raise questions over how Tony is pending his more than $870 million budget<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cAll I\u2019m saying is, he has to learn to live within his budget,\u201d said Broward County Commissioner Steven Geller.<\/p>\n
A major concern for city officials is how much was spent on the Research, Development and Training Center.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know, people say, \u2018Oh, he\u2019s engraved his name in the wood, which cannot be removed easily.\u2019 You know, \u2018He\u2019s done all these things.\u2019 I\u2019d like to see it,\u201d said Bogen. <\/p>\n
On Friday, county leaders announced they\u2019re directing the county\u2019s auditor to investigate the sheriff\u2019s spending.<\/p>\n
Following news of the audit, the sheriff posted a video on social media late last week.<\/p>\n
\u201cI said this before, and I guess they\u2019re not listening and learning. We keep every receipt,\u201d he said in the video.<\/p>\n
The sheriff\u2019s posting continued throughout the weekend, as he called out the county commissioners. <\/p>\n
\u201cPublic safety is not a joke,\u201d he said in a video.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, Tony even shared a video defending the use of the center with endorsements from celebrities and law enforcement.<\/p>\n
And, while the sheriff did not come to the door, and the mayor was denied a visit to the center on Monday, shortly after Bogen left, the sheriff\u2019s department called a news conference during which Tony revealed why he thinks Bogen and the commissioners have taken these steps.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been nothing more than a disguise to distract from what is actually taking place: an unprecedented criminal investigation that expands beyond not one, two, three or four commissioners, but all nine. A criminal investigation that has included the county administrator, the deputy county administrator, attorneys,\u201d said Tony. \u201cWe cannot allow this moment to turn into politics. I will not allow this organization to be bullied or intimidated.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bogen\u2019s next move will be to hold an emergency county commission meeting on Tuesday morning to discuss where they go from here.<\/p>\n
\u201cTomorrow, just so you know, at 9 a.m., we will be meeting in an emergency meeting \u2014 that has been noticed \u2014 to take legal action if he doesn\u2019t let us in our own building,\u201d said Bogen. \u201cMaybe the next thing is to take this building away and assign him another.\u201d<\/p>\n
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