Fort Lauderdale civic tracker

Fort Lauderdale City Commission meeting days usually include a conference meeting for discussion and a regular meeting for formal votes. Locations can move, so the Legistar calendar and agenda packet are the source of truth. The City Clerk maintains the official record, agendas, minutes, and public-comment procedures.

• Agenda source: Legistar
• Official record: City Clerk
• Always verify meeting location before attending

Residents can attend regular meetings, submit public comments through the city process, contact commissioners, and use agenda packets to identify item numbers before speaking. Emails to commissioners and city staff are public record under Florida law. Some commissioners or city offices also host agenda-preview or pre-meeting sessions; verify current host and link before relying on them.

• Use agenda item numbers
• Commission emails are public record
• Verify any pre-agenda Zoom before sharing

The Community Redevelopment Agency is legally separate from the City Commission, even though the same elected officials sit as the CRA board. Fort Lauderdale has Northwest-Progresso-Flagler Heights and Central City redevelopment areas, each with its own advisory board and redevelopment priorities. CRA agenda items often involve incentives, property, public art, and corridor investment.

• CRA board: same commissioners, separate authority
• Areas: Northwest-Progresso-Flagler Heights and Central City
• Advisory boards feed recommendations

Most development moves through staff technical review, then boards such as the Planning and Zoning Board, and sometimes the City Commission. LauderBuild is the portal for applications and permits. The Development Review Committee handles technical review across departments, while zoning and land-use questions can be checked through city property, zoning, and land-use tools.

• LauderBuild: applications and permits
• DRC: technical staff review
• Planning and Zoning Board: public project review
• City Commission: final approval for some items

The annual budget process culminates in September hearings on millage, fees, and the adopted budget. TRIM notices from Broward County list taxing-authority hearing details. The Budget Advisory Board and the Office of Management and Budget pages are the practical source path before the final September votes.

• Budget hearings: September
• TRIM notice: mailed by county
• Budget Advisory Board: early spending discussions

Fortify Lauderdale is the city's stormwater and flood-resilience program, built around neighborhood projects, stormwater infrastructure, and reporting tools. Residents should use official city project pages, monthly program updates, flood surveys, and FixIt FTL for current status and immediate reports. Large cost or timeline figures should be checked against the latest city presentation before quoting.

• Track official Fortify Lauderdale pages
• Use flood survey tools for recurring locations
• Use FixIt FTL for immediate operational reports
• Verify cost/timeline figures before publishing