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Deerfield Beach outlines plan, timeline and $30.1 million estimate to stand up city police and fire departments
Summary
Public safety director Sean Gladio and the city CFO outlined steps and costs to create municipal police and fire departments, asking the commission for a formal authorization and chiefs onboarded by April 30, 2026. The CFO estimated about $30.1 million in start-up and overlap costs over 19 months.
Deerfield Beach public safety officials gave a detailed implementation update Feb. 17 as the city moves to establish municipal police and fire departments after the planned transition away from the Broward Sheriff's Office.
"We stand at the threshold of a defining moment in our city's history," Public Safety Director Sean Gladio told the City Commission, saying staff had begun regulatory steps and vendor engagements needed for a transition and had started weekly communications and peer outreach to build training, equipment and policy frameworks. Gladio asked the commission for a formal resolution authorizing the creation of the City of Deerfield Beach Police Department and City of Deerfield Beach Fire Department and requested that the police and fire chiefs be onboarded preferably no later than April 30, 2026.
The city's chief financial…
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