City leaders in Winter Springs soundly rejected a push to explore eliminating the city’s police department.

Commissioner Paul Diaz had asked for a side-by-side cost comparison to determine whether the city could save money by having the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office take over policing duties. But Mayor Kevin McCann shut down the discussion before it got underway at a recent commission meeting.

Not every commissioner was opposed to the idea entirely. Some said they would be willing to revisit the conversation — but only after the November election and the outcome of Amendment 3.

The request had come amid broader concerns about how Amendment 3 could affect property-tax revenue across local governments. Seminole County officials have said the county could lose more than 20% of its tax revenue if the amendment passes.

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Diaz had previously called for a formal analysis of the city’s spending on police and parks — a combined $13.5 million, or roughly half the city’s budget — and asked what the budget might look like if those costs were no longer on its books.

“I’d like to see a comparison between basically half of our budget, which at this point is police and parks,” Diaz said.

McCann had questioned whether Diaz was proposing eliminating the police department and parks altogether. It was later clarified that the request was focused on examining the cost of contracting with the county for police services — not eliminating city services outright.