Overview
Blountstown’s General Fund took in $1,779,155 in fiscal year 2024 and spent $3,587,230, a deficiency of $1,808,075. Transfers in of $2,340,904, less transfers out of $151,930, turned that into a net fund-balance increase of $380,899, leaving an ending General Fund balance of $1,437,604 from $1,056,705. Public safety dominates General Fund spending at $1,947,384, over half the total. The city operates under an elected Mayor-Council with a four-member City Council and runs water, sewer, natural gas, sanitation and electric utilities.
Source: City of Blountstown financial statements, year ended September 30, 2024.
At a glance
Headline budget
General Fund budget and actual, year ended September 30, 2024.
| Original budget | Final budget | Actual | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenues | $1,376,790 | $1,541,265 | $1,779,155 |
| Total expenditures | $3,565,764 | $3,730,239 | $3,587,230 |
| Excess (deficiency) | ($2,188,974) | ($2,188,974) | ($1,808,075) |
| Total other financing sources | $2,188,974 | $2,188,974 | $2,188,974 |
| Net change in fund balance | $— | $— | $380,899 |
| Fund balance, end of year | $1,056,705 | $1,056,705 | $1,437,604 |
Source: City of Blountstown, General Fund Budget and Actual statement.
Breakdown
Actual revenues by source (budgeted reserves of $221,289 are excluded from the actual column — they drew $0).
| Property taxes, general purposes | $116,730 |
| Other taxes | $560,013 |
| Intergovernmental | $408,341 |
| Licenses and permits | $217,703 |
| Fines and forfeitures | $37,116 |
| Grants and contributions | $130,662 |
| Interest | $16,886 |
| Other fees and miscellaneous | $291,704 |
| Total actual revenues | $1,779,155 |
Actual expenditures by function.
| General government | $689,443 |
| Public safety | $1,947,384 |
| Highways and streets | $591,857 |
| Culture and recreation | $105,211 |
| Capital outlay | $253,335 |
| Total actual expenditures | $3,587,230 |
Source: City of Blountstown, General Fund Budget and Actual statement.
Elected officials
The audit describes an elected Mayor-Council and a four-member City Council, but the retrieved extract does not name individual office-holders, so none are listed here.
Sources & notes
- Only source used: City of Blountstown, Florida, Financial Statements for the year ended September 30, 2024 (Grimsley & Associates, January 22, 2026). 2024 Blountstown audit (Auditor General e-file).
- Sum checks: actual revenues exact ($116,730 + $560,013 + $408,341 + $217,703 + $37,116 + $130,662 + $16,886 + $291,704 = $1,779,155); actual expenditures exact ($689,443 + $1,947,384 + $591,857 + $105,211 + $253,335 = $3,587,230); $1,779,155 − $3,587,230 = ($1,808,075); ($1,808,075) + $2,188,974 = $380,899; $1,056,705 + $380,899 = $1,437,604.
- What is not claimed: this is an audited actuals page, not an adopted-budget page; utility-fund figures are not shown beyond the transfer total.
- Jurisdiction palette: No verified Florida jurisdiction palette was on file, so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than a jurisdiction color.