According to budget documents, the department “is a centralized internal service provider responsible for securely delivering high-quality, resilient and value-driven technology and communication solutions to all city departments, charter offices and external state and local government agencies.”
In FY 2024, the department received $26,116,902, signaling a 4.6 percent increase for the upcoming fiscal year.
This year's IT budget allocates:
- $15,379,721 for IT infrastructure and operations services
- $6,151,596 for IT application services
- $4,187,802 for IT administrative services
- $1,608,894 for IT security services
The budget proposal puts $200,000 toward a radio replacement program, $135,490 into a project that would establish multifactor authentication within the Police Department, and $50,000 toward a cybersecurity gap analysis.
As for upcoming IT projects and initiatives, budget documents listed the following for FY 25:
- Office of the Chief Information Officer: “Implement a business relationship management program and business impact analysis that drives business value into the organization via innovative technology solutions, improves the ability to meet and exceed business goals and objectives, and enhances the ability to execute business activities to meet city requirements and expectations.”
- Enterprise Infrastructure and Operations: Complete Phase II of the city’s technology infrastructure modernization plan, which aims to replace the city’s wireless infrastructure and issue a request for proposals to outsource the city’s physical access control system.
- Security and Governance: Conduct a cybersecurity and ransomware preparedness gap analysis.
- Data and Digital Services: “Formalize the vision and plan of turning data sources into intelligent, easy-to-read dashboards” and assess current enterprise applications and data sources across the city to establish an application modernization strategy and road map.
The city's fiscal year begins Oct. 1 and ends Sept. 30. More information about Fort Lauderdale’s proposed budget can be found online.
