New Iberia is commissioning a third party study to see what the costs would be to bring back their City Police department, which was disbanded in 2004. This comes after the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Department requested more funding than was originally contracted for according to an article by Jason Brown in today's Advocate. 5 years ago an agreement was made with the Sheriff's Department to handle both City and Parish policing duties for an annual payment of $3.4 million. You can see that document here. But now, Sheriff Ackal says that's not enough to cover his payroll. From the article: The back-and-forth has now left the city in such a position that "we have to look at our future," (Mayor Hilda) Curry said.
Public safety is the city’s No. 1 priority, Curry said, but any decision has to be one that is fiscally responsible.
"Obviously a contract does not mean anything, because we had a contract and our sheriff is threatening to have it terminated," Curry said.
Their request was renegotiated to just under $5 million dollars but has prompted the study.
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