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

BUT THE COMMISSION COULD GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK THAT WOULD GIVE US THAT GUIDANCE

IF THERE IS A DESIRE TO DO MORE STRATEGIC REDUCTIONS IN PREPARATION FOR WHAT WE ANTICIPATE COULD BE OUR NEW REALITY IN FISCAL YEAR 2028, IF WE WANT TO GET MORE ACCUSTOM TO HAVING THAT LEVEL OF DECREASE, FISCAL YEAR 2027 CERTAINLY PROVIDES US WITH THAT OPPORTUNITY.

So I'm going to turn it over at this point to Laura Reese, our director of OMB.

We also have Parth Patel, assistant director, and Yvette Matthews as well is available, and she has been championing this group from the city manager's office.

So thank you.

Thank you, city manager.

And could the entire budget team just stand up and let us give you a hand?

Thank you, budget team.

Very nice.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, LAURA.

GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU, LAURA.

AFTERNOON, VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.

NOW WE'LL KIND OF PIVOT AND GO OVER WHAT'S CHANGED SINCE THE ADOPTION OF THE FY2026 BUDGET.

AND BEFORE WE DIVE IN, THE NEXT FEW SECTIONS ARE DATA HAVY, SO I WILL BE FOCUSING ON THE KEY VARIANCES OR NEW INITIATIVES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED.

BUT FEEL FREE TO STOP ME AT ANY POINT IF YOU'D LIKE TO DIG INTO SOMETHING PARTICULAR.

ALL RIGHT, SO STARTING OFF WITH THE KEY GENERAL FUND EXPENSE CHANGES SINCE 2026, WE'VE SEEN AN OVERALL INCREASE OF $33.9 MILLION, WITH SALARIES AND WAGES BEING THE LARGEST COMPONENT AT $14.6 MILLION, AND A TRANSFER OUT TO SUPPORT OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS AT $6.9 MILLION.

NOW IF WE SHIFT QUICKLY OUR FOCUS TO THE EXPENSE CHANGES BY FUNCTION, OUR PUBLIC SAFETY IS OUR LARGEST GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION, AND THAT'S SEEN AN INCREASE FOR ABOUT $17 MILLION.

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