From the Voice in the Choice Community Meeting - Topic: Weaknesses and Misinformation in the Willdan Report Group

• The report makes the statement that most people live in owner-occupied homes in the City of Lake Worth. The opposite is true.
• Page 47 – The report states that the decision has been made to move forward with a new Lake Worth Police Department.
• Page 51 – The report lists key decision points as reasons to see alternatives to PBSO – without any public input either.
• Willdan, the group that prepared the report, will charge the city an additional $250,000 to implement the transition – vested interest in going through with their recommendation.
• There is an over-reliance in volunteers being part of an active police force.
• The time frame for transition seems unrealistic.
• Many of the numbers are “stale” due to new State law pertaining to pensions.
• No contingency is offered in case there are cost over-runs during the transition.
• No source of funding for the transition is identified.
• The report reveals confidential narcotics information.
• The level of employee benefits appears to be excessively low.
• Assuming that cars that we transferred to the Sheriff three years ago are available and have reasonable service life left is suspect.
• Page 9 – PBSO would not provide a line item or “rolled up” cost of service to consultants.