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Commission approves 3rd amendment to county transportation surtax ILA; city to receive estimated $225,240 in year one
Summary
Commission approved (5–0) the city’s resolution to adopt the 2025 amended and restated transportation system surtax interlocal agreement (3rd amendment). The amendment moves away from MPO project rankings to an annual formula allocation and creates a grant-match pot; the city’s first-year allocation is estimated at $225,240.
The City Commission voted unanimously to approve the city’s adoption of the 2025 amended and restated transportation system surtax interlocal agreement (third amendment), a change Broward County and participating municipalities negotiated to shift funding from a competitive MPO ranking process to an annual formula allocation.
City Attorney Cerullo explained the new approach creates an annual formula—based on lane miles and a table in the ILA—that guarantees each participating municipality a baseline allocation for sidewalk and road rehabilitation work. "It's estimated the city would get that year, dollars 225,240," Cerullo said. The amendment also establishes a grant-match pot to help cities use surtax dollars as local matches for state or federal grants.
Nathaniel Klitzberg, representing the county attorney's office, said the amendment would let cities apply surtax funds for maintenance and rehabilitation (subject to county ordinance changes) and reduce year-to-year competition for small, routine projects. The amendment becomes effective only after a threshold of participating municipalities by number and population is reached; Cerullo said the county was nearing the required 50% approval threshold. Commissioners approved the resolution in substantial form so county final edits (statute citations, grammar) can be made without returning the item for ministerial corrections.
