BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony spoke exclusively with Local 10 News on Tuesday to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing his agency, including the recent split with Deerfield Beach, the possibility of Pompano Beach doing the same and the termination of several high-ranking officials within the department.
Deerfield Beach, which uses the Broward Sheriff’s Office for both law enforcement and fire rescue, is set to reconstitute its own police and fire departments, disbanded in 1990 and 2011 respectively, by September 2027.
City leaders said an independent report showed this move will save the city millions, something Tony strongly disputes.
“If the will of the commission is to move forward and vacate both fire and law enforcement services, at minimum they would conduct a comprehensive study or contract out so that they can have the facts behind it,” he said. “And they’ve dismissed that.”
He continued, “To see a 12-page memo with grammatical errors, inconsistencies, intentionally vacating critical information in that document is a clear indicator that there was no interest by that city commission to do the due diligence and put facts amongst the community and themselves before making a decision.”
Meanwhile, Pompano Beach ― BSO’s largest jurisdiction ― is considering a similar move. In that case, Tony said he agrees with the city’s approach.
“They made an investment of roughly a quarter million dollars, and the document comes in with hundreds of pages of comprehensive analysis, data, figures — all the things critical for anyone to make a decision," Tony said.
It’s still unclear when Pompano Beach will decide whether to bring back its own police department, which was disbanded in favor of BSO in 1999. It still has an in-house fire department.
“It was a price tag that shocked them,” Tony said. “We’re talking about one police department, not fire rescue, and the 10-year projection was anywhere between $150 million, escalating up to $175 million.”
Tony also weighed in on his firing of Undersheriff Nicole Anderson and several other members of the force. Others have resigned.
“Some of the terminations were part of a strategic plan and alignment. When you’ve seen them, many are resigning,” he said. “There have been terminations we are not ready to discuss yet because we’re still examining certain conducts and behaviors that could be potential policy violations. When I’m ready to discuss that, I will come back in front of the camera and explain it.”
Tony said he thinks Deerfield Beach likely won’t be able to afford the $31 million needed to run its new police and fire services. He says a recent poll showed 75% of the city’s residents wanted BSO to stay.
Local 10 Digital Journalist Chris Gothner contributed to this report.
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story misstated the number of firings. The exact figure wasn’t immediately clear. The article has since been corrected.
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