LTC 453-2024 MBPD Hurricane Milton DeploymentMIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC# 453-2024
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LETTER TO COMMISSION
Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
Eric Carpenter, City Manager��
October 14, 2024
MBPD Hurricane Milton Deployment
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (L TC) is to inform the Mayor and Commission of the
Miami Beach Police Department's deployment to Hillsborough County on the Florida West Coast
in support of the local community affected by Hurricane Milton.
Due to the disastrous effects of Hurricane Milton, the second hurricane to hit the Gulf Coast in the
span of two weeks, the area finds itself greatly affected. In coordination with the Miami Dade
County Chiefs of Police Association, the Florida Police Chiefs Association and the Florida
Department of Emergency Management, the regional relief taskforce incorporating police
personnel from the City of Coral Gables, the City of Miami, and the City of Miami Beach will now
deploy an additional team to the Florida West Coast. The team previously assigned under the
taskforce to assist the City of Treasure Island completed its deployment on October 8, 2024 and
returned to normal operations.
The Miami Beach Police Department (MBPD) assigned the Police Mobile Command Vehicle and
a team of thirteen (13) officers, four (4) sergeants, one (1) lieutenant, (1) captain, one (1) Victim
Advocate and K-9, one (1) Property & Evidence unit employee and one (1) Maintenance Service
Worker fuel truck operator to the taskforce. Additionally, the Administration will also deploy (2) two
mechanics and two (2) maintenance workers from the Facilities & Fleet Management Department
for a total of 26 City of Miami Beach employees assigned to the taskforce.
The taskforce will deploy on October 14, 2024 and is expected to remain on site providing relief to
the area for one week. Additional extensions to the deployment or the replacement of MBPD
officers currently assigned will be reassessed by the taskforce over the coming days.
The Administration fully supports this second deployment and stands with the people of the Florida
West Coast as their communities recover from the effects of this second storm.
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