FY 15 Budget Process
The FY 15 Budget process has begun. There will be a series of County Commission workshops as well as two public hearings to discuss the details of the upcoming year’s budget.
The scheduled dates are as follows:
- March 7, 2014 – Pre-Budget Workshop
- May 6, 2014 – Budget Workshop
- May 20, 2014 – Budget Workshop
- June 3, 2014 – Budget Workshop
- June 16, 2014 – Budget Workshop
- August 19, 2014 – Budget Workshop
- September 9, 2014 – Public Hearing
- September 23, 2014 – Public Hearing
County Commission government meetings are broadcast live on participating channels and webcast live on broward.org. More…
Know Your County Budget Basics
Have you ever wondered how the programs and services you enjoy are funded? The property taxes you pay, also known as ad valorem taxes along with miscellaneous fees, transfers and fund balances, and sales tax comprise what is known as the General Fund budget. The General Fund budget is approximately $1 billion dollars and represents about 25 percent of the County’s overall $4.1 billion budget.
The collected property tax revenues for FY14 are allocated to fund several areas. The Broward Sheriff’s Office is allocated 46 percent of total property tax revenues. The Broward County Commission has authority over 37 percent of property tax revenues which are allocated to Parks and Libraries (10 percent), Human Services (7 percent), Transit (3 percent), and Other Programs (17 percent). The remaining 17 percent is allocated to the Property Appraiser and Supervisor of Elections (3 percent), required mandates (9 percent) and consolidated dispatch (5 percent).
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