The City Commission appointed Patrick Reilly as interim City Auditor. Mr. Reilly, who was most recently Chief Auditor for Broward County Public Schools for 20 years, will begin his service with the City once a contract outlining the terms of his employment is finalized
After extensive interaction with the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), the City’s Transportation and Mobility Department submitted 14 municipal capital project applications to move forward to the County’s ranking process for Transportation Surtax funding. The projects were required to either create a new roadway, expand a roadway or intersection, or implement traffic calming measures. The 2022 project applications will compete for funding against applications submitted by other municipalities and if awarded the funding, they would be programmed in 2027.
The City Commission adopted a resolution calling a November 8, 2022, special municipal election to elect a City Commissioner for District I. This seat will become available upon the resignation of District I Commissioner Heather Moraitis who submitted her resignation notice on Friday, April 1, 2022.
“We appreciate the service of Commissioner Moraitis these past four years and look forward to working with her for the betterment of our city until she steps down on November 7,” said Commissioner Steve Glassman.
The City of Fort Lauderdale is proud to show its commitment to preserving the environment. Resilience was recognized a top priority by the City Commission once again this year and the City remains dedicated to ensuring that is adapting to the challenges posed by climate change and sea level rise while taking steps to enhance sustainability.
Fort Lauderdale has been selected to participate in this year’s national cohort of the LEED for Cities Local Government Leadership Program from the U.S. Green Building Council and Bank of America. The program helps local governments committed to reducing climate change and advancing resilience and social equity by measuring and tracking performance using the LEED for Cities rating system. Throughout the year, program participants have access to peer-to-peer networking opportunities; technical assistance; access to educational resources; and waived membership, registration, and certification fees to support the pursuit of LEED certification. LEED for Cities certification will benchmark Fort Lauderdale against other governments and identify areas of sustainability where we have opportunities for improvements.
Fort Lauderdale has taken a leading step to demonstrate that climate neutrality is possible by reducing our 2010 carbon footprint by 20% by the year 2020. Now, in partnership with ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability USA, we will identify and implement high-impact actions to drastically reduce our carbon footprint and achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050 – a necessary step to maintain global warming below extreme levels. We will be developing a Net Zero Plan which will provide direction on rethinking our fuel sources, supporting this change with new regulations, and working with the community on more sustainable practices and renewable energy installation.
“As a city on the front lines of the climate change impacts of sea-level rise, it is imperative that the City of Fort Lauderdale join communities across the globe in the effort to achieve Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions and lessen those impacts,” said Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean J. Trantalis.
