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The City Commission wants to hear your thoughts on the FY Advance Fort Lauderdale Comprehensive
2020 budget. The proposed budget is available for review Plan Update
on our website at www.fortlauderdale.gov/budget. The The Comprehensive Plan is the guiding document for the
website also provides residents the opportunity to submit City's existing and future development, covering a wide
feedback on specific elements of the proposed budget by range of topics — from encouraging sustainable
using the Balancing Act Simulator. development, livability, providing affordable housing,
addressing climate change and sea level rise adaptation,
LGBTQ+ Ordinance in the City of Fort transportation options, park and open space to encouraging
Lauderdale new opportunities for businesses to thrive.
During the Sept. 12 meeting of the Fort Lauderdale City
Commission, commissioners unanimously moved forward Throughout the project, the City has encouraged
with the unprecedented LGBTQ ordinance. Thanks to our stakeholders to provide input and feedback. In addition to
Mayor and City Commission, we moved forward toward attending the public open house, neighbors can review the
outlawing conversion therapy for minors, affirmed a draft plan elements (or chapters) and join the public
commitment to LGBTQ families in domestic partnership, and discussion. Please visit the project website at
committed to advancing a citywide human rights ordinance www.advancefortlauderdale.com. HB
banning discrimination against our LGBTQ community in the
Ben Sorensen
areas of public accommodations, housing and employment.
City Commissioner - District 4
Thank you to all who helped make this possible!
City of Fort Lauderdale

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