Oakland Park City Commission · Nov 3, 2026
Fitz Budhoo
Commissioner; elected November 2024 to a four-year termCity of Oakland Park
Fitz Budhoo (Commissioner) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Oakland Park City Commission after the election.
Oakland Park commissioner elected in November 2024. He began in public service in 1991 with Miami-Dade County's solid waste department and moved to Oakland Park in 2016.
Where Fitz Budhoo stands: positions on the record
Property tax rate2 sourced positions
Voted yes on a preliminary FY26 operating millage rate of 5.6979 mils, which staff described as a decrease (passed 5-0, July 2025).
Council voteCity of Oakland Park · Jul 16, 2025
Voted yes on a final FY26 operating millage rate of 5.6979 mills (passed 5-0, Sept. 2025).
Council voteCity of Oakland Park · Sep 17, 2025
Horizon downtown project2 sourced positions
Voted yes on a 30-day extension to the city's purchase and sale agreement with Horizon Oakland Park LLC for downtown properties (passed 5-0, Jan. 2026).
Council voteCity of Oakland Park · Jan 14, 2026
Voted yes on a four-month extension to the purchase and sale agreement with Horizon Oakland Park LLC, continuing it to November 2026 (passed 5-0, June 2026).
Council voteCity of Oakland Park · Jun 17, 2026
NE 13th Avenue sidewalks3 sourced positions
In an informal show of positions, favored placing the NE 13th Avenue sidewalk project on a future agenda for action (April 2026; Lonergan, Newbold and Gordon opposed).
Council voteCity of Oakland Park · Apr 14, 2026
as recorded in the city's meeting minutes; not a direct quote
Asked that the NE 13th Avenue sidewalk project be paused at the homes of residents who expressed concerns, to consider reconfiguring the sidewalks.
Own statementCity of Oakland Park · Apr 14, 2026
Moved to deny a resolution giving policy direction on enforcing parking in driveways that block new sidewalks (motion failed 2-3, March 2026).
Council voteCity of Oakland Park · Mar 25, 2026
What Fitz Budhoo said vs. how Fitz Budhoo voted
NE 13th Avenue sidewalks
In their words
Asked that the NE 13th Avenue sidewalk project be paused at the homes of residents who expressed concerns, to consider reconfiguring the sidewalks.
Apr 14, 2026 ·as recorded in the city's meeting minutes; not a direct quote ·City of Oakland Park · Apr 14, 2026
On the record
Moved to deny a resolution giving policy direction on enforcing parking in driveways that block new sidewalks (motion failed 2-3, March 2026).
Mar 25, 2026 ·City of Oakland Park · Mar 25, 2026
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