Overview
Okaloosa County's FY2026 Approved budget totals $687,249,428, up from $648,334,971 in FY2025, with a General Fund of $182,246,306 (FY2025: $176,391,331; FY2027 Approved: $196,095,120). The largest funds after the General Fund are Tourist Development ($94,835,974), Water & Sewer ($94,133,284), Infrastructure Surtax ($76,837,947), and Airports ($73,167,613).
At a glance
Headline budget
| Total budget, FY2026 Approved | $687,249,428 |
| General Fund, FY2026 Approved | $182,246,306 |
| Tourist Development Fund, FY2026 Approved | $94,835,974 |
| Water & Sewer Enterprise Fund, FY2026 Approved | $94,133,284 |
| Infrastructure Surtax Fund, FY2026 Approved | $76,837,947 |
| Airport Enterprise Fund, FY2026 Approved | $73,167,613 |
Source: Okaloosa County FY2027 Approved Budget Book (FY2026 Approved columns).
Breakdown
Major funds, FY2026 Approved (all funds in the book's summary table):
| General Fund (001) | $182,246,306 |
| Tourist Development Fund (104) | $94,835,974 |
| Water & Sewer Enterprise Fund (411) | $94,133,284 |
| Infrastructure Surtax Fund (303) | $76,837,947 |
| Airport Enterprise Fund (421) | $73,167,613 |
| Solid Waste Enterprise Fund (430) | $27,727,092 |
| Road / Bridge Construction Fund (302) | $27,448,260 |
| Capital Outlay Construction Trust Fund (301) | $21,815,066 |
| Emergency Medical Service Enterprise Fund (450) | $17,529,423 |
| County Transportation Trust Fund (101) | $16,274,280 |
| Inspection Enterprise Fund (441) | $9,236,869 |
| Debt Service Fund (201) | $8,999,747 |
| All other funds (19 funds, itemized in the book's summary table) | $36,997,567 |
| Total, FY2026 Approved | $687,249,428 |
General Fund revenue departments, FY2026 Approved:
| General Revenue | $175,784,507 |
| Purchasing | $75,000 |
| Planning | $98,100 |
| Information Systems | $138,908 |
| Facilities Maintenance | $34,000 |
| Code Enforcement | $130,865 |
| Beach Safety | $937,152 |
| Corrections | $608,710 |
| Medical Examiner | $40,000 |
| Beach Park Rangers | $169,445 |
| Agriculture Extension | $100 |
| County Parks | $144,500 |
| Tourist District Parks | $2,816,237 |
| Sheriff | $985,376 |
| Pretrial Services | $36,500 |
| FDCF MH & DCCM | $246,906 |
| Total General Fund revenues | $182,246,306 |
Source: Okaloosa County FY2027 Approved Budget Book (FY2026 Approved columns).
Elected officials
County Commissioners — Paul Mixon (District I), Carolyn Ketchel (District II), Sherri Cox (District III), Trey Goodwin (District IV), Drew Palmer (District V). Constitutional officers named in the book: Brad E. Embry (Clerk of Court and Comptroller), Eric Aden (Sheriff), Benjamin F. Anderson (Tax Collector), Mack Busbee (Property Appraiser), Paul Lux (Supervisor of Elections). County Administrator John Hofstad; County Attorney Lynn Hoshihara.
Sources & notes
- Only source used: Okaloosa County, Florida, Approved Budget for the Fiscal Year 2027 (myokaloosa.com), Summary of Balances, Revenues and Expenditures and Revenue Department Budgets, FY2026 Approved columns.
- Sum checks: major-funds table exact (12 listed lines plus all-other-funds $36,997,567 = $687,249,428); all-other-funds exact (Natural Disaster $50,000 + Local Housing $397,955 + E-911 $1,794,183 + Radio $338,754 + Law Enforcement Trust $74,071 + Police Academy $125,452 + Public Health $669,420 + MSBU $1,428,606 + Dorcas Fire $675,000 + Unincorporated Parks $5,291,769 + Prisoner Benefit $2,357,465 + Additional Court Cost $2,089,916 + Drug Abuse $163,214 + Domestic Violence $38,584 + Traffic Education $235,082 + Choctaw Estuary $225,161 + Fiber Optic $6,348,941 + Self Insurance $8,088,974 + Garage Services $6,605,020 = $36,997,567); General Fund revenue departments exact at $182,246,306.
- Discrepancy flag: the inventory's OPPAGA-cited FY2026 Adopted General Fund figure of $177,520,848 is $4,725,458 below the book's FY2026 Approved General Fund of $182,246,306. The book's figure is used because it is the figure in the retrieved document; re-check route: the OPPAGA performance audit and the FY2026 adoption resolution for the source of the $177,520,848 figure. The book's FY2026 column is labeled “Approved,” not “Adopted.”
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