and Sheriff’s Office to provide driver education programs. The ordinance is known as The Megan Warman Driver Education Safety Ordinance. This revenue is expected to generate $75,115 in Fiscal Year 2013, an increase of $4,545 from Fiscal Year 2012. Page 13 Packet Pg. 20  1.b It remains the responsibility of the Board to effectively manage these sources to ensure compliance with its statutory obligations. Budget staff estimates the Fiscal Year 2013 total court related revenue to increase from the Fiscal Year 2012 total of $1,910,787 by approximately $69,876 to a total of $1,980,663. Okaloosa County projects to receive approximately $2,000,000 for Fiscal Year 2014. Franchise Fees. Last year the Board of County Commissioners explored utility franchise fees on electric and gas companies for the use of public rights-of-way. Using the maximum assessment (6%) on electric and gas utilities, the imposition of franchise fees in the unincorporated area, similar to those imposed in the incorporated areas already, would potentially generate $7,500,000 of additional revenue. The enactment of any franchise Attachment: Budget Policy Document FY14 (1578 : Budget Policy Document) would require the agreement of the electric or gas utilities and last year’s discussion was met with mixed support and opposition from the utilities. Franchise Fee History $14,109,224 $13,811,221 $13,808,684 $13,245,583 $13,113,566 $16,000,000 $14,000,000 $12,000,000 $6,074,075 $5,976,614 $10,000,000 $5,807,671 $5,224,408 $5,110,630 $8,000,000 $2,156,889 $2,137,596 $2,111,395 $6,000,000 $1,933,323 $1,899,267 $1,804,613 $1,769,061 $1,708,383 $1,693,424 $1,544,898 $1,511,164 $1,472,447 $1,447,881 $1,188,580 $1,186,573 $1,160,912