Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 09-06-06 ‎(special-budget)‎ — reading text

CRA. Rejuvenation of the Beal continually rehabilitated due to the corrosive nature Parkway Neighborhood continues to be of sewage to minimize inflow and infiltration which and funds are << a major focus in the CR./!" It result in stop- ups and possible overflows. dedicated for streets, sidewalks, storm drains, water lines, and streetscaping. Replacement of old, deteriorated Storm Drainage pipes improves the evacuation of stormwater runoff Attainable Housing is also at the forefront of the and helps prevent potential water quality problems. City' s priorities as property values have skyrocketed out of reach of most working- class citizens. This The City' s Water Quality Initiative is a six- point program includes purchasing land, rehabilitating proactive approach to eliminating pollution entering existing properties, constructing new Choctawhatchee Bay, which is vital housing, and partnering and to the health, safety, and economic t, . funds with other agencies prosperity of our citizens. This leveraging in order to alleviate the City' s affordable housing year' s funding is for stormwater needs and plan for new residents as a result of the separators. 2005 BRAC. City Property Taxes on Typical Home Property Tax Allocation lor with $: 15, 000 HODlestead Exemption a City Resident or Business Owner 1, 500 CityofFWB 1, 200 28. 7% 900 600 300 0 Okaloosa Home Valued at Hom' 3 Valued at Home Valued at County 200,000 $:! 50, 000 $ 300, 000 24. 5% DATE OF INCORPORATION: June 16, 1941 FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Council & Manager PAVED STREETS: 97. 7 miles GEOGRAPHIC AREA: 7.41 square miles WATER & SEWER LINES: 234. 33 miles TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUE: $ 1, 363, 808, 847 POLICE STATIONS: 1 CITY MILLAGE RATE: 4. 9700 FIRE STATIONS: 2 POPULATION: 20,806 LIBRARIES: 1 MUSEUMS: 3 CITY EMPLOYEES: 445 positions, 376. 68 FTE' s GOLF COURSES: 2 SWORN POLICE OFFICERS: 56 ACRES OF DEVELOPED & UNDEVELOPED PARKS: 143. 55 FIREFIGHTING PERSONNEL: 37 NUMBER OF FACILITY & NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS: 82 City of Fort Walton Beach, FL 20  Budget Overview City Council's primary responsibility is to shape public policy in order to achieve the citizens' desires for the future. As time passes, the complexion of a community, its residents, and leaders change, as do the priorities and visions of the community. There is probably no more daunting task that any community faces than planning for its future and identifying future priorities. The core of the City' s budget process places an emphasis on sound fiscal management and operational decision- making in accordance with the goals and objectives established by the citizens, City Council, and staff through the City' s Visioning and Strategic Planning processes as well as the Great Neighborhoods Partnership. The City of Fort Walton Beach has prepared a balanced budget designed to meet the highest standards of municipal budgeting. The FY 2006-07 budget continues the City' s commitment of providing quality services in a cost controlled manner, improving and maintaining infrastructure, developing balanced sources of revenues to fund programs, and maintaining prudent cash reserves for the betterment of the community' s citizens and businesses. The budget is a financial operational plan estimating expenditures for a given period and the proposed means to finance those objectives. The State of Florida requires municipalities to prepare a balanced budget, whereby sufficient resources must be identified to fund programs and services. The fiscal year for all Florida cities begins October 1 and ends September 30. MISSION STATEMENT It is the MISSION of the City of Fort Walton Beach to be a leader among cities and in the region at large 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 and industry, growth in the City' s tax base and retail sales. BUDGET PROCESS Community Visioning & Strategic Planning The City' s Vision Plan - developed in 1994 and updated in 2004 - defines the broad, idealistic values that the citizens of Fort Walton Beach cherish and desire for their community. The Great Neighborhoods Partnership was established in 2001 as a grassroots approach to solicit the needs and desires of residents living in the City' s eleven neighborhoods. Residents are via regularly requested public meetings to provide input in identifying and prioritizing capital improvements needs, which are incorporated into the budget. The first strategic planning session was held in January 2004. The Strategic Plan, which is updated annually, translates the Vision Plan into written objectives that clearly identify current and future priorities and create shared commitments among citizens, City Council, and staff. Strategic planning leads the City to its desired future and involves a review of goals and objectives to see if the City accomplished what it and the residents hoped. The Plan has long and short Strategic term goals, each with several objectives that are grouped into tiers based on importance and funding. This budget continues the City' s commitment of using the Vision Plan, Great Neighborhoods Partnership, City of Fort Walton Beach, FL 21 Budget Overview and Strategic Plan as blueprints for providing services and programs for the betterment of the community' s citizens and businesses. In order to clearly illustrate the translation of these plans' goals and priorities within thE' budget, icons are used as visual reminders of the importance of the various objectives embodied in the Vision and Strategic Plans ( please refer to pages 5- 7). Roles & Responsibiliti'9s The budget process be!~ins in January with the Strategic Planning Session held offsite with the Mayor, City Council, City Mana!ger, Department Directors, and citizens. The following week, a Budget Kick- Off their meeting is held with staff and budget manuals are distributed to aid departments in developing budgets for the upcoming fiscal year. The manual provides a timetable o'f budget submission deadlines, parameters for justification requirements, various request BUDGET ADOPTION forms, and equipment roplacement schedules. A three- sep year history of revenues and expenses by division, year- to- date revenues and expenses, current and prior year budget amounts, and a detailed personnel listing is also PRIOR YEAR BUDGET AMENDMENT POLICY WORKSHOP provided to each department. Aug Budget Policy Workshop is held with City Council in I A April to determine Council' s priorities and position on policy issues critical to development of the operational PUBLIC DEPARTMENT