Public Participation Encouraged As Broward County Prepares Budget

State law requires that two public hearings be held to discuss a budget prior to adoption. These hearings are opportunities for the public to comment on the development of Broward County's fiscal year budget. Public testimony will be taken.

Public Hearings

• September 9 at 5:01 p.m.
  Broward County Governmental Center
  115 South Andrews Avenue, Room 422
  Fort Lauderdale
  
• September 23 at 5:01 p.m.
  Broward County Governmental Center
  115 South Andrews Avenue, Room 422
  Fort Lauderdale

Budget public hearings will be televised on participating cable channel and webcast live on www.broward.org.
Find a participating cable channel

Workshops

In addition, the Board of County Commissioners has scheduled a series of budget workshops on the County's Fiscal Year 2009 budget. These workshops will be held in Room 430 of the Broward County Governmental Center, 115 S. Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, beginning at 10:00 a.m.

April 15
May 6
May 20
May 27
June 3
June 17

The deadline for the submission of the County Administrator's recommended budget to the Board of County Commissioners is July 15. There will be a final Commission Budget Workshop on August 19 prior to the September Public Hearings.