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​State Of The City Of Hallandale Beach Part 5

By Hallandale Beach Mayor, Joy Cooper

Jul 3, 2025

Wishing You All A Happy And Safe 4th Of July. We Are Working On Program Changes In Our Sanitation Division. Our Staff, Under The Leadership Of The Acting Director Jeff Towne, Has Righted Our Sanitation Division. We Have One Big Issue That Must Be Addressed To Ensure Sustainability Of The Enterprise Fund. We Want It To Keep It In The Black.

Our policy of 100% fee monthly bulk waste is very generous considering it is not used by every single customer. Many residents are unaware in addition to the free monthly bulk we partner and pay for the county’s bulk drop-offs. This is open and free to our residents.


We have found that this free service is being exploited by commercial owners and construction businesses. Operationally, we have been cracking down on this abuse, but we are still considering changes to the bulk system.


Recommended changes include requesting a pickup rather than having trucks going all over a quarter of every week. Limiting the free amount per year rather than every month and educating customers on free alternatives to make it equable.


The other terrific addition this year is a new and updated Webpage. It is more user accessible and includes a Chatbot for easy searching. I need to share that technology is moving at breakneck speed. We continue to work with our great amazing IT Department keeping true to our motto progress innovation and opportunity.


The biggest challenge when migrating to the virtual world is data and data input. Imagine taking every one of your documents, scanning them and putting them online. If not done properly they are useless.


Now imagine years of city documents within each city department. This historical data is vital. I joke that currently I am the official historian. While I have a good memory, I cannot remember everything. I have legacy documents in my office that help shed light on items that are still relative to today.


We have approved a comprehensive modernization of record keeping throughout the entire city. Giving clear and efficient direct access to public records will not only help our city functions but help every stakeholder. Whether it’s building records, planning records or legal documents we want them at our and your fingertips.


Last year, I shared that we continue to focus on Code Compliance. I know, like death and taxes no one likes to hear from Code Enforcement. Until you live near a dilapidated home or business or there is a vacation rental raging next door or your building has crumbling concrete. It is really “Code Compliance.”


We want everyone to be safe and enjoy an excellent quality of life.


If you visit our web page you will find a new interactive page that will not only highlight top Code Compliance property issues it also includes what steps to take to correct them.


As always, I am available anytime for your questions, concerns, and ideas to make our City a better place on my Phone/Text at: (954) 632-5700. Or you can email me at: jcooper@cohb.org. Please visit me on my Facebook page at: Mayor Joy Cooper. Like! Follow! And share!

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