Ben Sorensen

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9,257 appearances 42 recordings 1 series first heard Sep 2023 last heard 15 Sep

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Fort Lauderdale City Commission · City Commission Joint Workshop with BAB and Conference Meeting on 2026-06-16 1:00 PM - Jun 16, 2026 · 16 Jun 2026 meeting

She's not here to justify what's been in the past.

I would actually empower her to say, let's be serious as heads of department.

Let's do real budget cuts without reducing service level too significantly and being

AND THEN WITH THAT, LET'S CONSIDER NOT WHAT I HEARD 10 MINUTES AGO, A DECREASE OF 0.1.

AND I'VE GOT THE RECEIPT FOR THAT, TOO, IF YOU LOOK AT MY PRESENTATION.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT CITY HALL

EXISTING REFIT WOULD COST, AND LET'S MAKE A HOLISTIC DECISION AS TO WHAT MILLAGE RATE CHANGE WE SHOULD CONSIDER.

AND ACCORDING TO MY CALCULATIONS, AND I'M SURE OMB CITY MANAGER STAFF WILL DO THAT MUCH BETTER THAN I DID,

You can then make an informed decision and not do a knee-jerk reaction about, oh, let's do 0.1 relief, because you might need another 0.3 raise in three years.

And we'll hear from Stantec soon.

So let's do something that's sustainable, that leads to real savings and budget cut and optimization.

Let's get on a diet.

And let's provide a reasonable, possibly relief for the residents, even symbolic.

Remember the school board, the Broad County School Board, Miami-Dade and Broad County have all considered that in the past two fiscal years.

So if they can do it, and other municipalities in Broad County that are smaller than us have done it too.

LET'S TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THAT.

I WOULD SAY EMPOWER YOUR CITY MANAGER TO LOOK INTO THAT HOLISTICALLY WITH THOSE THREE PARAMETERS.

STRUCTURAL AND SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR BUDGET THAT WE WERE HERE LAST YEAR ALREADY WITH.

SECOND, THE LOSS.

AND THIRD, CITY HALL, WHATEVER ITS IMPACT IS, EXISTING OR NEW.

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