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Council defers vote on proposed Palmetto Bay Public Safety District to September
Summary
An ordinance to create a dependent Palmetto Bay Public Safety District under section 189.02, Florida Statutes, was introduced and debated; concerns about the village’s lack of a municipal police department and legal review led the council to defer action to the Sept. 14 regular meeting.
Clerk read Ordinance 3(b to create the Palmetto Bay Public Safety District as a dependent special district pursuant to section 189.02, Florida Statutes. One written public comment opposed the measure, and a resident said the village does not have its own police department and that a special‑district financing approach could lock in funds without guaranteeing local control.
Vice Mayor Mark Marietta said he had consulted with the sheriff's major and the Police Benevolent Association and moved to defer the ordinance to allow additional legal review and to align the item with November ballot considerations. The motion to defer to the Sept. 14 regular council meeting passed on a council roll call.
No formal changes to public safety financing were made at the meeting; the deferral provides time for additional review and for staff to coordinate legal and ballot timing analysis.
