The City of Deerfield Beach delayed its decision to sever its relationship with the Broward Sheriff’s Office at a commission meeting Tuesday night.
At the heart of the discussion was a dispute over the legitimacy of a report that claimed Deerfield Beach would save millions of dollars by creating its own independent police and fire rescue operations.
Deerfield Beach’s contract with BSO expired in September, meaning the city now has two years to negotiate a new contract extension with BSO or stand up its own independent police and fire rescue operations. Deerfield has contracted services from BSO since 1990…