Miami taxpayers will foot a nearly $2 million bill for police and firefighters working off-duty at this week’s Major League Baseball All Star Game and festivities despite a stadium contract requiring that the Miami Marlins pay for those services.
The city’s police and fire chiefs believe the department’s staffing of security and paramedics for the All Star Game and Home Run Derby at Marlins Park, and a related parade and 5K, will cost the public somewhere between $1.5 and $1.8 million. Most of that money will pay for the police intelligence, bomb squad detail, and officers coordinating traffic and keeping event areas secure, according to Police Chief Rodolfo Llanes.