Greenacres Councilwoman Judy Dugo: go with PBSO? City seeking options

The biggest local news this week came from Greenacres. From what I can gather prior to the Greenacres City Commission meeting on Monday (6/1) their beat reporter got a tip that Councilwoman Dugo would bring up the topic of possibly going with PBSO for their police services. What is very interesting about the article written by Kevin Thompson is the reference to Lake Worth and our city's experience with PBSO.

Here is an excerpt from the article:

     At Monday’s City Council meeting, Councilwoman Judy Dugo made a motion for the city to solicit two bids from the sheriff’s office on how much it would cost to run Greenacres’ police force.
     The city has 51 sworn-in officers, with a plan to add six more. Dugo said she wants the sheriff’s office to come back with two bids — one for 51 officers, the second for 57.
     “This will give us perspective with our budget planning and our priorities,” she said. “And it’s an apples to apples comparison.” [emphasis added]
     Dugo cited how Lake Worth was able to reduce its crime rate after the sheriff’s office took over its police department seven years ago.
     “They found it very valuable,” Dugo said. “They cleaned up a lot of crime and it became more cost effective for them.”