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Budget advisory board reshuffles fall schedule, asks for clearer department ask summaries
Summary
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.
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…
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