/ The South Florida Sun Sentinel Available to individuals that have experienced financial hardships caused by COVID-19, the city of Boca Raton is offering residents housing assistance. Boca Raton could be the first city in Palm Beach County to implement an update to its city ordinances on building safety, following the collapse of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside. City leaders proposed an ordinance Tuesday that would create a more stringent recertification process and a tighter timeline than the ones used in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. “I thought in the wake of the tragedy that a lot of jurisdictions would be looking to implement more stringent regulations,” said Mayor Scott Singer in an interview with WLRN. “If it turns out we're the first, that's fine. What we hope is that we will continue to work with other cities and counties to develop best practices, and our efforts may actually provide a guidepost for other cities.”