BSO budget shortfall in excess of $30 million

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RUT ROE SCROTT! I THINK WE HAVE ANOTHER PROBRUM! :cop:

Boy the ship is listing pretty good.....and not enough lifeboats for everybody.......new colonels, Lt colonels, majors, captains, admin people and calendar keepers first...damn the women and children ( of those laid off)

Scott turn off the lights the party is over. :snicker: :evil: :D

Scott turn off the lights the party is over. :snicker: :evil: :D

And this week we had another bump up to Lt.Col. In DLE. We have plenty of money, no worries. We have most of the county commissioners on our side, since most of their families work here now.

Sheriff Israel you're DONE.....LMAO

SI is incompetent and talks with marbles in his mouth. How long has it been since he left New York and still has that accent? Incompetent BOOB

wow imagine if SI had to lay off all the new Hollywood people and Ft.Lauderdale people he just hired? Or would he find away to stick it to BSO people again?

BSO has essentially the same number of employees today as we did one ago. The difference is negligible. These gaps are caused by changes in state law for FRS pensions, the labor contracts which require COLA increases, health insurance rates which are skyrocketing everywhere, the Lamberti golden parachutes which ate up our roll over funds, and on and on. At least Sheriff Israel is fighting for the money to save our jobs. F*** all of you that want to attack him right now. Today we need to circle the wagon, unite our voices, and save to jobs of every single person working at BSO today. Once we get past thus, we can go back to the petty partisan carping again. But, right now, everyone should appreciate that Israel is trying to protect every single job in our agency.

Nice try Tubby

BSO has essentially the same number of employees today as we did one ago. The difference is negligible. These gaps are caused by changes in state law for FRS pensions, the labor contracts which require COLA increases, health insurance rates which are skyrocketing everywhere, the Lamberti golden parachutes which ate up our roll over funds, and on and on. At least Sheriff Israel is fighting for the money to save our jobs. F*** all of you that want to attack him right now. Today we need to circle the wagon, unite our voices, and save to jobs of every single person working at BSO today. Once we get past thus, we can go back to the petty partisan carping again. But, right now, everyone should appreciate that Israel is trying to protect every single job in our agency.

What a crock of shit you are spewing!

You can certainly give us a better response than that, or did you start the weekend party already? You cannot blame the previous administration for this. And I doubt we have the same amount of personnel as we did last year. http://www.local10.com/news/sources-bro ... index.html (http://www.local10.com/news/sources-broward-sheriffs-office-budget-shortfall-in-excess-of-30-million/-/1717324/20576272/-/7n5jtz/-/index.html)

The writing is on the wall. Which CCN's will be next? Layoff deputies, because we need all the top brass, and we definitely need all the community outreach folks to run interference and damage control.

We allll saw this coming..make sure you chop from the top SI

The last time people were fired to balance the budget, none... not one... was sworn. All of the people who were given pink slips were civilians from across the agency. When Lamberti ran out of civilians to fire, then then issued unpaid furloughs to them to give the PBA a raise and a COLA.

So let's not kid ourselves into thinking any of us will go packing. If cuts are coming, it will hit the civilians and the unrepresented the hardest... just like it always has.

Israel, or more likely whomever is advising him is a genius! Ask for 97 million and have the commission decline it so he can look good asking and the commission can look like theyre being fiscally responsible. Then wait a while and plant a story in the paper about a budget crisis and potential layoffs. Now eventually the commission will give him a budget increase (I'm guessing 15-30 million) and it'll look like they had to in order to save jobs.
That's the one nice thing about having a democrat sheriff and in a democrat county.
Smart politics even if its maybe not good governance.

Wanna close the budget shortfall and avoid layoffs Sheriff.....take all the deputies In The DROP and transfer them out of their cushy assignments in to the busy districts on Alpha shift. You'll see how fast they turn in their papers and all the $$$$$ you will save!! It's totally legit and within PBA contract rules!!

Just sayin!!!

:devil:

The last time people were fired to balance the budget, none... not one... was sworn. All of the people who were given pink slips were civilians from across the agency. When Lamberti ran out of civilians to fire, then then issued unpaid furloughs to them to give the PBA a raise and a COLA.

So let's not kid ourselves into thinking any of us will go packing. If cuts are coming, it will hit the civilians and the unrepresented the hardest... just like it always has.

Yeah what the heck, it's not like civilians have families or kids or house payments. Maybe for every 2 or 3 families that go under you could maybe get a new car. Maybe the 2 or 3 calendar keepers the sheriff has could help those laid off keep track of when to get their unemployment or food stamps and when the bank will take there house. What do all those un represented do anyway?. If really bad things happen with the budget they can patrol Parkland with all the Lt Colonells, Majors and Captains from Ft Lauderdale so they can stop by Scott's house and make urge he is still safe and have a group BBQ on duty.

Mr budget man, really ,transfer people in the DROP to alpha shift?? Do you really believe that could help? Did you ever think the department doesn't pay into our FRS anymore which means it's less of a cost! You such a swift thinker there big guy! Did your mama who works in the BSO cafe give you that advice? and 30 million is a whole lot of employees, don't you think rookie boy. Did you ever hear last hired first fired? LOL careful what you wish for. I can 10-65 all day long. Now run along with your suggestions and go get you a new tatto!

Mr budget man, really ,transfer people in the DROP to alpha shift?? Do you really believe that could help? Did you ever think the department doesn't pay into our FRS anymore which means it's less of a cost! You such a swift thinker there big guy! Did your mama who works in the BSO cafe give you that advice? and 30 million is a whole lot of employees, don't you think rookie boy. Did you ever hear last hired first fired? LOL careful what you wish for. I can 10-65 all day long. Now run along with your suggestions and go get you a new tatto!

Yes it's less of the cost but who do u think pays their $90k salary. Ill make u a deal ill shave my arms when you Mrs shaves her vooj, it tickles my nose!!

Turn the whole BSO into Wackenhut and get these hateful rookies kids into a uniform they desrve. Wah, wah, wah, " Mommy I want my weekends off" Oh yeah get rid of experienced people ,to open up some room for the rookies who will have to be on 8's soon and have senority count? Hmmmm I understand lil boy, it's tough waiting to have some time in so it can mean something! :snicker:

[quote="Hey GOOF!":3aelqm9e]Mr budget man, really ,transfer people in the DROP to alpha shift?? Do you really believe that could help? Did you ever think the department doesn't pay into our FRS anymore which means it's less of a cost! You such a swift thinker there big guy! Did your mama who works in the BSO cafe give you that advice? and 30 million is a whole lot of employees, don't you think rookie boy. Did you ever hear last hired first fired? LOL careful what you wish for. I can 10-65 all day long. Now run along with your suggestions and go get you a new tatto!

Yes it's less of the cost but who do u think pays their $90k salary. Ill make u a deal ill shave my arms when you Mrs shaves her vooj, it tickles my nose!![/quote:3aelqm9e]

How does it feel to have your nose tickled by your MOMMA.

BSO has essentially the same number of employees today as we did one ago. The difference is negligible. These gaps are caused by changes in state law for FRS pensions, the labor contracts which require COLA increases, health insurance rates which are skyrocketing everywhere, the Lamberti golden parachutes which ate up our roll over funds, and on and on. At least Sheriff Israel is fighting for the money to save our jobs. F*** all of you that want to attack him right now. Today we need to circle the wagon, unite our voices, and save to jobs of every single person working at BSO today. Once we get past thus, we can go back to the petty partisan carping again. But, right now, everyone should appreciate that Israel is trying to protect every single job in our agency.

You may have the same number of employees but how many are in the upper pay scale as compared to the year before?

Mr Budget man, If we fired 100 guys in the DROP as you said making 90k a year. (And that's working details MR wizard) and replaced them with rookies suck as yourself lets say making 55-60k a year is that really enough to fix the problem? Dont think so Goof-Ball! Now let yo mamma fix your lunch and bring it to your room while you play X-box in your scooby-do boxers!

How about getting rid of all the double dippers just hired. how many more are retired and collecting pension and paycheck .Than do like Hollywood PD and have everyone take a pay-cut and have them drive their own vehicles to and from work cutting down on fuel consumption and wear and tear on police cruisers. retire the the higher paid brass who sit on their butts all day long complaining about everything and run their own businesses/ investments on the side .Its not rocket science,its called cleaning house, you have a lot of greedy people milking the system (especially the double dippers who are by no means having tough times) and that way you don't lay off the devoted Deputies who put their life on the line each day. just sayin ;)

Wanna close the budget shortfall and avoid layoffs Sheriff.....take all the deputies In The DROP and transfer them out of their cushy assignments in to the busy districts on Alpha shift. You'll see how fast they turn in their papers and all the $$$$$ you will save!! It's totally legit and within PBA contract rules!!

Just sayin!!!

:devil:

God, please tell me you are not in a supervisory position with that type of thinking. DLE is already 60 positions down. They are transferring deputies from the jail and still can't fill the needed spots, yet your bright idea is to increase vacancies by pushing out employees (Seasoned employees, at that) in order to save it from being last hired, first hired?

So, make the county unsafe by putting us in critical manpower shortages all to avoid the probationary deputies from being laid off? Brilliant......NOT!!!!

Israel, or more likely whomever is advising him is a genius! Ask for 97 million and have the commission decline it so he can look good asking and the commission can look like theyre being fiscally responsible. Then wait a while and plant a story in the paper about a budget crisis and potential layoffs. Now eventually the commission will give him a budget increase (I'm guessing 15-30 million) and it'll look like they had to in order to save jobs.
That's the one nice thing about having a democrat sheriff and in a democrat county.
Smart politics even if its maybe not good governance.

Finally someone who makes sense.

you guys wanted your hero isreal you got em-good luck looking for jobs while dale, kinsey, russ, trudel and all the others make out with all their little perks. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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You can't be that stupid. There is NO feasible way Israel spent 30 million over budget in 6 months. Even if he hired 100 Colonels at $150,000 each (which he didn't), the most that would be is 15 million. The vehicles were left over from Lamberti. No new Helicopters or Firetrucks were purchased. Plus the 5 or 8 million dollars Lamberti gave as parachutes, your theory is still flawed. Dude, EVERYONE knows, BSO was 25 million dollars in the red as of January 08, 2013. Stop it, because unless you can spout about something more than hires, you are falling WAYYYYYYY short of 30 million. I know you won't be able to respond intelligently, so you'll try to attack to detract from the fact that you have NOTHING of substance to write.

Yeah Tubbs....inflate any number from Lamberti's days to explain everything.......Lamberti was only here for 90 days in this budget and if Israel didn't fire those guys the re would have been no payouts. But because your people were vindictive I guess they have to take some responsibility for the pay outs...most of which those leaving we're entitled to just like anybody else who leaves, granted some got more but that was a small percentage over what anyone else would get.

Ricardo Tubbs is Elgin Jones. Don't forget it. Propaganda!!!

Who gives a shiz who it is? Is the answers true?

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You can't be that stupid. There is NO feasible way Israel spent 30 million over budget in 6 months. Even if he hired 100 Colonels at $150,000 each (which he didn't), the most that would be is 15 million. The vehicles were left over from Lamberti. No new Helicopters or Firetrucks were purchased. Plus the 5 or 8 million dollars Lamberti gave as parachutes, your theory is still flawed. Dude, EVERYONE knows, BSO was 25 million dollars in the red as of January 08, 2013. Stop it, because unless you can spout about something more than hires, you are falling WAYYYYYYY short of 30 million. I know you won't be able to respond intelligently, so you'll try to attack to detract from the fact that you have NOTHING of substance to write.

I just figured out why your are on SI's side, cause you are just as stupid as he is. The payouts have been normal business for a long time at BSO. Your golden boy and his team of brains pulled the trigger when they sent the notices out to all of them saying that they are no longer needed after January 08. Did you expect them to walk away and turn down what was coming to them? Of course not. He is gonna pay out ten times as much to his cronies when he is gone after the next election. He is the one to blame. He could've come in quietly, lay low for a while, then surprise attack and fire a bunch of them without payouts. Also, if we were 20 million in the hole when he took over why is he spending money he doesn't have by hiring so many top level positions which were not budgeted along with all the consultants and political pay backs. Because he is incompetent that is why. You try to stick up for him but you are hurting him more.

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EVERYONE knows, BSO was 25 million dollars in the red as of January 08, 2013.


Have you, or anyone else posting their "facts" on this thread seen the Year To Date budget Balance Sheets? How do you "and everyone" else know that BSO was $25 Million overbudget in January? How does anyone "know" (fact certain) that BSO is currently $30 Million overbudget? Have any of us seen the official budget data?

And of course, you have calculated and understand that BSO's monthly draw-down from the County (monthly budget appropriation) is about $62.5 Million...

Therefore, EVEN IF (?) BSO is currently $30 Million "overbudget", that equals almost Two Weeks (yes 2 weeks) of budget.. which in other words is a WHOPPING 1/25th of the budget.

Do you think that a $30 Million "shortfall", can be mitigated over the course of 75% of a fiscal year (if the "shortfall" was known in January, only 3 months, i.e. 1/4 of the fiscal year had passed)..

However, again, this still begs the question, has anyone verified that BSO is really $30 Million "overbudget" as of June? If so, why weren't actions initiated in January to mitigate the shortfall? Why allow it to continue to increase? About 85% off the budget is in the Personal Services category of the budget. If you have a budget deficit to correct, the most assured means of accomplishing that budget correction is to allow vacant positions to remain vacant, and capitalize on the savings of additional positions being vacated (and remain unfilled) through normal attrition, until the budget deficit has evaporated. And for those who are now thinking, "but salaries are ONLY $65k/person, or $??? salary you may contemplate, remember that BENEFITS (FRS, Group Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, etc., etc.), adds another 30% or more to each salary... And, no, you don't pay an equal amount of overtime, to compensate for the vacant positions... You ensure that minimum manpower for shift coverage in DLE and DOD are provided for, and, if necessary, even make some temporary transfers to maintain operations. Again, $30Million = less than 2 weeks of budget / about 1/25

So. What are the real facts?

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You can't be that stupid. There is NO feasible way Israel spent 30 million over budget in 6 months. Even if he hired 100 Colonels at $150,000 each (which he didn't), the most that would be is 15 million. The vehicles were left over from Lamberti. No new Helicopters or Firetrucks were purchased. Plus the 5 or 8 million dollars Lamberti gave as parachutes, your theory is still flawed. Dude, EVERYONE knows, BSO was 25 million dollars in the red as of January 08, 2013. Stop it, because unless you can spout about something more than hires, you are falling WAYYYYYYY short of 30 million. I know you won't be able to respond intelligently, so you'll try to attack to detract from the fact that you have NOTHING of substance to write.

I just figured out why your are on SI's side, cause you are just as stupid as he is. The payouts have been normal business for a long time at BSO. Your golden boy and his team of brains pulled the trigger when they sent the notices out to all of them saying that they are no longer needed after January 08. Did you expect them to walk away and turn down what was coming to them? Of course not. He is gonna pay out ten times as much to his cronies when he is gone after the next election. He is the one to blame. He could've come in quietly, lay low for a while, then surprise attack and fire a bunch of them without payouts. Also, if we were 20 million in the hole when he took over why is he spending money he doesn't have by hiring so many top level positions which were not budgeted along with all the consultants and political pay backs. Because he is incompetent that is why. You try to stick up for him but you are hurting him more.

Well he just pissed off the county commission over the budget as he is threatening to fire two hundred employees if they don't fund his budget. He didn't even have the balls to be at the budget meeting. The newest LTC, who's been here for two weeks has been tasked to deal with the budget. Some personnel cuts were mentioned by BSO to the tune of 100 positions and the LTC said it will be civilians, detention, and fire-rescue. They are also giving up vehicle replacement program. This sheriff is a complete joke and is way over his head. He is gonna cut BSO people to save the political pay back hirings he has been making. He can't manage a LEGO set yet he is tasked with managing a metropolitan law enforcement agency.

Thanks Ryan for your update we all appreciate reading your psycobabble. I watched the whole budget workshop today and the spin you've tried to sell isn't even close to the truth. I I did however see you slickly smiling and chuckling while you played with your phone probably sending texts bak and forth with those other losers lamedirty and dejesus. You campaign crap about not being able to run an agency didn't work when lamedirty was paying you a couple thousand a month why would you think it will work now that your on lemarca's payroll? Once a sleeze always a sleeze, you are as slimey as they come and today thanks to you sitting right in the cameras eye everyone in the County got to see it. Oh yeah go get Chip a drink as you are nothin but a do boy anyway....

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EVERYONE knows, BSO was 25 million dollars in the red as of January 08, 2013.


Have you, or anyone else posting their "facts" on this thread seen the Year To Date budget Balance Sheets? How do you "and everyone" else know that BSO was $25 Million overbudget in January? How does anyone "know" (fact certain) that BSO is currently $30 Million overbudget? Have any of us seen the official budget data?

And of course, you have calculated and understand that BSO's monthly draw-down from the County (monthly budget appropriation) is about $62.5 Million...

Therefore, EVEN IF (?) BSO is currently $30 Million "overbudget", that equals almost Two Weeks (yes 2 weeks) of budget.. which in other words is a WHOPPING 1/25th of the budget.

Do you think that a $30 Million "shortfall", can be mitigated over the course of 75% of a fiscal year (if the "shortfall" was known in January, only 3 months, i.e. 1/4 of the fiscal year had passed)..

However, again, this still begs the question, has anyone verified that BSO is really $30 Million "overbudget" as of June? If so, why weren't actions initiated in January to mitigate the shortfall? Why allow it to continue to increase? About 85% off the budget is in the Personal Services category of the budget. If you have a budget deficit to correct, the most assured means of accomplishing that budget correction is to allow vacant positions to remain vacant, and capitalize on the savings of additional positions being vacated (and remain unfilled) through normal attrition, until the budget deficit has evaporated. And for those who are now thinking, "but salaries are ONLY $65k/person, or $??? salary you may contemplate, remember that BENEFITS (FRS, Group Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, etc., etc.), adds another 30% or more to each salary... And, no, you don't pay an equal amount of overtime, to compensate for the vacant positions... You ensure that minimum manpower for shift coverage in DLE and DOD are provided for, and, if necessary, even make some temporary transfers to maintain operations. Again, $30Million = less than 2 weeks of budget / about 1/25

So. What are the real facts?
Oh, so 30 million dollars over budget is no big deal then? With that kind of budgeting logic I have to ask what are you doing at BSO when you are clearly cut out for congress.

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EVERYONE knows, BSO was 25 million dollars in the red as of January 08, 2013.


Have you, or anyone else posting their "facts" on this thread seen the Year To Date budget Balance Sheets? How do you "and everyone" else know that BSO was $25 Million overbudget in January? How does anyone "know" (fact certain) that BSO is currently $30 Million overbudget? Have any of us seen the official budget data?

And of course, you have calculated and understand that BSO's monthly draw-down from the County (monthly budget appropriation) is about $62.5 Million...

Therefore, EVEN IF (?) BSO is currently $30 Million "overbudget", that equals almost Two Weeks (yes 2 weeks) of budget.. which in other words is a WHOPPING 1/25th of the budget.

Do you think that a $30 Million "shortfall", can be mitigated over the course of 75% of a fiscal year (if the "shortfall" was known in January, only 3 months, i.e. 1/4 of the fiscal year had passed)..

However, again, this still begs the question, has anyone verified that BSO is really $30 Million "overbudget" as of June? If so, why weren't actions initiated in January to mitigate the shortfall? Why allow it to continue to increase? About 85% off the budget is in the Personal Services category of the budget. If you have a budget deficit to correct, the most assured means of accomplishing that budget correction is to allow vacant positions to remain vacant, and capitalize on the savings of additional positions being vacated (and remain unfilled) through normal attrition, until the budget deficit has evaporated. And for those who are now thinking, "but salaries are ONLY $65k/person, or $??? salary you may contemplate, remember that BENEFITS (FRS, Group Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, etc., etc.), adds another 30% or more to each salary... And, no, you don't pay an equal amount of overtime, to compensate for the vacant positions... You ensure that minimum manpower for shift coverage in DLE and DOD are provided for, and, if necessary, even make some temporary transfers to maintain operations. Again, $30Million = less than 2 weeks of budget / about 1/25

So. What are the real facts?
Oh, so 30 million dollars over budget is no big deal then? With that kind of budgeting logic I have to ask what are you doing at BSO when you are clearly cut out for congress.[/quote:28pl7ubw]

[quote="Ricardo Tubbs":3s2mafn8]Repost
EVERYONE knows, BSO was 25 million dollars in the red as of January 08, 2013.


Have you, or anyone else posting their "facts" on this thread seen the Year To Date budget Balance Sheets? How do you "and everyone" else know that BSO was $25 Million overbudget in January? How does anyone "know" (fact certain) that BSO is currently $30 Million overbudget? Have any of us seen the official budget data?

And of course, you have calculated and understand that BSO's monthly draw-down from the County (monthly budget appropriation) is about $62.5 Million...

Therefore, EVEN IF (?) BSO is currently $30 Million "overbudget", that equals almost Two Weeks (yes 2 weeks) of budget.. which in other words is a WHOPPING 1/25th of the budget.

Do you think that a $30 Million "shortfall", can be mitigated over the course of 75% of a fiscal year (if the "shortfall" was known in January, only 3 months, i.e. 1/4 of the fiscal year had passed)..

However, again, this still begs the question, has anyone verified that BSO is really $30 Million "overbudget" as of June? If so, why weren't actions initiated in January to mitigate the shortfall? Why allow it to continue to increase? About 85% off the budget is in the Personal Services category of the budget. If you have a budget deficit to correct, the most assured means of accomplishing that budget correction is to allow vacant positions to remain vacant, and capitalize on the savings of additional positions being vacated (and remain unfilled) through normal attrition, until the budget deficit has evaporated. And for those who are now thinking, "but salaries are ONLY $65k/person, or $??? salary you may contemplate, remember that BENEFITS (FRS, Group Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, etc., etc.), adds another 30% or more to each salary... And, no, you don't pay an equal amount of overtime, to compensate for the vacant positions... You ensure that minimum manpower for shift coverage in DLE and DOD are provided for, and, if necessary, even make some temporary transfers to maintain operations. Again, $30Million = less than 2 weeks of budget / about 1/25

So. What are the real facts?
Oh, so 30 million dollars over budget is no big deal then? With that kind of budgeting logic I have to ask what are you doing at BSO when you are clearly cut out for congress.[/quote:3s2mafn8]


I'm sorry that you missed the point(s) of my post, and have misinterpreted it.

The issues (and the points I endeavored to express) are:

1. Is there really a $30 Million budget shortfall? Has ANYONE verified that claim? Is that assertion accurate, or not?

2. IF there IS a $30 Million deficit, of which $25 Million allegedly existed since January, why weren't appropriate actions initiated to mitigate and eliminate the shortfall, rather than to increase it by another $5 Million.

3. (the issue that you clearly misinterpreted). IF there REALLY IS a $30 Million budget deficit, because that amount is only about a two week appropriation for BSO (1/25th of the budget), it could have been CORRECTED relatively easily through PROPER BUDGET MANAGEMENT (with minimal impact on agency operations).

It is NOT that $30 Million isn't a lot of money, or it doesn't matter (you bet your ass it is and it does), but rather, given the ENORMOUS SCALE of the BSO budget (almost $ 3/4 BILLION), that amount of deficit COULD HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED THROUGH MANAGEMENT ACTION, and DOES NOT constitute a "budget crisis" which should ever result in layoffs, elimination of services, or any other significant operational impact.

I hope that I have been more clear in this explanation.

Oh well why didn't you just say so. If you want to know why there's a $30 million budget shortfall I'm guessing that it has to do with Mr L's giving overpriced contracts for services to big money political donors for things like healthcare and automobiles while circumventing the legal bidding process in exchange for donations to his failed campaign. If we want to make up the shortfall all we need to do is get that money back.

Someone needs to take a look at everyone he has hired since his election, we have 10 majors, 10 colonels and 35 captains. Now take in mind each one earns in excess of 100,00 or above, plus bonus packages. The building had to be shut down to add outlets so each of the command staff could have TV's. His wife has a radio and lets not forget about the security on his house. He has build a situation room, that has at least five 80 inch television sets. Not to mention all of the new cars, with personal drivers. So I believe that the county should come in and audit the current spending. Lets not forget he stated that he would conduct an audit. There as been no justification of funds. Sheriff?? I do not think you are doing the right thing and you know it.

10 colonels, 10 majors, and 35 captains .... and 6500 employees that you would have running around the county providing police service, fire service, detention community control service, and children and family services to the 2.5 million residents of Broward County without any supervision? Great plan genius.

You say 6500 employees.....another guy blames Lamberti for reducing the employee count to 5400 down from 6000..... HR says 5800 with 70 odd vacancies.....which indicates about what the total count should be....get your numbers straight or go home.

Oh well why didn't you just say so. If you want to know why there's a $30 million budget shortfall I'm guessing that it has to do with Mr L's giving overpriced contracts for services to big money political donors for things like healthcare and automobiles while circumventing the legal bidding process in exchange for donations to his failed campaign. If we want to make up the shortfall all we need to do is get that money back.


Actually, I thought that I did say so, but I don't mind providing clarification.

Again, before SPECULATING about CAUSES for the ALLEGED budget shortfall, it really should be known IF there actually IS a budget shortfall (as is being rumored on this site).

IF there really IS said budget deficiency, then the real question is why wasn't it FIXED during the past 6 months, and why allow it to allegedly increase?

Prudent people should always be skeptical of all of the politically charged, blame game crap perpetrated by all politicians and their respective supporters and detractors.

Knowledge of the FACTS of this matter is what is really important. Does anyone have those FACTS? Has anyone examined the monthly budget reports (balance sheets) to really know the state of the BSO budget? All of the political BS (on all sides) is just that; BS. The FACTS are the FACTS, and only after the facts are known, should any potential recriminations be expressed.

10 colonels, 10 majors, and 35 captains .... and 6500 employees that you would have running around the county providing police service, fire service, detention community control service, and children and family services to the 2.5 million residents of Broward County without any supervision? Great plan genius.



Of course we need supervisors! Which we have in each district they are called Sergeants and Lieutenants. We also need majors,captains and above, just not so many. What we need is to provide service. In order to do that we need more Indians and less chiefs. You are so quick to judge

This reminds me of what we have heard for the last few years "It's Bush's fault. I call audit.