PBSO contract vote delayed until September

Lake Worth Beach is still waiting for the sheriff to respond to requested changes; some commissioners are questioning an extra $9,505 cost for Park Ranger body cameras

Photo sent to city commissioners on Aug. 20 shows the uniforms of Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Park Rangers who are tentatively scheduled to start patrolling Lake Worth Beach next month. (PBSO)

CITY COMMISSIONERS HAVE rescheduled until next month a final vote on a new multi-year law enforcement contract with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

This week, commissioners got their first look at the uniforms (photo above) for the city's five civilian park rangers, a new program in the contract's $15.8 million first-year budget.

And they learned it will cost an extra $9,505 a year for body cameras for the park rangers, which will boost the annual base cost for that program to $509,505.