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

WE'VE ALSO SHARED A RECOMMENDATION WHICH HAS BEEN FULLY SUPPORTED BY THE BAB TO GO TO FULL COST RECOVERY FOR THE FIRE ASSESSMENT.

WE HAVE ALSO ALLOCATED SOME RESOURCES FOR THE PARKS BOND PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION AMONGST OUR TEAM AND THE COMMISSION AND RESIDENTS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND MONTHS.

AND WE'RE TAKING THE APPROACH OF IDENTIFYING GAP FUNDING IN A POT FOR PARKS BOND

projects that may not have enough funding based on the timing of the project and the progress on the overall bond program.

I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.

THEY HAVE BEEN DILIGENT IN THEIR EFFORTS THIS YEAR AS IN OTHER YEARS, BUT THIS YEAR WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF OUR REORGANIZATION IN FISCAL YEAR 2026, WE DO HAVE MORE DEPARTMENTS THAT THE OMB TEAM HAS TO MEET WITH AND TO DO A DEEP DIVE ON.

IN EVERY MEETING THAT I'VE PARTICIPATED IN, OUR

Focus has not only been on the dollars, but also on the outcomes, the programs.

What are we doing?

Are we being intentional?

What are the deliverables and how can we improve that?

So along with looking at expenditures, revenues, how does our work add meaning and value to our community?

And we've looked at every single department from that lens and perspective.

This year's increase to taxable values is modest.

As Chairman Brown mentioned before, we're not looking at double digits like we saw in 2022 and 2023.

So our expectation from this point forward is that growth will continue to be modest.

Although there are some things highlighted in terms of

revenue expenditures and strategic reductions, there are some additional opportunities that we can take this year to start to become more lean as a government.

AND TO ALSO ANTICIPATE FUTURE ONE-TIME EXPENDITURES THAT THE COMMISSION MAY SEE FIT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH.

SO WE HAVE ABOUT $6.2 MILLION IN CONCEPTS THAT WE'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU, AND LAURA WILL GO THROUGH THAT TOWARD THE END OF HER PRESENTATION.

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