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Contract renewals, guard-level changes drive mixed assessment impacts across districts
Summary
Staff reported the recent security contract strategy — moving some districts to a Level 1 guard profile and piggybacking on newer contract terms for others — lowered costs in some districts but raised them in others; the council discussed contingency reserves, how assessments would be paid and the process for future bids.
The town reported mixed assessment impacts after recent security contract changes and a council-approved change to guard staffing levels.
What changed: JP told the council the town had implemented a shift from live monitoring to recorded cameras and had rolled some districts from Level 2 staffing to Level 1, as council had previously approved. JP said the Level 1 change lowered the assessment in Miami Lakes Section 1 from $340.98 to $305, but Royal Oaks Section 1 saw an increase because staff used terms from a newer contract the district piggybacked on;…
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