The City of Fort Lauderdale is committed to transparency and getting the community involved in the budgeting process. That’s why the City’s Office of Management and Budget has launched an interactive tool called Balancing Act, which lets you explore and adjust a simulation of the proposed FY 2026 budget.

With Balancing Act, you can:

• Adjust funding levels for different departments
• Add or remove budget requests from departments
• Tweak revenue sources like the property tax rate or Fire Assessment Fee

It’s a hands-on way to see how the City’s budget works and see what kind of impact your changes would have on the overall budget and funding of services. More importantly, it gives you a chance to share what matters most to you. Just make sure to hit "Submit" when you're done so your ideas and comments make it to our budget team. Everything submitted will be reviewed as we work toward the final budget. The City Commission will review the budget for adoption in September 2025.

Visit https://ftlcity.info/fy26budget to try it out.