Ben Sorensen

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

Ben Sorensen’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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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

Thank you all.

Keep it up.

Thank you.

EXCELLENT.

IF NO OTHER COMMENTS FROM CITY COMMISSION, THEN WE'LL CLOSE THAT ITEM, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

SO WE'LL CLOSE THAT ITEM.

WE'RE GOING TO RECESS THE CITY CONFERENCE MEETING.

WE'RE GOING TO NOW GO BACK TO THE BUDGET ADVISORY BOARD MEETING.

AT THIS POINT, CITY MANAGER, YOU ARE GOING TO PRESENT YOUR PRESENTATION IN THE BUDGET ADVISORY BOARD MEETING.

THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR.

I THINK WE SHOULD START WITH THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET THAT HAS BEEN SHARED.

I KNOW WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT PROPERTY TAXES AND WE CAN GO INTO THAT, BUT I THINK WE'VE COVERED A LOT OF THE FACTS ON PROPERTY TAX REFORM.

I WANT TO REMIND THE COMMISSION THAT WE STARTED OFF THIS BUDGET YEAR WITH A MINDSET THAT OUR ENVIRONMENT MAY BE CHANGING SIGNIFICANTLY.

AND AT OUR FEBRUARY BUDGET KICKOFF WITH STAFF, I SHARED WITH THEM SOME IDEAS AS TO HOW WE SHOULD APPROACH THIS BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR THIS YEAR.

I ASKED THE TEAM TO

Think of fiscal prudence, resourcefulness, and innovation.

I asked the team to think about investing rather than spending.

How can we think about plans for the future?

How can we set the tone for what we believe may be a challenging outlook?

And although the team heard what I shared,

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