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Deerfield Beach grapples with growing BSO contract costs; fire assessment covers limited portion of contract
Summary
Commissioners and staff discussed how the fire assessment fee covers only a portion of the Broward Sheriff's Office contract and how rate changes affect what the city may lawfully charge and apply to the contract.
Deerfield Beach commissioners spent a substantial portion of the budget workshop reviewing how the city's fire assessment fee applies to the Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) fire and rescue contract and how different assessment rates change the share of those costs that can legally be recovered.
Staff said the city's FY2026 budget was modeled on a $3.315 per dwelling unit assessment in its current draft, and that commissioners at a prior meeting had set a maximum allowable assessment last night at $3.65 per dwelling unit. That maximum, staff said, would cover a larger share of the…
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