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Attachment: III.a. TDT Reports OCTC (Apr 14) (2969 : Month End Tax Revenue Reports from Okaloosa Tax
Total TDT Collections and Percentage Breakdown
FY 2014
TOTAL
MONTH FIRST % SECOND % THIRD % FOURTH % FIFTH %
COLLECTIONS
October $ 680,330.93 $ 136,066.19 $ 136,066.19 $ 136,066.19 $ 136,066.19 $ 136,066.19
November $ 273,038.26 $ 54,607.65 $ 54,607.65 $ 54,607.65 $ 54,607.65 $ 54,607.65
December $ 291,672.28 $ 58,334.46 $ 58,334.46 $ 58,334.46 $ 58,334.46 $ 58,334.46
January $ 332,035.87 $ 66,407.17 $ 66,407.17 $ 66,407.17 $ 66,407.17 $ 66,407.17
February $ 430,183.30 $ 86,036.66 $ 86,036.66 $ 86,036.66 $ 86,036.66 $ 86,036.66
March $ 1,009,474.61 $ 201,894.92 $ 201,894.92 $ 201,894.92 $ 201,894.92 $ 201,894.92
April $ 1,038,269.24 $ 207,653.85 $ 207,653.85 $ 207,653.85 $ 207,653.85 $ 207,653.85
May $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
June $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
July $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
August $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
September $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Total $ 4,055,004.49 $ 811,000.90 $ 811,000.90 $ 811,000.90 $ 811,000.90 $ 811,000.90
*Percentage breakdown per Okaloosa County Ordinance No. 13-20, Sec. 20-72 (d)
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Tourist Development Council Meeting: 06/26/14 02:00 PM
1540 Miracle Strip Parkway Department: Tourist Development Council
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 Category: Update
Prepared By: Aida Wilkinson
SCHEDULED Initiator: Aida Wilkinson
Sponsors:
TDC ITEM (ID # 2970) DOC ID: 2970
Financial Update – June
Updated: 6/23/2014 2:33 PM by Aida Wilkinson Page 1
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Financial Update
June 2014
FY 2013-14 AMENDED BUDGET: $36,713,969
Financial data as of 05/21/14
The adopted budget of $33,967,750 has been amended during the year to record BP grant funds for
marketing, FDEP grant funds for Okaloosa Island dune walkovers, FDOT grant funds for seasonal transit
service on Okaloosa Island and Destin, and reserve carryforwards.
REVENUE ANALYSIS
Attachment: III.b. Financial Update (2970 : Financial Update ? June)
Reserves are the largest component of budgeted revenues because the budget reflects anticipated
revenues as well as current cash on hand. Reserves/cash on hand is a budget “placeholder” and
represents the accumulation of unspent prior year bed tax dollars; it’s not an actual source of incoming
revenues for the year.
Tourist development taxes comprise the largest part of actual annual revenue collections. Each
percentage is anticipated to generate $2.4M, for a total of $12M in bed taxes. Lodging establishments
remit bed tax collections to the tax collector by the 20th of each month for the preceding month. The tax
collector reconciles and remits the revenues to the County by the 10th of the following month. Due to the
timing of this process, $4.1M in actual revenue only represents collections through April. Based on these
receipts, tourist development tax revenues are on track to generate $13.4M this year, which is $1.4M or
11.6% more than budgeted but $125K or 0.9% less than prior year collections.
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EXPENSE ANALYSIS
Attachment: III.b. Financial Update (2970 : Financial Update ? June)
Reserves are the largest component of budgeted expenses because budgeted expenses must equal
budgeted revenues. The budgeted use/drawdown of reserves is reflected in the amount by which
budgeted reserves expenses are less than budgeted reserves revenues:
$21M reserve revenue – $15M reserve expenses = $6M budgeted use/drawdown for capital projects.
Each percentage of the bed tax is required to be spent in a certain way per County Ordinance.
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EXPENSES BY LEVEL OF TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAX RESTRICTION
FIRST PERCENTAGE
(These permissible uses are intended to be representative, not all-inclusive)
beach park facilities or beach improvements
beach & waterway maintenance, renourishment,
restoration, enhancement, access
tourist destination facilities
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SECOND PERCENTAGE
(These permissible uses are intended to be representative, not all-inclusive)
visitor services, brochure distribution, communication
and research
tourist bureau administration
lifeguard services and protection
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THIRD PERCENTAGE
(These permissible uses are intended to be representative, not all-inclusive)
operations, maintenance, improvement of Visitor
Welcome or Information Centers, Convention Center,
and Tourist Destination Facilities
promotion of the Convention Center and Tourist
Destination Facilities
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FOURTH PERCENTAGE
(These permissible uses are intended to be representative, not all-inclusive)
expansion, renovation, reconstruction of the convention
center and outdoor venues
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FIFTH PERCENTAGE
(These permissible uses are intended to be representative, not all-inclusive)
tourism promotion
Attachment: III.b. Financial Update (2970 : Financial Update ? June)
STRATEGIC MARKETING PLAN
RevPAR
Revenue per available room (RevPAR) is a widely used performance metric in the lodging industry.
RevPar is a measurement for a point in time, so it is most appropriately used when comparing equivalent
time periods (e.g. February 2014 to February 2013). However, since year-to-year comparison is not
possible until twelve months of data are obtained, it is being presented here to establish benchmarks.
RevPar = gross monthly receipts divided by days in month divided by number of units
(data taken from Tax Collector’s monthly reports)
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EXPENDITURE TRANSACTION ANALYSIS
Pursuant to Florida Statutes 125.0104(4)(e), “The council shall continuously review expenditures…
Expenditures which the council believes to be unauthorized shall be reported to the county governing
board and the Department of Revenue”. One of the most comprehensive reports from the County’s
accounting system is the Expenditure Transaction Analysis, which lists the fiscal period, date, transaction
type, check number, vendor number, vendor name, dollar amount, and description for each tourist
