Mayor’s Message

John P, “Jack” Seiler

Mayor, City of Fort Lauderdale

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uided by the principles and values embodied in our community-wide Vision,
we are transforming Fort Lauderdale into “The City You Never Want to
Leave” by making key investments to ensure a safe, healthy, active, inclusive,

and sustainable community today and for future generations.

The engine that is moving our collective Vision forward is the City’s Proposed Budget
for Fiscal Year 2017. As the bridge which connects us to our citizenry, the proposed
budget is a strategic game plan that allocates financial and employee resources to
support the goals and objectives identified in the City’s Vision, Strategic Plan,
Commission Annual Action Plan, Community Investment Plan and, most importantly,
the priorities of our neighbors.

Our approach to budget planning is ongoing, transparent, and inclusive. Throughout
the year, the City Commission works cooperatively with the Budget Advisory Board,
City Manager, Budget Office, and staff from every City department to develop a
comprehensive, strategic, and meaningful budget that maximizes resources, minimizes
expenses, enhances service delivery, and preserves our core values.

Prior to the presentation of
the FY 2017 Proposed
Budget, Fort Lauderdale
received another clear
sign of our continued
economic strength when
the Broward County
Property Appraiser
informed us that our
property values rose
9.79% over last year,
marking the fifth
consecutive year of
growth and
representing the largest
increase since 2007. In
addition to the gains in
property valuation, Fort
Lauderdale led the
entire county with
nearly $456 million in
new construction.

While revenues are
still well below the
highs of the past
decade, these

Proposed FY 2017 Budget Fuels Citywide Vision

City Commission Proposes No Increase in Millage Rate

The Landings & Bay Colony

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