By Bob Walsh
Since
forever (35 years) the teeming metropolis of Deerfield Beach has gotten
public safety services from Broward County, Florida. In an effort to
save some bucks the city has decided to set up their own police and fire
departments.
They seem to believe that they will save $500 million over 20 years with this move. The vote by the city council was 4-1.
Deerfield
Beach has a population of 87,000. The contract with Broward County
expired in September. The county has offered a two year extension and
has offered to pay for an outside consultant to analyze the city's
position. The city hired their own consultant who came up with the
guesstimate of $500 million.
The old contract requires the county to continue to cover Deerfield Beach until September of 2027.
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