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Board members asked whether the advisory board would have a formal role in reviewing City Hall financing; staff said no formal request had been made but the board may offer input if it chooses to include the item on its work plan. Staff recommended waiting until the commission shortlists proposals because the detailed cost implications depend on the selected scope.

The board also sought updates on a separate police headquarters project and on the Holiday Park parking improvements. Staff said the $105 million bond authorization previously discussed included temporary financing for the police headquarters; staff estimated a timeframe for the headquarters work in the December–March range depending on demolition and other site work. For Holiday Park, staff said the parking-surface-lot work is part of the Parks bond funding that included some parking-related enhancements and that the project has a special allocation among park bond projects.

Why it matters: the City Hall redesign and police headquarters are large capital projects with multi-year financing implications. Board members said they would appreciate being informed as projects move from concept to pricing so they can weigh financing tradeoffs alongside other capital priorities.

Next steps: staff will continue commission-level evaluation of City Hall proposals and said it can add a discussion about financing to the advisory board’s December agenda if the board requests it. The board did not take formal action on City Hall or the police headquarters during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Budget Advisory Board Meeting on September 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Board members were told six design proposals for a reimagined City Hall are posted online for review; staff said the commission will shortlist proposals and that funding for a police headquarters and the Holiday Park surface-lot project is still being scoped and tied to bond programs.","taxTitle","Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida","taxId",4849,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5979846,"Advisory board urges more outreach; asks staff to map property-tax contributions by district",1276,2522000,3798000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5809975-41d2bbd11ad0bb2552b71499c9044427&start=2522&end=3798","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5809975-41d2bbd11ad0bb2552b71499c9044427/thumbnail_2522000.jpg","/articles/5979846/Fort-Lauderdale/Broward-County/Florida/Advisory-board-urges-more-outreach-asks-staff-to-map-property-tax-contributions-by-district","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5979846-35677fc9be56fb687df7bbffd7f80c2b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770450588&Signature=Q22q~MTwBy-jVp9FIiepTJLrWNA8cs1V0Ecx63zpdYONPMrFdUNyoUYYZBCGd9kpJt4vdNtSI~jNo-q0LBB2ueCKYK1mnmkiGZ54EFmYTjd~G~QYWilBRFdL~~QM7~oJAWFVzXKbuCMXCWUMBECe-7Vp9tadlLpFmhepoiK6aNqR634PrJIBWbFESNhMhXGQjvFnUr9QXBJSMTsmSDmEefkSFX9rENnMladYZ0C62mYIp1JGe39za853528HdetV-wuG1xXhr6pv9k1ZaewyCqCSOUzfW1GLqMoACXk67jiD2~1hYgEHlJr7wgiDAM408TlSvDJtcV2FXTyKVvy96Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Members of the Fort Lauderdale Budget Advisory Board urged staff to broaden outreach to neighborhood leaders and to make meeting information easier to find online, saying many residents do not realize the advisory board exists or when it meets. Several members said better notice to neighborhood associations and sharing YouTube or meeting links would help public participation.

Board members also asked staff to produce a granular property-tax report, breaking the tax roll down by parcel, neighborhood or district so residents can see how much property tax each area contributes. Staff told the board that property-level tax-roll data and GIS resources exist and that the team can produce a district-level map or report; staff cautioned it would take time to compile and promised to return with a manageable deliverable rather than undertake an extensive, time-consuming analysis immediately.

Why it matters: board members said a district-level tax contribution map could make budget tradeoffs more understandable to residents and reduce some of the frustration that arises when people perceive unequal distribution of services or tax burdens. Members also discussed routine barriers to attendance — holidays, school schedules and low YouTube viewership — and asked staff to push outreach materials to board members for local sharing.

Next steps: staff said it would pursue a district-level tax-roll summary in partnership with GIS and would share the audit office’s past reports and other web resources so board members can more easily locate recordings, agendas and minutes. The board did not vote on outreach measures; the discussion was recorded as direction to staff to improve dissemination and to produce a district-level tax summary.","Board members said the public is unaware of budget advisory board meetings and asked staff to increase outreach and to provide a map or report showing property-tax contributions by district or neighborhood to help make budget conversations more relatable.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5979851,"Budget advisory board reshuffles fall schedule, asks for clearer department ask summaries",112,2344000,2456000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5809975-41d2bbd11ad0bb2552b71499c9044427&start=2344&end=2456","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5809975-41d2bbd11ad0bb2552b71499c9044427/thumbnail_2344000.jpg","/articles/5979851/Fort-Lauderdale/Broward-County/Florida/Budget-advisory-board-reshuffles-fall-schedule-asks-for-clearer-department-ask-summaries","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5979851-ae868d98bd76a00de851febd6f119513/orig.mp4?Expires=1770450588&Signature=GT07wEbrLEUrIzW9Y-JJMLpJ7UKeiUiUWCfYDS79uZBKcvHIy1jJkRfJywv-KDymOrYYIy4XWBIVWPsudpMS4hH11dgeue2sKTtB26oSDkHA9TkwpgIiPxhHRhra0-D6gQlhuVgQqHnaIVjHd88IElFQ0vN6mjnqrkMNPEjDJvxzSCdu250dJ6DFOU9seTNaniuJgbv3lH4jTjXIAzWodSz8ORqw-6xcmnhKGXl1uj4nDuAuuwi0OFKwzugQNR7L6-Q40Cl~GNExI1wYKo3yE6cSrTU~u7TrtE3y8fy59k7MIAbcbB~HAZoeUJbv2Zr4auHqbGOiwlnh3r5wwjAs9A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Fort Lauderdale Budget Advisory Board voted to cancel its October and November meetings, move the December workshop up to Dec. 10 and consolidate agenda items into December and January so staff can recover after budget season. The decision followed an extended discussion about improving the board’s review process for the fiscal 2026–27 budget.

Board members argued for a clearer, department-by-department summary that lists what each department requested and what was actually funded in the preliminary budget. Several members said the current packet is thorough but hard to use when trying to identify unapproved requests. One member suggested staff restore the earlier preliminary format that included asks and a separate funding column, but staff said that format caused public confusion and was removed from widely distributed documents; staff offered to provide a clearer internal summary to the advisory board.

The board also discussed presentation timing. With 16 departments now in scope, members suggested allocating more time to departments with larger budgets (police and fire) and shorter times for smaller, status-quo budgets. Members proposed using the Balancing Act software to allow board members to submit and track comments in advance or live during meetings; staff said they can create a board-specific environment in the tool that would keep the advisory board’s feedback separate from general public comments while complying with sunshine rules.

Formal action: a board member moved to cancel October and November meetings, reschedule the December meeting to Dec. 10 (instead of Dec. 17), and shift agenda items into December and January; another member seconded. The board took a roll-call vote; five members registered yes, one member was out of the room and recorded as absent; the motion passed.

Why it matters: members said better, more targeted materials would let them provide more actionable recommendations to the city commission during budget development. Staff said it will rework packets, consider timing by budget size, and produce a clearer internal spreadsheet showing department asks vs. funded items for the advisory board’s use.

Ending: Staff will implement the scheduling changes and said it will distribute an updated meeting schedule and improved budget summaries ahead of the December workshop.","The Fort Lauderdale Budget Advisory Board voted to cancel the October and November meetings and reschedule its December workshop to Dec. 10; members also asked staff for clearer summaries of department budget requests and suggested timing the department presentations by budget size.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5979856,"Fort Lauderdale cites AAA rating, keeps 25% fund balance target as $200M parks bond proceeds proceed",263,429000,692000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5809975-41d2bbd11ad0bb2552b71499c9044427&start=429&end=692","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5809975-41d2bbd11ad0bb2552b71499c9044427/thumbnail_429000.jpg","/articles/5979856/Fort-Lauderdale/Broward-County/Florida/Fort-Lauderdale-cites-AAA-rating-keeps-25-fund-balance-target-as-200M-parks-bond-proceeds-proceed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5979856-ff9c5df1956bed544b0eceedd93ffae3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770450588&Signature=i-UKp368xsuDL~8qrfVRGzt4WbXGZvNdKt6eeXeEnmVQp7Quxl3MZLScz8W~GXTi0gDUyAcmWYd7gp7DV5y54ko~EUbLzzIxj9jhhTp9jwEfzpiIYjxHbymygM62E4tcUb5lgYhRGj0yB3Gxj~fgWxvk2cNZ7qJshPTQAMavw6KKuRjTZ0mucfJc6lO67mG00v1oHsIiK8Da0BhFgoo045XRXFFpb3LjspIaMuCtt-L-gTkNJyExQ~Ztpipd4jLcQctWqhvMra-Ng9GGnQ6h-EWRbbc8nXSol2bK6i9KttJg0bv3FOLzMUT25lia0HJ8~Ev7cHO5Ctz7Z~A~Sh3iwQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Fort Lauderdale officials told the Budget Advisory Board that the city has secured a AAA bond rating from national rating agencies and is maintaining a fund-balance policy that targets roughly 25% of operating expenditures as a prudent reserve. The board heard that the city will use amounts above that target, together with PFAS-related funding, to accelerate capital projects already planned in the bond program.

The report to the Budget Advisory Board explained why the AAA rating matters: higher ratings reduce interest costs and reflect “planning for the future,” including diversified revenues and financial policies staff said helped persuade S&P and Moody’s. Staff also reminded the panel that the city’s formal minimum reserve is 16.67% (about two months of operating costs) but that the internal target is 25% (about three months).

Board members were told that the city commission previously approved a $200 million parks bond. Staff said the advisory board once recommended $150 million for parks enhancements, and the commission ultimately approved $200 million; the remaining $60 million of that bond is planned for issuance in 2026, timed to spending of earlier tranches so the city does not issue debt before earlier proceeds are used. Staff said issuance timing will depend on actual spending trends.

Separately, staff summarized other recent bond activity: a separate $105 million bond package was approved earlier for streets and sidewalks and related items. Staff said roughly $45.5 million of that authorization had been applied to temporary financing for the police headquarters and about $27.9 million was earmarked for streets and sidewalks to address failed pavement and related infrastructure.

Why it matters: the board was briefed that meeting and maintaining the 25% target creates flexibility to accelerate capital work without issuing more debt and supports the city’s AAA rating. Board members noted the tradeoffs from holding larger reserves versus using money for one-time capital needs and asked that staff continue to provide timing updates for planned issuances.

Board direction and next steps: staff said the city will bring a budget amendment in October to use amounts over the 25% target and PFAS funding to advance selected capital projects originally planned for 2027. The advisory board did not take a formal vote on the funding plan during this meeting; staff characterized the discussion as an informational update and asked for continued input.

Ending: Staff said the rating agencies highlighted the city’s diversified revenue base and transparency as strengths. The board will get future, project-level timing and spending updates before the next planned bond issuance.","City staff told the Budget Advisory Board that Fort Lauderdale recently received a AAA rating from major credit agencies, is holding a 25% fund-balance target, and plans to time issuance of the final $60 million tranche of a $200 million parks bond for fiscal 2026 depending on spending.","actionData","errors"]

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