The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office reached an agreement with Miami-Dade County and Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to fund the newly created law enforcement agency, Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz announced in a statement.
The county budget, said Cordero-Stutz, will include an additional $31.8 million. The Sheriff’s Office budget is about $1.1 billion. She had requested almost $94 million earlier this summer.
‘I reiterated multiple times throughout the process that the public safety budget I submitted was a thoughtful and thorough request based on the true needs to protect the residents of Miami-Dade,” Cordero-Stutz said Friday. “I appreciate and commend the hard work and dedication of all who helped identify the additionally required funding.”…