Trim the Fat


It really sucks that I do not feel that I can report a crime commited against me. The Director of Public Safety has made it pretty clear that he is not interested in what I have to say. It's really sad when you can not trust your local police...
  • 24% ($421,000) of the 2009 city budget goes to Police. (second highest line item in budget)
  • 83% ($351,000) of that money is for Personnel.
  • Population: 3321 (2000 census)
  • $126.76 per person goes for police.
  • $105.61 of the $126.76 goes to pay for police personnel.
  • salary

Information from documents found on city website.
Additional informaion from documents obtained under Freedom of Information Act.

 

To the **s who sent me the hate mail:

I do not now nor have I ever collected one dime of state, federal, or local money for my back disability or any thing else for that matter. Your threats fall on deaf ears on my end but are of great interest to the KBI who take a dim view of using the US mail to intimidate and threaten people.

Freedom of speech is alive and well in this country and I am exercising my right. If you do not like it do not read what I have to say, do not make terroristic threats to try to make me back down. All that does is make me more determined to carry on and makes you a menace to society.