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Weston authorizes further extensions while lawyers craft language on sheriff’s raises
Summary
The commission unanimously approved additional extensions and authorized staff to finalize language in the agreement with the Broward County Sheriff’s Office to address pay-raise scenarios after the county approved a smaller increase than the sheriff requested.
WESTON, Fla. — On Oct. 20 the Weston City Commission voted to allow additional extensions of the agreement among the City of Weston, the Indian Trace Development District, the Bonaventure Development District and the Sheriff of Broward County for police services while city attorneys finalize contract language to address differences in projected pay raises.
City Manager Don Decker said the city had budgeted based on a larger raise the sheriff sought but learned recently that the Broward County Commission approved only a smaller increase. “We learned … the county commission did not approve the budget request that the sheriff made, which was, I believe, an 11% increase. They only approved a 3% increase,” Decker said, adding that the sheriff intends to challenge the county decision and that a governor’s review could take “maybe a 2 or 3 months.”
Decker told the commission his office and the city attorney are drafting contract language to cover scenarios such as: what the city pays if county-approved raises do not materialize, whether the city will reimburse if raises are later granted, and how multi-year step increases should be handled.
Commissioner Byron Jaffe praised local deputies and highlighted public-safety data: he said the city’s year-to-date statistics show criminal activity on “a very big downward trend” compared with 2023–24, and he urged the commission to support staff-led negotiation. Jaffe said he would leave budget and negotiation details to the city attorney and staff.
The motion to authorize the city manager to enter into additional extensions and to continue negotiations on the contract language was moved and seconded and passed on a roll-call vote with all five commissioners recorded as voting yes (Commissioner Andrade; Vice Mayor Mead; Commissioner Melina McPhee; Commissioner Jaffe; Mayor Brown).
What happens next: City attorneys will draft and the manager will negotiate contract language that accounts for possible outcomes of the county budget and any governor-level appeals; the commission will receive the final agreement for approval when negotiations conclude.
Provenance: Based on the commission’s discussion and vote during agenda item 11c at the Oct. 20, 2025 meeting.
