How Lauderhill is run
Who runs Lauderhill, what it costs, and where your money goes
The city manager, council pay, the budget, your property tax bill and who provides each service, from Lauderhill's own public documents. Every number links to its source and says which year it describes. Checked Oct 9, 2026.
Who runs Lauderhill
A city manager hired by the council runs the city day to day. The council sets policy, adopts the budget and sets the tax rate.
What they are paid
- 20 weeks' base salary as severance, plus 20 weeks of benefits, if removed without cause
- Yearly cost-of-living increase equal to the CPI, paid as a lump sum, plus up to 4% more after a favorable evaluation
- Term life insurance equal to two and one half times his annual salary
- Unused vacation and sick leave paid out each year at 100%
Lauderhill city staff
494 full-time-equivalent positions, including Police 167, Fire and rescue 113. FY2024. City of Lauderhill · Mar 27, 2025
Florida has no statewide pay database, and we found no city-published list of pay by position. We name pay only for elected officials and the city manager.
Is Lauderhill in the red?
Cities must pass a balanced budget, so "profit" and "deficit" mean something different here. The useful questions: does the city's everyday money (the general fund) cover its everyday costs, how much does it keep in savings compared with its own target, and how big are its pension and debt bills.
Savings
Unassigned general fund balance: $5.5M (2024-09-30). City of Lauderhill · Mar 27, 2025
Why we skip the "budgeted deficit": many cities plan to dip into savings, then spend less than planned. The audited result tells you what really happened.
Your property tax bill: who gets it
Of each property-tax dollar a Lauderhill homeowner pays, about 37 cents goes to the city, including 4 cents for voter-approved bonds.
37¢
of each property-tax dollar goes to the city of Lauderhill
- City of Lauderhill (operating)7.3998 · 33%
- Broward County School Board (operating)6.294 · 28%
- Broward County5.6628 · 25%
- North Broward Hospital District1.2391 · 6%
- City of Lauderhill (voter-approved debt)0.9956 · 4%
- Children's Services Council0.45 · 2%
- South Florida Water Management District0.2301 · 1%
- Broward County School Board (voter-approved debt)0.1587 · <1%
- Florida Inland Navigation District0.027 · <1%
- Total (mills)22.4571
2026 tax year (FY2026-27) rates for a home in the city of Lauderhill (Broward County). Broward County Property Appraiser · Oct 1, 2026
See what a Lauderhill house pays, line by line →Who provides your services
Not everything in Lauderhill is run by the city. Who provides a service decides whose budget pays for it and whose election decides it.
- PoliceThe cityLauderhill Police DepartmentCity of Lauderhill · Mar 27, 2025
- FireThe cityLauderhill Fire RescueCity of Lauderhill · Mar 27, 2025
- WaterThe cityCity of Lauderhill water utilityCity of Lauderhill · Mar 27, 2025
- Sewer and stormwaterThe cityCity of LauderhillCity of Lauderhill · Mar 27, 2025
- Trash and recyclingContractorWaste Management, Inc. of Florida (city franchise)Franchise agreement since 2016.City of Lauderhill · Sep 3, 2026
- Parks and recreationThe cityCity of Lauderhill Parks and Leisure ServicesCity of Lauderhill · Mar 27, 2025
- City streetsThe cityCity of LauderhillCity of Lauderhill · Mar 27, 2025
- Performing arts centerThe cityLauderhill Performing Arts Center (city-run)City of Lauderhill · Mar 27, 2025
Compared with similar cities
The cities in this state closest in population that we cover. Read it for scale, not as a ranking: cities provide different services.
| Per city | WestonFL | St CloudFL | TamaracFL | LauderhillFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 68,311 | 71,242 | 73,563 | 74,772 |
| Top administrator's base pay | $294,793 | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Council member pay | $16,479 | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| General fund per resident | $1,173 | $1,327 | $1,348 | $1,248 |
| Debt per resident | $288 | $1,526 | $649 | $1,912 |
| Unfunded pension per resident | $3 | $336 | $-379 | $512 |
| City staff per 1,000 residents | 5.2 | 11.2 | 6.3 | 6.6 |
Figures as shown in each city's section, divided by its population. Years differ by state, and pension figures are measured differently in each state (each city page says how). Weston and Tamarac pays another agency for police or fire, so its own staff count is lower.
What Lauderhill publishes
What a resident can find online today. A "no" is something you can ask the council to publish.
- Partly: Audited financial report filed on time City of Lauderhill · Sep 28, 2026
- Yes: Adopted budget posted onlineThe FY2027 budget ordinance, reconciliation and fund summary are posted in Legistar; the city's budget page lists the FY2027 proposed budget. City of Lauderhill · Sep 28, 2026
- Yes: City manager's contract findable onlineThe 2025 contract amendment and earlier amendments are attached to Legistar item 25R-6206. None states a dollar salary. City of Lauderhill · Jun 9, 2025
- Yes: Council votes recorded member by member onlineLegistar minutes list each commissioner's yes or no vote, e.g. the Feb. 9, 2026 meeting. City of Lauderhill · Feb 9, 2026
- Partly: Council pay stated in a public documentCity code says salaries are set in each year's budget, with a 4% yearly raise. We could not read a document stating the amounts. City of Lauderhill
- No: Employee pay publishedWe found no city-published pay list by position. Florida has no statewide database. City of Lauderhill
Questions to ask your council
- Unassigned general fund reserves were $5,536,127 in September 2024, against general fund spending of $75,775,455 that year. What reserve level does the commission aim for?
- The FY2027 operating tax rate of 7.3998 mills is 4.35% above the rolled-back rate. What does the extra revenue pay for?
- The police pension plan had an $18.4 million net pension liability in September 2024. What is the plan to pay it down?
- The city manager's 2025 contract does not state his salary in dollars. Will the commission publish the amount?
The fiscal year starts Oct. 1. The city manager delivers a proposed budget by July 1, and the commission holds budget workshops in July (July 14, 2026 this year). Two public hearings follow in September: Sept. 14 and Sept. 28, 2026 for the FY2027 budget. See who is running for council
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