Fort Walton Beach — Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, September 30, 2025 — reading text

13,596,268 61,632 2.8% 2023 21,120 217,882 9.69% 12,981,628 59,581 2.7% 2022 21,011 215,751 9.74% 12,663,927 58,697 2.2% 2021 20,948 213,204 9.83% 11,626,309 54,531 3.2% 2020 21,064 203,951 10.33% 10,680,336 52,367 5.2% 2019 20,940 201,514 10.39% 10,194,990 50,592 2.6% 2018 20,830 198,152 10.51% 9,678,184 48,842 2.8% 2017 20,886 195,488 10.68% 9,151,339 46,813 3.0% 2016 20,879 192,925 10.82% 8,925,717 46,265 4.2% OKALOOSA COUNTY EDUCATION FY 2025 FY 2024 FY 2023 Schools: Grades K-5 23 23 23 Grades 6-8 12 12 12 Grades 9-12 8 8 8 PK-12 / Charter / Alternate 2 / 5 / 10 2 / 5 / 10 2 / 5 / 10 Grades K-8 1 1 1 Vocational / Technical 1 1 1 Exceptional Children 2 2 2 Students: Grades K-5 13,991 15,185 15,737 Grades 6-8 7,185 7,834 7,997 Grades 9-12 9,051 11,002 9,596 Adult Students 770 761 779 Exceptional Children 6,699 7,287 7,207 Personnel: 1,712 1,807 1,867 Source: Office of Economic & Demographic Research, FL Research & Economic Information Database, Okaloosa County School Board 117  City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida SCHEDULE 16 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM Last Ten Fiscal Years Unaudited Full-Time Equivalent Employees as of September 30 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 General Government City Manager 3.00 4.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Human Resources 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.70 4.70 4.70 3.60 Information Technology 4.00 4.00 5.00 5.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 3.80 2.00 City Clerk 3.00 3.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.50 Finance 7.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 7.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 Purchasing 4.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Administration 1.60 2.50 - - - - - - - - Public Safety Police 75.32 73.67 71.17 71.34 75.95 74.82 74.82 74.90 70.90 64.90 Fire 43.25 43.25 44.25 44.25 44.00 43.00 37.00 37.00 37.00 37.00 Recreation & Cultural Services Administration 12.68 13.00 12.70 12.70 12.70 12.70 12.70 11.50 11.50 12.90 Parks Maintenance 13.10 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 12.00 10.25 10.25 10.00 Right-of-Way Maintenance - - - - - - 1.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 Golf Club 27.41 13.35 13.43 13.43 13.42 13.42 13.96 13.81 13.81 14.26 Golf Grounds Maintenance - 14.00 14.00 14.00 15.75 15.75 15.75 15.75 15.75 15.75 Library 9.22 9.40 9.40 9.40 9.22 9.22 8.72 8.72 8.72 8.02 Museum 4.10 4.10 4.10 4.10 4.10 4.10 3.60 4.00 4.00 4.60 Cemetery 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Growth Management Administration 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Planning & Zoning 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 3.00 Building & Permitting 6.50 6.50 6.50 6.50 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.00 4.00 Code Enforcement 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 Fleet Maintenance 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 Facilities Maintenance 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 Streets Maintenance 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 6.00 Utility (Water/Sewer) Enterprise Administration 5.00 5.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 5.00 6.00 5.00 5.00 8.00 Customer Service 5.00 5.00 4.50 4.50 4.50 5.50 5.50 5.50 5.50 5.50 GIS 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 - Water Operations 10.00 10.00 9.00 9.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 Water Distribution 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 Sewer Collections 13.00 13.00 12.00 12.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 Sanitation Enterprise Solid Waste 19.00 19.00 19.00 19.00 19.00 19.00 19.00 19.00 19.00 19.00 Recycling 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Stormwater Enterprise Stormwater 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 Total 316.93 317.52 311.80 310.97 312.64 310.51 306.15 304.53 300.33 292.03 Source: City of Fort Walton Beach adopted budget for the subsequent year. 118  City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida SCHEDULE 17 PERMITS, LICENSES AND RECREATION FACILITIES Last Ten Fiscal Years Unaudited MISCELLANEOUS PERMITS Year Mechanical Electrical Gas Plumbing Water & Sewer 2025 333 667 428 426 21 2024 271 677 326 409 13 2023 410 627 203 376 12 2022 287 533 195 247 17 2021 228 543 205 244 26 2020 262 573 196 231 22 2019 303 392 201 172 25 2018 300 360 159 159 37 2017 260 368 169 213 45 2016 200 216 144 92 81 BUSINESS TAX RECEIPTS ISSUED (formerly referred to as occupational licenses) Year Number Sold 2025 758 2024 136 2023 196 2022 152 2021 166 2020 212 2019 406 2018 628 2017 1,769 2016 2,115 MUNICIPAL RECREATIONAL FACILITIES 2 18-hole Golf Courses 1 Library 1 18-hole Disc Golf Course 4 Museums 1 Auditorium 23 Playgrounds 8 Baseball-Softball Fields 2 Racquetball Court Facilities 1 BMX/Skateboard Facility 1 Recreation Center