Special Districts are required to post the following information on their official website. This is the official website for South Walton Mosquito Control District.
Full legal name
South Walton County Mosquito Control District
Mailing Address
774 North County Highway 393
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
Telephone
Website address
Email Addresses
Boundaries / Service Area
Services provided
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Contact information
Registered agent / registered office
Darrin Dunwald, Director
P.O. Box 1130
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
All taxes, fees, assessments, or charges imposed and collected
Ad valorem
Rates or amounts for the current fiscal year
- Millage rate for fiscal year 2020-2021 is 0.2400
- Millage rate for fiscal year 2019-2020 is 0.2400
- Millage rate for fiscal year 2018-2019 was 0.2400
- Millage rate for fiscal year 2017-2018 was 0.1628
Statutory authority for the levy of the tax, fee, assessment, or charge
Public Purpose Statement
The mission of the South Walton County Mosquito Control District (SWCMCD) is to serve the district by suppressing both pestiferous and disease carrying mosquito populations to a tolerable level in the safest, most economical manner, utilizing a variety of methods in such a way as to minimize potential effects on people, wildlife and the environment while maximizing the value to the district’s taxpayers.
Date established
On May 26, 1964, SWCMCD was established as a Florida Independent Special Taxing District for the sole purpose of controlling mosquitoes and other nuisance insects to improve the quality of life in beautiful South Walton County.
Charter / creation document
Establishing entity (legislature, county(ies), municipality(ies), or Governor
The Board of County Commissioners of Walton County, Florida
Statute or statutes under which the special district operates, if different from the statute or statutes under which the special district was established.
Ethics
Code of Ethics, if adopted
Generally applicable ethics provisions can be found on the Florida Commission on Ethics website at www.ethics.state.fl.us – PLEASE SELECT “Ethics Laws”
Fiscal Year Period
October 1 – September 30
Budget Information
Current SWCMCD budget information can be found on the Budget Information page, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Tentative Budget
- Final Adopted Budget
- Budget Amendments (if applicable)
- SWCMCD’s Annual Financial Report on the Department of Financial Services website: https://apps.fldfs.com/LocalGov/Reports/
(required by Section 218.32(1)(g), Florida Statutes) - Most recently completed fiscal year Audit Reports (if applicable)