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Parkland reviews BSO contract increases, detail fund and deputy requests
Summary
City staff reported a 9.7% request from BSO and budgeted $1.2 million as a placeholder; commissioners discussed using the city’s detail fund, data on response times, and whether to add two deputies BSO requested for a community suppression team.
City of Parkland commissioners discussed Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) staffing needs, a recent contract cost increase request and how the city is using a small "detail" fund to pay for proactive enforcement operations.
During the May 21 workshop, City Manager Nancy (first name used in the transcript) told the commission BSO submitted a proposed increase that she interpreted as a 9.7% increase and said the city has included an additional $1,200,000 in the draft budget "just for BSO." She also said BSO requested two deputies to staff a Community-Safety/Crime-Suppression Team; staff previously estimated the cost of those two positions at about…
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