Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 8-11-14--proposed budget — reading text

to 6 cents; the County levies the full 6 cents and the City receives 10. 884% based on the current interlocal agreement. The third is 1 to 5 cents, of which the County currently levies 3 cents. The City' s local option fuel tax proceeds for FY 2014 -15 are budgeted at $ 550K and $ 240K, respectfully. Interfund Transfers — Interfund transfers represent $ 1. 7M, or 4. 6 %, of total revenues. The Debt Service Fund receives $ 1. 0M from the General Fund for principal and interest payments. The Beal Memorial Cemetery Fund receives $ 36K from the General Fund ( 20% of lot sales) for investment for perpetual care. The General Fund receives $ 519K from the Utilities Fund ( 6% of water & sewer fees) as a franchise /right -of -way access fee and $ 130K from the Sanitation Fund to compensate for additional roadway wear & tear caused by heavy sanitation trucks. Appropriation from Reserves — Use of fund balance ( governmental funds) or net assets enterprise funds) — accounts for $2. 3M, or 6. 1 %, of total revenues: a. Law Enforcement Trust Fund — $ 12, 785 from unassigned fund balance for meth lab cleanup and forefeiture legal fees. The Florida Attorney General has opined that it is not permissible to budget forfeiture revenues, so an appropriation from fund balance is budgeted to record the use of the prior year' s forfeitures for current year activities. b. Law Enforcement Training Fund — $1, 490 from unassigned fund balance for operational needs. City of Fort Walton Beach, FL Revenues c. Florida Building Code — $13, 754 from unassigned fund balance for a portion of the cost y of an SUV. d. Community Redevelopment Agency — $ 18, 383 from restricted fund balance to fund a portion of the Master Plan for the Landing. e. Utilities Fund — $2, 158, 692 from restricted net assets ( renewal & replacement) to balance the budget pending the results of the Rate Study. f. Sanitation Fund — $ 58, 176 from restricted net assets ( renewal & replacement) for Walkedge Drive Seawall and other improvements identified in the Stormwater Master Plan. City of Fort Walton Beach. FL Expenditures FY 2014 -15 Budgeted Expenditures 37, 218, 231 Debt Service, Contingencies, Capital Outlay/ Imorovement. 51633, 594. 7. 190 S251. 511 , 0. 7% ves. $ 847. 608. 2. 3% Culture R S4. 078. 0= terfund Transfers, 1. 710. 571 , 4. 6`70 Economic Enviror 1, 160,414, 3. General Government, 52, 658. 560. 7. 1 % Transportation. S1, 066. 629. 2. 99 ublic Safety. 117. 631 . 24. 2% Physic Sll. t Phvsical Environment - This category comprises $ 11. 7M or 31. 3% of total expenses and S25 includes cemetery- operations and the following enterprise activities: water, sewer, stormwater; 20 and garbage. These operations are self- sustaining since . cemetery revenues exceed expenses and enterprise activities are funded by user fees rather than general revenues such as slo property taxes. The $ 1. 7M, or 14. 2 %, increase 5 in this . category is largely attributable to increased wastewater flows to Okaloosa so . " - - Cemetery Water S Sewer Garbage stormwater County' s Arbennie Pritchett WRF, due to 02010 -11 02011 -12 Q2012 -13 11 Budge uBudget higher accuracy meters and the introduction of 2013 -14 2014 -I5 inflow and inflitration ( 1/ I) into the system. The City has secured $ 1. 25M from a State Revolving Fund Loan that will enable us to immediately begin projects to assist with the 1/ 1 reduction, thereby reducing these costs. $ 5. 25 4. 50 Public Safety - This category includes police, $ fire, code enforcement, and building inspection $ 3. 75 services and totals - $9. OM, or 24. 2 %, of total S3. 00 expenses. The $ 50K, or 0. 5 %, decrease is s2. 25 attributable to salary savings through retirements slso and savings in pension contributions. Three 0. 75 patrol cars were eliminated from purchase this $ 50. 00 year, contributing to the reduction as well. Police Fire Code Enf Bldg Insp 02010 -I1 02011 - 12 u2012 -13 aBudget QBudget 2013 -14 2014 -15 Expenditures Recreation & Cultural – This category equals s,. 5 4. 1M, or 11. 0 %, of total expenses and includes parks & recreation programs and facilities, senior s2. o center, library, museums,. and golf courses. Golf operations are intended to be self -sufficient through user fees; however, this has not been SI.° possible over the past decade for a variety of reasons. A portion of the other leisure services $ 0. 5 expenses are offset by revenues such as facility S00 and park rentals, youth and adult athletic fees, and Recreation Parks Senior Gol( Club Libr Library Museum Center museum entrance fees. This category is up $ 231 K, U1010 -II 02011 - 12 - 2012 -13 aBudget oBudget 2013 - 14 2013 -15 or 5. 7 %, from the prior year and still down $ 400K, or 8. 9 %, over the past five years due to budget constraints as well as planning for the consolidation of facilities. A new recreation complex is currently under construction at the site of the old Fred Hedrick Recreation Center. Once the new facility is operational in 2015, Docie Bass Recreation Center will be closed along with the althletic fields at Seabreeze, Ferry Park, and the Fairgrounds. Chester Pruitt Recreation Center was sold in June 2014, and the Creative Senior Center is in negotiations for a sale of the property. Debt payments for the new facility are fully offset by staffing and operational savings from centralization. General Government –' This category is $ 2. 7M, or 7. 1 %, of total expenses and includes the following units of City government funded from ad valorem tax proceeds that provide support services to other departments and information to 55. 0 the City Council, City Manager, City $ public: 4. 5 40 — Clerk, information technology, human resources, $ risk management, accounting, purchasing, 535