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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
