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Commissioner’s Message

Dear Neighbors,

ver the last several months, I have been collaborating with you, our
neighbors, city leadership and staff to deliver and approve a $1.07 billion
Odollar budget for Fiscal Year 2024. I am pleased to report that within
the budget, I fought for our emergency services departments to receive additional
personnel, both in the Fire and Police departments. The fire department will now
include several new positions that will allow for three firefighters to respond to both
fire and Emergency Medical Service at the same time without jeopardizing safety
and response times. In addition, there will be three new fire stations operating in
District IV as well as an EMS station on Las Olas. Finally, Commission supported a
Warren Sturman, MD new initiative for police officers to be trained as Emergency Medical Technicians to
Vice Mayor
District 4 Commissioner render aid as quickly as possible for our residents, neighbors and visitors alike.
City of Fort Lauderdale Accordingly, the police department is expanding to include an increase in the
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positions assigned to the Homeless Outreach Team (HOT). In addition to the
increased homeless outreach, as of June 2023 the City has committed $6.3 million
in state and federal funding to address homelessness through various programs,
including rapid rehousing, rental assistance, and case management services to
provide holistic support to help individuals gain employment. In addition, the city
is supporting continued services to assist individuals at risk of becoming homeless,
such as seniors aged 62 and older and youth aged out of the foster care system.

City Hall, 8th Floor
100 N Andrews Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311

Office Contacts
Jeri Pryor
Chief of Staff
jpryor@fortlauderdale.gov
Renee Manchoy
Community Outreach
rmanchoy@fortlauderdale.gov
954.828.5028

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