Dozens of Deerfield Beach residents were fired up on Monday, speaking at one of the last community forums about possible changes to public safety.

The last sessions at the Tigner Community Center were billed as an opportunity to weigh in on public safety. The city is seeking input as a consultant prepares a report on what it would cost Deerfield to create its own police and fire service unit.

"I'll put up to anyone else, they won't get the same quality and service they are paying for right now," the president of the firefighters union said.

It's been a tense contract battle between Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony and Deerfield Beach.

"We have no interest in departing a 35-year relationship," Tony previously said.

The city says in the first 4-year contract proposal, the Broward Sheriff's

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