Er, wrong.
Fear is what you sell when the spreadsheet doesn’t work.
A feasibility study is what you do before you spend money on transition planning. You don’t buy architectural drawings before you know if you’re building the house. That’s not being “cheap.” That’s basic governance.
Editor’s Note: Berner’s apparent experience with “feasibility studies” seems limited to determining how many boxes of Franzia it takes to lose both judgment and dignity at the community pool.
Next: “The city will cut personnel.”
Er, wrong.
There is zero evidence of that. No staffing matrix. No proposed cuts. Just vibes. If someone has a document showing reduced staffing or slower response times, post it. Otherwise, it’s speculation dressed up as concern.
Now the $72,000 talking point.
Er, one more time to the well, wrong.
Calling that “wasted” while defending a multi-million-dollar annual contract is unserious. If $72k exposes even a few percent of inefficiency, it pays for itself before the ink dries.
Says the Dan of Steely, “’I’m a fool to do your dirty work, oh yeah…”
The salary claim is the giveaway.
The idea that Deerfield’s starting pay is somehow uniquely low doesn’t survive five minutes with public data. Entry-level police pay in Florida routinely ranges from the mid-$40s to low-$60s, depending on certification and location. Claims of “everyone else pays $80–90k” confuse experienced officer averages with starting salaries. That’s not an argument—it’s a category error.
Also, if you think cops and firemen are underpaid … you have no clue about the double-drop, or say, drive by a police station and check out the $100K F150s in the lot.
And finally, the emotional pivot: “This all started over raises.”
If that’s true, then it’s incredibly easy to prove. Show the line items. Show how much the raises cost. Show how that compares to the total contract. No one has.
Here’s the pattern you should notice:
- No spreadsheets.
- No side-by-side comparisons.
- No rebuttal of assumptions.
Or my favorite. When you have a drunk lush going all in, I’d short that position.
Just certainty without evidence.
If staying with BSO is cheaper and safer, the math will say so.
If independence is reckless, the numbers will show it.
Until then, this isn’t analysis.
It’s anxiety looking for a spreadsheet.
