Broward County Animal Care

The County of Broward in Fort Lauderdale, FL, offers a range of public services and resources to its residents, including access to local events, community clean-up initiatives, and economic business events. The County Commission plays a vital role in local governance by appointing key officials such as the County Administrator, County Attorney, and County Auditor, as well as numerous advisory and regulatory boards. Regularly scheduled Commission meetings are held every other Tuesday, providing a platform for transparency and public engagement as they are televised live and streamed online. Residents can stay informed about various local happenings, including parks events and services, through platforms like BrowardNow and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Calendar. Generated from the website

With more than 6,300 employees, including nearly 2,800 certified deputies and more than 600 fire rescue professionals, the Broward County Sheriff's Office is one of America's largest nationally accredited sheriff's departments. BSO provides full-time law enforcement services in nearly 15 Broward cities and towns and in all of Broward's unincorporated areas, serving more than one-third of the county. In addition, the office protects the Broward County Courthouse, the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, countywide mass transit, areas of the Everglades and the county's waterways. The department of law enforcement, in addition to road patrol and other customary operations, administers special units such as the bomb squad, the canine unit, school resource deputy unit and the child protective investigations section. The department of detention and community control administers the county's jails and its offender programs. The Broward County Sheriff's Office is located in Weston, Fla.