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Government profilesOne row per government: population, budget, tax rate, debt, audit findings, votes, staff, utility bill and Hurricane Michael money.20 columnsgovernment, kind, population_2025, budget_total, general_fund, budget_status, millage, property_tax_levy, debt_total, debt_year, audit_year, audit_findings, repeat_findings, votes_recorded, split_votes, employees_fte, typical_utility_bill, fema_michael_obligated, page, gov_id |
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Recorded votesMoney votes by the County Commission, School Board, city commissions and CRA boards, with how each member voted.21 columnsdate, government, board, category, headline, summary, amount, outcome, tally, split, voted_yes, voted_no, absent_or_abstained, agenda_item, source_title, source_url, members, vote_id, contract_ids, contract_match_method, gov_id |
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Votes by memberOne row per member per vote (long format), for tallying individual records.8 columnsdate, board, member, vote, headline, source_url, gov_id, person_id |
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ContractsMajor contracts approved since October 2022: vendor, amount, purpose, how awarded.15 columnsgovernment, vendor, amount, purpose, date, method, source_title, source_url, notes, record_id, vote_ids, vote_match_method, vendor_id, vendor_ids, gov_id |
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Change ordersContract change orders with original and new totals.16 columnsgovernment, vendor, project, original_amount, change_amount, new_total, pct_of_original, reason, date, source_url, record_id, vote_ids, vote_match_method, vendor_id, vendor_ids, gov_id |
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Emergency purchasesPurchases made under emergency rules without normal bidding.13 columnsgovernment, vendor, amount, purpose, date, basis, source_url, record_id, vote_ids, vote_match_method, vendor_id, vendor_ids, gov_id |
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CRA spendingWhat Bay County's Community Redevelopment Agencies paid for, with locations.22 columnscra, city, payee, amount, date_or_fy, status, category, purpose, location_name, district, lat, lng, count, source_title, source_url, notes, vendor_id, vendor_ids, gov_id, date_start, date_end, date_precision |
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Property tax ratesMillage, rolled-back rate and levy for every taxing authority, by tax year.9 columnsauthority_id, authority, kind, school, tax_year, millage, rolled_back_rate, levy, gov_id |
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Debt by governmentTotal debt from the latest audited financial statements.10 columnsgovernment, fy, total_debt, total_debt_note, population_2025_estimate, source_url, gov_id, date_start, date_end, date_precision |
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Audit findingsFindings from audits filed with the Florida Auditor General, in plain English.12 columnsgovernment, fy, opinion, finding, plain_english, repeat, management_response, source_url, gov_id, date_start, date_end, date_precision |
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Hurricane Michael FEMA projectsEvery FEMA Public Assistance project in Bay County for disaster DR-4399.11 columnsapplicant, project, title, category, federal_share, eligible_amount, first_obligated, last_obligated, status, size, gov_id |
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Half-cent sales tax projectsEvery infrastructure sales tax project on the county map, with status and cost. schedule_* columns add the county program schedule's programmed dollars by year where the schedule line could be matched to the project.23 columnsname, government, category, status, pct_complete, promised_cost, programmed_cost, actual_cost, fiscal_years, location, lat, lng, description, source_url, schedule_programmed_total, schedule_fy_amounts, schedule_line, schedule_match_method, schedule_source_url, gov_id, date_start, date_end, date_precision |
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Tourist tax collectionsBed tax collected by zone and fiscal year.11 columnsfy, district, amount, partial, period, basis, source_url, gov_id, date_start, date_end, date_precision |
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Fees on tax billsNon-ad valorem assessments: fire, stormwater, CRA and other flat fees.13 columnsgovernment, area, name, category, how_charged, rate, residential_single_family_amount, fiscal_year, source_url, gov_id, date_start, date_end, date_precision |
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Officials and paySalaries of top elected and appointed officials. Rows with row_type board_total are a whole board's combined pay, not one person.14 columnsgovernment, title, name, annual, year, basis, source_url, row_type, district, person_id, gov_id, date_start, date_end, date_precision |
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Upcoming meetingsScheduled and expected meetings for every board.17 columnsboard, title, start, location, agenda_url, packet_url, minutes_url, source, status, past, gov_id, detail_url, items, agenda_items, calendar_source, cancelled, expected |
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Campaign finance totalsMoney raised by current officeholders (organizations named; individuals summed).10 columnsofficial, office, gov, election, total_raised, total_spent, n_contributions, report_url, person_id, gov_id |
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Who gets paidPayments to vendors from check registers, totaled by vendor and year.7 columnsgovernment, vendor, total, payments, vendor_id, vendor_ids, gov_id |
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Bonds and notesOutstanding bond and note issues of Bay County governments.23 columnsgov, issuer, series, type, par_amount, par_note, dated_date, final_maturity, interest_rate, purpose, security, outstanding, outstanding_as_of, placement, rating, official_statement_url, status, sources, gov_id, rating_note, emma_issuer_urls, notes, outstanding_note |
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Budget cost per resident, by serviceFY2026 General Fund budget per resident for police, fire, streets, parks, libraries, planning and administration, with the city median. Departments are grouped by name; the departments_included column shows what was added together. Schools are not included.17 columnsgovernment, kind, fiscal_year, service_id, service, general_fund_amount, residents, per_resident, city_median_per_resident, vs_city_median_pct, in_city_median, departments_included, source_url, gov_id, date_start, date_end, date_precision |
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Budgets by fund and departmentAdopted budgets broken down by fund and general-fund department.9 columnsgovernment, fiscal_year, level, name, amount, gov_id, date_start, date_end, date_precision |
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Public salaries by job titlePay ranges, budgeted positions and unnamed actual salaries by job title for the county, constitutional officers, school district, cities, airport and port. Rows with fte_only = true are positions the source counts but gives no pay for (see pay_status).25 columnsemployer, employer_id, government, fiscal_year, title, department, category, grade, pay_min, pay_mid, pay_max, pay_basis, hourly_min, hourly_max, actual_salaries, budgeted_fte, union, source_url, notes, fte_only, pay_status, gov_id, date_start, date_end, date_precision |
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Salaries of officials and leadersNamed salaries of elected officials and top appointed leaders only.16 columnsemployer, employer_id, government, name, title, department, salary, basis, as_of, source_url, notes, person_id, gov_id, date_start, date_end, date_precision |
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2026 local candidatesEvery 2026 local race and candidate with status, platform in their own words and campaign money totals.21 columnsrace_id, office, government, race_status, candidate, party, incumbent, status, website, platform, platform_sources, total_raised, total_spent, from_individuals_total, from_individuals_count, from_organizations, own_money, reports_through, finance_report_url, person_id, gov_id |
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2026 contributions from organizationsEvery contribution from a business, committee or party to a 2026 local candidate. Individual donors are not included, and neither is bank interest on campaign accounts.12 columnscandidate, office, contributor, contributor_type, city, amount, date, kind, report_url, vendor_id, vendor_ids, gov_id |
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Property tax exemptions (2026 roll)Every exemption type on the 2026 tax roll: parcels, value exempted and estimated tax removed.11 columnscode, exemption, statute, applies_to, parcels, homesteads, value_exempted, estimated_tax_removed, roll, source_url, gov_id |
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