Look at what Mayor Samson Borgelin has billed to North Lauderdale taxpayers:

 

• 📊 THE 7.4 MILLAGE TAX SPIKE: The Mayor voted to lock in an ad valorem operating millage rate of 7.4000 mills. This represents a massive 8.10% increase from the rolled-back rate, forcing North Lauderdale property owners to pay higher tax rates than neighboring Broward cities.

 

• 👥 $100,000.00 EXTRA EXECUTIVE STAFFING: Created a brand-new, top-heavy "Senior Policy / Research Assistant" staff role within the executive office at a staggering $100,000.00 base salary.

 

• 💼 $78,000.00+ LAWSUIT PAYOUT: After an official internal investigation confirmed his personal assistant pick created a hostile and toxic workplace, taxpayers were forced to pay a $78,000.00+ legal settlement plus health insurance through 2027 to clean up his hiring choice.

 

• ✈️ $15,000.00+ GLOBAL TRAVEL JUNKETS: Explicitly billed local taxpayers thousands of dollars for personal overseas travel, flying out to Chile and South Africa.

 

• 💰 $30,000.00 CASH SLUSH FUND: Pushed through a personal discretionary cash account worth $30,000.00 placed under his immediate control.

 

• 📈 $68,800.00 INFLATED SALARY & $9,600.00 CAR ALLOWANCE: Voted 4-1 to triple his own political compensation package, spiking his base mayoral salary up to $68,800.00 per year while quietly tagging on an executive $9,600.00 annual car allowance ($800/month).

 

 

FACT-CHECK THIS FOR YOURSELF (DON'T LET THEM LIE TO YOU):

 

• 7.4 Property Tax Increase: See North Lauderdale Ordinance (Millage Operating Rate 7.4000).

 

• Lawsuit Payout & $100k Assistant: Review the City of North Lauderdale Hostile Workplace Investigation Records and subsequent Settlement Agreement.

 

• Salary Spike & Slush Funds: Read the July 23, 2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

📄 MEANINGFUL CHANGE: THE PROVEN ATTORNEY & RESIDENT

 

 

EXPERIENCE YOU CAN TRUST. ACCOUNTABILITY YOU CAN BANK ON.

 

 

Professional leadership means immediate taxpayer savings and real local support.

 

 

About Your Next Mayor:

 

• ⚖️ 18+ Years of Legal Expertise: A practicing attorney who understands municipal contracts, protects your hard-earned tax dollars, and stops expensive board lawsuits before they happen.

 

• 🏡 23+ Year Resident: A dedicated neighbor who has lived right here in North Lauderdale for over two decades.

 

 

💰 YOUR DAY-ONE TAXPAYER SAVINGS & INVESTMENT PLAN:

 

 

• 📉 MILLAGE RATE REDUCTION PLAN: I will use the $252,980.00 in direct administrative savings detailed below to safely bring our property tax millage rate down below the current 7.4 peak, providing immediate relief to homeowners and landlords.

 

• 📉 -$40,0000: SAVED | Mayoral Salary Rollback to Comparable City Averages: On Day One, I am capping my mayoral compensation. I will voluntarily roll back the inflated mayoral salary from $68,800.00 down to a fiscally responsible baseline of $28,800—matching the average baseline for part-time mayors serving municipal populations of our size.

 

• 🚗 -$5,000.00 SAVED | Slashing the Car Allowance Abuse: I will immediately cut the inflated $9,600.00 vehicle allowance by over 50%, capping it at a flat, accountable $4,600.00. Mayors should drive to serve our community, not to cash out luxury auto checks on your dime.

 

• 🛑 -$100,000.00 SAVED | Streamlining City Administration: I will eliminate the redundant $100,000.00 "Research Assistant" executive position. By reallocating these research tasks directly to our existing, highly capable city department heads, we protect taxpayer funds while maintaining top-tier administrative efficiency.

 

• 🚫 -$78,000.00 SAVED | Zero Legal Retaliation Lawsuits: Using my 18+ years of legal experience, I will properly vet staff and enforce strict compliance. We will stop toxic workplace claims and keep your money out of courtroom settlements.

 

• 🔒 -$30,000.00 SAVED | Dissolve Personal Slush Funds: I will completely eliminate the Mayor’s personal $30k cash account. Every single dollar must go through public, audited city department approvals.

 

• ✈️ 🔄 $15,000.00 REINVESTED | Local Family Migration Support: I will completely ban taxpayer-funded overseas travel. Instead, those $15,000.00 in travel funds will be kept right here at home to launch a structured, legally sound local migration program. We will partner with community non-profits to provide language access, documentation clinics, and workforce integration to help our new resident families succeed and contribute to our local economy.

 

🔥 TOTAL NET YEAR-ONE SAVINGS: $249,180,00+

 

 

Every single dollar saved goes directly back toward rolling back that 7.4 millage tax burden.

 

 

"Our city budget belongs to our neighborhoods, not the Mayor's pocket. Elect a legal professional who knows our community."