With just days left before its contract with the Broward Sheriff's Office expires, the Deerfield Beach City Commission is holding its final meeting of the fiscal year Monday night without a deal in place, raising the possibility of a major shift in policing for the city.
Tense negotiations with BSO
The city has posted a stark social media message cataloging the confrontational process of negotiating with the Broward Sheriff's Office, signaling Deerfield Beach may be ready to part ways.
"People are asking me to tune it down. I'm not gonna tune it down," BSO Sheriff Gregory Tony is quoted in the post
Former Deerfield Beach Mayor Bill Ganz called the situation both "stunning and disappointing."
"When you have the sheriff saying he's gonna take someone out, you need to keep person