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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 $466,000.
Why it matters: The requested contract increase and any additional deputies or ongoing detail expenditures affect the city’s budget and how law enforcement presence is distributed across neighborhoods, parks and special events.
BSO Captain Michelle (first name only in transcript) described how the city has used a dedicated special-ops/detail fund to pay for bike operations, holiday patrols and burglary operations when needed. "That's what we've been using to pay for our bike operations during the summer, during the holidays," she said. She noted the city has not added road patrol deputies since 2017–2018 and that the department is largely reactive rather than proactively resourced. Michelle urged considering proactively assigning deputies to parks during high-use hours and said the detail fund could be used for that purpose.
Staff and commissioners discussed options: continuing to use the existing $100,000 detail fund for targeted operations, increasing that allocation if needed, or phasing in additional deputies tied to contract negotiations. Several commissioners asked staff to get more reporting on where officers are being dispatched, response times, and how HOA-requested calls or privately funded off‑duty details affect regular coverage.
Staff direction and budgetary steps: The commission instructed staff to request a meeting with the sheriff to review the overall contract and to have Nancy and Michelle work together to analyze whether the detail fund should be increased. The city will also seek reporting on response times and a breakdown of calls that pull deputies away from regular patrol zones. The city currently budgets $100,000 for special ops details, and staff inserted $1.2 million as an initial placeholder in the draft budget for BSO contract increases.
Ending: Staff said they will return with clearer reporting on response times, call locations and proposals for using or increasing the detail fund before the budget is finalized.
