Financial Transparency Portal
The OpenGov Financial Transparency Portal
Through the City of Fort Lauderdale’s Financial Transparency Portal, users can view the current fiscal year budget as well as historical financial information from previous fiscal years. The portal allows users to interact with the data and either drill down to view financial data at the program level or scale up to view the full operating budget. Users can also utilize the Balancing Act application to make suggestions to the City's general fund budget and submit their recommendations for review by City staff and the Budget Advisory Board.
What is the OpenGov Financial Transparency Portal?
- The OpenGov portal allows users to explore the City’s current budget and historical financials for City departments and services.
- Neighbors can segment the City’s budget and learn more about City departments like the Police Department, Fire Rescue Department, Parks and Recreation Department, and others.
- Users can download the financial data as an Excel file for further study and for research purposes.
- For more detailed instructions, please refer to the City’s Financial Transparency Portal User Guide.
Financial Data and Reports
In an effort to provide the community with access to the City’s financial data, the City also produces and distributes the budget electronically via the City of Fort Lauderdale’s website. Online, you can find copies of the current and historic Annual Budgets, Quarterly Projection Reports, Community Investment Plans (CIP), along with the current Revenue Manual. For Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports (ACFR) and Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR), please visit the Finance Department.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Click these links to answer some frequently asked questions (results will open in a new tab or window):
- Is the City’s budget structurally balanced? (i.e. do the City’s revenues equal the City’s expenses?)
- What is the General Fund total budget?
- What revenue sources contribute to the City’s General Fund?
- What type of expenses does the General Fund pay for?
- How does the City divide up the General Fund among the City’s departments?
- How much does the City spend on salaries for all departments and funds?
- What are the details by expense type for the Police budget?
- What are the details by expense type for the Fire-Rescue budget?
- How much does the City budget towards its enterprise fund departments, Water and Sewer, Central Regional Wastewater, Sanitation, Stormwater, Parking, and the Airport?
- How much does Parks and Recreation spend on its different programs?
- How much does Fire spend on its different programs?
- How much does Police spend on its different programs?