Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti said in an interview today that raising the tax rate to the rollup amount — just enough to recoup much of the loss in property values — combined with using reserves would be a ''reasonable'' solution to resolve the county's more than $100 million budget shortfall.
In the past, Lamberti has emphasized that Broward voters approved Amendment 1 and want tax cuts.
When pressed about supporting a tax rate hike, he said that the decision lies with county commissioners. The commissioners are expected to talk about the reserves in more detail Tuesday.
Lamberti and county officials disagree about the amount of reserves the county has — but in both cases the amounts add up to more than the shortfall in the budget.
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