FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A unanimous vote Tuesday by Broward County commissioners means an assessment will soon land on their desks, one that details future steps and a cost structure if the county retakes control of firefighting duties instead of contracting that work to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
“This has nothing to do with Sheriff Tony, who is doing a wonderful job,” said Broward Commissioner Lamar Fisher. “It’s just to look at the feasibility, and what it would be prudent to look at public safety in its total.”
Commissioners have already commissioned a feasibility study to look at launching in-house police departments at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Port Everglades to replace BSO…