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City staff recommends 5% periodic business tax increase; commission signals support
Summary
City staff presented four models to update the local business tax, including a staff‑recommended option of 5% increases every other year; commissioners signaled support for the staff recommendation and asked staff to bring an ordinance.
City staff presented options to adjust Fort Lauderdale’s local business tax receipt, which has not been increased since 2004. Portia Garcia, director of community services, reviewed benchmarking and four increase scenarios and said staff’s preferred model was the maximum state‑allowed approach: a 5% increase every other year.
Garcia said the city collects renewal fees from more than…
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