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CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL
FINANCIAL REPORT
FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
PREPARED BY:
THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT
Brandy L. Ferris, Finance Director
CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH
107 MIRACLE STRIP PARKWAY
FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA 32548
WWW.FWB.ORG
CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FL
City Council
Left to right (standing):
Scott Smith (Seat 1), Diane Keller (Seat 2), Amy Jamieson (Seat 5),
MG Moran (Seat 6), and Dick Rynearson (Seat 7).
Left to right (seated):
John Mead (Seat 3), Mayor Mike Anderson, and Mike Holmes (Seat 4).
Council members are elected in odd years for four year staggered terms. City Council meets on
the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located
at 107 Miracle Strip Parkway, Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
Appointed Officers Department Directors
City Manager – Michael Beedie Finance Director – Brandy Ferris
City Clerk – Kim Barnes Engineering & Utility Services – Tim Bolduc
City Attorney – Hayward Dykes, Jr. Fire Services – Ken Perkins, Chief
Human Resources – Tarey Franxman
Police Services – Ted Litschauer, Chief
Recreation & Cultural Services – Jeff Peters
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CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Page
CITY OFFICIALS
I. INTRODUCTORY SECTION
Table of Contents i
Letter of Transmittal
City Manager and Finance Director iv
GFOA Certificate of Achievement xi
Organizational Chart xii
II. FINANCIAL SECTION
Independent Auditors’ Report 1
A. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 4
B. BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Government-Wide Financial Statements
Statement of Net Position 16
Statement of Activities 17
Fund Financial Statements
Governmental Funds
Balance Sheet 18
Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet to the Statement of Net Position 19
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance 20
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balance to the Statement of Activities 21
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget
and Actual - General Fund 22
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget
and Actual – Community Redevelopment Agency 23
Proprietary Funds
Statement of Net Position 24
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position 26
Statement of Cash Flows 27
Fiduciary Funds
Statement of Fiduciary Net Position 29
Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position 30
Notes to the Financial Statements 31
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CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Page Schedule
II. FINANCIAL SECTION (CONTINUED)
C. REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
Pension Schedules
Schedules of Changes in the City’s Net Pension Liability
and Related Ratios 82
Schedule of Contributions 85
Notes to the Schedule of Contributions –
General Employees’ Retirement Fund 86
Notes to the Schedule of Contributions –
Police Officers’ Retirement Fund 88
Notes to the Schedule of Contributions –
Firefighters’ Retirement Fund 90
Schedule of Funding Progress (OPEB) 91
D. COMBINING AND INDIVIDUAL FUND STATEMENTS
AND SCHEDULES
Non-Major Governmental Funds
Combining Balance Sheet 92
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balance 93
Schedules of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund
Balance – Budget and Actual
Law Enforcement Trust Special Revenue Fund 94
Law Enforcement Trust Training Special Revenue Fund 95
Florida Building Code Special Revenue Fund 96
Community Development Block Grant Special Revenue Fund 97
Beal Memorial Cemetery Perpetual Care Special Revenue Fund 98
Debt Service Fund 99
Non-Major Fund – Enterprise Fund
Statement of Net Position 100
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position 101
Statement of Cash Flows 102
III. STATISTICAL SECTION (UNAUDITED)
Net Position by Component 103 1
Changes in Net Position 104 2
Fund Balances – Governmental Funds 106 3
Changes in Fund Balances – Governmental Funds 107 4
Revenues and Other Sources 108 5
Assessed Value of Taxable Property 109 6
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CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Page Schedule
III. STATISTICAL SECTION (UNAUDITED)
Property Tax Rates Per $1,000 of Taxable Value - All Direct and
Overlapping Governments 110 7
Principal Taxpayers 111 8
Property Tax Levies and Collections 112 9
Ratios of Outstanding Debt by Type 113 10
Ratio of Net General Bonded Debt Outstanding 114 11
Pledged Revenue Coverage – Schedule of Revenue Bond Coverage 115 12
Direct and Overlapping Governmental Activities Debt – General
Obligations 116 13
Major Employers 117 14
Miscellaneous Demographical Statistics 118 15
Full-Time Equivalent Employees by Function/Program 119 16
Permits, Licenses and Recreation Facilities 120 17
Elections - Okaloosa County Voter Registration 121 18
Special Assessment Billings and Collections 122 19
Major Revenue Sources 123 20
Water and Wastewater Service Rates 124 21
Sanitation and Recycling Service Rates 125 22
Operating Indicators by Function/Program 126 23
Capital Asset Statistics by Function/Program 127 24
Insurance Coverage 128 25
IV. COMPLIANCE SECTION
Schedule of Receipts and Expenditures of Funds Related to the 131
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Schedule of Expenditures of State Financial Assistance 132
Notes to the Schedule of Expenditures of State Financial Assistance 133
Independent Auditors’ Report on Internal Control over Financial
Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of
Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government
Auditing Standards 134
Independent Auditors’ Report on Compliance with Requirements
Applicable to Each Major State Project and Internal Control Over
Compliance in Accordance With Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor
General 136
Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs 138
Independent Accountants’ Report on an Examination of Compliance
Requirements in Accordance with Chapter 10.550, Rules of the 139
Auditor General
Management Letter 140
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City of Fort Walton Beach
Treasure of the Emerald Coast
107 Miracle Strip Parkway, SW, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
(850) 833-9512 * Fax (850) 833-9640 *
www.fwb.org
March 2, 2016
Honorable Mayor, City Council Members,
and Citizens of the City of Fort Walton Beach
City of Fort Walton Beach
107 Miracle Strip Parkway SW
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida for
the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015, is hereby submitted herewith pursuant to
Florida Statutes Chapter 218.39(1)(d) requiring each local government entity to complete
an audit report within nine months after the end of the fiscal year.
This report consists of management’s representations concerning the finances of the City
of Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Consequently, management assumes full responsibility for
the completeness and reliability of all the information presented in this report. To provide
a reasonable basis for making these representations, management of the City of Fort
Walton Beach has established a comprehensive internal control framework that is
designed both to protect the government’s assets from loss, theft, or misuse and to
compile sufficient reliable information for the preparation of the City’s financial statements
in conformance with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles). Because the cost
of internal controls should not outweigh their benefits, the City’s comprehensive framework
of internal controls has been designed to provide reasonable, rather than absolute,
assurance that the financial statements will be free from material misstatement. As
management, we assert that, to the best of our knowledge and belief, this financial report
is complete and reliable in all material respects.
The financial statements of the City of Fort Walton Beach have been audited by Warren
Averett, LLC, a firm of licensed certified public accountants. The goal of the independent
audit was to provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements of the City for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, are free of material misstatement. The
independent audit involved examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements; assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management; and evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. The independent auditor concluded, based upon the audit, that there was a
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reasonable basis for rendering an unmodified opinion that the City of Fort Walton Beach’s
financial statements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, are fairly presented in
conformity with GAAP. The independent auditor’s report is presented in Section II -
Financial Section as the first component of this section of the report.
The independent audit of the financial statements of the City of Fort Walton Beach was
part of a broader, state mandated “Single Audit” designed to meet the special needs of
state grantor agencies. The standards governing Single Audit engagements require the
independent auditor to report not only on the fair presentation of the financial statements,
but also on the audited government’s internal controls and compliance with legal
requirements, with special emphasis on internal controls and compliance with legal
requirements involving the administration of state awards. These reports are available in
the Compliance section of this report.
Generally accepted accounting principles require that management provide a narrative
introduction, overview, and analysis to accompany the basic financial statements in the
form of Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A). This letter of transmittal is
designed to complement MD&A and should be read in conjunction with it. The City of Fort
Walton Beach’s MD&A can be found immediately following the report of the independent
auditor.
GOVERNMENT PROFILE
DATE OF INCORPORATION: June 16, 1941
FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Council & Manager PAVED STREETS: 93.12 miles
GEOGRAPHIC AREA: 7.41 square miles SIDEWALKS: 64.73 miles
TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUE: $1,187,115,131 WATER & SEWER LINES: 283.67 miles
CITY MILLAGE RATE: 5.7697 STORM DRAIN: 42.05 miles
POPULATION: 20,869 POLICE STATIONS: 1 FIRE STATIONS: 2
EMPLOYEES: 319 positions, 292.03 FTE’s LIBRARIES: 1 MUSEUMS: 4
SWORN POLICE OFFICERS: 43 18-HOLE GOLF COURSES: 2
FIREFIGHTING PERSONNEL: 36 ACRES OF PARKS: 206
The City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida prides itself on being a small, family-oriented
seaside community boasting a downtown area that was home to a significant prehistoric
Native American community on the Gulf Coast of Northwest Florida. Situated at the
junction of two major highways - US 98 (Miracle Strip Parkway) and SR 85 (Eglin Parkway)
- Fort Walton Beach enjoys the benefits of its crossroads location along the coastal portion
of the Northwest Florida regional transportation network. The City offers a full-service
government providing police and fire protection; cultural and recreational activities
including parks, a library, a museum, and two championship golf courses; planning and
zoning; public works such as street, sidewalk, right-of-way, and cemetery maintenance;
utilities service including water, sewer, and storm water; and garbage and recycling
collection to a coastal community of 20,869 full-time residents.
The City has an exciting and romantic history. As early as 600 B.C., Indian tribes were
attracted to Fort Walton Beach from the Mississippi and Tennessee River Valleys and the
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Southeast Georgia coast. The beginning for the City occurred following the War Between
the States when Alabama war veteran John Brooks selected a site of 111 acres where he
built a three-room cabin in 1867. Other settlers soon followed. By 1884, the
population of the area required establishment of a small schoolhouse. In 1902,
the first hotel, Brooks House, was built along the sound and shortly thereafter
the first post office was built in 1906. The Montgomery, Alabama, Maxwell Field
military base developed an airfield in Fort Walton in 1933 on 137 acres of land
and used it as a bombing and gunnery range. The most significant factor in the
City's growth was the creation and later expansion, of that airfield, which is now
Eglin Air Force Base (the largest military installation in the world) in 1937, the
year the City Charter was adopted. Originally chartered as a municipality under First Schoolhouse
the laws of the State of Florida, actual formation of the City was in 1941 when the Florida
legislature officially named it the Town of Fort Walton. In 1953, the Florida Legislature
granted the City a new charter at which time the name was changed to Fort Walton Beach.
The name Walton originates from Colonel George Walton, who was Secretary of the East-
West Florida Territory in 1822-26 and son of George Walton, signer of the Declaration of
Independence and Governor of Georgia.
The presence of the military base provided the key economic stimulus for the City's early
growth, supplemented by the attractiveness of the location. The City enjoyed a substantial
population and economic boom from the 1950's through the end of the 1970's.
Subsequently, things started to slow down. The military base became less important to
the City's economy than the growing tourism industry. In the late 1960’s and early 1970’s
Fort Walton Beach began to experience a decline in economic prosperity, some of which
can be attributed to the utility and transportation infrastructure getting older and
commercial and residential structures becoming deteriorated. New development began
to take place in the surrounding communities. The City, having nearly run out of
developable land, started to focus attention on finding ways to induce private enterprise
investment in the City and thus capturing a greater share of the local and regional market.
The City’s premier gathering place along the Santa Rosa Sound has been the Fort Walton
Landing Park since its purchase in 1986. Building upon that with the complete
reconstruction of Brooks Street, including the Brooks Bridge Park in 2013, the City’s
downtown waterfront was opened up to an extent never before realized and spurred
economic growth downtown. Outside of downtown, the City completed construction of a
new recreational complex, which has added to the attraction of the City.
Fort Walton Beach Recreation Complex Fort Walton Landing
The financial reporting entity (the government) includes all the funds and account groups
of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, as well as component units. Component units
are legally separate entities for which the primary government is financially accountable.
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Accordingly, the Fort Walton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency is reported as a
blended component unit of the City of Fort Walton Beach.
The budget process begins in January with the Finance Director and Budget & Grants
Analyst developing five-year financial forecasts for the General and Enterprise Funds,
including best, likely, and worst-case scenarios. Revenue assumptions are developed
using financial forecasting software to analyze historical trends and account for any
anticipated major economic or legislative changes. Revenue projections are continually
updated until the budget is adopted to ensure the amounts are based on the most current
information available. Expenditure assumptions are similarly developed in the forecast
model considering relevant benchmark indices such as the municipal cost index,
consumer price index, and producer price index. New
programs and projects are also included to determine the
future impact of current financial decisions. FISCAL
YEAR
FINANCIAL
FORECAST
BEGINS Oct DEVELOPED
In March, the City Council, acting as the Legislative Body of 1 Jan
the City holds a Strategic Planning Session. The goals set BUDGET
BUDGET
during this meeting, are used by staff to formulate the budget ADOPTION MEETING
Sep Jun
policy items that are presented to City Council in June and then
utilized to prepare the Budget. A Budget Meeting is held with PUBLIC
DEPARTMENT
City Council in June to determine Council’s priorities and BUDGET
WORKSHOPS
MEETINGS
BUDGET May/Jun
position issues specific to development of the operational and Aug
COMMITTEE
capital budgets for the upcoming fiscal year. City Council’s REVIEW Jun/Jul
decisions provide the framework under which the budget is
prepared to meet City Council’s programmatic objectives within available fiscal resources
projected in the five-year forecasts. The meeting is open to the public and the public is
encouraged to attend and participate.
Department Directors are responsible for identifying their staffing needs, operational
funding needs within budget development parameters, five-year capital requests, as well
as corresponding revenue sources to fund their needs. In addition, they must conduct a
comprehensive review of departmental goals, objectives, and metrics.
The City Charter charges the City Manager with the duty of presenting a balanced budget
to City Council. In order to accomplish this goal, a Budget Committee is formed comprised
of the City Manager, Finance Director, and Financial Analyst. The Committee conducts
comprehensive meetings with Department Directors to review their budget requests and
a collaborative effort is undertaken to achieve City Council and department goals within
fiscal constraints. The Budget Committee enlists assistance for areas of specialized
interests, such as the Information Technology Manager for computer issues and the
Human Resources Manager for personnel and risk management issues. Department
goals, objectives, and metrics are also evaluated during budget development to determine
the effectiveness of program activities and appropriate funding levels. After the
departmental meetings, the Budget Committee finalizes the proposed budget given
revenue projections, economic conditions, funding requirements, and City Council
program priorities and issues previously identified in the budget process. Once a balanced
budget is achieved, it is presented to City Council for consideration.
The City Council is required by Florida State Statute and City Charter to hold public
hearings on the proposed budget and adopt a final budget no later than September 30,
the close of the City’s fiscal year. The appropriated budget is prepared by fund, department
(e.g. financial services), and division (e.g. purchasing). Department Directors may request
transfers of appropriations within a department and between divisions to transfer
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appropriations between line items, not to increase the total budget or to transfer resources
between funds. Transfers of appropriations between funds require the approval of the City
Council. The budget may be amended at any time by Resolution of City Council. Budget-
to-actual comparisons are provided in the report for each individual governmental fund for
which an appropriated annual budget has been adopted. For the General Fund and the
Community Redevelopment Agency Fund, this comparison is presented on page 22 & 23
as part of the basic financial statements for the governmental funds. For governmental
funds with appropriated annual budgets, other than those previously mentioned, this
comparison is presented in the combining and individual fund statements and schedules,
Section D of this report, which starts on page 92.
FACTORS AFFECTING FINANCIAL CONDITION
The information presented in the financial statements is best understood when it is
considered from the broader perspective of the specific environment within which the City
of Fort Walton Beach operates.
Local Economy
The City of Fort Walton Beach currently faces many of the same economic challenges
that are affecting the global economy, however economic stabilization is evident. For fiscal
year 2015-16, the State of Florida projects an increase for each of the City’s revenue
sharing funds, which suggests an uptick in discretionary spending. The Okaloosa County
Property Appraiser anticipates a 3.32% increase in taxable assessed value for the City,
signifying an end to the downward spiral in the real estate market.
Eglin Air Force Base is the world’s largest Department of Defense installation, spanning
724 square miles. Defense contractor companies are established throughout the
Northwest Florida region. It is estimated that local military bases currently represent a $6.0
billion annual economic impact on the area, with approximately 73% of the local economy
supported by the military.
Being located on the Gulf of Mexico in Northwest Florida, tourism is a large part of the
regional economy. Regional accolades continue to enhance the area’s image, promote
visibility, and generate additional tourism and sales tax dollars. Local tourism has
benefited from the national shift to vacation sites accessible by driving instead of flying.
The Fort Walton Beach-Destin area is a popular drive destination in Florida, according to
a survey of auto visitors by Visit Florida.
Long-Term Financial Planning
The City undertakes several processes to assist in future planning, such as:
A 5-year CIP (Capital Improvement Program) Plan is developed and approved by
City Council each year during the annual budget process.
5-year replacement plans for capital equipment, including vehicles, machinery,
and computer hardware and software, are also developed and approved by
Management each year during the annual budget process
Relevant Financial Policies
The City has several financial policies that are utilized during daily operations, as well as
during the budget and financial planning processes. The City utilizes fund balance
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reserves only for one-time non-recurring expenditures. In addition, the City maintains its
fund balance level in the General Fund at 30% of fund expenditures – this policy helps to
ensure that the City has sufficient funding in place for emergency and disaster relief.
Major Initiatives
These indicators, as well as others, were taken into account when adopting the City’s
budget for fiscal year 2016. The City’s budget for fiscal year 2016 totals $37.8 million,
which is $647,397 higher than the fiscal year 2015 approved budget, due to increased
operating expenses throughout the City. The 2016 budget allocates $19.2 million, a 3.08%
increase as compared to the fiscal year 2015 budget, to the General fund, $14.9 million to
the Enterprise funds, and $3.7 million to other funds.
For the fiscal year 2016 budget, the ad valorem rate was maintained at 5.7697 mills. A
9.5% increase in water and sewer rates is included in the budget, and stormwater fees
are scheduled to increase $0.75. No other significant changes to the City’s various rate
and fees are included in the fiscal year 2016 budget.
AWARDS AND ACKNOWLDGEMENTS
Awards
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA)
awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the City of
Fort Walton Beach for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 2014. This was the twenty-ninth consecutive year that the City
received this prestigious award. In order to be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, the
City must publish an easily readable and efficiently organized Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report, satisfying both GAAP and applicable legal requirements. A Certificate of
Achievement is valid for a period of one year only. We believe our current report continues
to meet the Certificate of Achievement Program requirements and we are submitting it to
the GFOA to determine its eligibility for another certificate.
In addition, the government also received the GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation
Award for its annual budget dated October 1, 2015. This was the twentieth consecutive
year that the City received this prestigious award. In order to qualify for the Distinguished
Budget Presentation Award, the City’s budget document was judged proficient in several
categories, including as a policy document, a financial plan, an operations guide, and a
communications device.
Acknowledgments
The preparation of this report would not have been possible without the efficient and
dedicated services of the entire staff of the Finance Department. We would like to express
our appreciation to all members of the Department who assisted and contributed to the
preparation of this report.
We would also like to thank the Mayor and City Council for their unfailing support for
maintaining the highest standards of professionalism in the management of the City of
Fort Walton Beach’s finances and for their attention in conducting the financial operations
of the City in a responsible and progressive manner.
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Appreciation is also expressed to the accounting firm of Warren Averett, LLC for their
continued assistance and professionalism.
Respectfully submitted,
Michael D. Beedie, PE Brandy L. Ferris, CPA
City Manager Finance Director
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Citizens of
Fort Walton Beach
City
Council
City Clerk City Manager City Attorney
2.50 FTE 3.00 FTE
Administrative Engineering & Utility Financial Fire Police Recreation
Services Services Services Services Services Services
5.00 FTE 99.48 FTE 14.25 FTE 38.00 FTE 61.38 FTE 68.44 FTE
Accounting Uniform Patrol
Building Inspections Advanced Life
Human Resources K-9 Patrol Athletics –
& Permitting Auditing Support
Adult & Youth
Information Criminal
Code Enforcement Budgeting Fire Suppression
Technology Investigations Recreation Centers
CRA & CDBG Purchasing Fire Prevention and Programming
Insurance & Community
Risk Management Engineering Debt Service & Fire Inspection Policing Grounds
Management Maintenance:
Fleet & Facilities Hazardous Materials Crime Prevention Parks, Right-Of-
Treasury Response Way and Cemetery
Garbage Collection Communications
Utility Billing Fire Education Library
Planning Records
Contingencies & Museum
Streets & Stormwater Support Services
Transfers
Mgmt Golf Club
School Crossing
Water Production & Operations
Guards
Distribution
Reserve Officers
Sewer Collection
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, the
business-type activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the City
of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, as of and for the year ended September 30, 2015, and the related
notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the City's basic financial statements,
as listed in the table of contents.
Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this
includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation
and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due
to fraud or error.
Auditors’ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements based on our audit. We
conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States
of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing
Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require that
we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgment,
including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether
due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control
relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to
design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of
expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express
no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used
and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis
for our audit opinions.
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Opinions
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
respective financial position of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, each major
fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, as of
September 30, 2015, and the respective changes in financial position, and, where applicable, cash
flows thereof, and the respective budgetary comparison for the General Fund and Community
Redevelopment Agency (Special Revenue Fund) for the year then ended in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Emphasis of Matter
As discussed in Note 20, the City implemented Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
Statement No. 68, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions – an amendment of GASB
Statement No. 27, as well as Statement No. 71, Pension Transition for Contributions Made
Subsequent to the Measurement Date – an amendment to GASB Statement No. 68, as of October
1, 2014. These standards significantly changed the accounting for the City’s net pension liability
and the related disclosures. Our opinions are not modified with respect to this matter.
Other Matters
Required Supplementary Information
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that
Management's Discussion and Analysis on pages 4-15, the Schedules of Changes in the City’s Net
Position Liability and Related Ratios on pages 82-84, the Schedule of Contributions on page 85, the
Notes to the Schedule of Contributions on pages 86-90, and the Schedule of Funding Progress for
other post-employment benefits on page 91 be presented to supplement the basic financial
statements. Such information, although not a part of the basic financial statements, is required by
the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, who considers it to be an essential part of financial
reporting for placing the basic financial statements in an appropriate operational, economic, or
historical context. We have applied certain limited procedures to the required supplementary
information in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of
America, which consisted of inquiries of management about the methods of preparing the
information and comparing the information for consistency with management’s responses to our
inquiries, the basic financial statements, and other knowledge we obtained during our audit of the
basic financial statements. We do not express an opinion or provide any assurance on the
information because the limited procedures do not provide us with sufficient evidence to express an
opinion or provide any assurance.
Other Information
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that
collectively comprise the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida's basic financial statements. The
introductory section, combining and individual non-major fund financial statements, and statistical
section, as listed in the table of contents, are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are
not a required part of the basic financial statements. The Schedule of Expenditures of State
Financial Assistance is presented for purposes of additional analysis as required by Chapter
10.550, Rules of the Auditor General, and is also not a required part of the basic financial
statements.
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The combining and individual non-major fund financial statements, budgetary comparison
schedules, and the Schedule of Expenditures of State Financial Assistance are the responsibility of
management and were derived from and relate directly to the underlying accounting and other
records used to prepare the basic financial statements. Such information has been subjected to the
auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and certain additional
procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying
accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements or to the basic financial
statements themselves, and other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the combining and individual
non-major fund financial statements, budgetary comparison schedules, and the Schedule of
Expenditures of State Financial Assistance are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the
basic financial statements as a whole.
The introductory and statistical sections have not been subjected to the auditing procedures applied
in the audit of the basic financial statements and, accordingly, we do not express an opinion or
provide any assurance on them.
Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated March 2,
2016, on our consideration of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida’s internal control over financial
reporting and on our tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts,
and grant agreements and other matters included under the heading “Independent Auditors’ Report
on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters based on an
Audit of the Financial Statements performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards”.
The purpose of that report is to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial
reporting and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on internal
control over financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit
performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering City of Fort Walton
Beach, Florida’s internal control over financial reporting and compliance.
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
March 2, 2016
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
As management of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, we offer readers of the City of Fort
Walton Beach’s financial statements this narrative overview and analysis of the financial activities
of the City of Fort Walton Beach for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015. We encourage
readers to consider the information presented here in conjunction with additional information that
we have furnished in our letter of transmittal, which can be found on pages iv-viii of this report.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The assets and deferred outflows of the City of Fort Walton Beach exceeded its liabilities and
deferred inflows by $54.3 million (net position). Of this amount, $10.8 million represents
unrestricted assets that are available to meet the City’s ongoing obligations to citizens and
creditors.
Combined with beginning balance restatement of ($13.4) million, the government’s net
position decreased by $11.0 million, primarily attributable to the implementation of
Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement (GASB) 68, Accounting and Financial
Reporting for Pensions – an amendment to Statement 27 and GASB 71. These Statements
enhance the financial reporting by state and local governments for pensions. They also
improve information provided by state and local governmental employers about financial
support for pensions that is provided by other entities. These statements require governments
providing defined benefit pensions to recognize their long-term obligation for pension benefits
as a liability for the first time, and to more comprehensively and comparably measure the
annual costs of pension benefits. As predicted, the implementation has had a significant
impact on the financial position and changes in net position of the City.
As of the close of the fiscal year, the City of Fort Walton Beach’s governmental funds reported
combined ending fund balances of $14.5 million, a decrease of $5.2 million in comparison
with the prior year. This decrease is related to the use of prior year restricted fund balance to
complete the new City of Fort Walton Beach Recreation Complex. Approximately 80.4% of
this amount, or $11.6 million, is available for spending at the discretion of City Council.
At the end of the fiscal year, committed, assigned, and unassigned fund balance for the
General Fund was $9.4 million, or 41.3% of total General Fund expenditures.
The City of Fort Walton Beach’s total debt decreased by $130,727, or 0.4%, during the fiscal
year. This decrease is related to the refunding of the 2001 Capital Improvement Revenue
Note.
OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
This discussion and analysis intends to serve as an introduction to the City of Fort Walton Beach’s
basic financial statements, which are comprised of three components: 1) government-wide
financial statements, 2) fund financial statements, and 3) notes to the financial statements. This
report also contains other supplementary information in addition to the basic financial statements
themselves.
The focus of financial statements prepared in accordance with the Governmental Accounting
Standards Board (GASB) Statement 34 is on both the City as a whole (government-wide) and on
major individual funds. Both perspectives (government-wide and major funds) allow the user to
address relevant questions, broaden a basis for comparison (year-to-year or government-to-
government), and enhance the City’s accountability.
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Government-Wide Financial Statements
Designed to be corporate-like, the government-wide financial statements consolidate
governmental and business-type activities into two columns, which sum to a total for Primary
Government. This provides readers with a broad overview of the City of Fort Walton Beach’s
finances in a manner similar to a private-sector business. Two statements, the statement of net
position and the statement of activities, are utilized to provide information on a government-wide
basis.
The statement of net position presents information on all of the City of Fort Walton Beach’s assets
and liabilities, with the difference between the two reported as net position. This statement
combines and consolidates the governmental funds’ current financial resources (short-term
available resources) with capital assets and long-term obligations. Over time, increases or
decreases in net position may serve as a useful indicator of the financial position of the City of
Fort Walton Beach.
The statement of activities presents information showing how the government’s net position
changed during the most recent fiscal year. All changes in net position are reported as soon as
the underlying event giving rise to the change occurs, regardless of the timing of related cash
flows. Thus, revenues and expenses are reported in this statement for some items that will only
result in cash flow in future fiscal periods.
Both of the government-wide financial statements distinguish functions of the City of Fort Walton
Beach that are principally supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenues (governmental
activities) from other functions that are intended to recover all or a significant portion of their costs
through user fees and charges (business-type activities). The governmental activities of the City
of Fort Walton Beach include general government (city clerk, city council, city manager, human
resources, finance, purchasing, fleet maintenance, service maintenance, and non-departmental
expenses), public safety (police, fire, building, and code enforcement services), physical
environment (cemetery), transportation (engineering, streets, public works, and right-of-way),
economic development (Community Development Block Grant Program, and community
redevelopment agency), culture and recreation (parks, golf, library, and museum), and debt
service interest. The business-type activities of the City of Fort Walton Beach include utilities
(water, sewer, and storm water), and sanitation.
The government-wide financial statements include not only the City of Fort Walton Beach itself
(known as the primary government), but a component unit, the Community Redevelopment
Agency (CRA), which is a legally separate entity for which the City of Fort Walton Beach is
financially accountable. The CRA is considered a blended component unit of the City of Fort
Walton Beach, Florida and is presented as a special revenue fund as part of the primary
government. The government-wide financial statements are found on pages 16-17 of this report.
Fund Financial Statements
A fund is a grouping of related accounts used to maintain control over resources that have been
segregated for specific activities or objectives. The City of Fort Walton Beach, like other state and
local governments, uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance-
related legal requirements. All of the funds of the City of Fort Walton Beach can be divided into
three categories: governmental funds, proprietary funds, and fiduciary funds.
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FUNDS
Governmental Funds
Governmental funds are used to account for essentially the same functions reported as
governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. However, unlike the
government-wide financial statements, governmental fund financial statements are reported using
an accounting method called modified accrual accounting, the focus of which is on near-term
inflows and outflows of spendable resources, as well as on balances of spendable resources
available at the end of the fiscal year. Such information may be useful in evaluating a
government’s near-term financial requirements. The basic governmental fund financial
statements are on pages 18-23 of this report.
Because the focus of governmental funds is narrower than that of the government-wide financial
statements, it is useful to compare the information presented for governmental funds with similar
information presented for governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements.
By doing so, readers may better understand the long-term impact of the government’s near-term
financing decisions. Both the governmental fund balance sheet and the governmental fund
statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balance provide a reconciliation to
facilitate this comparison between governmental funds and governmental activities.
The City of Fort Walton Beach maintains eight individual governmental funds (General Fund,
Community Redevelopment Agency Fund, Florida Building Code Fund, Law Enforcement Trust
Fund, Law Enforcement Training Fund, Debt Service Fund, Community Development Block Grant
Fund, and Beal Memorial Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund). Information is presented separately in
the governmental fund balance sheet and in the governmental fund statement of revenues,
expenditures, and changes in fund balance for the General Fund and the Community
Redevelopment Agency Fund. Data from the other six governmental funds are combined into a
single, aggregated presentation. Individual fund data for each of these non-major governmental
funds is provided in the form of combining statements elsewhere in this report.
The City of Fort Walton Beach adopts an annual appropriated budget for its General Fund, as
well as each of the other governmental funds. A budgetary comparison statement is provided for
the General Fund on page 22 of this report.
Proprietary Funds
All proprietary funds of the City of Fort Walton Beach are maintained as enterprise funds.
Enterprise funds are used to report the same functions presented as business-type activities in
the statement of net position and the statement of activities. The City of Fort Walton Beach uses
enterprise funds to account for its utilities operations (water operations and distribution, sewer
collections and treatment, and stormwater management), and sanitation operations (garbage).
Proprietary funds provide the same type of information as the government-wide financial
statements, only in more detail. The proprietary fund financial statements provide separate
information on utilities operations, sanitation operations, and stormwater operations, all of which
are considered major funds of the City of Fort Walton Beach except for stormwater, which is
considered non-major. The basic proprietary fund financial statements are found on pages 24-28
of this report.
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Fiduciary Funds
Fiduciary funds are used to account for resources held for the benefit of parties outside the
government. The City’s fiduciary funds include the Pension Trust Funds (general employees,
police officers, and firefighters). Fiduciary funds are not reflected in the government-wide financial
statements because the resources of those funds are not available to support the City of Fort
Walton Beach’s own programs. The accounting used for fiduciary funds is much like that used for
proprietary funds. The basic fiduciary fund financial statements are found on pages 29-30 of this
report.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The notes to the financial statements provide additional information that is essential to the full
understanding of the data provided in the government-wide and fund financial statements. The
notes to the financial statements begin on page 31 of this report.
OTHER INFORMATION
In addition to the basic financial statements and accompanying notes, this report also presents
certain required supplementary information concerning the City of Fort Walton Beach’s progress
in funding its obligation to provide pension and other post-employment benefits to its employees.
The required supplementary information is found on pages 82-91 of this report.
The combining statements referred to earlier in connection with non-major governmental and
proprietary funds immediately follow the required supplementary information on Pension funds
and can be found beginning on page 92 of this report.
GOVERNMENT-WIDE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
As noted earlier, net position may serve over time as a useful indicator of a government’s financial
position. Assets and deferred outflows of the City of Fort Walton Beach exceeded its liabilities
and deferred inflows by $54.3 million, as reported in Table 1. Combined with beginning balance
restatement of ($13.4) million, the government’s net position decreased by $11.0 million for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2015.
By far, the largest portion of the City’s assets, $40.3 million or 74.3%, reflects its investment in
capital assets (e.g. land, infrastructure, buildings, machinery, and equipment) less any related
debt still outstanding that was used to acquire those assets. The City uses these capital assets
to provide services to citizens; consequently, these assets are not available for future spending.
Although the City of Fort Walton Beach reports investment in its capital assets net of related debt,
it should be noted that the resources needed to repay this debt must be provided from other
sources, since capital assets themselves cannot be used to liquidate these liabilities. An additional
portion of the City’s assets, 5.8%, represents resources that are subject to external restrictions
on how they may be used. The remaining balance of $10.8 million is unrestricted and may be
used to meet the government’s ongoing obligations to citizens and creditors.
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Table 1
Statement of Net Position
As of September 30
(In Thousands of Dollars)
Governmental Business-Type Activities Total
Activities
2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014
Current & Other $17,462 $22,896 $14,319 $13,717 $31,781 $36,613
Capital Assets 39,950 34,054 35,973 37,162 75,923 71,216
Total Assets 57,412 56,950 50,292 50,879 107.704 107,829
Deferred Outflow of Resources 2,242 - 514 - 2,756
Long-Term Liabilities
Outstanding 25,814 13,812 24,934 23,745 50,748 37,557
Other Liabilities 3,004 2,734 1,705 2,246 4,709 4,980
Total Liabilities 28,818 16,546 26,639 25,991 55,456 42,537
Deferred Inflow of Resources 638 - 83 - 721 -
Net Position
Net Investment in Capital Assets 27,444 24,866 12,887 13,779 40,330 38,645
Restricted 2,595 4,837 540 1,450 3,135 6,288
Unrestricted 160 10,701 10,657 9,659 10,817 20,360
Total Net Position $30,199 $40,404 $24,084 $24,888 $54,282 $65,292
Reported in Table 2 are the key elements of the decrease in net position for the current year.
Table 2
Statement of Activities
Governmental Activities Business-Type Activities Total Activities
2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014
Revenues
Program Revenue:
Charges for Services $3,397,559 $3,342,068 $13,510,406 $12,753,215 $16,907,965 $16,095,283
Operating Grants & Contributions 909,461 682,200 - - 909,461 682,200
Capital Grants & Contributions 525,320 109,629 87,797 (157,294) 613,117 (47,665)
General Revenue:
Property Taxes 5,473,438 5,385,235 - - 5,473,438 5,385,235
Other Taxes 6,593,071 6,252,166 - - 6,593,071 6,252,166
Tax Increments for Redevelopment 1,552,560 1,501,208 - - 1,552,560 1,501,208
Other Revenue 4,056,026 3,793,529 169,699 85,321 2,063,108 3,878,850
Total Revenues 22,507,435 21,066,035 13,767,902 12,681,242 34,112,720 33,747,277
Expenses
Primary Government
General Government 2,735,875 3,179,768 - - 2,735,875 3,179,768
Public Safety 9,562,140 9,685,621 - - 9,562,140 9,685,621
Physical Environment 379,334 392,255 - - 379,334 392,255
Transportation 1,474,209 1,495,374 - - 1,474,209 1,495,374
Economic Development 1,813,782 803,175 - - 1,813,782 803,175
Culture & Recreation 4,601,503 4,829,004 - - 4,601,503 4,829,004
Debt Service Interest 340,497 483,301 - - 340,497 483,301
Business-Type Expenses
Utilities - - 9,205,259 9,185,338 9,205,259 9,185,338
Sanitation - - 3,319,760 3,393,269 3,319,760 3,393,269
Golf - - - 2,215 - 2,215
Other - - 460,314 439,191 460,314 439,191
Total Expenses 20,907,340 20,868,498 12,985,333 13,020,013 33,892,673 33,888,511
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Position 1,600,095 197,537 782,569 (338,771) 2,382,664 (141,234)
before Transfers
Transfers 657,558 2,851,638 (657,558) (2,851,638) - -
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Position 2,257,653 3,049,175 125,011 (3,190,409) 2,352,664 (141,234)
Net Position – Beginning $40,404,449 37,355,274 $24,888,091 28,078,500 65,292,540 65,433,774
Restatement (12,463,443) - (929,355) (13,392,798) -
Net Position – Ending $30,198,659 $40,404,449 $24,083,747 $24,888,091 $54,282,406 $65,292,540
Combined with beginning balance restatement of ($13.4) million, the government’s net position
decreased by $11.0 million during the fiscal year. Both governmental and business activities
experienced a decrease, primarily attributable to the implementation of Governmental Accounting
Standards Board Statement (GASB) 68, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions – an
amendment to Statement 27 and GASB 71.
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Current Year Impacts – Governmental Activities
Governmental activities decreased the City’s net position, combined with beginning balance
restatement ($12.5 million) by $10.2 million for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015. Key
elements of this change are as follows:
Restatement of the beginning net position, due to the implementation of GASB 68 and 71
attributed to a $12.5 million decrease.
Operating and Capital grants increased net position by $642,952 due to an Assistance to
Firefighters grant for a new station alert system, as well a Department of Economic
Opportunity grant that enabled the City to complete the Bud & Dorie Day Trail.
Other taxes increased due to the levy by Okaloosa County of a second local option fuel
tax, which contributed an additional $250K to net position. Franchise fee revenue saw a
7.9% increase, primarily attributable to an increase in fuel prices during FY 2014-15.
Economic development expenses increased $1.0 million, or 125.8%, as a result of an
increase in the number and amount of economic incentive grants being provided through
the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), as well as the use of fund balance in the
CRA to begin or complete construction on several projects.
Debt service expenses decreased as the City took advantage of lower interest rates and
refunded its previously outstanding 2001 Capital Improvement Revenue Bond.
Overall, expenses for governmental activities remained relatively flat when compared to
the prior year, while related revenue increased $1.4 million, or 6.8%, as a result of the
City’s focus on future sustainability of programs and services.
Chart 1
Expense and Revenue ‐ Governmental Activities
(In millions)
Debt Service Interest
Culture and Recreation
Economic Environment
Transportation
Physical Environment
Public Safety
General Government
0 2,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000
Revenues Expenses
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Chart 2
Revenues by Source ‐ Governmental Activities
Municipal Revenue Franchise Fees ,
Sharing , $896,837 $2,162,617
Tax Increments for Other Revenue ,
Redevelopment , $996,572
$1,552,560
Charges for Services ,
$3,397,559
Other Taxes ,
$4,036,009 Operating Grants &
Contributions ,
$909,461
Capital Grants &
Sales Tax , $2,557,062 Property Taxes , Contributions ,
$5,473,438 $525,320
Franchise Fees Other Revenue Charges for Services
Operating Grants & Contributions Capital Grants & Contributions Property Taxes
Sales Tax Other Taxes Tax Increments for Redevelopment
Municipal Revenue Sharing
Current Year Impacts – Business-Type Activities
Business-type activities decreased the City’s net position, combined with beginning balance
restatement ($929,355), by $804,344 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015. Key elements
of this change are as follows:
A $929,355 decrease as a result of recording the net pension liability required by new GASB
Standards.
Charges for services increased slightly by 5.9%, as a result of the implementation of the Utility
and Stormwater Rate Study. Overall, expenses for the business-type activities of the City
remained relatively flat, resulting in current year income exceeding expenses by $125,011.
Chart 3
Expenses and Program Revenue ‐ Business‐Type Activities
(In millions)
$10,000,000
$9,000,000
$8,000,000
$7,000,000
$6,000,000
$5,000,000
$4,000,000
$3,000,000
$2,000,000
$1,000,000
$‐
Utilities Sanitation Stormwater
Expenses Revenues
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Chart 4
Revenues by Source ‐ Business Type Activities
Capital Grants & Miscellaneous
Contributions , Income , $169,699
$87,797
Charges for Services ,
$13,510,406
Charges for Services Capital Grants & Contributions Miscellaneous Income
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE CITY’S FUNDS
As noted earlier, the City of Fort Walton Beach uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate
compliance with finance-related legal requirements.
Governmental Funds
The focus of the City’s governmental funds is to provide information on near-term inflows,
outflows, and balances of available resources. Such information is useful in assessing the City’s
financing requirements. In particular, unrestricted fund balance may serve as a useful measure
of a government’s net resources available for spending at the end of the fiscal year.
As of September 30, 2015, the City of Fort Walton Beach’s governmental funds have combined
ending fund balances of $14.5 million, a decrease of $5.2 million in comparison with the prior
year. Approximately 80.4% of this amount, or $11.6 million, is available for spending at the
discretion of City Council. The remainder of fund balance is non-spendable or restricted. Details
of the fund balance classifications can be found on page 18 of this report, as well as in Note 17.
The General Fund is the chief operating fund of the City. At the end of this fiscal year, committed,
assigned, and unassigned fund balance of the General Fund was $9.4 million, while total fund
balance reached $9.8 million. As a measure of the General Fund’s liquidity, it may be useful to
compare both committed, assigned, and unassigned fund balance and total fund balance to total
expenditures. This amount represents 41.3% of the total General Fund expenditures, while total
fund balance represents 43.2% of that same amount.
During the 2015 fiscal year, the fund balance of the City’s General Fund decreased by $3.0 million.
This decrease was primarily related to the use of prior year restricted fund balance to complete
the new City of Fort Walton Beach Recreation Complex using the Capital Improvement Revenue
Note funds that were designated for the construction of the new recreation complex.
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The Community Redevelopment Agency Fund’s fund balance decreased by $2.2 million. This
decrease is a direct result of City Council’s ongoing mission to improve and stimulate economic
development through public-private partnerships and development grants.
Proprietary Funds
The City of Fort Walton Beach’s proprietary funds provide the same type of information found in
the government-wide financial statements, but in more detail.
Unrestricted net position of the proprietary funds totaled $10.4 million at September 30, 2015, of
which the Utilities Fund amounted to $7.7 million, the Sanitation Fund totaled $2.1 million, and
the Stormwater Utility Fund was $687,429. The factors concerning the finances of these four
funds have already been addressed in the discussion of the City of Fort Walton Beach’s business-
type activities.
Fiduciary Funds
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015, the General Employees’ Retirement Fund’s funded
ratio, an indicator of funding status, remained constant at 92.8% based on the 2015 measurement
date. Employees’ contribute 5% of pay to the Plan and the City contributed $1.4 million, or 31.5%
of payroll.
The Firefighters’ Pension Trust Fund’s funded ratio decreased from 68.5% to 67.7% over the
previous fiscal year based on the 2015 measurement date. Employees’ contribute 8.0% of pay to
the Plan and the City contributed $672,369, or 32.7% of payroll.
The Police Officers’ Retirement Fund’s funded ratio increased from 81.4% to 83.5% over the
previous fiscal year based on the 2015 measurement date. Employees’ contribute 5% of pay to
the Plan and the City contributed $597,269, or 27.4% of payroll. Additional information on the
pension plans can be found on pages 50-64 of this report.
The General Employees’ Retirement Fund was closed to new entrants in January 2010, and all
new hires are required to participate in a defined contribution plan, which is administered by the
International City Managers Association Retirement Corporation. Additional information on the
defined contribution plan can be found on page 65 of this report.
GENERAL FUND BUDGETARY HIGHLIGHTS
A schedule comparing the original to the final budget and the variance from the final budget to
the actual results is included on page 22 of the financial statements.
Differences between the original budget and the final amended budget were $945,440. Significant
information related to this difference is summarized as follows:
The City added expenditures for the construction of a new recreation complex, which were
offset by donations received in the amount of $283,904.
City Council approved a loan from the Sanitation Fund to the General Fund, which enable
the City to purchase a new Fire Pumper, the first payment of which was recorded in FY
2014-15 in the amount of $78,419.
In April 2014, the City experiences a natural disaster in the form of intense flooding. The
City received Federal Emergency Management funds to offset a portion of the cost of the
repairs related to this disaster in the amount of $77,430.
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The City received State pension contributions in excess of what was originally budgeted
in the amount of $77,615, for both the police and fire defined benefit pension plans.
The City incurred expenses that were funded by excess unassigned fund balance in the
amount of $360,374 for police vehicles, emergency management generator, final changes
to the Police Department’s pay and classification study, closing costs and commission
fees related to the sell and/or lease of vacant City property, and fitness equipment for the
new Recreation Complex.
The City was the recipient of several grants during the fiscal year totaling $153,417.
Actual results, when compared to the final budget, show a variance of $1.2 million for
expenditures. This variance is primarily due to amending the budget for grant revenue received
and capital expenditures planned, but not yet expended.
CAPITAL ASSET AND DEBT ADMINISTRATION
Capital Assets
The City’s investment in capital assets for its governmental and business-type activities, as of
September 30, 2015, was $40.3 million (net of accumulated depreciation and related debt). This
represents a net increase of $1.7 million, or 4.4%. Highlights are summarized as follows:
Fewer assets were purchased that were over the GASB 34 threshold.
Capital assets outdated, unserviceable, and no longer used are systematically disposed
of on an annual basis,
The City’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) purchased land to be used for
parking and/or future development.
The City completed construction of a new recreation complex and placed the building into
service in the fiscal year.
Table 3
Total Capital Assets
Net of Accumulated Depreciation
Governmental Activities Business-Type Activities Total Activities
FY 2015 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2014
Land $11,048,842 $9,936,698 $709,678 $709,678 $11,758,520 $10,646,376
Buildings 13,563,822 7,359,920 129,335 143,929 13,693,157 7,503,849
Improvements other than Buildings 6,702,488 5,840,259 30,585,879 31,197,741 37,288,367 37,038,000
Infrastructure 3,953,649 4,049,905 - - 3,953,649 4,049,905
Intangible Assets 68,821 172,874 63,824 66,414 132,645 239,288
Machinery & Equipment 3,688,776 2,166,103 4,049,933 4,460,910 7,738,709 6,627,013
Equipment under Capital Lease 118,755 57,954 - - 118,755 57,954
Easements - - 34,642 34,642 34,642 34,642
Construction in Progress 804,559 4,470,218 399,860 548,914 1,204,419 5,019,132
$39,949,712 $34,053,931 $35,973,151 $37,162,228 $75,922,863 $71,216,159
Additional information on the capital assets of the City of Fort Walton Beach can be found in
Note 5 of this report on pages 47-49.
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Long-Term Debt
As shown in the following table, as of September 30, 2015, the City had total bonded debt,
revenue notes, and capital leases outstanding of $36.6 million. All of the City’s debt represents
bonds and notes secured solely by specified revenue sources (i.e. revenue bonds/notes) and
capital leases. The City has no general obligation or special assessment debt. The State of Florida
does not place a legal limit of debt on municipalities. For general obligation debts greater than
one year, the City is required to conduct a voter referendum.
The debt capacity of the City is contingent upon available resources and existing debt. The current
outstanding debt requires a coverage ratio of 1.25 times earnings. The General Fund is at 10.92
and the Utilities Fund is at 1.38. The Sanitation and Stormwater Funds are debt-free.
Table 4
Outstanding Debt
Governmental Assets Business-Type Activities Total Activities
FY 2015 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2014
Revenue Bonds - - - $9,640,146 - $9,640,146
Revenue Notes 12,371,587 13,008,515 8,794,000 - 21,165,587 13,008,515
State Revolving Fund - - 15,312,458 14,004,706 15,312,458 14,004,706
Capital Leases 134,249 89,654 - - 134,249 89,654
$12,505,836 $13,098,169 $24,106,458 $23,644,852 $36,612,294 $36,743,021
Additional information on the City of Fort Walton Beach’s long-term debt can be found in Note 13
and 14 of this report on pages 71-75.
ECONOMIC FACTORS AND NEXT YEAR’S BUDGET AND RATES
Economic indicators and factors that are useful for evaluating the framework within which the City
operates are discussed below.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is 0.10% lower than a year ago. This indicator translates
into a lower cost of providing services to residents.
The Municipal Cost Index is 0.68% lower than a year ago. This index is prepared to show
the effects of inflation on the cost of providing municipal services.
The Consumer Confidence Index is 17.4% higher than last year. This indicator measures
economic conditions by gauging the future spending of consumers.
The Leading Economic Index is designed to signal turning point patterns in economic data
and has increased 2.1% over the past six months; however, this increase is slower than
the growth of 3.2% the previous six months.
The military has a significant presence in our community. These installations are essential
to the continued long-term economic vitality of this area. Combined, the military and
defense-related industries have a $6.0 billion annual impact on Okaloosa County’s
economy, with approximately 73% of our local economy supported by the military.
These indicators, as well as others, were taken into account when adopting the City’s budget for
fiscal year 2016. The City’s budget for fiscal year 2016 totals $37.8 million, which is $647,397
higher than the fiscal year 2015 approved budget, due to increased operating expenses
throughout the City. The 2016 budget allocates $19.2 million, a 3.08% increase as compared to
the fiscal year 2015 budget, to the General fund, $14.9 million to the Enterprise funds, and $3.7
million to other funds.
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For the fiscal year 2016 budget, the ad valorem rate was maintained at 5.7697 mills. A 9.5%
increase in water and sewer rates is included in the budget, and stormwater fees are scheduled
to increase $0.75. No other significant changes to the City’s various rate and fees are included in
the fiscal year 2016 budget.
Personnel expenses account for approximately 47.1% of the City’s budget. The City’s fiscal year
2016 budget remains relatively stable in this category, at 292.03 full time equivalent positions.
REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION
This financial report is designed to provide citizens, taxpayers, customers, and creditors with a
general overview of the City of Fort Walton Beach’s finances and to demonstrate the City’s
accountability for the money it receives. Questions concerning any of the information provided in
this report, or requests for additional information, should be addressed to the Finance Director,
107 Miracle Strip Parkway S.W., City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, 32548. This document and
other financial information are available on the City’s website at www.fwb.org. Inquiries may also
be sent via email to the Finance Department at finance@fwb.org.
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CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Primary Government
Governmental Business-Type
Activities Activities Total
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 14,297,171 $ 12,190,716 $ 26,487,887
Investments 2,229,208 - 2,229,208
Receivables, net 208,658 817,362 1,026,020
Internal balances (454,337) 454,337 -
Due from other governments 118,171 35,542 153,713
Inventory, at cost 250,580 14,774 265,354
Restricted assets
Cash and cash equivalents 25,449 799,403 824,852
Other assets
Other receivables, net 787,100 6,501 793,601
Capital assets
Non-depreciable/amortizable 11,853,401 1,144,180 12,997,581
Depreciable/amortizable, net 28,096,311 34,828,971 62,925,282
TOTAL ASSETS 57,411,712 50,291,786 107,703,498
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES 2,242,304 513,714 2,756,018
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable 1,254,831 544,406 1,799,237
Accrued liabilities 731,226 160,443 891,669
Due to other governments 77,159 8,258 85,417
Unearned revenues 25,400 32,979 58,379
Payable from restricted assets
Accrued interest 79,063 - 79,063
Customer deposits - 259,441 259,441
Non-current liabilities
Due within one year
Compensated absences 162,078 43,844 205,922
Leases payable 27,595 - 27,595
Revenue notes payable 646,256 - 646,256
State revolving loans payable - 655,529 655,529
Due in more than one year
Compensated absences 486,235 131,532 617,767
Leases payable 106,654 - 106,654
Revenue notes payable 11,725,331 8,794,000 20,519,331
State revolving loans payable - 14,656,929 14,656,929
Other post-employment benefits 995,350 285,581 1,280,931
Net pension liability 12,500,212 1,065,874 13,566,086
TOTAL LIABILITIES 28,817,390 26,638,816 55,456,206
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES 637,967 82,937 720,904
NET POSITION
Net investment in capital assets 27,443,877 12,886,793 40,330,670
Restricted
Debt service 25,449 157,228 182,677
System improvements - 382,734 382,734
Improvement districts 1,874,265 - 1,874,265
Public safety 507,625 - 507,625
Other purposes 187,575 - 187,575
Unrestricted 159,868 10,656,992 10,816,860
TOTAL NET POSITION $ 30,198,659 $ 24,083,747 $ 54,282,406
See notes to the financial statements.
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CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Net (Expense) Revenue and Changes in Net Position
Program Revenues Primary Government
Charges for Operating Grants Capital Grants and Governmental Business-Type
Function/program activities Expenses Services and Contributions Contributions Activities Activities Total
Governmental activities
General government $ 2,735,875 $ 421,987 $ 6,748 $ - $ (2,307,140) $ - $ (2,307,140)
Public safety 9,562,140 490,379 416,633 10,356 (8,644,772) - (8,644,772)
Physical environment 379,334 409,253 - - 29,919 - 29,919
Transportation 1,474,209 140,809 - - (1,333,400) - (1,333,400)
Economic environment 1,813,782 5,000 405,566 - (1,403,216) - (1,403,216)
Culture and recreation 4,601,503 1,930,131 80,514 514,964 (2,075,894) - (2,075,894)
Debt service interest 340,497 - - - (340,497) - (340,497)
Total governmental
activities 20,907,340 3,397,559 909,461 525,320 (16,075,000) - (16,075,000)
Business-type activities
Utilities 9,205,259 9,233,820 - 52,255 - 80,816 80,816
Sanitation 3,319,760 3,582,005 - - - 262,245 262,245
Stormwater 460,314 694,581 - 35,542 - 269,809 269,809
Total business-type
activities 12,985,333 13,510,406 - 87,797 612,870 612,870
Total primary government $ 33,892,673 $ 16,907,965 $ 909,461 $ 613,117 $ (16,075,000) $ 612,870 $ (15,462,130)
General revenues
Taxes
Property taxes $ 5,473,438 $ - $ 5,473,438
Sales taxes 2,557,062 - 2,557,062
Utility service taxes 4,036,009 - 4,036,009
Tax increments for redevelopment districts 1,552,560 - 1,552,560
Franchise fees 2,162,617 - 2,162,617
Intergovernmental, unrestricted 896,837 - 896,837
Gain on sale of assets 524,720 716 525,436
Miscellaneous 199,776 9,222 208,998
Investment earnings 272,076 159,761 431,837
Transfers 657,558 (657,558) -
Total general revenues and transfers 18,332,653 (487,859) 17,844,794
CHANGE IN NET POSITION 2,257,653 125,011 2,382,664
NET POSITION AT BEGINNING OF YEAR – RESTATED 27,941,006 23,958,736 51,899,742
NET POSITION AT END OF YEAR $ 30,198,659 $ 24,083,747 $ 54,282,406
See notes to the financial statements.
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CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
BALANCE SHEET
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Community Other Total
Redevelopment Governmental Governmental
General Agency Funds Funds
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 11,563,062 $ 2,150,869 $ 583,240 $ 14,297,171
Investments - - 2,229,208 2,229,208
Receivables 992,269 3,311 178 995,758
Due from other funds 5,582 - - 5,582
Due from other governments 91,834 - 26,337 118,171
Inventory, at cost 249,732 848 - 250,580
Restricted assets
Cash and cash equivalents - - 25,449 25,449
TOTAL ASSETS $ 12,902,479 $ 2,155,028 $ 2,864,412 $ 17,921,919
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $ 1,036,518 $ 173,043 $ 45,270 $ 1,254,831
Accrued liabilities 683,998 30,561 16,667 731,226
Due to other funds - - 5,582 5,582
Due to other governments - 77,159 77,159
Advance from other funds 454,337 - - 454,337
Unearned revenue 25,400 - - 25,400
Total liabilities 2,200,253 280,763 67,519 2,548,535
DEFERRED INFLOW OF RESOURCES
Unavailable revenue 885,921 - - 885,921
FUND BALANCE
Nonspendable 249,732 848 - 250,580
Restricted 183,512 1,873,417 537,137 2,594,066
Committed 5,761,221 - 2,259,756 8,020,977
Assigned 1,396,207 - - 1,396,207
Unassigned 2,225,633 - - 2,225,633
Total fund balance 9,816,305 1,874,265 2,796,893 14,487,463
TOTAL LIABILITIES, DEFERRED
INFLOW OF RESOURCES, AND
FUND BALANCE $ 12,902,479 $ 2,155,028 $ 2,864,412 $ 17,921,919
See notes to the financial statements.
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CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
RECONCILIATION OF THE BALANCE SHEET TO THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Fund balance, total governmental funds (page 18) $ 14,487,463
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of net
position are different because:
Capital assets used in governmental activities are not financial
resources and therefore are not reported in the funds.
Governmental non-depreciable/amortizable assets 11,853,401
Governmental depreciable/amortizable assets 64,676,001
Less accumulated depreciation/amortization (36,579,690)
39,949,712
Unavailable revenues in governmental funds is susceptible to full
accrual on the entity-wide statements.
Special assessment for street resurfacing 48,999
Receivable related to sale of capital asset 836,922
885,921
Deferred inflows of resources and deferred outflows of
resources related to pensions are not available/receivable or
due/payable, respectively, in the current period and therefore
are not reported in the governmental funds.
Deferred outflows of resources – City contributions made
subsequent to the measurement date 2,242,304
Deferred inflows of resources – net difference between projected
and actual earnings on pension plan investments (637,967)
1,604,337
Long-term liabilities are not due and payable in the current period and
therefore are not reported in the governmental funds.
Notes payable (12,371,587)
Accrued interest (79,063)
Capital leases (134,249)
Compensated absences (648,313)
Other post-employment benefits (995,350)
Net pension liability (12,500,212)
(26,728,774)
Net position of governmental activities (page 16) $ 30,198,659
See notes to the financial statements.
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CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Community Other Total
Redevelopment Governmental Governmental
General Agency Funds Funds
REVENUES
Taxes $ 10,861,883 $ 975,294 $ - $ 11,837,177
Permits and fees 2,238,541 - 325,538 2,564,079
Intergovernmental 3,210,679 577,266 163,422 3,951,367
Charges for services 2,499,107 - - 2,499,107
Fines 111,519 - 19,501 131,020
Miscellaneous 1,064,419 56,346 22,171 1,142,936
Total revenues 19,986,148 1,608,906 530,632 22,125,686
EXPENDITURES
Current
General governmental services 2,813,838 - - 2,813,838
Public safety 8,224,603 450,972 405,409 9,080,984
Physical environment 328,519 - 11,077 339,596
Transportation 862,712 - - 862,712
Economic environment - 1,627,016 103,615 1,730,631
Culture and recreation 4,122,310 - - 4,122,310
Capital outlay 6,340,174 1,730,017 57,945 8,128,136
Debt service
Principal - - 660,107 660,107
Interest 10,000 - 344,544 354,544
Total expenditures 22,702,156 3,808,005 1,582,697 28,092,858
DEFICIENCY OF REVENUES
UNDER EXPENDITURES (2,716,008) (2,199,099) (1,052,065) (5,967,172)
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Capital lease proceeds 67,774 - - 67,774
Transfers in 682,558 - 1,039,074 1,721,632
Transfers out (1,039,074) - (25,000) (1,064,074)
Total other financing sources (uses) (288,742) - 1,014,074 725,332
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE (3,004,750) (2,199,099) (37,991) (5,241,840)
FUND BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF
YEAR 12,821,055 4,073,364 2,834,884 19,729,303
FUND BALANCE AT END OF YEAR $ 9,816,305 $ 1,874,265 $ 2,796,893 $ 14,487,463
See notes to the financial statements.
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CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
RECONCILIATION OF THE STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES IN
FUND BALANCE TO THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Net change in fund balance - governmental funds (page 20) $ (5,241,840)
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of activities are different because:
Governmental funds do not report capital assets on the balance sheet; however, they are
reported in the government-wide financial statements. Governmental funds report capital
outlays as expenditures; however, in the statement of activities, the cost of those assets is
depreciated/amortized over the estimated useful lives of the assets.
Expenditures for capital assets 8,128,136
Less current year depreciation/amortization (2,250,918)
5,877,218
Governmental funds do not report capital assets on the balance sheet; however, they are
reported in the government-wide financial statements. Accordingly, proceeds received for
disposals of capital assets are shown as income in the governmental financial statements and
a gain or loss is reported in the statement of activities. In addition, capital asset reassignments
are reported as transfers on the statement of activities.
Transfer of capital assets 67,320
Accumulated depreciation/amortization associated with transfers (48,757)
18,563
Special assessment revenue in the governmental funds is recognized when due; however, the
revenue was recognized in the statement of activities when it was earned (when levied).
Special assessment for street resurfacing (52,266)
Special assessment for interest and penalties (7,985)
Receivable related to sale of capital asset 442,000
Payments received on receivable related to the sale of capital assets (30,078)
351,671
The issuance of long-term debt provides current financial resources to governmental funds,
while the repayment of the principal of long-term debt consumes the current financial
resources of governmental funds. Neither transaction, however, has any effect on net
position. Also, governmental funds report the effect of issuance costs, premiums, discounts
and similar items when debt is first issued, whereas these amounts are deferred and
amortized in the statement of activities. In addition, long-term debt reassignments are reported
as transfers on the statement of activities.
Debt principal and capital lease payments 660,107
Change in accrued interest on long-term debt 4,047
Capital lease proceeds (67,774)
596,380
Some expenses reported in the statement of activities do not require the use of current
financial resources and therefore are not reported as expenditures in governmental funds:
Change in net pension liability and related deferred inflows and deferred
outflows of resources 755,936
Change in long-term compensated absences 67,251
Change in other post-employment benefits (167,526)
655,661
Change in net position of governmental activities (page 17) $ 2,257,653
See notes to the financial statements.
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CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
GENERAL FUND
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE –
BUDGET AND ACTUAL
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Variance with
Final Budget -
Budgeted Amounts Positive
Original Final Actual (Negative)
REVENUES
Taxes $ 10,482,380 $ 10,559,995 $ 10,861,883 $ 301,888
Permits and fees 2,014,065 2,014,065 2,238,541 224,476
Intergovernmental 3,018,861 3,146,596 3,210,679 64,083
Charges for services 2,427,429 2,434,064 2,499,107 65,043
Fines 101,700 101,700 111,519 9,819
Miscellaneous 444,883 783,580 1,064,419 280,839
Total revenues 18,489,318 19,040,000 19,986,148 946,148
EXPENDITURES
Current
General governmental services 2,906,245 3,206,481 2,813,838 392,643
Public safety 8,251,658 8,404,988 8,224,603 180,385
Physical environment 305,433 313,814 328,519 (14,705)
Transportation 1,066,631 1,068,912 862,712 206,200
Culture and recreation 4,127,537 4,165,516 4,122,310 43,206
Capital outlay 6,270,617 6,713,850 6,340,174 373,676
Debt service - - 10,000 (10,000)
Total expenditures 22,928,121 23,873,561 22,702,156 1,171,405
DEFICIENCY OF REVENUES
UNDER EXPENDITURES (4,438,803) (4,833,561) (2,716,008) 2,117,553
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Capital lease proceeds - 67,774 67,774 -
Transfers in 649,267 760,977 682,558 (78,419)
Transfers out (1,066,406) (1,066,406) (1,039,074) 27,332
Total other financing sources (uses) (417,139) (237,655) (288,742) (51,087)
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE (4,855,942) (5,071,216) (3,004,750) 2,066,466
FUND BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF
YEAR 4,855,942 5,071,216 12,821,055 7,749,839
FUND BALANCE AT END OF YEAR $ - $ - $ 9,816,305 $ 9,816,305
See notes to the financial statements.
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CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE –
BUDGET AND ACTUAL
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Variance with
Final Budget -
Budgeted Amounts Positive
Original Final Actual (Negative)
REVENUES
Taxes $ 975,294 $ 975,294 $ 975,294 $ -
Intergovernmental 701,815 701,815 577,266 (124,549)
Miscellaneous 62,620 62,620 56,346 (6,274)
Total revenues 1,739,729 1,739,729 1,608,906 (130,823)
EXPENDITURES
Current
Public safety 438,899 438,775 450,972 (12,197)
Economic environment 1,326,218 1,839,815 1,627,016 212,799
Capital outlay 115,950 1,812,269 1,730,017 82,252
Total expenditures 1,881,067 4,090,859 3,808,005 282,854
CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE (141,338) (2,351,130) (2,199,099) 152,031
FUND BALANCE AT
BEGINNING OF YEAR 141,338 2,351,130 4,073,364 1,722,234
FUND BALANCE AT
END OF YEAR $ - $ - $ 1,874,265 $ 1,874,265
See notes to the financial statements.
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CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Other
Sanitation Enterprise
Utilities Fund Fund Fund Total
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 9,481,187 $ 1,982,921 $ 726,608 $ 12,190,716
Restricted assets – cash and
cash equivalents 797,433 1,970 - 799,403
Receivables, net 578,425 196,983 41,954 817,362
Advance to other funds - 46,576 - 46,576
Due from other governments - - 35,542 35,542
Inventory – at cost 14,774 - - 14,774
Total current assets 10,871,819 2,228,450 804,104 13,904,373
Other assets
Advance to other funds - 407,761 - 407,761
Other receivables, net 6,501 - - 6,501
Total other assets 6,501 407,761 - 414,262
Capital assets, net
Non-depreciable/amortizable 1,080,006 - 64,174 1,144,180
Depreciable/amortization, net 32,401,674 1,365,122 1,062,175 34,828,971
Total capital assets 33,481,680 1,365,122 1,126,349 35,973,151
Total non-current assets 33,488,181 1,772,883 1,126,349 36,387,413
TOTAL ASSETS 44,360,000 4,001,333 1,930,453 50,291,786
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF
RESOURCES 375,941 111,443 26,330 513,714
See notes to the financial statements.
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CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION – CONTINUED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Other
Sanitation Enterprise
Utilities Fund Fund Fund Total
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Accounts payable 439,700 101,233 3,473 544,406
Accrued liabilities
Compensated absences 27,584 12,970 3,290 43,844
Wages 99,519 48,236 12,688 160,443
Due to other governments - 8,258 - 8,258
State revolving loan payable 655,529 - - 655,529
Payable from restricted assets
Customer deposits 257,471 1,970 - 259,441
Unearned revenue 32,979 - - 32,979
Total current liabilities 1,512,782 172,667 19,451 1,704,900
Non-current liabilities
Accrued liabilities
Compensated absences 82,754 38,909 9,869 131,532
Revenue note payable 8,794,000 - - 8,794,000
State revolving loan payable 14,656,929 - - 14,656,929
Other post-employment benefits 164,572 96,807 24,202 285,581
Net pension liability 711,239 286,862 67,773 1,065,874
Total non-current liabilities 24,409,494 422,578 101,844 24,933,916
TOTAL LIABILITIES 25,922,276 595,245 121,295 26,638,816
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES 55,342 22,321 5,274 82,937
NET POSITION
Net investment in capital assets 10,395,322 1,365,122 1,126,349 12,886,793
Restricted
Debt service 157,228 - - 157,228
System improvements 382,734 - - 382,734
Unrestricted 7,823,039 2,130,088 703,865 10,656,992
TOTAL NET POSITION $ 18,758,323 $ 3,495,210 $ 1,830,214 $ 24,083,747
See notes to the financial statements.
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CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES, AND CHANGES IN NET POSITION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Other
Sanitation Enterprise
Utilities Fund Fund Fund Total
OPERATING REVENUES
Charges for services $ 9,216,425 $ 3,582,005 $ 694,581 $ 13,493,011
OPERATING EXPENSES
Personal services 1,734,605 927,647 176,670 2,838,922
Operating 4,748,437 2,119,853 208,911 7,077,201
Depreciation/amortization expense 1,958,034 272,260 74,733 2,305,027
Total operating expenses 8,441,076 3,319,760 460,314 12,221,150
OPERATING INCOME 775,349 262,245 234,267 1,271,861
NON-OPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES)
Rental income 17,395 - - 17,395
Interest expense (458,209) - - (458,209)
Amortization (5,222) - - (5,222)
Debt issuance costs (300,254) - - (300,254)
Gain (loss) on disposal of capital assets (12,280) 12,996 - 716
Gain on investment 10,123 2,116 710 12,949
Interest 106,806 32,821 7,185 146,812
Grants in aid (498) - - (498)
Miscellaneous 6,547 2,443 232 9,222
Total non-operating revenues (expenses) (635,592) 50,376 8,127 (577,089)
INCOME BEFORE CAPITAL
CONTRIBUTIONS AND TRANSFERS 139,757 312,621 242,394 694,772
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND
TRANSFERS
Capital contributions - - 35,542 35,542
Impact fees 52,255 - - 52,255
Transfers out (519,267) (138,291) - (657,558)
Total capital contributions and
transfers (467,012) (138,291) 35,542 (569,761)
CHANGE IN NET POSITION (327,255) 174,330 277,936 125,011
NET POSITION AT BEGINNING OF
YEAR, RESTATED 19,085,578 3,320,880 1,552,278 23,958,736
NET POSITION AT END OF YEAR $ 18,758,323 $ 3,495,210 $ 1,830,214 $ 24,083,747
See notes to the financial statements.
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CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Other
Sanitation Enterprise
Utilities Fund Fund Funds Total
CASH FLOWS FROM
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Receipts from customers and users $ 9,232,822 $ 3,583,097 $ 687,508 $ 13,503,427
Payments to suppliers (4,877,865) (2,332,789) (209,533) (7,420,187)
Payments to employees (1,858,242) (952,395) (183,798) (2,994,435)
Miscellaneous income 23,942 2,443 232 26,617
Net cash provided by operating activities 2,520,657 300,356 294,409 3,115,422
CASH FLOWS FROM NON-CAPITAL
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Change in intergovernmental balances (480,876) 195 - (480,681)
Advance to other funds - 45,663 - 45,663
Grants and aids (498) - - (498)
Transfers out (519,267) (138,291) - (657,558)
Net cash used in non-capital
financing activities (1,000,641) (92,433) - (1,093,074)
CASH FLOWS FROM CAPITAL AND
RELATED FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Impact fess received 52,255 - - 52,255
Acquisitions of capital assets (855,820) (208,145) (69,626) (1,133,591)
Proceeds from disposal of capital assets 5,364 12,996 - 18,360
Proceeds from note payable and
state revolving loan 10,126,979 - - 10,126,979
Principal paid on revenue bonds (9,745,000) - - (9,745,000)
Principal paid on state revolving loan (25,227) - - (25,227)
Interest paid on bonds, loan, and
note payables (563,771) - - (563,771)
Debt service cost paid on state
revolving loan (300,254) - - (300,254)
Net cash used in capital and
related financing activities (1,305,474) (195,149) (69,626) (1,570,249)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING
ACTIVITIES
Interest income 116,929 34,937 7,895 159,761
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND
CASH EQUIVALENTS 331,471 47,711 232,678 611,860
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT
BEGINNING OF YEAR 9,947,149 1,937,180 493,930 12,378,259
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT
END OF YEAR $ 10,278,620 $ 1,984,891 $ 726,608 $ 12,990,119
See notes to the financial statements.
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CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Other
Sanitation Enterprise
Utilities Fund Fund Funds Total
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT
END OF YEAR CONSIST OF
Current assets $ 9,481,187 $ 1,982,921 $ 726,608 $ 12,190,716
Restricted assets 797,433 1,970 - 799,403
Total cash and cash equivalents $ 10,278,620 $ 1,984,891 $ 726,608 $ 12,990,119
RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING
INCOME TO NET CASH PROVIDED BY
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Operating income $ 775,349 $ 262,245 $ 234,267 $ 1,271,861
Adjustments to reconcile operating
income to net cash provided
by operating activities:
Depreciation 1,958,034 272,260 74,733 2,305,027
Miscellaneous revenue 23,942 2,443 232 26,617
Decrease (increase) in assets: -
Accounts receivable (2,287) 1,092 (7,073) (8,268)
Inventory 8,112 - - 8,112
Decrease (increase) in deferred
outflows of resources (11,947) (4,819) (1,139) (17,905)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
Accounts payable (137,396) (212,837) (598) (350,831)
Compensated absences payable (9,122) 3,071 3,522 (2,529)
Wages 13,637 9,180 141 22,958
Other liabilities (144) (99) (24) (267)
Customer deposits 23,195 - - 23,195
Other post-employment benefits 1,721 15,382 1,584 18,687
Unearned revenue (4,511) - - (4,511)
Net pension liability (173,268) (69,883) (16,510) (259,661)
Increase (decrease) in deferred
inflows of resources 55,342 22,321 5,274 82,937
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 2,520,657 $ 300,356 $ 294,409 $ 3,115,422
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF
NONCASH TRANSACTIONS
Amortization of discounts and
deferred loss on refunding $ 5,222 $ - $ - $ 5,222
See notes to the financial statements.
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FIDUCIARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF FIDUCIARY NET POSITION
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Employee
Retirement
Funds
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,999,212
Investments, at fair value
U.S. Government and Agency obligations 17,548,966
Corporate obligations 2,907,713
Corporate equity 33,243,556
Mutual funds 13,948,003
Total investments 67,648,238
Due from State of Florida 180,932
TOTAL ASSETS 70,828,382
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable 102,767
FIDUCIARY NET POSITION
Held in trust for pension and employee retirement benefits $ 70,725,615
See notes to the financial statements.
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FIDUCIARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FIDUCIARY NET POSITION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Employee
Retirement
Funds
ADDITIONS
Contributions
Employer $ 2,656,385
Plan members 534,223
State of Florida 380,032
Total contributions 3,570,640
Investment income (loss) (86,207)
Less investment expense (444,729)
Net investment income (loss) (530,936)
Miscellaneous revenue 10,176
TOTAL ADDITIONS 3,049,880
DEDUCTIONS
Benefits and refunds paid
Retirement payments 5,277,431
Disability payments 154,768
Refunds 76,142
Total benefits and refunds paid 5,508,341
Administrative expenses
Legal 12,453
Contractual services 140,521
Other 30,970
Total administrative expenses 183,944
TOTAL DEDUCTIONS 5,692,285
NET CHANGE IN FIDUCIARY NET POSITION (2,642,405)
FIDUCIARY NET POSITION AT BEGINNING OF YEAR 73,368,020
FIDUCIARY NET POSITION AT END OF YEAR $ 70,725,615
See notes to the financial statements.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND DESCRIPTION OF CITY
Description of City
The City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, (the City) was originally chartered as a municipality under
laws of the State of Florida Special Act of the Florida Legislature in 1937. The City Manager –
Council form of government was established in 1953. As authorized by its charter, the City provides
the following services: public safety (police, fire, and inspection), highways and streets, water and
sewer, sanitation, stormwater, culture and recreation, public improvements, planning and zoning,
and general administrative services.
The financial statements of the City have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted (GAAP) in the United States of America applicable to governmental units and
the Uniform Accounting System mandated by Chapter 218.33, Florida Statutes. The Governmental
Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is the standard–setting body for governmental accounting and
financial reporting.
The following is a summary of the more significant accounting policies of the City:
The Reporting Entity
A seven member City Council and a Mayor govern the City, each elected at-large for four-year
terms. The Council has no powers other than those expressly vested in it by State Statute and the
City Charter, and their governmental powers cannot be delegated.
As required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, these
financial statements present the City of Fort Walton Beach (the primary government) and its
component unit. In evaluating the City as a reporting entity, management has considered all
potential component units for which the City may or may not be financially accountable and, as
such, be included within the City's financial statements. Management utilized criteria set forth in
GASB No. 61 for determining financial accountability of potential component units in evaluating all
potential component units. In accordance with GASB No. 61, the City (primary government) is
financially accountable if it appoints a voting majority of the potential component unit's governing
board and 1) it is able to impose its will on the organization or 2) there is a potential for the
organization to provide specific financial benefit to or impose specific financial burden on the City. In
addition, component units can be other organizations for which the nature and significance of their
relationship with the primary government are such that exclusion would cause the reporting entity's
financial statements to be misleading or incomplete.
As of September 30, 2015, the City of Fort Walton Beach had one component unit, as defined by
GASB No. 61, which has been presented in the financial statements of the primary government
using the blended presentation method, and is presented as a governmental fund type with a fiscal
year end of September 30. The Fort Walton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (the
Agency) was formed to prepare a community redevelopment plan for a designated geographic area
within the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida. All of the City's council members serve as board
members of the Agency. The Agency's governing body is the same as the governing body of the
City. The Agency functions as a department of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida. City
management have operational and fiscal responsibility for the Agency’s activities.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND DESCRIPTION OF CITY –
CONTINUED
The Reporting Entity – Continued
The Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority (the Authority) is considered a related organization to the
City rather than a component unit. The City Council of Fort Walton Beach, Florida appoints the
board members of the Authority. However, the Authority's board operates independently of the City
Council and does not create a financial burden or benefit to the City.
Government-Wide and Fund Financial Statements
The basic financial statements include both government-wide (based on the City as a whole) and
fund financial statements. The government-wide financial statements (i.e., the statement of net
position and the statement of activities) report information on all of the non-fiduciary activities of the
primary government and its component unit. For the most part, the effect of interfund activity has
been removed from these statements. Governmental activities, which normally are supported by
taxes and intergovernmental revenues, are reported separately from business-type activities, which
rely, to a significant extent, on fees and charges for support.
The statement of activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses of a given
function or segment is offset by program revenues. Direct expenses are those that are clearly
identifiable with a specific function or segment. Program revenues include 1) charges to customers
or applicants who purchase, use, or directly benefit from goods, services, or privileges provided by
a given function or segment and 2) grants and contributions that are restricted to meeting the
operational or capital requirements of a particular function or segment. Taxes and other items not
properly included among program revenues are reported instead as general revenues.
Separate fund financial statements are provided for the governmental and proprietary funds. Major
individual governmental funds and major enterprise funds are reported as separate columns in the
fund financial statements. Separate fund financial statements for the fiduciary funds are disclosed
within Note 7 of these financial statements.
Measurement Focus and Basis of Accounting
The government-wide financial statements are reported using the economic resources
measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting, as are the proprietary fund and fiduciary
fund financial statements. Revenues are recorded when earned and expenses are recorded when a
liability is incurred, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Pension plans recognize revenue
when contributions are due as there is a statutory requirement to make the contribution. Property
taxes are recorded as revenues in the year for which they are levied. Grants and similar items are
recognized as revenue as soon as all eligibility requirements imposed by the provider have been
met.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND DESCRIPTION OF CITY –
CONTINUED
Measurement Focus and Basis of Accounting – Continued
Governmental fund financial statements are reported using the current financial resources
measurement focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recognized as
soon as they are both measurable and available. Revenues are considered to be available when
they are collectible within the current period or soon enough thereafter to pay liabilities of the
current period. For this purpose, the City considers revenues to be available if they are collected
within 6 months of the end of the current fiscal period, except for property taxes, for which the
period is 60 days. Expenditures generally are recorded when a liability is incurred, as under accrual
accounting. However, debt service expenditures, as well as expenditures related to compensated
absences and claims and judgments, are recorded only when payment is due.
Franchise fees, licenses, and interest associated with the current fiscal period are all considered to
be susceptible to accrual and so have been recognized as revenues of the current fiscal period.
Only the portion of special assessments and other receivables within the current fiscal period are
considered to be susceptible to accrual as revenue of the current period. Sales taxes, gasoline
taxes, and other intergovernmental revenues collected and held by the state at year-end on behalf
of the City, are also recognized as revenue. All other revenue items are considered to be
measurable and available only when cash is received by the government.
The Okaloosa County Tax Collector bills and collects property taxes for the City in accordance with
the laws of the State of Florida. Property taxes attach as an enforceable lien on property as of the
date of assessment and remain in effect until discharge by payment. Taxes are payable when
levied (on November 1, or as soon thereafter as the assessment roll becomes available to the Tax
Collector).
The following is the current property tax calendar:
Lien Date January 1, 2015
Levy Date November 1, 2015
Due Date November 1, 2015
Delinquent Date April 1, 2016
Discounts of 1% for each month taxes are paid prior to March 2016 are granted.
Revenue recognition criteria for property taxes under the GASB requires that property taxes
expected to be collected within 60 days of the current period be accrued. No accrual has been
made for 2015 ad valorem taxes because property taxes are not legally due until subsequent to the
end of the fiscal year. Current year taxes, which are uncollected as of the end of the fiscal year, are
generally immaterial in amount and highly susceptible to uncollectibility and, therefore, are not
recorded as a receivable on the balance sheet date.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND DESCRIPTION OF CITY –
CONTINUED
Basis of Presentation
The financial transactions of the City are recorded in individual funds. Each fund is a separate
accounting entity with a self-balancing set of accounts recording cash and other financial resources,
together with all related liabilities and residual equities or balances, and changes therein, which are
segregated for the purpose of carrying on specific activities or attaining certain objectives in
accordance with special regulations, restrictions or limitations. As a general rule, the effect of
interfund activity has been eliminated from the government-wide financial statements. Exceptions to
this general rule are other charges between the government's utility function and various other
functions of the government. Elimination of these charges would distort the direct costs and
program revenues reported for the various functions concerned.
Amounts reported as program revenues include 1) charges to customers or applicants for goods,
services, or privileges provided, 2) operating grants and contributions, and 3) capital grants and
contributions, including special assessments. Internally dedicated resources are reported as
general revenues rather than as program revenues. Likewise, general revenues include all taxes.
Any portion of franchise fees that is not based on gross receipts are reported as a charge for
service in the function or activity that generates the fee. During fiscal year 2015, franchise fees
were all based on gross receipts and thus recorded as general revenues.
Proprietary funds distinguish operating revenues and expenses from non-operating items.
Operating revenues and expenses generally result from providing services and producing and
delivering goods in connection with a proprietary fund's principal ongoing operations. The principal
operating revenues of the City's enterprise funds are charges to customers for sales and services.
The City considers all impact fee revenue as capital contributions for the water and sewer system;
therefore, no amount from the impact fee is included in operating revenue. Operating expenses for
enterprise funds include the cost of sales and service, administrative expenses, and depreciation on
capital assets. All revenues and expenses not meeting this definition are reported as non-operating
revenues and expenses.
The following three broad classifications are used to categorize the fund types used by the City:
Governmental
Governmental funds focus on the determination of financial position and changes in financial
position (sources, uses, and balances of financial resources) and not net income. The City has the
following major governmental funds:
General Fund – This is the City's primary operating fund and is used to account for all financial
resources except those required to be accounted for in another fund.
Community Redevelopment Fund – The community redevelopment fund is the operating fund of the
Fort Walton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (the "Agency"). It is used to account for the
activities of the Agency. Revenue sources of this fund include tax increment financing proceeds
from ad valorem taxes as well as investment income.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND DESCRIPTION OF CITY –
CONTINUED
Basis of Presentation – Continued
Proprietary
Proprietary funds focus on the determination of net income, changes in net position, financial
position, and cash flows. All of the City's proprietary funds are enterprise funds, as fees are charged
to external users for services. The following is a description of the major proprietary funds of the
City:
Utilities Fund – Used to account for the operations of the City, which provides distribution of potable
water, sales and service and sanitary wastewater collection, treatment and disposal.
Sanitation Fund – Accounts for the operation of the City that provides for solid waste collection and
disposal.
Fiduciary
Fiduciary funds are used to account for the assets held on behalf of outside parties, including other
governments, or on behalf of other funds within the City. The City has the following type of Fiduciary
fund:
Pension Trust Funds – Used to report the resources that are required to be held in trust for the
members and beneficiaries of the three defined benefit pension plans administered by the City:
General Employees' Retirement Fund, Police Officers' Retirement Fund, and Firefighters'
Retirement Fund.
Assets, Liabilities, Deferred Inflows/Outflows of Resources, and Net Position or Equity
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The City considers all highly liquid investments (including restricted assets) with a maturity of 90
days or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. Additionally, each fund's equity in the City's
investment pool (see Note 3) is considered to be cash equivalent since the funds can deposit or
effectively withdraw cash at any time without prior notice or penalty.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND DESCRIPTION OF CITY –
CONTINUED
Assets, Liabilities, Deferred Inflows/Outflows of Resources, and Net Position or Equity –
Continued
Deposits and Investments
Section 218.415, Florida Statutes, requires the investment of surplus public funds and prescribes
the instruments in which those investments are authorized, specifically the State of Florida Local
Government Surplus Funds Trust Fund, direct obligations of the United States Government or other
obligations unconditionally guaranteed by the United States Government, collateralized interest–
bearing time deposits or savings accounts in state or federal banks or savings and loan
associations, debt securities of the Federal Farm Credit Banks, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation, the Federal Home Loan Bank, the Government National Mortgage Association, the
Federal National Mortgage Association, and securities of or other interest in certain investment
companies or investment trusts, the portfolio of which is limited to United States Government
obligations or repurchase agreements fully collateralized by such obligations. The City adheres
strictly to the provisions of those cited Statutes, as well as with Chapter 280, Florida Statutes, which
requires the City to maintain deposits only with "Qualified Public Depositories." The City maintains a
cash and investment pool available for use by all funds. Earnings from such investments are
allocated to the respective funds based on applicable cash participation by each fund.
In addition, restricted cash accounts, certificates of deposit, and other investments are separately
maintained by a few City funds in accordance with bond ordinances, retirement fund plan
documents and other contractual agreements. The Beal Memorial Cemetery Perpetual Care
Special Revenue Fund also invests excess cash in allowable debt and equity investments to
maximize return on investment. Investments are stated at fair value, based on quoted market
prices.
Pension Trust Funds may invest in direct obligations of the United States Government or other
obligations unconditionally guaranteed by the United States Government, collateralized interest-
bearing time deposits or savings accounts in state or federal banks or savings and loan
associations, bonds or indebtedness of United States corporations rated BAA or better, stocks of
U.S. corporations which are listed on the national stock exchanges (limited to 50% of the assets of
the fund) and investment accounts maintained by major national banks and insurance companies
given the top rating by Best. In addition to the above investment options, the General Employees’
Retirement Fund may invest up to 10% of its assets in value added real estate and Firefighters'
Retirement Pension Trust Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets at cost in real estate.
The Beal Memorial Cemetery Special Revenue Fund may invest in domestic equities, international
equities, real estate investment trusts, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities ("TIPS"), fixed income
investments and Rule 2(a)-7 like cash equivalents.
Bond Sinking Fund Investments are limited by bond ordinances to investments in direct obligations
of the United States government or other marketable securities eligible as security of trust funds
under regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The maturity date on
Sinking Fund Investments is limited by the individual bond ordinances to correspond to the related
debt service payments.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND DESCRIPTION OF CITY –
CONTINUED
Assets, Liabilities, Deferred Inflows/Outflows of Resources, and Net Position or Equity –
Continued
Receivables and Payables
Interfund transactions are reflected as loans, services provided, reimbursements, or transfers.
Loans between funds outstanding at the end of the fiscal year are referred to as either "due to other
funds" or "due from other funds" (i.e., the current portion of interfund loans) or "advances" (i.e., the
non-current portion of interfund loans). Any residual balances outstanding between governmental
activities and business-type activities are reported in the government-wide financial statements as
"internal balances."
Advances between funds, as reported in the fund financial statements, are offset by a fund balance
nonspendable account in applicable governmental funds to indicate that they are not available for
appropriation and are not expendable available financial resources.
Services provided, deemed to be at market, or near market rates, are treated as revenues and
expenditures/expenses. Reimbursements occur when one fund incurs a cost, charges the
appropriate benefiting fund, and reduces its related cost as a reimbursement. All other interfund
transactions are treated as transfers. Transfers between governmental or proprietary funds are
netted as part of the reconciliation to the government-wide columnar presentation.
All proprietary fund receivables are shown net of an allowance for uncollectibles. The allowance is
computed by considering 100% of receivables in excess of 90 days, past trends on collections of
accounts, and current year account write–offs.
Inventory
Inventory is valued at cost (first-in, first-out). The consumption method is used to account for
inventory. Under the consumption method, inventory items are recorded as expenditures during the
period inventory is used. The General Fund inventory balance is considered nonspendable in the
fund financial statements to indicate that it is not available for appropriation.
Restricted Assets
Certain resources in the following funds are restricted for specific purposes: in the Debt Service
Fund for the repayment of Capital Improvement Note, Series 2011, customer utility deposits, impact
fees and debt repayments received are restricted in the Utilities Fund and Sanitation Fund.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND DESCRIPTION OF CITY –
CONTINUED
Assets, Liabilities, Deferred Inflows/Outflows of Resources, and Net Position or Equity –
Continued
Capital Assets
Capital assets, which include property, plant, equipment, and infrastructure assets (roads, bridges,
curbs and sidewalks, drainage systems, lighting systems and similar items), are reported in the
applicable governmental or business-type activities columns in the government–wide financial
statements. Capital assets are defined by the City as assets with an initial cost more than the
following:
Land All
Buildings and improvements $ 10,000
Infrastructure $ 10,000
Improvements – other $ 10,000
Equipment, vehicles, computers $ 1000
Library books All
In the case of the initial capitalization of general infrastructure assets (i.e. those reported by
governmental activities) the government chose to include all such items regardless of their
acquisition date or amount. The government was able to estimate the historical cost for the initial
reporting of these assets through various allowable estimating techniques. As the government
constructs or acquires additional capital assets each period, including infrastructure assets, they are
capitalized and reported at historical cost. The reported value excludes normal maintenance and
repairs which are essentially amounts spent in relation to capital assets that do not increase the
capacity or efficiency of the item or extend its useful life beyond the original estimate. Donated
capital assets are recorded at estimated fair market value at the date of donation.
Major outlays for capital assets and improvements are capitalized in proprietary funds as projects
are constructed. The amount of interest to be capitalized is calculated by offsetting interest expense
incurred from the date of the borrowing until the completion of the project with interest earned on
the invested proceeds over the same period.
Property, plant, and equipment of the primary government are depreciated using the straight-line
method over the following estimated useful lives:
Assets Years
Buildings 20-50 Years
Improvements other than buildings 7-40 Years
System infrastructure 20-40 Years
Machinery and equipment 3-10 Years
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND DESCRIPTION OF CITY –
CONTINUED
Assets, Liabilities, Deferred Inflows/Outflows of Resources, and Net Position or Equity –
Continued
Deferred Inflows/Outflows of Resources
In addition to assets, the statement of financial position will report a separate section for deferred
outflows of resources. This separate financial statement element, deferred outflows of resources,
represents a consumption of net position that applies to a future period(s) and so will not be
recognized as an outflow of resources (expense/expenditure) until then. See Note 6 for additional
information on the City’s deferred outflows of resources.
In addition to liabilities, the statement of financial position will report a separate section for deferred
inflows of resources. This separate financial statement element, deferred inflows of resources,
represents an acquisition of fund balance that applies to a future period(s) and so will not be
recognized as an inflow of resources (revenue) until that time. See Note 6 for additional information
on the City’s deferred inflows of resources.
Compensated Absences
It is the City's policy to permit employees to accumulate earned but unused vacation and sick leave
based on the length of service to the City.
All vacation leave is accrued when incurred in the government-wide and proprietary fund financial
statements. Sick leave is accrued in the government-wide and proprietary fund financial statements
based on a ratio of the sum of sick leave paid over the last several years to the total balance of sick
leave at the end of each fiscal year. A liability for the amounts of vacation and sick leave is reported
in the governmental fund financial statements only if they have matured, for example, as a result of
employee resignations and retirements. Compensated absences of the governmental activities are
primarily paid from the General Fund.
Long-Term Obligations
In the government-wide financial statements and proprietary fund types in the fund financial
statements, long-term debt and other long-term obligations are reported as liabilities in the
applicable governmental activities, business-type activities, or proprietary fund type statement of net
position. Bond premiums and discounts are deferred and amortized over the life of the bonds using
the effective and straight-line interest methods. Bond issuance costs are expensed as they are
incurred. Bonds payable are reported net of the applicable bond premium or discount.
In the fund financial statements, governmental fund types recognize bond premiums and discounts,
as well as issuance costs, during the current period. The face amount of debt issued is reported as
other financing sources. Issuance costs, whether or not withheld from the actual debt proceeds
received, are reported as debt service expenditures.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND DESCRIPTION OF CITY –
CONTINUED
Assets, Liabilities, Deferred Inflows/Outflows of Resources, and Net Position or Equity –
Continued
Net Pension Liability
For purposes of measuring the net pension liability, deferred outflows and inflows of resources
related to pensions, and pension expense, information about the fiduciary net position of each plan,
and additions to/deductions from the fiduciary net position of each plan have been determined on
the same basis as they are reported by the Plans. For this purpose, benefit payments (including
refunds of employee contributions, if any) are recognized when currently due and payable in
accordance with the benefit terms. Investments are reported at fair value. Administrative costs are
financed from each respective fund’s investment earnings.
GASB 68 requires that the reported results must pertain to liability and asset information within
certain defined timeframes. For this report, the following timeframes are used.
Valuation Date (VD) October 1, 2013
Measurement Date (MD) September 30, 2014
Measurement Period (MP) October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2014
Classification of Fund Balance
GASB Statement No. 54, Fund Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund Type Definitions,
establishes fund balance classifications that comprise a hierarchy based primarily on the extent to
which a government is bound to observe constraints imposed upon the use of the resources
reported in governmental funds. Fund balance classifications, under GASB 54, are comprised of the
following:
Nonspendable – includes amounts that are (a) not in spendable form, or (b) legally or contractually
required to be maintained intact. The "not in spendable form" criterion includes items that are not
expected to be converted to cash, for example: inventories, deposits, prepaid items, and advances
from other funds.
Restricted – includes amounts that can be spent only for the specific purposes stipulated by
external resource providers, constitutionally or through enabling legislation. Restrictions may
effectively be changed or lifted only with the consent of resource providers.
Committed – includes fund balance amounts that can be used only for the specific purposes that
are internally imposed by a formal action (a Resolution) of the government’s highest level of
decision making authority, the City Council. Commitments may be changed or lifted only by the City
taking the same formal action (a Resolution) that imposed the constraint initially. Contractual
obligations are included to the extent that existing resources in the fund have been specifically
committed for use in satisfying those contractual obligations.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND DESCRIPTION OF CITY –
CONTINUED
Assets, Liabilities, Deferred Inflows/Outflows of Resources, and Net Position or Equity –
Continued
Classification of Fund Balance – Continued
Assigned – includes spendable fund balance amounts that are intended to be used for specific
purposes that are neither considered restricted or committed. Intent is expressed by (a) the City
Council or (b) a body (for example: a budget or finance committee) or official to which the City
Council has delegated the authority to assign amounts to be used for specific purposes. This
indicates that resources in these funds are, at a minimum, intended to be used for the purposes of
that fund. The City Council has delegated authority to the City Manager and Finance Director in
accordance with the City's fund balance policy.
Unassigned – includes residual positive fund balance within the General Fund which has not been
classified within the other above mentioned categories. Unassigned fund balance may also include
negative balances for any governmental fund if expenditures exceed amounts restricted,
committed, or assigned for those specific purposes.
These classifications reflect not only the nature of funds, but also provide clarity to the level of
restriction placed upon fund balance. Fund balance can have different levels of restraint, such as
external versus internal compliance requirements. Unassigned fund balance is a residual
classification with the General Fund. The General Fund should be the only fund that reports a
positive unassigned balance. In all other funds, unassigned is limited to negative residual fund
balance. The City's General Fund formal fund balance policy establishes a targeted minimum
reserve balance in its Committed Fund Balance equal to 30% of annual budgeted expenditures,
which constitutes the City’s minimum fund balance policy.
In circumstances when an expenditure is made for a purpose for which amounts are available in
multiple fund balance classifications, fund balance is generally depleted in the order of restricted,
committed, assigned, and unassigned.
Net Positions
When both restricted and unrestricted resources are available for use, it is the government's policy
to use restricted resources first and then unrestricted resources, as they are needed.
Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
2. STEWARDSHIP, COMPLIANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Budgets
Budgets are adopted on a basis consistent with generally accepted accounting principles. Annual
appropriated budgets are adopted by resolution for all governmental and proprietary funds.
However, budgets for proprietary funds are not legally required to be reported on and are not
included in these financial statements. All appropriations lapse at fiscal year-end except for
appropriations related to multi-year capital projects.
Budgetary data reflected in the financial statements are established by the following procedures:
Prior to September 1 of each year, proposed budgets are received by the City Council from the City
Manager. These proposed expenditures, along with all estimated receipts, taxes to be levied, and
balances expected to be brought forward are considered by the City Council. The City Council
requires such changes as deemed necessary, sets proposed mileages, and establishes dates for
tentative and final public budget hearings as prescribed by Florida Statutes.
Proposed budgets are advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the City. Public hearings
are conducted for the purposes of receiving input, responding to complaints, and providing reasons
and explanations for intended actions to all citizens participating.
Prior to October 1, the budget for all governmental and proprietary funds of the City is legally
enacted through passage of a resolution. Budget amendments are periodically passed via
resolutions during the fiscal year. Appropriations lapse at year-end except for appropriations related
to multi-year capital projects. Budgeted beginning fund balance in the accompanying financial
statements reflects planned utilization of prior years' unassigned fund balance to the level required
to accomplish current year objectives.
The level of budgetary control (that is the level at which expenditures cannot legally exceed
appropriations) has been established at the fund level. The City Manager and Finance Director are
authorized to transfer budgeted amounts within departments of a fund and between departments of
a fund; however, any revisions that alter the total expenditures of any fund must be approved by the
City Council.
Budget amounts reflected in the financial statements are originally adopted amounts as amended
by action of the City Council by revision of fund totals. All amendments to originally adopted
amounts were made in a legally permissible manner.
Encumbrances
Encumbrances represent commitments related to unperformed contracts for goods or services.
Encumbrance accounting, under which purchase orders, contracts, and other commitments for the
expenditure of resources are recorded in order to reserve that portion of the applicable
appropriation, is employed in the governmental funds. Encumbrances outstanding at year-end are
reported as reservations of fund balances and do not constitute expenditures or liabilities because
the commitments will be reappropriated and honored during the subsequent year.
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
3. DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS
The City maintains a cash and investment management pool in which each fund (except the
Community Development Block Grant Special Revenue Fund and the Pension Trust Funds)
participates on a dollar equivalent and daily transaction basis. The City's cash and investment
management pool includes pooled cash maintained in interest–bearing demand deposit accounts,
certificates of deposit, and pooled investments of the Local Government Surplus Trust Fund.
Interest income (which includes unrealized gains and losses) is distributed monthly based on
balance at date of distribution.
The City's cash and investment management pool is considered to be cash equivalent for reporting
purposes because it is an internally managed fund, which allows individual funds to, at any time,
deposit additional cash or make withdrawals without prior notice or penalty.
Deposits
Custodial Credit Risk – It is the City's policy to maintain its deposits only with "Qualified Public
Depositories" as defined in Chapter 280, Florida Statutes. The provisions of this statute allow
"Qualified Public Depositories" to participate in a multiple financial institution collateral pool to
ensure the security for public deposits. All qualified public depositories must place with or in the
name of the Chief Financial Officer of the State of Florida, collateral in the amount of the average
daily balance of public deposits multiplied by the average monthly balance of public deposits or 125
percent of the average daily balance of public deposits greater than capital. In the event of default
by a qualified public depository, excess losses over insurance and collateral will be recovered
through assessments to all qualified public depositories of the same type as the depository in
default. Under this method, all City deposits, including certificates of deposit, are considered fully
insured.
At year-end, the value of the City's deposits was $27,346,454, all of which was held by qualified
public depositories or permitted investments under Chapter 280, Florida Statutes.
Investments
As of September 30, 2015, the City's investments consist of those held in the various pension trust
funds and the Beal Memorial Cemetery Perpetual Care Special Revenue Fund. The types of
investments, which can be made by the City, are restricted by state statutes, retirement fund plan
documents, and other contractual agreements. A description of the requirements and the types of
investments allowed can be found in Note 1.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
3. DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS – CONTINUED
Investments – Continued
As of September 30, 2015, the City held the following investments and related maturities:
INVESTMENT MATURITIES (YEARS)
Fair Value <1 1-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 >30
Investments subject
to interest rate risk
Corporate debt $ 2,907,712 $ - $ - $ 2,907,712 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
U.S. Treasury 8,579,536 506,904 2,544,212 - - - - 5,528,420 -
U.S. Government
Agencies 532,390 - 532,390 - - - - - -
U.S. Government
Agency Pools 8,437,040 - - 5,223,721 1,638,655 1,401,800 - 172,864 -
20,456,678 $ 506,904 $ 3,076,602 $ 8,131,433 $ 1,638,655 $ 1,401,800 $ - $ 5,701,284 $ -
Investments not
subject to interest
rate risk
Money market funds 5,103
Corporate equities 33,243,556
Mutual funds 16,172,109
Total $ 69,877,446
Interest Rate Risk – The City's investment policy does not limit its investment maturities as a means
of managing its exposure to fair value losses arising from changes in interest rates. The City's
policy encourages shorter-term investments for operating funds in order to meet the anticipated
cash flow requirements. The investment policies for the pension plans do not specifically address
interest rate risk.
Credit Rate Risk – State law limits investments of surplus public funds to those investments
described above. According to the City's General Employees' Pension Plan investment policy,
investment in all domestic corporate fixed income securities is limited to those securities rated "A"
or higher by Moody, S&P, or Fitch, except that up to 10% of the fixed income securities may have a
rating below "A" but not less than "Baa". As of September 30, 2015, the General Employees'
Pension Plan held no investments whose rating was below Baa; the Plan's intent, in compliance
with Florida Statutes 112.661(5)(b), is to sell any investment, whose rating falls below the policy
threshold, as soon as it is economically feasible. Investments in the General Employees' Pension
Plan whose rating was less than "A" at September 30, 2015, comprised 0% of the total cost of fixed
income securities in the Plan. The Police Officers' Pension Fund limits investment in fixed income
securities to those rated "Baa/BBB" or higher by a major rating service. The Firefighters' Pension
Fund limits investment in fixed income securities to those securities rated "Baa/BBB" or higher by a
major rating service. All Pension Plans were in compliance with its respective investment policy
regarding credit rate risk as of September 30, 2015.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
3. DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS – CONTINUED
Investments – Continued
Credit Rate Risk – Continued – The Moody's rating ranges of the different investment classes held
by each respective plan at September 30, 2015, are as follows:
General Pension Police Pension
Plan Plan Fire Pension Plan
Money market funds Aaa-A Aaa-A Aaa-A
Corporate CMOs Aaa-Aa1 N/A N/A
Corporate debt Aaa-Baa3 Aa2-A3 Aa2-Baa2
U.S. Treasury Aaa Aaa Aaa
U.S. government agencies Aaa-A2 Aaa Aaa
U.S. government pools A1 N/A N/A
The Beal Memorial Cemetery investment policy does not limit investments to those with specific
credit ratings for domestic or international equities. The overall rating of fixed income investments
shall be at least investment grade based on the rating of two of the three Nationally Recognized
Statistical Rating Organizations (NRSRO).
Concentration Credit Risk – The City places no limit on the amount that may be invested in any one
issuer, in regards to its general operations investments. The City encourages portfolio
diversification to minimize each of the types of risk related to investments.
The General Employees' Pension Fund limits investment of fixed income securities of any single
issuer to no more than 10% of the cost of all fixed income securities. As of September 30, 2015, the
largest investment in a single corporate issuer of debt was below 1% of the cost of all fixed income
securities.
No more than 3% of the fair value of the total fixed income portfolio in the Police Officers' Pension
Fund may be invested in the securities of any single corporate issuer. As of September 30, 2015,
the largest investment in a single corporate issuer of debt was below 1% of the value of all
corporate fixed income securities.
No more than 10% of the fair value of the total fixed income investments may be held in the
Firefighters' Pension Fund may be held in any single corporate issuer. As of September 30, 2015,
the largest investment in a single corporate issuer of debt was 1.53% of the fair value of all fixed
income securities.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
3. DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS – CONTINUED
Investments – Continued
Concentration Credit Risk – Continued - The Beal Memorial Cemetery investment policy limits
investment concentrations as follows:
Domestic Equities – no more than 5% of the total equity portfolio valued at market may be
invested in the equity of any one corporation; ownership of the shares of one company shall
not exceed 2% of those outstanding and not more than 25% of equity valued at market may
be held in any one sector.
International Equities – no more than 5% of the total equity portfolio valued at market may
be invested in the common equity of any one corporation; ownership of the shares of one
company shall not exceed 2% of those outstanding and not more than 25% of equity valued
at market may be held in any one sector.
Fixed Income Investments – securities of any one issuer shall not exceed 5% of a total bond
portfolio at time of purchase.
4. RECEIVABLES
Receivables at September 30, 2015, were as follows:
Governmental Activities Business-Type Activities
Community Other
Redevelop- Other Gov't Proprietary
General ment Fund Funds Utilities Sanitation Funds Total
Taxes $ 17,745 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 17,745
Accounts 88,604 3,311 178 621,817 205,643 44,649 964,202
Less allowance for
doubtful accounts - - - (44,251) (8,660) (2,695) (55,606)
Assessments 48,998 - - 7,360 - - 56,358
Other 836,922 - - - - - 836,922
Total receivables, net $ 992,269 $ 3,311 $ 178 $ 584,926 $ 196,983 $ 41,954 $ 1,819,621
During fiscal year 2015, the City sold a building for $462,000 and will receive $442,000 of the
proceeds over twelve years ($2,917 monthly payments started November 2014). This note
receivable bears interest at 5% per year and includes a balloon payment of $232,362 due to the
City in October 2026. The balance of this note receivable is $429,922 as of September 30, 2015.
During fiscal year 2014, the City sold a recreational center for $425,000 and will receive the
proceeds over twelve years ($1,500 monthly principal only payments started October 2014). The
City has calculated imputed interest on the receivable, but it has not been recorded as the imputed
amount was deemed to be immaterial to the financial statements. The balance of this note
receivable is $407,000 as of September 30, 2015.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
4. RECEIVABLES – CONTINUED
Due from Other Governments
The City's receivables from other governments for governmental activities as of September 30,
2015, are $118,171. Due from other governments in the governmental activities consists primarily
of state proceeds related to the Bud and Dorie Day Trail grant as well as Community Development
Block Grant receivables due from the federal government.
The City's receivables from other governments for business-type as of September 30, 2015, are
$35,542 which consists of charges for services due from another local municipality in the City’s
Sanitation Fund.
5. CHANGES IN CAPITAL ASSETS
Capital asset activity for the year ended September 30, 2015, was as follows:
Beginning Ending
Balance Increases Decreases Transfers Balance
Governmental activities
Capital assets not being
depreciated/amortized
Land $ 9,936,698 $ 1,112,144 $ - $ - $ 11,048,842
Construction in progress 4,470,218 3,003,879 - (6,669,538) 804,559
Total capital assets not
being depreciated/amortized 14,406,916 4,116,023 - (6,669,538) 11,853,401
Capital assets being depreciated/amortized
Buildings 16,093,414 839,414 (708,658) 6,876,968 23,101,138
Improvements other than buildings 15,222,216 1,092,171 (12,294) 646,360 16,948,453
Infrastructure 12,664,953 237,632 - (37,909) 12,864,676
Software 513,184 3,000 - - 516,184
Machinery and equipment 9,572,964 1,772,122 (607,405) 380,705 11,118,386
Equipment under capital lease 59,390 67,774 - - 127,164
Total capital assets
being depreciated/amortized 54,126,121 4,012,113 (1,328,357) 7,866,124 64,676,001
Less accumulated depreciation/amortization
Buildings (8,733,494) (560,569) 708,658 (951,912) (9,537,317)
Improvements other than buildings (9,381,957) (621,730) 12,294 (254,572) (10,245,965)
Infrastructure (8,615,048) (333,888) - 37,909 (8,911,027)
Software (340,310) (107,052) - - (447,362)
Machinery and equipment (7,406,861) (620,706) 607,405 (9,448) (7,429,610)
Equipment under capital lease (1,436) (6,973) - - (8,409)
Total accumulated
depreciation/amortization (34,479,106) (2,250,918) 1,328,357 (1,178,023) (36,579,690)
Total capital assets
being depreciated/amortized, net 19,647,015 1,761,195 - 6,688,101 28,096,311
Governmental activities, net $ 34,053,931 $ 5,877,218 $ - $ 18,563 $ 39,949,712
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
5. CHANGES IN CAPITAL ASSETS – CONTINUED
Beginning Ending
Balance Increases Decreases Transfers Balance
Business-type activities
Capital assets not
being depreciated/amortized
Land $ 709,678 $ - $ - $ - $ 709,678
Construction in progress 548,914 - - (149,054) 399,860
Easements 34,642 - - - 34,642
Total capital assets not
being depreciated/amortized 1,293,234 - - (149,054) 1,144,180
Capital assets being depreciated/amortized
Buildings 493,876 - - 493,876
Improvements other than buildings 43,726,718 751,286 (667) 128,632 44,605,969
Software 103,097 8,119 - - 111,216
Machinery and equipment 9,862,499 374,186 (191,291) (46,092) 9,999,302
Total capital assets
being depreciated/amortized 54,186,190 1,133,591 (191,958) 82,540 55,210,363
Less accumulated depreciation/amortization
Buildings (349,947) (14,594) - - (364,541)
Improvements other than buildings (12,528,977) (1,491,783) 667 - (14,020,093)
Software (36,683) (10,709) - - (47,392)
Machinery and equipment (5,401,589) (787,941) 191,291 48,873 (5,949,366)
Total accumulated
depreciation/amortization (18,317,196) (2,305,027) 191,958 48,873 (20,381,392)
Total capital assets
being depreciated/amortized, net 35,868,994 (1,171,436) - 131,413 34,828,971
Business-type activities, net $ 37,162,228 $ (1,171,436) $ - $ (17,641) $ 35,973,151
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
5. CHANGES IN CAPITAL ASSETS – CONTINUED
Amortization of equipment under capital lease is included with depreciation expense in the financial
statements. Depreciation and amortization expense was charged to functions/programs of the
primary government as follows:
Governmental activities
General government $ 163,183
Public safety 585,637
Physical environment 62,235
Transportation 640,927
Economic environment 82,616
Culture and recreation 716,320
Total depreciation/amortization expense – governmental activities $ 2,250,918
Business-type activities
Utilities fund $ 1,958,034
Sanitation fund 272,260
Other proprietary funds 74,733
Total depreciation/amortization expense – business-type activities $ 2,305,027
Construction Commitments
In fiscal year 2012, the City began a project to consolidate four recreation centers into a new
recreation complex. Construction of the building began in late 2013 and was substantially
completed and the building was placed in service in May of 2015. As of the end of fiscal year 2015,
the baseball fields and skate park were still under construction and the final building punch list items
were being completed. $4,424,315 was expended in fiscal year 2015. To date $8,858,607 has
been spent on the complex with an estimated total cost of $9 million dollars. The City funded the
construction with a Capital Improvement Revenue Note, private donations, and the sale of two of
the surplus recreation centers.
In fiscal year 2011 the City began work upgrading Lift Station #3 due to expansion in the downtown
area. Construction was delayed until fiscal year 2015 due to the proximity of the lift station to Santa
Rosa Sound and the decision to bring engineering in house. $242,597 was spent in fiscal year
2015. To date $289,468 has been spent with an estimated total cost of $295,000. The construction
was funded with a combination of current year Utility Fund revenues net assets. Final close out of
the project is expected in October of 2015.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
6. DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES AND DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
As of September 30, 2015, the City had various components of deferred outflows of resources and
deferred inflows of resources as follows:
Governmental activities:
Governmental
General Fund Activities
Deferred outflows
City pension contributions made subsequent to the measurement date $ - $ 2,242,304
Deferred inflows
Unavailable revenue – special assessment for street resurfacing $ 48,999 $ -
Unavailable revenue – long-term receivable from sale of buildings 836,922 -
Net difference between projected and actual earnings on pension plan investments - 637,967
Total deferred inflows $ 885,921 $ 637,967
Business-type activities:
Other Enterprise Business-Type
Utilities Fund Sanitation Fund Fund – Non-Major Activities
Deferred outflows
City pension contributions made
subsequent to the measurement date $ 276,309 $ 111,443 $ 26,330 $ 414,082
Deferred loss on refunding 99,632 - - 99,632
Total deferred outflows $ 375,941 $ 111,443 $ 26,330 $ 513,714
Deferred inflows
Net difference between projected
and actual earnings on pension
plan investments $ 55,342 $ 22,321 $ 5,274 $ 82,937
7. DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS
The City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida sponsors three single–employer defined benefit pension
plans: the General Employees' Retirement Fund (GERF), Police Officers' Retirement Fund (PORF)
and the Firefighters' Retirement Fund (FRF). These plans provide benefits for all qualifying
employees of the City. The financial activity of each plan is reported as a Pension Trust Fund in the
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida's internal combined financial statements and can be found under
subheading “Fund Financial Statements” of this note. There is no separate report available for the
individual pension plans.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
7. DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS – CONTINUED
Plan Description – General Employees’ Retirement Fund (GERF)
Plan Administration
The authority and responsibility for the establishment, amendment and administration of this Plan is
vested in the City Council of the City of Fort Walton Beach, and the members thereof shall be
designated as trustees of the fund. The trustees are authorized to adopt reasonable rules and
regulations for the administration of the fund created by this Plan.
The Plan is a single-employer defined benefit pension plan administered by the City finance
director. The City finance director shall administer this Plan for the trustees and participants, subject
at all times to the limitations and conditions specified in or imposed by provisions of this Plan and
the rules and regulations adopted by the City Council. The trustees and the plan administrator shall
serve without additional compensation beyond that already provided by the City for their respective
duties. All full-time, City employees , including the City Manager, Finance Director and the Chief of
Police if they elect to participate, but not including City Council Members, police officers other than
the Chief of Police, and firefighters. Effective January 1, 2010, the plan is closed to new entrants.
Plan Membership as of October 1, 2014:
Inactive Plan Members or Beneficiaries Current Receiving Benefits 139
*Inactive Plan Members Entitled to But Not Yet Receiving Benefits 10
Active Plan Members 105
254
* - An additional 37 inactive plan members are due refunds of varying amounts but are not vested participants.
Benefits Provided
The plan provides retirement, termination, disability and death benefits. A member may retire at
age 52 with 10 years of credited service (early retirement) or at age 62 and 10 years of credited
service (normal retirement). Benefits become 100% vested upon completion of 10 years of credited
service. For the City Manager, Finance Director, or Department Heads, including Chief of Police,
the member becomes vested at 20% per year. Retirement benefits are a percentage (2.75% or
2.50%) of final average earnings times the years of credited service with maximum of 75% or 100%
of current compensation depending on vested status at April 5, 1999. Benefits are reduced by 3%
for each year by which the early retirement date precedes the age of 62. Varied benefits exist for
service and non-service connected disabilities as well as death in the line of duty or other pre-
retirement death. In accordance with the annual increase in CPI-U as measured in December, all
retirees are entitled to an adjustment payable each April 1, subject to a minimum of 0% and a
maximum of 3%. The adjustment does not apply to members who retire following a vested
terminated status or disability retirees.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
7. DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS – CONTINUED
Plan Description – General Employees’ Retirement Fund (GERF) – Continued
Funding Policy and Contributions
Both the City and the employees (at a rate of 5.0% of payroll) make contributions to the Plan. For
fiscal year 2015, employees contributed $209,567 to the Plan. The City is required to contribute at
an actuarially determined rate: the contribution rate for 2015 was 30.7% of payroll. The annual
required contributions for the current fiscal year was determined as part of the October 1, 2013
actuarial valuation updated to September 30, 2014 using the entry age normal actuarial cost
method.
Net Pension Liability – GERF
Effective October 1, 2014, the City implemented provisions of GASB Statement No. 68, Accounting
and Reporting for Pensions – an amendment of GASB Statement No. 27, which significantly
changed the City’s accounting for pension amounts. The information below is presented in
accordance with this new standard.
The City’s net pension liability was measured as of September 30, 2014, and the total pension
liability used to calculate the net pension liability was determined by an actuarial valuation as of that
date.
Actuarial Assumptions
The total pension liability was determined by an actuarial valuation as of October 1, 2013 updated
to September 30, 2014 using the following actuarial assumptions:
Inflation 3.00%
Salary Increases 3.50% - 6.50%
Discount Rate 7.90%
Investment Rate of Return 7.90%
Mortality rates for non-disabled lives are obtained from the RP 2000 Sex Distinct Healthy Mortality
Table without projection. For disabled lives, the Social Security Study #74 Mortality Table without
projection was utilized.
The long-term expected rate of return on pension plan investments was determined using a
building-block method in which best-estimate ranges of expected future real rates of return
(expected returns, net of pension plan investment expenses and inflation) are developed for each
major asset class. These ranges are combined to produce the long-term expected rate of return by
weighting the expected future real rates of return by the target asset allocation percentage and by
adding expected inflation.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
7. DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS – CONTINUED
Net Pension Liability – GERF – Continued
Best estimates of arithmetic real rates of return for each major asset class included in the pension
plan's target asset allocation as of September 30, 2014 are summarized in the following table:
Long Term Expected
Asset Class Target Allocation Real Rate of Return
Domestic Equity 55.00% 7.5%
International Equity 10.00% 8.5%
Domestic Core Fixed Income 25.00% 2.5%
Real Estate 10.00% 2.5%
Total 100%
Discount Rate
The discount rate used to measure the total pension liability was 7.90 percent. The projection of
cash flows used to determine the discount rate assumed that plan member contributions will be
made at the current contribution rate and that sponsor contributions will be made at rates equal to
the difference between actuarially determined contribution rates and the member rate. Based on
those assumptions, the pension plan's fiduciary net position was projected to be available to make
all projected future benefit payments of current plan members. Therefore, the long-term expected
rate of return on pension plan investments was applied to all periods of projected benefit payments
to determine the total pension liability.
Changes in Net Pension Liability – GERF
Increase (Decrease)
Total Pension Plan Fiduciary Net Pension
Liability Net Position Liability (Asset)
(a) (b) (a) – (b)
Balances at September 30, 2014
(Valuation Date of 9/30/2013) $ 41,460,324 $ 37,122,638 $ 4,337,686
Changes:
Service cost 622,382 - 622,382
Interest 3,222,809 - 3,222,809
Contributions – employer - 1,296,450 (1,296,450)
Contributions – employee - 212,790 (212,790)
Net investment income - 3,228,153 (3,228,153)
Benefit payments, including
Refunds of employee contributions (2,575,304) (2,575,304) -
Administrative expenses - (42,483) 42,483
Net changes during 2013-14 1,269,887 2,119,606 (849,719)
Balances at September 30, 2015
(Measurement Date of 9/30/2014) $ 42,730,211 $ 39,242,244 $ 3,487,967
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
7. DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS – CONTINUED
Changes in Net Pension Liability – GERF – Continued
Sensitivity of the Net Pension Liability to changes in the Discount Rate:
Current Discount
1% Decrease Rate 1% Increase
6.90% 7.90% 8.90%
Sponsor's Net Pension Liability $ 7,968,673 $ 3,487,967 $ (323,599)
Pension Plan Fiduciary Net Position
Detailed information about the pension Plan's fiduciary net position is available in a separately
issued Plan actuarial report. A separate audited financial report of the Plan is not available.
Pension Expense and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources
Related to Pensions – GERF
For the year ended September 30, 2015, the City recognized pension income of $636,908. On
September 30, 2015, the City reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of
resources related to pensions from the following sources:
Deferred Deferred
Outflows of Inflows of
Resources Resources
City Contributions Subsequent to Measurement Date $ 1,355,041 $ -
Net difference between Projected and Actual Earnings
on Pension Plan investments - 271,402
Total $ 1,355,041 $ 271,402
Deferred outflows of resources related to pensions of $1,355,041 resulting from the City’s
contributions subsequent to the measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of the net
pension (asset)/liability in the year ending September 30, 2016. Other amounts reported as
deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions will be
recognized in pension expense as follows:
Year ended September 30:
2016 $ (67,851)
2017 (67,850)
2018 (67,851)
2019 (67,850)
$ (271,402)
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
7. DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS – CONTINUED
Plan Description – Police Officers’ Retirement Fund (PORF)
Plan Administration
The Police Officers’ Retirement Board of Trustees (Police Board) is designated as the plan
administrator. The Police Board shall consist of five Trustees, two of whom, unless otherwise
prohibited by law, shall be legal residents of the City, who shall be appointed by the Fort Walton
Beach City Council, and two of whom shall be Members of the System, who shall be elected by a
majority of the Police Officers who are Members of the System. The fifth Trustee shall be chosen
by a majority of the previous four Trustees as provided for herein, and such person's name shall be
submitted to the Fort Walton Beach City Council who shall, as a ministerial duty, appoint such
person to the Police Board as its fifth Trustee.
Each person employed by the City’s police department as a full-time police officer becomes a
member of the Plan as a condition of his employment. All police officers are therefore eligible for
plan benefits as provided for in the plan document and by applicable law.
Plan Membership as of October 1, 2014:
Inactive Plan Members or Beneficiaries Current Receiving Benefits 44
Inactive Plan Members Entitled to But Not Yet Receiving Benefits 11
Active Plan Members 42
97
Benefits Provided
The plan provides retirement, termination, disability and death benefits. A member may retire at
age 50 with 10 years of credited service or completion of 25 years of credited service (early
retirement) or at age 55 or the completion of 30 years of credited service (normal retirement).
Members hired between ages 45 and 50 must work 10 years. Benefits become 100% vested upon
completion of 10 years of credited service. The plan provides retirement benefits in the amount of
2.75% of average final compensation times credited service. Benefits are reduced 6% for each
year prior to the age of 55. Varied benefits exist for disability and pre-retirement death. Each April
1 the benefit paid to service retires is adjusted in accordance with the CPI increase during the
previous year not to exceed 3%.
Contributions
The City, the State of Florida, and employees (at 5.0% of payroll until a 75% maximum accrual is
attained and then 0.5% thereafter) make contributions to the Plan. For fiscal year 2015, employees
contributed $101,886 to the Plan. The State of Florida makes contributions based on tax premiums
assessed on property insurance of 0.85%. For fiscal year 2015, the State contributed $175,025 to
the Plan. The City is required to contribute at an actuarially determined rate: the contribution rate
for 2015 was 29.5% of payroll. The annual required contribution for the current fiscal year was
determined as part of the October 1, 2013 actuarial valuation updated to September 30, 2014 using
the entry age normal actuarial cost method.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
7. DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS – CONTINUED
Net Pension Liability – PORF
Effective October 1, 2014, the City implemented provisions of GASB Statement No. 68, Accounting
and Reporting for Pensions – an amendment of GASB Statement No. 27, which significantly
changed the City’s accounting for pension amounts. The information below is presented in
accordance with this new standard.
The City’s net pension liability was measured as of September 30, 2014, and the total pension
liability used to calculate the net pension liability was determined by an actuarial valuation.
Actuarial Assumptions
The total pension liability was determined by an actuarial valuation as of October 1, 2013 updated
to September 30, 2014 using the following actuarial assumptions:
Inflation 3.00%
Salary increases 3.00% – 10.00%
Discount rate 8.00%
Investment rate of return 8.00%
Mortality rates are obtained from the RP 2000 Sex Distinct Combined Healthy Mortality Table. For
disabled lives, they are set forward 5 years. Based upon other studies of municipal police officers,
we feel this assumption sufficiently accommodates future mortality improvements.
The actuarial assumptions used in the October 1, 2014 valuation were based on the results of an
actuarial experience study for the period 1991-2012. The long-term expected rate of return on
pension plan investments was determined using a building-block method in which best-estimate
ranges of expected future real rates of return (expected returns, net of pension plan investment
expenses and inflation) are developed for each major asset class. These ranges are combined to
produce the Long-Term Expected Rate of Return by weighting the expected future real rates of
return by the target asset allocation percentage and by adding expected inflation. Best estimates of
arithmetic real rates of return for each major asset class included in the Pension Plan's target asset
allocation as of September 30, 2014 are summarized in the following table:
Long Term Expected
Asset Class Target Allocation Real Rate of Return
Domestic equity 45% 7.5%
International equity 15% 8.5%
Core fixed income 40% 2.5%
Total 100%
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
7. DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS – CONTINUED
Net Pension Liability – PORF – Continued
Discount Rate
The discount rate used to measure the total pension liability was 8.00 percent. The projection of
cash flows used to determine the discount rate assumed that plan member contributions will be
made at the current contribution rate and that sponsor contributions will be made at rates equal to
the difference between actuarially determined contribution rates and the member rate. Based on
those assumptions, the pension plan's fiduciary net position was projected to be available to make
all projected future benefit payments of current plan members. Therefore, the long-term expected
rate of return on pension plan investments was applied to all periods of projected benefit payments
to determine the total pension liability.
Changes in Net Pension Liability – PORF
Increase (Decrease)
Total Pension Plan Fiduciary Net Pension
Liability Net Position Liability (Asset)
(a) (b) (a) – (b)
Balances at September 30, 2014
(Valuation Date of 9/30/2013) $ 24,413,051 $ 19,156,156 $ 5,256,895
Changes:
Service cost 322,118 - 322,118
Interest 1,905,286 - 1,905,286
Contributions – employer - 836,053 (836,053)
Contributions – state - 175,703 (175,703)
Contributions – employee - 96,591 (96,591)
Net investment income - 1,869,244 (1,869,244)
Benefit payments, including
Refunds of employee contributions (1,632,053) (1,632,053) -
Administrative expenses - (38,242) 38,242
Net changes during 2013-14 595,351 1,307,296 (711,945)
Balances at September 30, 2015
(Measurement Date of 9/30/2014) $ 25,008,402 $ 20,463,452 $ 4,544,950
Sensitivity of the Net Pension Liability to changes in the Discount Rate:
Current Discount
1% Decrease Rate 1% Increase
7.00% 8.00% 9.00%
Sponsor's Net Pension Liability (Asset) $ 7,406,697 $ 4,544,950 $ 2,375,686
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
7. DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS – CONTINUED
Changes in Net Pension Liability – PORF – Continued
Pension Plan Fiduciary Net Position
Detailed information about the pension Plan's fiduciary net position is available in a separately
issued Plan actuarial report. A separate audited financial report of the Plan is not available.
Pension Expense and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources
Related to Pensions – PORF
For the year ended September 30, 2015, the City recognized pension income of $217,482. On
September 30, 2015, the City reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of
resources related to pensions from the following sources:
Deferred Deferred
Outflows of Inflows of
Resources Resources
City Contributions Subsequent to Measurement Date $ 628,975 $ -
Net difference between Projected and Actual Earnings
on Pension Plan investments - 287,384
Total $ 628,975 $ 287,384
Deferred outflows of resources related to pensions of $628,975 resulting from the City’s
contributions subsequent to the measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of the net
pension (asset)/liability in the year ending September 30, 2016. Other amounts reported as
deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions will be
recognized in pension expense as follows:
Year ended September 30:
2016 $ (71,846)
2017 (71,846)
2018 (71,846)
2019 (71,846)
$ (287,384)
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
7. DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS – CONTINUED
Plan Description – Firefighters’ Retirement Fund (FRF)
Plan Administration
The Plan is administered by the Firefighters’ Retirement Board of Trustees (Fire Board) comprised
of:
a. Two members of the fund elected by a majority of the membership,
b. Two City residents appointed by the City Council,
c. Fifth member elected by other four and appointed by City Council as a ministerial duty.
Each person employed by the City’s fire department as a full-time firefighter becomes a member of
the plan as a condition of this employment. All firefighters are therefore eligible for plan benefits as
provided for in the plan document and by applicable law.
Plan Membership as of October 1, 2014:
Inactive Plan Members or Beneficiaries Current Receiving Benefits 24
Inactive Plan Members Entitled to But Not Yet Receiving Benefits 2
Active Plan Members 34
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Benefits Provided
The plan provides retirement, disability and death benefits. A member may retire at age 45 with 10
years of credited service (early retirement) or at age 55 and 10 years of credited service or 25 years
of credited service regardless of age (normal retirement). Benefits become 100% vested upon
completion of 10 years of credit service. The plan provides a retirement benefit which is 3.25% of
average final compensation times credited service with maximum of 100% of current compensation.
Benefits are reduced 0.25% for each month prior to the normal retirement date. Varied benefits
exist for disability and pre-retirement death. Benefits for service retirees are adjusted for a 3% cost
of living increase on the January 1 following the later of age 58 or the date of retirement.
Contributions
The City, the State of Florida, and employees (at 5.0% of payroll until a 75% maximum accrual is
attained and then 0.5% thereafter) make contributions to the Plan. For fiscal year 2015, employees
contributed $222,770 to the Plan. The State of Florida makes contributions based on tax premiums
assessed on property insurance of 1.85%. For fiscal year 2015, the State contributed $205,007 to
the Plan. The City is required to contribute at an actuarially determined rate: the contribution rate
for 2015 was 30.2% of payroll. The annual required contribution for the current fiscal year was
determined as part of the October 1, 2013 actuarial valuation updated to September 30, 2014 using
the entry age normal actuarial cost method.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
7. DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS – CONTINUED
Net Pension Liability – FRF
Effective October 1, 2014, the City implemented provisions of GASB Statement No. 68, Accounting
and Reporting for Pensions – an amendment of GASB Statement No. 27, which significantly
changed the City’s accounting for pension amounts. The information below is presented in
accordance with this new standard.
The City’s net pension liability was measured as of September 30, 2014, and the total pension
liability used to calculate the net pension liability was determined by an actuarial valuation.
Actuarial Assumptions
The total pension liability was determined by an actuarial valuation as of October 1, 2013 updated
to September 30, 2014 using the following actuarial assumptions:
Inflation 3.00%
Salary Increases 6.50%
Discount Rate 8.00%
Investment Rate of Return 8.00%
Mortality rates are obtained from the RP 2000 Combined Healthy Mortality Table. For disabled
lives, they are set forward 5 years. Based upon other studies of municipal firefighters, we feel this
assumption sufficiently accommodates future mortality improvements.
The long-term expected rate of return on pension plan investments was determined using a
building-block method in which best-estimate ranges of expected future real rates of return
(expected returns, net of pension plan investment expenses and inflation) are developed for each
major asset class. These ranges are combined to produce the Long-Term Expected Rate of Return
by weighting the expected future real rates of return by the target asset allocation percentage and
by adding expected inflation. Best estimates of arithmetic real rates of return for each major asset
class included in the Pension Plan's target asset allocation as of September 30, 2014 are
summarized in the following table:
Long Term Expected
Asset Class Target Allocation Real Rate of Return
Domestic Equity 45% 7.50%
International Equity 15% 8.50%
Domestic Core Fixed Income 30% 2.50%
Real Estate 10% 4.50%
Total 100%
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
7. DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS – CONTINUED
Net Pension Liability – FRF – Continued
Discount Rate
The discount rate used to measure the total pension liability was 8.00 percent. The projection of
cash flows used to determine the discount rate assumed that plan member contributions will be
made at the current contribution rate and that sponsor contributions will be made at rates equal to
the difference between actuarially determined contribution rates and the member rate. Based on
those assumptions, the pension plan's fiduciary net position was projected to be available to make
all projected future benefit payments of current plan members. Therefore, the long-term expected
rate of return on pension plan investments was applied to all periods of projected benefit payments
to determine the total pension liability.
Changes in Net Pension Liability – FRF
Increase (Decrease)
Total Pension Plan Fiduciary Net Pension
Liability Net Position Liability (Asset)
(a) (b) (a) – (b)
Balances at September 30, 2014
(Valuation Date of 9/30/2013) $ 18,336,190 $ 12,501,663 $ 5,834,527
Changes:
Service cost 414,836 - 414,836
Interest 1,425,875 - 1,425,875
Change in excess state money 89,886
Contributions – employer - 715,439 (715,439)
Contributions – state - 214,272 (214,272)
Contributions – employee - 135,622 (135,622)
Contributions – buy back - - -
Net investment income - 1,201,162 (1,201,162)
Benefit payments, including
refunds of employee contributions (1,071,302) (1,071,302) -
Administrative expenses - (34,536) 34,536
Net changes during 2013-14 859,295 1,160,657 (301,362)
Balances at September 30, 2015
(Measurement Date of 9/30/2014) $ 19,195,485 $ 13,662,320 $ 5,533,165
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
7. DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS – CONTINUED
Changes in Net Pension Liability – FRF – Continued
Sensitivity of the Net Pension Liability to changes in the Discount Rate:
Current Discount
1% Decrease Rate 1% Increase
7.00% 8.00% 9.00%
Sponsor's Net Pension Liability (Asset) $ 7,817,066 $ 5,533,165 $ 3,784,205
Pension Plan Fiduciary Net Position
Detailed information about the pension Plan's fiduciary net position is available in a separately
issued Plan actuarial report. A separate audited financial report of the Plan is not available.
Pension Expense and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources
Related to Pensions – FRF
For the year ended September 30, 2015, the City recognized a pension income of $96,173. On
September 30, 2015, the City reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of
resources related to pensions from the following sources:
Deferred Deferred
Outflows of Inflows of
Resources Resources
City Contributions Subsequent to Measurement Date $ 672,369 $ -
Net difference between Projected and Actual Earnings
on Pension Plan investments - 162,119
Total $ 672,369 $ 162,119
Deferred outflows of resources related to pensions of $572,369 resulting from the City’s
contributions subsequent to the measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of the net
pension (asset)/liability in the year ending September 30, 2016. Other amounts reported as
deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions will be
recognized in pension expense as follows:
Year ended September 30:
2016 $ (40,530)
2017 (40,530)
2018 (40,530)
2019 (40,529)
$ (162,119)
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
7. DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS – CONTINUED
Fund Financial Statements
The following are the financial statements for the individual pension trust funds (GERF, PORF and
FRF) for the year ended September 30, 2015:
COMBINING STATEMENT OF PLAN NET POSITION
Employee Retirement Funds
Total
General Police Employee
Employees' Officers' Firefighters' Retirement
Retirement Retirement Retirement Funds
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,565,133 $ 857,342 $ 576,737 $ 2,999,212
Due from State of Florida - 175,025 5,907 180,932
Investments, at market
U.S. Government and Agency
obligations 7,585,674 6,343,319 3,619,973 17,548,966
Corporate obligations 1,255,423 1,047,256 605,034 2,907,713
Corporate equity 22,226,942 3,612,508 7,404,106 33,243,556
Mutual funds 5,453,717 7,115,536 1,378,750 13,948,003
Total investments, at market 36,521,756 18,118,619 13,007,863 67,648,238
TOTAL ASSETS $ 38,086,889 $ 19,150,986 $ 13,590,507 $ 70,828,382
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $ 46,579 $ 40,167 $ 16,021 $ 102,767
NET POSITION HELD IN TRUST FOR
PENSION BENEFITS AND OTHER
PURPOSES $ 38,040,310 $ 19,110,819 $ 13,574,486 $ 70,725,615
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
7. DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS – CONTINUED
Fund Financial Statements – Continued
COMBINING STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PLAN NET POSITION
Employee Retirement Funds
Total
General Police Employee
Employees' Officers' Firefighters' Retirement
Retirement Retirement Retirement Funds
ADDITIONS
Contributions
Employer $ 1,355,041 $ 628,975 $ 672,369 $ 2,656,385
Plan members 209,567 101,886 222,770 534,223
State of Florida - 175,025 205,007 380,032
Total contributions 1,564,608 905,886 1,100,146 3,570,640
Investment income (loss) 277,427 (457,975) 94,341 (86,207)
Less investment expense (291,133) (79,495) (74,101) (444,729)
Net investment income (loss) (13,706) (537,470) 20,240 (530,936)
Miscellaneous revenue 3,235 2,278 4,663 10,176
TOTAL ADDITIONS 1,554,137 370,694 1,125,049 3,049,880
DEDUCTIONS
Benefits and refunds paid
Retirement payments 2,610,841 1,550,125 1,116,465 5,277,431
Disability payments 46,851 102,023 5,894 154,768
Other 27,788 24,857 23,497 76,142
Total benefits and refunds paid 2,685,480 1,677,005 1,145,856 5,508,341
Administrative expenses
Legal 2,325 4,123 6,005 12,453
Contractual 58,918 38,461 43,142 140,521
Other 9,349 3,742 17,879 30,970
Total administrative expenses 70,592 46,326 67,026 183,944
TOTAL DEDUCTIONS 2,756,072 1,723,331 1,212,882 5,692,285
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) (1,201,935) (1,352,637) (87,833) (2,642,405)
BEGINNING OF YEAR 39,242,245 20,463,456 13,662,319 73,368,020
END OF YEAR $ 38,040,310 $ 19,110,819 $ 13,574,486 $ 70,725,615
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
8. DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PENSION PLAN
City of Fort Walton Beach Defined Contribution Plan
In December 2009, City Council closed the General Employees’ Defined Benefit Plan. All general,
full-time employees hired on or after January 1, 2010, are members of the Defined Contribution
Retirement Plan (Plan). The Plan is a money purchase defined contribution retirement plan
administered by ICMA Retirement Corporation, with the City serving as trustee. All funds are held in
the ICMA Retirement Corporation Governmental Money Purchase Plan & Trust in the name of each
participant. The City finance director serves as the coordinator for the Plan. The Plan requires a 5%
payroll contribution by the employee with a 5% employer (City) match. Employees can increase
their contribution; however, only an additional 2½% is eligible for City match. Members of the
General Employees’ Defined Benefit Pension Plan, who were not fully or partially vested at the time
the Plan was opened, were permitted to transfer their contributions to the Plan as a one–time,
irrevocable election. The Plan participants individually select and make changes in funding options,
which are made available by the independent plan administrator. Since participants select the
investment fund or funds in which their deferred compensation accounts are invested, the City has
no liability for investment losses.
The authority for establishing and amending the Plan's provisions lies with the City Council. The
City Council also has the authority for amending contribution requirements. Contributions made to
the Plan by the employees and by the City were $130,684 and $130,684, respectively, for the year
ending September 30, 2015. The City’s contributions vest 20% each year beginning after one year
of employment. Participants are fully vested after 5 years of service.
9. DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
The City offers employees a deferred compensation plan created in accordance with Internal
Revenue Code Section 457 (Plan). The Plan is a tax–deferred supplemental retirement program
that allows City employees to contribute a portion of their salary, before federal income taxes, to a
retirement account. The assets are held in trust for the employees’ benefit. The Plan participants
individually select and make changes in funding options, which are made available by the
independent plan administrator. Since participants select the investment fund or funds in which their
deferred compensation accounts are invested, the City has no liability for investment losses. The
City’s fiduciary responsibility is to administer the Plan properly and to assure the investment
alternatives made available are reasonable.
Assets of the plan have a fair value of $2,502,883 at September 30, 2015. Contributions made by
plan members during the year ended September 30, 2015, were $86,808.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
10. OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (OPEB)
The latest actuarial valuation was performed as of September 30, 2014. GASB No. 45 allows for
performing actuarial valuations biennially with results applicable to two reporting years. Unless
otherwise noted, the following disclosures are represented as of September 30, 2015:
Plan Description
Pursuant to Section 112.0801, Florida Statutes, the City is mandated to permit eligible retirees (as
defined in the City's pension plans) and their eligible dependents to participate in the health
insurance program at a cost to the retiree that is no greater than the cost at which coverage is
available for active employees. Retirees pay 100% of the blended (active and retiree combined)
equivalent premium rates. The blended rates provide an implicit subsidy for retirees because, on an
actuarial basis, their current and future claims are expected to result in higher costs to the plan on
average than those of active employees. The City provides this benefit to its employees through a
single-employer defined benefit plan. The plan does not issue a separate report.
Funding Policy
The City is financing the post employee benefits on a "pay-as-you-go" basis. Annual required
contributions were $357,654 for the current fiscal year, towards which the City made a contribution
of $167,728. Retiree contributions totaled $380,020 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015.
At September 30, 2015, the City recorded a net OPEB obligation of $995,350 for governmental
activities and $285,581 for business-type activities in its government–wide statement of net
position. The OPEB obligation is a function of the annual required contribution, interest,
adjustments to the annual required contribution, annual pension costs, and actual employers'
contributions made to the plan.
Membership
At September 30, 2015, membership consisted of:
Retirees and beneficiaries currently receiving benefits 94
Terminated employees entitled to benefits but not receiving them 0
Active employees 229
Total 323
Participating employers 1
Annual OPEB Cost and Net OPEB Obligation
The City's annual other post-employment benefit (OPEB) cost (expense) is calculated based on the
annual required contribution (ARC) of the employer, an amount actuarially determined in
accordance with the parameters of GASB 45. The ARC represents a level of funding that, if paid on
an ongoing basis, is projected to cover normal costs each year and amortize any unfunded actuarial
liabilities (or funding excess) over a closed period not to exceed thirty years.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
10. OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (OPEB) – CONTINUED
Annual OPEB Cost and Net OPEB Obligation – Continued
The following table shows the components of the City's annual OPEB cost for the fiscal years
ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the amount actually contributed to the plan, and changes in
the City's net OPEB obligation to the retiree health plan:
Fiscal year ended 9/30/2015 9/30/2014
Annual required contributions $ 357,654 $ 501,876
Interest on net OPEB obligation 43,788 34,680
Adjustment to annual required contribution (47,501) (33,347)
Annual OPEB cost (expense) total 353,941 503,209
Employer contributions (167,728) (275,495)
Increase in net OPEB obligation 186,213 227,714
Net OPEB obligation – beginning of year 1,094,718 867,004
Net OPEB obligation – end of year $ 1,280,931 $ 1,094,718
For the governmental activities, the net other postemployment benefit obligation is generally
liquidated by the general fund.
The amounts broken out by plan for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015, are as follows:
General Police Fire Total
Annual required contribution $ 237,679 $ 73,466 $ 46,509 $ 357,654
Interest on net OPEB obligation 30,049 9,268 4,471 43,788
Adjustment to annual required
contribution (32,596) (10,054) (4,851) (47,501)
Annual OPEB cost 235,132 72,680 46,129 353,941
Estimated net contributions made (115,101) (35,500) (17,127) (167,728)
Anticipated increase (decrease)
in net OPEB obligation 120,031 37,180 29,002 186,213
Net OPEB obligation –
beginning of year 751,234 231,699 111,785 1,094,718
Final net OPEB obligation –
end of year $ 871,265 $ 268,879 $ 140,787 $ 1,280,931
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
10. OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (OPEB) – CONTINUED
Annual OPEB Cost and Net OPEB Obligation – Continued
The City’s funded status as of valuation dates of October 1, 2014 and 2013, are as follows:
10/1/2014 10/1/2013
Actuarial accrued liability (AAL) $ 5,868,248 $ 4,437,530
Actuarial value of assets (AVA) - -
Unfunded actuarial accrued liability (UAAL) $ 5,868,248 $ 4,437,530
Funded ratio 0.0% 0.0%
Covered payroll $ 7,592,268 $ 7,902,214
Ratio of UAAL to covered payroll 77.29% 56.16%
For the October 1, 2014 valuation date, the funded status is broken out by plan as follows:
General Police Fire Total
Actuarial accrued liability (AAL) $ 3,045,188 $ 939,212 $ 453,130 $ 4,437,530
Actuarial value of assets (AVA) - - - -
Unfunded actuarial accrued
liability (UAAL) $ 3,045,188 $ 939,212 $ 453,130 $ 4,437,530
Funded ratio 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
The City's annual OPEB cost, the percentage of annual OPEB cost contributed to the plan, and the
net OPEB obligation for the past three years, were as follows:
Three-Year Trend Information
Net OPEB
Annual OPEB City Percentage Obligation
Cost Contributions * Contributed (Asset)
October 1, 2015 $ 353,941 $ 167,728 47.39% $ 1,280,931
October 1, 2014 503,210 275,495 54.75% 1,094,718
October 1, 2013 484,115 275,935 57.00% 867,004
Funded Status and Funding Progress
嘃㔥 of October 1, 2014, the most recent actuarial valuation date, the plan funded status was as
follows:
Actuarial
Accrued UAAL as a
Actuarial Liability Unfunded Annual % of
Valuation Actuarial Value (AAL) Entry AAL (UAAL) Funded Covered Payroll
Date of Assets (a) Age (b) (b-a) Ratio (a/b) Payroll (c) [c/(b-a)]
October 1, 2014 N/A $ 4,437,530 $ 4,437,530 0.00% $ 7,902,214 56.16%
October 1, 2013 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
October 1, 2012 N/A $5,651,699 5,651,699 0.00% 7,300,258 77.42%
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
10. OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (OPEB) – CONTINUED
Required Supplementary Information
The Schedule of Funding Progress immediately following the notes to the financial statements
presents multi-year trend information about whether the actuarial value of plan assets is increasing
or decreasing over time relative to the actuarial accrued liability for benefits.
The projection of future benefit payments for an ongoing plan involves estimates of the value of
reported amounts and assumptions about the probability of occurrence of events far into the future.
Examples include assumptions about future employment, mortality, and the healthcare cost trend.
Amounts determined regarding the funded status of the plan and the annual required contributions
of the employer are subject to continual revision as actual results are compared with past
expectations and new estimates are made about the future. The schedule of funding progress,
presented as required supplementary information following the notes to the financial statements,
presents multi-year trend information about whether the actuarial value of plan assets is increasing
or decreasing over time relative to the actuarial accrued liabilities for benefits.
Actuarial Methods and Assumptions
Projections of benefits for financial reporting purposes are based on the substantive plan (the plan
as understood by the employer and plan members) and include the types of benefits provided at the
time of each valuation and the historical pattern of sharing of benefit costs between the employer
and plan members to that point. Actuarial valuations involve estimates of the value of reported
amounts and assumptions about the probability of events far into the future. Actuarially determined
amounts are subject to continual revision as results are compared to past expectations and new
estimates are made about the future. The actuarial methods and assumptions used include
techniques that are designed to reduce the effects of short-term volatility in actuarial accrued
liabilities and the actuarial value of assets, consistent with the long-term perspective of the
calculations.
In the latest actuarial valuation as of October 1, 2014, the Individual Entry Age Normal Cost Method
(level percentage of pay) was used. The actuarial assumptions included a 4% investment rate of
return and an annual healthcare costs trend rate of 8.0% in FY15, which will be decreased to an
ultimate rate of 4.50% beginning in fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. The investment rate of
return included a 3% inflation assumption. The unfunded actuarial accrued liability is being
amortized in a closed amortization, calculated as a level percent of payroll over a thirty year period.
11. RISK MANAGEMENT
The City is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of, damage to, and destruction of
assets; errors and omissions; injuries to employees; employee medical benefits and natural
disasters. The City purchases insurance through commercial carriers. Insurance coverage for
workers’ compensation, liability, casualty, inland marine, flood, police accidental death, public
officials’ bonds, fiduciary and fuel tanks were purchased from several commercial carriers during
the year ended September 30, 2015. There has been no significant reduction in insurance coverage
from the prior year. Commercial insurance coverage has been sufficient to cover all claims made in
the prior three fiscal years.
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
12. OPERATING LEASES
Lessor
The City receives rental income from leasing various parcels of land under cancelable operating
agreements. The lease periods vary from one to forty years. Income for the year ended September
30, 2015, was $313,425 in the General Fund, $5,000 in the Community Redevelopment Fund, and
$17,395 in the Utilities Funds.
In addition, the City also leases a portion of its Golf Clubhouse for retail and food service
operations. The rent received for this lease for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015, totaled
$73,289.
Future minimum lease payments are as follows:
Governmental Business-Type
Year Ending September 30 Activities Activities
2016 $ 347,296 $ 17,911
2017 322,119 18,448
2018 297,634 19,001
2019 311,110 19,571
2020 362,337 20,157
Total minimum lease payments $ 1,640,496 $ 95,088
Lessee
The City leases golf course equipment and golf carts in the General Fund through operating leases.
The lease term began January 1, 2013 and terminates June 30, 2016. Monthly lease payments are
$9,128. Lease expense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015 was $108,506.
Future minimum lease payments are as follows:
Governmental
Year Ending September 30 Activities
2016 $ 80,829
Total minimum lease payments $ 80,829
The City leases copiers in the General, Utilities, and Sanitation Funds through Xerox and Great
American Financial Services. During the fiscal year 2015, a four year operating lease was signed
with Great American Financial Services for copiers. The lease term began October 1, 2015 and
terminates September 30, 2019. Under the existing Xerox leases, which expire December 31, 2015,
monthly lease payments in each fund are as follows: General Fund: $3,248; Utilities Fund: $177;
and Sanitation Fund: $63. Under the Great American Financial Services lease, monthly lease
payments in each fund will be: General Fund: $1,383, Utilities fund: $74, and Sanitation Fund: $38
Lease expense for the year ending September 30, 2015 was as follows: General Fund: $35,931;
Utilities Fund: $1,951; and Sanitation Fund: $695.
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12. OPERATING LEASES – CONTINUED
Lessee – Continued
Future minimum lease payments are as follows:
Business-Type Activities
Governmental
Year Ending September 30 Activities Utilities Sanitation
2016 $ 19,375 $ 889 $ 461
2017 16,590 889 461
2018 16,590 889 461
2019 16,590 889 461
Total minimum lease payments $ 69,145 $ 3,556 $ 1,844
13. CAPITAL LEASES
The City has entered into a lease agreement as lessee for financing the acquisition of a telephone
system and fitness equipment for its recreation complex. The lease agreements qualify as capital
leases for accounting purposes as a result of the transfer of title or bargain purchase option and
therefore has been recorded at the present value of the future minimum lease payments as of the
inception date in the General Fund.
The assets acquired through capital leases are as follows:
Governmental
Assets Activities
Telephone system $ 103,784
Fitness equipment 67,774
Accumulated depreciation (26,270)
Assets acquired by lease, net $ 145,288
The future minimum lease obligations and net present value of these minimum lease payments as
of September 30, 2015, are as follows:
Governmental
Year Ending September 30 Activities
2016 $ 39,994
2017 39,994
2018 39,994
2019 37,906
2020 6,777
Total minimum lease payments 164,665
Less amount representing interest (30,416)
Present value of minimum lease payments $ 134,249
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
14. LONG-TERM DEBT
Changes in Long-Term Debt Liabilities
The following is a summary of changes in long-term debt liabilities of the City for the year ended
September 30, 2015:
Beginning Ending Due Within
Balance Additions Reductions Balance One Year
Governmental activities
Revenue notes payable $ 13,008,515 $ - $ (636,928) $ 12,371,587 $ 646,256
Capital leases 89,654 67,774 (23,179) 134,249 27,595
Compensated absences 715,564 667,675 (734,926) 648,313 162,078
Total governmental activities $ 13,813,733 $ 735,449 $ (1,395,033) $ 13,154,149 $ 835,929
Beginning Ending Due Within
Balance Additions Reductions Balance One Year
Business-type activities
Revenue bonds payable $ 9,745,000 $ - $ (9,745,000) $ - $ -
Less deferred amounts
for issuance discounts (104,854) - 104,854 - -
Revenue notes payable - 8,794,000 - 8,794,000 -
State revolving loans 14,004,706 1,633,233 (325,481) 15,312,458 655,529
Compensated absences 177,905 170,416 (172,945) 175,376 43,844
Total business-type activities $ 23,822,757 $ 10,597,649 $ (10,138,572) $ 24,281,834 $ 699,373
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
14. LONG-TERM DEBT – CONTINUED
Description of Long-Term Debt Outstanding
Current Long-Term Total
GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES
Revenue Notes
$8,500,000 City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Capital
Improvement Revenue Note, Series 2013A, 2.69% interest
due semi annually and principal due annually ranging from
$326,969 to $464,334 through 2027 with a balloon payment
of $3,000,000 due in 2028. Budgeted and appropriated half
cent sales tax is pledged for payment of the bonds. Proceeds
used to finance the construction of the City's new recreational
complex along with the purchase of a bucket truck and a
grounds sweeper for City's municipal golf course. $ 346,754 $ 7,488,607 $ 7,835,361
$4,470,610 City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Capital
Improvement Refunding Revenue Note, Series 2013, 2.30%
interest due semi annually and principal due annually ranging
from $187,659 to $299,010 through 2031. Available non ad
valorem revenues are pledged for payment of the bonds.
Proceeds used for refunding Series 2001 revenue bonds for
construction of certain capital improvements. 212,966 3,859,276 4,072,242
$739,805 City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Capital
Improvement Revenue Note, Series 2011, due in quarterly
installments of $24,449 through April 2016 then $21,156 from
June 2016 through April 2021; interest at 2.55%. Available
non ad valorem revenues are pledged for payment of the
bonds. Proceeds used for purchase of a fire truck and golf
equipment. 86,536 377,448 463,984
Total revenue notes 646,256 11,725,331 12,371,587
Leases
$103,784 capital lease payable, 2013, due in monthly
installments of $2,088 through August 2019, collateralized by
a the City's phone system. 15,755 60,125 75,880
$67,774 capital lease payable, 2015, due in monthly
installments of $1,219 through October 2019, collateralized by
fitness equipment at the City's Recreation Complex. 11,840 46,529 58,369
Total leases 27,595 106,654 134,249
Accrued Compensated Absences
Total long-term portion of accumulated, vested annual and
sick leave for governmental fund types 162,078 486,235 648,313
TOTAL GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES $ 835,929 $ 12,318,220 $ 13,154,149
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
14. LONG-TERM DEBT – CONTINUED
Description of Long-Term Debt Outstanding – Continued
Current Long-Term Total
BUSINESS-TYPE ACTIVITIES
Revenue Notes
$8,794,000 Utility System Revenue Refunding Note, Series
2015, due in annual installments of $407,000 to $645,000
beginning July 2017 through July 2033, with interest only
semi-annual payments from January 2016 through January
2017; stated interest at 2.92%. Net revenues derived by the
City from the utility operations are pledged for the payment of
the bonds. Proceeds used to refinance and refund the Utility
System Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, which was for water
system and wastewater system improvements. $ - $ 8,794,000 $ 8,794,000
State Revolving Loans
$15,637,939 State of Florida Department of Environmental
Protection Revolving Loan Fund; semi annual payments of
$480,885 including interest at 1.90% beginning February
2016, through August 2034. Proceeds used for force main
replacement, storage tank construction and pump station
upgrades. 655,529 14,656,929 15,312,458
Accrued Compensated Absences
Accumulated, vested annual compensation for Enterprise
Funds 43,844 131,532 175,376
TOTAL BUSINESS-TYPE ACTIVITIES $ 699,373 $ 23,582,461 $ 24,281,834
GRAND TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT $ 37,435,983
For the governmental activities, compensated absences are generally liquidated by the General
Fund.
Annual Requirements to Amortize Debt Outstanding
The annual requirements to amortize all debt outstanding except accrued and annual leave and
advances from other funds as of September 30, 2015, are as follows:
Governmental Activities
Leases Revenue Notes
Year Ending September 30 Principal Interest Principal Interest
2016 $ 27,595 $ 12,565 $ 646,256 $ 331,610
2017 30,115 9,576 651,675 315,400
2018 33,476 6,215 664,711 299,112
2019 35,170 2,432 682,573 282,526
2020 7,893 41 700,401 265,599
2021-2025 - - 3,402,788 1,068,812
2026-2030 - - 5,324,173 561,053
2031 - - 299,010 20,516
Total $ 134,249 $ 30,829 $ 12,371,587 $ 3,144,628
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
14. LONG-TERM DEBT – CONTINUED
Annual Requirements to Amortize Debt Outstanding – Continued
Business-Type Activities
Revenue Note State Revolving Loan
Year Ending September 30 Principal Interest Principal Interest
2016 $ - $ 256,785 $ 655,529 $ 251,943
2017 407,000 250,843 687,488 274,201
2018 419,000 238,783 700,613 261,077
2019 431,000 226,373 713,988 247,702
2020 444,000 213,598 727,618 234,072
2021-2025 2,420,000 863,006 3,851,825 956,624
2026-2030 2,793,000 483,070 4,233,795 574,654
2031-2035 1,880,000 89,396 3,741,602 159,374
Total $ 8,794,000 $ 2,621,854 $ 15,312,458 $ 2,959,647
Refunding
On July 1, 2015, the City issued $8,794,000 of a Utility System Revenue Refunding Note, Series
2015, with a fixed interest rate of 2.92% for the purpose of current refunding the remaining
outstanding principal on its Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, which bore interest ranging
from 3.10% to 4.60%. The refunding was undertaken to take advantage of favorable interest rates.
The cash flow requirement of the refunded 2005 bonds, prior to the refunding, was $14,437,624
from July 1, 2016 to July 1, 2035. The cash flow requirements of the 2015 refunding note are
$11,537,245. The current refunding resulted in an economic gain (difference between the present
value of the debt service payments on the old and new debt) of approximately $1,300,000.
15. COMMENTS REQUIRED BY THE BOND AND ORDINANCES
Capital Improvement Revenue Note, Series 2011
1. The balance sheet and statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balance
of the Debt Service Fund are shown in the financial section of the report.
2. The City is required to establish sinking fund amounts sufficient to pay all principal and
interest becoming due on the bonds on the next quarter payment date.
Sinking Fund
Requirement at
Principal/Interest September 30,
Payments Due 2015
Principal due at October 1, 2015 $ 22,491 $ 22,491
Interest due at October 1, 2015 2,958 2,958
1
Total $ 25,449 $ 25,449
(1) Amounts are included in restricted cash amounts on the balance sheet of the Debt Service Fund
3. The City is not aware of any noncompliance with the bond ordinances.
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15. COMMENTS REQUIRED BY THE BOND AND ORDINANCES – CONTINUED
Capital Improvement Refunding Revenue Note, Series 2013
1. The balance sheet and statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balance
of the Debt Service Fund are shown in the financial section of the report.
2. The City is required to establish sinking fund amounts sufficient to pay all principal and
interest becoming due on the notes on the next semi-annual payment date. The sinking fund
was not required to be funded at September 30, 2015.
3. The City is not aware of any noncompliance with the covenants.
Capital Improvement Revenue Note, Series 2013A
1. The balance sheet and statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balance
of the Debt Service Fund are shown in the financial section of the report.
2. The City is required to establish sinking fund amounts sufficient to pay all principal and
interest becoming due on the notes on the next semi-annual payment date. The sinking fund
was not required to be funded at September 30, 2015.
3. The City is not aware of any noncompliance with the covenants.
Utility System Revenue Refunding Note, Series 2015
1. The Balance Sheet and Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Fund Balance
of the Utility Fund are shown in the financial section of the report.
2. The City is not aware of any noncompliance with the covenants.
16. INTERFUND RECEIVABLES, PAYABLES AND TRANSFERS
The composition of interfund balances as of September 30, 2015, is as follows:
Due to/from Other Funds
Receivable Fund Payable Fund Amount
General Community Development Block Grant $ 5,582
Advance to/from Other Funds
Receivable Fund Payable Fund Amount
Sanitation General $ 454,337
General Fund receivables from the Community Development Block Grant Fund in the amount of
$5,582 are the result of eliminating temporary deficit cash balances.
On September 30, 2014, the City’s Sanitation Fund loaned the General Fund $500,000 to purchase
a Fire Engine. The loan from the Sanitation Fund will be paid back over a 10 year period at an
interest rate of 2.00%. The balance of the advance as of September 30, 2015 is $454,337.
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
16. INTERFUND RECEIVABLES, PAYABLES AND TRANSFERS – CONTINUED
Transfers In
Nonmajor
Governmental
Transfers Out General Fund Fund Total
General $ - $ 1,039,074 $ 1,039,074
Nonmajor Governmental Fund 25,000 25,000
Utilities 519,267 - 519,267
Sanitation 138,291 - 138,291
$ 682,558 $ 1,039,074 $ 1,721,632
The transfers out of the General Fund are $1,039,074. These transfers consists of a $1,004,651
transfer to the Debt Service Fund (Nonmajor Governmental Fund) for principal and interest
payments on debt, and a $34,423 transfer to the Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund (Nonmajor
Governmental Fund) for maintenance.
Transfers in to the General Fund of $682,558 consist of franchise fees from the Utility Fund of
$519,267 and compensation from the Sanitation Fund for additional roadway wear & tear caused by
the heavy trucks in the amount of $138,291.
A $25,000 transfer was made during the fiscal year from the Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund to the
General Fund which was related to the City’s donation to the Veteran’s Tribute Tower located in the
Cemetery.
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
17. GOVERNMENTAL FUND BALANCES
At September 30, 2015, the City's governmental fund balances were classified as follows:
Community Other Total
General Redevelopment Governmental Governmental
Fund Agency Funds Funds
Nonspendable
Inventory $ 249,732 $ 848 $ - $ 250,580
Restricted for
Improvement districts - 1,873,417 - 1,873,417
Library 182,545 - - 182,545
Public safety - - 507,625 507,625
Debt service - - 25,449 25,449
Other purposes 967 - 4,063 5,030
Total restricted 183,512 1,873,417 537,137 2,594,066
Committed
Cemetery maintenance - - 2,259,756 2,259,756
Natural disaster recovery 5,761,221 - - 5,761,221
Total committed 5,761,221 - 2,259,756 8,020,977
Assigned to
Capital projects 1,186,449 - - 1,186,449
Self-insurance dental
program refund 4,845 - - 4,845
Citizen police academy 3,658 - - 3,658
Other purposes 201,255 - - 201,255
Total assigned 1,396,207 - - 1,396,207
Unassigned 2,225,633 - - 2,225,633
$ 9,816,305 $ 1,874,265 $ 2,796,893 $ 14,487,463
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
18. ENCUMBRANCES
The amount of encumbrances outstanding as of September 30, 2015, is as follows:
Governmental Funds –
General Fund $ 776,036
Encumbrances at year end do not constitute expenditures or liabilities; therefore, they are not
reflected in the financial statements.
19. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Grants
Amounts received or receivable from grant agencies are subject to audit and adjustment by grantor
agencies, principally the federal government. Any disallowed claims, including amounts already
collected, may constitute a liability of the applicable funds. The amount, if any, of expenditures
which may be disallowed by the grantor cannot be determined at this time, although the City
expects such amount, if any, to be immaterial.
Soundside Apartments Planned Unit Development
In June 2010, the City entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Fort Walton
Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, the Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority, and
Soundside Apartments, LLC for the Soundside Apartments planned unit development (PUD).
According to the Memorandum, Germany Terrace, a 50-unit public housing development, will be
redeveloped into a 200-unit affordable housing complex. The City’s amended Interlocal Agreement
authorizes the use of Community Redevelopment Agency Special Revenue Trust Funds in the
amount of $380,118. The total amount will be repaid by the property owner, Soundside LLC, to the
City’s Community Redevelopment Agency, at a minimum payment of $28,488, which includes
interest at a rate of 1.5%. The first payment is due no later than September 1, 2016.
Wastewater Service Interlocal Agreement with Okaloosa County
On August 11, 2009, the City adopted the Wastewater Service Interlocal Agreement with Okaloosa
County (Agreement). The Agreement outlines a long–term association with Okaloosa County Water
& Sewer for the treatment of the City’s influent wastewater flow at a set percentage of the County’s
base sewer rate plus a locked-in annual rate escalator. The agreement provides other ancillary
benefits to the City such as the provision of “no cost” tertiary treated effluent for use as irrigation
water at the City’s’ 36–hole municipal Golf Club. The Agreement is effective for 30 years and can
be automatically extended for up to two additional terms for a period of ten years for each extension
term.
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
19. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES – CONTINUED
Wastewater Service Interlocal Agreement with Okaloosa County – Continued
On a monthly basis, the County will bill the City at a rate equal to $2.77 per each 1,000 gallons of
wastewater flow. Additionally, the City will pay to the County the Sewer Readiness to Serve Fee,
which is equal to $4,347 per month. Each year in March, the Readiness to Serve Fee will increase
by 3%. The minimum commitment by the City under the Agreement is as follows:
Fiscal Year Ending September 30
2016 $ 53,080
2017 54,673
2018 56,313
2019 58,002
2020 59,742
2021 through 2025 326,695
2026 through 2030 378,730
2031 through 2035 439,051
2036 through 2039 401,080
Total $ 1,827,366
Fees paid for wastewater treatment to Okaloosa County, Florida during the year ended September
30, 2015, were $2,148,490.
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20. CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE – RESTATEMENT OF NET POSITION
The GASB issued Statement No. 68, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions – an
Amendment of GASB Statement No. 27. (GASB 68) as well as Statement No. 71, Pension
Transition for Contributions Made Subsequent to the Measurement Date – an amendment to GASB
Statement No. 68 (GASB 71), effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2014. The primary
objective of these statement are to improve accounting and financial reporting by state and local
governments for pensions. The impact of the City’s adoption of GASB 68 and GASB 71 in fiscal
year 2015 requires the City to restate the beginning net position in both governmental activities as
well as business-type activities statement of activities and the proprietary funds statement of
revenues, expenses, and changes in net position in the amount of the net pension liability, deferred
outflows of resources, and deferred inflows of resources related to pension as of October 1, 2014.
The City’s beginning net positions were decreased $13,392,798 as detailed below:
Business-Type Activities
Governmental Sanitation Stormwater
Activities Utilities Fund Fund Fund
Net positions, as
previously reported $ 40,404,449 $ 19,705,722 $ 3,571,001 $ 1,611,368
Restatement (12,463,443) (620,144) (250,121) (59,090)
Net positions, restated $ 27,941,006 $ 19,085,578 $ 3,320,880 $ 1,552,278
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REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
SCHEDULE OF CHANGES IN NET PENSION LIABILITY
AND RELATED RATIOS (UNAUDITED)
GENERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT FUND
Measurement Date 2014
Total Pension Liability
Service cost $ 622,382
Interest 3,222,809
Differences between expected and actual experience -
Benefit payments, including refunds of employee
contributions (2,575,304)
Net change in total pension liability 1,269,887
Total pension liability – beginning 41,460,324
Total pension liability – ending (a) $ 42,730,211
Plan Fiduciary Net Position
Contributions – employer $ 1,296,450
Contributions – state 212,790
Net investment income 3,228,153
Benefit payments, including refunds of employee
contributions (2,575,304)
Administrative expenses (42,483)
Net change in plan fiduciary net position 2,119,606
Plan fiduciary net position – beginning 37,122,638
Plan fiduciary net position – ending (b) $ 39,242,244
Net pension liability – ending (a) – (b) $ 3,487,967
Plan fiduciary net position as a
percentage of the total pension liability 91.84%
Covered employee payroll $ 4,255,801
Net pension liability as a
percentage of covered employee payroll 81.96%
Notes to schedule:
This information is not available for previous years.
The General Employees Pension Plan was closed to new entrants effect December 31, 2009.
Benefit changes: No changes in benefits.
Changes of assumptions: Change in enrolled actuary.
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SCHEDULE OF CHANGES IN NET PENSION LIABILITY
AND RELATED RATIOS (UNAUDITED)
POLICE OFFICERS’ RETIREMENT FUND
Measurement Date 2014
Total Pension Liability
Service cost $ 322,118
Interest 1,905,286
Differences between expected and actual experiences -
Benefit payments, including refunds
of employee contributions (1,632,053)
Net change in total pension liability 595,351
Total pension liability – beginning 24,413,051
Total pension liability – ending (a) $ 25,008,402
Plan Fiduciary Net Position
Contributions – employer $ 836,053
Contributions – state 175,703
Contributions – member 96,591
Net investment income 1,869,244
Benefit payments, including refunds
of employee contributions (1,632,053)
Administrative expenses (38,242)
Net change in plan fiduciary net position 1,307,296
Plan fiduciary net position – beginning 19,156,156
Plan fiduciary net position – ending (b) $ 20,463,452
Net pension liability – ending (a) – (b) $ 4,544,950
Plan fiduciary net position as a
percentage of the total pension liability 81.83%
Covered employee payroll $ 1,975,478
Net pension liability as a
percentage of covered employee payroll 230.07%
Notes to schedule:
This information is not available for previous years.
Benefit changes: No changes in benefits.
Changes of assumptions: No changes in assumptions.
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SCHEDULE OF CHANGES IN NET PENSION LIABILITY
AND RELATED RATIOS (UNAUDITED)
FIREFIGHTERS’ RETIREMENT FUND
Measurement Date 2014 2013
Total Pension Liability
Service cost $ 414,836 $ 384,107
Interest 1,425,875 1,367,809
Change in excess state money 89,886
Changes of benefit terms - -
Differences between expected
and actual experiences - -
Contributions – buy back - -
Benefit payments, including refunds
of employee contributions (1,071,302) (1,042,333)
Net change in total pension liability 859,295 709,583
Total pension liability – beginning 18,336,190 17,626,607
Total pension liability – ending (a) $ 19,195,485 $ 18,336,190
Plan Fiduciary Net Position
Contributions – employer $ 715,439 $ 703,618
Contributions – state 214,272 204,226
Contributions – member 135,622 133,633
Contributions – buy back - -
Net investment income 1,201,162 1,099,298
Benefit payments, including refunds
of employee contributions (1,071,302) (1,042,333)
Administrative expenses (34,537) (33,706)
Other - -
Net change in plan fiduciary net position 1,160,656 1,064,736
Plan fiduciary net position – beginning 12,501,663 11,436,927
Plan fiduciary net position – ending (b) $ 13,662,319 $ 12,501,663
Net pension liability – ending (a) – (b) $ 5,533,166 $ 5,834,527
Plan fiduciary net position as a
percentage of the total pension liability 71.17% 68.18%
Covered employee payroll $ 2,054,879 $ 2,054,879
Net pension liability as a
percentage of covered employee 269.27% 283.94%
Notes to schedule:
The information is not available for previous years.
Benefit changes: No changes in benefits.
Changes of assumptions: No changes in assumptions.
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SCHEDULE OF CONTRIBUTIONS (UNAUDITED)
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
General Employees' Retirement Fund
Actuarially determined contribution $ 1,286,744 $ 1,187,794 $ 1,268,253 $ 1,258,659 $ 1,091,338 $ 1,477,933 $ 1,268,428 $ 1,268,019 $ 1,231,003 $ 1,070,599
Contributions in relation to the
actuarially determined contributions 1,355,041 1,296,450 1,318,790 1,306,268 1,159,438 1,477,777 1,268,260 1,267,864 1,231,003 1,071,742
Contribution deficiency (excess) $ (68,297) $ (108,656) $ (50,537) $ (47,609) $ (68,100) $ 156 $ 168 $ 155 $ - $ (1,143)
Covered employee payroll $ 4,191,304 $ 4,255,801 $ 4,259,070 $ 4,542,537 $ 5,004,486 $ 5,595,076 $ 7,252,396 $ 7,521,520 $ 8,199,930 $ 7,715,643
Contributions as a percentage
of covered employee payroll 32.33% 30.46% 30.96% 28.76% 23.17% 26.41% 17.49% 16.86% 15.01% 13.89%
Police Officers' Retirement Fund
Actuarially determined contribution $ 772,294 $ 932,426 $ 881,697 $ 875,055 $ 682,860 $ 665,220 $ 578,670 $ 488,381 $ 516,528 $ 433,829
Contributions in relation to the
actuarially determined contributions 772,294 1,011,756 925,589 968,003 682,860 665,220 578,670 488,381 516,528 433,829
¹Contribution deficiency (excess) $ - $ (79,330) $ (43,892) $ (92,948) $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Covered employee payroll $ 2,037,716 $ 1,975,478 $ 2,038,886 $ 2,178,847 $ 2,239,545 $ 2,195,529 $ 2,557,811 $ 5,230,182 $ 2,602,616 $ 2,257,286
Contributions as a percentage
of covered employee payroll 37.90% 51.22% 45.40% 44.43% 30.49% 30.30% 22.62% 9.34% 19.85% 19.22%
Firefighters' Retirement Fund
Actuarially determined contribution $ 748,086 $ 824,007 $ 817,997 $ 700,045 $ 675,386 $ 708,063 $ 555,720 $ 326,864 $ 299,027 $ 240,332
Contributions in relation to the
actuarially determined contributions 877,376 839,825 829,245 784,705 675,386 708,063 555,720 358,840 299,027 240,332
Contribution deficiency (excess) $ (129,290) $ (15,818) $ (11,248) $ (84,660) $ - $ - $ - $ (31,976) $ - $ -
Covered employee payroll $ 2,072,260 $ 4,255,801 $ 2,153,568 $ 1,946,811 $ 1,961,080 $ 2,116,516 $ 1,988,762 $ 1,632,275 $ 1,409,038 $ 1,807,962
Contributions as a percentage
of covered employee payroll 42.34% 19.73% 38.51% 40.31% 34.44% 33.45% 27.94% 21.98% 21.22% 13.29%
¹ Employer contributions of $31,706 are considered prepaid at 9/30/15.
See notes to the schedule of contributions.
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REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
NOTES TO THE SCHEDULE OF CONTRIBUTIONS (UNAUDITED)
GENERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT FUND
Valuation Date: October 1, 2013
Notes: Actuarially determined contribution rates are calculated as of October 1, which is
three years prior to the end of the fiscal year in which contributions are reported
Methods and Assumptions Used to Determine Contribution Rates:
Actuarial cost method: Individual Entry-Age Actuarial Cost Method
Financing of Unfunded Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liabilities (full funding credit if assets exceed liabilities)
Actuarial Accrued were amortized by level (principal & interest combined) dollar contributions over a
Liabilities: reasonable period of future years.
Remaining
amortization period: 15 years
Wage Inflation Rate: 3.0% per year
Mortality: RP-2000 Combined Healthy Participant Mortality Tables for males and females.
There is no provision for future mortality improvements after 2000 being made.
Disabled Lives: Social Security Study #74 Mortality Tables. There is no provision for
future mortality improvements being made.
Investment rate of
return: 7.90% per year, compounded annually, net of investment related expenses
Termination rates: Age-based rates. Sample rates as follows:
Sample Ages Probability
25 7.724%
30 7.397%
35 6.858%
40 6.113%
45 5.163%
50 4.316%
55 4.371%
60 5.631%
Disability rates: 100% of disabilities are assumed to be service-connected. Age-based rates. Sample
rates as follows:
Sample Ages Probability
20 0.070%
30 0.110%
40 0.190%
50 0.005%
60 1.660%
Salary increases: Age-based increase table, as follows:
Age Increase*
Under 25 6.5%
25-34 5.5%
35-44 4.5%
45+ 3.5%
*increase shown is inclusive of a 3% wage inflationary assumption.
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REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
NOTES TO THE SCHEDULE OF CONTRIBUTIONS (UNAUDITED) – CONTINUED
GENERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT FUND
Normal retirement: 100% probability of retirement upon attaining age 62 and 10 years of service.
Early retirement: Rates as shown below:
Age Probability
52 4.218%
53 4.249%
54 4.293%
55 4.371%
56 4.500%
57 4.688%
58 4.941%
59 5.258%
60 5.631%
61 6.053%
Actuarial value of
assets: The Actuarial Value of Assets phases in the difference between the expected return
on the actuarial value of assets and the actual return on the market value of the
assets at the rate of 20% per year. The Actuarial Value of Assets will be further
adjusted to the extent necessary to fall within the corridor whose lower limit is 80% of
the Market Value of plan assets and whose upper limit is 120% of the Market Value
of plan assets. During periods when investment performance exceeds the assumed
rate, Actuarial Value of Assets will tend to be less than Market Value. During periods
when investment performance is less than assumed rate, Actuarial Value of Assets
will tend to be greater than Market Value. As of October 1, 2013, the actuarial value
of assets was set market value. Recognition of annual differences between the
expected and actuarial investment returns will be recognized prospectively.
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REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
NOTES TO THE SCHEDULE OF CONTRIBUTIONS (UNAUDITED)
POLICE OFFICERS’ RETIREMENT FUND
Valuation Date: October 1, 2013
Notes: Actuarially determined contribution rates are calculated as of October 1, which is two
year(s) prior to the end of the fiscal year in which contributions are reported
Methods and Assumptions Used to Determine Contribution Rates:
Funding method: Entry age normal actuarial cost method
Amortization method: Level percentage of pay, closed
Remaining
amortization period: 30 years
Inflation: 3.00% per year
Mortality: RP-2000 Combined Healthy Table (sex distinct) with a five year set forward for
disabled lives. Based on a study of over 650 public safety funds, this table reflects a
10% margin for future morality improvements.
Interest rate: 8.00% per year, compounded annually, net of investment related expenses
Retirement age: Member Age Retirement Probability
55 10.00%
56 10.00%
57 25.00%
58 20.00%
59 33.30%
60+ 100.00%
In addition to the above table, 100% retirement is assumed upon completion of 30
years of service.
Valuations prior to October 1, 2013. Earlier of: 1) Age 55, or 2) 30 years of service,
regardless of age. Also any member who has reached normal retirement is assumed
to continue employment for one additional year.
Early retirement: Earlier of 1) Age 50 and 10 years of service, or 2) 25 years of service, regardless of
age, Members are assumed to retire with an immediate subsidized benefit at the rate
of 4% per year.
Salary increases: Member Age Assumption
30 or less 10.00%
31-35 8.50%
36-40 7.00%
41-45 6.00%
45-50 4.50%
51-55 4.00%
56+ 3.00%
Projected salary at retirement is increased 20% to account for non-regular
compensation. Valuations prior to October 1, 2013: 7.5% per year until the assumed
retirement age.
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REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
NOTES TO THE SCHEDULE OF CONTRIBUTIONS (UNAUDITED) – CONTINUED
POLICE OFFICERS’ RETIREMENT FUND
Cost-of-living increase: 3.00% per year beginning at retirement
Payroll growth: None
Actuarial value of Each year, the prior Actuarial Value of Assets is brought forward utilizing the
assets: historical geometric 4-year average Market Value return. It is possible that over time
this technique will produce an insignificant bias above or below Market Value
Disability rates: See table below:
Other Information: Termination and Disability Rate Table
% Terminating % Becoming Disabled
Age During the Year During the Year
20 10.63% 0.14%
30 9.60% 0.18%
40 6.90% 0.30%
50 3.40% 1.00%
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REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
NOTES TO THE SCHEDULE OF CONTRIBUTIONS (UNAUDITED)
FIREFIGHTERS’ RETIREMENT FUND
Valuation Date: October 1, 2013
Notes: Actuarially determined contribution rates are calculated as of October 1, which is two
year(s) prior to the end of the fiscal year in which contributions are reported
Methods and Assumptions Used to Determine Contribution Rates:
Actuarial cost method: Entry Age Normal Actuarial Cost Method
Amortization method: Level Percentage of Pay, Closed
Remaining
amortization period: 30 years
Inflation: 3.0%
Mortality: RP-2000 Combined Healthy Table. Set forward 5 years for Disability Retirees. Based
on a study of over 650 public safety funds, this table reflects a 10% margin for future
mortality improvements.
Interest rate: 8.00% per year compounded annually, net of investment related expenses
Retirement age: Earlier of Age 55 and 10 years of service or 25 years of service, regardless of age.
Also, any Member who has reached Normal Retirement is assumed to continue
employment for one additional year
Early retirement: Commencing with the earliest Early Retirement Age (45), Members are assumed to
retire with an immediate subsidized benefit at the rate of 3.00% per year
Disability rates: See table below
Termination rates: See table below
Salary increases: 6.50% per year until the assumed retirement age
Cost-of-living increase: 3.00% per year beginning at age 58
Payroll increase: 3.00% per year
Actuarial value of Each year, the prior Actuarial Value of Assets is brought forward utilizing the
assets: historical geometric 4-year average Market Value return. It is possible that over time
this technique will produce an insignificant bias above or below Market Value
Other Information: Termination and Disability Rate Table
% Terminating % Becoming Disabled
Age During the Year During the Year
20 7.90% 0.14%
30 7.20% 0.18%
40 5.20% 0.30%
50 2.60% 1.00%
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REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
SCHEDULE OF FUNDING PROGRESS (UNAUDITED)
Accrued
Actuarial Liability UAAL as
Value of (AAL) - Unfunded Annual % of
Actuarial Valuation Assets Entry Age AAL (UAAL) Percentage Covered Payroll
Date (a) (b) (b-a) Funded Payroll (c) [c/(b-a)]
October 1, 2014 N/A $ 4,437,530 $ 4,437,530 0.00% $ 7,902,214 56.16%
October 1, 2013 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
October 1, 2012 N/A 5,651,699 $ 5,651,699 0.00% 7,300,258 77.42%
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NON-MAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Special Revenue Funds
Beal
Law Memorial Total
Law Enforcement Florida Community Cemetery Nonmajor
Enforcement Trust Building Development Perpetual Governmental
Trust Training Code Block Grant Care Debt Service Funds
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 250,835 $ 10,962 $ 288,859 $ - $ 32,584 $ - $ 583,240
Investments - - - - 2,229,208 - 2,229,208
Receivables - - - - 178 - 178
Due from other governments 4,321 - - 22,016 - - 26,337
Cash and cash equivalents - restricted - - - - - 25,449 25,449
TOTAL ASSETS $ 255,156 $ 10,962 $ 288,859 $ 22,016 $ 2,261,970 $ 25,449 $ 2,864,412
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $ 29,840 $ - $ 845 $ 12,371 $ 2,214 $ - $ 45,270
Accrued liabilities 2,532 - 14,135 - - - 16,667
Due to other funds - - - 5,582 - - 5,582
Total liabilities 32,372 - 14,980 17,953 2,214 - 67,519
FUND BALANCE
Restricted 222,784 10,962 273,879 4,063 - 25,449 537,137
Committed - - - - 2,259,756 - 2,259,756
Total fund balance 222,784 10,962 273,879 4,063 2,259,756 25,449 2,796,893
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
FUND BALANCE $ 255,156 $ 10,962 $ 288,859 $ 22,016 $ 2,261,970 $ 25,449 $ 2,864,412
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NON-MAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Special Revenue Funds
Beal
Law Memorial
Law Enforcement Florida Community Cemetery Total Nonmajor
Enforcement Trust Building Development Perpetual Debt Governmental
Trust Training Code Block Grant Care Service Funds
REVENUES
Permits and fees $ - $ - $ 325,538 $ - $ - $ - $ 325,538
Intergovernmental 23,730 - - 139,692 - - 163,422
Fines 12,746 6,755 - - - - 19,501
Miscellaneous 6,460 153 3,868 - 11,690 - 22,171
Total revenues 42,936 6,908 329,406 139,692 11,690 - 530,632
EXPENDITURES
Current
Public safety 87,955 6,422 311,032 - - - 405,409
Physical environment - - - - 11,077 - 11,077
Economic environment - - - 103,615 - - 103,615
Capital outlay 11,764 - 20,398 25,783 - - 57,945
Debt service
Principal - - - - - 660,107 660,107
Interest - - - - - 344,544 344,544
Total expenditures 99,719 6,422 331,430 129,398 11,077 1,004,651 1,582,697
EXCESS OF REVENUES OVER
(UNDER) EXPENDITURES (56,783) 486 (2,024) 10,294 613 (1,004,651) (1,052,065)
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers in - - - - 34,423 1,004,651 1,039,074
Transfers out - - - - (25,000) - (25,000)
Total other financing sources (uses) - - - - 9,423 1,004,651 1,014,074
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE (56,783) 486 (2,024) 10,294 10,036 - (37,991)
FUND BALANCE AT BEGINNING
OF YEAR 279,567 10,476 275,903 (6,231) 2,249,720 25,449 2,834,884
FUND BALANCE AT END OF YEAR $ 222,784 $ 10,962 $ 273,879 $ 4,063 $ 2,259,756 $ 25,449 $ 2,796,893
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LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST SPECIAL REVENUE FUND
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE –
BUDGET AND ACTUAL
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Variance with
Final Budget -
Budgeted Amounts Positive
Original Final Actual (Negative)
REVENUES
Intergovernmental $ - $ 27,195 $ 23,730 $ (3,465)
Fines - - 12,746 12,746
Miscellaneous 3,715 3,715 6,460 2,745
Total revenues 3,715 30,910 42,936 12,026
EXPENDITURES
Current
Public safety 16,500 62,684 87,955 (25,271)
Capital outlay - 41,605 11,764 29,841
Total expenditures 16,500 104,289 99,719 4,570
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE (12,785) (73,379) (56,783) 16,596
FUND BALANCE AT BEGINNING
OF YEAR 12,785 73,379 279,567 206,188
FUND BALANCE AT END OF YEAR $ - $ - $ 222,784 $ 222,784
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LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST TRAINING SPECIAL REVENUE FUND
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE –
BUDGET AND ACTUAL
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Variance with
Final Budget -
Budgeted Amounts Positive
Original Final Actual (Negative)
REVENUES
Fines $ 7,000 $ 7,000 $ 6,755 $ (245)
Miscellaneous 135 135 153 18
Total revenues 7,135 7,135 6,908 (227)
EXPENDITURES
Current
Public safety 8,625 8,625 6,422 2,203
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE (1,490) (1,490) 486 1,976
FUND BALANCE AT BEGINNING
OF YEAR 1,490 1,490 10,476 8,986
FUND BALANCE AT END OF YEAR $ - $ - $ 10,962 $ 10,962
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FLORIDA BUILDING CODE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE –
BUDGET AND ACTUAL
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Variance with
Final Budget -
Budgeted Amounts Positive
Original Final Actual (Negative)
REVENUES
Permits and fees $ 314,900 $ 314,900 $ 325,538 $ 10,638
Miscellaneous 2,195 2,345 3,868 1,523
Total revenues 317,095 317,245 329,406 12,161
EXPENDITURES
Current
Public safety 309,849 320,043 311,032 9,011
Capital outlay 21,000 21,969 20,398 1,571
Total expenditures 330,849 342,012 331,430 10,582
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE (13,754) (24,767) (2,024) 22,743
FUND BALANCE AT BEGINNING
OF YEAR 13,754 24,767 275,903 251,136
FUND BALANCE AT END OF YEAR $ - $ - $ 273,879 $ 273,879
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT SPECIAL REVENUE FUND
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE –
BUDGET AND ACTUAL
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Variance with
Final Budget -
Budgeted Amounts Positive
Original Final Actual (Negative)
REVENUES
Intergovernmental $ 115,400 $ 115,400 $ 139,692 $ 24,292
EXPENDITURES
Current
Economic environment 133,893 168,369 103,615 64,754
Capital outlay 125,324 90,848 25,783 65,065
Total expenditures 259,217 259,217 129,398 129,819
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE (143,817) (143,817) 10,294 154,111
FUND BALANCE AT BEGINNING
OF YEAR 143,817 143,817 (6,231) (150,048)
FUND BALANCE AT END OF YEAR $ - $ - $ 4,063 $ 4,063
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BEAL MEMORIAL CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE –
BUDGET AND ACTUAL
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Variance with
Final Budget -
Budgeted Amounts Positive
Original Final Actual (Negative)
REVENUES
Miscellaneous $ 31,000 $ 31,000 $ 11,690 $ (19,310)
EXPENDITURES
Current
Physical environment 8,000 11,077 11,077 -
DEFICIENCY OF REVENUES
UNDER EXPENDITURES 23,000 19,923 613 (19,310)
OTHER FINANCING
SOURCES (USES)
Transfers in 36,000 36,000 34,423 (1,577)
Transfers out - (25,000) (25,000) -
Total other financing
sources (uses) 36,000 11,000 9,423 (1,577)
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE 59,000 30,923 10,036 (20,887)
FUND BALANCE AT BEGINNING
OF YEAR - - 2,249,720 2,249,720
FUND BALANCE AT END OF
YEAR $ 59,000 $ 30,923 $ 2,259,756 $ 2,228,833
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DEBT SERVICE FUND
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE –
BUDGET AND ACTUAL
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Variance with
Final Budget -
Budgeted Amounts Positive
Original Final Actual (Negative)
REVENUES
Miscellaneous $ - $ - $ - $ -
Total revenues - - - -
EXPENDITURES
Debt service
Principal 681,019 681,019 660,107 20,912
Interest 349,385 349,385 344,544 4,841
Total expenditures 1,030,404 1,030,404 1,004,651 25,753
DEFICIENCY OF REVENUES
UNDER EXPENDITURES (1,030,404) (1,030,404) (1,004,651) 25,753
OTHER FINANCING
SOURCES (USES)
Transfers in 1,030,404 1,030,404 1,004,651 (25,753)
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE - - - -
FUND BALANCE AT BEGINNING
OF YEAR - - 25,449 25,449
FUND BALANCE AT END
OF YEAR $ - $ - $ 25,449 $ 25,449
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NON-MAJOR PROPRIETARY FUND
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Stormwater
Fund
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 726,608
Receivables, net 41,954
Due from other governments 35,542
Total current assets 804,104
Capital assets, net
Non-depreciable/amortizable 64,174
Depreciable/amortization, net 1,062,175
Total capital assets 1,126,349
TOTAL ASSETS 1,930,453
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES 26,330
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Accounts payable 3,473
Accrued liabilities
Compensated absences 3,290
Wages 12,688
Total current liabilities 19,451
Non-current liabilities
Accrued liabilities
Compensated absences 9,869
Other post-employment benefits 24,202
Net pension liability 67,773
Total non-current liabilities 101,844
TOTAL LIABILITIES 121,295
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES 5,274
NET POSITION
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt 1,126,349
Unrestricted 703,865
TOTAL NET POSITION $ 1,830,214
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NON-MAJOR PROPRIETARY FUND
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES, AND CHANGES IN NET POSITION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Stormwater
Fund
OPERATING REVENUES
Charges for services $ 694,581
OPERATING EXPENSES
Personal services 176,670
Operating 208,911
Depreciation/amortization expense 74,733
Total operating expenses 460,314
OPERATING INCOME 234,267
NON-OPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES)
Gain on investment 710
Interest 7,185
Miscellaneous 232
Total non-operating revenues (expenses) 8,127
OPERATING INCOME BEFORE CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS 242,394
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS 35,542
CHANGE IN NET POSITION 277,936
NET POSITION AT BEGINNING OF YEAR, RESTATED 1,552,278
NET POSITION AT END OF YEAR $ 1,830,214
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NON-MAJOR PROPRIETARY FUND
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Stormwater
Fund
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Receipts from customers and users $ 687,508
Payments to suppliers (209,533)
Payments to employees (183,798)
Miscellaneous income 232
Net cash provided by operating activities 294,409
CASH FLOWS FROM CAPITAL AND RELATED FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Acquisitions of capital assets (69,626)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Interest income 7,895
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 232,678
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR 493,930
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR $ 726,608
RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING INCOME TO NET CASH
PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Operating income $ 234,267
Adjustments to reconcile operating income
to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation 74,733
Miscellaneous revenue 232
Decrease (increase) in assets:
Accounts receivable (7,073)
Decrease (increase) in deferred outflows of resources (1,139)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
Accounts payable (598)
Compensated absences payable 3,522
Wages 141
Other liabilities (24)
Other post-employment benefits 1,584
Net pension liability (16,510)
Increase (decrease) in deferred inflows of resources 5,274
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 294,409
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SCHEDULE 1
NET POSITION BY COMPONENT(1)
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(full accrual basis of accounting)
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Governmental Activities
Net investment in capital assets $ 21,097,792 $ 22,013,431 $ 21,095,355 $ 20,563,790 $ 20,605,683 $ 24,756,705 $ 25,379,050 $ 23,531,576 $ 24,866,399 $ 27,443,877
Restricted
Debt service 92,788 92,730 91,713 91,713 92,880 113,816 113,507 21,156 25,449 25,449
Capital projects 241,114 56,550 - - - - - - - -
Improvement Districts - - - - - 4,212,984 3,736,100 3,833,430 4,073,364 1,874,265
Public safety 266,492 307,983 307,983 254,409 269,600 268,820 262,648 462,375 565,946 507,625
Perpetual care - expendable 1,663,521 1,787,789 1,877,086 1,869,558 1,898,445 - - - - -
Other purposes 474,924 657,116 473,655 463,168 477,194 234,568 194,193 177,129 172,630 187,575
Unrestricted 11,385,751 8,564,657 9,821,155 9,347,576 8,975,046 12,666,165 11,487,979 9,329,608 10,700,661 159,868
Total governmental activities net position $ 35,222,382 $ 33,480,256 $ 33,666,947 $ 32,590,214 $ 32,318,848 $ 42,253,058 $ 41,173,477 $ 37,355,274 $ 40,404,449 $ 30,198,659
Business-Type Activities
Net investment in capital assets $ 20,352,399 $ 21,051,160 $ 21,043,965 $ 17,577,019 $ 18,928,438 $ 17,037,456 $ 14,929,648 $ 17,305,881 $ 13,779,184 $ 12,886,793
Restricted
Debt service 333,522 323,430 316,153 471,441 481,023 184,711 184,933 1,087,405 1,082,935 157,228
System improvements 106,434 39,414 60,709 98,292 61,559 82,573 112,863 305,508 367,263 382,734
Unrestricted 8,358,417 9,011,906 8,301,545 8,276,703 6,791,840 6,859,952 8,552,169 9,379,587 9,658,709 10,656,992
Total business-type activities net position $ 29,150,772 $ 30,425,910 $ 29,722,372 $ 26,423,455 $ 26,262,860 $ 24,164,692 $ 23,779,613 $ 28,078,381 $ 24,888,091 $ 24,083,747
Primary Government
Net investment in capital assets $ 41,450,191 $ 43,064,591 $ 42,139,320 $ 38,140,809 $ 38,728,907 $ 41,794,161 $ 40,308,698 $ 40,837,576 $ 38,645,583 $ 40,330,670
Restricted 3,178,795 3,265,012 3,127,299 3,257,332 3,297,029 5,097,472 4,604,244 5,887,003 6,287,587 3,134,876
Unrestricted 19,744,168 17,576,563 18,122,700 17,624,279 16,805,772 19,526,117 20,040,148 18,709,195 20,359,370 10,816,860
Total primary government net position $ 64,373,154 $ 63,906,166 $ 63,389,319 $ 59,022,420 $ 58,831,708 $ 66,417,750 $ 64,953,090 $ 65,433,774 $ 65,292,540 $ 54,282,406
(1)
2015 represents the implementation of GASB Statement 68, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions - an amendment of GASB Statement 27.
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. The City implemented GASB Statement 34
in 2002; schedules presenting government-wide information include information beginning in that year.
Note: Beginning in FY11, the Community Redevelopment Area was included with the Governmental Activities and the Perpetual care - expendable was reclassified from Restricted to Unrestricted
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SCHEDULE 2
CHANGES IN NET POSITION
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(full accrual basis of accounting)
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Expenses
Governmental activities
General government $ 4,841,926 $ 4,563,855 $ 5,494,094 $ 4,625,871 $ 5,306,003 $ 3,765,536 $ 4,314,050 $ 2,662,406 $ 3,179,768 $ 2,735,875
Public safety 8,032,018 9,641,338 10,048,884 9,908,644 9,231,632 9,206,784 9,805,368 9,729,228 9,685,621 9,562,140
Physical environment 299,362 354,439 343,411 350,374 304,907 393,752 383,970 379,681 392,255 379,334
Transportation 1,791,455 1,943,966 2,135,639 1,672,741 1,543,310 1,570,038 1,592,150 1,631,665 1,495,374 1,474,209
Economic environment 313,153 335,185 127,355 266,132 98,996 545,242 707,603 1,090,025 803,175 1,813,782
Culture and recreation 2,989,900 3,115,151 3,097,289 3,028,285 2,944,221 2,677,051 2,880,815 2,715,977 4,829,004 4,601,503
Debt service interest 309,094 331,771 302,948 247,703 240,940 214,470 254,516 324,405 483,301 340,497
Total government activities 18,576,908 20,285,705 21,549,620 20,099,750 19,670,009 18,372,873 19,938,472 18,533,387 20,868,498 20,907,340
Business-type activities
Utilities 5,329,682 5,859,301 5,809,192 5,474,550 6,725,349 9,162,926 7,017,160 7,644,240 9,185,338 9,205,259
Sanitation 2,888,403 3,008,205 2,609,129 2,493,357 2,466,881 2,524,994 2,741,266 3,163,638 3,393,269 3,319,760
Golf 2,631,289 2,780,632 2,547,992 2,479,804 2,203,739 2,199,453 2,012,165 2,023,186 2,215 -
Stormwater - - - 469,421 374,951 339,543 497,211 611,962 439,191 460,314
Total business-type activities 10,849,374 11,648,138 10,966,313 10,917,132 11,770,920 14,226,916 12,267,802 13,443,026 13,020,013 12,985,333
Total primary government expenses $ 29,426,282 $ 31,933,843 $ 32,515,933 $ 31,016,882 $ 31,440,929 $ 32,599,789 $ 32,206,274 $ 31,976,413 $ 33,888,511 $ 33,892,673
Program Revenues
Governmental activities
Charges for services
General government $ 2,381,669 $ 2,456,663 $ 2,752,330 $ 2,921,887 $ 2,759,080 $ 2,556,270 $ 430,718 $ 409,983 $ 476,824 $ 421,987
Public safety 600,259 579,365 641,941 642,364 467,835 430,017 373,855 640,271 495,111 490,379
Physical environment 342,815 316,520 348,838 286,623 289,654 394,513 439,555 404,429 376,998 409,253
Transportation 72,815 241,622 93,987 87,654 83,586 104,776 118,067 122,275 140,038 140,809
Economic environment - - - - - 16,400 58,000 34,652 10 5,000
Culture and recreation 400,175 421,733 417,253 426,110 408,351 404,047 400,215 374,362 1,853,087 1,930,131
Operating grants and contributions 642,631 1,266,681 903,079 1,119,033 639,370 761,643 589,253 786,652 682,200 909,461
Capital grants and contributions 373,994 233,878 50,687 88,941 731,275 351,006 156,794 80,936 109,629 525,320
Total governmental activities program revenues 4,814,358 5,516,462 5,208,115 5,572,612 5,379,151 5,018,672 2,566,457 2,853,560 4,133,897 4,832,340
Business-type activities
Charges for services
Utilities 6,552,526 7,006,005 6,505,297 6,403,262 6,761,654 7,608,355 7,974,601 8,623,082 8,586,045 9,233,820
Sanitation 3,374,157 3,433,172 3,446,397 3,384,375 3,345,127 3,311,744 3,313,559 3,499,559 3,571,037 3,582,005
Golf 2,621,957 2,558,253 2,380,448 2,181,988 1,934,392 2,052,501 1,776,649 1,758,709 - -
Stormwater - - - 654,346 626,903 481,854 577,706 591,196 596,133 694,581
Operating grants and contributions - - 39,403 - - 118,226 - 1,071 -
Capital grants and contributions 95,644 1,079,034 92,872 555,698 173,370 65,496 331,609 1,871,295 (157,294) 87,797
Total business-type activities program revenues 12,644,284 14,076,464 12,464,417 13,179,669 12,841,446 13,638,176 13,974,124 16,344,912 12,595,921 13,598,203
Total primary government program revenues $ 17,458,642 $ 19,592,926 $ 17,672,532 $ 18,752,281 $ 18,220,597 $ 18,656,848 $ 16,540,581 $ 19,198,472 $ 16,729,818 $ 18,430,543
Continued…
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SCHEDULE 2
CHANGES IN NET POSITION
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(full accrual basis of accounting)
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Net (Expense)/Revenue
Governmental activities $ (13,762,550) $ (14,769,243) $ (16,341,505) $ (14,527,138) $ (14,290,859) $ (13,354,201) $ (17,372,015) $ (15,679,827) $ (16,734,601) $ (16,075,000)
Business-type activities 1,794,910 2,428,326 1,498,104 2,262,537 1,070,526 (588,740) 1,706,322 2,901,886 (424,092) 612,870
Total primary government $ (11,967,640) $ (12,340,917) $ (14,843,401) $ (12,264,601) $ (13,220,333) $ (13,942,941) $ (15,665,693) $ (12,777,941) $ (17,158,693) $ (15,462,130)
General Revenues and Other Changes in Net Position
Governmental activities
Taxes
Property taxes $ 4,557,414 $ 5,180,212 $ 5,052,903 $ 4,631,028 $ 4,380,221 $ 4,482,819 $ 4,295,068 $ 4,175,136 $ 5,385,235 $ 5,473,438
Sales taxes 2,529,028 2,363,078 2,214,232 1,977,959 1,943,337 2,066,834 2,198,270 2,241,242 2,362,190 2,557,062
Utility service taxes 4,006,985 1,420,142 5,094,918 3,454,691 3,914,362 3,926,930 3,739,311 3,761,437 3,889,976 4,036,009
Tax Increments for Redevelopment district - - - - - 1,547,609 1,386,521 1,311,101 1,501,208 1,552,560
Franchise Fees - - - - - - 1,876,575 1,764,733 2,004,101 2,162,617
Intergovernmental, unrestricted 889,450 845,090 740,554 709,550 712,776 825,591 809,756 818,039 819,556 896,837
Gain on sale of assets (1,053) 477,494 2,592 2,950 795,860 16,865 16,440 37,833 520,152 524,720
Miscellaneous 37,595 56,788 61,199 54,223 492,052 96,105 154,996 106,546 103,986 199,776
Investment earnings 599,818 755,389 444,488 269,896 152,884 133,419 159,465 62,285 345,734 272,076
Insurance Recoveries - - - - - - - - - -
Special item: Impairment loss - - - - - - - (271,287) - -
Transfers 1,980,000 1,928,924 2,917,310 2,310,464 1,667,644 1,682,717 1,656,032 (2,145,441) 2,851,638 657,558
Total governmental activities 14,599,237 13,027,117 16,528,196 13,410,761 14,059,136 14,778,889 16,292,434 11,861,624 19,783,776 18,332,653
Business-type activities
Taxes
Utility service taxes 14,200 7,844 5,930 4,597 - - - - - -
Gain on sale of assets 174,610 34,978 482 98,907 56,795 75,904 35,111 20,662 22,813 716
Miscellaneous 73,714 15,118 129,678 141,406 177,657 31,424 48,550 6,504 6,839 9,222
Investment earnings 734,878 713,872 579,578 340,155 202,071 65,961 69,622 11,107 55,669 159,761
Special item: Impairment loss - - - (3,836,055) - - (588,652) (786,713) - -
Transfers (1,980,000) (1,925,000) (2,917,310) (2,310,464) (1,667,644) (1,682,717) (1,656,032) 2,145,441 (2,851,638) (657,558)
Total business-type activities 997,402 771,812 715,668 (3,250,990) 436,523 173,289 (435,369) 1,397,001 (2,766,317) (487,859)
Total primary government $ 15,596,639 $ 13,798,929 $ 17,243,864 $ 10,159,771 $ 14,495,659 $ 14,952,178 $ 15,857,065 $ 13,258,625 $ 17,017,459 $ 17,844,794
Change in Net Position
Governmental activities $ 836,687 $ (1,742,126) $ 186,691 $ (1,116,377) $ (231,722) $ 1,424,688 $ (1,079,581) $ (3,818,203) $ 3,049,175 $ 2,257,653
Business-type activities 812,312 1,275,138 (703,538) (3,298,917) (160,595) (2,098,168) (385,079) 4,298,887 (3,190,409) 125,011
Total primary government $ 1,648,999 $ (466,988) $ (516,847) $ (4,415,294) $ (392,317) $ (673,480) $ (1,464,660) $ 480,684 $ (141,234) $ 2,382,664
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. The City implemented GASB Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting
government-wide information include information beginning in that year.
Note: Beginning in FY11, the Community Redevelopment Area was included with the Governmental Activities
Note: Beginning in FY12, Franchise Fees were reported as General Revenues - in prior years they were included in General Government - charges for services
Note: Beginning in FY13, Cost Allocations were reported as expense reductions in General Government - in prior years they were reported as transfers.
Note: Beginning in FY14, the Golf Enterprise Fund was transferred into the General Fund.
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SCHEDULE 3
FUND BALANCES - GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(modified accrual basis of accounting)
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
General Fund
Reserved $ 539,749 $ 701,829 $ 509,080 $ 482,179 $ 499,384 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Unreserved 11,129,373 12,161,545 9,367,864 9,709,202 9,314,142 - - - - -
Nonspendable - - - - - 3,032,726 2,857,963 254,229 262,964 249,732
Restricted - - - - - 234,768 194,193 7,868,522 4,083,267 183,512
Committed - - - - - 5,219,706 5,040,585 5,501,353 5,589,056 5,761,221
Assigned - - - - - 1,537,572 354,999 1,301,385 1,584,887 1,396,207
Unassigned - - - - - 1,189,562 1,611,120 788,076 1,300,881 2,225,633
Total general fund $ 11,669,122 $ 12,863,374 $ 9,876,944 $ 10,191,381 $ 9,813,526 $ 11,214,334 $ 10,058,860 $ 15,713,565 $ 12,821,055 $ 9,816,305
All Other Governmental Funds
Reserved $ - $ - $ - $ 50,117 $ 12,783 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Unreserved, reported in
Capital projects 241,114 56,550 8,751 - - - - - -
Debt service 92,788 92,730 91,713 91,713 92,880 - - - - -
Special revenue funds 1,933,979 2,095,772 2,153,440 2,073,850 2,158,878 - - - - -
Nonspendable - - - - - - - - 798 848
Restricted - - - - - 4,595,420 4,112,255 4,316,961 4,663,961 2,410,554
Committed - - - - - 1,929,448 1,959,836 2,035,225 2,249,720 2,259,756
Assigned - - - - - - - - - -
Unassigned - - - - - (306) (302) (2,745) (6,231) -
Total all other governmental funds $ 2,267,881 $ 2,245,052 $ 2,245,153 $ 2,224,431 $ 2,264,541 $ 6,524,562 $ 6,071,789 $ 6,349,441 $ 6,908,248 $ 4,671,158
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. The City implemented
GASB Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting government-wide information include information beginning in that year.
Note: The City implemented GASB 54 in FY11 and the Community Redevelopment Area was included with All Other Governmental Funds
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SCHEDULE 4
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES - GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(modified accrual basis of accounting)
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Revenues
Taxes $ 11,086,466 $ 10,804,833 $ 9,039,398 $ 9,160,133 $ 9,414,513 $ 10,438,481 $ 10,065,983 $ 9,901,157 $ 11,537,812 $ 11,837,177
Licenses, permits, and fees 517,728 496,614 2,225,224 2,320,683 2,406,916 2,428,621 2,142,995 2,221,406 2,392,487 2,564,079
Intergovernmental 3,836,216 3,661,644 2,914,162 2,950,179 3,502,904 3,358,615 3,291,693 3,400,876 3,376,079 3,951,367
Charges for services 900,170 911,026 1,216,687 1,132,681 907,476 911,405 969,560 1,065,316 2,373,486 2,499,107
Fines and forfeits 247,329 247,493 268,415 387,449 204,849 151,616 142,936 241,923 133,645 131,020
Miscellaneous 850,248 3,588,708 1,211,662 1,020,342 1,370,077 817,975 537,975 431,625 827,526 1,142,936
Total Revenues 17,438,157 19,710,318 16,875,548 16,971,467 17,806,735 18,106,713 17,151,142 17,262,303 20,641,035 22,125,686
Expenditures
General governmental services 4,646,594 4,355,885 5,306,276 4,419,077 5,095,790 3,699,506 3,899,740 2,514,734 2,891,275 2,813,835
Public safety 7,750,191 9,170,719 9,614,744 9,379,319 8,872,424 8,676,620 9,154,002 9,066,246 9,082,876 9,080,984
Physical environment 233,942 276,086 278,273 283,460 250,691 306,365 295,459 311,684 325,864 339,596
Transportation 1,364,414 1,550,204 1,750,680 1,316,954 1,207,449 994,272 966,050 1,012,387 867,730 862,712
Economic environment 313,153 335,185 127,355 266,132 98,996 493,526 652,086 1,032,659 745,586 1,730,631
Culture and recreation 2,503,469 2,636,387 2,698,993 2,582,642 2,535,682 2,233,104 2,383,239 2,267,141 3,744,452 4,122,310
Capital outlay 5,612,616 1,457,758 652,734 520,722 1,335,369 1,561,057 2,609,203 1,282,142 4,721,096 8,128,139
Debt service
Principal 194,675 355,459 2,052,797 168,949 175,629 198,699 211,683 4,540,488 612,996 660,107
Interest and other costs 307,334 330,136 297,335 246,774 240,093 236,268 243,959 203,347 377,574 354,544
Total expenditures 22,926,388 20,467,819 22,779,187 19,184,029 19,812,123 18,399,417 20,415,421 22,230,828 23,369,449 28,092,858
Excess of revenue over (under) expenditures (5,488,231) (757,501) (5,903,639) (2,212,562) (2,005,388) (292,704) (3,264,279) (4,968,525) (2,728,414) (5,967,172)
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Capital lease proceeds - - - - - - - 103,784 - 67,774
Transfers in 2,618,738 2,644,727 5,367,633 3,191,822 2,342,226 2,296,944 2,284,416 673,836 1,636,165 1,721,632
Transfers out (638,738) (715,802) (2,450,323) (685,545) (674,583) (614,227) (628,384) (2,819,277) (1,241,454) (1,064,074)
Insurance recoveries - - - - - - - - - -
Debt issuance - - - - - 739,805 - 12,942,539 - -
Contributions from others 10,572 - - - - - - - - -
Total other financing sources (uses) 1,990,572 1,928,925 2,917,310 2,506,277 1,667,643 2,422,522 1,656,032 10,900,882 394,711 725,332
Net change in fund balance $ (3,497,659) $ 1,171,424 $ (2,986,329) $ 293,715 $ (337,745) $ 2,129,818 $ (1,608,247) $ 5,932,357 $ (2,333,703) $ (5,241,840)
Debt service as a percentage of noncapital expenditures 2.90% 3.61% 10.62% 2.23% 2.25% 2.58% 2.56% 22.65% 5.31% 5.08%
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. The City implemented GASB Statement 34 in
2002; schedules presenting government-wide information include information beginning in that year.
Note: Beginning in FY11, the Community Redevelopment Area was included with the Governmental Funds
Note: Beginning in FY14, the Golf Enterprise Fund was transferred into the General Fund.
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SCHEDULE 5
REVENUES AND OTHER SOURCES (1)
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Licenses, Other
Fiscal Fees, Intergovernmental Charges for Fines and Interest and Financing
Year Taxes and Permits Revenues Services Forfeitures Other Revenues Sources TOTAL
2015 $11,837,177 $2,564,079 $3,951,367 $2,499,107 $131,020 $1,142,936 $1,789,406 $23,915,092
2014 11,537,812 2,392,487 3,376,079 2,373,486 133,645 827,526 1,636,165 22,277,200
2013 9,901,157 2,221,406 3,400,876 1,065,316 241,923 431,625 13,720,159 30,982,462
2012 9,901,157 2,221,406 3,400,876 1,065,316 241,923 431,625 673,836 17,936,139
2011 10,065,983 2,428,621 3,358,615 911,405 151,616 817,975 2,296,944 20,031,159
2010 9,414,513 2,406,916 3,502,904 907,476 204,849 1,370,077 2,342,226 20,148,961
2009 9,160,133 2,320,683 2,950,179 1,132,681 387,449 1,020,342 3,191,822 20,163,289
2008 9,039,398 2,225,224 2,914,162 1,216,687 268,415 1,211,662 5,367,633 22,243,181
2007 10,804,833 496,614 3,661,644 911,026 247,493 3,588,708 2,644,727 22,355,044
2006 11,086,466 517,727 3,836,216 900,170 247,329 860,820 2,618,738 20,067,466
(1)
Includes General Fund, LETFs, CDBG Fund, FBC Fund, CRA Fund, Debt Service Fund, Capital Projects Fund, and Beal Memorial Fund
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. The
City implemented GASB Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting government-wide information include information beginning in that year.
Note: Beginning in FY14, the Golf Enterprise Fund was transferred into the General Fund.
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SCHEDULE 6
ASSESSED VALUE OF TAXABLE PROPERTY (1)
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Total Assessed Total
Tax Real Personal Assessed Value for Direct Tax
Year Property Property Value Exemptions Operations Rate
2015 $ 1,521,529,660 $ 112,451,954 $ 1,633,981,614 $ 448,170,536 $ 1,185,811,078 5.7697
2014 1,475,665,054 108,533,120 1,584,198,174 434,639,300 1,149,558,874 5.7697
2013 1,451,775,552 118,155,863 1,569,931,415 442,204,485 1,127,726,930 5.7697
2012 1,445,327,759 120,653,616 1,565,981,375 446,565,401 1,119,415,974 4.5383
2011 1,478,072,570 126,412,302 1,604,484,872 452,378,818 1,152,106,054 4.5383
2010 1,550,325,157 129,348,680 1,679,673,837 469,933,333 1,209,740,504 4.5383
2009 1,864,657,624 148,104,763 2,012,762,387 476,888,476 1,309,056,015 4.1986
2008 2,046,319,844 147,625,998 2,193,945,842 816,366,365 1,377,579,477 4.1986
2007 2,100,890,582 148,394,292 2,249,284,874 777,377,988 1,471,906,886 4.1986
2006 1,980,162,078 137,191,649 2,117,353,727 761,995,075 1,355,358,652 4.6458
(1)
Florida State Law requires all property to be assessed at current fair market.
The January 2015 assessment is the basis for Fiscal Year 2015-16 tax revenues.
Source: Okaloosa County Property Appraiser
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SCHEDULE 7
PROPERTY TAX RATES PER $1,000 OF TAXABLE VALUE - ALL DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING
GOVERNMENTS (1)
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
City of Fort Walton Beach Direct Rate Overlapping Rates*
Okaloosa Northwest Total
Fiscal Total Direct Okaloosa County School Florida Water Overlapping
Year Basic Rate Rate County Board Management Rates
2015 5.7697 5.7697 3.4308 7.2790 0.0378 10.7476
2014 5.7697 5.7697 3.4308 7.4410 0.0390 10.9108
2013 5.7697 5.7697 3.4308 7.5510 0.0400 11.0218
2012 4.5383 4.5383 3.2899 7.4760 0.0400 10.8059
2011 4.5383 4.5383 3.2899 7.7690 0.0400 11.0989
2010 4.5383 4.5383 3.2899 7.5340 0.0450 10.8689
2009 4.1986 4.1986 3.2899 7.6390 0.0450 10.9739
2008 4.1986 4.1986 3.2995 7.6240 0.0450 10.9685
2007 4.1986 4.1986 3.3443 7.6390 0.0450 11.0283
2006 4.6458 4.6458 3.6500 7.7860 0.0500 11.4860
(1)
As of levy date, November 1 of each year listed.
The 2015 millage rate is the basis for Fiscal Year 2015-16 tax revenues.
* Overlapping rates are those of local and county governments that apply to property owners within the City of Fort Walton B
Source: Okaloosa County Tax Collector
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SCHEDULE 8
PRINCIPAL TAXPAYERS
Unaudited
2015 2006
Total Total
Assessed Assessed
Taxpayer Value Percentage Rank Value Percentage Rank
Gulf Power Co. $ 18,499,034 1.56% 1 $ 17,382,160 1.28% 2
Suso 2 Uptown, LP 14,301,585 1.21% 2
Cox Communications Gulf Coast, LLC 7,109,751 0.60% 3
99 Eglin LTD 6,071,883 0.51% 4 13,416,300 0.99% 3
Pacifica Walton Beach LLC 5,780,686 0.49% 5
Fort Walton Machining, Inc 5,379,463 0.45% 6
Embarq Corp. 5,308,013 0.45% 7
DRS Training & Control 4,984,551 0.42% 8
FNBT.COM Bank 4,850,426 0.41% 9
HSU Paul S & Majes 4,673,005 0.39% 10
Sprint Florida, Inc. 20,311,303 1.50% 1
BLC Westwood LLC 9,562,242 0.71% 4
Aero Technical Service 8,743,326 0.65% 5
Metric Systems 8,379,093 0.62% 6
Inland Southeast Paradise Point 6,786,099 0.50% 7
Dea J. Jr & Thomas & Kilgore 6,616,753 0.49% 8
Dakota Group of NWF 6,591,958 0.49% 9
Emerald Coast Housing Corp. 6,431,342 0.47% 10
Total Taxable Assessed Value
of Principal Taxpayers 76,958,397 6.49% 104,220,576 7.69%
Total Taxable Assessed Value
of Other Taxpayers 1,108,852,681 93.51% 1,251,138,076 92.31%
Total Taxable Assessed Value $ 1,185,811,078 100.00% $ 1,355,358,652 100.00%
(1)
The 2015 tax roll is the basis for Fiscal Year 2015-16 tax revenues.
Source: Okaloosa County Property Appraiser
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SCHEDULE 9
PROPERTY TAX LEVIES AND COLLECTIONS
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Ratio of Ratio of
Amount of Percent of Amount of Total Total Taxes Delinquent
Current Current Delinquent Collected Collected to Amount of Taxes to
Tax Total Tax Taxes Taxes Taxes for the Current Delinquent Current
Year Levy (1) Collected Collected Collected Year Levy Taxes Levy
2015 The 2015 tax levy is the basis for Fiscal Year 2015-16 tax revenues.
2014 $ 6,656,342 $ 6,414,562 96.4% $ 31,452 $ 6,446,014 96.8% $ 3,604 0.1%
2013 6,528,146 6,269,683 96.0% 76,388 6,346,071 97.2% 11,388 0.2%
2012 5,096,206 4,880,002 95.8% 50,880 4,930,882 96.8% 10,265 0.2%
2011 5,251,483 5,050,661 96.2% 38,067 5,088,728 96.9% 19,826 0.4%
2010 5,519,832 5,309,040 96.2% 78,863 5,387,903 97.6% 11,576 0.2%
2009 5,523,136 5,280,090 95.6% 45,233 5,325,323 96.4% 59,371 1.1%
2008 5,814,307 5,606,480 96.4% 25,515 5,631,996 96.9% 22,112 0.4%
2007 6,215,424 5,976,218 96.2% 23,448 5,999,666 96.5% 16,699 0.3%
2006 6,317,712 6,085,783 96.3% 17,701 6,103,484 96.6% 17,752 0.3%
(1)
Includes discount taken for early payment of taxes (maximum of 4%).
Source: Okaloosa County Tax Collector
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SCHEDULE 10
RATIOS OF OUTSTANDING DEBT BY TYPE
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Governmental Activities Business Activities
General General State Total Percentage
Fiscal Obligation Lease Revenue Revenue Obligation Lease Revenue Revolving Revenue Primary of Personal Per
Year Bonds Payable Notes Bonds Bonds Payable Notes Loans Bonds Government Income (1) Capita (2)
2015 $ - $ 134,249 $ 12,371,587 $ - $ - $ - $ 8,794,000 $ 15,312,458 $ - $ 36,612,294 0.42% 1,754.39
2014 - 89,654 13,008,515 - - - - 14,004,706 9,640,146 36,743,021 0.42% 1,813.93
2013 - 101,696 13,535,936 - - - 73,533 7,068,522 9,925,055 30,704,742 0.36% 1,515.83
2012 - - 661,796 4,470,000 - 13,458 61,221 - 10,199,963 15,406,438 0.19% 762.92
2011 - - 728,480 4,615,000 - 66,118 76,586 - 10,464,872 15,951,056 0.21% 816.58
2010 - 47,374 - 4,755,000 - 141,737 - - 13,856,796 18,800,907 0.26% 923.65
2009 - 93,003 - 4,885,000 - 226,886 - - 14,575,130 19,780,019 0.28% 956.71
2008 - 197,509 - 5,010,000 - 584,170 - - 15,125,535 20,917,214 0.30% 999.96
2007 - 260,306 - 7,000,000 - 479,246 - - 15,651,029 23,390,581 0.34% 1,113.41
2006 - 320,764 - 7,295,000 - 614,203 - - 16,151,523 24,381,490 0.36% 1,167.58
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. The City implemented GASB
Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting government-wide information include information beginning in that year.
(1)
See Schedule 15 for personal income data.
(2)
See Schedule 15 for population data.
Note: Details regarding the City's outstanding debt can be found in the notes to the financial statements.
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SCHEDULE 11
RATIO OF NET GENERAL BONDED DEBT OUTSTANDING
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Governmental
Activities
Percentage of
General Actual Taxable
Fiscal Year Obligation Bonds Value of Property (1) Per Capita (2)
2015 $ - 0.00% $ -
2014 - 0.00% -
2013 - 0.00% -
2012 - 0.00% -
2011 - 0.00% -
2010 - 0.00% -
2009 - 0.00% -
2008 - 0.00% -
2007 - 0.00% -
2006 - 0.00% -
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the
comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. The City implemented GASB Statement 34
in 2002; schedules presenting government-wide information include information beginning in that year.
(1)
See Schedule 6 for property value data.
(2)
See Schedule 15 for population data.
Note: Details regarding the City's outstanding debt can be found in the notes to the financial statements.
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SCHEDULE 12
PLEDGED REVENUE COVERAGE
SCHEDULE OF REVENUE BOND COVERAGE
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Average
Non-Ad Valorem
Non-Ad Revenues
Fiscal Valorem Avail. for Debt Service Requirements (2)
Year Revenues (1) Debt Service Principal Interest Total Coverage
2015 $ 28,766,844 $ 27,552,810 $ 962,155 940,698 $ 1,902,853 14.48
2014 26,593,384 26,466,080 890,954 797,317 1,688,271 15.68
2013 26,338,776 25,803,342 364,156 460,197 824,353 31.30
2012 25,267,908 25,556,504 497,049 697,060 1,194,109 21.40
2011 25,845,100 26,274,792 468,935 695,713 1,164,648 22.56
2010 26,704,483 26,355,374 510,000 874,423 1,384,423 19.04
2009 26,006,265 28,208,317 340,000 889,985 1,229,985 22.93
2008 30,410,368 31,235,238 325,000 904,730 1,229,730 25.40
2007 32,060,108 30,760,329 315,000 918,699 1,233,699 24.93
2006 29,460,549 31,084,778 300,000 931,488 1,231,488 25.24
(1)
Non-Ad Valorem Revenues of General Fund, Capital Projects Fund, other governmental funds, and
proprietary funds.
(2)
Combined Debt Service requirements for Capital Improvement Revenue Note Series 2013 & 2013A,
Utility System Revenue Note 2015, SRF Loan and 2011 Revenue Notes. See Financial Statement
Notes for detail.
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the
comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. The City implemented GASB Statement
34 in 2002; schedules presenting government-wide information include information beginning in that
year.
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SCHEDULE 13
DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES DEBT
Unaudited
Percentage Amount
Net Debt Applicable to Applicable to
Governmental Unit Outstanding Fort Walton Beach Fort Walton Beach
Overlapping Debt
Okaloosa County
Revenue Bonds $ 27,696,000 10.95% (2) $ 3,033,261
Okaloosa County School District
Certificates of Participation $ 41,648,000 31.11% (1) $ 12,957,156
Subtotal: Overlapping Debt $ 69,344,000 $ 15,990,416
Direct Debt
City of Fort Walton Beach Revenue Notes $ 12,371,587 100.00% $ 12,371,587
City of Fort Walton Beach Lease Payable $ 134,249 100.00% $ 134,249
Subtotal: Direct Debt $ 12,505,836 $ 12,505,836
Total Direct and Overlapping Debt $ 81,849,836 $ 28,496,252
Source: Okaloosa County, Okaloosa County School Board
(1) Calculation based on total schools in Okaloosa County School District versus schools in Fort Walton Beach.
(2) Calculation based on total population in Okaloosa County versus population in Fort Walton Beach.
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SCHEDULE 14
MAJOR EMPLOYERS
Unaudited
2015 2006
Percentage Percentage
of Total of Total
Employer Product Employees Employment Ranking Employees Employment Ranking
(1)
USAF - Eglin Air Force Development Test Center 19,754 20.13% 1 22,000 23.28% 1
USAF - Hurlburt(2) Air Force Special Ops Command 10,236 10.43% 2 8,882 9.40% 2
Okaloosa County School District Education Services 3,322 3.38% 3 3,853 4.08% 3
Okaloosa County (3) Local Government Services 1,479 1.51% 4 1,521 1.61% 4
(4)
Jacobs Technology - TEAS Group Military Technical Support 1,000 1.02% 5
Fort Walton Beach Medical Center(4) Medical Services 1,000 1.02% 6 969 1.03% 5
(4)
Lockheed Martin Corporation Military Technical Support 800 0.82% 7
InDyne Inc(4) Military Technical Support 800 0.82% 8 700 0.74% 7
Northwest Florida State College Education Services 722 0.74% 9
L-3 Crestview Aerospace(4) Military Technical Support 600 0.61% 10
North Okaloosa Medical Center Medical Services 0.00% 600 0.63% 8
ResortQuest Property Management 0.00% 850 0.90% 6
DRS Training and Control Systems Defense Electronics 0.00% 550 0.58% 9
BAE Systems Technical Services Military Technical Support 0.00%
Tybrin Corporation Military Technical Support 0.00% 547 0.58% 10
39,713 34.75% 40,472 31.40%
(1)
Includes military, civilian, and contractor personnel; a portion of contractor personnel may be duplicated with private sector employees also listed here.
(2)
Includes military and civilian personnel.
(3)
Includes County Commission, Clerk of Court, Property Appraiser, Sheriff (estimated), Supervisor of Elections, and Tax Collector.
(4)
Economic Development Council estimated the employee count for largest employers in Okaloosa County for FY14.
Source: Personnel Department of each employer
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SCHEDULE 15
MISCELLANEOUS DEMOGRAPHICAL STATISTICS
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Fiscal Fort Walton Beach Okaloosa County FWB as a % Personal Income Per Capita Unemployment
Year Population Population of the County (thousands of dollars) Personal Income Rate
2015 20,869 190,550 10.95% $ 8,783,041 $ 44,695 4.4%
2014 20,719 189,307 10.94% 8,775,211 45,277 4.6%
2013 20,256 186,887 10.84% 8,546,210 44,960 4.7%
2012 20,194 185,803 10.87% 7,913,960 43,132 6.0%
2011 19,534 180,280 10.84% 7,497,082 42,007 7.3%
2010 20,355 195,346 10.42% 7,369,683 41,050 8.0%
2009 20,675 196,237 10.54% 7,090,979 39,158 7.2%
2008 20,918 197,597 10.59% 6,861,716 37,497 4.8%
2007 21,008 196,540 10.69% 6,781,908 37,423 2.9%
2006 20,882 192,672 10.84% 6,761,736 36,529 2.4%
OKALOOSA COUNTY EDUCATION
FY 2015 FY 2014 FY 2013
Schools: Grades K-5 18 18 18
Grades 6-8 7 7 7
Grades 9-12 4 4 4
PK-12 / Charter / Alterna 2 / 5 / 10 2 / 4 / 10 2 / 4 / 10
Grades K-8 1 1 1
Vocational / Technical 1 1 1
Exceptional Children 2 2 2
Students: Grades K-5 15,046 12,315 14,197
Grades 6-8 7,034 6,882 6,698
Grades 9-12 8,701 8,834 8,917
Adult Students 237 285 310
Exceptional Children 5,316 4,282 3,995
Personnel: Instructional (Classroom) 1,889 1,912 1,888
Non-Instructional 1,181 1,087 868
Source: Office of Economic & Demographic Research, FL Research & Economic Information Database, Okaloosa County School Board
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SCHEDULE 16
FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Full-Time Equivalent Employees as of September 30
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
General Government
City Manager 3.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 3.00
Administrative Services 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00
Risk Management - - - - - 1.00 1.00 - - -
Information Technology 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.75 2.75 3.00 4.00 4.00
City Clerk 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
Finance 6.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.75
Purchasing 2.75 2.75 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Public Safety
Police 61.38 60.99 59.99 70.99 67.99 67.59 68.05 74.05 73.17 72.95
Fire 38.00 37.00 37.00 37.00 37.00 38.00 38.00 39.00 39.00 39.00
Recreation & Cultural Services
Administration 12.64 12.32 13.45 13.67 13.81 15.93 17.19 32.09 32.64 34.04
Parks Maintenance 10.00 10.00 10.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.90 - - -
Right-of-Way Maintenance 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
Senior Citizens Center - 1.85 1.85 1.85 1.85 1.85 1.85 2.38 2.58 2.58
Golf Club 13.93 14.26 - - - - - - - -
Golf Grounds Maintenance 15.75 15.75 - - - - - - - -
Library 8.02 8.02 8.02 8.02 8.10 9.90 9.90 10.60 11.10 11.10
Museum 4.10 3.60 3.60 3.60 2.60 3.85 4.98 5.18 6.01 7.01
Cemetery 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.00
Engineering Services
Administration 4.00 4.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 6.00 6.00 7.00 7.00 8.00
Planning & Zoning 2.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 - 4.00 4.00 5.00
Building & Permitting 4.00 4.00 4.00 3.70 3.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 6.00 4.00
Code Enforcement 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 - - -
Fleet Maintenance 9.00 9.00 9.00 8.75 8.75 10.00 11.00 12.00 12.00 12.00
Facilities Maintenance 7.00 7.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 11.00 11.00 10.00 11.00 11.00
Streets Maintenance 6.00 6.00 5.50 5.50 5.50 6.50 6.50 14.50 13.50 15.00
Community Development Block Grant 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 1.48 1.48
Community Redevelopment Agency 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.75 1.75
Utility (Water/Sewer) Enterprise
Administration 8.00 8.00 7.00 7.00 6.75 1.00 2.00 6.00 5.00 5.00
Customer Service 5.50 5.50 5.50 5.50 5.50 7.50 7.50 8.00 9.00 9.00
Water Operations 10.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 10.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00
Sewer Operations - - - - - 2.00 11.00 11.00 13.00 13.00
Water Distribution 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 7.00 7.00
Sewer Collections 13.00 13.00 13.00 12.00 12.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 12.00 11.00
Sanitation Enterprise
Solid Waste 19.00 19.00 19.00 19.00 18.75 19.62 19.87 21.00 21.00 21.00
Recycling 1.00 1.00 - - - - - - 4.00 4.00
Golf Enterprise
Golf Club - - 14.26 14.26 14.26 14.26 31.01 36.51 36.56 36.56
Golf Grounds Maintenance - - 15.75 15.75 15.75 15.75 - - - -
Stormwater Enterprise
Stormwater 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 - - -
Total 292.05 291.02 289.40 300.07 296.09 312.48 329.48 362.29 375.29 377.22
Source: City of Fort Walton Beach Adopted Budget for the relevant year.
Note: Golf Enterprise Fund moved to the General Fund in FY14.
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SCHEDULE 17
PERMITS, LICENSES AND RECREATION FACILITIES
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
MISCELLANEOUS PERMITS
Year Mechanical Electrical Gas Plumbing Water & Sewer
2015 153 216 116 75 34
2014 247 379 136 194 27
2013 148 188 121 82 26
2012 148 168 102 100 39
2011 249 255 74 159 18
2010 212 290 87 154 27
2009 142 285 52 158 16
2008 168 298 97 178 20
2007 177 340 109 157 30
2006 202 473 126 235 32
BUSINESS TAX RECEIPTS ISSUED (formerly referred to as occupational licenses)
Year Number Sold
2015 2,259
2014 2,402
2013 2,087
2012 1,947
2011 2,269
2010 2,311
2009 2,364
2008 2,426
2007 2,499
2006 2,483
MUNICIPAL RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
2 18-hole Golf Courses 1 Library
1 18-hole Disc Golf Course 4 Museums
1 Auditorium 23 Playgrounds
6 Baseball-Softball Facilities 1 Racquetball Court Facility
1 BMX/Skateboard Facility 1 Recreation Center
5 Boat Ramps 2 Soccer Field Facility
6 Exercise/Walking Tracks 4 Tennis Court Facilities
1 Fairgrounds 7 Undeveloped Parks
1 Football Stadium 4 Waterfront Parks
Sources: City of Fort Walton Beach Customer Service, Building & Permitting, and Recreation departments.
Note: Change in facility and athletic field totals due to the construction of the new Recreation Center, which w
complete in FY 2015.
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SCHEDULE 18
ELECTIONS - OKALOOSA COUNTY VOTER REGISTRATION
Unaudited Registered Voters
Pct Place Name Total Dems Reps NPA Other
01 BAKER 2,148 367 1,466 290 25
02 BLACKMON 629 137 415 72 5
03 MILLIGAN 1,204 227 751 205 21
04 HOLT 1,123 235 679 190 19
05 LAUREL HILL 987 250 544 177 16
06 GARDEN CITY 2,861 546 1,775 499 41
07 DORCAS 1,405 276 801 301 27
08 HONEY CREEK 3,757 862 2,141 693 61
09 YELLOW RIVER 3,694 752 2,160 711 71
10 WEST WRIGHT 5,593 1,298 2,833 1,334 128
11 EAST CRESTVIEW 6,919 1,523 3,623 1,616 157
12 WEST CRESTVIEW 836 467 196 164 9
13 NORTH CRESTVIEW 3,469 752 2,033 623 61
14 WEST NICEVILLE 2,649 480 1,509 592 68
15 VALPARAISO 2,805 503 1,619 620 63
16 SHALIMAR 2,722 587 1,481 588 66
17 CENTRAL WRIGHT 3,152 801 1,467 816 68
18 OCEAN CITY 2,400 575 1,185 592 48
19* EAST FWB 1,577 481 649 415 32
20 WEST DESTIN 2,309 430 1,340 476 63
21 MARY ESTHER 2,547 538 1,452 500 57
22* S CENTRAL FWB 1,986 585 918 452 31
23 EGLIN AFB 589 112 265 197 15
24* WEST FWB 2,711 725 1,314 617 55
25 N CENTRAL NICEVILLE 1,706 328 1,014 333 31
26 SEMINOLE 2,443 332 1,633 428 50
27 CINCO BAYOU 284 63 153 65 3
28* GARNIERS 353 68 220 60 5
29* GOLF COURSE 2,104 317 1,373 372 42
30 OKALOOSA ISLAND 1,438 227 805 362 44
31 LONGWOOD 1,875 293 1,275 273 34
32* FERRY PARK 2,297 443 1,382 419 53
33 ROCKY BAYOU 4,313 489 3,100 679 45
34 FLOROSA 3,327 743 1,635 854 95
35 NORTH DESTIN 2,970 366 1,886 671 47
36 SOUTH NICEVILLE 2,429 344 1,628 400 57
37 LAKE LORRAINE 2,646 347 1,811 442 46
38 NORTHGATE 2,137 469 1,177 446 45
39 EAST WRIGHT 2,273 556 1,150 525 42
40 SOUTH BLUEWATER 2,830 319 1,977 485 49
41* N CENTRAL FWB 1,301 229 844 205 23
42* NEW HEIGHTS 2,272 705 991 531 45
43 S CENTRAL NICEVILLE 2,145 412 1,240 452 41
44 CENTRAL DESTIN 1,776 320 943 473 40
45 SOUTH CRESTVIEW 4,272 962 2,200 1,040 70
46 NORTH BLUEWATER 4,287 550 2,830 822 85
47 WYNNEHAVEN BEACH 1,881 389 923 515 54
48* WESTWOOD RETIREMENT 142 34 96 10 2
49 EAST DESTIN 2,931 376 1,976 530 49
50 SOUTH DESTIN 3,003 370 2,002 569 62
51 AIRPORT ROAD 1,674 265 1,054 331 24
52 LIVE OAK 3,389 672 1,928 731 58
Countywide Total 109,827 20,910 64,075 22,682 2,160
*City Precinct City Total 14,743 3,587 7,787 3,081 288
Source: Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections
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SCHEDULE 19
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT BILLINGS AND COLLECTIONS
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Total
Ratio of Outstanding
Assessments Collections Current and
Fiscal Collected or to Amount Delinquent
Year Assessments (1) Released Assessed Assessment
2015 $ - $ 61,898 $ - $ 54,202
2014 - 3,604 - 116,100
2013 - 5,302 - 119,704
2012 - 12,779 - 125,006
2011 - 5,986 - 137,785
2010 - 19,801 - 143,771
2009 - 6,528 - 163,572
2008 - 7,511 - 170,100
2007 218,730 72,576 33.18% 177,610
2006 0.00 1,965 - 31,456
(1)
Assessments are payable over a 20 year period.
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the
comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year.
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SCHEDULE 20
MAJOR REVENUE SOURCES
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Other
Fiscal Property % of Total Taxes/ % of Total Sewer % of Total Sanitation % of Total Water % of Total Golf % of Total
Year Taxes Revenues Franchise Fees Revenues Fees Revenues Fees Revenues Fees Revenues Fees Revenues
2015 $ 7,025,998 19.7% $ 7,171,032 20.1% $ 5,748,749 16.1% $ 3,581,264 10.1% $ 3,425,909 9.6% $ 1,399,101 3.9%
2014 6,886,443 20.6% 6,807,274 20.4% 5,177,966 15.5% 3,562,694 10.7% 3,238,894 9.7% 1,365,764 4.1%
2013 5,486,237 17.3% 6,355,549 20.1% 4,949,525 15.7% 3,499,459 11.1% 3,078,174 9.7% 1,591,423 5.0%
2012 5,681,589 18.5% 6,482,596 21.1% 4,839,764 15.8% 3,313,559 10.8% 3,052,071 9.9% 1,656,721 5.4%
2011 6,030,428 19.2% 6,673,824 21.2% 4,631,992 14.7% 3,307,993 10.5% 2,753,590 8.8% 1,954,589 6.2%
2010 5,332,480 17.5% 6,645,189 21.8% 4,154,795 13.6% 3,335,342 10.9% 2,379,913 7.8% 1,914,053 6.3%
2009 5,629,812 19.0% 6,425,482 21.7% 3,943,722 13.3% 3,363,185 11.4% 2,245,512 7.6% 2,164,174 7.4%
2008 6,021,743 20.6% 5,706,534 19.5% 3,984,282 13.6% 3,441,588 11.8% 2,271,327 7.8% 2,365,739 8.1%
2007 6,123,749 15.7% 5,645,463 14.5% 4,162,172 10.7% 3,427,925 8.8% 2,492,378 6.4% 2,441,793 6.3%
2006 5,303,877 14.9% 6,544,881 18.4% 3,932,591 11.1% 3,369,729 9.5% 2,360,766 6.6% 2,500,736 7.0%
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. The city implemented GASB Statement 34 in
2002; schedules presenting government-wide information include information beginning in that year.
Note: Beginning in FY14, the Golf Enterprise Fund was transferred into the General Fund.
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SCHEDULE 21
WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICE RATES
Unaudited
Monthly Water Rates(1,2) Residential Commercial Number of
Inside Outside(3) Inside Outside(3) Meters
Lifeline Rate(4) $9.32 $11.65 $9.32 $11.65
Monthly Base Charge(5), Meter Size:
3/4" $9.32 $11.65 $9.32 $11.65 8,974
1.0" $9.32 $11.65 $9.32 $11.65 330
1.5" $12.68 $15.85 $12.68 $15.85 110
2.0" $21.53 $26.91 $21.53 $26.91 217
3.0" $32.81 $41.01 $32.81 $41.01 14
4.0" $41.01 $51.26 $41.01 $51.26 19
6.0" $65.24 $81.55 $65.24 $81.55 0
8.0" or 10.0" $97.76 $122.20 $97.76 $122.20 1
Multi-Residential, Addt'l per Unit $6.33 $7.91 $9.32 $11.65
9,665
Residential Customers (6) 8,442
Commercial Customers (6) 1,095
Total Customers 9,537
Gallonage Rate (per 1,000 gallons per unit) Inside Outside
Block 1 (0 - 2,000) Included in monthly base charge
Block 2 (2,001 - 4,000) $2.78 $3.48
Block 3 (4,001 - 8,000) $3.40 $4.25
Block 4 (8,001 +) $5.10 $6.38
Monthly Wastewater Rates (2) Residential Commercial
Lifeline Rate(4) $20.83 24.92
Monthly Base Charge $20.44 $24.53
Gallonage Rate (per 1,000 gallons per unit)
Block 1 (0 - 2,000) Included in monthly base charge
Block 2 (2,001 +) $6.80 $8.09
(1)
Irrigation customers subject to water rates as outlined herein
(2)
Monthly Base Charge is per Unit. Residential Single Family and Commercial count as 1 unit
Multi-Family and Multi-Commercial are billed according to meter size and unit count
(3)
Outside City surcharge of 25% for water
(4)
Single family residence with less than 2,000 gallons per month
(5)
Residential service capped at 16,000 gallons per unit
(6)
Billed in September
Source: City of Fort Walton Beach Comprehensive Fee Schedule
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SCHEDULE 22
SANITATION AND RECYCLING SERVICE RATES
Unaudited
Basic Garbage Rates Garbage Tipping Total
Residential
One Container $ 10.60 $ 6.45 $ 17.05
Two Containers 21.20 12.80 34.00
Residential Dumpsters, Individual Meters 10.60 6.45 17.05
Commercial
One Container 28.60 7.25 35.85
Two Containers 57.20 14.55 71.75
Shared Dumpster (minimum charge) 28.60 7.25 35.85
Garbage and Trash Collection Garbage Tipping Total
2 Cubic Yards
2 times per week $ 60.70 $ 52.40 $ 113.10
3 times per week 91.05 78.50 169.55
4 times per week 121.45 104.55 226.00
5 times per week 151.75 130.70 282.45
6 times per week 182.10 156.80 338.90
4 Cubic Yards
2 times per week 85.70 104.55 190.25
3 times per week 128.55 156.80 285.35
4 times per week 171.40 209.05 380.45
5 times per week 214.25 261.30 475.55
6 times per week 257.10 313.55 570.65
6 Cubic Yards
2 times per week 112.50 156.80 269.30
3 times per week 168.75 235.20 403.95
4 times per week 224.95 313.55 538.50
5 times per week 281.20 391.90 673.10
6 times per week 337.45 470.35 807.80
8 Cubic Yards
2 times per week 135.70 209.05 344.75
3 times per week 203.55 313.55 517.10
4 times per week 271.40 418.05 689.45
5 times per week 339.25 522.60 861.85
6 times per week 407.10 627.05 1,034.15
Compactor Commercial Rate x 3 x Bulk Container(s)
Commercial Recycling Garbage Tipping Total
4 Cubic Yards
2 times per week 112.70 - 112.70
3 times per week 169.00 - 169.00
4 times per week 225.35 - 225.35
5 times per week 281.70 - 281.70
6 Cubic Yards
2 times per week 169.00 - 169.00
3 times per week 253.50 - 253.50
4 times per week 338.00 - 338.00
5 times per week 422.50 - 422.50
8 Cubic Yards
2 times per week 225.35 - 225.35
3 times per week 338.00 - 338.00
4 times per week 450.70 - 450.70
5 times per week 563.35 - 563.35
Contaminated Load Fee (per dump)
4 CY 20.00 31.20 51.20
6 CY 20.00 56.10 76.10
8CY 20.00 87.20 107.20
Source: City of Fort Walton Beach Comprehensive Fee Schedule
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OPERATING INDICATORS BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Function Unaudited Fiscal Year
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Public Safety
Police
Arrests 1,041 873 867 1,042 1,265 1,773 2,298 2,526 2,201 1,916
Traffic citations 2,864 3,119 3,413 3,773 3,246 6,207 6,430 7,211 5,171 5,399
Fire
Emergency medical responses 3,322 3,278 3,231 3,197 3,041 2,791 2,645 2,484 2,567 2,441
Fire responses 1,270 1,389 1,277 1,288 1,224 1,158 477 479 517 335
Inspections 1,000 700 800 758 1,431 2,040 2,863 3,277 3,319 2,605
Code Enforcement
Code violations 1,702 1,766 2,118 2,158 2,456 2,426 2,513 2,108 1,793 1,914
Engineering Services
Building permits issued n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1,429 1,582 1,710 2,341
Residential building permits issued 1,214 1,220 1,095 697 588 630 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Commercial building permits issued 402 310 457 164 284 380 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Value of permits (in millions) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a $46.20 $37.40 $28.70 $31.10
Value of residential permits (in millions) $ 16 $ 16 $ 15 $ 9 $ 10 $ 7 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Value of commercial permits (in millions) $ 832 $ 27 $ 23 $ 9 $ 7 $ 7 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Street resurfacing (lane miles) 0.64 0.16 - 1.70 2.25 5.71 1.53 0.78 0.46 2.25
Pot holes (hours spent repairing) 770 528 813 989 1,014 617 1,257 1,476 1,022 713
Sanitation
Refuse collected (tons) 24,467 26,102 24,059 25,374 25,332 25,676 25,485 27,873 28,374 28,446
Recyclables collected (tons) 1,191 754 615 375 251 161 150 112 367 400
Culture and Recreation
Parks and Recreation
(3)
Recreation program participants n/a n/a n/a 92,267 106,486 103,121 116,565 118,890 125,697 120,329
Recreation program registrations 650 651 571 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Adult athletic participants (3) n/a n/a n/a 6,728 9,003 10,009 11,406 14,591 14,669 14,239
Adult athletic registrations 424 426 467 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Youth athletic participants (3) n/a n/a n/a 14,548 13,038 12,525 14,211 15,570 14,418 14,254
Youth athletic registrations 1,978 1,347 1,253 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Skate/tennis park participants (4) n/a n/a n/a 13,114 18,291 15,297 18,480 24,100 29,088 29,396
Library
Circulation volume 137,363 145,684 142,888 139,196 126,146 135,314 142,148 137,002 126,271 124,489
Museum
Number of visitors/participants(1) 22,683 19,461 22,901 21,480 28,200 39,935 47,700 45,168 28,916 30,144
Water System
New connections 34 27 26 39 18 27 16 20 30 32
Water customers 9,537 9,480 9,279 8,846 8,804 8,795 8,741 8,927 8,996 8,966
Water produced (million gallons) 891 884 855 868 899 897 943 963 1,071 1,127
Wastewater System
(2)
Wastewater treated (million gallons) - - - - - 381 769 916 796 839
(1)
Decline in 2011 primarily in outreach numbers; reducing outreach to be more in line with in-house service numbers at the suggestion of City Council
(2)
Wastewater treatment transferred to County in March 2010
(3)
FY 2012-2013 total participants was changed to total registrations
(4)
FY 2012-2013 numbers were not required to be collected for the BMX Park or the Tennis Center
Source: City of Fort Walton Beach Performance Measures.
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CAPITAL ASSET STATISTICS BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Function/Program Fiscal Year
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Public Safety
Police
Stations 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sworn Officers 43 43 43 51 48 49 49 55 53 52
Engineering Services
Miles of roads 93.12 93.12 93.12 93.06 92.65 (2) 112.76 112.76 (1) 99.35 98.50 98.50
Miles of sidewalks 63.67 64.73 64.05 63.93 62.80 62.11 61.35 61.32 60.92 60.82
Signs fabricated and installed 1,133 918 785 935 976 910 1,110 1,223 1,481 1,412
Culture and Recreation
Parks and Recreation
Recreational Amenities 129 116
(7)
117
(4)
122 122 122 (3) 91 90 90 89
Parks (acres) 196.56 180.26 180.26 180.26 180.26 180.26 180.26 180.26 180.26 173.58
Library
Inventoried collection 72,313 72,729 74,649 74,448 72,873 74,317 73,641 71,006 69,061 68,064
Water and Sewer System
Potable water lines (miles) 144.77 146.25 145.9 (5) 118.63 118.57 118.52 118.10 118.09 118.09 115.95
(5)
Sanitary sewer lines (miles) 110.45 130.32 118.76 118.76 118.76 118.77 118.77 118.77 118.77 118.77
Reuse water lines (miles) 7.10 7.10 7.14 3.82 3.82 3.82 4.14 4.14 4.14 4.14
Potable Water Elevated Storage Tank Capacity: 1 (6) tank 200,000 gal; 1 tank 750,000 gal; 2 tanks 500,000 gal
Potable Water Ground Storage Tank Capacity: 1 tank 135,000 gal; 1 tank 250,000 gal; 1 tank 1,000,000 gal; 1 tank 25,000 gal
Pumping Capacity of Potable Water Wells: 9.231 million gallons per day
Sanitary Sewer Ground Storage Tank Capacity: 4,000,000 gal
Reuse Water Elevated Storage Tank Capacity: 1 tank 200,000 gal
Reuse Water Ground Storage Tank Capacity: 1 tank 1,000,000 gal
Stormwater System
(2)
Storm drains (miles) 42.03 42.05 42.01 41.64 41.64 45.70 45.66 (1) 34.73 34.73 35
(1)
FY 2009 Increase due to better data with GIS system and methodology change for calculation.
(2)
FY 2011 Adjustment to only include City-maintained roads and stormwater pipe (collector, culvert, french drain).
(3)
FY 2010 Adjustment due to re-evaluation of how amenities are counted.
(4)
Decrease due to demolition of the Rec Center and fields.
(5)
Increase due to better data output from GIS system.
(6)
One elevated tank with 200,000 gallon capacity was converted to reuse water.
(7)
Decrease due to sale of Senior Center. New Recreation Center will be open mid FY 2015.
N/A: Not available.
Source: City of Fort Walton Beach Performance Measures.
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INSURANCE COVERAGE
Unaudited
Agent, Broker, or
Effective Dates Company Policy Number Company Rep. Type Amount Location
10/12/14 to 10/12/15 Wright National 1151291251 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 450,000 B 14 Robinwood Drive SW
$ 100,000 C Sanitation Building
10/12/14 to 10/12/15 Wright National 1151306332 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 500,000 B #7 Hollywood Boulevard
$ 500,000 C Police Department
10/12/14 to 10/12/15 Wright National 1151291263 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 500,000 B #5 Hollywood Boulevard
$ 300,000 C Fire Department
10/12/14 to 10/12/15 Wright National 1151292103 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 402,700 B 107 Miracle Strip Parkway
$ 128,200 C Auditorium
10/12/14 to 10/12/15 Wright National 1151291796 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 402,700 B 107 Miracle Strip Parkway
$ 382,900 C City Hall
10/12/14 to 10/12/15 Wright National 1151292114 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 177,300 B 107 Miracle Strip Parkway
$ 16,300 C Council Chamber
10/12/14 to 10/12/15 Wright National 1151292125 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 402,700 B 107 Miracle Strip Parkway
$ 382,900 C Annex Building
10/12/14 to 10/12/15 Wright National 1151292120 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 389,700 B 107 Miracle Strip Parkway
$ 16,300 C Utility Building
10/12/14 to 10/12/15 Wright National 1151291389 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 450,000 B 141 Miracle Strip Parkway
$ 100,000 C City Museum
10/12/14 to 10/12/15 Wright National 1151291280 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 350,000 B 22 McGriff Street
50,000 C Child Care Facility
12/02/14 to 12/02/15 Wright National 1150164378 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 38,500 B 338 Miracle Strip Parkway
Restroom, East of Pavillion
Liza Jackson Park
12/02/14 to 12/02/15 Wright National 1150164379 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 38,500 B 338 Miracle Strip Parkway
Restroom Near Ditch
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INSURANCE COVERAGE
Unaudited
Agent, Broker, or
Effective Dates Company Policy Number Company Rep. Type Amount Location
Liza Jackson Park
05/17/15 to 05/17/16 Wright National 1150342974 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 98,300 B 55 Ferry Road
Boy Scout Hut
07/23/15 to 07/23/16 Wright National 1151270502 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 300,000 B 18 Robinwood Drive
$ 50,000 C Pump Station #1
06/23/15 to 06/23/16 Wright National 1150458831 Fisher-Brown Agency Flood $ 55,000 B 168 Coral Drive SW
City Hall Ball Field Restrooms
10/01/14 to 10/01/15 AIG Environmental Tank Guard 12896318 Public Risk Insurance Agency Petroleum $ 1,000,000/inc Golf Course, Police, City Yard, Fuel Station
Liability $ 1,000,000/agg Pump Station - Fire
10/01/14 to 10/01/15 PGIT PKFL1046200315-11 Public Risk Insurance Agency Inland $ 555,260 Fine Arts
Marine $ 250,000 Rented, Borrowed, Leased Equipment
$ 664,648 Contractor's Mobile Equipment
$ 588,532 EDP/Minicomputer/Word Processor
$ 250,000 Valuable Papers
$ 231,933 Other Inland Marine
$ 318,276 Emergency Svcs Portable Equipment
$ 255,211 Communication Equipment
09/16/14 to 09/16/15 Hartford 21BSBDB7459 Fisher-Brown Agency Public Official $ 50,000 Finance Director
Bond
02/09/15 to 02/09/16 Hartford 21BSBDB7454 Fisher-Brown Agency Public Official $ 50,000 Customer Service Administrator, Finance
Bond Department
10/01/14 to 10/01/15 PGIT PKFL1046200315-11 Public Risk Insurance Agency Auto $ 100,000 Uninsured Motorist
$ 1,000,000 CSL Liability
10/01/14 to 10/01/15 PGIT PKFL1046200315-11 Public Risk Insurance Agency Forgery $ 250,000
Alteration
10/01/14 to 10/01/15 PGIT PKFL1046200315-11 Public Risk Insurance Agency Money & $ 10,000
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INSURANCE COVERAGE
Unaudited
Agent, Broker, or
Effective Dates Company Policy Number Company Rep. Type Amount Location
Securities
10/01/14 to 10/01/15 PGIT PKFL1046200315-11 Public Risk Insurance Agency Crime $ 250,000 Public Employees
Blanket Fidelity Bond
10/01/14 to 10/01/15 PGIT PKFL1046200315-11 Public Risk Insurance Agency General $ 1,000,000 Occurance
Liability
10/01/14 to 10/01/15 PGIT PKFL1046200315-11 Public Risk Insurance Agency Property $ 45,883,959 Blank Real & Personal
Property
10/01/14 to 10/01/15 PGIT PKFL1046200315-11 Public Risk Insurance Agency Property $ 100,000 Business Income
500,000 Additional Expense
10/01/14 to 10/01/15 PGIT WC-FL1046200313-04 Public Risk Insurance Agency Worker's $ 1,000,000 Accident
Comp $ 1,000,000 Disease
10/01/14 to 10/01/15 PGIT PKFL1046200315-11 Public Risk Insurance Agency Public Officials $ 5,000,000
Empl. Practice 5,000,000
10/01/13 to 10/01/15 Federal Insurance 9906-62-32 LB Bryan & Co. AD&D $ 65,000 Occupational Death
Mutual of Omaha $ 65,000 Response to Emergency
$ 190,000 Unlawful/Unintentional
10/01/14 to 10/01/15 PGIT PKFL1046200315-11 Public Risk Insurance Agency Boiler & $ 45,883,959
Machinery
05/01/15 to 05/01/16 Travelers 105927344 Fisher-Brown Agency Fiduciary $ 2,000,000 Retirement Fund for General Liability
Employees and Fire
Source: City of Fort Walton Beach Risk Management Department
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CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
OTHER SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
SCHEDULE OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF FUNDS
RELATED TO THE DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Amounts Amounts
Received in Expended in
the 2014-2015 the 2014-2015
Source Fiscal Year Fiscal Year
British Petroleum:
Final Settlement Economic and Property Damage Claim $ 148,570 $ -
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CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
State Agency
Pass-Through Entity CSFA Contract/Grant
State Project Number Number Expenditures
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Direct programs
Wastewater Treatment Facility Construction 37.077 WW284100 $ 455,330
Stormwater Projects 37.082 S0693 35,542
490,872
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity
Direct program
Division of Community Development 40.038 HL020 / T1431 213,000
TOTAL EXPENDITURES OF
STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE $ 703,872
See notes to the schedule of expenditures of state financial assistance.
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CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
NOTES TO THE SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Description of City
The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of State Financial Assistance includes the state grant
activity of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and is presented on the accrual basis of
accounting. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements
described in Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General. Therefore, some amounts presented in
this schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic
financial statements.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL
REPORTING AND ON COMPLIANCE AND OTHER MATTERS BASED ON AN AUDIT OF
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING
STANDARDS
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
We have audited, in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of
America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing
Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, the financial statements of
governmental activities, the business-type activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining
fund information of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, as of and for the year ended September
30, 2015, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the City of
Fort Walton Beach, Florida's basic financial statements and have issued our report thereon dated
March 2, 2016.
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
In planning and performing our audit, we considered the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida's
internal control over financial reporting (internal control) to determine the audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances for the purpose of expressing our opinions on the financial
statements, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the City of Fort
Walton Beach, Florida's internal control. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the
effectiveness of the City's internal control.
A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow
management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent
or detect and correct misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or
combination of deficiencies, in internal control, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a
material misstatement of the entity's financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and
corrected on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies,
in internal control that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit
attention by those charged with governance.
Our consideration of internal control was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of
this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be material
weaknesses or significant deficiencies. Given these limitations, during our audit, we did not identify
any deficiencies in internal control that we consider to be material weaknesses. However, material
weaknesses may exist that have not been identified.
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Compliance and Other Matters
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida's
financial statements are free of material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with
certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements, noncompliance with which
could have a direct and material effect on the determination of financial statement amounts.
However, providing an opinion on compliance with those provisions was not an objective of our
audit, and accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. The results of our tests disclosed no
instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be reported under Government
Auditing Standards.
Purpose of this Report
The purpose of this report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control and
compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the
entity’s internal control or on compliance. This report is an integral part of an audit performed in
accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the entity’s internal control and
compliance. Accordingly, this communication is not suitable for any other purpose.
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
March 2, 2016
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT ON COMPLIANCE FOR EACH MAJOR
STATE PROJECT AND ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER COMPLIANCE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 10.550, RULES OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Report on Compliance for Each Major State Project
We have audited City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida's compliance with the types of compliance
requirements described in the Florida Department of Financial Services' State Projects Compliance
Supplement that could have a direct and material effect on each of City of Fort Walton Beach,
Florida's major state projects for the year ended September 30, 2015. City of Fort Walton Beach,
Florida's major state projects are identified in the summary of auditors’ results section of the
accompanying Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs.
Management's Responsibility
Management is responsible for compliance with the requirements of laws, regulations, contracts,
and grants applicable to its state projects.
Auditors’ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on compliance for each of City of Fort Walton Beach,
Florida’s major state projects based on our audit of the types of compliance requirements referred
to above. We conducted our audit of compliance in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in the United States of America; the standards applicable to financial audits contained in
Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; and
Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General. Those standards and Chapter 10.550 require that we
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether noncompliance with the
types of compliance requirements referred to above that could have a direct and material effect on
a major state project occurred. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence about City of
Fort Walton Beach, Florida’s compliance with those requirements and performing such other
procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion on compliance for each major
state project. However, our audit does not provide a legal determination of City of Fort Walton
Beach, Florida's compliance.
Opinion on Each Major State Project
In our opinion, City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, complied, in all material respects, with the types
of compliance requirements referred to above that could have a direct and material effect on each
of its major state projects for the year ended September 30, 2015.
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Report on Internal Control Over Compliance
Management of City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida is responsible for establishing and maintaining
effective internal control over compliance with the types of compliance requirements referred to
above. In planning and performing our audit of compliance, we considered City of Fort Walton
Beach, Florida’s internal control over compliance with the types of requirements that could have a
direct and material effect on each major state project to determine the auditing procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances for the purpose of expressing an opinion on compliance for each
major state project and to test and report on internal control over compliance in accordance with
Chapter 10.550, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of internal
control over compliance. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of City of
Fort Walton Beach, Florida’s internal control over compliance.
A deficiency in internal control over compliance exists when the design or operation of a control
over compliance does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing
their assigned functions, to prevent, or detect and correct, noncompliance with a type of compliance
requirement of a state project on a timely basis. A material weakness in internal control over
compliance is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over compliance, such
that there is a reasonable possibility that material noncompliance with a type of compliance
requirement of a state project will not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis. A
significant deficiency in internal control over compliance is a deficiency, or a combination of
deficiencies, in internal control over compliance with a type of compliance requirement of a state
project that is less severe than a material weakness in internal control over compliance, yet
important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance.
Our consideration of internal control over compliance was for the limited purpose described in the
first paragraph of this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control
over compliance that might be material weaknesses or significant deficiencies. We did not identify
any deficiencies in internal control over compliance that we consider to be material weaknesses.
However, material weaknesses may exist that have not been identified.
The purpose of this report on internal control over compliance is solely to describe the scope of our
testing of internal control over compliance and the results of that testing based on the requirements
of Chapter 10.550. Accordingly, this report is not suitable for any other purpose.
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
March 2, 2016
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CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
I. SUMMARY OF AUDITORS' RESULTS
Financial Statements
Type of auditors' report issued: Unmodified
Internal control over financial reporting:
• Material weakness(es) identified? Yes X No
None
• Significant deficiency(ies) identified? Yes X Reported
Noncompliance material to financial statements noted? Yes X No
State Financial Assistance
Internal control over major programs:
• Material weakness(es) identified? Yes X No
None
• Significant deficiency(ies) identified? Yes X Reported
Type of auditors' report issued on compliance for major programs: Unmodified
• Any audit findings disclosed that are required to be
reported in accordance with Chapter 10.550, Rules
of the Auditor General? Yes X No
Identification of major programs:
CSFA Number Name of State Project
37.077 Water Treatment Facility Construction
40.038 Division of Community Development
Dollar threshold used to distinguish between type A and type B
programs: $ 211,162
II. FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDINGS
The results of our audits of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida did not disclose any findings
required to be reported under Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General.
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INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS’ REPORT ON AN EXAMINATION OF
COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER
10.550, RULES OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
We have examined the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida’s (the City) compliance with the following
requirements for the year ended September 30, 2015:
1) Florida Statute 218.415 in regards to the investments.
2) Florida Statute 288.8018 in regards to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill receipts and
expenditures.
Management is responsible for the City’s compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on the City’s compliance based on our examination.
Our examination was conducted in accordance with attestation standards established by the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and, accordingly, included examining, on a test
basis, evidence about the City’s compliance with those requirements and performing such other
procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our examination
provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal
determination on the City’s compliance with specified requirements.
In our opinion, the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida complied, in all material respects, with the
aforementioned requirements for the year ended September 30, 2015.
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March 2, 2016
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MANAGEMENT LETTER
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the financial statements of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida (the City), as of
and for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015, and have issued our report thereon dated March
2, 2016.
Auditors’ Responsibility
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United
States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government
Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, and Chapter 10,550,
Rules of the Florida Auditor General.
Other Reports and Schedule
We have issued our Independent Auditors’ Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and
on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in
Accordance with Government Auditing Standards; Independent Auditors’ Report on Compliance for
Each Major State Project and on Internal Control over Compliance in Accordance with Chapter
10.550, Rules of the Auditor General; the Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs; and
Independent Accountants’ Report on an Examination of Compliance Requirements in Accordance
with Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General. Disclosures in this report, which are dated
March 2, 2016, should be considered in conjunction with this management letter.
Prior Audit Findings
Section 10.554(1)(i)1., Rules of the Auditor General, requires that we determine whether or not
corrective actions have been taken to address findings and recommendations made in the
preceding annual financial report. There were no findings identified in the preceding annual final
report.
Official Title and Legal Authority
Section 10.554(1)(i)4., Rules of Auditor General, requires that the name or official title and legal
authority for the primary government and each component unit of the reporting entity be disclosed
in this management letter, unless disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. The City of Fort
Walton Beach, Florida, was established as a municipality by a Special Act of the Florida Legislature
in 1937. The City's original charter was enacted as Chapter 18539, Laws of Florida.
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Official Title and Legal Authority – Continued
The present charter was enacted in 1953 as Chapter 29093, Laws of Florida. The City had one
component unit within its reporting entity. The Fort Walton Beach Community Redevelopment
Agency was created pursuant to provisions of Chapter 163, Part III, Florida Statutes. This action,
adopted by Resolution Number 77–38, also outlines the rights, powers, duties, privileges, and
immunities invested in the governing body. City ordinance 1262, adopted on September 27, 1994,
gave the City Council the authority to appoint an independent Board of Commissioners in place of
the City Council effective January 1, 1995.
During 1992, the Florida Department of Community Affairs determined that the Fort Walton Beach
Housing Authority was a dependent special district of the City. Utilizing the standards set forth in
GASB 61, the Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority was not considered as having met sufficient
criteria for inclusion within the City's audited financial statements for the year ended September 30,
2015. As a result, the Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority is not included in the City's annual
financial report.
During 2011, the Fort Walton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (the Agency) became a
blended component unit of the City. The City's council members serve as board members of the
Agency. The Agency's governing body is the same as the governing body of the City and the
Agency provides services specifically to the Community Redevelopment Area of the City. Due to
the nature and significance of the Agency's relationship with the City, exclusion of the Agency's
financial operations would render the City's financial statements incomplete or misleading.
Financial Condition
Section 10.554(1)(i)5,.a. and 10.556(7), Rules of the Auditor General, requires that we apply
appropriate procedures and report the results of our determination as to whether or not the City has
met one or more of the conditions described in Section 218.503(1), Florida Statutes, and
identification of the specific condition(s) met. In connection with our audit, we determined that the
City did not meet any of the conditions described in Section 218.503(1), Florida Statutes.
Pursuant to Sections 10.554(1)(i)5.c., and 10.556(8), Rules of the Auditor General, we applied
financial condition assessment procedures. It is management's responsibility to monitor the City's
financial condition, and our financial condition assessment was based in part on representations
made by management and the review of financial information provided by same.
Annual Financial Report
Section 10.554(1)(i)5.b. and 10.556(7), Rules of the Auditor General, requires that we apply
appropriate procedures and report the results of our determination as to whether the annual
financial report for the City, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015, filed with the Florida
Department of Financial Services pursuant to Section 218.32(1)(a), Florida Statutes, is in
agreement with the annual financial audit report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015. In
connection with our audit, we determined that these two reports were in agreement.
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Special District Component Units
Section 10.554(1)(i)5.d, Rules of the Auditor General, requires that we determine whether or not a
special district that is a component unit of a county, municipality, or special district, provided the
financial information necessary for proper reporting of the component unit, within the audited
financial statements of the county, municipality, or special district in accordance with Section
218.39(3)(b), Florida Statutes. In connection with our audit, we determined that all special district
component units provided the necessary information for proper reporting in accordance with
Section 218.39(3)(b), Florida Statutes.
Other Matters
Section 10.554(1)(i)2., Rules of the Auditor General, requires that we address in the management
letter any recommendations to improve financial management. In connection with our audit, we did
not have any such recommendations.
Section 10.554(1)(i)3., Rules of the Auditor General, requires that we address noncompliance with
provisions of contracts or grant agreements, or abuse, that have occurred, or are likely to have
occurred, that have an effect on the financial statements that is less than material but which
warrants the attention of those charged with governance. In connection with our audit, we did not
have any such findings.
Purpose of this Letter
Our management letter is intended solely for the information and use of the Legislative Auditing
Committee, members of the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives, the Florida
Auditor General, Federal and other granting agencies, the City Council Members, and applicable
management, and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these
specified parties.
We greatly appreciate the assistance and cooperation extended us during our audit.
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
March 2, 2016
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