FY 2023 ADOPTED BUDGET AS OF 9-22-22 - Flipbook - Page 24
Introduction → Transmittal Letter
a) The budget includes $456,480 in expenditures for a wide array of City events, festivals,
activities, and celebrations, which will attract visitors and investment to the City. The City
funds almost 100% of all events, and the rest is raised by sponsors.
b) Several City departments, including Fire, Police, Parks and Recreation, and Public Works
incur the time and overtime costs for these events which are absorbed into the department
budgets.
3. Parks & Recreation:
a) The annual operating budget for the department is $401,925 and $53,500 is allocated to
capital outlay in the General Fund and $185,000 in the Capital Projects budget with the Sales
Tax Capital Projects fund.
4. Grants: The budget includes $30,000 in support grants to various community organizations for
events and services.
5. Additional information can be found on the City of Eustis website: https://www.eustis.org and
City’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CityofEustis.
The Fiscal Year 2021-22 Accomplishments
It is anticipated that staff will reduce anticipated General Fund expenditures in FY 2021-22 as
compared to budget. Much of the anticipated savings can be attributed to position vacancies, but
each department also limited expenditures as much as possible. Other major accomplishments
include the following:
1. Distinguished Budget Award from the Government Finance Officers Association
2. Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance
Officers Association
3. Very successful annual events including the Hometown Celebrations in Ferran Park, Georgefest,
Music Fest, Classic Car Show, Busker Fest, and many other community cultural events.
4. Distributions of masks and cleaning supplies in support of families hurt by COVID-19 as well as
providing safe and efficient COVID-19 vaccination events.
5. Florida Department of Environmental Protection Operations Excellence Award for the
Wastewater.
6. Successful participation in the Florida Law Enforcement Events - Pizza, Cookies and Pancakes
with a Cop, with the Eustis Police Chief and other Police Officers for the Eustis community.
7. The City Commission Chamber at City Hall was fully remodeled in 2022 and equipped with new
audio-visual equipment, to provide the City community with open and efficient City Commission
broadcast meetings.
Additional tasks for the upcoming year include but are not limited to housing rehabilitation within
the community redevelopment district, an extension of the City’s reclaimed water distribution
system, engineering for the expansion of the main wastewater treatment plant, ongoing promotion
of the City via community festivals and events, and continued evaluation of operational efficiency
and fiscal stability measures.
Based on Commission input at several budget workshops, staff has revised the budget accordingly
and incorporated final revenue and expenditure estimates. The FY 2022-23 budget provides the
basis for all activities throughout the year in accordance with the direction of the City Commission
to make the City of Eustis the best possible place to live, work, and play.
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City of Eustis, Florida
Adopted Annual Budget