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SUMMARY:Fort Lauderdale Forum
DESCRIPTION:Balancing the Future: Fort Lauderdale’s Budget in a Changing 
 Tax Landscape\n\nJoin us as top leaders discuss how Fort Lauderdale is at 
 a financial turning point with shifts in the budget\, ad valorem tax rate 
 unchanged for nearly 20 years\, rising costs\, and the potential ripple ef
 fects of 2026 property tax reform—you’ll want to be in the room for th
 is conversation!\n\n"What does the future hold for City of Fort Lauderdale
 ?"\n\n* Rickelle Williams\, City Manager of Fort Lauderdale\n* Marty Kiar\
 , Broward County Property Appraiser\n* Bill Brown\, Chair of the Budget Ad
 visory Council\n\nJoin us for an insightful panel discussion on the city
 ’s budget process and the pressures shaping fiscal decision-making.\n\nW
 ith the ad valorem tax rate unchanged for nearly 20 years\, rising costs\,
  and the potential ripple effects of 2026 property tax reform\, what does 
 the future hold for City of Fort Lauderdale?\nThe conversation will examin
 e the long-standing stability of the city’s ad valorem tax rate—unchan
 ged for nearly two decades—against the backdrop of rising costs\, servic
 e demands\, and infrastructure needs. Panelists will also unpack the poten
 tial impacts of 2026 Florida legislative actions on property tax reform\, 
 and what those changes could mean for residents\, businesses\, and future 
 revenues.\n\nWith projections pointing toward a possible budget shortfall 
 as early as 2028\, this forum offers a timely and candid look at the diffi
 cult choices ahead\, the trade-offs involved in maintaining a balanced bud
 get\, and the strategies being considered to sustain Fort Lauderdale’s g
 rowth and quality of life.\n\nModerated by (former) Mayor Jack Seiler\n\nW
 e meet at Broward College- Downtown Center\n111 East Las Olas Blvd. 1st Fl
 oor\nFort Lauderdale\, FL 33301\n\nMeetings runs from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM\n
 \nCoffee provided by the generosity of our Sponsors\n\nFor more informatio
 n click here. 
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LOCATION:Broward College Willis Holcombe Downtown Center\, 111 E. Las Olas 
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