Broward Sheriff’s Office Tamarac District {BSO}
The Tamarac City Commission is poised to approve a new five-year policing contract with the Broward Sheriff’s Office, finalizing months of negotiations aimed at better protecting city residents.
The contract, which will run through September 30, 2030, has drawn pushback from some commissioners concerned over what they see as the commission’s limited ability to provide oversight of BSO and influence its command hiring decisions. The agreement must still receive final approval from city commissioners.
The contract terms would establish a total staffing complement of 110 personnel, including 92 sworn deputies and 18 non-sworn staff, with a stronger emphasis on road patrols, according to city records.
Under the deal, each 12-hour shift by Tamarac district deputies will include at least 10 uniformed deputies and one patrol sergeant, and, when fully staffed, around 14 deputies will be assigned to patrol duty, records show.
Among the most visible changes residents can expect is the expansion of the BSO Tamarac district’s Community Deployment Team from two to six deputies. Members of the team will be trained in crime prevention, outreach, and other tactics and will be able to quickly respond and tackle a host of issues across the district, authorities said.
As part of an effort by commissioners to bolster city oversight, BSO will also provide weekly staffing reports, hold quarterly performance reviews, and meet regularly with the city manager to assess progress, officials said.
Debating the merits of the deal, commissioners Wednesday highlighted several issues related to oversight and communication. Commissioner Marlon Bolton pressed for more direct commission involvement in the selection of the district chief overseeing Tamarac’s policing operations.
While BSO maintained that Sheriff Gregory Tony retains authority over appointments, the agency agreed to confer with city management before making leadership changes.
Under the contract’s terms, BSO and city staff will also conduct a 180-day operational review and job-task analysis to evaluate BSO’s strategy and deployments, officials said. Commissioners said they would closely monitor BSO reports and evaluations as part of their oversight role.
In August, city officials announced the selection of Captain David Franks as BSO Tamarac’s new district chief following months of controversy stemming from a February 2025 triple-murder in Tamarac.
Franks succeeds BSO Tamarac District Interim Captain Christopher Palamara as district chief. And Palamara had succeeded Jemeriah Cooper as head of the Tamarac command after Cooper, who took charge of the district in 2023, was demoted to lieutenant in the fallout from the triple murder.
The killings followed several errors made by BSO Tamarac deputies that might have kept guns out of the hands of the accused killer, Nathan Gingles, authorities said.
Cooper was fired in May for failing to meet the agency’s probationary standards, according to BSO.
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