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City finance director briefs Satellite Beach Youth Council on budget and city projects
Summary
Support Services Director Britney Jumper gave the youth council a high-level overview of the city’s fiscal year, major funds, audit process and a key capital project, noting the general fund is just over $13 million and approximately 60% of general fund revenue comes from property taxes.
Britney Jumper, the city’s Support Services Director and comptroller, briefed the Satellite Beach Youth Council at its Oct. 28, 2019 meeting on how the city’s finances operate and the role of a comprehensive annual financial report.
Jumper described the city’s fiscal year (Oct. 1–Sept. 30), the audit schedule (auditors arriving before Thanksgiving with presentation to council typically in February or March) and the city’s seven main funds: the general fund, community service fund, community redevelopment (CRA) fund, capital assets fund, law enforcement trust fund, health insurance fund and the pension trust. She said the general fund is “just over $13,000,000,” and that roughly 60% of general fund revenues come from property taxes.
Jumper said the city maintains roughly 100 employees across multiple departments and pointed to a major ongoing capital project: a new public works and fire station that will span several fiscal years and requires careful tracking of budgets and allocations.
She encouraged council members to review the city’s online budget book, which contains 10 years of data and fund-level tabs, and offered to return for a deeper presentation or meet one-on-one for students who want more detail. Jumper also told the council how departmental budget requests are coordinated with the city manager as the budget season begins each January.
Members asked clarifying questions about fund names and departmental responsibilities; Jumper confirmed the funds she listed and reiterated that the budget book is the best source for precise figures and project details.
